Kansas City 7, Toronto 6
Ben Zobrist is a versatile player.
Boston 11, Tampa Bay 7
Travis Shaw knew he would have some sort of opportunity on Saturday.
LA Dodgers 3, LA Angels 1
Neither an injured right hip nor one of the best players in the major leagues could keep left-hander Clayton Kershaw from defusing opposing offenses.
Baltimore 6, Detroit 2
The Baltimore Orioles relied heavily on power and effective starting pitching to win the American League East last season. They've had some trouble putting both together this year but did it effectively on Saturday night.
Philadelphia 12, Atlanta 2
The Philadelphia Phillies are suddenly streaking.
Chi. White Sox 8, NY Yankees 2
John Danks put a little extra heat on his fastball, Melky Cabrera's bat continued to sizzle and the Chicago White Sox got an impressive victory Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field.
Houston 9, Arizona 2
Expectations are that Houston Astros rookie shortstop Carlos Correa will have numerous multi-homer games in his future; and, with the way Astros catcher Hank Conger has been mashing of late, power performances might also become expected events from him as well.
Minnesota 3, Seattle 2
With their offense sputtering and their lead in the wild-card race dwindling, the Minnesota Twins did what they had to do Saturday to get a victory.
Chi. Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2
Anthony Rizzo is so in the zone that he can crush pitches well out of it.
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3
No pitcher in the major leagues has more wins than Gerrit Cole since Sept. 7. But the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander has been unable to solve his chief nemesis, the Cincinnati Reds.
San Diego 5, Miami 3
With four wins in a row and seven in the past eight games, the San Diego Padres are having fun.
NY Mets 3, Washington 2
Lucas Duda started off August the same way he finished July -- on a tear.
Colorado 6, St. Louis 2
Their bullpen taxed from soaking up 10 1/3 innings over the last two nights, the Colorado Rockies needed a good outing from their starting pitcher.
San Francisco 9, Texas 7
The San Francisco Giants didn't mind putting a damper on the Texas debut of Cole Hamels.
Oakland 5, Cleveland 1
Right-hander Aaron Brooks allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings in his Oakland debut and shortstop Marcus Semien hit a solo home run, lifting the A's to a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night at O.co Coliseum.
Oakland 5, Cleveland 1
Right-hander Aaron Brooks allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings in his Oakland debut and shortstop Marcus Semien hit a solo home run, lifting the A's to a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night at O.co Coliseum.