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.

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 …

Chisenhall's Single Caps 3-Run 9th as Indians Beat Marlins  —  CLEVELAND — Lonnie Chisenhall capped a three-run rally with a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning against Fernando Rodney, leading the Cleveland Indians over the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Sunday.  —  Chisenhall's hit dropped …

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.

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.

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.

Astros Avoid Sweep With 7-6 Win at AL-Best Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — George Springer and Evan Gattis homered for the Houston Astros, who avoided a series sweep at the AL-best Texas with a 7-6 victory Sunday that snapped the Rangers' seven-game winning streak.

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.

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 …

How Joe Maddon's Cubs experiment is changing baseball  —  MORE FROM:  —  Three games into the season the Cubs experienced the kind of devastation that could make an organization — especially this organization — feel hexed.  —  Kyle Schwarber slammed into Dexter Fowler and tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee.

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 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.