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Justin Upton - Upton returned the...
Justin UptonUpton returned the Diamondbacks' lineup Saturday and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Arizona's 7-2 loss to the Dodgers. He had been out since leaving Monday's win over St. Louis after being hit in the head with a pickoff attempt in the eighth inning. He is batting .247 with 11 homers and 33 RBIs in 88 games this season.
Jason GiambiGiambi had three hits, including a homer, and the Yankees rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday night. The homer was his 206th with the Yankees, surpassing Dave Winfield for 10th in team history. He was 2-for-14 on the road trip before Saturday.
Jim ThomeThome homered in the 15th inning to move ahead of Mickey Mantle on the career list and give the White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that extended their AL Central lead Saturday night. Thome's 537th home run came off Justin Speier and put him in sole possession of 14th place. It was his 11th career game-ending homer and the fifth for the White Sox this year.
Raul IbanezIbanez had a pair of hits on Saturday, including his 23rd homer, and surpassed 100 RBIs, but the Mariners lost 7-4 to the New York Yankees. It was the third consecutive season Ibanez has driven in 100 runs. For the season, he's hitting .307 with 101 RBIs.
Nelson CruzCruz hit two towering home runs and a double with five RBIs for Texas, which battered the wild card-leading Red Sox 15-8 on Saturday night. Cruz was outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma after Texas designated him for assignment at the end of spring training and he cleared waivers. Cruz was the Pacific Coast League MVP, hitting 37 homers in 103 games before being called up by Texas on Aug. 25. He has three homers in 12 games since.
Gil MecheMeche pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and struck out 10, pitching the Royals past Cleveland 3-1 on Saturday night to snap the Indians' 10-game road winning streak. Meche started 1-4 with an 8.00 ERA in his first five starts, but has allowed two earned runs or less in eight of 10 starts since the All-Star break, lowering his ERA to 3.96.
Greg SmithSmith pitched seven shutout innings and Oakland handed the Orioles their eighth straight loss, 5-1 Saturday night. Smith, who allowed three hits and struck out two, was 1-8 since June 30 and yielded a total of 13 runs in his last two starts.
Jack CustCust hit two solo home runs and Oakland handed the Baltimore Orioles their eighth straight loss, 5-1 Saturday night. Cust, a former Oriole, enjoyed his third multihomer game of the season and hit a sacrifice fly. His 27 homers are a career high, surpassing the 26 he hit with Oakland last year.
Bobby Abreu - Abreu homered and drove in...
Bobby AbreuAbreu homered and drove in three runs, and the Yankees rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday night. It was Abreu's first home run since Aug. 2. He's hitting .302 with 16 homers and 87 RBIs this season.
Lyle OverbayOverbay hit two solo homers for Toronto on Saturday in the Blue Jays' 7-4, 13-inning win over Tampa Bay, helping the team match its longest winning streak since Sept. 22-29, 2002. Overbay has been on fire over the last three weeks, hitting .343 with five homers and 16 RBIs.
Gregg ZaunZaun hit a game-ending grand slam in the 13th inning and Toronto beat the Rays 7-4 on Saturday to extend their season-high winning streak to seven. The homer was just Zaun's sixth of the season. He went 3-for-5 on the day and is hitting .231 with 26 RBIs.
Curtis GrandersonGranderson had a pair of hits Saturday, including a two-run homer in the eighth, and the Detroit Tigers battered Minnesota's struggling bullpen to rally for a 6-4 win Saturday. Granderson, 0-for-7 with four strikeouts previously in his career against lefty Dennys Reyes, drove a 1-1 hanging slider into the folded football seats above right field to tie it at 4. He's hitting .421 with three homers and eight RBIs in his previous 10 games.
Magglio OrdonezOrdonez had a three hits Saturday, including a two-run homer in the eighth, and the Detroit Tigers battered Minnesota's struggling bullpen to rally for a 6-4 win Saturday. Ordonez has hit safely in his last 11 games, going 18-for-41 (.439) with two homers and 11 RBIs.
Marlon ByrdByrd, who sprained his left thumb while trying to make a diving catch Friday night, also missed Saturday's game after he experienced more swelling in his thumb. Byrd is hitting .289 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs this season, though he's 0-for-11 thus far in September.
Justin DuchschererDuchscherer has been shut down for the season, according to the A's official Web site. Duchscherer, an All-Star, was 10-8 with a 2.54 ERA this season. He hadn't won, however, since the All-Star break, going 0-3 with a 4.43 ERA in seven starts.
Milton BradleyBradley, second in the American League in hitting, was scratched from the starting lineup Saturday night against Boston because of left wrist soreness. The team said Bradley, whose .327 average trailed only Dustin Pedroia's .332, was available to pinch-hit if needed.
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