A tough season for Stephen Pryor got worse this weekend as general manager Jack Zduriencik said the right-handed reliever is being shut down for the year after tests revealed a problem with his triceps muscle.

The A’s sacrificed hits for a win against the Rangers and a boost in the division Saturday, using small ball to take out Texas and even the three-game set. Oakland’s 4-2 victory, which snapped its three-game losing streak, featured four bunts, including three sacrifices.

Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, wearing a soft wrist brace, downplayed the severity of a contusion near the base of his left thumb that forced him out of the Dodgers’ 3-0 win over the Cubs on Saturday.

Dan Uggla’s hustle allowed Justin Upton to cross the plate and give the Braves a lead Craig Kimbrel preserved in Saturday’s 5-4, 12-inning win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Derek Jeter will not appear in the Yankees’ starting lineup until at least Monday, as the captain hopes an achy right calf and leg will calm down enough to permit him to avoid the disabled list.

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez homered again on Friday night to highlight the first game of his latest rehab stint with the Double-A Trenton Thunder. His rehab stint continues, and will likely conclude, with Saturday night’s game against the Fightin’ Phils at Arm & Hammer Park.

The Dodgers behind Chris Capuano set a franchise record Saturday with their 13th consecutive road victory by beating the Cubs, 3-0, at Wrigley Field, but might have lost Yasiel Puig to a left thumb injury.

Justin Maxwell’s pinch-hit home run in the 12th inning gave Kansas City a 4-3 victory over the Mets on Saturday afternoon in front of 25,095 fans at Citi Field. The Royals rebounded immediately from having a nine-game win streak ended by the Mets on Friday night.

The White Sox requested waivers on Dewayne Wise for the purpose of granting the outfielder his unconditional release. The 35-year-old has been on the disabled since June 2 with a strained right hamstring and a right oblique strain.

Madison Bumgarner’s nine-game streak of pitching at least seven innings and allowing three or fewer runs is the longest by a Giant since Perry built a 10-start streak between April 13 and May 25, 1969.

After undergoing an MRI on Saturday morning, Mets captain David Wright was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a grade 2 strain of his right hamstring. Mets manager Terry Collins said the All-Star third baseman could miss three to five weeks.

Southpaw Andrew Albers has already been through his first Major League travel headache, but the Twins’ newest player was all smiles on Saturday afternoon as he sat in the team’s dugout at Target Field for the first time.

Michael Morse ranked among the American League long-ball leaders for the first six weeks of the season, but a stint on the disabled list derailed the big right fielder. Morse crushed his first home run since May 27 in Friday’s loss, and he is looking to get back on track now that he’s finally feeling like himself again.

Rockies veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt faced just two batters in a simulated game on Saturday before shutting it down because of cramping in his left hamstring. It’s unclear when he’ll be able to throw bullpen sessions, much less return to the mound.

In his first appearance for the Bucs in two months, Jared Hughes pitched a scoreless eighth inning against Colorado on Friday night. Hughes did allow a hit and a walk, but manager Clint Hurdle felt the outing moved him closer to resuming the important role he played a year ago.

Ryan Flaherty and Alexi Casilla started at shortstop and second base, respectively, Saturday against the Mariners. It’s not the usual look to the Orioles infield, as shortstop J.J. Hardy was rested and second baseman Brian Roberts is on paternity leave.

Evan Longoria has been exhausting every possible avenue for leaving behind the slump he has been mired in since the beginning of July. Saturday afternoon he took early batting practice.