MLB: Rockets retire Helton's No. 17 jersey

Chicago Cubs

Prized 3B prospect Kris Bryant, who left Saturday's game with Class AAA Iowa, is day-to-day with a bruised left foot, the result of a foul ball a few days ago.

"All indications are he's OK," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said Sunday.

Bryant has 40 homers combined at Class AA and Class AAA this season, most in professional baseball, and 103 RBIs. He is not on the 40-man roster, and the Cubs are not planning to promote him to the majors this season, even when rosters expand in September.

Colorado Rockies

Todd Helton brought the crowd at Denver's Coors Field to its feet again when the club retired the No. 17 jersey of its longtime 1B. Helton, a career .316 hitter, retired after last season following a stellar 17-year career, all with the Rockies. He is the first player in the team's 22-year history to have his number retired.

Detroit Tigers

The club purchased the contract of former All-Star reliever Jim Johnson and optioned reliever Melvin Mercedes to Class AAA Toledo.

Johnson, who began the season with Oakland before being released Aug. 1, made his Tigers debut against the Mariners, giving up three runs (one earned) in two-thirds of an inning in an 8-1 loss.

New York Yankees

C Brian McCann was activated from the seven-day concussion list, and C Austin Romine was optioned to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Also, RHP Masahiro Tanaka felt fine and threw on level ground one day after throwing 25 pitches in his first bullpen session Saturday since going on the disabled list July 9 with a partial ligament tear in his right elbow.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The team put RHP Charlie Morton on the 15-day DL with right hip inflammation and recalled INF Brent Morel from Class AAA Indianapolis.

Manager Clint Hurdle said RHP Gerrit Cole, on the DL with a strained right lat, is scheduled to pitch Wednesday against Atlanta in what would have been Morton's start.

San Francisco Giants

Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was the victim of a brutal beating at Dodger Stadium on opening day in 2011, was a surprise visitor to the team's clubhouse before the game. Third-base coach Tim Flannery ushered in Stow in his wheelchair. Stow's son, Tyler, accompanied him. Stow visited with nearly every player and left with several souvenirs.

From wire reports