Ryan Howard hit his 350th career home run in the second inning Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.

A.J. Hinch and Jeff Banister reiterated their friendship and respect for one another Sunday, a day after the two had to be separated in a benches-clearing incident in the Rangers’ 7-6 victory over the Astros.

The Giants pounded out 14 hits, 13 of which were singles, as they clinched a series victory over the D-backs with an 8-4 win Saturday at Chase Field.

Clint Barmes broke a tie with a two-run home run in the seventh inning Saturday as the Padres defeated the Rockies, 5-4, at Petco Park.

Kole Calhoun homered twice and Garrett Richards tossed a two-hit shutout to lead the Angels to a 3-0 win over the Red Sox on a rainy Saturday night at Angel Stadium.

Stephen Vogt’s walk-off single against Twins right-hander Casey Fien in the 10th inning gave the A’s a 3-2 victory at the Coliseum on Saturday night.

Jake Peavy, making his third start since returning from the disabled list and missing 67 games because of a back injury, pitched into the seventh inning Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits, including two homers. He notched his first hit since 2013 and tallied his first win of the season.

Giants catcher Andrew Susac appears to be heading to the disabled list. He was removed from Saturday’s 8-4 victory over the D-backs in the fourth inning after spraining his right thumb sliding headfirst into third base, legging out a triple into the left-field corner.

Despite being two outs away from his first shutout since 2006 on Saturday evening, A’s left-hander Scott Kazmir didn’t even get a win. His team did in 10 innings, though, and Kazmir’s efforts were far from forgotten.

The Cardinals batted around in the first inning, scoring four runs off Mets starter Bartolo Colon to create an early separation and set the tone for a 12-2 victory in front of 45,852 at Busch Stadium on Saturday night.

Carlos Correa clobbered the 2-2 offering to center for his eighth homer of the year, which traveled 430 feet according to Statcast™ and hit just below the gas pump near Tal’s Hill. His bomb resurrected a stagnant offense and set up a dramatic late-inning rally that fell just short in a 7-6 loss.

Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski prevented the Braves from being no-hit for the sixth time in franchise history — after a scoring decision turned Nick Markakis’ first inning single into a Kris Bryant error — but Atlanta still couldn’t do enough to avoid a 4-0 shutout from the left hand of Jon Lester.

Left-hander Francisco Liriano, dealing with neck tightness, was scratched about 40 minutes prior to his scheduled start Saturday night against the Brewers. In his place, Vance Worley made his first start since May 14.

There was no late-inning drama, no counting down the outs to history, but Baltimore’s Chris Tillman almost pitched a no-hitter Saturday night. He allowed a single to Tigers leadoff man Ian Kinsler in the first inning, then only one walk through a season-high eight innings in the Orioles’ 3-0 win at Comerica Park.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch and Rangers manager Jeff Banister had to be separated following a benches-clearing incident in the top of the ninth inning of the Rangers’ 7-6 win Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in which emotions nearly boiled into a brawl.

A pair of Opening Day starters took the hill on Saturday night at Comerica Park, and the game lived up to the talent on the mound. The Orioles’ Chris Tillman one-hit the Tigers over eight innings, while David Price tied a season high by striking out 12.

Jason Heyward matched a career high when he recorded his fifth hit of the game in the eighth inning of the Cardinals’ 12-2 win over the Mets at Busch Stadium.