Larry Lucchino to leave role as Red Sox CEO  —  Photo by:  —  Larry Lucchino had been with the Red Sox since John Henry bought the team.  (Staff file photo by Stuart Cahill)  —  The Red Sox are on the verge of an historic shake-up, with the reign of president and CEO Larry Lucchino about to come to an end.

Suzuki's RBI Single in 9th Lifts Twins Past Mariners, 3-2  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Kurt Suzuki hit the winning RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning after two wild pitches by Seattle closer Carson Smith let Minnesota tie the score, and the Twins beat the Mariners 3-2 on Saturday night.

Duda's three RBIs propel Mets to come-from-behind win  —  Despite falling in an early 2-0 hole, Lucas Duda's three RBIs — and two home runs — helped the Mets rally to defeat the Nationals, 3-2.  —  With the score tied in the eighth inning, Duda ripped an opposite-field RBI double to drive in the winning run.

Joseph, Machado HRs Help Orioles Defeat Tigers 6-2  —  BALTIMORE — Caleb Joseph homered and drove in three runs, Kevin Gausman allowed four hits over seven innings and the surging Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Saturday night.  —  Gerardo Parra went 1 for 3 and scored a run in his Baltimore debut.

Rizzo Homers in 4th Straight Game, Cubs Beat Brewers 4-2  —  MILWAUKEE — Kyle Hendricks scattered four hits and Anthony Rizzo continued his homer binge to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.  —  Rizzo made it four straight games with a home run with a three-run shot in the third inning.

Cabrera, Ramirez Homer as White Sox Beat Yankees 8-2  —  CHICAGO — Melky Cabrera and Alexei Ramirez homered and John Danks struck out eight as the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-2 on Saturday night.  —  Danks (6-8) held the Yankees to a run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Notes: Dodgers wisely willing to sacrifice dollars, not prospects  —  FOX Sports  —  The Blue Jays needed a David Price.  The Royals needed a Johnny Cueto.  But the Dodgers already had an ace, two of them actually —Â" Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.

How August Trades Work  —  Now that the July 31 trade deadline has passed, teams can still make trades, only with more restrictions than before.  Updating Jeff Todd's post last year on the topic, here's a look at how August trades work.  This information has, of course, been shared elsewhere …

East Notes: Valencia, Red Sox, Fulmer  —  The Blue Jays' somewhat surprising decision this morning to designate Danny Valencia for assignment confused many fans.  Valencia has, after all, had a very strong season at the plate, batting .296/.331/.506, and he's capable of playing several positions and raking against lefties.

Zobrist Hits 2 HRs, Royals Beat Jays 7-6  —  TORONTO — Ben Zobrist hit two home runs, Eric Hosmer singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.  —  Zobrist, who went 3 for 4 …

C.J. Wilson Likely Out For Season  —  Angels starter C.J. Wilson believes he might be out for the season, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez (Twitter links).  The Angels had previously announced that the results of a recent MRI showed left elbow impingement secondary to arthritis.