We're one week and two days into the 2018 season and it's starting to feel like business as usual. The pomp and circumstance is mostly in the rear-view mirror -- the Cubs are the only team that has yet to play a home game in 2018 -- and that day-in, day-out grind of the 162-game season is setting in. Here's everything you need to know about the Saturday in MLB.

Saturday's scores

New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 (box score)
New York Mets 3,Washington Nationals 2 (box score)
Boston Red Sox 10, Tampa Bay Rays 3 (box score)
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 1 (box score)
Seattle Mariners 11, Minnesota Twins 4 (box score)
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 (box score)
Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (box score)
Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Indians 0 (box score)
San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 (box score)
Philadelphia Phillies 20, Miami Marlins 1 (box score)
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (box score)
Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0 (box score)
Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (box score)
Colorado Rockies 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (box score)
Oakland Athletics 7, Los Angeles Angels 3 (box score)

Giants walk-off, Cutch's career day

The Dodgers and Giants went 14 innings Saturday afternoon/evening and it was a thriller in AT&T Park. The Dodgers took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 14th, but the Giants would get runners at the corners with no outs for Andrew McCutchen. And the rest, as they say, is history: 

Everyone -- well, other than Dodgers fans -- has to love that reaction. Right when Cutch got it, he knew the game was over. What's more, that was an unreal at-bat. He fouled off seven pitches before connecting with the big blow. 

We try to avoid "career day" for the most part, because usually it's hyperbole, especially with a player the caliber of McCutchen. He's a former MVP, after all. He's had a lot of unbelievable games. 

This was, though, his career game. 

McCutchen entered the game hitting .083/.120/.125 in his first six games as a Giant. He quickly got things going with line drive singles in each of his first two at-bats. He wouldn't stop. When the dust settled -- or rather, when the ball on his final at-bat landed in the bleachers -- McCutchen was 6-for-7 with a double, two runs, four RBI and a walk-off home run in extra innings. He previously had 18 four-hit games in his career, one five-hit game (May 14, 2010) and zero six-hit games. 

The 10 total bases was actually three shy of his career and this was the seventh time he's gotten to double digits in total bases, but come on. He had six hits including a walk-off bomb. That's rare. See? 

The Giants move to 4-3 on the season. The Dodgers are 2-6 and have lost four straight. 

Cubs stun Brewers in ninth

For a quick second, it looked like the Brewers were going to do it again. Coming into Saturday, the Brewers had won five games, and four of those came thanks to either a comeback or breaking a tie in their final at-bat. When the Brewers took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth against the Cubs on Saturday, breaking a 1-1 tie, it looked like a familiar formula. 

Instead, the Cubs gave the Brewers a taste of their own medicine. Of course, the Brewers helped. Here's the blow-by-blow after Tommy La Stella popped out to start the ninth: 

  • Victor Caratini reached on an infield single that was just fortunately placed, but Orlando Arcia threw the ball out of play, so the tying run advanced to second and Addison Russell came in to pinch run. 
  • Jason Heyward walked. 
  • Javier Baez reached on a ground ball to third base that would leak through Travis Shaw's legs. The second error of the inning loaded the bases with one out. 
  • Ben Zobrist reached on a dribbler that no one could get to in time to convert into an out. Another infield single and this one tied the game. 
  • Ian Happ singled to the left-center gap, scoring two more runs. Happ would advance to second on the throw home. 4-2 Cubs. 
  • Kris Bryant was intentionally walked with the pitcher spot (thanks to a double switch) coming up next. 
  • Jon Lester pinch hit(!) and laid a beautiful bunt down the first-base line, scoring Zobrist. 5-2 Cubs.

As noted, some of that was bad luck, some self-inflicted by the Brewers, but Happ and Lester deserve credit for getting the job done while the others deserved credit for putting the ball in play. Good things happen when you don't strike out. 

The Cubs now lead the series, 2-1, with the Sunday finale looming between the two NL Central hopefuls. The Brewers fall to 5-4 with the Cubs moving to 4-4 on the young season. 

A walk-off popup? 

Yes, the Astros won on a walk-off popup: 

Full story here. 

#ShrimpAlert in Denver

In social media circles, baseball nerds have come to know that a walk-off walk is referred to as "shrimp" and, sure enough, we got some shrimp in Coors Field on Saturday night. 

Not quite as fun as the homer or missed popup, but it's still a win for the Rockies nonetheless. 

Phillies annihilate Marlins

Twenty runs? Twenty runs!

The Phillies went absolutely bonkers Saturday night in Citizens Bank Park. They scored five in the first inning, four in the third and eight in the fourth, giving them 17 runs in just the first four innings of the game. Along the way, they got grand slams from Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr. Here they are: 

The last time a team had two grand slams in the first three innings of a game came back in 1999, when Fernando Tatis hit two in the same inning (via MLB Stat of the Day). 

This was actually the 228th time in MLB history a team scored 20 runs (dating to 1908; past there, the records aren't accurate enough to search), via Baseball-Reference.com play index. The MLB record is 30 (the Rangers did so in Baltimore on Aug. 22, 2007). 

As far as the Phillies, their franchise record is 26 (June 11, 1985). This was the 11th time in Phillies history they've scored 20 runs in a game. The last time was July 6, 2009, when they put up 22. 

In addition to his homer, Franco also doubled and had six RBI. It was a very balanced offensive attack, too. Though the Phillies had 20 hits, not one player had more than three. They had four doubles (all from different players) and four homers (again, from four different players). 

Perhaps most amazingly, the Phillies entered the game with 19 runs scored on the season (in six games). 

Bogaerts continues red-hot start

After a disappointing end to last season, during which he played through a hand injury, Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts has come out of the gate like gangbusters in 2018. Bogaerts went into Saturday afternoon's game 11-for-32 (.344) with six doubles in seven games so far this year.

Then, in the first inning Saturday, Bogaerts drove in two runs with a double to left field. One inning later, he hammered a pitch over the Green Monster for a grand slam.

The double left Bogaerts' bat at 109.0 mph, the homer at 109.9 mph. Last season Bogaerts had 11 total batted balls at 109 mph or greater, and only two after July 31. His hand is healthy, and he looks as locked in at the plate as at any point in his career right now. Bogaerts went 2-for-6 on Saturday and is hitting .371/.405/.743 on the young season.

M's crush Berrios, Twins

Twins starter Jose Berrios threw a shutout in his first start of the season. In true "everything evens out" fashion, the Mariners knocked him all around Target Field on Saturday. In just 4 2/3 innings, the Mariners got to Berrios for five runs on six hits, including a two-run shot from Kyle Seager. 

The Mariners' offense didn't stop when Berrios was removed from the game either, as they'd pile up 11 runs on 12 hits. They had five extra-base hits, including home runs from Seager and Guillermo Heredia. 

After winning a series over the Indians and splitting in San Francisco, the Mariners have a chance to take this series Sunday. Getting through those three series at 5-3 would be a very nice start to the 2018 season. 

Encouraging beginning for Kennedy

Royals starter Ian Kennedy is coming off a terrible season. There's no reason to beat around the bush. Last year was the second season in a five-year, $70 million deal for the starting pitcher and he was 5-13 with a 5.38 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 154 innings. 

So far this season, Kennedy has done a 180. His first time out, he worked six innings and gave up just one run while striking out five in six innings. Saturday in Cleveland, Kennedy tossed six scoreless innings with just four hits allowed. He struck out eight and walked none. 

Through two starts now, Kennedy has a 1.50 ERA with 13 strikeouts against just two walks in 12 innings. It's still early, obviously, but that's a very encouraging start for the veteran right-hander. 

Nationals' Martinez earns first ejection

Home plate umpire Marty Foster apparently thought a couple thousands fans headed to Nationals Park to see him Saturday afternoon. In the third inning Foster ejected Anthony Rendon, who tossed his bat aside after taking a borderline pitch for a called strike three. Replays showed Rendon didn't say anything; he just tossed his bat aside. Foster ejected him anyway.

Nationals rookie manager Dave Martinez of course came out of the dugout to protect his player, and he was ejected by Foster as well. Martinez made sure to get his money's worth.

And now Nationals fans are aware Foster is behind the plate Saturday.

With the loss, the Nationals have lost four straight after starting 4-0 on the season. 

Mets bullpen firing on all cylinders

The Mets won again and ran their record to 6-1. A major part of the reason is the incredible work thus far from the bullpen. Full story here. 

Quick hits

  • The Yankees placed both LHP CC Sabathia (hip) and 3B Brandon Drury (migraines) on the 10-day DL. The Yankees now have eight players on the disabled list. They're already had to dip deep into the farm system for help this season.
  • 1B Miguel Cabrera is back in the Tigers' lineup Saturday. He left Thursday's game with a minor hip issue suffered rounding first base. Cabrera sat out Friday's game and has since been cleared to the return to the lineup.
  • The Nationals designated LHP Enny Romero for assignment and placed C Miguel Montero on the paternity list, the team announced. C Jhonatan Solano and IF Matt Reynolds were called up in corresponding moves.
  • 1B Anthony Rizzo is out of the Cubs' lineup again Saturday. He missed Friday's game with a minor back issue as well. The Cubs don't expect Rizzo to miss much time and are being cautious more than anything.
  • Both DH Nelson Cruz (ankle) and C Mike Zunino (oblique) are progressing well, according to Mariners manager Scott Servais. The club hopes to have both back for the start of their next homestand Friday, reports MLB.com.
  • The Orioles placed OF Colby Rasmus on the the 10-day DL with a hip injury, the club announced. He pinch-hit and suffered the injury at some point Friday night. RHP Jimmy Yacabonis was called up in a corresponding move.

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