A look at what's happening around the majors today:FISH STICKMike Trout tries to homer in his fourth straight game when the Los Angeles Angels play their series finale at Yankee Stadium. The two-time MVP is coming off his first career game with four extra-base hits — and first five-hit performance — on Saturday night. He will face New York righty Masahiro Tanaka (5-2, 4.95 ERA), who has a 1.60 ERA in five lifetime starts against the Angels.Tanaka was initially lined up to pitch against Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani, but the two-way rookie sensation was pushed back to manage his workload. Instead, it will be Garrett Richards (4-3, 3.31) getting the ball for Los Angeles on his 30th birthday. Richards is 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA in six career games, five starts, against the Yankees. They tagged him for a season-high nine runs — five earned — over 1 2/3 innings in an 11-1 loss to Tanaka at home on April 28.NL MOSTThe defending NL East champion Washington Nationals are 28-22 through 50 games... [More]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner was sharp in his first rehabilitation start since breaking the pinkie on his pitching hand in March, striking out eight while throwing 47 pitches over 3 2/3 hitless innings for Triple-A Sacramento.Bumgarner threw 31 strikes and walked one Saturday night while facing 12 hitters against the Albuquerque Isotopes.The appearance came almost two months to the day of having surgery to insert three pins into his pinkie after injuring the hand in the final game of spring training.Bumgarner's fastball was clocked between 91-93 mph and he effectively mixed pitches in his most extensive work since getting hurt.The 2014 World Series MVP also drew a rousing ovation from the sold-out crowd at Raley Field when he singled to right field leading off the bottom of the third on the first pitch from Albuquerque's Antonio Senzatela.Because Sacramento leaves for a road trip next week, Bumgarner will next pitch for Single-A San Jose on... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Trout homered and doubled three times during his first five-hit game in the majors, and the Los Angeles Angels quickly erased an early deficit in beating the New York Yankees 11-4 on Saturday night.Playing not far from his southern New Jersey hometown, Trout went deep for the third straight game to tie Boston's Mookie Betts for the big league lead with 17 home runs. The two-time MVP drove in four runs and set career bests with four extra-base hits and 11 total bases.Jose Briceno homered in his major league debut for Los Angeles, and rookie Jaime Barria (4-1) returned from the minors to win his third consecutive major league decision.Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge and Austin Romine homered for the Yankees. Sonny Gray (3-4) was tagged for five runs in 3 2/3 innings.RED SOX 8, BRAVES 6BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi homered and drove in three runs, helping Boston top Atlanta.The AL East-leading Red Sox celebrated the return of Dustin Pedroia with their sixth win in seven games.... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is one step closer to a return with the Los Angeles Dodgers.Kershaw pitched a four-inning simulated game Saturday, raising the possibility that he could be back in their rotation next week.The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner has been on the disabled list nearly a month with left biceps tendinitis.Asked if he should be able to go in five days, Kershaw said: "Yeah, I should be."Kershaw got up and down, mirroring game conditions, and pitched to Cody Bellinger, Chase Utley, Austin Barnes and Enrique Hernandez.Kershaw is 1-4 with a 2.86 ERA this season.It's not certain he'll pitch in five days, when the Dodgers play Philadelphia in the finale of a 10-game homestand.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who watched the workout with Andrew Friedman, the team's president of baseball operations, wants to see how Kershaw feels before determining when and where he will pitch next.Roberts had not yet talked to Kershaw before speaking with reporters."That's really encouraging,"... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw has pitched a simulated game for the Los Angeles Dodgers, raising the possibility that he could return to their rotation next week.The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner has been on the disabled list nearly a month with left biceps tendinitis.Kershaw faced Cody Bellinger, Chase Utley and other hitters during a four-inning workout Saturday. Asked if he'd be ready to pitch in five days, Kershaw said he thought so.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts watched the simulated game and says he wants to see how Kershaw feels before determining when and where he'll pitch next.Kershaw is 1-4 with a 2.86 ERA this season.

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi homered and drove in three runs, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Saturday.The AL East-leading Red Sox celebrated the return of Dustin Pedroia with their sixth win in seven games. Mitch Moreland had a key two-run double, Steven Wright (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings, and Craig Kimbrel got three outs for his 16th save.The 34-year-old Pedroia went 0 for 4 with a walk and scored in his first game after offseason knee surgery.Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer for Atlanta, and Ronald Acuna Jr. connected for a solo shot. Sean Newcomb, a Massachusetts native, struggled with his control in his first career game at Fenway Park, giving up three runs and walking four in three innings. Sam Freeman (1-2) got the loss.PHILLIES 2, BLUE JAYS 1PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Nick Williams hit his third pinch-hit homer in the eighth and the Phillies moved into first in the NL East.Nola did not allow a... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed Yu Darvish on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with right triceps tendinitis, continuing a rough season for the right-hander.The Cubs also optioned catcher Victor Caratini to Triple-A Iowa before their game against San Francisco. Veteran catcher Chris Gimenez and left-handed reliever Randy Rosario were brought up from the minors, and infielder Efren Navarro was designated for assignment.Darvish is 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA in his first season after finalizing a $126 million, six-year deal with the Cubs in February. He was slated to start the series finale against the Giants on Sunday night, but Tyler Chatwood will move up a day to take his place.The 31-year-old Darvish had been showing signs of a turnaround, pitching six innings of two-hit ball last Sunday at Cincinnati for his first win with his new team. He has allowed just two runs and five hits in his last 10 innings.The DL move was made retroactive to Wednesday. The Cubs did not immediately announce... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have recalled infielder Ryan McMahon from Triple-A Albuquerque and optioned infielder Pat Valaika to the farm club.McMahon was in the lineup batting seventh and playing second base against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.McMahon made Colorado's opening day roster but was optioned on May 1 after batting .180 in 28 games (11 starts). He hit .253 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 22 games for Albuquerque.Valaika also began the season with the Rockies before being optioned on May 8. He was recalled six days later and hit .176 in nine games for the Rockies.Colorado has a full 40-man roster.

NEW YORK (AP) — In a somewhat surprising move, the New York Yankees sent reserve infielder Ronald Torreyes to the minors to clear a roster spot for first baseman Greg Bird.The diminutive and popular Torreyes, batting .339 in a backup role, was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Friday night's victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Bird was reinstated from the disabled list Saturday and was in the starting lineup, batting sixth and playing first base. He had been sidelined since having right ankle surgery on March 27."I feel like I'm going to hit the ground running. We've got a great team and I'm excited to be back," Bird said. "I'm ready to go every day."Rather than demote first baseman Tyler Austin or one of their eight relief pitchers, the Yankees chose to send down Torreyes, who has a solid .785 OPS in 22 games and can play several positions."Obviously, a very difficult decision for us," manager Aaron Boone said. "Hopefully, it's something that's temporary. I mean, for what... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies has lost his no-hit bid against Toronto with two outs in the seventh inning.Russell Martin grounded a tying single through the left side to spoil Nola's try Saturday.Nola was pulled after that. He threw 113 pitches, matching a career high. Nola struck out 10 and walked two at Citizens Bank Park.The game is tied at 1.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies is pitching a no-hitter through six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.Nola has struck out 10 and walked one at Citizens Bank Park. The 24-year-old righty has thrown 88 pitches Saturday.Nola fanned five straight batters before a line of thunderstorms moved into the area and caused the second rain delay of the afternoon. The tarp was put on the field after the top of the sixth.The Phillies lead 1-0 on a home run by Maikel Franco.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have selected the contract of catcher Chris Gimenez from Triple-A Iowa and optioned catcher Victor Caratini to the farm club.To make room for Gimenez on their roster, the Cubs designated infielder Efren Navarro for assignment.Gimenez joined the Cubs on Saturday before their game with the San Francisco Giants. The 35-year-old signed a minor league contract with Chicago in the offseason after a combined nine seasons with five major league teams.Gimenez played for Cubs manager Joe Maddon with Tampa Bay in 2012 and 2013 and teamed with struggling Chicago starter Yu Darvish with Texas in 2014. Darvish, who signed a $126 million, six-year free-agent deal with the Cubs in the offseason, is 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA in eight starts and just earned his first win with Chicago last Sunday at Cincinnati.Darvish is scheduled to start Sunday against San Francisco, but Maddon said Gimenez will not be behind the plate. Maddon said the move was made primarily to get the 24-year-old Caratini more playing time.Caratini appeared in 26 games with Chicago, batting .262 with three doubles and four RBIs.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller is back on the 10-day disabled list, this time with inflammation in his right knee, and there's no timetable for his return.The AL Central-leading Indians made the move Saturday, a day after the lefty gave up three runs and got just two outs in an 11-2 loss to Houston."It's just not allowing him to be himself right now," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "That's probably the best way I could put it. I don't know what the next step will be."Cleveland recalled right-handers Ben Taylor and Evan Marshall from Triple-A Columbus. Right-hander Oliver Drake, who allowed six runs on Friday night, was designated for assignment.Miller was on the DL from April 26-May 11 with a strained left hamstring. He began the season with 10 consecutive scoreless innings, but is 0-3 with a 14.55 ERA in six games since being activated. Miller has also been dealing with a sore back.Miller is 1-3 with a 4.40 ERA and one save in 17 appearances this season.... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is back after being sidelined by offseason knee surgery.The 2008 AL MVP and four-time All Star went 0 for 4 with a walk and scored in Boston's 8-6 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.He received a standing ovation when he came up with the bases-loaded and two outs in the first. He flied out to right to end the inning."It was great to be back, a great win for us and it was exciting," he said. "I'll never forget that first at-bat. That was pretty cool."The 34-year-old Pedroia admitted to some nervousness in the clubhouse before batting practice."Yeah, it's been a long time, a lot of work put into to get to this point," he said. "So, yeah, I'll be a little nervous."Pedroia had cartilage-restoration surgery on his left knee seven months ago. He was not in Boston's opening-day lineup for the first time since 2007.He batted sixth in his return to the Red Sox."I don't want to break up the top two," manager Alex Cora said. "I'm very comfortable with them the way they're getting on base."I think that's a good spot for him to have traffic in front of him."___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

NEW YORK (AP) — In a somewhat surprising move, the New York Yankees sent reserve infielder Ronald Torreyes to the minors to clear a roster spot for first baseman Greg Bird.The diminutive and popular Torreyes, batting .339 in a backup role, was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Friday night's victory over the Angels. Bird was reinstated from the disabled list Saturday and was in the starting lineup against Los Angeles, batting sixth and playing first base. He had been sidelined since having right ankle surgery on March 27."I feel like I'm going to hit the ground running. We've got a great team and I'm excited to be back," Bird said. "I'm ready to go every day."Rather than demote first baseman Tyler Austin or one of their eight relief pitchers, the Yankees chose to send down Torreyes, who has a solid .785 OPS in 22 games and can play several positions."Obviously, a very difficult decision for us," manager Aaron Boone said. "I think the thinking was — and hopefully it's something... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi homered and drove in three runs, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Saturday.The AL East-leading Red Sox celebrated the return of Dustin Pedroia with their sixth win in seven games. Mitch Moreland had a key two-run double, Steven Wright (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings, and Craig Kimbrel got three outs for his 16th save.The 34-year-old Pedroia went 0 for 4 with a walk and scored in his first game after offseason knee surgery.Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer for Atlanta, and Ronald Acuna Jr. connected for a solo shot. Sean Newcomb, a Massachusetts native, struggled with his control in his first career game at Fenway Park, giving up three runs and walking four in three innings. Sam Freeman (1-2) got the loss.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller is back on the 10-day disabled list, this time with inflammation in his right knee, and there's no timetable for his return.The AL Central-leading Indians made the move Saturday, a day after the lefty gave up three runs and got just two outs in an 11-2 loss to Houston.Cleveland recalled right-handers Ben Taylor and Evan Marshall from Triple-A Columbus. Right-hander Oliver Drake, who allowed six runs on Friday night, was designated for assignment.Miller was on the DL from April 26-May 11 with a strained left hamstring. He began the season with 10 consecutive scoreless innings, but is 0-3 with a 14.55 ERA in six games since being activated.Miller is 1-3 with a 4.40 ERA and one save in 17 appearances this season. He has been a key contributor for the Indians since their run to the 2016 World Series, pitching in a variety of relief roles. He was on the DL twice last season with patella tendinitis in his right knee.Cleveland's bullpen is last in the American League this year with a 3-12 record and a 6.23 ERA. The bullpen hit a new low Friday night, allowing 11 runs in the final two innings.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have put reliever Santiago Casilla on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder.The A's made the move Saturday. They also optioned right-handed pitcher Josh Lucas to Triple-A Nashville and recalled righties Chris Bassitt and Carlos Ramirez from their top affiliate.Casilla experienced a similar injury in spring training, A's manager Bob Melvin said. The injury isn't thought to be serious.Casilla is 0-0 with one save and a 3.32 ERA in 16 games. He helped San Francisco win three World Series championships.The 37-year-old has complied 144 saves in 15 seasons. He had 16 saves as the A's closer for parts of last season."Obviously he has a little different workload this year," Melvin said. "He's been prepared for it and he's been great for us, but he felt it enough last night to where we feel like we need to give him some rest."

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed struggling reliever Greg Holland on the disabled list with a right hip impingement.The Cardinals made the move Saturday after Holland's ERA ballooned to 9.45 following a bumpy inning of work Friday night in an 8-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Holland, a three-time All Star, allowed two runs on three hits. He has surrendered two runs in each of his last four appearances.Manager Mike Matheny gave no timetable for Holland's possible return.St. Louis activated left-handed reliever Tyler Lyons (back strain) and catcher Carson Kelly (hamstring) off the disabled list. To make room for Kelly, the Cardinals optioned catcher Steve Baron to Triple-A Memphis.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated outfielder Starling Marte off the disabled list.Marte missed nine games while recovering from an oblique injury he suffered swinging at a pitch against the Chicago White Sox on May 15. He is scheduled to bat third and play center field on Saturday when the Pirates face the St. Louis Cardinals. Marte was hitting .308 with six home runs and 19 RBIs at the time of the injury.The Pirates called up highly touted prospect Austin Meadows in Marte's absence, and Meadows played so well that the club decided to keep Meadows in the majors and option utility player Jose Osuna to Triple-A Indianapolis. Meadows is hitting .448 (13 for 29) with three home runs and five RBIs since making his major league debut on May 18.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball