When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts thought about removing Rich Hill from a perfect game on Saturday night, the first reliever he warmed up was Grant Dayton.

The morning after, Dave Roberts talked about his highly debated decision to remove Rich Hill seven innings into a perfect game in Saturday’s 5-0 win over the Marlins.

In one of the most memorable and controversial managerial decisions of the 2016 season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed starter Rich Hill on Saturday after he had compiled a perfect game through seven innings against the Marlins.

From the massive American flag hanging form the heights of the George Washington Bridge, to the moving speeches made in lower Manhattan, to the thousands of smaller tributes scattered through the boroughs and beyond, evidence of New York’s annual, solemn pause could be seen across the city on Sunday.

The stories of how Major League Baseball, its players and personnel, reacted to the tragedy of 9/11 drastically pale in comparison to the stories of brave firefighters climbing up the steps of the Twin Towers or emboldened passengers overpowering the hijackers on Flight 93. But they are stories that nonetheless speak to just how much the national pastime was impacted by national tragedy. We share some of them here.

Rangers president of baseball operations and general manager Jon Daniels had to be especially pleased with his club’s 8-5 seesaw win over the Angels on Saturday night.

Led by left-hander Max Fried and third baseman Austin Riley, Class A Rome defeated Charleston, 4-1, on Saturday night to advance to the South Atlantic League finals.

Adam Wainwright stranded the bases full of Brewers in the top of the eighth inning, and the Cardinals rewarded their longtime ace with a five-run rally, sending St. Louis to a 5-1 win at Busch Stadium on Saturday night.

The desire to preserve Rich Hill’s health outweighed his quest for perfection. So after seven innings without allowing a baserunner on Saturday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the decision to lift the veteran left-hander.

Declaring that the San Francisco Giants have returned to full strength might be a tad premature. But they’re taking the necessary steps that lead to a significant leap forward, as their 11-3 victory Saturday over the Arizona Diamondbacks illustrated.

The Phillies and Nationals found themselves in a pitcher’s duel on Friday night that was decided by Bryce Harper’s three-run home run in the eighth inning, leading Washington to a 3-0 win at Nationals Park.

Fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks, we’re reminded once again about the impact that sports can have on society.

There are no losses that aren’t critical for the Pirates and their dwindling postseason aspirations at this point as they seem to keep collecting in the season’s final month. Saturday’s 8-7 defeat to the Reds might have been particularly painful. For starters, with the Cardinals win and the Mets’ loss, it put the Pirates 5 1/2 games back in the National League Wild Card standings.

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With their postseason hopes fading, the Royals desperately needed a pick-me-up. And they got it from rookie Whit Merrifield, who doubled in two runs off White Sox reliever Chris Beck in the seventh inning to put the Royals up for good on their way to a 6-5 win on Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Mets’ ascension up the National League standings came to at least a temporary halt on Saturday, when an old division rival blocked their path. Adonis Garcia’s walk-off single capped a 10th-inning rally for the Braves, who toppled the Mets, 4-3, to snap their six-game winning streak.