Gardner Drives in 3 Runs, Yanks Top Red Sox 4-2  —  BOSTON — Brett Gardner drove in three runs, Nathan Eovaldi pitched well into the seventh inning and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Saturday for their 12th win in 15 games.  —  One day after tying Willie Mays …

Alex Rodriguez on 660th HR: ‘I got emotional there’  —  BOSTON — New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, who a year ago at this time didn't know whether he would ever play baseball again, found himself sobbing Friday night, trying to grasp the moment, recognizing what he accomplished.

Balfour returns to Rays, will join Triple-A Durham  —  ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Grant Balfour may not be done pitching for the Rays, after all.  —  Released this week, Balfour passed on overtures from the Cubs, Red Sox and others to agree to a minor-league deal with the Rays …

Matt Harvey controls Nationals for seven innings as Mets win 4-0  —  METS 4, NATIONALS 0  —  Sandy Alderson shook the Mets up and Matt Harvey settled them down.  —  After the Mets general manager changed the look of his infield, Harvey put a halt to the team's three-game skid …

Jimenez DFA'd as Gomez returns from DL  —  4/19/15: Luis Jimenez dives to his right to field Josh Harrison's grounder, then makes the long throw to first for the out  —  CHICAGO — His own poor start at the plate and the Brewers' poor position in the standings conspired to cost Luis Jimenez …

Cubs survive injury scare but lose to Brewers  —  For a few moments of Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs and their fans had a hard time breathing.  —  With two outs in the top of the second inning, Milwaukee's Carlos Gomez hit a blooper into short-right field between first and second base.

Braves GM Hart says no progress for lefty Minor (shoulder)  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Mike Minor started the season on the disabled list with inflammation on his throwing shoulder  —  Mike Minor making no progress in his rehabilitation from shoulder issues

Braves' Fredi G to stick with platoon at third base  —  Both Alberto Callaspo and Chris Johnson had good stretches at the plate during the first month of the season that, at one point or another, might have made them appear to be good options to play third base full time for the Braves.

Rockies Designate Jorge Rondon For Assignment  —  The Rockies have selected the contract of lefty Kenny Roberts and designated righty Jorge Rondon for assignment, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post tweets.  The Rockies claimed Rondon from the Cardinals last November, and he got good results …

Padres Beat Rockies 14-3, to Snap Three-Game Skid  —  SAN DIEGO — Ian Kennedy pitched six solid innings and the San Diego Padres broke a three-game losing streak by thumping the Colorado Rockies, 14-3, on Friday night.  —  Kennedy (1-1), who was rocked for eight runs in his previous outing, rebounded with a solid performance.

Cards Again Beat Pirates 2-1 in Extras, Win in 11th  —  ST. LOUIS — Matt Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning Saturday and the St. Louis Cardinals once again beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in extras.  —  The Cardinals have won five in a row.  They defeated the Pirates 2-1 Friday night on Matt Adams' single in the 10th.