Castro Homers, Drives in 4 as Astros Rout Orioles 12-2  —  BALTIMORE — Jason Castro homered and drove in four runs to help the Houston Astros notch their second straight blowout victory over the struggling Baltimore Orioles, 12-2 on Saturday night.  —  Alex Bregman and George Springer …

Rangers Sign Carlos Gomez  —  The Rangers have officially announced that they've signed veteran outfielder Carlos Gomez to a minor league deal, as FanRag's Jon Heyman was first to report (Twitter links).  Gomez is expected to play a few games in the minors before being called up.

Marlins Activate A.J. Ramos From DL  —  The Marlins have activated closer A.J. Ramos from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Brian Ellington to Triple-A New Orleans, tweets Joe Frisaro of MLB.com.  Ramos landed on the DL Aug. 9 (retroactive to Aug. 6) with a finger injury …

Ortiz homers after being honored to lead Red Sox past Tigers … DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers honored David Ortiz with a pregame ceremony that included two of his closest friends in baseball.  —  It didn't help.  —  Ortiz's two-run homer in the fifth inning turned out to be the difference …

Blue Jays Option Aaron Sanchez To Minors  —  In a surprise move, the Blue Jays have optioned one of the American League's best starters, right-hander Aaron Sanchez, to Single-A Dunedin, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet (Twitter link).  To take Sanchez's roster spot, the club recalled left …

Bats overcome Stephenson's struggles, delays  —  In a game that seemed like it would never end, the Louisville Bats rallied past rival Indianapolis for an 11-7 win Saturday night at Slugger Field.  —  The game started around 6 p.m. and ended just a few minutes shy of midnight, due primarily to a 2:40 minute rain delay.

Hernandez, Zunino Lead Mariners Past Brewers 8-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 21, 2016, 12:36 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings and Mike Zunino homered and drove in three runs to lift the Seattle Mariners to an 8-2 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night …

Ray Fans 13, Yields 1 Hit in 7 Innings as D-Backs Top Padres  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 21, 2016, 12:06 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN DIEGO — Robbie Ray struck out a career-high 13 and gave up just one hit in seven innings, pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks past the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night.

Scruggs, Phelps power Marlins to 3-1 win over Pirates (Yahoo Sports)  —  Xavier Scruggs hit his first major league home run and David Phelps pitched six scoreless innings to help the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Saturday night.  Miguel Rojas scored on an error in the third …

Chris Archer campaigns for Rays to keep catcher Bobby Wilson  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Catcher, once again, is an unsettled position for the Rays.  —  RHP Chris Archer is making a pitch for them to hang on to veteran C Bobby Wilson, who was claimed off waivers from the Rangers on Aug. 5.

Cespedes Hits 2 Homers, Colon Strong as Mets Top Giants 9-5  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Yoenis Cespedes hit two long home runs and an RBI double in his second game back from the disabled list, boosting Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 9-5 Saturday.

Dodgers' Rich Hill expects to start Wednesday against Giants  —  CINCINNATI - The wait is almost over - they hope.  —  Left-hander Rich Hill threw 78 pitches in a simulated game at the Dodgers' training complex in Arizona on Thursday night and experienced no problems with the blister issues …