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]

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.