Giants at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 13  —  Its Friday, June 13 and the Giants (40-29) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (41-28).  Logan Webb is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles.

Contreras catchers become first pair of brothers to homer in same inning as opponents since 1933  —  MILWAUKEE — Catchers Willson and William Contreras became the second pair of brothers to homer in the same inning as opponents in baseball's modern era on Saturday.

Shohei Ohtani hits two home runs against Giants, ending 10-game drought  —  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had never gone 10 games without hitting a homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers until this month.  —  The three-time MVP ended his drought Saturday night — and then started making up for lost time.

Harris, Acuña, Ozuna provide boost to lineup, give Braves hope they can save season  —  ATLANTA — With Michael Harris II finding his power stroke, Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting .375 after missing almost a full season and Marcel Ozuna fighting his way through a hip issue …

Astros rookie outfielder Jacob Melton sidelined with a sprained ankle  —  HOUSTON — The Houston Astros placed rookie outfielder Jacob Melton on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sprained right ankle.  —  Melton was injured playing defense in Friday night's win over Minnesota.

Nationals' bat-retrieving dog Bruce laps up pregame attention, makes MLB debut  —  WASHINGTON — The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park.  —  Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals' game against the Miami Marlins as part of a Pups in the Park promotion.

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet happy to ‘live and die with my best pitch’ against Aaron Judge  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox have had a chance in games whenever Garrett Crochet has been on the mound this season.  —  And with the exception of one pitch in Friday's 2-1, extra-inning win over the Yankees …

Justin Martinez needs elbow surgery; A.J. Puk shuts down throwing program  —  If the Arizona Diamondbacks were holding out hope that their injured relievers could eventually return to provide a boost to the bullpen.  But that thinking took a hit with word that right-hander Justin Martinez …

Knicks set to interview Taylor Jenkins, Mike Brown next week: Sources  —  The New York Knicks' search for a head coach is ongoing, but it's possible that a conclusion could come within the next two weeks.  —  Former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown …

MLB's baseball is behaving differently again, but no one seems to know why  —  Something's up with the baseball.  Again.  —  Deep flies aren't flying as far this year in Major League Baseball, and the league office is acknowledging as much.  A review by The Athletic of MLB's publicly available data shows …

Misiorowski dominates before departing MLB debut with leg cramps as Brewers blank Cardinals 6-0  —  MILWAUKEE — Jacob Misiorowski pitched five no-hit innings before leaving his major league debut with cramping in his right calf and quadriceps as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Thursday night.

Zack Wheeler's way: The ace who knows what he likes — and has no time for everything else  —  As Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler threw his between-starts bullpen session a few weeks ago in Cleveland, he heard something. … From the corner of his eye, he saw reliever Orion Kerkering chuck a weighted ball against a nearby wall.

Brewers trade RHP Aaron Civale to the White Sox for 1B Andrew Vaughn  —  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have traded right-hander Aaron Civale and cash to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Andrew Vaughn.  —  The Brewers moved quickly after they announced they were removing Civale from their rotation.

Detroit's Tarik Skubal Ignores Skenes Comparison and Racks up Ks  —  BALTIMORE—Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal is everything you can ask for in a starting pitcher, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday night at Camden Yards.  —  What's so special about the 28-year-old Skubal?  —  “Everything,” Hinch said.