Orioles VP Dan Duquette quashes notion of trading away talent  —  BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles apparently have no intention of dealing away veteran talent before the non-waiver trade deadline.  —  At least for now.  —  Although the Orioles were 46-50 and in fourth place in the AL East …

Ian Kinsler to Brewers?  Tigers 2nd baseman unfazed by trade rumors  —  Counting down the top athletes playing on Detroit's four major professional sports teams right now!  Here are Nos. 20-11.  Video by Marlowe Alter/DFP Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Ian Kinsler sat in a chair …

Lester perfect through five innings against Cardinals  —  St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (50) wipes away sweat while throwing against the Chicago Cubs in the first inning at Wrigley Field Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Chicago.  The Cubs won 13-2.  (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Pablo Sandoval returns to Giants with minor league contract  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Pablo Sandoval is back with the San Francisco Giants after signing a minor league contract with the team he broke into the majors leagues with on Saturday.  —  The 2012 World Series MVP walked into the Giants clubhouse …

Yu Darvish on the Yankees' radar … SEATTLE — With Yu Darvish starting for the Rangers against the Rays on Friday night, the speculation at Tropicana Field was that with Yankees scout Brandon Duckworth on hand the Bombers were interested Darvish.  —  The Yankees' rotation could use help …

Sale blanks Angels for 6 innings in Boston's 6-2 win (Jul 21, 2017)  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox rode a five-run first inning to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.  —  Sale (12-4) allowed four hits and struck …

MLB: Milwaukee Brewers activate Eric Sogard, demote Keon Broxton  —  The Milwaukee Brewers activated infielder Eric Sogard from the 10-day disabled list and optioned slumping center fielder Keon Broxton to Triple-A Colorado Springs, the team announced on Saturday.

After rain delay, Urena pitches Marlins to 3-1 win over Reds  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose Urena pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, Christian Yelich drove in two runs and the struggling Miami Marlins opened a six-game road trip with a rain-delayed 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

Arizona starts with 3 homers, finishes 6-5 win in the 9th (Jul 21, 2017)  —  PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks opened the game with three straight home runs off Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer and ended it with Brandon Drury's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 6-5 victory Friday night.

Blue Jays Place Aaron Sanchez On DL, Designate Jeff Beliveau  —  The Blue Jays have announced that they've activated righty Joe Smith (shoulder) from the DL and recalled righty Chris Smith.  To clear roster space, they've placed righty Aaron Sanchez on the DL with blister issues and designated lefty Jeff Beliveau for assignment.

Braves beat Dodgers 12-3 after Wood unravels in 1st loss  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Garcia maintains a poker face most of the time.  But the Atlanta pitcher couldn't stop smiling after the biggest hit of his career.  —  Garcia launched a grand slam off previously unbeaten Alex Wood …

NL Trade Notes: Dodgers, Darvish, Cardinals, Kendrick  —  The Dodgers (and the Cubs, whose interest we've already noted) were among the teams scouting Rangers star Yu Darvish last night, the MLB Network's Jon Morosi tweets.  Darvish struck out 12 Rays batters over eight innings.

Royals counting on Vargas vs. White Sox (Jul 22, 2017)  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the Kansas City Royals to be serious postseason contenders, they will need left-hander Jason Vargas to pitch like he did the first three months, not like he has in July.  —  Vargas will start Saturday …

Bell has 4 hits, McCutchen 3 as Pirates beat Rockies 13-5  —  DENVER (AP) — A rough first inning could have meant an early exit for Pittsburgh starter Trevor Williams.  The rookie settled down, though, and rode his offense to his first win in more than a month.