Astros To Promote Yulieski Gurriel  —  Over a month after signing him to a five-year, $47.5MM contract, the Astros will promote infielder Yulieski Gurriel to the majors Sunday, reports Julia Morales of ROOT Sports (Twitter link).  —  [RELATED: Updated Astros Depth Chart]

Hernandez, Zunino Lead Mariners Past Brewers 8-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 21, 2016, 12:36 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings and Mike Zunino homered and drove in three runs to lift the Seattle Mariners to an 8-2 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night …

Rangers Sign Carlos Gomez  —  The Rangers have officially announced that they've signed veteran outfielder Carlos Gomez to a minor league deal, as FanRag's Jon Heyman was first to report (Twitter links).  Gomez is expected to play a few games in the minors before being called up.

Scruggs, Phelps power Marlins to 3-1 win over Pirates (Yahoo Sports)  —  Xavier Scruggs hit his first major league home run and David Phelps pitched six scoreless innings to help the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Saturday night.  Miguel Rojas scored on an error in the third …

Cespedes Hits 2 Homers, Colon Strong as Mets Top Giants 9-5  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Yoenis Cespedes hit two long home runs and an RBI double in his second game back from the disabled list, boosting Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 9-5 Saturday.

Ray Fans 13, Yields 1 Hit in 7 Innings as D-Backs Top Padres  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 21, 2016, 12:06 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN DIEGO — Robbie Ray struck out a career-high 13 and gave up just one hit in seven innings, pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks past the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night.

Zach Eflin undergoes season-ending surgery (and is likely to need another procedure, too)  —  Zach Eflin is joining fellow right-hander Aaron Nola on the sidelines for the remainder of the 2016 season.  —  But unlike Nola, Eflin had to undergo season-ending surgery.

Ortiz, Porcello lead Red Sox to 10-2 rout of Tigers … DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers and their fans waited six seasons for Rick Porcello to have the breakout year they believed was his destiny.  —  On Friday night, they finally got to see it.  —  Porcello, pitching for the first time at Comerica Park …

MLB clears Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman of PED allegations  —  Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard were cleared by Major League Baseball Friday, months after an Al Jazeera America documentary claimed both used performance-enhancing drugs.

Bryant Homers, Drives in 4 as Cubs Beat Rockies, 9-2  —  DENVER — Kris Bryant launched a long homer and drove in four runs, Ben Zobrist had three hits and also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 9-2 on Saturday night.  —  Miguel Montero had three hits and drove in three for the Cubs …