AROUND THE HORN
Twins:
Big league batting leader Luis Arraez hit his first career grand slam and the Twins spoiled Shane Baz’s season debut, beating the Rays 6-5 on Saturday. Arraez got at least three hits for the seventh time this season, raising his average to .367. He has three home runs this year, including two in the last three games. Arraez homered as part of a five-run third inning against Baz (0-1), Tampa Bay’s top pitching prospect who returned after elbow surgery in March. Baz allowed five runs in 2 innings on three hits and three walks. Trevor Megill (2-1), one of five Twins relievers who each pitched a scoreless inning, worked the fifth. Emilio Pagán earned his eighth save as the Twins took the first two games of the series. Baz, who made four strong rehab starts with Triple-A Durham, looked crisp early with two perfect innings before running into trouble in the third.
Cardinals: Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning for the first walkoff RBI of his major league career, lifting the Cardinals over the Reds 5-4 on Saturday in yet another Reds bullpen collapse. “Off the bat, I honestly didn’t think it was going to get out,” Edman said. “I was a little surprised when I saw it bounce in the bullpen, but obviously super-excited when I saw it finally get over the wall.” Paul Goldschmidt’s streak of reaching base ended at 46 games with an 0-for-4 day for the NL Centralleading Cardinals. St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina made their 316th start together, tying the Boston and Milwaukee Braves’ Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for second-most behind the 324 of Detroit’s Mickey Lolich and Bill
Freehan. Wainwright, 40, was matched up against Cincinnati’s 22-year-old Hunter Greene. Cincinnati led 4-1 in the eighth inning but blew a save for the seventh time in 17 chances, and the Cardinals won despite getting outhit 12-7.
Tigers: Rookie Beau Brieske pitched into the sixth inning and earned his first major league victory, Víctor Reyes came off the injured list and had three hits and the Tigers beat the Blue Jays 3-1 on Saturday. Making his ninth start, the 24-year-old Brieske (1-5) scattered seven hits and didn’t issue a walk in 5 innings. Gregory Soto worked through a jam in the ninth inning and earned his 13th save.
Braves: Dansby Swanson blooped a three-run single, Ozzie Albies added a grand slam in an eight-run seventh inning and the Braves beat the Pirates 10-4 Saturday for their 10th consecutive win. Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley also homered for the defending World Series champions, on their longest winning streak since winning 14 in a row from July 26 to Aug. 9, 2013. The Pirates have lost a seasonworst five straight.
Dodgers: Dodgers ace Walker Buehler was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right forearm strain, and the team awaited MRI results to determine the severity, Buehler left Friday night’s start at San Francisco after four innings when his elbow began bothering him. After the game, Buehler said he’s dealt with occasional soreness in his elbow in recent years, and he expressed concern. The 27-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery in 2015, shortly after Los Angeles selected him from Vanderbilt with the 24th overall pick in the amateur draft.