Nathan Eovaldi started his Marlins career with a victory. The right-hander shined in his Miami debut as the Marlins beat the Padres, 4-2, before 26,401 at Marlins Park on Saturday night.

One night after Ben Sheets added to the wonder of his unexpected comeback, Mike Minor continued to distance himself from his early-season struggles with a determined effort that led the Braves to a 2-1 win over the Phillies on Saturday night.

A day in the life of Bobby Valentine is always highly entertaining. The Red Sox manager stepped away from the head table after his pregame media conference at Yankee Stadium on Saturday and sarcastically said to no one in particular: “Can I get the tape of that?”

Zack Greinke arrived in Anaheim on Saturday, with the Angels focused mostly on how he can aid a World Series run this season, but also thinking at least a little bit about the long-term possibilities for the free agent-to-be.

Ervin Santana, struggling on the mound, will stay in the rotation to start Monday in the series opener against the Rangers in Arlington.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas left Saturday's game against the Mariners in the second inning with a sprained right knee sustained on a diving defensive play in the first inning.

Chad Billingsley improved on his previous winning start with a four-hit shutout for 7 1/3 innings Saturday, and Matt Kemp and A.J. Ellis homered as the Dodgers pounded the Giants, 10-0, halving San Francisco's National League West lead to one game.

The A's are in the process of acquiring catcher George Kottaras from the Milwaukee Brewers, who designated the 29-year-old backup for assignment on Thursday.

Veteran right-hander Kevin Millwood and rookie catcher Jesus Montero provided a good portion of the spark in a tidy 4-3 victory over the Royals on Saturday afternoon at Safeco Field.

Frank Francisco appeared to be zeroing in on a return to active duty before another setback Saturday thrust the closer's status in doubt.

While Brandon McCarthy will be taking a step forward with his rehab on Monday, Dallas Braden is dealing with a minor setback, A's trainer Nick Paparesta said on Saturday.

Giancarlo Stanton, who had two cartilage chips surgically removed from his right knee on July 8, is getting closer to rejoining the Marlins, with a rehab assignment beginning Wednesday at Class A Jupiter.

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who is 7-for-59 with two home runs and 20 strikeouts over his last 16 games, was out of the lineup on Saturday night as manager Ron Washington decided to give him a day off.

Justin Morneau says his swing feels better than it has in a long time. His numbers agree. The Twins first baseman entered Saturday's game against the Indians hitting .322 with seven doubles, 10 RBIs and 11 runs over his last 21 games. He was batting just .229 through his first 55 games before that span.

Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run triple in the first inning and pinch-runner Tony Campana scored the tiebreaking run on pinch-hitter Reed Johnson's bunt single in the seventh to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory Saturday over the Cardinals.

Henderson Alvarez threw seven strong innings while Edwin Encarnacion, Colby Rasmus and Yunel Escobar each homered to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Randy Johnson and Dan Wilson were partners for many of the Mariners' most cherished memories. It was fitting that they were partners again in receiving one of the team's highest honors — induction into the club's Hall of Fame on Saturday.