Longtime ESPN host John Saunders dead at age 61  —  John Saunders, one of the familiar on-air faces of ESPN for nearly 30 years, has died.  He was 61.  —  Saunders hosted studio and play-by-play programming.  He covered college football, basketball and the NHL for the network, in addition to anchoring SportsCenter.

Astros Designate Carlos Gomez For Assignment  —  In a stunning move, the Astros have designated center fielder Carlos Gomez for assignment, reports Brian McTaggart of MLB.com (Twitter link).  —  Gomez's designation represents a shocking fall from grace for the 30-year-old …

Rams expand Coliseum capacity for Dallas, Seattle games  —  A worker rides past the entrance of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 13.  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)  —  The Rams are going above and beyond for their home games against the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks.

D-backs, Greinke win on Bourn's clutch triple  —  NEW YORK — Zack Greinke stuck around long enough in his first start back from the disabled list to benefit from a late burst of offense, earning the victory Tuesday in the D-backs' 5-3 win over the Mets at Citi Field.

Blue Jays Place Jose Bautista On 15-Day DL  —  The Blue Jays have placed right fielder Jose Bautista on the 15-day disabled list with a left knee sprain and recalled outfielder Junior Lake from Triple-A Buffalo to take his roster spot, according to Brendan Kennedy of the Toronto Star (Twitter link).

Harper?  Stanton?  The most overrated player on all 30 MLB teams  —  What does it mean to be overrated?  It doesn't mean the player is necessarily bad, just not as great as the hype would indicate.  So in coming up with this list, I tried to weigh a general perception of how the player …

Frazier Homers in 10th, White Sox Beat Royals 7-5  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Todd Frazier hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and Justin Morneau had four hits to lift the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Tuesday night.  —  Frazier is tied for the major league lead with 31 homers …

Dodgers ‘disappointed’ in Yasiel Puig, some Triple-A teammates  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers say demoted outfielder Yasiel Puig's activity on social media following a Monday night loss in Triple-A will be handled internally.  —  Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman …

Tommy La Stella wants to play for the Cubs — and only the Cubs  —  CHICAGO — The Cubs placed infielder Tommy La Stella on the inactive list Tuesday as he contemplates retirement if he can't play for the big league team.  —  In fact, La Stella, who was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on July 29 …

Bauer Outduels Scherzer as Indians Beat Nationals 3-1  —  WASHINGTON — Francisco Lindor singled to break up Max Scherzer's no-hit bid and scored in the seventh inning, and Trevor Bauer pitched the Cleveland Indians to a 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

Detroit closer can't converts save for second straight appearance as Tigers suffer third straight loss  —  SEATTLE — Francisco Rodriguez blew his third save of the season, giving up pair of runs (one earned) in the bottom of the 15th inning.  —  Kyle Seager, who hit a three-run game-tying …

Joe Girardi: Yankees' youngsters are here to win  —  BOSTON — Gary Sanchez started the youth movement, getting significant playing time behind the plate and as the designated hitter.  Aaron Judge or Tyler Austin could be next.  —  But echoing the words of Hal Steinbrenner from a Monday radio interview …

Dodgers Beat Phillies 9-3 to Tie Giants Atop NL West  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 10, 2016, 1:51 A.M. E.D.T.  —  LOS ANGELES — Howie Kendrick, Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Tuesday night to tie the San Francisco Giants atop the NL West.