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 …

Rangers double up A's 10-5 in 1st game of split doubleheader  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Tim Federowicz had an immediate impact in his debut for the Texas Rangers - both at the plate and behind it.  —  The newly acquired catcher homered in his first big league game this season and got …

Cincinnati Reds Manager David Bell looking to find more playing time for José Peraza  —  PHILADELPHIA - Looking to keep the bench fresh, Reds Manager David Bell had Yasiel Puig and José Iglesias out of the lineup Saturday.  Rookie center fielder Nick Senzel will likely receive a day off Sunday.

‘Frustrated’ Betances suffers setback, again delaying Yankees' dream  —  CLEVELAND — Initial testing of Dellin Betances' right shoulder in Tampa didn't uncover anything alarming, but the Yankees are sending the reliever to see team doctor Chris Ahmad in New York on Monday.

Cardinals place INF Gyorko on IL, recall Edman  —  CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals placed infielder Jedd Gyorko on the 10-day injured list with a strained lower back before Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs and purchased the contract of infielder Tommy Edman from Triple-A Memphis.

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 …

Detroit Tigers' JaCoby Jones scorching hot and ‘getting out of the way of his talents’  —  Nobody inside the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse has more experience with JaCoby Jones than Lloyd McClendon.  —  McClendon, the Tigers' hitting coach, first saw Jones' ability three years ago, managing him at Triple-A Toledo.

Cards fizzle after first inning in dropping another one to Cubs  —  CHICAGO - The sugar rush from their first at-bats happened so swiftly, so sweetly that for almost a full entire inning it didn't matter how inhospitable the surroundings have been this year because the Cardinals were finally where they wanted to be, ahead.

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 …

Scherzer, Dozier lead Nationals over Padres, 4-1  —  Max Scherzer struck out nine in seven strong innings and  —  Brian Dozier hit a two-run home run for his 1,000th career hit to lead the  —  Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory against the  —  San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

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.

Matz fans 10, Alonso hits 21st HR as Mets beat Rockies 5-3  —  Steven Matz struck out 10, Pete Alonso moved closer to the Mets' rookie home run record and New York beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Saturday night.  —  Matz (5-4) threw 120 pitches, matching his career high, in six innings.

Weather delays Dallas Keuchel's first start in Gwinnett  —  The tarp already was on at Coolray Field two hours before the expected first pitch, so newly acquired Braves pitcher Dallas Keuchel will have to wait to make his first outing.  —  Saturday's Gwinnett Stripers game against the Durham Bulls was postponed because of rain.

Pitching prospect Underwood embracing move to the bullpen  —  A look at the Iowa Cubs' 2019 season  —  When Theo Epstein, the president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, and Jaron Madison, the team's director of player development, called pitcher Duane Underwood Jr. a few weeks ago …