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 …

Delmonico's inside-park HR lifts White Sox over Rangers 4-3  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nicky Delmonico lined an inside-the-park home run in the eighth inning, his second go-ahead homer of the game, and the Chicago White Sox stopped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

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.

Cubs, Blue Jays tied 2-2  —  Photos from the Cubs-Blue Jays game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Two walks and a nicked by pitch loaded the bases full of Cubs in the bottom of the first Saturday against the Blue Jays.

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.

Seattle Mariners keep Tampa Bay Rays in spiral  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A return home to Tropicana Field did little to slow down the Tampa Bay Rays' recent slump as the Seattle Mariners won their third straight game, opening a three-game series with a 7-1 win on Friday night at Tropicana Field.

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.

Maxx Williams flashes speed and big-play potential, a welcome development for Ravens  —  Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh talks about the return of Jeremy Zuttah, and the play of linebackers Za'Darius Smith and Kamalei Correa.  (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)

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 …

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