A battered Rangers lineup, with the bottom half hitting for the cycle, had Tigers starter Rick Porcello out of the game by the sixth inning and their own starting pitcher on his way to his first Major League win with a 12-2 victory on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.

This weekend, Pedro Martinez, Ivan Rodriguez and Jim Thome were visitors to the place they one day hope to join during the Hall of Fame Classic in Cooperstown.

Jacoby Ellsbury sparked a game-tying rally with a one-out single in the ninth inning, then slugged a go-ahead blast in the 10th as the Yankees came from behind for a 4-3 victory over the White Sox on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.

David Buchanan logged five innings in his MLB debut and Chase Utley’s two-run homer in the first helped the right-hander pick up the victory as the Phillies posted a 5-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday.

The rain held off just long enough Saturday for some of baseball’s biggest legends to put on a show in front of more than 6,000 fans at Doubleday Field in the sixth annual Hall of Fame Classic, which ended in a 4-4 tie. Before the game, former Blue Jay Alex Gonzalez won the Home Run Derby.

Corey Kluber delivered another tremendous start for Cleveland on Saturday, striking out nine batters and allowing just five hits in seven shutout innings for the Tribe to blow out the Orioles, 9-0, before a crowd of 36,873. It was Kluber’s fifth straight outing with at least eight strikeouts, and his seventh such game this season.

Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez threw on flat ground for the first time since he was placed on the disabled list this past Sunday because of left shoulder inflammation. He threw for only a few minutes, but didn’t complain about discomfort in the shoulder.

The Cardinals placed left-hander Kevin Siegrist on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with a left forearm strain and recalled lefty Sam Freeman from Triple-A Memphis.

R.A. Dickey came within two outs of his first complete game of the season and Brett Lawrie homered as the Blue Jays extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

With a five-run rally already in progress in the top of the first inning Saturday, Red Sox manager John Farrell didn’t want to see it end. David Ross was ruled out at first on a close play, but Farrell was quick to come out for a challenge. The play was overturned after a delay of one minute, three seconds.

Carlos Gonzalez was out of the lineup for a third consecutive game on Saturday due to swelling in his left index finger, but Rockies manager Walt Weiss said the outfielder would be available to pinch-hit against the Braves.

The Rockies placed third baseman Nolan Arenado on the disabled list on Saturday and recalled Josh Rutledge from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Arenado suffered a mallet fracture in his left middle finger in Friday’s 3-2 loss to the Braves and will miss at least a month.

The D-backs will add pitcher Zeke Spruill to their roster as the 26th man for Sunday’s doubleheader against the Mets. Spruill will start the second game, following Game 1 starter Bronson Arroyo.

A game after the Brewers’ offense scored its most runs since April 9, manager Ron Roenicke kept the order intact but plugged Ryan Braun back in. It was Braun’s first time batting in the second spot since Sept. 30, 2010.

Tampa Bay second baseman Ben Zobrist is feeling good when he hits and good when he fields, and he said as soon as he’s eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list, he thinks he’ll be good to go.

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez was furious after being hit with a fragment of a bat that Chris Johnson shattered during his latest meltdown on Friday night. But after having a chance to calm down and evaluate how Johnson handled the embarrassing consequences, Gonzalez put his third baseman back in the lineup for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Rockies.

Saturday’s game against the Rangers was the Tigers’ 20th annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game. Both teams wore uniforms from that era, with Detroit representing that city’s Stars franchise and Texas representing the Fort Worth Black Panthers.