As MLB trade deadline nears, buyers and sellers will be sorted out  —  After the chaos of the early part of the season, the Red Sox appear to be in an interesting spot, and one of strength in that they're a potential contender and could be both sellers and buyers by the trading deadline.

Harang helps Dodgers snap 5-game skid  —  DENVER (AP) - Aaron Harang pitched six strong innings, Bobby Abreu homered for the first time this year and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

Braves lose to Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — A crowd of more than 41,000 came out in D.C. to watch their National treasure pitch Saturday afternoon, and Stephen Strasburg answered with his best work in four career starts against the Braves.

Lawrie at Toronto mall during shooting spree  —  Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was among the large group of patrons who frantically exited Toronto's Eaton Centre following a fatal shooting at the mall on Saturday.  —  Lawrie, who was in the mall after the Blue Jays' 7-4 defeat …

Injury likely to cost Doc lucrative vesting option  —  PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay's stint on the disabled list is going to cost him more than six to eight weeks.  —  It seems likely to cost him his $20 million vesting option in 2014.  —  Halladay agreed to a club-friendly, three-year …

Miguel Cabrera hits two homers to power Tigers past Yanks … DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit two prodigious homers and Omir Santos' sacrifice fly in the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a wild 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night.  —  Detroit overcame a blown save by Jose Valverde …

Votto, Reds Hand Astros 8th Straight Loss, 12-9  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Drew Stubbs homered and drove in four runs, Brandon Phillips added three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds outlasted Houston 12-9 Saturday night to hand the Astros their eighth straight defeat.  —  Joey Votto went 4 for 4 with a home run and a walk.

Matusz, Orioles Beat Rays, Stop 6-Game Losing Skid  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brian Matusz gave up two hits in 7 1-3 innings and the Baltimore Orioles ended a six-game losing streak by holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Saturday.  —  Matusz (5-5) didn't give up a hit until the fifth inning.

Santana needs new equipment after Hall call  —  One day after the St. Louis Cardinals searched in vain for answers as Johan Santana fired the first no-hitter in Mets history, the ace was left to do some searching of his own.  —  With so much being set aside for the National Baseball Hall …

Angels beat Rangers 3-2 to trim AL West lead  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—C.J. Wilson pitched six scoreless innings against his former teammates, Alberto Callaspo singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh and the surging Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 3-2 Saturday night to pull within 3 1/2 games of the AL West-leading Rangers.