Nationals place Slaten on DL, recall Stammen  —  PHOENIX — The Nationals placed left-hander Doug Slaten on the 15-day disabled list because of an elbow injury and recalled right-hander Craig Stammen from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.  —  While the velocity on his fastball never went down …

Pirates hand Phillies 4th straight loss 6-3  —  PITTSBURGH—Charlie Morton pitched seven solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Philadelphia Phillies to their fourth consecutive loss, 6-3 Saturday night.  —  Andrew McCutchen and Lyle Overbay each had three hits and Brandon Wood homered …

Mark Reynolds' grand-slam powers Orioles past Blue Jays  —  BALTIMORE - Mark Reynolds hit a grand slam and Jake Arrieta pitched six effective innings to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.  —  With the Orioles trailing 3-1 in the sixth …

Varitek, Papelbon ejected in wild ninth inning  —  BOSTON — A comfortable Red Sox lead evaporated in the ninth inning of a 14-inning win Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park, and their self-control and patience with home-plate umpire Tony Randazzo disappeared along with it.

Miguel Cabrera's homer lifts Tigers over White Sox  —  CHICAGO — Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning, sending Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.  —  Austin Jackson opened the ninth …

Games of the Day  —  The Red Sox moved their game against Oakland to 1 PM EDT as Trevor Cahill faces Josh Beckett.  Cahill's road ERA is 0.6 runs high than his home ERA despite better strikeout and walk numbers away from Oakland.  Beckett is coming off a very hot month of May in which he posted a 1.00 ERA in 36 innings.

Kemp hits slam, Dodgers beat Reds 11-8 in 11  —  CINCINNATI—Matt Kemp couldn't believe the mid-afternoon heat during batting practice.  —  “After BP, I was like this,” he said, dropping his head as if he was about to pass out.  “Whew!”  —  The heat won't be the lasting memory from his career game.

Yankees' prospect Gary Sanchez sent back to Tampa due to ‘attitude problem’ with Charleston team  —  ANAHEIM - Hold off on those Cooperstown plans for Gary Sanchez.  —  The Yankees' 18-year-old catching prospect was told to leave the team's Low-A affiliate in Charleston …

Cubs' Garza to come off DL, make start Monday  —  ST. LOUIS — Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza will come off the DL and pitch against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday after throwing his second side session of the week on Friday.  —  “Everything went great with [Garza's side session and recovery],” manager Mike Quade said.

Jeremy Hellickson leads Rays past Mariners 3-2  —  SEATTLE - Jeremy Hellickson picked up where he left off in May, pitching neatly into the eighth inning to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.  —  Hellickson (7-3) allowed one run and three hits over 7 1-3 innings …

Mets nemesis, Braves' Chipper Jones, says he would keep David Wright, even if Reyes can't stay  —  Eighteen years after he debuted, now 39 years old and fighting injuries, Chipper Jones is still the heart and soul of the Atlanta Braves.  —  Jones never wanted it any other way …