PHILADELPHIA -- Manager Pete Mackanin said Saturday he thought his Philadelphia Phillies team looked a little down.

PITTSBURGH -- When traffic got heavy, Jon Niese slowed down.

CHICAGO -- Matt Szczur's exuberance as he rounded the bases perfectly matched the impact of his first career grand slam on Friday.

ATLANTA -- While the New York Mets were in the midst of an offensive surge, Curtis Granderson has been struggling.

ATLANTA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't mind playing two extra-inning games against the Atlanta Braves in less than 24 hours. They won them both.

ATLANTA -- In the fourth inning, Justin Turner hit a ball almost as far as possible in Turner Field and came away empty.

ATLANTA -- Matt den Dekker arrived at Turner Field too late to take batting practice on Wednesday. Turns out he didn't need it.

MLB teams ranked from best to worst heading into Opening Day of the 2016 season

The Kansas City Royals made back-to-back World Series and are defending the title for the first time in 30 years.

NEW YORK -- Opportunity after opportunity eluded the New York Yankees Wednesday night and even with the news the out of town scoreboard was providing, they were unable to celebrate.

NEW YORK -- Over the last 10 games, the New York Yankees have produced 90 runs.

BOSTON -- David Ortiz couldn't be in Cooperstown, N.Y., to celebrate the induction of fellow Dominican and close friend Pedro Martinez into the Hall of Fame on Sunday.

The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Alexi Ogando to a one-year contract on Friday.

Nelson Cruz's three-run homer capped a six-run eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles rallied for an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers.

Leonys Martin scored the go-ahead run on a Rougned Odor sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, as the Texas Rangers held on to beat the struggling Minnesota Twins, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon at Target Field.