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Forsythe Homers in Return, Rays Beat Rangers 8-4  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Logan Forsythe homered after missing four games due to back spasms, and the Tampa Bay Rays took two of three from the AL West-leading Texas Rangers with an 8-4 victory on Sunday.  —  Forsythe hit an opposite-field …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers hope change of scenery brings out best in Carlos Gomez  —  ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.  —  Thin on veteran outfielders after losing Shin-Soo Choo to a broken left forearm last week, the Texas Rangers signed free-agent outfielder Carlos Gomez to a minor-league deal Saturday.
Associated Press:
Ramirez's 2-Run Homer in 8th Lifts Indians Past Blue Jays  —  CLEVELAND — Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer off Brett Cecil in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Sunday to win the series between teams that began the game as AL division leaders.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Option Aaron Sanchez To Minors  —  In a surprise move, the Blue Jays have optioned one of the American League's best starters, right-hander Aaron Sanchez, to Single-A Dunedin, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet (Twitter link).  To take Sanchez's roster spot, the club recalled left …
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
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]
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Castro Homers, Drives in 4 as Astros Rout Orioles 12-2  —  BALTIMORE — Jason Castro homered and drove in four runs to help the Houston Astros notch their second straight blowout victory over the struggling Baltimore Orioles, 12-2 on Saturday night.  —  Alex Bregman and George Springer …
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Ortiz homers after being honored to lead Red Sox past Tigers … DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers honored David Ortiz with a pregame ceremony that included two of his closest friends in baseball.  —  It didn't help.  —  Ortiz's two-run homer in the fifth inning turned out to be the difference …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Activate A.J. Ramos From DL  —  The Marlins have activated closer A.J. Ramos from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Brian Ellington to Triple-A New Orleans, tweets Joe Frisaro of MLB.com.  Ramos landed on the DL Aug. 9 (retroactive to Aug. 6) with a finger injury …
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Associated Press:
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 …
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Mariners Win 7th Straight at Home With 7-6 Win Over Brewers
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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.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit and Yahoo Sports
Courier-Journal:
Bats overcome Stephenson's struggles, delays  —  In a game that seemed like it would never end, the Louisville Bats rallied past rival Indianapolis for an 11-7 win Saturday night at Slugger Field.  —  The game started around 6 p.m. and ended just a few minutes shy of midnight, due primarily to a 2:40 minute rain delay.
Discussion: redsminorleagues.com
Tampa Bay Times:
Chris Archer campaigns for Rays to keep catcher Bobby Wilson  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Catcher, once again, is an unsettled position for the Rays.  —  RHP Chris Archer is making a pitch for them to hang on to veteran C Bobby Wilson, who was claimed off waivers from the Rangers on Aug. 5.
Associated Press:
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.
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