The Red Sox have no qualms about their approach on the basepaths. They will be aggressive, they will try to take the extra base and they will force a catcher to prove he can throw runners out.

Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven strong innings of five-hit ball on Saturday to earn his first career win at Fenway Park, beating Boston for the first time in three tries this season and leading the Yankees to a 5-2 victory.

Braves left-hander Paul Maholm left the mound with a sprained left wrist in the fourth inning of Saturday afternoon’s 10-6 loss to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Asked about a possible stint on the 15-day disabled list for Maholm, manager Fredi Gonzalez shook his head. “No, I don’t think so,” Gonzalez said.

Chris Carpenter threw 74 pitches (49 strikes) over 3 1/3 innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Memphis on Saturday. The outing was Carpenter’s second since beginning his maximum 30-day Minor League rehab assignment on Monday.

Backing Jake Peavy’s solid six-inning return from a fractured rib, Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs in a 10-6 White Sox victory over the Braves on Saturday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field.

Chevrolet Home Run Derby champ Yoenis Cespedes missed his second straight game on Saturday night because of left wrist soreness. Although A’s manager Bob Melvin said his left fielder is available to pinch-run, he will likely not start Sunday’s finale at Angel Stadium.

The last time Mariano Rivera heard cheers at Fenway Park was Opening Day 2005. The Red Sox had just hoisted their first championship banner in 86 years, advancing to the World Series after toppling Rivera’s Yankees in an epic seven-game American League Championship Series.

Zack Wheeler allowed two runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings, and needed 106 pitches to get even that far, but that turned out to be enough. The bullpen held down Philadelphia after Wheeler departed, and the Mets grinded out a 5-4 win.

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp took another step toward coming off the disabled list on Sunday, but manager Don Mattingly wasn’t ready to commit to that move before Saturday’s game against the Nationals.

Somewhere between the horde of media waiting for him in the locker room and seeing “about 60” text messages on his phone last night, it hit Brandon Barnes. He really had just become the newest member of the Cycle Club, one of baseball’s most difficult achievements.

Joel Peralta’s eighth-inning escape and Wil Myers’ two RBIs paved the way for Tampa Bay to earn a 4-3 win over Toronto on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Tampa Bay has now won 12 of its last 13 games and 16 of its last 18, extending its winning streak to four while improving to 57-41 on the season.

Matt Garza is scheduled to make his next start on Monday. As of now, that start is expected to be in a Cubs uniform, opposite the D-backs. But don’t be shocked if Garza’s next start comes in another club’s uniform.

Among the crowd of 42,639 at Rogers Centre that saw the Blue Jays lose to the Rays, 4-3, on Saturday, was a large contingent of Montreal Expos fans. ExposNation — a grassroots movement that supports the former MLB club with some 156,000 Facebook fans — had 650 people in their sold-out section in the first level outfield.

Braves right fielder Jason Heyward probably could’ve started Saturday afternoon’s game against the White Sox, but doesn’t want to push his strained right hamstring too far. Heyward said it’s more likely that he’ll start Sunday’s series finale.

Alex Rios stands as the symbol of the White Sox growing frustration coming from this year’s campaign. But it’s an unwanted role for the right fielder, who was pulled from Friday’s game for not running out a double-play grounder. Both he and manager Robin Ventura discussed the benching before Saturday’s game.

Jon Lester, who was supposed to start Sunday night’s series finale against the Yankees, was scratched with “general wear and tear,” according to manager John Farrell.

The Cardinals will have to wait at least another week before getting Matt Holliday back on the field, as the organization made the decision on Saturday to move the left fielder to the 15-day disabled list.