Santana Homers Twice to Lead Brewers' 10-0 Rout of Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Domingo Santana had his first career two-home run game, Jonathan Villar hit his first grand slam and Chris Carter connected for his 32nd homer as the Milwaukee Brewers rolled to a 10- victory over the sputtering Pittsburgh Pirates …

Yankees Beat Orioles 5-2 to Salvage Finale of 3-Game Series  —  BALTIMORE — Chase Headley and Austin Romine had two RBIs apiece, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep and remain afloat in the AL wild-card race.

Martinez Stays Hot on Road as Cardinals Beat Reds 5-2  —  CINCINNATI — Randal Grichuk and Kolten Wong homered, Carlos Martinez carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Angels' Matt Shoemaker Leaves After Being Hit by Line Drive  —  SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker left Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners after being hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Kyle Seager.  —  Shoemaker was hit on the right side of his head with one out in the second inning.

Upton Powers Tigers to 6-5 Victory Over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Upton hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth inning, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.  —  Upton also doubled in J.D. Martinez in the second.

Padres Release Alexei Ramirez  —  The Padres have released shortstop Alexei Ramirez, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com (Twitter link).  Cassavell reported Saturday that the Padres were unlikely to pick up their end of Ramirez's $4MM mutual option for 2017 during the offseason.

Notes keep Tigers radio announcer Dan Dickerson pitch-perfect  —  Announcer jots starters' tendencies on index cards to prepare for the ‘quiz’ that is a baseball game on radio  —  Dan Dickerson prepares for everything the starting pitchers might throw at him on a radio broadcast.

Yankees' Chad Green likely out remainder of season, but no surgery for now  —  BALTIMORE — Chad Green didn't get the worst possible news Saturday, but the pitcher's rookie season still appears to be over.  —  Green was diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament and a strained flexor tendon …

Dodgers Ace Kershaw Set to Return Friday in Miami  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to pitch Friday at Miami after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a herniated disk.  —  Manager Dave Roberts says Kershaw won't have a specific pitch count …

Yankees could deal for Marlins' Jose Fernandez this offseason — here's how  —  So Brian Cashman has assembled a collection of position-player talent, age 25-and-under, that seems to compare with the Cubs of a couple of years ago, likely making for a bright future in the Bronx.

Gsellman, Mets top Nats 3-1 to move within game of wild card … NEW YORK — A sign above the doorway at one end of the Mets' clubhouse reads: Do Your Thing.  —  Sage advice for the defending NL champs down the stretch — no matter who is on the mound.  —  Curtis Granderson …

Cardinals Designate Dean Anna For Assignment  —  The Cardinals have promoted catcher Carson Kelly to the majors, moved reliever Seth Maness to the 60-day disabled list (elbow) and designated shortstop Dean Anna for assignment, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Twitter link).

The Packers will have a long-snapper after all; Brett Goode to re-sign  —  GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers won't be without a long-snapper for long.  —  They plan to re-sign veteran Brett Goode on Sunday, according to a source.  —  The Packers did not keep a long-snapper …