Mercado homers as Indians beat New Yankees 8-4 in CC Sabathia's final Cleveland start  —  Sabathia, the former Tribe ace who is retiring after the season, was denied the 250th win of his career.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Oscar Mercado hit a two-run homer off CC Sabathia to break …

Lack of offense spoils a quality Trevor Richards start as Marlins drop series to Braves  —  Trevor Richards' run of success continues through at least another start.  —  Meanwhile, the Miami Marlins' offense has continued to regress to the mean after a solid three-week run.

Greinke and 4 relievers lead Diamondbacks past Blue Jays 6-0  —  Zack Greinke and four relievers combined on a five-hitter,  —  Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 on Saturday.  —  Nick Ahmed drove in two runs as the Diamondbacks won their third straight.  —  Greinke (7-2) allowed four hits in six innings …

Chris Woodward “really impressed” with Joe Palumbo's Texas Rangers debut  —  Joe Palumbo was impressive in his MLB debut for the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

Phillies' Nick Pivetta pitches a complete game as Cincinnati Reds lose 3rd in a row  —  PHILADELPHIA - After finishing his first career complete game, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Nick Pivetta tapped first baseman Rhys Hoskins on the chest and punched his right hand into his glove while smiling.

Masahiro Tanaka pushed back to Monday; Updates on Stanton, Judge and Tulowitzki  —  CLEVELAND — Masahiro Tanaka will not start on Sunday.  After returning to New York to be with his wife for the birth of their second child, the Yankees' righthander will be pushed back to start Monday night …

How Danny Duffy is recovering from being hit with a line drive, and a Dozier update  —  A day after the back of his knee absorbed a baseball traveling 109.6 miles per hour, Royals left-hander Danny Duffy hobbled through the clubhouse.  As manager Ned Yost spotted him, he asked for an update.

Rays Tales: What to make of the lastest draft class  —  Was Tampa Bay ‘all over the place,’ wise, both?  Here's a few ways to review the Rays 2019 draft class.  —  BOSTON — The draft in baseball isn't like the NFL, where a guy can ride in on his horse and become a key player on the team.

Rays at Red Sox lineups at the start of a long Saturday in the Park  —  Ryan Yarbrough will start the opening game of the day-night doubleheader, and Tommy Pham is back in leftfield.  —  UPDATE, 11:48: Cash raved more today about what Yonny Chirinos did last night, but said he still …

Mickey Callaway shows he can learn from his mistakes  —  Perhaps Mickey Callaway learned his lesson when he sent Jacob deGrom to the mound to pitch the sixth inning of the Mets' 5-1 loss against the Rockies on Friday night at Citi Field.  —  DeGrom ended the fifth inning on 100 pitches …

Cardinals notebook: Banged-up Carpenter out of lineup, but expected back Saturday  —  CHICAGO — A series of foul balls over the past week tenderized Matt Carpenter's right shin so much that it left the Cardinals' leadoff hitter comparing the nagging pain to an ingrown toenail and wondering …

2 young children killed when drunk driver hits Amish buggy, police say  —  Two young children were killed Friday when a drunk driver plowed into a horse-drawn buggy on the side of a Michigan highway, authorities said.  —  A 2-year-old and 6-year-old died when the pickup truck rear-ended …

Cardinals call up switch-hitting rookie Tommy Edman to replace Gyorko (sore back)  —  CHICAGO — When the Cardinals wanted to get Matt Carpenter a break for his ailing, swollen right shin, they turned to Jedd Gyorko as the starter at third base, and he contributed a slick play to Friday's game.

Marlins manager Mattingly talks Brewers tweets, Yelich trade and his team gaining respect  —  Milwaukee Brewers outfielder and reigning National League MVP Christian Yelich had just belted out a home run at Miller Park in the first inning against his former team on Thursday when the Brewers sent out a tweet from their official account.

Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Bryan Garcia fights back after Tommy John surgery  —  The Tigers introduce Riley Greene, an outfielder from Oviedo, Fla. who was the 5th overall pick in MLB draft.  Filmed June 7, 2019 at Comerica Park.  —  CONNECT  —  TOLEDO — In Lakeland and Erie …

Giants beat Kershaw, Dodgers 2-1 to end 5-game skid  —  Kevin Pillar hit an RBI single in a two-run sixth inning and San Francisco dealt Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw his first loss of the season as the Giants snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 2-1 win over the NL West-leading Dodgers on Friday night.