Dodgers option Joc Pederson to make room for Curtis Granderson  —  DETROIT — Outfielder Curtis Granderson joined the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday after a late-night trade sent him to major league baseball's runaway leaders from the New York Mets.  —  To make room for Granderson …

White Sox place Reynaldo Lopez on 10-day disabled list with strained back  —  White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez on being removed from the fifth inning against the Rangers with right side soreness on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.  (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)

Cubs Claim Rene Rivera From Mets  —  The Cubs have claimed catcher Rene Rivera off waivers from the Mets, the teams have announced.  To clear space for Rivera on their roster, the Cubs have designated righty Aaron Brooks for assignment.  —  Rivera is the latest veteran to leave the Mets this month …

Sabathia-Sale duel spices up Yankees-Red Sox clash (Aug 19, 2017)  —  BOSTON — CC Sabathia returns from his latest trip to the disabled list Saturday night.  —  But he almost didn't make it back to pitch for the New York Yankees against Red Sox ace Chris Sale.

Carpenter homers, Cardinals outlast Pirates 11-10  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Carpenter homered in the second inning to send the St. Louis Cardinals on to an 11-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  —  With the Cardinals leading 2-1 and two outs in the second inning …

Washington Nationals roll to easy win over San Diego Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — Howie Kendrick homered and last-minute starter Matt Grace threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Friday night.  —  Kendrick christened the game with his seventh homer …

Moore pitches into 8th, Giants beat Phillies 10-2  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Moore took his time walking off the mound after Giants manager Bruce Bochy came out to replace him in the eighth inning.  —  Moore wanted to enjoy the ovation from the crowd at AT&T Park, something he hadn't heard for quite some time.

Marlins win 6th of 7, 3-1 over Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — J.T. Realmuto has emerged as one of the leaders of the surging Miami Marlins.  It was the catcher's family who may have made the most noise on Friday night at Citi Field.  —  Realmuto hit a two-run homer as Miami notched their sixth win …

Mike Moustakas is about to break one of baseball's most meager home run records  —  In this year of the Three True Outcomes, all sorts of long-ball records have and will be broken.  Just last week, we saw Miami's Giancarlo Stanton blow past the Marlins' single-season home run record of 42, set 21 years ago by Gary Sheffield.

The early forecast Saturday at The Trop: Lots of homers  —  Ariel Miranda's only previous start against Tampa Bay ended in the only complete game of his career.  That was June 4 at Safeco Field when he held the Rays to four hits in a 7-1 victory.  —  Miranda (7-6 with a 4.75 ERA) …

Cardinals call on Lucas, swap out Mayers for bullpen refresh  —  PITTSBURGH  • The plan, going into the eighth inning with an eight-run lead, was to give rookie Mike Mayers a chance to showcase his successful transition from starter to reliever.  Mayers had taken a bruising …

NL Notes: Phillies, Rockies, Cardinals, Price  —  Phillies righty Zach Eflin left yesterday's game with shoulder discomfort, and while there's no indication yet that the injury is serious, it continues a pattern for Phillies starters that's likely to lead to the team pursuing rotation help this winter, MLB.com's Todd Zolecki writes.