Unheralded Goydos leads by 1 at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Paul Goydos would love to say he saw this coming, but he’s too honest.

He had never broken 70 in nine previous appearances at The Players Championship, yet a 2-under 70 on Saturday made him the only player to break par all three days on the TPC Sawgrass and gave him a one-shot lead over Kenny Perry.

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Soriano's 4 hits lift Cubs over Arizona

CHICAGO (AP)—Alfonso Soriano’s warming up, even if the weather isn’t. He looked like his old self Saturday and hopes he’s put his season-long struggles behind him.

The Cubs star had four hits, including a go-ahead double in a six-run seventh inning, and showed some flair on the bases to help Chicago beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2.

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Ryan Ludwick’s 2-run single lifts Cards past Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP)—Eric Gagne no longer wants to be called the Brewers’ closer. He’s pitching his way out of that role, anyway.

The former NL Cy Young Award winner gave up a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning to Ryan Ludwick, and St. Louis held on for a 5-3 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday that snapped a season-long three-game skid.