Baseball

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes grew used to the buzz that surrounds him a while ago. Still, Saturday was different.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward committed a baserunning gaffe that was embarrassing but not costly for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

TORONTO — Even though 30 months have elapsed and the rosters have been altered since they met in the 2022 American League wild-card series, there still are bitter feelings between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners.

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos suspected Seattle’s Cal Raleigh was relaying pitch information to his Mariners teammates and wanted the hard-hitting catcher to know what he thought of it.

TAMPA, Fla.

DENVER (AP) — Jordan Beck took a called third strike from Kyle Finnegan to end the game with a runner on third, and the Washington Nationals held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11 Saturday after nearly wasting a 10-run lead.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ramón Laureano came off the bench and hit two home runs, and the Baltimore Orioles went deep five times in their 9-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.

BOSTON (AP) — Triston Casas hit a bases-loaded single off the Green Monster to drive in the winning run with one out in the 10th inning on Saturday, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly homered twice, Kyle Tucker hit a go-ahead two-run homer in a six-run eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs outslugged the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-11 on Friday. Ian Happ hit a grand slam.

TORONTO (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th inning, Rowdy Tellez added his fifth career grand slam and the Seattle Mariners beat the Blue Jays 8-4 on Saturday, stopping Toronto’s three-game winning streak.