Buehler latest injured Dodgers, but LA beats Braves 7-3  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) Walker Buehler was looking like the answer to the Dodgers' injury woes.  Then he became just another problem.  —  Buehler was pulled from his start Friday night with rib soreness, and Los Angeles overcame another blow …

MLB notes: Nationals place pitcher Stephen Strasburg on disabled list  —  Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg will go on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, manager Dave Martinez said after the Nationals' 7-5 victory over San Francisco on Saturday.  —  Martinez said there was no timetable on Strasburg's return.

Jankowski's bases-loaded single lifts Padres over Marlins … MIAMI - Travis Jankowski tries to have a short memory when it comes to setbacks.  That approach helped the San Diego Padres on Saturday.  —  An inning after striking out with a runner in scoring position, Jankowski hit …

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Matt Harvey after his last start: 'Best I've felt in a long time'  —  Matt Harvey realizes the box score didn't look good after giving up three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.  —  He was frustrated that he put his team in a four-run deficit in an eventual 7-6 loss in 10 innings.

Mets could welcome Wilmer Flores back during upcoming road trip  —  NEW YORK — Wilmer Flores is close to returning with the infielder saying Saturday afternoon that he is participating in all baseball activities.  —  All signs point to a return during the upcoming road trip.  —  “I feel good now,” Flores said.

Albert Pujols ties Stan Musial on RBI list in 2-1 Angels victory over Twins … Albert Pujols hit his 623rd career homer and tied Stan Musial for seventh on the career RBI list with 1,951, helping the Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 after a four-hour rain delay Saturday.

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies … DENVER - The eventual return to health of the Diamondbacks' position player group figures to create a logjam now that the club has added outfielder Jon Jay to the roster.  But from listening to GM Mike Hazen on Saturday it doesn't sound …

Cubs go for sweep of Pirates  —  CHICAGO — When the season started, Kyle Hendricks expected to be part of the reason the Chicago Cubs could count themselves among the favorites in the National League.  —  But like the Cubs, the right-hander has battled inconsistency thus far but understands the need to establish a rhythm.

Verlander recovers from 1st-pitch HR, Astros top Rangers 7-3  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Justin Verlander tried to shake off Shin-Soo Choo's homer on the Houston ace's first pitch of the game as a “one pitch, one run” no big deal.  —  The Astros kept it from mattering too much.

Lester, Cubs 1-hit Pirates for 11th win in 13 games  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the Cubs took advantage of a first-inning slip by center fielder Starling Marte in a 2-0 victory Saturday over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago's 11th win in 13 games.

Slumping Albies will be fine, Freeman says  —  LOS ANGELES - Every player goes through slumps, they're just more noticeable when the player in question, Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies, goes from career-best surge into a rough patch with little or no middle ground between the two periods.

Rays beat Mariners 7-3 to stop 8-game skid  —  Blake Snell overcame occasional wildness to go six effective innings, and the  —  Tampa Bay Rays stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating  —  Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Saturday.  —  Snell (8-3), who was born in Seattle, gave up two runs and seven hits.

Detroit Tigers' late draft picks stocked with future potential  —  A quick look at the Tigers' No. 1 pick in 2018 MLB draft, Casey Mize.  Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press.  Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  Several Tigers crowded around a clubhouse television on Saturday morning to watch the talk of the town.

Independent ball can pave way to big leagues: Ex-MLB skipper  —  Butch Hobson has seen a little bit of everything during his 30 years of managing professional baseball.  —  The Chicago Dogs' inaugural skipper has won multiple championships, and piloted the Boston Red Sox for three seasons in the early 1990s.

Tommy Greene recalls winning the NLCS clincher for '93 Phillies  —  Tommy Greene was looking for redemption.  After being knocked out in less than three innings of his first postseason start, the Phillies righthander contributed to one of the signature wins of the team's 1993 National League championship season.

Jim Leyritz, pulling for Gronkowski at Belmont, says everything ‘should be OK’ with Yankees after Twitter flub  —  Jim Leyritz doesn't think there will be any long-term collateral damage from his Twitter flub a few weeks ago, when the 1996 Yankee World Series stud blasted team president Randy Levine …