Alejandro De Aza tripled and Alexei Ramirez doubled off of reliever J.C. Ramirez with two outs in the 11th inning, giving the White Sox an improbable 5-4 victory over the Phillies on Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park.

Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, nursing a bruised left hip, was out of the lineup on Saturday against the Rockies after playing through the injury for over a week.

All-Star left-hander Jeff Locke was a double-scratch Saturday: After experiencing some lower back stiffness following his most recent start, he was removed from his scheduled start on Sunday as well as from the National League roster for Tuesday’s All-Star Game.

Third baseman Trevor Plouffe and catcher Ryan Doumit hit solo home runs, and shortstop Pedro Florimon added a two-run blast, giving Minnesota and Samuel Deduno enough ammunition to put an end to the Twins’ six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Yankees.

Fifty of the best young talents in the Minor Leagues are set to compete at Citi Field on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.

The Astros have agreed to a four-year contract extension with popular second baseman Jose Altuve. The deal marks the team’s first significant contract commitment under general manager Jeff Luhnow. The extension begins in 2014 and runs through the 2017 season, and has club options for ’18 and ’19.

Brett Lawrie was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday and started for the Blue Jays at second base and hit eighth in the lineup against the Orioles. Munenori Kawasaki was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Lawrie.

Bronson Arroyo threw seven terrific innings, limiting the Braves to one run and three hits in a 4-2 win over Atlanta on Friday night. The Reds put up three runs in the first inning.

Many former Mets were on hand to support participants in the All-Star 5K & Fun Run, which raised money for Hurricane Sandy relief.

The Red Sox acquired left-handed reliever Matt Thornton from the White Sox in exchange for Minor League outfielder Brandon Jacobs on Friday night.

You wouldn’t know it from a glance at the box score or even necessarily by watching the game, but the Red Sox’s 4-2 win over the A’s on Friday night was a challenge for starter John Lackey.

Rockies starter Juan Nicasio, determined to throw strikes and get deep into the game in his first start back from Triple-A, did everything that could be asked of him and more, leading Colorado to a 3-0 win against the Dodgers before 50,796 Friday night in Chavez Ravine.

In the fifth inning of Friday’s game against the Giants, shortstop Everth Cabrera tried to pull the hidden-ball trick on the Giants after Pablo Sandoval was at second base with an RBI double.

All-Star left-hander Patrick Corbin collected his 11th win of the season in a 2-1 victory that featured plenty of hold-your-breath moments Friday night at Chase Field.

Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig tried to play through a sore left hip Friday against the Rockies, but was removed after four innings. Puig did enough before the game to convince management that he could play, but jogged to first base with a noticeable limp after grounding out in each of his two at-bats.

Raul Ibanez went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs to lead the Mariners bats in an 8-3 victory over the Angels on Friday night. Joe Saunders added seven shutout innings, allowing Seattle to race out to a lead that it never came close to relinquishing.

The Giants matched their season high for scoring with Friday night’s 10-1 triumph over the San Diego Padres. Buster Posey drove in five runs, a 2013 best by a Giant.