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Edwin Diaz, after a weeklong role demotion, was back closing a game for the New York Mets on Saturday, but he authored his fourth blown save in nine chances this season as the San Francisco Giants raced to a 7-2 victory at Citi Field.

In the middle of their series against the Padres in San Diego, the New York Yankees placed veteran infielder Jon Berti on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain after the team feared the injury could be much worse.

New York's Gerrit Cole, who faced minor league hitters on Derek Jeter Field in front of his family and a gathering of rookie-level players at the Yankees' player development complex Saturday, said he is pleased with his comeback from a right elbow injury.

The Baltimore Orioles acquired reliever Thyago Vieira and minor league pitcher Aneuris Rodriguez in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

A replacement statue of baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson is nearing completion in Colorado after the original was stolen and destroyed by thieves in Wichita, Kansas.

Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock says he'll miss the remainder of the season and undergo an elbow procedure.

Eloy Jimenez was just starting to feel good at the plate when he got hurt again. That's one of the more frustrating parts for Jiménez and the White Sox when it comes to slugger's latest injury.

Mets catcher Francisco Álvarez checked off another box Saturday in his return from tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb last month.

The Rays placed outfielder Josh Lowe on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right oblique strain.

The Athletics selected the contract of Australian native Jack O'Loughlin and recalled fellow pitcher Tyler Ferguson from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Justin Verlander had nine strikeouts Friday night to increase his total to 3,377, passing Greg Maddux for No. 10 on the career list, and the Astros topped the A's 6-3.

Juan Soto is back in San Diego for the first time since the Padres dealt him to the New York Yankees on Dec. 7. He says his time in San Diego was "great" and "unbelievable."

Bryce Harper was ejected after striking out in the first inning Friday night against the Rockies, who went on to score a 3-2 win in extra innings that ended the Phillies' six-game winning streak.

The Giants joined the 1932 Cardinals as the only major league teams since 1900 to win three consecutive road games in which they trailed by at least four runs.

Drew Pomeranz exercised an opt out in his minor league Dodgers contract, flew to New Jersey and reached the Giants' hotel at 2:30 a.m. Friday. Twelve hours later, he was in the visitors clubhouse at Citi Field preparing for a game vs. the Mets.

The Orioles escaped Chicago on a game-ending interference call Thursday night, but MLB told the White Sox it didn't have to go that way.

The Orioles have put right-hander Dean Kremer on the 15-day injured with a triceps strain, a day after putting lefty John Means on the IL with a forearm strain.

Kodai Senga underwent an MRI on his triceps Friday that revealed nerve inflammation. He will be shut down for three to five days before being reevaluated.

First baseman Jose Abreu took a step toward returning to the Houston Astros when he was assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.

The Braves placed right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle.