AROUND THE HORN
Brewers: Avisaíl García homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the Brewers beat the Cardinals 9-5 on Saturday, ending the Cardinals’ four-game winning streak. Keston Hiura hit a three-run homer that capped a five-run burst in the seventh inning that made it 8-2. The Brewers won for the third time in four games. García’s two-run homer off Carlos Martínez gave Milwaukee a 3-0 lead in the fifth. García drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth and added a two-run double in the seventh. His five RBIs marked his most since he drove in six on May 20, 2017 as a member of the White Sox. Brewers starter Adrian Houser (1-1) allowed runners in each of his five innings and was pulled after walking Yadier Molina to begin the sixth. Houser was aided by double plays in the second and third innings and he struck out Paul DeJong to escape a bases-loaded jam in the fifth. Martínez (0-2) gave up three runs in five innings of work. The right-hander has allowed seven earned runs in 10 innings this season.
Braves: Braves have placed right-hander Chris Martin on t he 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. The move on Saturday, retroactive to Wednesday, came after Martin’s workout on Friday showed ongoing problems. He complained of numbness in his fingers and was forced to leave a relief appearance Sunday at Philadelphia. “He just had some discomfort still,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said Saturday. “... It wasn’t going to work so we had to shut him down for a period.” When asked if Martin’s shoulder is the problem, Snitker said, “When he went and tried to throw yesterday, all of a sudden it became a concern. We were hoping yesterday was going to go good.”
Mariners: Baseball’s speed-up-the-game rule that starts each extra inning with a runner on second base has not been user-friendly for the Twins. The 10th has been nothing but trouble, this time caused by the Mariners. Mitch Haniger homered and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, giving the Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Twins on Saturday. “You’ve just got to keep grinding away,” Haniger said. “Close games, usually they’re just decided by one swing.” The rulebook is more of a factor now, too, as it was last year when the pandemic-shortened season prompted some tweaks. All three of Minnesota’s losses this season have come in the 10th.
Tigers: Tigers starter Julio Teheran could miss significant time with a strained shoulder suffered while warming up for a start on Friday night. The team placed the right-hander on the 10-day i njured list Saturday, but Detroit manager A.J. Hinch indicated Teheran may need a lot longer to recover. “He’s going to miss quite a few starts,” Hinch said. “He’s not going to be throwing. A shoulder strain is very difficult to manage. He’s going to be shut down for a period of time.” Teheran earned a spot in Detroit’s rotation after signing a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring training. On Friday, he was warming up for his second start when he felt tightness in his triceps. The 30-year-old had beaten the Indians last week in his debut for the Tigers. Teheran told pitching coach Chris Fetter and Hinch he could pitch, but the team scratched him to avoid further injury and reliever Derek Holland made an emergency start.