Yankees hit Gibson hard in win over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Vernon Wells drove in three runs, and the New York Yankees pounded rookie Kyle Gibson and the Minnesota Twins 9-5 on Thursday to finish a four-game sweep.  —  Travis Hafner had three hits and scored twice, and Ichiro Suzuki …

Mets Designate Brandon Lyon For Assignment  —  The Mets have designated right-handed reliever Brandon Lyon for assignment, according to the team's official Twitter feed.  New York will recall fellow righty Greg Burke to take Lyon's roster spot, the team further tweets.

Rehabbing Crawford expected back for Friday's game  —  DENVER — Rehabbing Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford went 1-for-3 with a walk and strikeout as designated hitter Wednesday night to conclude his four-game rehab stint with Class A Rancho Cucamonga.  —  Manager Don Mattingly …

Hamels Outpitches Cole, Phillies Beat Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Major league loss leader Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking single and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Thursday.  —  Hamels (3-11) gave up one earned run …

Adam Dunn's HR in 9th propels White Sox past Orioles  —  CHICAGO — Adam Dunn hit a one-out home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off Tommy Hunter to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.  —  Chicago starter Jose Quintana had a career-high 11 strikeouts …

Yankees captain Derek Jeter says he's close to being able to play rehab games  —  While there seems to be little left for Jeter to do before returning to the diamond for a game, he wisely avoided confirming a return date.  —  Derek Jeter, seen here during a break from his Tampa rehab …

Game 82: Diamondbacks vs. Mets at 1:10 PM  —  The Good: The Mets are 28-33 all-time on July 4th.  The Mets are 11-7 in their last 18 games.  —  The Bad: The Mets are 3-1-1 in their last five series.  New York is 14-20 in day games, including 6-13 at home this year.

Gomes Walk-Off Homer Gives Red Sox Win  —  (Reuters) - Boston's Jonny Gomes delivered a pinch-hit walk-off home run to give the American League leading Red Sox a 2-1 win over San Diego on Wednesday.  —  Gomes entered the game in place of Brandon Snyder to lead off the final inning and sent …

Seager's homer in 10th inning lifts Mariners over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners won consecutive games in Texas for the first time in more than a year with a 4-2 victory over the Rangers on Wednesday night.

Nolasco sharp, Ruggiano homers as Marlins beat Braves  —  ATLANTA — Ricky Nolasco tossed seven strong innings amid persistent trade rumours, Justin Ruggiano hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Wednesday night.  —  Marlins manager Mike Redmond …

The Diamondbacks and Brewers have been talking about possible trades involving Milwaukee veteran right-handed starter Yovani Gallardo, and one of the Arizona names that's surfaced in discussions is top pitching prospect Tyler Skaggs.  —  The Diamondbacks and Brewers would seem to match …