Kansas City 7, Detroit 4
Just because the Kansas City Royals are not likely to make the playoffs this season does not mean they can't send out the occasional reminder they are the defending World Series champions.
Kansas City 7, Detroit 4
Eric Hosmer belted a three-run home run to help the Kansas City Royals overcome a two-run deficit with two outs in the ninth and pin a potentially damaging 7-4 loss on the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
St. Louis 10, Chi. Cubs 4
Rookie Alex Reyes is enjoying his time pitching in an important role for a team trying to reach the playoffs.
St. Louis 10, Chi. Cubs 4
The St. Louis Cardinals scored six runs in the first three innings en route to beating the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Saturday and staying afloat in the National League wild card race.
Texas 5, Oakland 0
Shortstop Elvis Andrus hit a pair of two-run homers, Yu Darvish pitched seven shutout innings and the Texas Rangers rolled to a 5-0 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum.
Texas 5, Oakland 0
Manager Jeff Banister gave most of his regulars the day off Saturday against Oakland, one day after the Texas Rangers clinched the American League West crown and celebrated late into the night after beating the A's.
Toronto 3, NY Yankees 0
Jose Bautista has struggled at times this season with nagging injuries. He has been on the disabled list twice and his production is not what it has been.
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 4
Dustin Pedroia hit a two-out, two-strike grand slam in the seventh inning, rallying the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night at Tropicana Field for their 10th straight win.
Baltimore 6, Arizona 1
Trey Mancini and Mark Trumbo both homered and starter Wade Miley shut down his former team for 8 2/3 innings as the Baltimore Orioles rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Baltimore.
Washington 6, Pittsburgh 1
The Washington Nationals clinched the National League East title and a playoff spot on Saturday night with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
Chi. White Sox 8, Cleveland 1
Jose Quintana is one of the least supported pitchers in the American League but Saturday night, his teammates tried to make it up to him.
LA Angels 10, Houston 4
Just when it appeared that Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels had done enough critical damage to the Houston's fading playoff hopes, they mounted another late-inning rally to push the Astros one step closer to elimination.
Minnesota 3, Seattle 2
The Minnesota Twins didn't make history on Saturday. Teetering on the brink of just the second 100-loss season in franchise history, that's a good thing for them.
Miami 6, Atlanta 4
Dee Gordon, who led the National League in batting average and steals last season, hasn't been that same player this year.
Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 1
On any given day, Dan Straily is arguably the Cincinnati Reds' best starting pitcher.
Philadelphia 10, NY Mets 8
Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin had to convince himself that he was happy Saturday night after the Phillies put a crimp in the New York Mets' playoff hopes with a 10-8 win at Citi Field.
San Francisco 9, San Diego 6
Angel Pagan raced home with the tiebreaking run on a 10th-inning error by rookie right fielder Hunter Renfroe and Denard Span followed with a two-run homer off reliever Kevin Quackenbush to give San Francisco a 9-6 win over the Padres at Petco Park.
LA Dodgers 14, Colorado 1
The Los Angeles Dodgers were forced to put their celebration on hold, but still were a giddy bunch after routing the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.