Texas 15, NY Yankees 4
The Texas Rangers have been among the most productive offenses in the American League this month and it seems that their last two third innings are indicative of that upward trend.
Seattle 3, Toronto 2
Canadian James Paxton was making his second start in his home country against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Pittsburgh 8, NY Mets 2
TSBURGH --- Matt Harvey has made just 45 starts in the major leagues, many of them brilliant, but the New York Mets ace knew from the start that he was going to have a tough time Saturday.
Philadelphia 8, Washington 1
Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies says he enjoys going up against Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals, who is also a product of the San Diego area.
Houston 3, Detroit 2
Lance McCullers got an unusual boost to help him collect his first major-league victory.
Minnesota 4, Chi. White Sox 3
Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor was tempted to leave in
Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1
Corey Kluber doesn't get a lot of run support, but then again he doesn't need a lot of run support.
Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 0
The Oakland Athletics had lost four straight games and eight of nine, but they found success from unlikely sources in a 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Saturday.
Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 2
The first two games of the Atlanta-Milwaukee series were routs, but that certainly wasn't the case Saturday.
Miami 1, Baltimore 0
Miami Marlins rookie manager Dan Jennings said he isn't sure exactly what happened in the joyous celebration following his first big-league win, but he knows there was shaving cream involved and a quick trip to the Clevelander, the trendy bar inside Marlins Park.
Boston 8, LA Angels 3
Mike Scioscia of all people knows the damage Mike Napoli can do.
Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2
Alex Gordon loves to face John Lackey.
Colorado 5, San Francisco 3
David Hale will head back to Triple-A Albuquerque knowing he impressed the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
Chi. Cubs 9, Arizona 6
After Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt hit a game-tying homer in the 10th inning Friday, Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo told him, "Man, you are just better than everyone else."
LA Dodgers 2, San Diego 0
Mike Bolsinger gave up a leadoff single and then tossed a perfect game for eight innings against the San Diego Padres.