Gyorko's pinch three-run homer gives Cardinals 6-3 win  —  Jedd Gyorko walked to the plate in the eighth inning Saturday night with one pinch-hit this season in 16 at-bats.  —  His second was much more memorable.  —  Gyorko hit a three-run home run against Atlanta reliever Dan Winkler …

Brock Holt to join Boston Red Sox either Sunday or Monday; Nathan Eovaldi impresses in bullpen  —  HOUSTON — The Red Sox will activate utility player Brock Holt from the injured list on either Sunday or Monday, manager Alex Cora said.  —  Holt, who has been out since April 6 with injuries …

The Rangers are playing much better than many expected.  But are they really this good?  —  A five-game winning streak and victories in eight of nine games can alter the course of a season thought to be a lost cause on Opening Day and even as recently as 10 days ago.

Former Orioles prospect Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Hall of Famer Carl, debuts for Giants  —  San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski, right, watches as he flies out in front of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, May 25, 2019.

Inciarte's back ‘still barking’ after 10 days on injured list  —  Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte became eligible for reinstatement from the injured list Saturday, but it sounds as if he will be sidelined a while longer.  —  Inciarte, placed on the 10-day IL on May 15 with a lower back strain …

A one-inning meltdown cost Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins.  Here's how it went down  —  He had just thrown his first Major League complete game six days earlier and Sandy Alcantara was mowing through another division rival's lineup.  The starting pitcher threw out back-to-back 1-2-3 innings …

Gibson cruises as Twins top White Sox 8-1  —  Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings, C.J. Cron and Ehire Adrianza each drove in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1 on Saturday for their 10th win in 11 games.  —  Gibson (5-2) gave up five hits and walked none while striking out nine.

Cincinnati Reds fall to the Chicago Cubs 8-6 in another back-and-forth game at Wrigley  —  CHICAGO — The Reds and the Chicago Cubs went back and forth again Saturday at Wrigley Field.  —  This time, however, it ended with the Cubs celebrating an 8-6 victory before a crowd of 40,929 on a warm, windy day at Wrigley Field.

Rays Tales: The 10 most impactful/influential people in franchise history  —  Our list starts at the top with first owner Vince Naimoli and current owner Stuart Sternberg, and gets more interesting than there.  —  CLEVELAND — Seeing Andrew Friedman and Jim Hickey back at the Trop last week …

WATCH: Yankees' Luke Voit crushes 470-foot home run vs. Royals … Here are some pregame notes, via the Yankees:  —  AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will play a doubleheader today at Kansas City to start a 3G series (through Sun.)...  are 4-0 on their seven-game road trip after sweeping Baltimore …

A's DFA Fernando Rodney, Select Wei-Chung Wang  —  The Oakland Athletics have designated veteran reliever Fernando Rodney for assignment, their PR department announced.  Wei-Chung Wang's contract has been selected from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.

Mariners Activate Kyle Seager  —  The Mariners have activated 3B Kyle Seager from the 60-Day IL, per a team release.  The 31-year-old had been rehabbing from a torn tendon in his left (non-throwing) hand after a dive-gone-awry early in Spring Training.  —  Seager will hope to inject …

Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu could become an All-Star at opportune time  —  PITTSBURGH — Hyun-Jin Ryu is setting himself up for a much more complicated decision next winter.  —  Following the 2018 season, Ryu became a free agent.  But the left-hander never made it to the open market.

At long last, Detroit Tigers' losing streak snapped in big win vs. Mets  —  QUEENS, N.Y. — They arrived earlier than usual on Friday afternoon, nearly everybody on the first bus to Citi Field.  —  Nobody knew if it was going to work, but they heard what Ron Gardenhire said a day earlier …