Cardinals notebook: Pitcher Mike Mayers just keeps waiting  —  The scoreboard above the bullpen that catalogs time, temperature, and the name of any reliever warming up announced late Thursday, during the home opener, that Mike Mayers had started getting ready, presumably for an appearance.  —  Not so.

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.

Baseball roundup: Cubs trip Brewers; Phillies score 20 runs  —  Cubs stop Brewers; Phillies score 20 runs  —  Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking two-run single during Chicago's four-run ninth inning, helping the Cubs beat host Milwaukee 5-2 on Saturday.  Happ struck out three times …

Baseball notes: Sabathia goes on DL for banged-up Yankees  —  Banged-up Yankees put hurler Sabathia on the disabled list  —  The New York Yankees placed pitcher CC Sabathia and third baseman Brandon Drury on the 10-day disabled list.  The moves Saturday came a day after New York lost to Baltimore 7-3 …

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 …

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.

Tony Wolters' plate patience, Chad Bettis' consistency lead the Rockies by the Braves in extra innings  —  They tried to manufacture a run by calling for Charlie Blackmon to bunt.  They survived the first blown save from their high-priced new closer.  They wriggled away from a runner …

Padres 1B Hosmer overruns popup in 10th, Astros win 1-0  —  HOUSTON (AP) - Four-time Gold Glove first baseman Eric Hosmer overran a towering popup with two outs in the 10th inning Saturday night, allowing the ball to fall without being touched and giving the Houston Astros a bizarre 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres.

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)

McClutch!  McCutchen HR in 14th lifts Giants over Dodgers 7-5  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer to cap a 12-pitch at-bat in the 14th inning, giving him a career-high six hits and the San Francisco Giants a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Menez, Rheault and Martinez shut out Inland Empire, San Jose wins 5-0  —  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Conner Menez, Dylan Rheault and Rodolfo Martinez combined for a shutout as the San Jose Giants topped the Inland Empire 66ers 5-0 on Saturday.  —  Menez (1-0) went five scoreless innings …

Valera's double leads Okla. City over Iowa in 11 innings  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Breyvic Valera hit a two-run double in the top of the 11th inning to help lead the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 6-5 win over the Iowa Cubs on Saturday.  —  The double by Valera scored Rob Segedin and Jake Peter.