Michael Bourn, Jason Heyward and James Loney were just a few of the players honored by being able to play in this year's Civil Rights Game.

If the Rockies' 6-5 loss Saturday night after a dramatic comeback effort wasn't heartbreaking enough, the club learned in the ninth inning that Michael Cuddyer re-injured the right oblique strain that put him on the disable list on Aug. 4.

Yoenis Cespedes homered and drove in three, and Bartolo Colon allowed just one run over eight innings as the A's beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-5, on Saturday night at The Coliseum.

The Royals continued their history of success against White Sox starter Jake Peavy and littered the scoreboard with tallies, most prolifically in the eighth, when they posted four insurance runs en route to a 9-4 victory over the American League Central leaders at Kauffman Stadium.

Zach Britton hurled seven scoreless innings and Chris Davis hit a three-run homer as the Orioles beat the Tigers, 3-2, on Saturday night at Comerica Park.

Receiving a spot start at shortstop, Joaquin Arias made manager Bruce Bochy look shrewd by driving in three runs Saturday to help the Giants outlast the San Diego Padres, 8-7.

The D-backs plated nine in the fifth to gain some breathing room against the Astros and cruise to their third straight victory, 12-4, on Saturday.

Phillies lefty Cole Hamels took another step in the right direction in Saturday's 4-3 victory over the Brewers at Miller Park. He allowed eight hits, three runs, one walk and struck out 10 in 7 2/3 innings to improve to 14-6 with a 2.94 ERA.

The Angels honored and celebrated their 2002 World Series championship team on Saturday night, with more than two dozen players on hand to be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.

Hanley Ramirez homered twice, including the front end of back-to-back-to-back jacks, as the Dodgers, last in the Major Leagues in home runs, blasted four in a 6-2 win over the Braves in Saturday night's Civil Rights Game.

Giancarlo Stanton added to his Coors Field lore Saturday night, but he did more than make Major League history with another long home run.

For six innings, Jon Niese and Edwin Jackson were locked in a pitchers' duel on the Nationals Park mound. But after Ike Davis' two-run homer in the seventh inning, the Mets had all the offense they needed in a 2-0 win over the Nationals on Saturday night.

Matched against Kansas City's hard-throwing Tim Collins, Adam Dunn went to the opposite field for his 35th homer this season and the 400th of his career.

Third baseman Kevin Youkilis did most of his offensive work with the Red Sox, but his 1,000th career hit came with the White Sox.

If we're going to discuss the 2012 Civil Rights Game, played between the Braves and Dodgers on Saturday night at Turner Field, we might as well start with Roberto Clemente.

After loading the bases and allowing a run in the ninth, Cardinals closer Jason Motte punched out Pittsburgh's Garrettt Jones with three consecutive, nasty two-seam fastballs. He then got Josh Harrison to ground out to seal a 5-4 Cardinals victory over the Pirates before 40,313 fans at Busch Stadium on Saturday.

In his Saturday afternoon performance in the Bronx, Jon Lester went seven strong innings in leading the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Yankees.