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Pablo Sandoval homered for the second straight day, Justin Miller pitched solidly after an injury forced starter Matt Cain out and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night. A day after Jonathan Sanchez pitched a no-hitter, the Giants beat the Padres for a third straight game behind [...]

John Smoltz got his first win for Boston and Kevin Youkilis hit two home runs to lift the Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals 15-9 Saturday night. Smoltz (1-2) struck out seven over five innings, allowing one run on four hits. He struck out four batters in a row over the second and third [...]

Jim Thome drove in four runs for the Chicago White Sox, countering two home runs by ex-teammate Joe Crede in an 8-7 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Bobby Jenks picked up his 20th save, but nearly blew it when Jose Morales hit a two-run single with one out in the ninth after [...]

Ryan Howard hit a tying three-run homer in the ninth inning before Paul Bako's single gave the Philadelphia Phillies an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. The Phillies, who have won eight of nine, trailed 7-3 before pinch-hitter Matt Stairs led off the ninth with a homer off Matt Capps (1-5).

Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats and the Washington Nationals set season highs for hits and runs in a 13-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. Washington's 21 hits were the team's most since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005. The Nationals last scored 13 runs in a [...]

Jeff Francoeur had a two-run single in his Mets debut and Johan Santana pitched seven sharp innings, leading New York to a 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. Omir Santos had three hits for New York, which scored all its runs in the first two innings. Leadoff hitter Angel Pagan scored twice [...]

Rajai Davis and Adam Kennedy each hit two-run homers in the seventh inning, and Dallas Braden gave up two runs over six innings to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Saturday night. Davis hit his two-run homer off Matt Garza (6-7) before Kennedy added another two-run shot on the only [...]

San Francisco Giants All-Star right-hander Matt Cain left Saturday's game against San Diego after getting hit by a liner in his pitching arm during the second inning. Cain, who entered the game tied for the second-most wins in the National League, was hit just above his right elbow by San Diego pitcher Tim Stauffer's line [...]

Carl Pavano allowed two runs in eight innings, Travis Hafner drove in a pair, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Saturday night. Pavano left with a three-run lead, but Kerry Wood gave up a two-run homer to Miguel Cabrera before retiring the next three batters for his 12th save. Cleveland won for [...]

Oakland Athletics first baseman Jason Giambi left Saturday night's game against Tampa Bay in the fifth inning with a bruised right elbow. The injury may have occurred when Giambi was hit by a pitch during the second inning. Bobby Crosby replaced Giambi at first base. Giambi, who entered the game hitting .193, struck out in [...]