Cubs Designate Neil Ramirez For Assignment  —  The Cubs have designated reliever Neil Ramirez for assignment, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times tweets.  The move clears roster space for outfielder Matt Szczur, who was activated today.  Jason Heyward's MRI on his injured side revealed …

Lucas Duda (back) scratched, has MRI; status uncertain  —  New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda was scratched from the starting lineup Saturday as he continues to deal with issues in his lower back.  How long he'll be out remains to be seen.  —  Duda had an MRI and was examined by a doctor Saturday.

Plumbing issues in Yankees' dugout at Oakland Coliseum  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) There were plumbing issues in the visitor's dugout at the Oakland Coliseum before the start of Saturday's game against the New York Yankees.  —  Several maintenance workers spent nearly an hour trying to fix …

Twins' Paul Molitor still has Terry Ryan's support  —  During a recent weeklong scouting trip to Double-A Chattanooga, Twins general manager Terry Ryan found himself in the daily company of a pair of excitable skippers: Ron Gardenhire and Doug Mientkiewicz.  —  In addition to distancing himself …

Cain Homers, 5 Royals Pitchers Combine to Stop White Sox  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 21, 2016, 5:39 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Lorenzo Cain hit a solo home run and five Kansas City pitchers combined to allow seven hits in the Royals' 2-1 victory over the slumping Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Rockies recalled right-hander Jordan Lyles from Triple-A  —  The Denver Post  —  Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss walks in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Scottsdale, Ariz., Saturday, April 2, 2016.  (Jeff Chiu, The Associated Press)

Gutierrez Homers, Mariners Beat Reds 4-0 With Junior Honored  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 21, 2016, 7:18 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CINCINNATI — Franklin Gutierrez hit a three-run homer that landed high in the upper deck on Saturday, and Felix Hernandez allowed only four singles in six innings …

Draft Notes: Phillies, Reds, Puk, Pint  —  With the 2016 MLB Draft approaching on June 9, here's a quick roundup of links on how the first round might play out.  — The Phillies will take Florida lefty A.J. Puk with the top overall pick, MLB.com's Jim Callis projects.

Orioles Power Past Angels 9-4 on 4 Homers  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 21, 2016, 1:42 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning — one of four in the game by the Orioles — and Baltimore defeated the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 …

Sources: Competition committee agrees to changes to strike zone, intentional walks  —  A new strike zone could be on baseball's horizon and the old-fashioned intentional walk could be a thing of the past after both were agreed to by the competition committee at Major League Baseball's owners meetings this week, sources said.