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Julio Borbon had four hits and four of Texas' eight stolen bases, Derek Holland pitched into the seventh and the Rangers cut Boston's AL wild-card lead to a half-game with a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night. The eight stolen bases matched the most in the majors this season. Boston also allowed [...]

While teammates Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright are getting publicity for the Cy Young Award, Joel Pineiro is proving the Cardinals have something to offer a little deeper in the starting rotation. Pineiro won his fifth straight decision on Saturday night, allowing three runs pitching into the seventh inning of a 7-4 victory over the [...]

While teammates Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright are getting publicity for the Cy Young Award, Joel Pineiro is proving the Cardinals have something to offer a little deeper in the starting rotation. Pineiro won his fifth straight decision on Saturday night, allowing three runs pitching into the seventh inning of a 7-4 victory over the [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda was carted off the field and taken to the hospital after being hit in the head by a line drive Saturday night. A shot off the bat of Arizona pinch-hitter Rusty Ryal caught Kuroda on the right side of his head with Los Angeles leading 3-0 in the sixth [...]

John Lackey allowed one run in seven innings, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Baltimore 5-1 Saturday night to spoil the Camden Yards debut of rookie left-hander Brian Matusz. Chone Figgins had three hits, a walk and a stolen base for the Angels, who are 20-8 since the All-Star break. Los Angeles improved to 6-2 [...]

David Wright sustained a concussion after being hit squarely in the helmet by a 94 mph fastball from Giants starter Matt Cain on Saturday, and the Mets third baseman was expected to spend the night in the hospital. Wright was examined in the clubhouse before being taken by ambulance to the Hospital for Special Surgery.

The Minnesota Twins are leaving too many men on base. Their pesky slap-and-run game is rarely getting off the ground despite a sharp increase in power this season. That's what happens when the starting pitching stops working. Shin-Soo Choo and Grady Sizemore hit early homers Saturday to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 7-3 victory [...]

After getting two days of treatment on his back and elbow, Alex Rodriguez is back in the New York Yankees lineup and playing third base. Rodriguez said before Saturday's game in Seattle that back spasms he's been suffering the last few days are less severe and that his elbow is well enough to return to [...]

Now that they've proven they can win in Oakland, the Chicago White Sox are hoping to make believers out of the rest of the American League. Jayson Nix and Jim Thome each homered, Gavin Floyd pitched seven strong innings and the White Sox beat the Athletics 8-1 on Saturday for their third straight road win [...]

The Texas Rangers placed catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with recurring numbness in his right hand. Saltalamacchia left Friday night's game against the Boston Red Sox in the fourth inning with the hand problem and was replaced by Taylor Teagarden, who becomes the everyday catcher until Saltalamacchia returns.