Nationals have several ninth-inning options  —  MIAMI — Drew Storen is the Nationals' closer, but Washington manager Jim Riggleman will not hesitate to bring on Tyler Clippard or Sean Burnett in the ninth inning if the situation calls for it.  —  Such was the case Friday night …

Aviles' sac fly lifts Kansas City past Oakland 4-3  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Aviles' sacrifice fly scored Jarrod Dyson from third base Saturday night, lifting Kansas City past Oakland 4-3, the Royals' sixth walkoff win this season.  —  Billy Butler singled leading off the ninth against Brandon McCarthy …

Quad strain lands Nelson Cruz on DL  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained right quadriceps muscle.  The move is retroactive to May 4.  —  “It's not fun,” Cruz said about being on the DL.  “I want to play.

Morton, Pirates Beat Astros 6-1  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Charlie Morton took a shutout into the eighth inning, Lyle Overbay homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the fourth time in six games, 6-1 over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.  —  Morton (4-1) worked 7 2-3 innings …

Red Sox bounce back behind Clay Buchholz and pen  —  Clay Buchholz combined with four relievers on a three-hitter and the Boston Red Sox [team stats] bounced back from a pair of lopsided losses with a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in a game delayed by rain for over two hours.

Gallardo takes no-hitter into 8th, beats Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS—Yovani Gallardo was the second straight pitcher to flirt with a no-hitter at Busch Stadium, allowing only a single to start the eighth inning of the Milwaukee Brewers' slump-busting 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

Swisher talks his way back into lineup  —  ARLINGTON — Nick Swisher's voice still had a chalky rasp, but he couldn't stomach the idea of sitting for another nine innings.  —  Swisher talked his way back into the Yankees' lineup on Saturday after missing a game with flu-like symptoms that included a severe head cold.

Reyes is Poster Boy for Mets Mediocrity  —  In the eighth inning of an April 27 game in Washington against the Nationals, Mets' shortstop Jose Reyes smashed a line drive up the left centerfield gap that bounced to the wall.  Despite an excellent throw from Nats' centerfielder Rick Ankiel …

Jeter sets record for most games at SS for 1 team  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Jeter has set a major league record for the most games played at shortstop for one team.  —  Jeter played in his 2,303rd game at shortstop for the New York Yankees on Saturday night at Texas.

Fukudome wins it for Cubs in ninth  —  CHICAGO—Kosuke Fukudome hit a game-ending single as the Chicago Cubs scored twice in the ninth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 Saturday.  —  Carlos Pena led off the ninth with a homer to tie it and Blake DeWitt also connected for the Cubs, who have won three of four.

Longoria, Upton lead Rays over Orioles 8-2  —  BALTIMORE—Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs, B.J. Upton hit a three-run drive and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 Saturday to tie a single-season club record with their seventh straight road win.