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June 26 (Gracenote) - Standings from the MLB on Saturday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Baltimore 44 30 .595 - 2. Boston 41 33 .554 3 3. Toronto 41 35 .539 4 4. NY Yankees 37 36 .507 6 1/2 5. Tampa Bay 31 42 .425 12 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Cleveland 43 30 .589 - 2. Kansas City 38 35 .521 5 3. Detroit 38 37 .507 6 4. Chicago White Sox 37 38 .493 7 5. Minnesota 23 51 .311 20 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 48 27 .640 - 2. Houston 39 36 .520 9 3. Seattle 38 37 .507 10 4. Oakland 32 42 .432 15 1/2 5. LA Angels 31 44 . ... Continue to Article

June 26, 2016 1:55:am EST

Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about.   If you missed the MLB Free Game of the Day on Yahoo Sports on Saturday afternoon, you missed a wild one. The Toronto Blue Jays "outslugged" the Chicago White Sox by a final of 10-8 . Though if you look at the stats closer, you'll actually find that Chicago did most of the slugging.  The White Sox actually tied a team record by hitting seven home runs. Unfortunately for them, all seven were of the solo variety, meaning they couldn't keep up with Toronto's more well-rounded attack. Chicago started its barrage in the most unusual manner. With two outs in the second inning, Brett Lawrie hit a long fly ball that bounced off the top of the wall and stayed in the park. There was some confusion on the field about whether or not it cleared the wall, but Lawrie removed all doubt by rounding the bases for an inside-the-park home run. That started a string of back-to-back-to-back home runs with Dioner Navarro and J.B. Shuck. Lawrie would home again in the fourth. He also drove in Chicago's only non-homer tally with an RBI single in the sixth. Tim Anderson, Alex Avila and Adam Eaton followed with homers in the seventh, eighth and ninth respectively, with Eaton's tying the team record. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] As for the Blue Jays, they got a single two-run homer from Devon Travis. Edwin Encarnacion doubled twice and drove in four runs. TOP PERFORMERS Andrew McCutchen:   The Pirates star centerfielder had not homered at home since May 2. That changed in a big way on Saturday as McCutchen went deep not once, but twice in Pittsburgh's 6-1 over the Dodgers . McCutchen opening the scoring with a solo shot in the fourth. That was actually the game's first hit. Two innings later, he followed with a three-run that blew the game open. The multi-homer game in the 11th of McCutchen's career. Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco: Lindor homered twice and Carrasco pitched a four-hitter to lead the Indians past the Tigers 6-0 . For Lindor, the game marked the first of what should be several multi-homer games. For Carrasco, this was his third career shutout. For the Indians, this makes eight straight wins overall and moves their season record to 8-0 against the Tigers.  Kevin Gausman and Matt Wieters: The Orioles swept a day-night doubleheader against the Rays on Saturday, winning the opener 5-0 and the nightcap 8-6 . Gausman was the star of Game 1, pitching 7 2/3 scoreless innings while striking out seven. In Game 2, Wieters did the heavy lifting, crushing a pair home runs. Adam Jones and Chris Davis, as the Rays fell for the 10th straight game.  Drew Pomeranz: San Diego starter was a one-man wrecking crew on Saturday, leading the Padres to a 3-0 win over the Reds with arm and his bat. On the hill, Pomeranz tossed seven scoreless innings, limiting Cincinnati to three hits while striking out six. With the bat, Pomeranz had two hits, which included a solo homer in the fifth and an RBI single in the seventh.  MUST-SEE HIGHLIGHT   The Angels suffered another loss on Saturday, falling 7-3 to the A's . However, Albert Pujols did notch another milestone, hitting career home run No. 574. That moved him past Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew for 11th place on the all-time home run list.  THE REST OF THE SCOREBOARD    Yankees 2, Twins 1 : The Yankees got a much-needed performance from Michael Pineda. In six innings, the 27-year-old right-hander allowed one run on two hits while striking out eight. Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman each added a scoreless inning of relief to bring it home.  Brewers 6, Nationals 5 : Make that seven straight losses for the Nationals, who now on the verge of being swept by the rebuilding Brewers.  Marlins 9, Cubs 6 : Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Bour each had two hits and three RBIs as Miami handed Chicago its fifth loss in six games.  Rockies 11, Diamondbacks 6 : Shelby Miller's up and down season continued with another clunker. In six innings, he allowed seven runs on 11 hits, including a pair of home runs. He's 2-7 on the season with a 6.79 ERA.  Mets 1, Braves 0 : This one was decided by one swing. Former Brave Kelly Johnson smacked a solo homer for the game's lone tally.  Astros 13, Royals 5:  Houston's biggest offensive continued as they scored runs for the second consectuve game.  Rangers 10, Red Sox 3 : Texas scored eight runs (three earned) against previously dominant knuckleballer Steven Wright.  Phillies 3, Giants 2 : Philadelphia scored all three in the seventh, inciuding a go-ahead two-run homer from Cameron Rupp.  Mariners 5, Cardinals 4 :  All 10 of Seattle's hits were singles, but that was enough to knock off St. Louis.  More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Townie813 Continue to Article

June 26, 2016 1:33:am EST

The White Sox tied a team record with seven home runs, but it wasn't enough as Edwin Encarnacion drove in four runs, Devon Travis homered and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat Chicago 10-8 Saturday. All seven homers were solo shots. Brett Lawrie became the first White Sox player since Ron Santo in 1974 to hit inside-the-park and over-the-wall homers in the same game, and Chicago hit three straight home runs in the second inning. Continue to Article

June 25, 2016 5:46:pm EST

After starting the season with an AL-best 23-11 record, the Chicago White Sox have looked like a flawed and sometimes broken team ever since. In fact, since May 12, they've gone 14-26, going from first place with a five-game lead to fourth place with a six-game deficit in the AL Central.  There's no one specific area where they've been great, good or even decent during that stretch. That's in spite of 12-game winner Chris Sale doing his thing every five days. He's been the one constant, and that's not to discount guys like Jose Quintana or Todd Frazier either, who have also been very good. A baseball team needs more than that to create a strong foundation. They need a core of steady and reliable players who will pull their assigned weight more often than not. That's what makes the early results for rookie shortstop Tim Anderson so exciting. Two weeks in, he looks like a guy capable of pulling his own weight and then some.  We'll get a chance to see Anderson's skills on display Saturday, when the White Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB Free Game of the Day on Yahoo Sports. You can stream the game at Yahoo's Sports Home , MLB index and video home beginning at 2:10 p.m. ET. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Anderson's time arrived perhaps a little sooner than the White Sox had hoped or planned. He was called up from Triple-A Charlotte to replace veteran Jimmy Rollins at shortstop, who was designated for assignment on June 10. Of course, Anderson made an immediate impact, picking up a pair of hits in his first game. He's had normal ups and downs since, but has shown a steady hand overall with six multi-hit games already. Continue to Article

June 25, 2016 1:37:pm EST