Rays give up on multitalented but oft-injured Desmond Jennings  —  HOUSTON — The immediate reaction in hearing Friday evening that the Rays had decided to release oft-injured outfielder Desmond Jennings was to ask: What took them so long?  —  They gave him another chance after he sat …

Upton, Blue Jays Overcome 5-Run Deficit, Twins' Skid Hits 9  —  TORONTO — Melvin Upton Jr. hit an RBI triple and continued home on a misplay in the eighth inning, completing Toronto's rally from a five-run deficit and sending the AL East-leading Blue Jays over the Minnesota Twins 8-7 Saturday.

Flores, Cabrera, Colon lead Mets to 9-4 win over Phillies … NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets are beginning to play much better.  Now they need to start gaining some ground in the standings.  —  Wilmer Flores launched a grand slam, Asdrubal Cabrera homered from both sides …

Angels Hold Off Tigers in Ejection-Marred Game  —  DETROIT — Detroit stars Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez were ejected, along with manager Brad Ausmus and hitting coach Wally Joyner in a series of balls-and-strikes disputes as Tigers' five-game winning streak ended Saturday night in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

Urias Matures on Mound in Dodgers' 3-2 Win Over Cubs  —  LOS ANGELES — Julio Urias allowed one run over six innings, Corey Seager set a Dodgers franchise record for a shortstop with his 23rd home run and Los Angeles defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Saturday to even the series between NL division leaders.

The Ridiculous Gary Sanchez  —  Playing in just his 23rd career game and 21st of the season, Gary Sanchez just hit his 11th home run.  According to the Yankees broadcast, he is the first player in MLB history to hit 11 home runs in his first 23 games.  In 2016, he is now 32 for 79 with 18 extra base hits …

Minnesota Twins ace Ervin Santana clears waivers  —  As veteran right-hander Ervin Santana took the mound Saturday in Toronto, he did so for perhaps the final time in a Twins uniform.  —  That's because the surging staff ace surprisingly cleared major league trade waivers in recent days …

Gerrit Cole To Miss Start, Have Elbow Examined  —  Pirates ace Gerrit Cole will miss his next start Monday against the Cubs and will instead travel to Los Angeles to have his a specialist examine his sore elbow, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes (all Twitter links).

Trio of Homers Lift Royals to 6-3 Win Over Red Sox  —  BOSTON — Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon homered, and Ian Kennedy allowed one run through five innings as the Kansas City Royals continued their monthlong hot streak with a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.