ARLINGTON, Texas — Inside the tunnels of Globe Life Field strode a Seattle Mariner Hall of Famer with his arms in the air, saying, “Thank you,” in the direction of Mitch Garver.

What was Jay Buhner thanking Garver for?

“That it’s over,” Garver said with a laugh. “That’s three extra inning games, man. We got to get out of here.�...Read more

BALTIMORE — Camden Yards has treated Dean Kremer well this season.

The right-hander threw seven scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday as the Orioles (36-47) cruised to a 5-1 win over their red-hot American League East rivals. Ramón Laureano and Gary Sánchez both enjoyed multihit performances to pace the offense.

On a 94-...Read more

The wait continues for Justin Verlander.

Seeking his first win of the season in his 13th start, the San Francisco Giants bullpen faltered in the bottom of the seventh of a 5-2 road loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Verlander held a precarious 2-1 lead at that point and was done after six innings. However, relievers Erik Miller (4-1) and Ryan ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Trailing by a run in the seventh inning, the Angels used a couple of overdue homers to break the game open.

Mike Trout got the rally started with a solo homer and Kevin Newman added a three-run homer, leading to a six-run inning and an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.

Trout has been back from the...Read more

CHICAGO — A tough situation became even more challenging for the Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning Saturday at Rate Field when starter Adrian Houser got called for a balk, placing runners on second and third with no outs.

Oh, and Rafael Devers was at the plate.

Houser handled the circumstances like the experienced pitcher that he is,...Read more

ATLANTA — Jordan Romano listened and nodded his head during a mound meeting that lasted about a minute.

Then, on his next pitch, he threw away the game.

If the Phillies had a plan to escape a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning Saturday night, Romano scuttled it by serving up a first-pitch slider to Atlanta’s Sean Murphy for a back-...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Unlike Friday, the Pirates didn’t have any doubles off the wall or homers over the bleachers. But like Friday, the Pirates routed the New York Mets anyway.

The Pirates beat the Mets 9-2 on Saturday evening at PNC Park, their second consecutive lopsided win against New York. They began the game like Friday, scoring three runs on...Read more

PITTSBURGH — A pickup truck transporting Dave Parker should’ve stopped on Main Street in downtown Cooperstown, N.Y., next month. As he entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, fans lining both sides of the street should’ve had the opportunity to applaud “The Cobra.”

That night, family and friends from Pittsburgh, ...Read more

CLEVELAND — When the Cardinals fell into a 6-1 deficit after four innings against the Guardians on Saturday at Progressive Field, the momentum sparked by a two-run fifth inning helped them to complete their largest comeback of the season.

Following a two-run double by Alec Burleson in the fifth inning, the Cardinals strung together five ...Read more

BOSTON — It’s been too quiet on the offensive front for the Red Sox of late.

They entered Saturday averaging 2.8 runs per game over 10 contests since the Rafael Devers trade. Baseball’s last team to be shut out, the Red Sox weren’t held scoreless by anyone until May 31 in Atlanta. In 10 games post-Devers, however, they’ve been shut ...Read more

The Giants continue to tread water in the National League West, falling, 1-0, on the road Saturday to the Chicago White Sox with the bats for the most part staying silent in the 11 games since the trade for designated hitter Rafael Devers.

An excellent outing by starting pitcher Robbie Ray went for naught with the Giants getting handcuffed by ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three batters into his third start of the year on Saturday, Shohei Ohtani showed some brief frustration.

With one out in the first inning — on a day he was trying to pitch into the second for the first time this year — Ohtani gave up a line drive single to Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. Then, he walked Maikel ...Read more

The Colorado Rockies’ latest loss, by the numbers: 7-Eleven, and one.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester dominated Colorado on Saturday at American Family Field, pitching a career-high seven innings and striking out a career-high 11. The Rockies had one hit — for the entire game.

The final: Brewers 5, Rockies 0.

It was the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Apparently, the Rays were right.

You can get your butt kicked in ugly and record-threatening ways, then flush the frustration, come out the next day and get back to what you were doing right.

The result was an 11-3, series-evening win over the Orioles, a good salve for the sting of Friday’s 22-8 loss.

The Rays improved to 47-...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — One throw that happened hours earlier set the stage for what took place in the 10th inning on Saturday.

J.P. Crawford is usually so dependable when it comes to the fundamentals of playing shortstop. But every so often his throws can get squirrelly. A little low. A little offline.

One of those throws showed up in the third ...Read more

CINCINNATI — The San Diego Padres harassed a good starting pitcher enough that he was gone after five innings.

Then they did damage against a vulnerable bullpen.

It is what they do when they are at their best, which they have not been for much of the latter half of the half-a-season that has been played.

In building a 6-4 victory over the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — An ineffective June for Zach Eflin ended Saturday with another injury.

The Orioles starting pitcher exited his start against the Tampa Bay Rays with lower back discomfort, the team announced. Eflin allowed four runs in the first inning as his recent struggles continued, and he did not return for the second. Long reliever Scott ...Read more

DETROIT — Bailey Ober equaled a record held by a Hall of Famer on Saturday.

If only that accomplishment was as great as it sounds.

Ober, scuffling through perhaps the worst month of his career, surrendered four home runs to the Detroit Tigers’ rugged lineup, more than enough to snap the Twins’ three-game winning streak. The Tigers scored...Read more

NEW YORK — Clarke Schmidt had been on a roll entering Saturday’s game against the Athletics.

The right-hander, the recipient of extra rest after throwing a season-high 103 pitches over seven no-hit innings his last time out, had not surrendered a run in his last three starts. His scoreless streak extended beyond that, totaling 25 1/3 ...Read more