Matt Adams, whose solo home run provided all the offensive output in Friday’s victory, followed it up a night later. He sent the fifth pitch of the seventh inning over the fence in right field to give the Cardinals a one-run lead. Two insurance runs followed in the inning, and combined with another quality start from Shelby Miller, the Cards beat the Nationals, 4-1, on Saturday in front of 44,785 at Busch Stadium.

The Pirates secured their third straight road series win on Saturday with an 8-6 victory over the Marlins at Marlins Park. Pittsburgh scored all its runs behind starter Charlie Morton, who went seven innings.

The Tigers posted a season-high 12 runs and 19 hits in a 12-9 win against the Twins on Saturday at Comerica Park. Eugenio Suarez finished a single shy of a cycle.

The Astros capitalized on a two-out fielding error by Tampa Bay pitcher Chris Archer by scoring five unearned runs in the third inning, and pounced on the Rays on Saturday at Minute Maid Park with a decisive 7-3 win.

Brandon Barnes’ line drive in the top of the ninth bounced past lunging Giants center fielder Angel Pagan for a two-run, inside-the-park home run to give the Rockies their fourth straight victory, 5-4, at AT&T Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Padres stopped a five-game losing streak and won their third game of June when they took the middle game of a three game set, 5-0, against the Mets on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. The biggest reason for the win was rookie Jesse Hahn.

Jimmy Rollins has more to accomplish, and it sounds like he hopes to accomplish those things in Philadelphia. He reached a major milestone Saturday afternoon when he singled to right field in the fifth inning in a 7-4 victory over the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park. It was the 2,235th hit of his career, which moved him past Mike Schmidt as the franchise’s hits leader.

For the Giants, winning is a language that everyone in their clubhouse speaks fluently. Depending on the situation, they know what accent to place on various aspects of the game. They can convey excellence through the murmur of pitching and defense or with the clamor of offense.

Jimmy Rollins is two hits away from passing Mike Schmidt as the all-time Phillies leader. The shortstop talks about his career highlights, including a walk-off double in Game 4 of the 2009 NLCS.

With Nolan Arenado likely being on the DL when Mike Matheny makes his picks for the National League All-Star roster, Phil Rogers and Richard Justice discuss other possible selections for the Cardinals manager.

Craig Sager is counting on his 25-year-old son, Craig Jr., to help him get back in the game. While the long-time sideline reporter’s battle with acute myeloid leukemia has prevented him from doing the job he loves, it has also informed him that this particular bond runs deeper than he could have possibly known. Sager is set to undergo a bone marrow transplant on July 3, with Craig Jr. making the donation.

As many of the full-season leagues approach their All-Star break, Friday marks Opening Day for the New York-Penn League and Northwest League at the Class A Short Season level. Fans can watch on MiLB.TV as the New York-Penn League season opens with Brooklyn facing Staten Island at 7 p.m. ET. The Northwest League season begins two hours later, when Boise hosts Tri-City at 9:15 p.m.

It’s the annual tradition of celebrating Father’s Day by sending an important message to the millions who will be watching baseball. MLB is teaming up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation again to raise awareness about prostate cancer and raise funds for research to fight the disease.

Mariano Rivera was the rare closer whose dominance continued into his late 30s. Boston’s Koji Uehara is now pitching in his age-39 season, and from his age-35 season through Thursday night, he has posted numbers that would make Rivera proud.

Derek Jeter celebrated his last regular-season visit to Seattle by ripping three hits, scoring two runs and driving in two as the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Mariners with a 6-3 victory at Safeco Field on Thursday night.

Jacoby Ellsbury was removed in the seventh inning of Thursday’s 6-3 Yankees win over the Mariners with what the club announced to be right hip tightness, but the outfielder is expected to be available to play on Friday against the Athletics in Oakland.

Chris Carter, who homered twice on Wednesday, continued his hot streak by hitting a walk-off home run to left field in the bottom of the 10th inning on Thursday night to send the Astros to a 5-4 win over the D-backs at Minute Maid Park.