Headley and A-Rod Homer, Lead Sabathia, Yankees Over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chase Headley and Alex Rodriguez homered, CC Sabathia found his form in his eighth start of the season, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday night.

Flores Slam, deGrom 3 for 3 as Mets Romp Over Brewers 14-1  —  NEW YORK — Wilmer Flores and Jacob deGrom made Terry Collins' grand idea look like genius.  —  The Mets manager slotted New York's top home-run hitter ninth in the batting order for the first time in nearly a half-century …

Twins Take Advantage of Rare Rays' Error for 6-4 Win  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Brian Dozier homered, Eduardo Escobar had four hits and the Minnesota Twins took advantage of a rare Tampa Bay error to beat the Rays 6-4 on Saturday.  —  After Tim Beckham hit a two-run homer to tie it at 3 in the top of the seventh …

Josh Hamilton says Angels denied him chance to speak to owner Arte Moreno  —  1h - MLB JOSH HAMILTON LOS ANGELES ANGELS TEXAS RANGERS + more  —  The Baseball Tonight crew breaks down the Angels' decision to trade Josh Hamilton to the Rangers.

Lester Helps Cubs to 6th Straight Win, Beats Cole, Pirates  —  CHICAGO — Jon Lester outpitched Gerrit Cole with seven gutsy innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Saturday for their sixth straight win.  —  Kris Bryant went 2 for 2 with two walks and scored twice …

Crawford Hits Grand Slam, Giants Pound Reds 11-2  —  CINCINNATI — Brandon Crawford hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs Saturday night, and Hunter Pence scored three times in his return from a broken forearm, leading the San Francisco Giants to an 11-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  GM JEFF BRIDICH: ROCKIES HAVE NO INTENTION TO TRADE TROY TULOWITZKI  —  The Denver Post  —  LOS ANGELES — Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich lambasted reports about a possible Troy Tulowitzki trade Friday, calling the recent talk a “media production.”

Redskins' undrafted quarterback prospect, Connor Halliday, retires on eve of rookie minicamp, according to source  —  After passing on the opportunity to take a quarterback in this year's draft, the Washington Redskins appeared to have their long-shot in Washington State's Connor Halliday.

AL Notes: McCullers, Norris, Indians  —  Newly promoted Astros pitcher Lance McCullers, Jr. throws in the upper 90s with an outstanding breaking ball, Vince Lara-Cinisomo writes in a scouting report for Baseball America.  The biggest difference between this season and the previous three years …

Harper Homers, Zimmermann Wins Again at Petco, 10-0  —  SAN DIEGO — Bryce Harper hit his NL-leading 13th homer and Jordan Zimmermann and A.J. Cole combined on a seven-hitter to lead the Washington Nationals to a 10-0 victory against the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Cabrera Homers, Tigers Beat Cardinals 10-4  —  ST. LOUIS — Miguel Cabrera ended a season-long slump in night games with a two-run homer and two singles and the Detroit Tigers also got homers from Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez in a 10-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.