Following a home run on Friday night for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Curtis Granderson spoke about how results were not the important part of his rehab assignment. While that may be true, he continued to get good results on Saturday night as he drove in a run and recorded two hits.
Rays answer Padres’ comeback with walk-off
Evan Longoria drilled a walk-off, two-run homer to left-center field in the bottom of the ninth as Tampa Bay came back to beat San Diego, 8-7.
Mariano touched by meeting with Royals fans
Mariano Rivera was focused on each word spoken by an audience gathered in a private area of Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, listening to their trials and tribulations while outwardly maintaining his usual calm, composed demeanor.
Heyward resumes rehab after precautionary scratch
Soreness subsided, Jason Heyward was back in the lineup for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves on Saturday night for his second rehab start.
Offense rallies Worley to first win with Twins
Vance Worley continued his struggles, but the offense, led by Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Ryan Doumit, picked him up to carry the Twins to an 8-5 win over the Orioles on Saturday night at Target Field.
LoMo close to playing the field
Stage two of Logan Morrison’s injury-rehabilitation process is expected to begin next week with a shift from designated hitter to first base during games at Marlins extended spring training.
Kemp, Pierre visit Compton Urban Youth Academy
Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and Marlins outfielder Juan Pierre took time before their club’s played the second of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium on Saturday to visit a group of young baseball and softball players, sharing knowledge of the game and answering questions about life outside of baseball.
Bumgarner dominates as Giants roll past Braves
Pinch-hitter Gregor Blanco’s bases-loaded double highlighted a four-run fifth inning Saturday that helped the Giants pull away from the Atlanta Braves and secure a 10-1 victory. The beneficiary of the Giants’ offense was Madison Bumgarner, who worked seven innings and struck out a season-high 11.
Bruce keeps heating up, leads Reds in rout of Crew
Scoring five runs in the second inning and seven more in the third, the Reds beat up the Brewers on Saturday with a 13-7 win at Great American Ball Park.
Jackson leads Cubs with arm, bat in return to DC
Edwin Jackson outdueled Stephen Strasburg, as he held the Nats to two runs in 5 1/3 frames in the Cubs’ 8-2 win on Saturday. Jackson also got Chicago on the board with a two-run double.
Bats pour it on to back Liriano’s Bucs debut
Francisco Liriano was quite the winning pitcher in the Bucs’ 11-2 victory against the Mets on Saturday, when Jose Tabata finished a triple shy of the cycle and Jordy Mercer contributed two homers.
Greinke may start for Dodgers on Wednesday
Zack Greinke could be on the mound for the Dodgers on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series against the Nationals, provided team doctors give him the green light.
Wainwright spectacular in two-hit shutout
Adam Wainwright tried his best to follow in the footsteps of red-hot rookie Shelby Miller on Saturday afternoon. Wainwright tossed a two-hit shutout and Allen Craig had three hits to lead the Cardinals to a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies in front of 43,050 at Busch Stadium.
Buehrle brings out his best in Blue Jays’ win
Mark Buehrle allowed just one run over seven-plus innings and Adam Lind hit a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the ninth inning, as the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Tribe to get another look at Bauer on Monday
Cleveland will get another look at right-hander Trevor Bauer on Monday, when he is scheduled to come up from Triple-A Columbus to start the second game of a doubleheader with the Yankees.
Sore triceps nixes Lewis’ bullpen session
The Rangers are hoping pitcher Colby Lewis is experiencing just a minor setback in his recovery from flexor tendon surgery. Lewis pitched two innings in his first start on medical rehabilitation assignment Thursday night for Triple-A Round Rock and has developed some soreness in his right triceps muscle.
Holliday day to day after misstep at first base
Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday did not return to the field in the top of the ninth inning of Saturday’s 3-0 win against the Rockies after appearing to step awkwardly on first base on a groundout to end the eighth inning. After the game, manager Mike Matheny said that removing Holliday was just precautionary and his status is day-to-day.