Chicago Cubs' John Lackey, Willson Contreras go nuts on umpire for calling ball  —  Pitcher John Lackey was fuming Friday when the he ran at the umpire after giving up a go-ahead run in the Chicago Cubs' 8-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.  —  The exchange began in the top of the fifth inning with the game tied at 1-1.

Cody Bellinger hits 38th homer to help Dodgers beat Nationals, 3-2  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Any shred of doubt the Los Angeles Dodgers absorbed from their 11-game losing streak has been emphatically erased.  —  After their fourth win in a row, 3-2 over the NL East-champion Washington Nationals on Saturday …

San Francisco has (woeful) Giants problem  —  The San Francisco Giants don't have much to sell these days.  The garlic fries still tantalize, but that's about it.  On Tuesday, the Giants are trying $1 hot dogs.  —  The Giants could lose the most games in the history of the franchise, which opened for business in 1883.

Tigers can't recover from Myles Jaye's rough start, lose to White Sox, 10-4  —  In just his second major-league start, Jaye allowed six runs - five earned - on five hits and two walks and couldn't get out of the second inning  —  Starter Myles Jaye dug the Detroit Tigers into a hole Saturday night at Comerica Park.

Yankees bats stay hot, Jordan Montgomery shines in 9-3 win over Orioles  —  The Yankees finally have reached their high-water mark for the season, and they look as if they plan to continue riding this burgeoning wave into the postseason.  —  The Bombers finally are 16 games over .500 …

Romano pitches Reds to 2-1 victory over Nova, Pirates  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Sal Romano had complete-game stuff.  He settled for the best start of his rookie season.  —  Romano pitched a career-high eight shutout innings, Jesse Winker homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday.

From first to worst: Rangers' ‘luck’ in one-run games flipped in 2017  —  ANAHEIM  —  Much was made, a season ago, of the Texas Rangers' ridiculously good record in one-run games.  —  They were 36-11, the best mark since 1901.  No other team won more than 28 one-run games in 2016.

Rookie Sean Newcomb's 8 strikeouts help Braves edge Mets 3-2 … ATLANTA — Sean Newcomb kept striking out Mets batters even when he couldn't rely on his big curveball.  —  For Braves manager Brian Snitker, that was an encouraging sign about the rookie left-hander's future.

Start of new streak?  Cleveland Indians double up Kansas City Royals  —  CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor had three hits and Edwin Encarnacion homered and had two RBIs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Saturday at Progressive Field.  —  Carlos Carrasco (16-6) pitched into the seventh inning to get the win.

Houston Astros start fast, finish job vs. Seattle Mariners  —  HOUSTON — Dallas Keuchel worked six strong innings before Joe Musgrove put out a raging fire in the eighth as the Houston Astros defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-6 on Saturday at Minute Maid Park, reducing their magic number to win the American League West to one.