AROUND THE HORN
RED SOX: In his final exhibition tuneup, LHP Chris Sale was knocked off the mound by a line drive off the bat of the Astros’ J.D. Davis on Saturday in Fort Meyers. Sale quickly got up, flexed his leg a few times and walked off the field under his own power. He suffered a bruised left hip. X-rays were negative. Sale said the injury wouldn’t jeopardize his opening-day start Thursday against the Rays . ... The Red Sox traded INF Deven Marrero to the Diamondbacks for a player to be named or cash . ... C Christian Vazquez and the team agreed on a contract that takes him through the 2021 season. Vazquez, who had been signed for 2018, was assured more than $13 million with the three extra guaranteed years.
RANGERS: Minor-league coach and former big-league slugger Howard Johnson, 57, was hit in the face by a line drive hit by the Indians’ Eric Gonzalez and was taken from the dugout on a stretcher in Surprise, Ariz. Johnson was taken to a hospital, and there was no report on his condition . ... The Rangers cut RHP Bartolo Colon, 44. Colon made five starts in spring training and had a 3.00 ERA in 18 innings.
EXTRA INNINGS: Giants LHP Madison Bumgarner had surgery on the broken pinkie of his pitching hand and is expected to miss four to six weeks. He was injured Friday when he was hit by a line drive in a spring training game . ... Marlins RHP Dan Straily will begin the season on the DL because of forearm tightness. An MRI revealed inflammation . ... LHP Patrick Corbin will start for the Diamondbacks on opening day against the Rockies . ... Cardinals closer Luke Gregerson will begin the season on the DL with a hamstring strain . ... The Brewers optioned RHP Junior Guerra, their opening-day starter a year ago, to Triple-A Colorado Springs . ... The Twins reclaimed 1B/DH Kennys Vargas off waivers from the Reds, two days after the Reds claimed him from the Twins . ... Mets RHP Zack
Wheeler was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. He gave up 22 hits and compiled an 8.10 ERA in 10 Grapefruit League innings . ... Yankees OF Jacoby
Ellsbury will start the season on the DL because of an oblique injury that has sidelined him three weeks . ... Yankees 1B Greg Bird was scratched from the lineup of a game against the Braves because of a sore right foot.