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The Mets spotted Jon Niese a 1-0 lead before he threw a pitch and a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Niese responded by throwing 7 1/3 innings of two-run…Read more

By his lofty standards, Adam Jones has been in a slump. In the third inning against the Red Sox on Saturday, he ended that skid as his two-run homer tied…Read more

For a team that hasn't been hitting home runs lately, the Astros came out bashing Saturday night. Chris Carter and Alex Presley hit two-run home runs in the first inning…Read more

Handed an opportunity to move into a tie for the first American League Wild Card spot by virtue of losses by the Royals and A's, the Mariners instead stumbled themselves…Read more

Tempers on the Pirates' bench boiled over Saturday night when Milwaukee pitcher Matt Garza was ejected in the fifth inning after hitting Andrew McCutchen with a pitch for the second…Read more

Jerome Williams made baseball history on Saturday -- albeit in bizarre fashion -- as he became the first pitcher ever to earn three wins against the same team in one…Read more

Mark Teixeira and Carlos Beltran have been dealing with nagging injuries throughout the season, and Saturday evening they both experienced more frustrating setbacks.    Read more

Jose Bautista had a firsthand exchange with the fans in right field, the so-called "Bleacher Creatures," at Yankee Stadium during Saturday's 6-3 Blue Jays victory. It was Bautista who had…Read more

Evan Gattis admits that he was relieved to learn that a kidney stone has been the source of the discomfort he's occasionally felt over the past week.    Read more

As A.J. Preller has gone about the task of evaluating the Padres in his first months as general manger, he has defined one area that is not a problem: He…Read more