Mets starter Matt Harvey was forced to exit his start vs. the Marlins on Saturday after experiencing lower back tightness while warming up for the eighth inning.

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, who is on the disabled list because of a lat strain, threw a bullpen session Saturday afternoon and said he didn’t have any problems throwing. He will throw in a simulated game Monday in Colorado. If things go well, the club is hoping Strasburg will be ready to start June 16 vs. Cleveland.

White Sox manager Robin Ventura has one year left on his deal after the 2013 season, and he made it clear during Saturday afternoon’s pregame media session that he is entirely committed to honoring that deal.

Boys and girls ages 7-14 competed Saturday at Nationals Park in the local MLB Pitch, Hit & Run competition presented by Scotts, the official lawn care company of Major League Baseball.

Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski may be the grandson of Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, but the Vanderbilt product has carved out a great amateur career of his own. The Orioles selected him in the 14th round (429th overall) in the First-Year Player Draft on Saturday.

Boys and girls ages 7-14 competed Saturday a Coors Field in the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Denver Championship presented by Scotts, the official lawn care company of Major League Baseball.

“Funny or Die” will take over the @MLB, @Dodgers and @Braves Twitter accounts during the Braves-Dodgers game in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The Pirates on Saturday placed right-handed reliever Jared Hughes on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation and recalled outfielder Alex Presley from Triple-A.

Outfielder Brad Hawpe was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to trade places with reliever Dane De La Rosa because the Angels wanted to go back to 13 position players, and because Hawpe proved himself worthy.

Logan Morrison belted a two-run homer for Double-A Jacksonville on Friday night. The Marlins are hoping the first baseman is close to making an impact at the big league level.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

As the Dodgers host the Braves on Saturday night in the third game of a four-game series, the spotlight continues to shine on rookie outfielder Yasiel Puig, who has led L.A. to four wins in five games since he joined the club.

Yasiel Puig continued his assault on the MLB record book Friday night with his fourth home run in five games, then pinch-runner Skip Schumaker scored on a wild pitch with one out in the 10th inning to give the Dodgers a 2-1 walk-off win over the Braves.

Backed by a four-run fourth inning, right-hander Jeremy Bonderman pitched six solid innings to record his first victory since 2010 in the Mariners’ 4-1 win over the Yankees on Friday night at Safeco Field.

Paul Goldschmidt has risen to the occasion to many times this season, and in the eighth inning on Friday night, he crushed a three-run homer in the D-backs’ 3-1 victory over the Giants.

Justin Verlander worked his way out of a fifth-inning jam, then cruised on his way to seven quality innings and his fourth consecutive victory in a 7-5 Tigers win at Comerica Park.

Ten rounds are in the books. As baseball breaks to prepare for rounds 11-40 of the First-Year Player Draft — beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. ET — information is starting to come in about why Day 1 went down the way it did, why some teams made the decisions they did on top, what caused certain players to slide and what the scouting industry has to say how the Draft has progressed thus far.