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CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo's two-run double helped spoil Yu Darvish's return to the Rangers as the Chicago Cubs beat Texas 3-1 on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins inducted Torii Hunter into the team's Hall of Fame on Saturday, and the popular outfielder concluded his acceptance speech with a plea for unity in the wake of two recent police shootings that have…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Major League Baseball is telling managers to cool it on arguing balls and strikes, and warning them not to rely on replay help to bolster their beefs.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Alex Yarbrough drove in Jabari Henry with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, leading the Arkansas Travelers to a 3-1 win over the Tulsa Drillers in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — R.A. Dickey thought it was a safe pitch to a major league rookie. It turned out to be one of his few mistakes.

PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) -- Jose Manuel Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Pericos de Puebla to a 6-1 win over the Rieleros de Aguascalientes on Saturday.

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Nathan Lukes hit a walk-off solo homer in the eighth inning, as the Lake County Captains beat the Quad Cities River Bandits 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit two home runs, Ryon Healy hit his first career homer and Sonny Gray snapped a 12-game winless streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Leon homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez again dominated the Yankees in his return from Triple-A and the Boston Red Sox beat New York 5-2 on Saturday to win their season-high sixth straight.

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PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Trayce Thompson on the 15-day disabled list because of lower back irritation Saturday before their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch had an expected result in his unexpected NASCAR start.

SEATTLE (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma limited Houston to two hits in seven innings, Robinson Cano provided the only scoring with a RBI single in the sixth and the Seattle Mariners beat the Astros 1-0 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish was pleased with his first start since June 8 after recovering from shoulder discomfort, even though his pitch count quickly rose and he fell short of pitching five innings.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have placed struggling closer Arodys Vizcaino on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Rio de Janeiro Olympics official doubts the world's top four male golfers are staying away from the games because of the Zika virus.

TROON, Scotland — Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson delivered what everyone expects out of a major championship.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jay Fishman finds it more comfortable these days to use a wheelchair to get around, and has begun getting some help breathing from a portable ventilator.

DETROIT (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have reinstated closer Wade Davis from the 15-day disabled list.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole will start Saturday against the Nationals after the Pirates activated him from the 15-day disabled list.