Jacob deGrom shines as Mets top Giants 5-2 … SAN FRANCISCO — It was by chance that Jacob deGrom recently developed a new throwing program.  If the early returns are any indication, it seems to be working nicely.  —  DeGrom pitched eight strong innings and Wilmer Flores homered and drove …

Rangers put Perez on DL after LHP hurts right thumb at hotel  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A hotel door has jammed up Martin Perez and the Texas Rangers.  —  In the latest setback for a depleted Rangers rotation, Perez was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday after injuring the thumb …

Lester goes 7 innings to help Cubs beat Marlins 5-3  —  MIAMI (AP) — When Jon Lester gave up a three-run homer in the first inning Saturday, he drew upon a long-ago lesson from former teammates Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett: Start the start over.  —  Lester retired the next 13 in a row …

Jason Vargas wins MLB-high 11th as Royals top Blue Jays  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Vargas earned his major league-leading 11th victory, pitching seven efficient innings to lead the surging Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Saturday.  —  The Royals won for the 11th …

Back and fourth  —  The Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning.  Ray walked eighth-place hitter Cameron Rupp - his fourth walk of the game - and then pitcher Ben Lively swung at the first pitch he saw from Ray and deposited the 95 mph fastball over the right field fence.

Kershaw in rare form as Dodgers blank Rockies  —  LOS ANGELES-Dave Roberts could see this coming last Tuesday, the day after Clayton Kershaw gave up four homers in a game for the first time in his career during a shoddy 61/3-inning, six-run, six-hit effort against the New York Mets.

Red Sox manager John Farrell tossed after heated argument over balk  —  BOSTON — Red Sox manager John Farrell was ejected from Saturday night's game for arguing a balk call that produced a run for the Los Angeles Angels in a 6-3 win over Boston.  —  Third-base umpire Bill Miller …

Rays try to bounce back in rubber game versus Orioles (Jun 25, 2017)  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have been near .500 all season but not when it comes to rubber games as they've won seven straight of those.  —  Tampa Bay has another chance to continue its streak when it hosts …

Tigers' bullpen blows another one in 7-3 loss, the eighth in a row  —  Greene, A. Wilson give up 5 runs in 8th; Romine drives in 2, Sanchez allows 2 runs over 6 inn.  —  CONNECT  —  SAN DIEGO - Shane Greene gave up a leadoff walk to ex-Tiger Erick Aybar, then a pinch-hit …

Dose: Young And Athletics  —  The kids were alright for the A's on Saturday.  —  A trio of rookies — Franklin Barreto, Matt Olson and Jaycob Brugman — hit the first home run, or in Olson's case home runs, in the contest, the second time a team has ever had three players hit their first major league home runs in the same game.

Saturday MLB scores, highlights, updates, news: Orioles snap poor pitching streak  —  Plus Aaron Judge can't be stopped, a bunch of A's hit their first homers and more from Saturday baseball  —  Happy Saturday!  We've got our usual full docket of MLB action, so let's run it down.

Phillips' 2-run homer powers surging Braves past Brewers 3-1 (Jun 24, 2017)  —  ATLANTA (AP) Brandon Phillips is thriving in his Atlanta homecoming.  He's motivated to make it last as long as possible.  —  Phillips gave Atlanta the lead with a two-run homer in the third to continue …