Ending the uncertainty surrounding Pablo Sandoval's playing status, the Giants elected Saturday to assign the third baseman to the 15-day disabled list and replace him on the active roster by reinstating first baseman Aubrey Huff from the DL.

Fresh off a home run on Friday night, his first since being activated, Carl Crawford found himself on manager Bobby Valentine's bench on Saturday, despite a .319 career average against Yankees starter CC Sabathia.

New Dodgers third baseman Hanley Ramirez changed plenty the moment he walked in the door. Suddenly, a team that had been playing shorthanded for almost the entire season had a dramatically different look.

Hanley Ramirez made a memorable debut to the Dodgers-Giants rivalry Friday night, launching a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning for a 5-3 win that snapped the Dodgers' three-game losing streak.

The Giants added the depth they sought Friday by acquiring infielder Marco Scutaro and cash from the Colorado Rockies for Triple-A infielder Charlie Culberson.

When the Angels finally found out that they had acquired starter Zack Greinke from the Brewers in exchange for Segura and two Double-A pitchers, the team was buzzing before even taking the field against the Rays on Friday.

The Giants have turned the tables on the Dodgers over the past month, leaving rival Los Angeles to play catchup in the National League West. The stakes remain high for Saturday afternoon's contest, which will pit the Dodgers' Chad Billingsley against the Giants' Barry Zito.

Right-hander Blake Beavan struck out six and beat the Royals for the second time in three starts, while John Jaso's four RBIs paced the Mariners' offense in a 6-1 win over the Royals on Friday.

Mets right-hander Chris Young will try to hold an Arizona offense containing an outfielder of the same name at bay on Saturday in Phoenix.

Lost in all the commotion over the Angels' acquisition of starter Zack Greinke from the Brewers was the fact that the team still had a game against the Rays on Friday. And after going down early, the Angels came back to take the series opener against the Rays, 3-1, at Angel Stadium.

Johnny Cueto had a start to forget the last time he pitched against the Rockies on May 25, allowing a season-high five runs and a career-high 11 hits.

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Left-hander Chris Sale shut down the Rangers after a four-run first to help guide the White Sox to a 9-5 victory in Arlington on Friday night. Kevin Youkilis and Alexei Ramirez each hit a two-run homer, while Alex Rios had three RBIs and Alejandro De Aza knocked in two.

After a tough loss, Justin Masterson will try to stop the Twins lineup on Saturday. The Twins will send right-hander Sam Deduno to the mound after he won his first career game in his last start.

Starling Marte hit a game-tying ninth-inning sacrifice fly seconds before Drew Sutton scored on a wild pitch, and the Pirates roared back for a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Before Kevin Millwood and the Mariners battle Bruce Chen and the Royals, former Seattle greats Randy Johnson and Dan Wilson will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame on Saturday at Safeco Field.

Mike Fiers pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and the offense gave him more than enough support, as the Brewers beat the Nationals, 6-0, on Friday night at Miller Park.