Braves Chase Santana Early in 9-3 Rout of Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman had five RBIs in the first two innings and the Atlanta Braves battered Johan Santana in his return from the disabled list, routing the sluggish New York Mets 9-3 on Saturday night.

Price Pitches Rays to 4-2 Victory at Minnesota  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — B.J. Upton hit two home runs, Matt Joyce also homered, and David Price earned his 15th victory as the Tampa Bay Rays stretched their winning streak to five by beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday night.

Remembering late Yankees player and announcer Phil Rizzuto for the kind-hearted man he was  —  Former shortstop and lovable broadcaster gave authors rides to Yankee Stadium from New Jersey - just because they were in the neighborhood.  —  Sunday marks the 5th anniversary of the passing …

Marquis pitches two-hitter for Padres  —  PITTSBURGH—Jason Marquis took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Saturday night before settling for a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres beat the Pirates 5-0 for their 11th straight win in Pittsburgh.  —  Travis Snider broke up the bid …

Pomeranz Has Short Outing in Rockies' Loss to SF  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drew Pomeranz went four innings in his third straight start and has yet to complete seven innings this season.  The rest of the Colorado starting rotation can share the blame, too.  —  Drew Pomeranz (1-7) …

Yankees finalizing deal for 2-time All Star Lowe  —  TORONTO — The Yankees are in the process of finalizing a deal to acquire Derek Lowe to serve as a stopgap for their pitching staff while CC Sabathia is on the disabled list with left elbow inflammation.  —  The deal was confirmed via text message by Scott Boras, Lowe's agent.

Ludwick Doubles, Reds Beat Cubs 4-2  —  CHICAGO (AP) — With the season lost and the team slumping, the Chicago Cubs have to look ahead to happier times.  Travis Wood continues to show he might part of their turnaround.  —  Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run double in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds rallied …

A's Rally Past White Sox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jonny Gomes homered to tie the game, and Brandon Inge hit a go-ahead single as the Oakland Athletics scored twice in the eighth inning and beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7 on Saturday night.  —  Oakland had a five-run third and led 5-2 …

Gordon hits 2 HRs as Royals beat Orioles 7-3  —  BALTIMORE—Alex Gordon hit two of Kansas City's four home runs, Luis Mendoza took a shutout into the seventh inning and the Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Saturday night after the start of the game was delayed by rain for more than three hours.

Astros tab Elias as new scouting director  —  HOUSTON — Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow made a change to his baseball operations staff on Saturday by naming Mike Elias as scouting director to replace Bobby Heck, whose contract won't be renewed.  —  Elias, who joined the Astros in January …