Cobb, Joyce Lead Rays Over Atlanta 5-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alex Cobb won his first start of the season, Matt Joyce hit a grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Saturday.  —  Cobb (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings.  He retired his last 10 batters.

Final Score: Blue Jays 2 Mets 0  —  The Mets (21-19) were shutout by the Blue Jays (23-18) by the score of 2-0 today in Toronto.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Miguel Batista started for the Mets and pitched two scoreless innings before exiting with lower back discomfort.

Rockies lose third straight on homestand, 10-3 to Mariners  —  Today's gloomy weather was a perfect match for the Rockies' effort against Seattle.  And for the dark cloud that already hangs over their season.  —  In another listless performance, the Rockies lost 10-3 to the Mariners …

Plouffe's HR in 11th Leads Twins Past Brewers 5-4  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trevor Plouffe hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.  —  Plouffe's fourth homer of the season came off Manny Parra (0-1) with two outs.

McCutchen Homers Twice as Pirates Beat Tigers 4-3  —  DETROIT (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.  —  A day after Detroit's Justin Verlander took …

Joey Votto hits 3-run HR, Reds hold off Yankees 6-5  —  NEW YORK — Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first major league save and the Cincinnati Reds held off the New York Yankees 6-5 Saturday.  —  New York scored twice off Sean Marshall …

Giants Extend Home Dominance Over Athletics, 4-0  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and played a key role in San Francisco's go-ahead rally as the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics for the 11th straight time at home, 4-0 on Saturday.

Jorge De La Rosa rehab pushed back  —  DENVER — Hard-throwing lefty Jorge De La Rosa's comeback from Tommy John surgery hit a speed bump Saturday when the Colorado Rockies decided to shut him down because of tightness in his left forearm.  —  De La Rosa had been on pace to return …

Walk in 9th Leads Dodgers Past Cardinals 6-5  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A.J. Ellis drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night in the opener of a series between the NL West and Central Division leaders.