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NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga extended his scoreless streak to 19 innings, Pete Alonso homered and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals for the third straight day, 3-0 on Saturday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García hit a two-run homer off former Texas closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Left-hander A.J. Puk was put on the 15-day injured list by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday with left elbow inflammation. Puk has four saves in eight games with Arizona this season, going 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA. He’s 17-20 with a 3.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Romano says his right arm felt the best it had in a long time — the two-time All-Star closer even hit 99.8 mph on a four-seam fastball. The Marlins just hit him — rocked him, actually — much, much harder.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets third baseman Mark Vientos left Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals because of groin tightness.

ATLANTA (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander Justin Topa was to make his first big league start on Saturday night against the Atlanta Braves after 102 relief appearances.

CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch hit consecutive home runs in a four-run second-inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Saturday.

BOSTON (AP) — Left-hander Martín Pérez was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago White Sox before Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox because of inflammation of his pitching elbow.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner had four hits, Bryson Stott and Johan Rojas each had three and the Philadelphia Phillies survived Miami's six-run ninth inning to beat the Marlins 11-10 on Saturday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Blake Treinen was placed on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness Saturday after the Los Angeles Dodgers waited almost a week to see how their right-handed reliever was progressing.