Giants Extend Hunter Pence  —  The Giants have signed Hunter Pence to a five-year extension, reports John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (on Twitter).  San Francisco has guaranteed $90MM and granted a no-trade clause to keep its right fielder from reaching free agency …

Pearce drives in two in the eighth, O's rally past Red Sox  —  BALTIMORE — Steve Pearce drove in the go-ahead runs with a double in the eighth inning Saturday night and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox, who clinched home-field advantage throughout the post-season earlier in the day.

Sloppy Rays see streak end, fall to Jays  —  TORONTO — Friday went so badly for the Rays that even manager Joe Maddon's preferred plan to forget about their ugly and costly 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays was stymied.  —  “One of the rough parts about being in Canada is that I can't get Netflix …

Pair of Brad Miller HRs help Mariners roar by A's  —  SEATTLE — Brad Miller hit a pair of home runs, including his first grand slam, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 Saturday in a game that decided division-series matchups in the American League.

Andy Pettitte caps career with CG win  —  HOUSTON — Making his final career start 20 minutes from his home in Deer Park, Texas, the New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte finished off a five-hitter by retiring J.D. Martinez with the crowd of 37,199 standing on its feet and many chanting his name at Minute Maid Field on Saturday night.

Wainwright Wins 19th; Cardinals Beat Cubs 6-2  —  ST. LOUIS — The plan called for Adam Wainwright to get a little tuneup for the NL division series opener.  —  The right-hander was so efficient, he stayed in there long enough to earn his 19th victory, an RBI and a triumphant exit, too.

Terry Collins nearing new 2-year deal  —  NEW YORK — The New York Mets are nearing a two-year contract extension with manager Terry Collins that includes a team option for 2016, a team source said.  —  The deal, which is not yet complete, likely will be announced Monday.

Games of the Day  —  The games of greatest interest take place early Saturday afternoon, starting with the Angels at the Rangers.  Unfortunately, we won't be able to see most of them as Fox took the 1 PM time slot for their National broadcast.  The Angels send Garrett Richards against Derek Holland in Texas.

C.J. Wilson blames slippery baseballs for control issues  —  Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson, who has never been shy about not taking responsibility for his poor starts, blamed his wild third inning on a batch of baseballs that hadn't been properly rubbed down.