Heyman: Rusney Castillo placed on outright waivers  —  After once again being optioned to Triple-A, Boston Red Sox $72.5 million outfielder Rusney Castillo has been placed on outright waivers, sources say.  —  Castillo was placed on waivers on Saturday, which means he'd clear on Monday.

Morales Drives in 5, Royals Crush Tigers 16-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 18, 2016, 11:55 P.M. E.D.T.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kendrys Morales drove in five runs with four hits, Paulo Orlando also had four hits and the Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 16-5 on Saturday night.

Greinke Wins 7th Straight Start, Diamondbacks Beat Phillies  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 18, 2016, 6:10 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Zack Greinke won his seventh straight start, pitching three-hit ball for eight innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Saturday.

Rizzo, Bryant, Ross Homer; Cubs Beat Pirates 4-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 18, 2016, 11:34 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and David Ross each homered to back Jon Lester and lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Rangers Overcome Three-Run Deficit, Beat Cardinals 4-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 18, 2016, 7:46 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. LOUIS — Ian Desmond had a sacrifice fly to cap a two-run ninth-inning rally and the Texas Rangers overcame a late three-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Saturday.

Inciarte Sprints Lift Braves Over Mets 4-3, 4th Straight Win  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 18, 2016, 11:34 P.M. E.D.T.  —  NEW YORK — Ender Inciarte sprinted to third when Curtis Granderson lazily threw the ball back to the infield after an eighth-inning flyout and scored the tiebreaking run …

Strange Seasons Continue  —  The Yankees beat the Twins 7-6, a game with a number of interesting points.  The biggest one belongs to Michael Pineda.  He walked none and struck out nine, but allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings.  His high strikeout rate, low walk rate, and high ERA have not changed.

Myers Sparks 6-Run Rally in 8th That Gives Padres 7-3 Win  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 1:36 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN DIEGO — Wil Myers had three hits and drove in three runs, keying a six-run rally in the eighth inning that carried the San Diego Padres to a 7-3 victory against the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.

Panik Has 4 RBIs, Giants Beat Rays 6-4 for 7th Straight Win  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 18, 2016, 8:00 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — Joe Panik had four RBIs, including a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the ninth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants to their seventh straight win …

Lincecum Wins in Return to Majors, Pitches Angels Past A's  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 18, 2016, 7:48 P.M. E.D.T.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Tim Lincecum made a winning return to the majors, restarting his career after nearly a year away with six sharp innings and several ovations to lead …