Jacob deGrom shuts down Royals for much-needed Mets win  —  KANSAS CITY — It's hard to imagine the Mets were on the fence about including Pete Alonso on their Opening Day roster.  —  Back then, he was an enthusiastic and humble slugger competing with Dominic Smith for the open first base job.

Urias gets 20-game domestic violence suspension  —  Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias has been suspended 20 games under Major League Baseball's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, the league announced Saturday.  —  Urias has said he will not appeal.

Thames' HR in 14th, Yelich's 2 help Brewers beat Nats 15-14  —  Eric Thames hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the 14th inning, and the  —  Milwaukee Brewers finally held on for a wild 15-14 victory over the  —  Washington Nationals on Saturday.  —  Christian Yelich hit two home runs …

Red Sox Place Chris Sale On 10-Day IL With Elbow Inflammation  —  4:52 pm: It appears the issue may indeed be more serious than initially believed.  Per President of Baseball Ops Dave Dombrowski (h/t to Bill Koch of the Providence Journal) the injury is “brand new” and the team will seek …

Refilling Cubs' pen: Closer Craig Kimbrel to be activated from IL Sunday; Steve Cishek also close  —  Craig Kimbrel on tap to return to the Cubs bullpen Sunday.  Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images  —  Kimbrel has missed the last 13 games because of a knee issue.

Blue Jays lose game, Guerrero, await MRI result  —  The Blue Jays lost 4-3 to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon but that was the least of the team's problems.  —  The bigger issue was that star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the game in the third inning due to left knee discomfort …

Braves place Ender Inciarte on IL; he hopes to return this season  —  The short-handed Braves were dealt another blow.  —  Outfielder Ender Inciarte, who four weeks ago returned from a lumbar strain that sidelined him for 55 games, was placed on the injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain.

Belt's grand slam, 6 RBIs lead Giants over Arizona, 11-6  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Logan Webb found himself in the middle of a playoff race, and was up to the challenge.  —  The 22-year-old right-hander survived a rocky start and pitched five innings to win his major league debut, leading the

No Run Rays  —  The Tigers and Rays are dueling in a scoreless tie in Tampa Bay, as the game goes to the bottom of the thirteenth inning.  The Rays last scored in the first inning of the game on Thursday, 29 innings without a run.  If they can break that scoreless streak here in the thirteenth, they win the game.

Dugout Antics Lead to Another Brett Gardner Ejection  —  Gardner, Aaron Boone and C.C. Sabathia were all ejected in the bottom of the sixth inning amid disputes with the umpires in a victory over the Cleveland Indians.  —  The Yankees had just put the finishing touches on another dramatic victory …

Angels rally for 4 runs in 7th inning to beat White Sox 6-5  —  Brian Goodwin drove in two runs apiece, and the  —  Los Angeles Angels scored four in the seventh inning to rally past the  —  Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Saturday night.  —  Los Angeles sent 10 batters to the plate in the seventh and scored off four Chicago pitchers.