Wainwright baffles Rockies over 7 innings in Cards' 3-0 win (May 27, 2017)  —  DENVER (AP) Adam Wainwright kept up his mastery of the Rockies by scattering three hits over seven innings, Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Colorado 3-0 on Saturday night.

Astros Place Charlie Morton On DL  —  The Astros are sending right-hander Charlie Morton to the 10-day disabled list with a lat strain, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com (Twitter link).  There's no timetable for Morton's return, and the club will recall righty Jordan Jankowski to take his place for now.

Jaso's RBI singles in 9th, 10th rally Pirates past Mets 5-4  —  PITTSBURGH (AP);(AP) — John Jaso singled home the tying run in the ninth inning and the winning run in the 10th, and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame Andrew McCutchen's baserunning blunder to beat the New York Mets 5-4 Saturday night.

Porcello takes hill as Red Sox pursue sweep of Mariners (May 28, 2017)  —  BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox are hot.  —  The Seattle Mariners are not.  —  On Sunday, the Red Sox, who have won six in a row, including the first two games of the weekend series with the Mariners …

Buck Farmer strikes out 11 as offense wakes up in Tigers' 4-3 win over White Sox  —  In this May 26, 2017 episode of “Talkin' Tigers,” Anthony Fenech talks with Tigers reliever Alex Wilson about beards, bullpens and more.  Subscribe in iTunes or on Google Play.  —  CONNECT  —  CHICAGO - The buck stopped here.

Dozier hopes to lead Twins to series win vs. Rays (May 28, 2017)  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Brian Dozier had just finished off a big win for the Minnesota Twins on Saturday with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.  —  Dozier said winning Saturday — after losing to the Tampa Bay Rays …

Royals aim for first sweep in Cleveland since 2003 (May 28, 2017)  —  CLEVELAND — The slumping Cleveland Indians on Sunday will attempt to avoid being swept by the Kansas City Royals in a three-game series at Progressive Field for the first time in 14 years.

Minor MLB Transactions: 5/28/17  —  Sunday's minor moves from around baseball:  — The Red Sox have selected the contract of right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer from Triple-A and optioned left-hander Brian Johnson, per a team announcement.  Boyer joined the Red Sox on a minor league contract …

Rangers reaction remains flummoxed by streaky club  —  TORONTO  —  That 10-game win streak?  Gone with the wind.  That stable rotation that once led the majors in quality starts?  Undone by injuries to Cole Hamels and A.J. Griffin, although Rangers starters still lead the American League with 28 quality starts.

Philadelphia Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds on Tommy Joseph's walk-off RBI … PHILADELPHIA - Teammates dumped a water cooler on Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Tommy Joseph after his second walk-off hit in three days.  It might be the only thing that can cool down the first baseman this month.

Cubs, Lester face Dodgers, Kershaw in series finale (May 28, 2017)  —  LOS ANGELES — The law of averages reveals that the staff aces for the Cubs and Dodgers would meet at least once in the last decade, or since Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw made his major league debut in 2008 — two years later than Chicago's Jon Lester.

Marlins brace for Angels, hot Shoemaker (May 28, 2017)  —  MIAMI — The Miami Marlins (17-30) will run into a hot pitcher in Sunday's series finale against the Los Angeles Angels (26-26).  —  Right-hander Matt Shoemaker (4-2) has won three straight starts, beating the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.

Ty Blach pitches Giants past Braves  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Like Matt Cain, Giants starter Ty Blach continues to dish out his best stuff in the pitcher-friendly confines of AT&T Park.  —  The difference Saturday was that Blach actually received some run support, and plenty of it, as the Giants …

Scouting Report on San Diego Padres OF Manny Margot  —  San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot has taken the center field job this season and run with it.  —  Player Profile  —  The San Diego Padres originally acquired Margot from the Boston Red Sox for closer Craig Kimbrel.

Greinke trade was huge deal involving many other teams  —  Arizona's Zack Greinke, who pitched against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon at Miller Park, was a central figure in one of the biggest trades in Milwaukee history.  —  In terms of the players involved, it was a trade that kept giving.

Tigers Designate Tyler Collins  —  The Tigers have designated outfielder Tyler Collins for assignment and selected the contract of fellow outfielder Alex Presley from Triple-A, per a team announcement.  —  Collins, a member of the Detroit organization since it selected him in the sixth round …