Teams are waiting for the Mariners to start selling solid veterans , but Seattle is apparently in no hurry to start the sale.  —  Kendrys Morales, Raul Ibanez and Oliver Perez — who has drawn interest from the Orioles, Braves and others — are the most obvious and valuable veteran trade targets.

Sources: Jeter returning Thursday  —  The Captain is back.  —  Derek Jeter will rejoin the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon and is expected to be in their lineup at either shortstop or designated hitter against the Kansas City Royals, according to major league sources.

Papelbon staying in Philly ... for now  —  Enough, for now, about the possibility of the Philadelphia Phillies trading Jonathan Papelbon.  —  They need to add a reliever, not subtract one.  —  The Phillies are in the midst of a mini-surge, even without one-time National League MVP Ryan Howard.

Reimold homers to lead Orioles over Rangers  —  BALTIMORE — Wei-Yin Chen returned from the disabled list to pitch seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles got a three-run homer from Nolan Reimold in a 6-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

White Sox should put Sale for sale  —  If I'm the White Sox, I'm making left-hander Chris Sale available.  —  The time is right; the market for starting pitching stinks.  —  Matt Garza is an oft-injured rental.  Yovani Gallardo has a 4.85 ERA.  Kyle Lohse is 35, Bud Norris has never pitched …

Cano hits homer, Overbay adds grand slam, Yankees top Royals  —  NEW YORK — Once the New York Yankees finally broke through with the bats, they turned it into an easy night for Ivan Nova.  —  Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer, Lyle Overbay added a grand slam and New York snapped …

Dodgers Beat Diamondbacks 7-5 in 14 Innings  —  PHOENIX — Hanley Ramirez and A.J. Ellis hit consecutive homers in the 14th inning off Josh Collmenter, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Rockies win at San Diego as Tyler Chatwood pitches strong game  —  More photos.  —  SAN DIEGO — The future and present collided Monday night, with the outcome determining how close the Rockies would creep toward their awful past.  —  With all-star Carlos Gonzalez sidelined with a finger injury …

Pirates Break Loose, Beat Athletics 5-0  —  PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano scattered four hits over seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 on Wednesday night.  —  Liriano (9-3) struck out six and walked one.  He trimmed his ERA to 2.00 as the Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak.

Jay-Z's Roc Nation Chasing Puig, Cespedes  —  Jay-Z made waves earlier this year when he entered the sports representation world with his Roc Nation Sports venture and lured Robinson Cano away from Scott Boras.  Now, the company is wooing Dodgers star Yasiel Puig and also has an eye …

Nats could use boost, but Johnson has faith  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals improved their bench by acquiring outfielder Scott Hairston from the Cubs on Sunday night.  Do the Nationals need to acquire more help before the Trade Deadline?  It's not a secret that manager Davey Johnson would like another experienced player off the bench.