Taking matters into his own hands, Andrew McCutchen led off the ninth inning with a game-tying homer and two innings later homered with two outs to give the Bucs a 6-5 victory in 11 innings over the Reds on Saturday night in Cincinnati.

Jered Weaver gave a clinic in damage control on Saturday night, waiting for his high-powered offense to locate its mojo. Once that happened, the Angels were on their way to yet another happy ending, dispatching the Rangers, 5-2, at Globe Life Park.

Rick Porcello fired seven strong innings and Alex Avila paced the offense with three RBIs, including a two-run homer, in leading the Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Royals on Saturday night.

Dodgers All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig was ejected in the third inning of Saturday night’s 1-0 win over the Padres for calling plate umpire David Rackley “stupid” following his inning-ending strikeout on three consecutive called strikes.

Hard-luck starter Kevin Correia again pitched well Saturday. And this time he was awarded with a victory rather than the satisfaction of a job well done as the Twins beat the Rockies, 9-3, at Coors Field.

The Dodgers, as usual, are on the prowl for pitching help with the July 31 Trade Deadline approaching, but general manager Ned Colletti indicated on Saturday he doesn’t intend to give up any of the organization’s top prospects.

As Travis d’Arnaud slid across home plate in the eighth on an Eric Campbell looper to center, the Citi Field crowd rose to its feet for the first Mets lead of the day. d’Arnaud’s run stood as the game-winner in the Mets’ 5-4 win over the Marlins on Saturday, their seventh win in nine games this homestand.

By virtue of Saturday afternoon’s 10-2 victory, the Cardinals moved into a first-place tie with the Brewers. Milwaukee, which has had sole possession of the top spot since April 9, continues to falter, losing its seventh in a row and 11th of its last 12.

Chris Johnson had a pair of two-run home runs and the Braves busted out of a recent offensive funk with a power surge in a 11-6 victory over the Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field.

The Rays scored six runs in the sixth en route to a 10-3 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Jake Odorizzi notched a quality start, and Kevin Kiermaier and Matt Joyce each had three RBIs.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney, who entered play Saturday leading the American League with 27 saves and had helped solidify the league’s best bullpen with his 1.98 ERA in 38 appearances, was added to the AL All-Star team on Saturday as the replacement for Rays starter David Price.

Trying to determine the most important play from Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Red Sox at Minute Maid Park depends on which member of the Astros you asked.

Wade Miley turned in his third impressive start in a row Saturday afternoon as he helped the D-backs beat the Giants, 2-0, in front of a sellout crowd at AT&T Park. Miley tossed seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out four. Over his last three starts, the left-hander has allowed just three runs in 21 2/3 innings.

White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez left Saturday’s game at Progressive Field with back stiffness in the fourth inning, after drawing a leadoff walk from Cleveland starter Zach McAllister. Scott Carroll, Saturday’s starting and winning pitcher, also departed with back tightness after five innings and 78 pitches.

Andre Ethier was back in center field Saturday after missing back-to-back starts with general soreness. However, Ethier might have some competition for the position going forward, with hot-hitting Scott Van Slyke and left fielder Carl Crawford sliding over.

Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer and Scott Carroll pitched five scoreless innings, as the White Sox beat the division-rival Indians, 6-2, on Saturday at Progressive Field.

With right-hander Jordan Zimmermann not playing in the All-Star Game because of a biceps strain, the Nationals will not have any representatives playing in Minnesota.