A tapped-out Marlins bullpen was in need of a night off. Mark Buehrle made sure they got it. The veteran left-hander stepped up with a complete game, and the Marlins clipped the Padres, 4-1, on Saturday night at Petco Park.

Pinch-hitter Adrian Beltre belted a three-run homer in the top of the 11th to lift the Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Indians on Saturday and snap Texas' three-game skid.

Chris Johnson hit his first career grand slam against the Cardinals to help propel the Astros to their fifth straight win on Saturday by a score of 8-2.

The Marlins snapped an eight-game skid against the Padres on Friday in extra innings and after another win Saturday, they will go for the series sweep Sunday afternoon with California native Ricky Nolasco on the bump.

In 10 career starts against the Reds, Pittsburgh's Charlie Morton is 4-4 with a 3.79 ERA in 61 2/3 innings. Squaring off against Morton on Sunday will be Reds right-hander Mat Latos, who is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 19 strikeouts in three career starts against the Bucs.

The Yanks look to salvage a split of their four-game set in Kansas City when they send righty Phil Hughes to the mound. Hughes will face the Royals' Luke Hochevar in a battle of pitchers who have struggled thus far this season.

Continuing his gradual progression, James McDonald hurled six-hit ball for 6 1/3 innings of the Bucs' 3-2 win over Cincinnati at PNC Park.

After disappearing underneath the third-base stands in the eighth inning of Saturday's 8-2 win over the Cardinals, it only took the umpires a matter of seconds to give Astros shortstop Jed Lowrie his team-high fourth home run of the season.

The consolation prize for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday was actually very good. It was Max Scherzer pitching the way he's capable of pitching.

The Giants don't have to look very far to find another team dealing with injuries and adjustments, though. A quick look across the diamond Sunday and the Giants will see a team in the Brewers that has suffered a rash of injuries over the past week in the midst of a nine-game road trip.

Madison Bumgarner extended a couple of streaks and ended another in helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, on Saturday.

Johan Santana never loosened his grip on Saturday's 4-3 victory over the D-backs, winning his first game since Sept. 2, 2010.

Just when it seemed like Justin Morneau was ready to bounce back from a sore left wrist, a few practice swings before Saturday's game at Seattle confirmed otherwise.

Marlon Byrd enters the Red Sox clubhouse on Saturday morning and immediately becomes the center of attention. It's early, and an afternoon game with the Orioles looms hours away, but Byrd is full of energy.

After losing on a walk-off shot Friday night, White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn effectively walked off Detroit closer Jose Valverde on Saturday with a two-run homer in the ninth inning for a 3-2 comeback win.

White Sox right-hander Dylan Axelrod will make his first start of the season on Sunday against Rick Porcello and the Tigers as the two ballclubs meet up in a rubber match of their three-game series in Detroit.

Albert Pujols, batting .194 and riding a single-season career-high homerless streak of 108 at-bats, was out of the Angels' lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, representing the first time he has been absent from the No. 3 spot this season.