Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson enjoyed his second four-hit game of May and his third of the season during Saturday's contest against the Astros.

Donaldson singled in the second, launched a solo home run in the fourth, reached on an infield single in the sixth and doubled in a run in the eighth. Donalson reached base five times and he finished 4 for 4 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in an 11-5 victory.

Donaldson is hitting .389 (21 for 54) with four home runs and seven RBI in his last 15 games played. He has a .322/.398/.544 slash line in 180 at-bats.

Astros catcher Jason Castro enjoyed a big night at the plate as he went deep twice and drove in three runs Saturday night against the A's.

Castro launched a pair of solo home runs off starter A.J. Griffin in the first and fourth innings and also singled in a run in the sixth. He finished 3 for 4 with two runs scored and three RBI in an 11-5 defeat. Castro is hitting .265 with six home runs and 15 RBI.

His teammate Matt Dominguez also homered twice. It was the first time two Houston teammates have had multi-home run games since July 25, 2005, when Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman each had two.

Astros third baseman Matt Dominguez continued to swing a hot bat as he homered twice Saturday against the A's.

Dominguez had solo shots in the third and seventh innings. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and two RBI in an 11-5 loss. He has homered three times in his last two games since returning from a quad injury.

His teammate Jason Castro also homered twice. It was the first time two Houston teammates have had multi-home run games since July 25, 2005, when Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman each had two.

Astros starter Lucas Harrell, who took the loss in his previous start May 19 -- despite allowing one run in seven innings -- endured his shortest outing of the season to drop his third-consecutive decision Saturday against the Athletics.

Harrell (3-6) allowed six runs in the second and was pulled after walking Josh Donaldson to load the bases for the second time in the inning. He was charged with six runs on six hits and three walks while striking out one over 1 2/3 innings in an 11-5 defeat.

Harrell is scheduled to start Thursday at Colorado.

Padres starting pitcher Clayton Richard is on track to be activated from the disabled list Monday to start against the Mariners, MLB.com reports. Richard has been out since May 5 with an intestinal virus.

"He came out of his bullpen fine," Padres manager Bud Black told MLB.com. "It looks as if Clayton is tracking toward Monday."

"I'm definitely excited to be back with the team and I'm ready to pitch when I get the opportunity to," Richard said. "Everything has been going well, and I've been feeling good. That's the reason for everything, to start feeling better, and it feels good to be on the right track."

Edinson Volquez's start has been pushed back to Tuesday.

Athletics starting pitcher A.J. Griffin was knocked around but escaped with his fifth win Saturday against the Astros.

Griffin (5-3) allowed three solo home runs, including two to Jason Castro. The right-hander permitted four runs on five hits and a walk while striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings of an 11-7 win.

Griffin has allowed seven runs over his last 11 2/3 innings. He is scheduled to start Thursday at San Francisco.

Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez went 3 for 3 with a double and his fifth home run Saturday against the Cardinals. He added two walks and three RBI.

It was Gonzalez's first extra-base hit since May 10, ending a power drought that spanned 11 games and 40 at-bats. He is hitting .316.

White Sox starter Jake Peavy, who took the loss his previous start May 19, surrendering four runs in six innings, bounced back with a complete-game victory Saturday against the Marlins.

Peavy (6-2) pitched eight scoreless innings before allowing a one-out, game-tying solo home run to Derek Dietrich in the ninth inning. But he got the win when the White Sox had a walkoff single in the bottom of the inning. Peavy allowed six hits and two walks while striking out five in a 2-1 win -- his longest outing of the season.

Peavy has allowed two runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. He is scheduled to start Thursday at the Cubs.

Phillies left fielder Domonic Brown hit his ninth home run Saturday as the Phillies beat the Cardinals, 5-3. Brown was 2 for 4 with two RBI, adding his seventh double to the second-inning solo home run.

Brown is 8 for 20 with two home runs during his five-game hitting streak, pushing his line to .262/.301/.471 in 172 at-bats.

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp was removed in the seventh inning of a 5-3 win over the Cardinals Saturday after going 0 for 3 with a walk and two strikeouts.

Kemp was visibly upset in the dugout after being removed, yelling at manager Don Mattingly, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Kemp has hit .261/.313/.344 with two home runs and seven stolen bases in 180 at-bats.