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Austin Hays homers twice, as Reds beat Rockies
Austin Hays hit a pair of solo homers Saturday afternoon, including the tie-breaking shot in the sixth inning that lifted the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies in the middle game of a three-game series.,Noelvi Marte hit a two-run homer in the first for the Reds, who won...

Nolan Arenado's walk-off homer lifts Cardinals over Brewers
Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off solo homer to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 Saturday afternoon.,Arenado's homer bailed out Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley (1-0), who allowed Jackson Chourio's game-tying two-run homer in the ninth.,Lars Nootbaar drove in two runs a...

Carlos Correa, Twins win second game vs. Angels
Carlos Correa went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Ty France, Jonah Bride and Brooks Lee also drove in one run apiece for Minnesota, which secured its second consecutive series win. Every...

Spencer Torkelson's 8th homer helps Tigers edge O's
Spencer Torkelson hit his team-leading eighth homer and the host Detroit Tigers edged the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.,Winning pitcher Casey Mize (4-1) gave up one run and eight hits with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Will Vest got the last f...

Guardians come back to hand Red Sox third straight loss
Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez each had two hits with an RBI, and the Cleveland Guardians overcame an early deficit to win 5-4 over the visiting Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of Saturday's split doubleheader.,Angel Martinez also had two hits, and Kwan's two-out, bloop RBI single in the sixth snapped a 4-4 ...

Former Cardinals, Reds GM Walt Jocketty dies at 74
Three-time MLB Executive of the Year Walt Jocketty, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 74.,Jocketty reportedly died Friday in the Phoenix area and the Cardinals announced the news Saturday. He had reportedly been battling health issues for sev...

Angels DFA RHP Carl Edwards Jr. in bullpen shake-up
The Los Angeles Angels adjusted their bullpen with a pair of moves Saturday, as left-hander Jake Eder was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake and right-hander Jose Fermin had his contract purchased from Double-A Rocket City.,The Angels designated right-hander Carl Edwards Jr. for assignment after right...

White Sox acquire INF Gabe Workman from Cubs
The Chicago White Sox acquired infielder Gage Workman from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon for cash considerations.,The 25-year-old rookie posted three hits in 14 at-bats this season before the Cubs designated him for assignment Wednesday. To make room on the active roster, the White Sox desi...

Twins acquire Kody Clemens from Phillies, put Luke Keaschall on IL
The Minnesota Twins acquired infielder Kody Clemens from the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations.,Clemens, who went 0-for-6 with one walk in seven games for the Phillies this season, was designated for assignment on Wednesday. He has been added to the Twins' 26-man ...

Miami's Agustin Ramirez off to hot career start as Marlins face Mariners
The legend of Agustin Ramirez continues to grow.,"We called up the greatest hitter alive, I guess," Miami Marlins pitcher Cal Quantrill said with a laugh.,Ramirez hit his first major-league home run Friday night, a 406-foot blast to deep left-center field in the eighth inning, as the Marlins defeate...

Blue Jays-Yankees rained out, to play Sunday doubleheader
The game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees was postponed because of heavy rain on Saturday.,The postponement was announced about 3 1/2 hours before Saturday's original first pitch and will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.,Max Fried was slate...

Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers look to regroup vs. Pirates
Shohei Ohtani will take another crack at recovering from his current downturn when the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game series.,Ohtani is 2-for-16 with six strikeouts going back to Sunday when he returned from a short absence t...

As Yandy Diaz emerges from slow start, Rays try to take series from Padres
One of the Tampa Bay Rays' offensive mainstays for the past six years has started to hit.,Not surprisingly, Tampa Bay is starting to win games.,Yandy Diaz has seven hits and five RBIs in the past three games, all Rays victories, and will try to keep his roll going on Saturday when they go for a seri...

Braves chase series win vs. Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks
The Atlanta Braves continues to build on their strong recent homestead, buoyed by left-hander Chris Sale's first victory of the season Friday.,Arizona, meanwhile, has fallen into its first dry spell of the season. The Diamondbacks have lost three in a row and five of their last seven heading into th...

Royals face Astros in duel of struggling pitchers
Two veteran starters who have gotten off to sluggish starts this season are set to take the mound Saturday night when the Kansas City Royals host the Houston Astros for the second game in their weekend series.,Houston left-hander Framber Valdez (1-2, 4.50 ERA) will seek his first victory since Openi...

Nationals ride momentum of late rally into rematch vs. Mets
The Washington Nationals will look to pick up where they left off against the visiting New York Mets when the teams meet Saturday for the second contest of their four-game series.,After squandering a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning, the Nationals rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth in a 5-...

Giants in celebratory mood despite series-opening loss to Rangers
The San Francisco Giants will host a big family reunion on Saturday that will feature their game against the Texas Rangers.,The Rangers won an old-fashioned pitchers' duel 2-0 on Friday to kick off the three-game series, but the focus Saturday will be on the past more than the present at Oracle Park...

Jesus Luzardo hopes to help Phillies snap skid vs. Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo hopes to continue impressing his new team when he takes the mound against the host Chicago Cubs in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday.,The Phillies could use a strong performance after losing five in a row.,Luzardo (2-0, 2.08 ERA) c...

Hunter Greene, Reds take aim at reeling Rockies
The Cincinnati Reds have a stable of young pitchers in their rotation, and after Andrew Abbott started the series opener, it's 25-year-old Hunter Greene's turn against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon in Denver.,Greene (2-2, 2.35 ERA) will face Colorado's Antonio Senzatela (1-3, 4.81) in a...

A's, riding hot streak, look to climb above .500 in matchup vs. White Sox
The Athletics will try to climb above the .500 mark for the first time since the opening weekend of the season when they host the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif., ,The A's started the season with two wins in three games at Seattle but dipped below .500 after that w...