Diaz goes deep twice as Rays top Yankees  —  Yandy Diaz homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 7-2 on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.  —  The Yankees lost for only the seventh time in their past 24 games.

John Hicks hits key homer as Tigers beat Twins in Game 1 of doubleheader  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — John Hicks hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Ronny Rodríguez went deep twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader.

Yankees ‘B-Bombers’ are winning games without the long ball  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Remember those halcyon days of spring training when the Yankees were talking about crushing their own record for home runs in a single season?  Those Bronx Bombers beat the Rays Friday night with just one extra-base hit — a double.

Jordan Luplow slips, Matt Olson scores in 9th as Oakland A's beat Indians 3-2  —  Cleveland's defense, or lack thereof, made the difference.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson scored from third base when right fielder Jordan Luplow slipped trying to field Ramon Laureano's short fly in the ninth inning …

Contreras homers in 15th, Cubs beat Brewers 2-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras homered in the 15th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.  —  Contreras turned on a 1-2 pitch from Burch Smith (0-1), sending a long shot to left field that gave Chicago its 11th win in 13 games.

James McCann continues his hot hitting while leading the White Sox past the Blue Jays 7-2  —  Photos from the White Sox's 7-2 win against the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon, May 11, 2019 at Rogers Centre in Toronto.  —  James McCann matched his career-high with four hits to lead the White Sox …

Barry Bonds thrilled for Derek Dietrich's success with Cincinnati Reds  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Standing near the batting cage before Friday's game at Oracle Park, Barry Bonds hugged Derek Dietrich and the two chatted for several minutes.  —  Bonds was Dietrich's hitting coach with the Miami Marlins during …

Astros to be ‘very careful’ with injured Altuve  —  Houston Astros star Jose Altuve wasn't in the team's lineup for Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers and will have his hamstring examined further, manager AJ Hinch said.  —  Altuve left Friday's game against the visiting Rangers …

Pirates acquire Stratton from Angels for cash  —  ST. LOUIS — The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired 28-year-old right-hander Chris Stratton from the Los Angeles Angels for cash.  —  Stratton was 0-2 with an 8.59 ERA in five starts and two relief appearances for the Angels, then was designated for assignment on May 7.

David Price injury: Boston Red Sox starter will throw bullpen Sunday, could return to rotation next week  —  BOSTON — Red Sox starter David Price will throw a bullpen Sunday and could return to the rotation before the end of the homestand.  —  Price, who has been on the injured list since Monday …

Through 100 career games, Jeff McNeil proving he belongs with NY Mets  —  As Jeff McNeil reflects on his success with the Mets to this point, he first brings up his mindset.  It's remained the same throughout his ascension within the organization, which is why he believes he's produced everywhere he's been thus far.

Braves' Dansby Swanson coming into his own at the plate  —  The slider was down and away, and Dansby Swanson was all over it.  In the past, that kind of pitch might have been trouble for him.  But in the eighth inning on Friday night Swanson shot it into the right-center field gap for a triple.

Nationals reinstate OF Soto (back) from IL  —  The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Juan Soto from the 10-day injured list on Saturday ahead of the team's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  Soto, 20, had been on the IL with back spasms.  He is batting .248 with six home runs and 22 RBIs, tied for the team lead.

Giants claim ex-Phillies outfield Altherr off waivers  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have claimed outfielder Aaron Altherr off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  The 28-year-old Altherr has played in 332 games over parts of six seasons and is a career .222 hitter.