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Guardians edge Twins 2-1, halt 7-game skid
Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor each hit a solo home run and the Cleveland Guardians snapped their seven-game losing streak, holding off the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.,Josh Naylor finished 2-for-3 for Cleveland, which will try to earn a split of the four-game series on Sunday ...

Nats outlast Angels in 10 for second straight game
Jose Tena delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 win against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series. ,CJ Abrams started the 10th on second base as a pinch runner for automatic runner Keib...

Rhys Hoskins' late HR lifts Brewers over Reds 1-0
Rhys Hoskins snapped a scoreless tie with a two-out homer in the eighth inning to lift Milwaukee to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night, extending the Brewers' winning streak to five.,Held to just one hit through seven innings by Reds starter Nick Martinez, Hoskins sent...

Padres outlast Marlins for seventh straight win
Luis Arraez hit the go-ahead RBI groundout in the top of the 10th inning, and Tanner Scott earned the save in the bottom of the frame as the red-hot San Diego Padres defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-8 on Saturday.,Both Arraez and Scott were traded by the Marlins to the Padres this year. Arraez went...

Yordan Alvarez, Spencer Arrighetti lead Astros over Red Sox
Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs and Spencer Arrighetti recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts to help the visiting Houston Astros defeat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday.,Alvarez opened the scoring by hitting a solo home run in the top of the first, and then broke a 1-1 tie by hitting a two-run hom...

Logan Webb continues winning ways as Giants beat Tigers
Logan Webb won his third consecutive start, new closer Ryan Walker converted his first save opportunity of the season and the San Francisco Giants made it two in a row over the visiting Detroit Tigers with a 3-1 victory Saturday afternoon.,Brett Wisely drove in two and scored a third in a three-run ...

Brent Rooker, Osvaldo Bido help A's beat Blue Jays
Brent Rooker hit a home run, Osvaldo Bido allowed two hits in six innings and the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Bido (3-3) allowed one walk with five strikeouts and one hit batter.,Shea Langeliers had four hits for the Athletics, who gained a sp...

Angels place RHP Jose Marte on IL with viral infection
The Los Angeles Angels placed right-hander Jose Marte on the 15-day injured list because of a viral infection and recalled right-hander Jack Kochanowicz from Double-A Rocket City.,Marte, 28, last pitched Wednesday when he went 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the New York Yankees. He has a 2.33 ERA i...

Austin Wells leads Yankees to dominant win over Rangers
Aaron Judge collected three hits and reached base four times, Austin Wells tied a career high with four RBIs and the host New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-0 Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.,The Yankees won for the ninth time in 12 games following their 10-23 slide fro...

Astros RHP Justin Verlander (neck) set for rehab outing
Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander was sent on a rehab assignment and will make a start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.,On the injured list with a neck strain, it will be Verlander's first game action since June 9, when he gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings in a no-deci...

Nationals activate RHP Jordan Weems, recall SS Jose Tena
The Washington Nationals activated right-hander Jordan Weems from the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled shortstop Jose Tena from Triple-A Rochester.,In corresponding moves, third baseman Trey Lipscomb and right-hander Joan Adon were optioned to Rochester.,Weems, 31, has been out since July 2...

Tigers place SS Wenceel Perez (oblique) on 10-day IL
The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Wenceel Perez on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain and recalled outfielder Akil Baddoo from Triple-A Toledo.,Perez left Friday's 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning with side discomfort. The 24-year-old rookie is ba...

Orioles sign veteran INF Jean Segura to minor league deal
Infielder Jean Segura, a 12-year major league veteran, will be on call to lend a hand to the Baltimore Orioles' playoff chase after he signed a minor league deal with the club Saturday.,Segura, 34, has not played in more than a year after he was released by the Cleveland Guardians on Aug. 1 of last ...

Mariners look to keep Mets' Edwin Diaz on ice
New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz fondly recalled his three seasons in Seattle before the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Mariners on Friday night.,But Diaz wasn't needed, as Seattle's Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings to keep the Mets at bay in a 6-0 victory. ,The Mets ...

Pirates' Paul Skenes ready to pitch near home in L.A.
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes will get his first chance to pitch near home when he faces the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,The closest Skenes has pitched this season to nearby Orange County, where he grew up, was at Houston on July 29, when he gave up two runs (one earned) ...

Adrian Del Castillo, D-backs seek encore performance vs. Phillies
Adrian Del Castillo is in the major leagues because Arizona starting catcher Gabriel Moreno went on the 10-day injured list earlier this week.,It took the 24-year-old just two games to etch himself in Diamondbacks' lore.,Del Castillo became the first player in Diamondbacks history to hit a walk-off ...

Max Fried, Braves eye return to win column vs. Rockies
Although things have not gone the Atlanta Braves' way lately, manager Brian Snitker found something positive about the weekend series against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,"It seems like it's always four days (here)," Snitker said. "(I) kind of like having only three (games).",Atlanta's slump cont...

Orioles look for another 'satisfying' win against Rays
After moving back into sole possession of first place in the American League East with a strong all-around effort on Friday, the Baltimore Orioles will turn to ace Corbin Burnes on Saturday as they try to clinch their weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Orioles move...

Cubs try to stay hot, sweep season series vs. White Sox
The Chicago Cubs clinched the season series from the Chicago White Sox on Friday with a 7-6 road win.,On Saturday, the North Siders will try for a sweep of the teams' four meetings this year while attempting to keep their hot streak alive.,The Cubs have won seven of nine, earning the latest victory ...

Ex-Cards RHP Michael Wacha leads Royals into showdown
Michael Wacha will look to record his second win over his former team in a month on Saturday when the host Kansas City Royals bid to salvage a split of their two-game series versus the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Wacha (8-6, 3.55 ERA) spent his first seven seasons with St. Louis before pitching fo...