Starter Nick Tepesch had to leave the game in the second inning when a line drive smacked him on the right arm and drew blood above the wrist. But relievers Derek Lowe, Joe Ortiz, Tanner Scheppers and Joe Nathan combined to hold the Mariners scoreless on three hits in a 5-0 victory at the Ballpark in Arlington.

The Rockies extended their winning streak to eight with a 4-3 victory over the D-backs Saturday at Coors Field. Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa led the way with six shutout frames.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons unveiled a new-look lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Yankees as shortstop Munenori Kawasaki was promoted to the leadoff spot.

Manny Machado hit a tie-breaking double and later added a three-run homer as the Orioles completed a doubleheader sweep against the Dodgers with a 6-1 victory Saturday night at Camden Yards.

A trio of Cubs errors spotted the Brewers four unearned runs just in time to make a winner of Hiram Burgos, the 25-year-old right-hander making his Major League debut in Milwaukee’s 5-1 victory at sold-out Miller Park on Saturday.

Tampa Bay beat the A’s, 1-0, on Saturday night using a familiar formula: pitching and defense. The game’s lone run came on Matt Joyce’s solo homer to right field off A’s right-hander Jarrod Parker in the second inning, and the Rays’ Jeremy Hellickson held Oakland scoreless through seven frames.

The Pirates rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Braves, with a sixth-inning surge coming just in time to reward James McDonald’s tenacity with a win on Saturday at PNC Park.

At 20, Bryce Harper has already made an impact on the Nationals, and Saturday afternoon was no different as his home run in the eighth inning helped the Nationals edge the Mets, 7-6, at Citi Field. It was Harper’s second homer of the game.

Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday after an MRI revealed a strained left hamstring. Washington called up top prospect Anthony Rendon from Double-A Harrisburg.

Mike Trout belted his first career grand slam in a nine-run first inning and right-hander Garrett Richards did the rest with seven scoreless frames and a career-high eight strikeouts in the Angels’ 10-0 win over the Tigers on Saturday.

Chalk it up to the beauty of baseball. They were still debating the strange baserunning play from the night before at Miller Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Red Sox players were just as scared as everybody else seemed to be on Friday, but on Saturday afternoon, a sense of normalcy returned to Fenway as the club honored first responders and those impacted by the Boston Marathon bombings.

There was yet another subplot to Saturday’s emotional day at Fenway Park, as David Ortiz made his return to the team, batting cleanup.

Shin-Soo Choo reached base a career-high six times and scored the go-ahead run on Brandon Phillips’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 13th inning for the Reds’ 3-2 win over the Marlins on Saturday.

Trailing by one in the eighth inning, Daniel Nava roped a three-run homer in the Boston bullpen as the Red Sox capped off an emotional Saturday at Fenway Park with a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Royals.

Vernon Wells had three hits, an RBI and two runs scored as the Yankees used a pair of 11th-inning runs on a throwing error by Blue Jays reliever Aaron Loup to drop Toronto, 5-3, in front of a sellout crowd of 46,095 at Rogers Centre on Saturday.

The remedial powers of the summer game were summoned once more Saturday at Fenway Park. Raise a pennant, wave a flag. Wave a magic wand and make it all disappear. And it all worked. Boston had stood at attention, rigid and staring straight ahead, not wanting to look, for too many days. It was at ease again Saturday.