Whether Saturday night was a turning point remains to be seen. All we know for sure is that Tim Lincecum has never been better. In throwing his first career no-hitter, a monumental 148-pitch effort, he looked a lot like the guy he once was and the guy the Giants hope he can be again.

Facing the American League East-leading Red Sox, A’s righty A.J. Griffin wasn’t exactly at his best, boarding runners in every inning but his last two, yet he didn’t allow one to score over eight shutout innings in a 3-0 Oakland victory.

Saturday night’s showdown between Felix Hernandez and Jered Weaver had all the makings of a classic pitchers’ duel, but Justin Smoak would have none of it. While Hernandez lived up to the billing with eight scoreless innings, Smoak drove Weaver from the game with four RBIs on the way to a 6-0 Seattle victory at Safeco Field.

This could not have come at a worse time for the Phillies. Center fielder Ben Revere broke his right foot during Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the White Sox at Citizens Bank Park. He will go on the disabled list and be evaluated Monday by a specialist.

On Michael Young’s RBI sngle, the Phillies beat the White Sox, 2-1, in 13 innings in Game 2 of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday night to give them a chance to enter the All-Star break with a .500 record with a victory in Sunday’s series finale.

Andrew McCutchen belted a game-tying homer in the sixth and laced a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh, and the Pirates’ bullpen combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings in a 4-2 victory over the Mets on Saturday night at PNC Park.

Luis Valbuena smacked a two-run home run and Alfonso Soriano hit a solo shot and a double Saturday night to power Matt Garza and the Cubs to a 6-4 win over the Cardinals in front of 42,240, the largest crowd of the season at Wrigley Field.

Jose Fernandez showed All-Star courage. Giancarlo Stanton demonstrated why he is among the most feared sluggers in the game. And Ed Lucas flashed enough speed to provide the Marlins with an improbable walk-off win on Saturday night.

Derek Holland and the Rangers handed Max Scherzer his first loss of the season with a 7-1 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night at Comerica Park. Mitch Moreland provided one of the big hits with his first home run in almost six weeks, and that helped the Rangers snap a three-game losing streak.

The All-Star appetizer that is the Chevrolet Home Run Derby takes place Monday night at 8 p.m. ET, with a national broadcast on ESPN. Prince Fielder — a man who in both body and swing seems born for this very event — will seek to defend his crown.

Michael Cuddyer set in motion a movement that has made the South Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia one of the hotbeds of baseball in America. Another product of that region, David Wright, picked Cuddyer to join him on this year’s NL Home Run Derby team.

Lonnie Chisenhall’s first career grand slam broke it open and a solid effort from left-hander Scott Kazmir propelled the Indians to a 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday night at Progressive Field.

Zack Greinke was in peak form again on Saturday night and fired his fourth career shutout to lead the Dodgers past the Rockies, 1-0, in a pitchers’ duel at Dodger Stadium.

It turns out Joe Torre is quite the storyteller. A reading by Torre of the poem “Casey at the Bat,” along with a performance by Mariah Carey and the New York Philharmonic, took place at the 2013 MLB All-Star Charity Concert.

Outfielders Reed Johnson, Joey Terdoslavich and Jose Constanza combined to go 7-for-11 at the plate, and Mike Minor atoned for a shaky beginning to his start with a go-ahead two-run double as the Braves took a 5-2 win over the Reds on Saturday afternoon at Turner Field.

Designated hitter Luke Scott continued his hot streak with a game-winning RBI single in the sixth inning to help the Rays beat the Astros, 4-3, on Saturday at Tropicana Field.

J.P. Arencibia’s two-out, two-run single in the sixth inning proved to be the game-winner as the Blue Jays pulled away late for a 7-3 victory over the Orioles on Saturday in Baltimore. Edwin Encarnacion hit his 25th homer, a two-run shot in the first inning.