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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Head held high as she took the court moments after her Chinese team entered the arena, Jenny Lang Ping waved and smiled in several directions then paced around the floor observing China's championship opponent from…

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- Ramon Rios hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Sultanes de Monterrey to a 9-4 win over the Vaqueros de la Laguna on Saturday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Alex Yarbrough hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, leading the Arkansas Travelers to a 4-2 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — With Chris Sale throwing a gem, Oakland Athletics left-hander Ross Detwiler had little margin for error.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- John Andreoli homered and had three hits, and Jordan Pries hurled six scoreless innings as the Iowa Cubs topped the Memphis Redbirds 6-3 on Saturday.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Brett Phillips hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Biloxi Shuckers to a 7-1 win over the Mobile BayBears on Saturday.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Brandon Lopez drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning, leading the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 7-3 win over the Burlington Bees on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Luke Weaver is learning that he doesn't need to be so perfect.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Blake Bortles threw two touchdowns passes in three drives and gave the Jacksonville Jaguars an early lead against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who rallied to win 27-21 in the preseason Saturday night.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Lars Anderson homered and doubled, scoring three runs while driving in two as the Tulsa Drillers defeated the Frisco RoughRiders 7-5 on Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Zimmerman homered among his three hits in his return from the disabled list, and the Washington Nationals used an eight-run fourth inning to take control before holding on for an 11-9 win over the Atlanta Braves…

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GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Rio Ruiz homered twice and tripled, driving home four runs and scoring a couple as the Gwinnett Braves defeated the Rochester Red Wings 5-1 on Saturday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Texas Rangers ran into one of the America League's hottest pitchers Saturday night and their winning streak came to an end.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Dash Winningham hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Columbia Fireflies a 2-0 win over the Augusta GreenJackets on Saturday.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Matt Rose hit a grand slam in the first inning, leading the South Bend Cubs to a 12-9 win over the Lansing Lugnuts on Saturday.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Ty Buttrey got Amed Rosario to hit into a double play in the seventh inning, leading the Portland Sea Dogs to a 10-8 win over the Binghamton Mets on Saturday.

NILES, Ohio (AP) -- Vince Jackson homered and singled twice, driving in four runs and scoring a pair, as State College beat the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 13-8 on Saturday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Castro homered and drove in four runs to help the Houston Astros notch their second straight blowout victory over the struggling Baltimore Orioles, 12-2 on Saturday night.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Jhonny Santos had two hits and scored two runs as the Batavia Muckdogs topped the West Virginia Black Bears 7-2 on Saturday.