The Tigers rallied from an early three-run deficit, taking the lead on a two-run homer by Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the sixth inning, to beat the Astros, 5-3, and give Justin Verlander his first win of the season on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park.
Maeda rides shutout streak vs. Shark, Giants
Kenta Maeda remains a novelty. Thus, he’ll likely be a central figure when the Giants and Dodgers conclude their three-game series Sunday at 5:05 p.m. PT.
Texas stings homer-happy O’s with six-run 7th
The Rangers rallied for six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and held on for an 8-4 victory over the Orioles at Globe Life Park on Saturday night. The Rangers have won two of three over the Orioles in the four-game series that concludes Sunday.
Unfair-ieta: Jake has mean streak at Wrigley
Jake Arrieta, the best statistical pitcher in Wrigley Field history, toed the rubber before 41,702 fans Saturday and quickly removed any sense of anticipation.
SoE: Are this year’s Cubs curse-proof?
Kyle Schwarber’s season-ending injury seemed like another sign the Cubs are cursed, but they haven’t missed a beat without the slugger.
Play Ball welcomes 100 kids to Compton event
Major League Baseball’s Urban Youth Academy was buzzing with activity Saturday, with roughly 100 local youth participating in a free baseball clinic as part of MLB’s Play Ball initiative.
9 doubles lead Reds over Wainwright, Cards
The Reds snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday afternoon by staging a 9-8 come-from-behind victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Cutch connects as Niese quiets Brewers
Andrew McCutchen hit his first home run of the season, Jonathon Niese fired seven scoreless innings and the Pirates ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Brewers on Saturday night at PNC Park.
Rays break out offensively, thwart White Sox
The Rays were due — make that overdue — to break out of their collective slump. They entered the second game vs. the White Sox having been shut out in consecutive games and on a 19-inning scoreless streak. The slumber is over as the Rays’ bats woke up to the tune of a season-high seven runs to beat Chicago, 7-2, on Saturday night.
McCutchen banks first HR on moon shot
Andrew McCutchen ran around the bases, touched home plate and began walking toward the Pirates dugout, holding his helmet in his right hand. Before walking down the steps, he raised both hands in the air, looked up to the sky and slowly spun around.
Tribe bats break out to beat Harvey, Mets
The Indians were searching high and low for a hit against Mets starter Matt Harvey on Saturday afternoon. When Cleveland finally did break through, the hits arrived in bunches, and the Tribe walked away with a 7-5 Interleague victory at Progressive Field.
Red Sox ride Price, 4-run third to victory
David Price gave the Red Sox seven mostly dominant innings on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park en route to a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays.
The most impressive part of this Manny Machado homer was Mychal Givens’ catch in the bullpen
Look what he found!
Harvey unravels, aims to improve out of stretch
The switch flipped in the fifth inning, and Matt Harvey could not flip it back.
Moose lays out for amazing catch against A’s
Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas was back in the lineup in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the A’s. Moustakas said before the game he’s not too concerned about a nagging hamstring injury. He made a tremendous diving catch to rob Yonder Alonso of a hit in the third inning.
Tomlin sharp before exiting game with cramp
It had been more than two weeks since Josh Tomlin started a game for the Indians. Leading up to his outing on Saturday afternoon, the pitcher was dealing with a mix of adrenaline and nerves, and he found himself out on the field warming up earlier than usual.
Reddick’s early blast propels A’s past Royals
Josh Reddick’s three-run homer in the first inning set the tone, while Sonny Gray held the Royals to two runs across six innings as the A’s earned a 5-3 win on Saturday at the Coliseum to snap a four-game losing streak.