Martinez hits grand slam as Tigers rout Red Sox  —  DETROIT — Max Scherzer won his 11th straight decision to start the season and Victor Martinez hit a first-inning grand slam to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.

Padres interested in Orioles RHP Arrieta  —  Among the packed house at Petco Park Saturday afternoon were a number of scouts from other major league teams.  —  Baltimore, Philadelphia and Toronto apparently have interest in Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez while Kansas City might …

Leaving Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra off the All-Star ballot looks foolish now  —  Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra, right, celebrates with Pat Corbin (46) in the sixth inning after hitting a two-run home run against Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake.  —  FONT:  —  By Tyler Killian

Yadier Molina is a player to build around  —  Yadier Molina may now be the best all-around player in the game.  That's the sentiment expressed by the 30 baseball people we talked to (a combination of owners, general managers, scouts, players, and coaches) who were posed this question …

Ibanez, Franklin lift Mariners to victory over Angels  —  SEATTLE — Nick Franklin had tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 7-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.  —  Brendan Ryan singled off Ryan Cook (1-1) to lead off the eighth.

Liriano, Pirates Beat Angels 6-1  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Francisco Liriano took a shutout into the seventh inning, Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and Gaby Sanchez hit solo homers and left fielder Starling Marte threw a runner out at the plate, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

Cards promote Blazek, send Lyons to Memphis  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  ST. LOUIS  • A day after having to push Joe Kelly to five innings, the Cardinals made a move this morning to add a fresh arm for the weekend and hint at a change in the starting rotation.

Cruz gets big hit again, Rangers beat Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) After rookie Martin Perez silenced the St. Louis Cardinals, his manager was non-stop with praise.  —  “I've always seen the stuff, but tonight was the first time I think he showed he's a big-league pitcher,” …

Cedeno, Martinez Lead Astros Past Cubs 4-3  —  CHICAGO — Ronny Cedeno's squeeze bunt scored Justin Maxwell with the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning to lead the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Saturday.  —  J.D. Martinez tied the game with a three-run homer in the sixth for Houston.

Final Score: Phillies 8 Mets 7  —  The Least You Should Know...  Dillon Gee started for the Mets and he got shelled for six runs in five innings, including two home runs to Ryan Howard and one to Michael Young - Howard is now 7-for-15 with six home runs in his career against Gee.

Blue Jays host Orioles, looking for 10th straight win  —  The Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays will try to continue their run as the hottest team in the majors on Saturday when they resume a three-game series versus the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre.

K-Rod finishes Brewers' win over Braves for his 300th save  —  MILWAUKEE — Francisco Rodriguez earned his 300th save Saturday, finishing off the Milwaukee Brewers' second straight 2-0 victory over the slumping Atlanta Braves.  —  Donovan Hand, making his first big league start, allowed only two hits in 4 2-3 innings for Milwaukee.

Hamilton out until at least Tuesday with sore wrist  —  ANAHEIM — Josh Hamilton will miss the weekend series against the Pirates because of a right wrist injury that flared up during an intense pregame hitting drill about 10 days ago.  —  Hamilton took a cortisone shot prior …