All-Star Henderson Alvarez sustained a bruised left shin in Miami’s 5-3 loss to the Giants on Saturday night, but the right-hander is confident he will make his next start.

Huston Street, acquired from San Diego by the Angels on Friday night in a six-player trade, has not played on a winning team since 2010 with the Rockies, but assumes the closer’s role on the second-best team in baseball.

Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig was removed in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Cardinals with a sore left hand after he was hit by a pitch in the third, but X-rays came back negative showing no break.

Manny Machado has heard constant boos since the Orioles arrived at O.co Coliseum on Friday, but O’s manager Buck Showalter believes the 22-year-old third baseman is handling himself well — and perhaps even using the heckling to fuel him.

The Orioles have a little bit of a history with A.J. Burnett, even though he’s never thrown a pitch for them, and they appear to have rekindled their interest in the veteran right-handed starter.

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt will be tested for a concussion before Sunday’s series finale against the Marlins. He was removed from Saturday’s game in the bottom of the third inning due to dizziness.

Jose Abreu and manager Robin Ventura do not expect fatigue to be a factor during Abreu’s rookie season with the White Sox.

Rangers starter Colby Lewis exchanged words with Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus during the fifth inning of Texas’ 4-1 loss on Saturday, and Lewis voiced his displeasure to reporters in a postgame scrum over what he deemed was a selfish act.

Acquired in a trade earlier this month, Brandon McCarthy rang up nine strikeouts over six strong innings to earn his first victory for the Yankees. Carlos Beltran homered and Brett Gardner collected three RBIs as the Yanks defeated the Reds, 7-1, on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

There are a few players who could be on the move before the month is over. One of them — 35-year-old veteran Josh Willingham — was left out of the lineup against Tampa’s ace on Saturday night.

Corey Kluber fanned 10 over 8 2/3 innings, as the Indians downed the Tigers, 6-2, in the first game of Saturday’s twin bill at Comerica Park.

The Yankees reached agreements with each of their top 15 choices from the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, including their top selection, left-hander Jacob Lindgren, and signed 26 of their 39 Draft choices overall. The team did not reach an agreement with right-hander Mariano Rivera Jr., a 29th-round Draft pick and the son of the former Yankees closer.

Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau, still suffering from a stiff neck on Saturday, hopes Sunday is the day he can face his former club, the Pirates, at PNC Park.

CC Sabathia is disappointed to know for sure that his season is over, but the Yankees left-hander said on Saturday that he is relieved to be avoiding microfracture surgery, which could have put his career in jeopardy.

The Braves informed Dan Uggla that he was being given his unconditional release during a Friday afternoon meeting at Turner Field.

Cathedral Catholic High (San Diego) pitcher Brady Aiken did not come to terms with the Astros after a post-Draft physical raised concerns on the team’s part about the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.

The Nationals and their top Draft pick, Erick Fedde, reached agreement on a deal, the team announced Friday. The two sides had until Friday’s 5 p.m. ET deadline to reach an agreement.