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Saturday in Major League Baseball "action" got off to a rather terrible start, with two rainouts. Still, 13 games remain scheduled and we'll be running everything down here in this very space. Stay tuned throughout the night for updates or just come back Sunday morning for a huge recap. 

Saturday's games

(all times E.T.)

Pirates 6, Phillies 3 (box score)
Athletics 8, Red Sox 3 (box score)
Indians 3, Astros 0 (box score)
Reds 12, Rockies 8 (box score)
Rays 9, Yankees 5 (box score)
Braves 5, Nationals 2 (box score)
Tigers 9, Rangers 3 (box score)
Mets 7, Angels 5 (box score)
Orioles 7, Blue Jays 5 (box score)
Giants 3, Cardinals 1 in 13 (box score)
White Sox 16, Mariners 1 (box score)
Diamondbacks 9, Padres 1 (box score)
Marlins 1 60, Dodgers 6 (box score)
Brewers at Cubs, postponed
Royals at Twins, postponed

Giants outlast Cardinals

If you missed Saturday's clash between Jeff Samardzija and Carlos Martinez then you missed a darn good pitcher's duel.

Martinez, who entered the night with better numbers, boasted the longer individual performance. He tossed nine shutout innings, striking out five and allowing just three combined hits and walks. That Martinez did that on 93 pitches suggests he could've pitched on. Alas, he wasn't afforded the chance.

Samardzija, meanwhile, threw eight shutout innings of his own. During those eight frames, he fanned eight batters and allowed five hits. It was the first time this season Samardzija had exited a game this season without allowing a run, and the second time he'd exited without allowing at least three runs. 

Ultimately, the game went into extras and -- following a rain delay -- it was the Giants who claimed a 3-0 lead thanks to a Christian Arroyo double and Nick Hundley sacrifice fly. The Cardinals brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the 13th, but couldn't extend the game further.

Leave it to Clevinger 

The season is still on the lookout for its first no-hitter. A few pitchers have made runs at the feat, however, and that list grew on Saturday thanks to a strong outing by Cleveland's Mike Clevinger.

Clevinger carried his bid against the Astros into the seventh inning before it was disrupted by a Jose Altuve single. Clevinger later surrendered a second hit, a single to Evan Gattis to lead off the eighth that precipitated his removal, but permitted no runs and struck out eight batters as the Indians won 3-0.

It was Clevinger's third and most impressive start of the year. He'd previously failed to pitch into the seventh. 

Tigers hit back-to-back-to-back homers, down streaking Rangers

The Tigers had a tall task entering Saturday's game: disrupting the Rangers' 10 game winning streak. Not only did the Tigers prove up for the job, but they did it in style. En route to a 9-3 victory, the Tigers hit three consecutive home runs for the first time in nearly four years:

Those home runs were courtesy of Miguel Cabrera, Alex Avila and J.D. Martinez. Don't take our word for it though. Here's the sequence:

The Tigers also got a home run from Nicholas Castellanos and a quality start from Justin Verlander.

Dickerson tees off

Rays outfielder Corey Dickerson is having a fantastic season. He entered the weekend batting .337/.383/.601 with nine home runs.

Dickerson added two more home runs on Saturday against the Yankees, both against Masahiro Tanaka:

Dickerson now has six career multi-homer games, including two this week. He also has a case for inclusion in the All-Star Game.

Pinder continues to shine

Speaking of impressive home runs, let's take a look at Chad Pinder's offering:

Sheesh.

Pinder found himself in the lineup as the A's DH for the third consecutive game. You have to think he'll be in there tomorrow, too. He's now hitting .267/.340/.600 on the year, albeit in limited action. 

Quick hits