Cardinals' bats heat up to beat Arizona on Busch III's coldest start  —  Before stepping foot outside and making his way to the ballpark Saturday for his first home start, Michael Wacha, who has spent several starts each year dodging raindrops, checked his phone for the outside temperature.  He blinked.

Suarez powers Reds past Pirates 7-4  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-4 victory on Saturday night.  —  Pittsburgh opened the season with six wins in seven games …

Franco, Altherr hit slams and Phillies rout Marlins 20-1  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Long counts and long drives helped the Philadelphia Phillies to an easy win.  —  Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr each hit a grand slam, Carlos Santana and Jorge Alfaro also went deep and the Phillies routed the Miami Marlins 20-1 Saturday night.

Just chillin': Record low cold in Minny, Mariners win  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Playing in a Twins-record low of 27 degrees, the Seattle Mariners eventually heated up at the plate as Kyle Seager and Guillermo Heredia homered Saturday in an 11-4 win over Minnesota.

Juan Lagares makes most of Saturday's start; Zack Wheeler looks ‘fantastic’ in first Triple-A start  —  WASHINGTON - After spending most of spring training hitting against left-handed pitchers, Michael Conforto was surprisingly not in the lineup Saturday against Nats lefty Gio Gonzalez.

Bottom of Yankees lineup carries the load in much-needed win  —  The bottom half of the Yankees' lineup resembled a hodge-podge group that would have taken one of those long bus rides to Fort Myers for a spring-training game in March.  —  This was hardly the Murderer's Row redux …

Ian Happ's two-run single in ninth helps lift Cubs to 5-2 victory  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Ian Happ's extended pause seemed as long as the wait for the Cubs' first clutch hit or the gap since closer Brandon Morrow's last appearance.  —  But the suspense was lifted in a manner that brought relief …

Healthy Miguel Cabrera back smiling and hitting for Detroit Tigers  —  CHICAGO — Miguel Cabrera emerged from the Tigers' clubhouse on Saturday morning with a smile on his face.  The temperature was 29 degrees at Guaranteed Rate Field, but he did not care.  There was a baseball game …

Minor gives Rangers what they need on cold night without Beltre  —  ARLINGTON  —  On the day he turned 39, Adrian Beltre was not in the Texas Rangers' starting lineup.  —  The decision Saturday wasn't a gift to him, but his presumed begrudging acceptance of his first day off this season was a gift to the Texas Rangers.

White Sox's play as cold as the weather in 6-1 loss to Tigers  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Growing up near Cincinnati, White Sox center fielder Adam Engel knows what it's like to play in subarctic conditions.  —  But before Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Tigers on a 32-degree afternoon on the South Side …

Duda's homer carries Royals past Indians 1-0  —  Kansas City Royals' Alex Gordon reacts after striking out to Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Cody Allen during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 6, 2018, in Cleveland.  The Indians won 3-2.  (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Loaisiga leads Tampa to 2-0 win over Lakeland  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Loaisiga allowed just four hits over five innings, leading the Tampa Tarpons over the Lakeland Flying Tigers in a 2-0 win on Saturday.  —  David Sosebee got Jose Azocar to fly out with runners on first and second …

A's to place Chad Pinder on DL, call up top prospect  —  ANAHEIM - The A's will be making another transaction Saturday along with adding outfielder Trayce Thompson.  —  The Chronicle has learned that utility player Chad Pinder will go on the disabled list with a hyperextended left knee …

Red Sox beat Rays 10-3 for 7th straight win  —  BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit the first grand slam for Boston since the end of the 2016 season and drove in a career-best six runs to carry the Red Sox to a 10-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.

Rainiers Fall to River Cats; Add Catcher  —  Tacoma fell to 1-1 on the season with an 8-2 loss to Sacramento on Friday night.  It was a pleasant night at the ballpark (especially for April!), but the Rainiers never had the lead and couldn't really get anything going.

Robertson, Billings lift Palm Beach over Jupiter 7-3  —  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Kramer Robertson tripled and singled twice, scoring a run and also driving one home as the Palm Beach Cardinals defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads 7-3 on Saturday.  —  Shane Billings singled three times with an RBI and a run for Palm Beach.