Red Sox win under Christian Vazquez's 9th inning heroics  —  BOSTON (AP) — Christian Vazquez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox pulled off the final rally of a wild game Tuesday night, beating the Cleveland Indians 12-10 despite …

Happ strikes out 10, Blue Jays top White Sox 5-1 (Aug 02, 2017)  —  CHICAGO (AP) J.A. Happ had a season-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings, matching his longest start of the season, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Wednesday.  —  Happ (4-8) gave up a run and six hits …

Lester homers as Cubs pound Diamondbacks 16-4  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester loved everything about Tuesday night, except for his performance on the mound.  —  Lester hit his first major league homer and struck out nine to reach 2,000 for his career, helping the Chicago Cubs to a runaway 16-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Braves Place Jim Johnson, R.A. Dickey On Revocable Waivers  —  The Braves have placed righties Jim Johnson and R.A. Dickey on revocable waivers, according to Peter Gammons of GammonsDaily.com (via Twitter).  —  These two veterans become the first to be reported of the many players who'll hit the waiver wire this month.

Tigers' James McCann, starting again at catcher, responds with hot hitting  —  NEW YORK - James McCann is back in the saddle.  —  It took four months and a trade of Alex Avila, but the Detroit Tigers' young catcher is back in his accustomed spot at starting catcher.

Braves' Teheran tries to tame streaking Dodgers (Aug 02, 2017)  —  ATLANTA — Before his start at Dodger Stadium on July 22, Julio Teheran had at least lived up to his billing as the Atlanta Braves' top starting pitcher in his road outings.  —  Teheran was 6- with a 2.53 ERA away from Atlanta …

Indians place All-Star Andrew Miller on disabled list  —  BOSTON (AP) — The Cleveland Indians' pitching staff has taken two big hits: All-Star Andrew Miller is on the disabled list, and starter Josh Tomlin is out six weeks.  —  Miller was placed on the DL on Wednesday with right knee tendinitis …

Could MLB move Diamondbacks over stadium conditions?  Team suggests ‘yes’  —  Major League Baseball officials are so alarmed by recent equipment breakdowns at Chase Field that they might require the Arizona Diamondbacks to leave Phoenix unless the county government pays for millions of dollars …

Samardzija shuts down A's as Giants snap 4-game skid, 10-4  —  This is the team the Giants thought they should be all along.  In a season all but lost, home runs sailed over the fence, the lead held up and they added on with key hits to support Jeff Samardzija.

Santana throws 4-hitter, drives in 2 runs in Twins' 5-2 win (Aug 02, 2017)  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) Ervin Santana threw a four-hitter for his major league-best fifth complete game and hit a two-run single to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 victory against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.

Amed Rosario's misplay of grounder in ninth inning sets up Rockies' walk-off win over Mets  —  DENVER — Nolan Arenado took advantage of Amed Rosario's first big league mistake and with two on, hit a walk- off single for a 5-4 Rockies win over the Mets at Coors Field.

Royals' Lorenzo Cain nursing hamstring, receives a day off in Baltimore  —  Nursing a right hamstring issue, center fielder Lorenzo Cain was out of the lineup on Wednesday as the Royals concluded a nine-game road trip at Camden Yards.  —  “His legs are a little beat-up,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.

Minor MLB Transactions: 8/2/17  —  We'll use this post to track the day's minor moves ...  - The Padres have released righty Logan Bawcom, per Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network (via Twitter).  While the 28-year-old has yet to earn a promotion — with San Diego or in his prior stints with the Dodgers …

Brandon Phillips to play third base for first time in MLB  —  Brandon Phillips, who played 11 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds before the team traded him to the Braves this past offseason, is expected to start at third base for Atlanta on Wednesday night and play the position for what's believed …

Max Scherzer undecided if he'll make next start for Nationals  —  Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer said Wednesday that he plans to visit a chiropractor within the next day before determining whether he'll take his next turn in the rotation.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS

Why the Yankees should buck the trend and go with a six-man rotation for the rest of the season  —  Starting pitchers, trained to be creatures of habit, mostly cringe at the suggestion.  —  Managers, right through Joe Girardi on Tuesday, often cite the compromising of their 25-man roster construction …