Approximately 10 pitches into his scheduled bullpen session on Saturday morning, Jake Westbrook stopped throwing. Pitching coach Derek Lilliquist and manager Mike Matheny walked his way.

Orioles second baseman Robert Andino, speaking for the first time since taking a pitch to the helmet in Friday night’s 4-2 win over the Red Sox, was still visibly upset after Saturday’s 9-6 win about Mark Melancon’s 94-mph fastball gone awry.

Orioles second baseman Robert Andino, speaking for the first time since taking a pitch to the helmet in Friday night’s 4-2 win over the Red Sox, was still visibly upset after Saturday’s 9-6 win about Mark Melancon’s 94-mph fastball gone awry.

After a rough slide into home and a stolen base on Friday night, Ryan Braun is dealing with a couple of groin issues, manager Ron Roenicke said Saturday.

After a rough slide into home and a stolen base on Friday night, Ryan Braun is dealing with a couple of groin issues, manager Ron Roenicke said Saturday.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira jogged on the field for the first time since aggravating his Grade 1 left calf strain on Sept. 8 prior to Saturday’s matchup with the A’s at Yankee Stadium.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira jogged on the field for the first time since aggravating his Grade 1 left calf strain on Sept. 8 prior to Saturday’s matchup with the A’s at Yankee Stadium.

Left-hander Gio Gonzalez did something Saturday that had not been done in Nationals history. He became the club’s first pitcher to win 20 games in a season as the Nationals pounded the Brewers, 10-4, at Nationals Park.

Left-hander Gio Gonzalez did something Saturday that had not been done in Nationals history. He became the club’s first pitcher to win 20 games in a season as the Nationals pounded the Brewers, 10-4, at Nationals Park.

Already the king of extra-innings wins, Baltimore extended its streak to 16 consecutive bonus-frame wins with Jim Thome’s ground-rule RBI double sealing the deal in a 9-6, 12-inning win over the Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park.

Already the king of extra-innings wins, Baltimore extended its streak to 16 consecutive bonus-frame wins with Jim Thome’s ground-rule RBI double sealing the deal in a 9-6, 12-inning win over the Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park.

The Yankees won in walk-off fashion against the A’s for the second consecutive game Saturday, with Oakland first baseman Brandon Moss booting an Eduardo Nunez ground ball with the bases loaded that allowed Ichiro Suzuki to score the winning run in the 14th inning for a 10-9 victory.

The Yankees won in walk-off fashion against the A’s for the second consecutive game Saturday, with Oakland first baseman Brandon Moss booting an Eduardo Nunez ground ball with the bases loaded that allowed Ichiro Suzuki to score the winning run in the 14th inning for a 10-9 victory.

The Reds have settled their status as champs of the National League Central, but don’t go booking flights to their NL Division Series opponent’s city yet. Just about everything else in their postseason future remains up in the air.

Much of the credit for creating the Reds’ successful atmosphere belonged to the one person who was unable to celebrate on Saturday: manager Dusty Baker.

Much of the credit for creating the Reds’ successful atmosphere belonged to the one person who was unable to celebrate on Saturday: manager Dusty Baker.

Pedro Ciriaco played his 15th game as the Red Sox’s leadoff hitter on Friday night against the Orioles, and yet manager Bobby Valentine couldn’t put his finger on the reasons why.