Giants Acquire Jake Peavy  —  The Giants have acquired Jake Peavy from the Red Sox, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman tweets.  The Red Sox will receive pitching prospects Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree, ESPN's Buster Olney tweets.  The Giants will pay $2MM of what's left on Peavy's contract, ESPN's Jim Bowden tweets.

Cards add veteran catcher Pierzynski  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  CHICAGO  • The Cardinals' attempt to find a catcher who will click while Yadier Molina recovers from surgery continued Friday night and took them in an unexpected direction.

Hall of Fame Announces Changes to Voting Process for Recently Retired Players, Effective Immediately  —  Length of Stay, Balloting Process Highlight Board Alterations to BBWAA Voting  —  (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Board of Directors today announced changes …

Royals rally from five-run deficit to beat Indians  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Billy Butler homered for the second straight game and the Kansas City Royals overcame a five-run deficit to beat Cleveland 7-5 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.  —  A day after his pinch-hit …

Rizzo proud of tested Nationals' perseverance  —  GM chats with MLB.com about state of team as Trade Deadline nears  —  With the non-waiver Trade Deadline on Thursday, MLB.com caught up with Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo to get his take on the team.  —  MLB.com: What do you like about the 2014 Nationals?

Peralta earns team-best 12th win as Brewers beats Mets  —  MILWAUKEE — Wily Peralta earned his team-leading 12th win, and Mark Reynolds homered in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.  —  Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Braun and Khris Davis added run-scoring hits …

Sale Shuts Down Twins in White Sox's 7-0 Win  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Sale tied a season high with 12 strikeouts in eight dominant innings, Alexei Ramirez hit his 10th homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota 7-0 on Saturday night for their third straight win over the Twins.

All quiet on Brewers' trade front  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Doug Melvin wouldn't say what it was, but he's looking for something on the trade market.  —  “I've been pretty aggressive as far as contacting teams,” said the Brewers general manager.

Rays Designate Juan Carlos Oviedo For Assignment  —  The Rays have designated reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo for assignment, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets.  The move clears space on the Rays' active roster for Jeremy Hellickson, who has been recalled from the minors.

Toronto Ends 17-Game Bronx Skid, Beats Yanks 6-4  —  NEW YORK — Dan Johnson drove in four runs with a go-ahead infield hit and a three-run homer, helping the Toronto Blue Jays end their 17-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 6-4 victory over New York on Saturday.

Appel set for promotion to Class AA Corpus Christi  —  STOCKTON, Calif. — Mark Appel is set to be promoted to Class AA Corpus Christi following his best start of the season on Thursday, a person familiar with the decision told the Chronicle.  The first overall pick in the 2013 draft went six innings …

Puig, Dodgers Go Triple-Crazy, Beat Giants 8-1  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Yasiel Puig tied a franchise record with three triples and added a double and two RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers moved within a half-game of NL West-leading San Francisco by beating the Giants 8-1 on Friday night.