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DIEGO, May 20 (UPI) -- Alexi Amarista's seventh-inning RBI double was the key blow Saturday in the San Diego Padres' 3-2 interleague win over the Los Angeles Angels. With the score tied 2-2, Nick Hundley led off the seventh with a single, went to second... Full Article at United Press International

Kershaw (4-1) allowed only one runner to reach second base in the gem, in which he didn't issue a walk and struck out four. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner threw 81 of his 117 pitches for strikes and lowered his ERA to 1.90 as the... Full Article at United Press International

Jones (3-for-4) delivered his homer in the third inning and Markakis followed with his shot in the fifth, staking the Orioles to a 6-0 lead. Robert Andino contributed a two-run single among his two hits for the American League East-leading Orioles, who... Full Article at United Press International

May 19, 2012 at 11:24 PM KANSAS CITY, Mo. , May 19 (UPI) -- Billy Butler drove in three runs to back Bruce Chen 's efficient start Saturday, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 7-3 interleague win over Arizona. Butler's two-run homer in the third... Full Article at United Press International

May 19, 2012 at 11:02 PM PHILADELPHIA, May 19 (UPI) -- David Ortiz socked a two-run homer Saturday, one of four home runs for the Boston Red Sox in a 7-5 interleague victory over Philadelphia. The Phillies were trailing 5-2 in the fourth when Freddy... Full Article at United Press International

May 19 (UPI) -- Justin Maxwell 's two-run homer in the fifth inning put Houston ahead and the Astros went on to beat Texas 6-5 in an interleague game Saturday. The Astros were trailing 4-1 after three innings but cut the deficit to one run in the next... Full Article at United Press International

Adam Dunn socked a solo homer and drew four walks for the White Sox, who won their third straight overall. John Danks (3-4) tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings to earn the victory, surrendering only three hits while walking one and striking out four. Dempster... Full Article at United Press International

Joyce followed by belting a 2-0 pitch deep over the right-center field fence, and the Rays went on to even their three-game interleague series at Tropicana Field. Cobb (1-0), making his first start of the year -- in place of the injured Jeff Niemann --... Full Article at United Press International

May 19 (UPI) -- Andrew McCutchen belted a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett turned in a strong start Saturday in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 interleague win over Detroit. McCutchen's shot in the first inning gave the Pirates a 2-0 lead and his... Full Article at United Press International

May 19, 2012 at 7:27 PM DENVER, May 19 (UPI) -- Kyle Seager went 3-for-4, homered and drove in three runs Saturday, sparking a 14-hit attack that boosted Seattle to a 10-3 interleague win over Colorado. Seager's two-run shot in the first inning put the... Full Article at United Press International

May 19, 2012 at 7:25 PM SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 (UPI) -- Ryan Vogelsong yielded one hit through seven innings Saturday and the San Francisco Giants scored four late runs in a 4-0 interleague whitewash of Oakland. Vogelsong (2-2) allowed only Seth Smith's... Full Article at United Press International

Joe Smith and Vinnie Pestano combined for 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Chris Perez struck out the side in the ninth for his 13th save as the American League Central-leading Indians evened their three-game series against the Marlins. Asdrubal Cabrera... Full Article at United Press International

Excellence. The Professor E. William Dandes Award for Graduate Academic Excellence went to Jason Favreau and Alexa Kaklamanos. Amanda Coughlin was presented with the Outstanding Evening Scholar. Larry Lucchino was named President/CEO of the Red Sox in... Full Article at PR Newswire

YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- Joey Votto smashed a go-ahead, three-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds hung on for to a 6-5 interleague victory over the New York Yankees Saturday. With the Reds trailing 3-2 in the fifth inning, Wilson Valdez and Chris Heisey led... Full Article at United Press International

It was his third career shutout and second of the season. The Blue Jays right-hander tossed 76 of his 107 pitches for strikes and improved his ERA to 1.90, best in the American League, as Toronto clinched its three-game series at Rogers Center. Kelly... Full Article at United Press International

19, 2012, 1:16 pm By TYLER KEPNER The Kansas City Royals will host this year’s All-Star Game for the first time in 39 years. In 2009, the St. Louis Cardinals hosted he game for the first time in 43 years. But no franchise has ever waited as long as the... Full Article at The New York Times

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Published: May 19, 2012 at 12:20 AM MILWAUKEE, May 19 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau combined for five of Minnesota's 16 hits Friday and had three RBI each, vaulting the Twins past Milwaukee 11-3. The Brewers committed four errors while losing... Full Article at United Press International

DENVER, May 19 (UPI) -- Kevin Millwood took a no-hitter into the sixth inning Friday and turned in his first shutout in nine years, giving Seattle a 4-0 win over Colorado. The 16-year veteran started for the 423rd time in his career, and this was his... Full Article at United Press International