AROUND THE HORN

Rockies: Rockies closer Daniel Bard has signed a two-year contract extension, the team announced Saturday. Bard, 37, was the subject of trade rumors ahead of Tuesday’s deadline but his deal keeps him with the Rockies through 2024. The hard-throwing righty is

3-3 with 21 saves and a 1.91 ERA in 37 games this season. His 21 saves were fifth in the NL and tied for seventh overall entering Saturday.

Blue Jays: Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored twice and the Blue Jays beat the Tigers 5-3 Saturday, the Jays’

11th win in 14 games. “He can change the game with one swing just as much as anyone around the league,” Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider said of Hernández. “I thought his first couple of at-bats, he was close, he was just underneath a couple of balls. He got a mistake and didn’t miss it.” Guerrero stayed in the game after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch from Tigers right-hander Derek Law in the Blue Jays’ four– run sixth. Guerrero went down in pain after being hit and stayed down while receiving treatment before taking first base.

Guardians: The Guardians breakout sluger Josh Naylor was held out of Saturday’s game after experiencing numbness in the same right ankle he severly injured in June of 2021. Naylor was scratched from the lineup before a 6-4 loss to the Rays, and manager Terry Francona said he will be evaluated when the team returns home after Sunday’s series finale. “He was on his way to go get loose and said it went numb on him and it was hard for him to walk,” Francona said.

Rays, Diamondbacks: The Rays acquired outfielder David Peralta from the Diamondbacks, adding a veteran left-handed bat for the playoff race. The Rays sent 19-year-old minor league catcher Christian Cerda to the Diamondbacks. The 34-year-old Peralta has played his entire nineyear MLB career with the D-backs, where he won a Silver Slugger award in 2018 and a Gold Glove in 2019. His bat has slowed in recent seasons, but he’s still very good against right-handed pitching. Peralta has a .248 average, 12 homers and 41 RBIs this season.

Yankees: Yankees star Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs with a two-run drive in the second inning against the Royals on Saturday. The 6-foot-7 slugger, who became the first player in the majors this season to reach

40 homers Friday, fouled off two breaking balls from starter Jonathan Heasley before sending a 2-2 fastball into the right-center field seats. Judge’s 200th homer came in his 671st career game, behind just the Phillies’ Ryan Howard, who achieved the feat in

2009 in 658 games. Judge has 42 homers this season and is on pace for 67. He is tied with Sammy Sosa and two behind Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire for the most before Aug. 1 in MLB history. Bonds holds the season record with 73 homers in

2001.

Red Sox: Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story likely will be out a bit longer than expected after manager Alex Cora said a second-opinion exam revealed a “a little hairline fracture” close to his right wrist. Story has been on the injured list with a bruise since July 14 after getting hit on the right hand with a pitch during a game on July 12.