Red Sox Acquire Danny Valencia From The Twins  —  The Red Sox have acquired third baseman Danny Valencia from the Twins for minor league outfielder Jeremias Pineda, both teams have announced.  Valencia will report to Triple-A Pawtucket while Pineda will report to the Gulf Coast League Twins.

Ibanez homers and drives in three; Yankees beat Mariners  —  NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez homered and drove in three runs as Freddy Garcia and the New York Yankees wrapped up a long and losing homestand with a win, beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 Sunday.  —  Garcia got his 150th career victory …

Reds win 5th straight in heated contest with Pirates  —  Scott Rolen tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds won their fifth straight game, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.  —  The Reds have won 15 of 16 and opened a 5 1 / 2-game lead over Pittsburgh in the NL Central.

Halladay, Kratz Lead Phils Over Diamondbacks 3-0  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roy Halladay gave up three hits over seven innings and Erik Kratz homered and drove in a pair, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

Kershaw, Dodgers Beat Cubs 3-1 With Kemp's HR  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Matt Kemp homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Saturday night to keep Chris Volstad winless in his last 21 starts.

Chen throws seven scoreless innings, Orioles beat Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wei-Yin Chen allowed five hits in seven innings, Chris Davis had two RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on Saturday.  —  Chen (10-6) struck out four and walked one, improving to 4-1 in his past six road starts.

Astros snap 4-game skid with win vs. Braves  —  ATLANTA — Justin Maxwell had a career-high four hits, including two homers, rookie Lucas Harrell won his first career start at Turner Field, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Giants, Nady agree to minor league contract  —  DENVER — The Giants and 11-year veteran Xavier Nady have agreed to a minor league contract, club officials confirmed.  —  Nady, 33, is taking batting practice with Triple-A Fresno on Saturday and could be on the Grizzlies' active roster as soon as Sunday …

Costly throwing error by A's gives Jays extra innings win  —  Costly throwing error by A's gives Jays extra innings win  —  David Cooper hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Edwin Encarnacion scored on catcher George Kottaras' throwing error in the 11th, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Saturday.

Phillies' Ruiz sidelined with foot injury  —  Injury could keep All-Star catcher out for majority of season  —  PHILADELPHIA — Just another blow for the Phillies in a season full of misfortune.  —  They announced Saturday morning Carlos Ruiz, who is the team's MVP if the season ended today …