Union jacks: Yanks outslug Red Sox 17-13 in U.K.  —  LONDON — Apparently, there was only one way the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox felt they could introduce baseball to the United Kingdom: with runs — plenty of them.  —  It took both teams very little time to flex their offensive power Saturday …

Christian Yelich to participate in All-Star Home Run Derby  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The reigning NL MVP plans to participate in the Home Run Derby next month.  —  Milwaukee Brewers star  —  Christian Yelich, who leads the majors with 29 homers, says he accepted an invitation from Major League Baseball …

Down and out: Cardinals' sickly offense loses top producer Ozuna  —  SAN DIEGO — Shortly before they found a way, through video replay, to vanquish the lengthiest scoreless streak of their season, and long before Friday's game was decided in any way, the Cardinals already had suffered a loss …

Gurriel hits 2nd straight game-winner, Astros down M's in 10  —  Yuli Gurriel doubled in the 10th inning for his second straight last at-bat game winner, lifting the  —  Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.  —  The Astros hadn't scored since putting up five runs in the second when

Baez hits grand slam, Cubs beat Reds 6-0 behind Quintana  —  Javier Baez hit his first grand slam of the season Saturday, and  —  Jose Quintana went six innings for his first victory since May 5, leading the  —  Cincinnati Reds.  —  The NL Central leaders are 14-14 in June.

Blackmon homers, Gray pitches Rockies past Dodgers 5-3  —  Jon Gray pitched effectively into the seventh inning and  —  Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night.  —  Gray (9-5) allowed three runs, two earned, and struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings to give Colorado's tired bullpen some rest.

Rangers Sign Austin Bibens-Dirkx  —  The Rangers have reunited with right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx on a minor league contract, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.  Bibens-Dirkx will take the ball for their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville on Saturday.

Detwiler gets 1st win in 3 years, White Sox power past Twins  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Ross Detwiler pitched five effective innings for his first win in nearly three years and the  —  Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota 6-4 on Friday night to snap a seven-game losing streak against the Twins.

Mets Lose to Braves and Reach a Season Low  —  The rookie Mike Soroka outpitched Jacob deGrom, a Cy Young Award winner, and the visiting Atlanta Braves got a two-run homer from Austin Riley, a fellow youngster, in a 6-2 victory Friday night over the plummeting Mets.

Sanchez beats old team, lead Nationals over Tigers, 3-1  —  Anibal Sanchez beat his former team for his third win in four starts,  —  Juan Soto hit his 14th home run of the season and the  —  Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night.  —  Sanchez (4-6), who went 46-49 for the Tigers from 2012-17 …

Power Rankings: Spotlighting MLB's Most Modern Teams  — This week's Power Rankings highlights the teams that most exemplify what baseball is in 2019: homers, strikeouts and walks.  —  Another Friday is here, and so is another edition of SI's MLB Power Rankings.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. seeing star as Jays down equally woeful Royals  —  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has a new nickname — “it's hot” assured the Cuban's interpreter Hector Lebron — though the two don't want to reveal it quite yet.  —  Perhaps they're saving it for Sunday if Gurriel is named to the American League all-star team.