Power outage for Adrian Gonzalez  —  MINNEAPOLIS — When Adrian Gonzalez agreed to compete in the Home Run Derby, he shrugged off the notion that his swing might be adversely affected.  —  But he has only one homer since the All-Star break.  —  Coincidence?

Wolf, Brewers beat Cards for 13th win in 14 games  —  ST. LOUIS (AP)—The Milwaukee Brewers showed no sense of satisfaction in the clubhouse, even though they'd just won for the 13th time in 14 games and appeared to be pulling away in the NL Central.  —  Far from it.

Signs of trouble in Toronto  —  The Blue Jays deny they're stealing signs — evidence may lead to another conclusion … “Not too easy, is it?”  —  From the visitors bullpen at Rogers Centre in Toronto, an American League pitcher screamed at Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista as he took …

MLB announces postseason schedule, eliminates off days  —  Except for travel days, there will be no off days in this year's postseason schedule.  MLB announced the postseason dates today, with the ALDSs beginning on Friday, Sept. 30, followed by the NLDSs on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Curtis Granderson's 2 HRs lift Yankees over Angels 9-3  —  NEW YORK - Curtis Granderson hit a three-run homer off Garrett Richards before the rookie got his first major league out and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

Collmenter helps D-backs beat Astros, move atop NL West  —  PHOENIX — Josh Collmenter scattered four hits over seven innings and Willie Bloomquist homered to start a three-run first inning and help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Votto takes newly-signed Millwood deep; Reds beat Rockies  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Toronto's Joey Votto hit the last of Cincinnati's three solo homers, spoiling Kevin Millwood's return to the majors, and the Reds turned a season-high four double plays Wednesday night, holding on for a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Florida Marlins place Hanley Ramirez on disabled list  —  At least in the short term, the Marlins ended the speculation about when Hanley Ramirez might suit up again.  The answer now is no earlier than Aug. 18.  That's when Ramirez will be eligible to come off the disabled list.

Bryce Harper's emotional ejection from Wednesday night's game likely to cause a nationwide stir  —  Sixteen of the 18 players who started Wednesday night's Eastern League game between Richmond and Harrisburg weren't too happy with the size of home plate umpire Max Guyll's strike zone.

There's no cryogenics in baseball!  Icy technique seen strengthening wooden bats  —  Over the past few decades, companies have shifted how they manufacture bats, resulting in an uptick in the number of splintered wooden bats in professional games.  According to a published report …

C.J. Wilson rips A's fans, mound  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson made it clear that he won't have the Oakland A's on his list of potential free agent destinations this winter.  —  The lefty is slated to open a three-game series at Oakland on Friday night …