MLB Saturday scores, highlights, updates, news: Nola rolling as Phillies stumble

Plus Yankees walk off with a homer, Brewers' Braun injured and more from Saturday baseball

As always, this blessed Saturday brings us a full slate of MLB action. There are 15 games on the schedule including more than a few afternoon contests. Here is our daily MLB recap.

Saturday's scores

• Yankees 5, Brewers 3 (box score)
• Blue Jays 7, Astros 2 (box score)
• Orioles 5, Twins 1 (box score) 
• Braves 13, Nationals 0 (box score)
• Padres 2, Phillies 1 (box score)
• Rays 1, Red Sox 0 (box score)
• Cardinals 4, Mets 1 (box score)
• Indians 4, Tigers 0 (box score)
• Dodgers 5, Royals 4 in 10 (box score)
• Pirates 4, Cubs 2 (box score)
• Rangers 5, Angels 2 (box score)
• White Sox 5, Rockies 4 (box score)
• Marlins 5, Giants 4 (box score)
• Reds 7, Diamondbacks 0 (box score)
• Athletics 4, Mariners 3 (box score) 
  

Nola keeps rolling

The Phillies lost Saturday's game against the Padres by a 2-1 score, but at least Aaron Nola continued to be a bright spot.

Nola tossed eight innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out nine batters and issuing just two walks on 111 pitches. It was his second time this season he worked eight innings, which is notable because he's the only Phillies pitcher to work eight innings at all.

Nola's Saturday outing was notable for other reasons too, since it maintained his stretch of quality performances. Dating back to June 1 -- or his last seven starts -- he's recorded five quality starts and has allowed more than two runs twice. As a result, his seasonal ERA is down to 3.59, and his strikeout-to-walk ratio is up to 3.25.

The Phillies stink; Nola does not.

Schoop visits the third deck at Target Field

The Orioles don't spend much internationally these days, which is a bit ironic because their lone All-Star representative is second baseman Jonathan Schoop. He originally signed as an international free agent back in 2008.

Saturday afternoon Schoop showed his All-Star form with a towering home run into the third deck in Target Field. Check it out:

Look out in the third deck! pic.twitter.com/JuTCNBUVPu

— MLB (@MLB) July 8, 2017

Schoop, by the way, started Saturday's game at shortstop. It was his first career MLB start at the shortstop, and his first start at the position at any level since the Arizona Fall League back in 2013. 

Frazier saves Yankees with walk-off blast

The Yankees were dangerously close to falling to 6-18 in their last 24 games Saturday afternoon. 6-18! Rookie Clint Frazier came to the rescue, however. He cranked a three-run walk-off home run against Brewers All-Star closer Corey Knebel to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 win.

Here's the game-winning blast:

Frazier is not lacking bat speed. That much is clear. The Yankees originally acquire him from the Indians in last year's Andrew Miller trade. That trade paid immediate dividends for Cleveland; now the Yankees are getting something out of it too.

Quick hits

• The Marlins are reportedly hoping either Derek Jeter or Tagg Romney will step up with an offer to purchase the team. Businessman Jorge Mas is mulling an offer, though his request for an exclusive negotiating period was rejected.
• The Mets activated OF Michael Conforto off the disabled list Saturday, the team announced. He'd been dealing with a hand issue. OF Brandon Nimmo was placed on the 10-day DL with a partially collapsed lung in a corresponding move.
• Brewers OF Ryan Braun exited Saturday's game with a calf issue, the team announced. He's been dealing with a nagging calf injury pretty much all season. Braun started Saturday's game in the outfield before reaggravating the calf.