With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Mariners manager Scott Servais said it was all a well-planned occurrence when shortstop Ketel Marte legged out an inside-the-park home run in Saturday’s 7-6 win over the Dodgers.

Carlos Correa and Tyler White hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to send the Astros on their way to an 11-1 win over the Padres on Saturday night in the first game of the Mexico Series at Estadio Fray Nano.

Zach Lee took his turn auditioning for the Dodgers’ fifth-starter spot on Saturday night, leaving a 2-2 tie after 4 2/3 innings, in the Dodgers’ 5-4 win over the White Sox.

Kelvin Herrera’s fastball/changeup tandem can be a devastating combo, but opposing batters missed 27 percent of the time they swung at his slider last season, giving the Royals reliever a third killer pitch.

The Brewers erased a four-run deficit in the ninth inning for a 7-7 tie with the D-backs on Saturday at Maryvale Baseball Park

Right-hander Chien-Ming Wang threw three scoreless innings as he continued his comeback bid in attempt to make the Royals’ roster in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the A’s at Surprise Stadium.

Two Ohio icons in one.

The Tampa Bay formula for success has been pitching and defense. While pitching hasn’t been a problem this spring, defense was at the start. But it hasn’t been lately.

Camelback Ranch was not kind to either Carlos Rodon or Brandon Finnegan during Saturday afternoon’s 9-7 victory for the Reds over the White Sox.

As the Braves enter Spring Training’s final week, their most interesting decision will determine who will fill the final available roster spot for a position player.

Red Sox manager John Farrell touched on a number of topics when he met with reporters prior to Saturday’s 16-8 loss to the Orioles.

As birthday presents go, Rob Refsnyder would have preferred if the Blue Jays had come up with something else.

Can 1983’s “Sports” predict baseball?

Steven Moya’s standout Spring Training with the Tigers has come to an end. The slugging outfielder, who made an early spring statement with four home runs in the first couple weeks, was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday morning, along with shortstop prospect Dixon Machado.

Clay Buchholz was originally scheduled to start for the Red Sox against the Orioles in Sarasota, Fla., on Saturday, but the veteran right-hander was held back in Fort Myers, Fla., to pitch in a Minor League game. Righty Justin Haley filled in for Buchholz against the O’s.

Mark McGwire checked off another box on his baseball resume on Friday, when the former slugger served as acting manager during a big league ballgame. McGwire, the Padres bench coach, took over for Andy Green — who was en route to Mexico City for a split-squad weekend series against the Astros.

Dodgers fifth-starter candidate Carlos Frias tossed four scoreless innings and his team’s offense chased Clayton Blackburn in the first inning while coasting to a 13-0 win over the split-squad Giants, snapping the Dodgers’ eight-game winless streak.