Jeff Samardzija arrived at the Coliseum around game time Saturday evening, giving him less than 24 hours to acquaint himself with his new teammates before taking the field with them.

Astros catcher Carlos Corporan said Saturday he and manager Bo Porter have patched things up after they were involved in a verbal altercation in the dugout in the fourth inning of Friday’s loss to the Angels.

The Rockies scored more runs than they had in their previous four games combined Saturday, but it was a reliever who was the hero of the game after shutting down the Dodgers’ late rally in an 8-7 victory at Coors Field.

Anibal Sanchez lost his dominance quickly Saturday afternoon and the Rays’ hitters were more than happy to pile on in a 7-2 win over the Tigers at Comerica Park.

Matt Garza retired the first 12 men he faced and held the Reds to two hits over all nine innings of the Brewers’ 1-0 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park.

After encountering a three-run hole before they took their first swing, the Braves began chipping away at their early deficit and eventually cruised to a 10-4 win over the D-backs on Saturday at Turner Field for their ninth straight win.

The Pirates continued their feast of sub-.500 teams Saturday, pushing their record the furthest north of the break-even mark it has been all season with a 3-2 victory over the Phillies at PNC Park

Another sterling outing by Felix Hernandez and a 14th-inning rally added up to a rare Seattle win at U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday as the Mariners topped the White Sox, 3-2.

Milone threw six shutout innings against Toronto on Friday and has been fantastic since May 9, going 6-0 with a 2.62 ERA in 11 starts.

Andrew Heaney has made four big league starts, but the 23-year-old is the first to admit he needs improvement. Rather than watch their top prospect struggle, the Marlins on Saturday afternoon optioned Heaney to Triple-A New Orleans.

With the way the Twins have had trouble scoring runs recently, they’ll take a run — or a win — any way they can get it. That was certainly the case on Saturday afternoon, when the Twins won in wild fashion, scoring on an error by catcher Francisco Cervelli in the 11th inning to come away with a 2-1 win over the Yankees at Target Field.

This time the Marlins were able to complete the comeback. They did it the hard way, erasing a four-run deficit. Casey McGehee and Jeff Baker delivered back-to-back two-out RBI singles in the ninth inning to rally the Marlins to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium.

The Nationals tallied 19 hits in a 13-0 win against the Cubs on Saturday at Nationals Park. Gio Gonzalez went eight scoreless innings in the victory.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado returned to the starting lineup Saturday night after finishing a five-game suspension in Game 1 of the day-night doubleheader against the Red Sox.

A broken-bat single by pinch-hitter Jonathan Herrera looped into right-center field, and gave the Red Sox a 3-2, walk-off win in Game 1 of Saturday’s day-night doubleheader against the Orioles at Fenway Park.

Right fielder Ryan Braun, who has already missed a number of games this season with thumb and rib-cage injuries, exited Saturday’s game against the Reds with lower back spasms.

The Oakland Athletics left town on Wednesday having been swept out of Comerica Park. The Tigers were busy with the Rays when the A’s made their move for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel, acquiring the pitchers in a deal with the Cubs.