Saltalamacchia leads Red Sox past Cubs, 4-3  —  CHICAGO—Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered to back a strong start by Jon Lester, and the struggling Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Saturday.  —  Saltalamacchia, Scott Podsednik and Mike Aviles had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who had dropped eight of 11.

Angels' Santana almost perfect against D-backs  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ervin Santana took a perfect game into the seventh inning before finishing with a one-hitter, and Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer in the Los Angeles Angels ' 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

Scott Cousins' triple pushes Marlins by Rays in 15th … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott Cousins hit a tiebreaking RBI triple in the 15th inning and the struggling Miami Marlins edged the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday.  —  Former Ray Justin Ruggiano doubled with one out and raced home when Cousins …

Mariners send Tim Lincecum to sixth straight loss  —  SEATTLE — Tim Lincecum was hoping to stop the worst skid of his career when he pitched in front of family and friends during his homecoming Saturday night.  —  It ended up being more of the same.  —  Casper Wells and Jesus Montero greeted Lincecum …

After two-year absence, Perez back in bigs  —  SEATTLE — Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik announced prior to Saturday's game with the Giants that the team had recalled veteran left-hander Oliver Perez from Triple-A Tacoma.  In a corresponding move, they optioned right-hander Steve Delabar to Tacoma.

Fister wins in return from DL, Tigers beat Rockies  —  DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers came into this season counting on Doug Fister to be a strong complement to Justin Verlander at the top of their rotation.  —  They never imagined it would take Fister until mid-June to get his first victory of the season.

2-Time Defending Champ SC Beats Gators 7-3 at CWS  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michael Roth turned in another strong College World Series start, Erik Payne's bases-loaded triple scored the go-ahead runs and South Carolina began the last leg of its pursuit of a third straight national title with a 7-3 win over Florida on Saturday night.

Final Score: Reds 4 Mets 1  —  The Mets (35-31) lost to the Reds (37-27) by the score of 4-1 at Citi Field tonight.  —  The Least You Should Know: … For a full recap and box score, check out SNY's In-Game Live.  —  Michael Baron: The tone was set right from the beginning tonight.

Braves RHP Beachy exits with sore right elbow  —  ATLANTA — Braves pitcher Brandon Beachy left Saturday night's game against Baltimore with right elbow soreness.  —  Beachy retired his first 11 batters and was leading the majors with a 1.89 ERA when he was pulled in the fourth inning.

Lee activated as Astros send down Wallace  —  ARLINGTON — Even though Carlos Lee hasn't put up anywhere close to the same kind of power numbers that he did earlier in his career in Houston, his return to the lineup on Sunday should provide a boost to the offense.

Arkanasas Beats Kent State in 4-Hitter  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — DJ Baxendale and Brandon Moore combined on a four-hitter, Jake Wise homered for the first time since February and Arkansas defeated Kent State 8-1 on Saturday to spoil the Golden Flashes' first appearance in the College World Series.