Kenta Maeda remains a novelty. Thus, he’ll likely be a central figure when the Giants and Dodgers conclude their three-game series Sunday at 5:05 p.m. PT.

The Rangers rallied for six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and held on for an 8-4 victory over the Orioles at Globe Life Park on Saturday night. The Rangers have won two of three over the Orioles in the four-game series that concludes Sunday.

Jake Arrieta, the best statistical pitcher in Wrigley Field history, toed the rubber before 41,702 fans Saturday and quickly removed any sense of anticipation.

Kyle Schwarber’s season-ending injury seemed like another sign the Cubs are cursed, but they haven’t missed a beat without the slugger.

Major League Baseball’s Urban Youth Academy was buzzing with activity Saturday, with roughly 100 local youth participating in a free baseball clinic as part of MLB’s Play Ball initiative.

The Reds snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday afternoon by staging a 9-8 come-from-behind victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Andrew McCutchen hit his first home run of the season, Jonathon Niese fired seven scoreless innings and the Pirates ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Brewers on Saturday night at PNC Park.

The Rays were due — make that overdue — to break out of their collective slump. They entered the second game vs. the White Sox having been shut out in consecutive games and on a 19-inning scoreless streak. The slumber is over as the Rays’ bats woke up to the tune of a season-high seven runs to beat Chicago, 7-2, on Saturday night.

Andrew McCutchen ran around the bases, touched home plate and began walking toward the Pirates dugout, holding his helmet in his right hand. Before walking down the steps, he raised both hands in the air, looked up to the sky and slowly spun around.

The Indians were searching high and low for a hit against Mets starter Matt Harvey on Saturday afternoon. When Cleveland finally did break through, the hits arrived in bunches, and the Tribe walked away with a 7-5 Interleague victory at Progressive Field.

David Price gave the Red Sox seven mostly dominant innings on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park en route to a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays.

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The switch flipped in the fifth inning, and Matt Harvey could not flip it back.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas was back in the lineup in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the A’s. Moustakas said before the game he’s not too concerned about a nagging hamstring injury. He made a tremendous diving catch to rob Yonder Alonso of a hit in the third inning.

It had been more than two weeks since Josh Tomlin started a game for the Indians. Leading up to his outing on Saturday afternoon, the pitcher was dealing with a mix of adrenaline and nerves, and he found himself out on the field warming up earlier than usual.

Josh Reddick’s three-run homer in the first inning set the tone, while Sonny Gray held the Royals to two runs across six innings as the A’s earned a 5-3 win on Saturday at the Coliseum to snap a four-game losing streak.

Because it was oft-injured catcher Travis d’Arnaud, and not another player who left Saturday’s 7-5 loss to the Indians after being hit on his left elbow with a pitch, concern seemed only natural. But X-rays on d’Arnaud’s elbow were negative, and the Mets diagnosed him with only a bruise. He is day to day.