The Milwaukee Brewers beefed up their lineup in an effort to enhance their chances to stay in the hotly contested National League Central race by acquiring second baseman Neil Walker from the New York Mets on Saturday. MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton, who leads the majors in homers, drilled a tiebreaking, three-run shot to left field to lead the Miami Marlins to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night at Marlins Park. CHICAGO -- Melky Cabrera hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals held on for a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. WASHINGTON -- A moment of silence was observed Saturday night at the Washington Nationals' home game against the San Francisco Giants for the victims of a clash at the "Unite the Right" rally earlier in the day at Charlottesville, Va. ST. LOUIS -- Paul DeJong and Randal Grichuk each homered to support Carlos Martinez's six solid innings Saturday night as the surging St. Louis Cardinals edged the Atlanta Braves 6-5 at sold-out Busch Stadium. PHOENIX -- Brandon Drury's two-run double keyed a four-run sixth inning that broke up Chicago Cubs starter Jon Lester's pitching duel with Patrick Corbin, and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a three-game losing streak with a 6-2 win on Saturday night. PHILADELPHIA --The Philadelphia Phillies clawed their way to a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night behind the arm of starting pitcher Aaron Nola. MILWAUKEE -- Eric Sogard scored on a 10th-inning wild pitch as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday night at Miller Park. DETROIT -- Justin Upton drilled a walk-off, two-run homer with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night to give the Detroit Tigers a 12-11 comeback victory over Minnesota that snapped the Twins' six-game winning streak. Forward Kevin Durant of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors issued an apology for comments he claims were "taken out of context" regarding the development of basketball in India. NEW YORK -- Andrew Benintendi continued his torrid month by hitting a pair of three-run homers as the Boston Red Sox recorded a 10-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday. MANKATO, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings opened the preseason looking a lot like they did when they closed last season. And that's not good when it comes to the offensive line and its ability to protect quarterback Sam Bradford. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kevin Kisner withstood a wavering back nine to keep the lead, shooting a 1-over-par 72 in the third round of the PGA Championship on Saturday at Quail Hollow Club. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jay Bruce drove in his first two runs since joining the Cleveland Indians, helping his new team to a 3-0 win over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night at Tropicana Field. TORONTO -- Chris Rowley pitched into the sixth inning to earn the win in his major league debut as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Saturday. The Detroit Red Wings condemned the use of their logo by extremists at a white nationalist rally on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. President Donald Trump signed a large spending bill aimed at reforming the Veterans Healthcare Administration, fulfilling a central promise from his campaign. President Donald Trump reacted to the chaotic scene that unfolded at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., condemning violence "on many sides." The Ministry of Defense said Saturday the advanced U.S. missile defense system deployed in a southern town won't cause any adverse effects to the local environment. |
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