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CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a go-ahead solo homer, Matt McLain had two extra-base hits and an RBI and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled the San Francisco debut of three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander on Saturday, beating

TORONTO — Max Scherzer is, well, mad. The 40-year-old surefire Hall of Famer hoped to be a contributor for the Blue Jays when he signed a one-year, US$15.5 million contract with Toronto on Feb. 4.

TORONTO (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left his debut start with the Blue Jays on Saturday because of soreness in his right lat muscle.

NEW YORK (AP) — Boom! Boom! Boom! Three home runs on the first three pitches.

TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Westburg hit two solo homers for his first career multihomer game, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday. Colton Cowser also connected for Baltimore, and Ramón Urías hit a three-run double.

TORONTO — Jordan Westburg had two home runs for the first multihomer game of his career as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Moncada hit an RBI single against his former team in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels blanked the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell hurt his left hip while running out an infield single in the fifth inning and left his team's 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lars Nootbaar had two hits and two RBIs, helping Erick Fedde and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Saturday. Nolan Arenado, Iván Herrera and Victor Scott II also had two hits apiece for St.

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs in a 20-7 rout of the Milwa