Cabrera induces double play, leads DSL Royals1 to 3-1 win over DSL Astros  —  , (AP) — Daury Cabrera got Rolando Espinosa to hit into a double play in the sixth inning, leading the DSL Royals1 to a 3-1 win over the DSL Astros on Saturday.  —  The double play came with runners on first and second …

Reds Xtra: You've got questions, Fay's got answers  —  SAN DIEGO — Time to answer some questions from the Twitter mailbag, along with a few from the ancient form of communication e-mail:  —  From Mark N.: You raise the key question on outfield options.  I don't have the answers …

Wong walk-off, Ozuna's big day propels Cardinals over Pirates  —  Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Marcell Ozuna watches play from the dugout during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on Thursday, May 31 …

LEADING OFF: Price vs Verlander in duel of former Cy winners  —  A look at what's happening around baseball Saturday:  —  CY vs. CY  —  Two former Cy Young Award winners will face off when AL division leaders Boston and Houston continue their four-game series at Minute Maid Park.

Injury-plagued Dodgers claim lefty P.J. Conlon from Mets  —  DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers have claimed left-hander P.J. Conlon from the New York Mets and assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City.  —  Los Angeles announced the move Saturday before a game against the Colorado Rockies.

Carlos Rodon appears close to returning to White Sox rotation  —  Photos from the White Sox-Brewers game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday, June 2, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Carlos Rodon is close to getting back into the White Sox rotation, and he's looking more like the prospect …

Cincinnati Reds scouting director Chris Buckley discusses strategy in MLB Draft  —  With the Cincinnati Reds sitting in last place in the National League Central, more eyes shift toward the farm system to see which young prospects could make an impact in the Major Leagues.

MLB draft: Breaking down where Hawkeyes and Iowa signees could go  —  IOWA CITY, Ia.  — It's the double-edged sword of a growing program, one that'll put Rick Heller in an interesting spot come next week.  —  He's readying for his fifth MLB draft as the Iowa baseball coach …

Diamondbacks tie franchise mark with 6 HRs, beat Marlins 9-1  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's bats woke up during a three-game series against Cincinnati.  The Diamondbacks kept rolling in their opener against Miami, sending one ball after another over the Chase Field walls.

Tigers score three in the eighth to beat Blue Jays 7-4  —  John Hicks' two-run single in the eighth inning broke open a tie game and the Detroit  —  Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Saturday.  —  Miguel Cabrera singled off Seunghwan Oh (1-1) with one out in the eighth, and was replaced by pinch-runner

Hard slide by Rougned Odor results in benches clearing, differing views  —  After the game had ended and the benches had cleared, Texas Rangers baserunner Rougned Odor and Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons had differing views of a slide into second base that left a “nasty gash” on Simmons' left leg.

Braves fall to Nationals in 14-inning matinee  —  The Braves' bullpen was sensational.  Then came the 14th inning.  —  Miguel Socolovich was tagged for a pair of runs, and the Braves lost to the Nationals 5-3 in 14 innings Saturday.  —  They'll still have a chance to take three of four in the series Sunday.

Giants Place Brandon Belt On DL  —  The Giants have placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the 10-day disabled list and activated infielder/outfielder Alen Hanson from the DL, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area was among those to report.  —  Belt exited the Giants' game Friday …

NY Mets pull fan giveaway because of ‘quality control issue’  —  NEW YORK — Even the Mets' fan giveaways are having issues.  —  The Mets were scheduled to distribute Todd Frazier replica batting practice pullovers to the first 15,000 fans through the turnstiles before Saturday's game …

Rays draft goal with stockpile of picks: Choose wisely  —  SEATTLE — Blake Snell remembers what he thought when he heard, read about and saw in person the players the Rays took ahead of and after him when they had 10 of the top 60 picks in that 2011 draft that was supposed to provide a franchise-altering crop.