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BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and Mookie Betts hit a tying single before scoring the go-ahead run in Boston's third straight win over New York.

BOWLING

SEATTLE (AP) — James Paxton was perfect through five innings against the Houston Astros on Saturday night. It wasn't enough for the Seattle starter.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants manager Bruce Bochy thought he was playing the odds when he brought in closer Santiago Casilla to try to close out the ninth inning against St. Louis, even as a chorus of boos rained down…

NEW YORK (AP) — Byron Buxton has shown this month that he could indeed approach the towering expectations placed on him as a hyped prospect.

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Carlos Arroyo scored on a groundout in the sixth inning, leading the High Desert Mavericks to a 7-4 win over the Visalia Rawhide on Saturday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Jose Rondon hit an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning to lead the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 4-3 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Saturday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 590th career home run and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto 6-1 Saturday night, dropping the Blue Jays into a tie for the top two AL wild-card spots.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joey Wendle led off the game with his first major league homer and the Oakland Athletics were off to a fast start in yet another victory over Yu Darvish.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kolten Wong hit a sacrifice fly that capped a two-run comeback in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a big win in their playoff chase, beating the San Francisco Giants 3-2 Saturday…

MINNEAPOLIS — Following a decade-plus of lobbying and 2½ years of construction, the Minnesota Vikings have arrived at the grand opening of their new stadium, with the Green Bay Packers serving as the fitting visitors on the national stage of…

SEATTLE (AP) — Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run single and Mike Fiers pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

TRAP

PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Brock Stewart pitched five effective innings and the Dodgers bullpen took over from there Saturday night as the NL West leaders beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevan Smith is on the board, but the Chicago White Sox came away empty in most of their scoring opportunities on Saturday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run with two outs in the 12th inning after also connecting for a tying shot in the 11th, lifting the New York Mets over the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Saturday…

DENVER (AP) — Jon Gray struck out a franchise-record 16 and pitched a four-hitter to lead the Colorado Rockies to an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Evan Longoria continues to excel in a season that long ago went awry for the Tampa Bay Rays.

CROSS COUNTRY

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joey Wendle led off the game with his first major league homer for Oakland, Marcus Semien also went deep against Yu Darvish and the Athletics beat the AL-best Texas Rangers 11-2 on Saturday night.