By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Sean Burke pitched six effective innings, Miguel Vargas homered and the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday for a sorely needed victory. Chicago dropped into second in the AL Central after it blew a six-run lead in ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Houston 6-3 Saturday night to drop the Astros out of the AL West lead. Houston (77-78) fell one game behind Texas (78-77) and trails the Chicago White Sox (79-76) by two games for ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Five relievers held Toronto to six hits after Cal Quantrill left 12 pitches in because of right lat tightness, and the Rangers moved into sole possession of the AL West lead for the first time since late August with a 6-2 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Lowe jumped on a pitch from Steven Cruz (2-4) and sent it into the seats in right field for his 33rd homer of the season, ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez homered from both sides of the plate as part of his second career four-hit game, Chase DeLauter had a three-run homer, and the Cleveland Guardians remained in first place in the AL Central with a 12-6 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night. It is the ...

By GARY SCHATZ Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Matthew Boyd ended a six-start winless streak, Dansby Swanson hit his first home run since coming off the injured list and the Chicago Cubs moved closer to their second straight playoff berth by beating the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 ...

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Keyjuan Brown ran for a career-high 163 yards and a pair of long touchdowns on 10 carries to guide No. 23 Louisville to a 41-31 victory over 16th-ranked SMU on Saturday. The preseason media picks to finish second (SMU) and ...

By EVERETT MERRILL Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Jayden Maiava threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and King Miller ran for 102 yards and a TD to help No. 12 Southern California beat Rutgers 42-35 on Saturday in the Big Ten opener for both teams. The Trojans (4-0) never ...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa had three running backs in Xavier Williams, Nathan McNeil and Braeden Jackson run for more than 100 yards apiece, and the No. 18 Hawkeyes rolled to a 55-0 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday even without their top running ...

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 19 Michigan sputtered early against UTEP, trailing twice after giving up two touchdowns off turnovers. For nearly a half, it looked like college football's winningest program might be in trouble again against a Group of Six ...