Eric Hosmer was clearly shaken, but he immediately was headed to the hospital to visit Tampa Bay pitcher Alex Cobb. It was Hosmer’s sizzling line drive that struck Cobb on the right side of the head in the fifth inning of the Royals’ 5-3 loss to the Rays on Saturday.

Right-hander Alex Cobb was forced to leave after being struck in the head with a line drive, but homers by Luke Scott, Matt Joyce and Evan Longoria carried the Rays to a 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday at Tropicana Field.

Adam Lind and Colby Rasmus hit two-run homers, and R.A. Dickey allowed a run in 5 2/3 frames in a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Saturday.

Rays starter Alex Cobb was struck in the head by a line drive on Saturday afternoon and had to be carted off the field on a stretcher during the fifth inning against the Royals at Tropicana Field. He was diagnosed with a mild concussion.

The Rockies scored six runs on seven hits in the first inning, hitting for the cycle as a team, en route to a 10-5 blowout of the Phillies Saturday at Coors Field.

B.J. Upton went deep for his seventh and eighth home runs of the year, and the Braves put together a two-run, ninth-inning rally capped by Freddie Freeman’s walk-off single with the bases loaded to draw even in their weekend series vs. the Giants with a 6-5 win Saturday afternoon at Turner Field.

Lance Lynn (career-high seven runs) couldn’t hold a big early lead, but Carlos Beltran (two solo home runs) and the Cards didn’t stop hitting in a 13-7 win over the Marlins on Saturday.

John Lackey rebounded from a shaky beginning to throw seven strong innings while Mike Carp and Jonny Gomes homered as the Red Sox ended a two-game losing streak against the Orioles with a 5-4 victory Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards.

With the Sunday night lights shining down on a big National League interdivisional matchup, the Giants will be trying to make a little bit of history while the Braves will try to keep things at Turner Field going just the way they have been in the present.

Yovani Gallardo scattered three Reds singles in six shutout innings at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, boosted by Logan Schafer’s second straight three-hit game and Juan Francisco’s three-RBI afternoon, as the Brewers won a shutout for the first time this season, 6-0.

Juan Uribe drove in Andre Ethier with an RBI single and Nick Punto followed with a run-scoring double in the 11th inning to spark the Dodgers to a 5-3 win at a sold-out PNC Park.

Miguel Cabrera continues to do remarkable things between the lines, and his performance is being reflected in the ballot box as the 2013 All-Star Game approaches.

Manager Dusty Baker confirmed on Saturday that Reds ace Johnny Cueto, coming back from a right shoulder strain, will start the series finale against the Brewers on Sunday.

The Astros have reached an agreement with No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel, according to a CBSSports.com report.

This time the Cincinnati offense wouldn’t let the club’s baffling eighth-inning struggles hold it back, as right fielder Jay Bruce’s 10th-inning homer to left gave the Reds a 4-3 walk-off win over the Brewers at Great American Ball Park on Friday.

Joe Saunders won his first road start of the season on Friday night against the A’s, tossing seven innings and allowing one earned run in the Mariners’ 3-2 series-opening win.

Eric Stults turned in a masterful performance Friday night, throwing a two-hitter in a 2-1 victory over the D-backs, lifting the Padres to four games behind first-place Arizona.