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 …

Cubs claim veteran catcher Rene Rivera but not in hurry to make more deals  —  Theo Epstein on Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester: “His arm is tired, which is understandable.”  (Paul Skrbina/Chicago Tribune)  —  Jon Lester to the 10-day disabled list with left-shoulder fatigue is a done deal.

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)

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Three up, three down: Bettis is back for Rockies, Stanton could be gone from Marlins  —  Rockies starter Chad Bettis delivers to home plate during the fourth inning against the Braves at Coors Field on Aug. 14.  (Justin Edmonds / Getty Images)  —  A look at what's trending this week in Major League Baseball:

Umpires union: ‘Open season’ on umpires, protesting with white wristbands  —  Major League Baseball fined Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler for his comments about umpire Angel Hernandez this week, but the union representing MLB umpires is far from satisfied.

Hey Mets, stop the bull with starters and sign Wade Davis  —  BOSTON - If anything good for the Mets came out of getting swept in the Subway Series, it should be seeing first-hand what a dominant bullpen can do for a team.  —  Times have changed, after all.

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.