Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco exits after two pitches after being struck by line drive  —  Carlos Carrasco left Saturday's game after only two pitches.  (Chuck Crow/PD)  —  Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco looks at his right hand after getting hit by a line drive hit …

Vargas Returns as Royals Top White Sox, 3-2  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jarrod Dyson had two hits, scored a run and stole a base in Jason Vargas' first start in 14 months, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

David Ortiz bracing for boos at farewell, still appreciates Yankees fans  —  BOSTON — Like every other team the Red Sox have played this season, the Yankees will recognize David Ortiz before his final regular-season game against them.  —  Surely, though, the ceremony in the Bronx on Sept. 29 will be different from all the others.

Another Painful Loss for Yankees, With Castro and Ellsbury Injured  —  BOSTON — No player who has been with the Yankees since the start of the season has played in fewer games than Austin Romine, their third-string catcher since early August.  —  In Romine's eyes, he has one job to do — catch.

Granderson Homers in 11th and 12th, Lifts Mets Over Twins  —  NEW YORK — Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run with two outs in the 12th inning after also connecting for a tying shot in the 11th, lifting the New York Mets over the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Saturday night hours …

Jacob deGrom likely out for season with ulnar nerve injury in elbow  —  Mets' righthander Jacob deGrom is likely out for the season due to an injury to the ulnar nerve in his right elbow, general manager Sandy Alderson announced Saturday.  DeGrom, who had a successful bullpen session Friday …

Longoria Leads Last-Place Rays to 5-2 Win Over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — Evan Longoria homered, tripled and scored three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 5-2 Saturday night, blunting the Orioles' playoff push.  —  The loss dropped Baltimore three games behind first-place Boston …

Pujols Hits 30th HR, Angels Drop Toronto Into Wild-Card Tie  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 18, 2016, 12:45 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols hit his 590th career home run and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto 6-1 Saturday night, dropping the Blue Jays into a tie for the top two AL wild-card spots.

Cardinals Score 2 in 9th, Top Giants in Playoff Chase Game  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 18, 2016, 1:06 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Cardinals manager Mike Matheny refused to point to a pregame team meeting as being the inspiration for his ballclub's ninth-inning comeback.