Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was at the Eaton Centre in Toronto on Saturday when a shooter opened fire, killing one and injuring seven others.

The Angels benefited from a poor defensive effort by the Rangers and two disputed calls to secure a 3-2 win Saturday night in Anaheim.

The Angels have won 10 of 11 and can creep even closer to the first-place Rangers on Sunday by completing a three-game sweep. Dan Haren squares off against Matt Harrison on the hill.

The Tigers earned a win against the Yankees that they desperately needed on Saturday night to carry some momentum into Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, who will start Phil Hughes against reigning American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

After tweaking his right forearm on a “timeout” pitch thrown to Alex Rodriguez, Detroit's Joaquin Benoit did not come out for the eighth inning of Saturday's 4-3 Tigers win over the Yankees, instead leaving Octavio Dotel to face left-handed hitters with a one-run lead.

Miguel Cabrera hit somewhere around 900 feet worth of home runs, but it was Omir Santos' sacrifice fly ended it in the bottom of the ninth, securing a 4-3 Tigers win over the Yankees on Saturday night at Comerica Park.

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As the dust settles following Saturday's wild 12-9 Cincinnati win against Houston, both teams are in the same situation they were at the day's beginning.

Brandon Phillips' RBI double in the sixth inning gave the Reds a lead, and his two-RBI single in the eighth gave them breathing room as Cincinnati won a wild game in Houston, 12-9.

Making his first career start against the Brewers, Erik Bedard allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings in the Pirates' 5-1 loss on Saturday at Miller Park.

Trevor Plouffe and Joe Mauer both homered and drove in three runs to help lead the Twins to a 7-4 win over the Indians on Saturday at Progressive Field.

Retro 1912 uniforms donned by both teams and the video-less black-and-white scoreboard Saturday brought AT&T Park back to the early 20th century, and Matt Cain led the Giants past the Cubs in an equally old-school pitching showdown in the 2-1 win.

If Kirk Gibson was trying to send a message to struggling outfielder Justin Upton by sitting him on Saturday at Petco Park, the D-backs manager wasn't saying.

A bases-loaded walk and sac fly, along with a run on a balk and a Paul Goldschmidt long homer, helped Daniel Hudson earn the win after eight strong innings.

With San Francisco's comeback win over the Cubs at AT&T Park on Saturday and its triumph in the opener Friday night, the team can clinch the series victory Sunday, which would mark the Giants' eighth straight non-losing series.

James McDonald has been one of the hottest pitchers in the Majors, and he'll head to the mound against Michael Fiers and the Brewers on Sunday at Miller Park.