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Wilson Valdez scored from second on a sacrifice fly and an error in the seventh as the Phillies beat Milwaukee, 5-4, at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night.

Mitch Talbot and the Indians' offense both snapped out of funks on Saturday night in a 4-2 victory over the Mariners before 25,108 in Safeco Field.

Relying exclusively on power, the Giants belted four home runs, including Juan Uribe's go-ahead clout in the ninth inning, to escape with a 5-4 victory Saturday night over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter became the 64th manger in Major League history to reach the 900-win mark with Saturday's 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Washington lefty John Lannan notched his fifth win in his past six starts with a strong performance in the Nats' 9-2 victory over the Pirates on Saturday.

The Orioles used a well-balanced attack -- posting three multirun innings for the first time since Aug. 10 -- to complete a series-evening 8-4 win over Tampa Bay for Buck Showalter's 900th win as a big league manager.

The White Sox swept an undermanned Red Sox team on Saturday at Fenway Park, grabbing 3-1 victories in both the afternoon affair and the nightcap, to move back to within 3 1/2 games of Twins.

Alex Gonzalez's second-inning RBI double off Josh Johnson proved to be enough for Jair Jurrjens, who scattered three hits over seven scoreless innings and helped the Braves snap a two-game losing streak with Saturday night's 2-0 win over the Marlins at Sun Life Stadium.

Pablo Sandoval was nagged by tightness in his hips, prompting Giants manager Bruce Bochy to leave the third baseman out of Saturday's lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rockies right-hander Esmil Rogers lost his rotation spot when Aaron Cook returned to beat the Padres on Friday night, but he was a key figure on Saturday afternoon.

Travis Wood pitched seven superb innings and hit a home run Saturday as the Reds took a 6-1 win over the Cardinals, extending their lead over St. Louis in the National League Central back to eight games.

Matt Tolbert hit two triples and drove in a career-high five runs, And Jim Thome belted two homers to move past Mark McGwire into ninth on the all-time home run list with 584 in Saturday's 12-4 blowout of the Rangers at Target Field.

For the second straight contest, Oakland's starter overcame poor control and shut out the Angels for six innings. A day after Gio Gonzalez did the deed, Trevor Cahill did it on Saturday to pace the A's to a 3-1 victory.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been around baseball long enough to understand the importance of September.

Rangers ace Cliff Lee is unlikely to make his start Tuesday against the Blue Jays because of continued soreness from a strained muscle on the right side of his lower back.

First baseman Jeff Clement is unlikely to play again in 2010 after an exam on Saturday revealed that he had pulled his left oblique muscle.

As expected, lefty Scott Olsen has lost his spot in Washington's rotation. A baseball source confirmed that Cuban righty Yunesky Maya will make the start.

First baseman Miguel Cabrera returned to the Tigers lineup on Saturday against the Royals after leaving the game on Thursday in Minnesota with left biceps tendinitis. He sat out on Friday.

Will Rhymes, who entered Saturday night with a career high 11-game hitting streak, extended it with a single in the first inning.

It should come as no surprise that Jayson Werth has begun researching a potential change with free agency looming after the season.