Crawford helps Giants beat Cubs 5-4  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Crawford is working on a strong finish to a terrific May.  —  In the field, and at the plate.  —  Crawford hit a two-run homer, Brandon Belt drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Saturday night to stop a three-game slide.

Dodgers fall to Padres 7-5 after giving up three leads  —  The Dodgers have weathered their crisis.  They are coming for the National League West, and they are coming hard.  —  Or, perhaps, the division is coming back to them.  —  Either way, the summer at Chavez Ravine looks a lot less bleak …

Aaron Judge becomes fastest player in MLB history to 70 career home runs  —  SportsPulse: MLB insider Bob Nightengale looks at the historic season Shohei Ohtani is putting together and if he truly can become the ‘next Babe Ruth.’ USA TODAY Sports  —  The New York Yankees got off to a hot start on Saturday …

Astros Balls & Strikes: Lance McCullers' emotions get the best of him  —  CLEVELAND — Some takeaways from the Astros' 8-6 loss to the Indians.  —  Too much emotion: Perhaps one of Lance McCullers Jr.'s most endearing qualities is the emotion with which he pitches, the sort of visceral …

Flaherty finds a new way to get another win for Cardinals  —  PITTSBURGH  • The pressing question was how rookie Jack Flaherty would rebound from a 120-pitch, 13-strikeout outing that netted him his first major league victory last Sunday.  It was answered with little equivocation.

Nicholas Castellanos' move up in Tigers lineup backed by analytics  —  Albert Pujols picked up his 3,000th hit on May 4.  Which active player will be the next one to reach the milestone?  Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  For the first time in what felt like forever, Nicholas Castellanos didn't have two hits.

Kratz homers in Brewers debut as Milwaukee routs Mets 17-6  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Erik Kratz homered in his  —  Jesus Aguilar also hit a home run to lift surging Milwaukee to a 17-6 rout of the  —  New York Mets on Saturday.  —  Christian Yelich had three hits, drove in three runs …

Olney: Hot commodities in the relief pitching market  —  CHICAGO — Manny Machado will be the most discussed trade target of the summer in the media, because of his superstar pedigree and because of his impending free agency.  But the Kansas City Royals' Kelvin Herrera could turn …

Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland Athletics … OAKLAND - When they left Milwaukee earlier on this road trip, the Diamondbacks sounded tired of tipping their cap to the opposing pitcher.  But after getting blanked 3-0 by the Oakland Athletics and Daniel Mengden on Saturday afternoon, they seemed mostly willing to do just that.

Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani remains encouraged after getting hit around in rehab start  —  Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen discussed his pending return from the disabled list after suffering a shoulder injury and earning a spot in the bullpen.  Interim Manager Jim Riggleman said Lorenzen would likely return to the Reds on Wednesday.

Baseball draft: Phillies' picks, TV/streaming info, top projected picks  —  Stats and facts for the 2018 Baseball Draft  —  Monday, June 4: Rounds 1-2, plus compensation and competitive-balance picks (78 picks total), starting at 7 p.m. MLB Network's coverage is slated for 6 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

Martin has the short stuff but Jays fall in Philly  —  PHILADELPHIA — In a season where merely filling out his daily lineup has caused unnecessary strain on the brain, you have to appreciate the frustrated frankness of Blue Jays manager John Gibbons.  —  Faced with the head-shaking call …

Some like it hot: 97-degree day can't rattle Bartolo Colon in pursuit of Latin American greats  —  ARLINGTON — Bartolo Colon made career start No. 537 on Saturday at Globe Life Park.  The first-pitch temperature was 97 degrees.  —  It had been hotter only once before in Colon's career.

Zunino's HR in the 12th gives Mariners 4-3 win over Twins  —  SEATTLE (AP) - After seeing long fly balls to center field die on the warning track as the night progressed, Mike Zunino knew if he got a chance at one swing to end it, he was going to do all he could to not hit it to center.