Red Sox shoot for sweep of Indians (Aug 02, 2017)  —  BOSTON — Rick Porcello has been very good against the Cleveland Indians, and Trevor Bauer has struggled mightily against the Boston Red Sox.  —  However, the roles were reversed when the two last met head-to-head in Game 1 …

Happ strikes out 10, Blue Jays top White Sox 5-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Pitching in his home state for the first time since 2013, J.A. Happ looked more like the 20-game winner from a year ago than he has lately.  —  The left-hander had a season-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings …

Yankees shut out for second time this season in rain delayed 2-0 loss to the Tigers  —  It's not going to matter much that Brian Cashman assembled a strong rotation and bullpen if the Yankees can't score.  —  Bomber bats failed to come through on Wednesday, unable to come up with hits …

David Wright begins ‘low level baseball activities’ in his continued attempt to return to the Mets  —  DENVER — David Wright is not done.  The Mets third baseman, who has not played in a game in over a year, has finished his rehab work with an orthopedic specialist and began …

Yu Darvish hoping to make good impression as newest Dodger  —  ATLANTA — Yu Darvish is eager to avoid making a bad first impression with his new Los Angeles Dodgers teammates.  —  Darvish, a four-time All-Star right-hander who was traded from Texas to Los Angeles for three prospects on Monday, joined the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Report: Tigers place Justin Verlander on revocable trade waivers  —  NEW YORK - It's part of the process.  —  Every August, the vast majority of players are placed on revocable trade waivers.  Today, Detroit Tigers ace right-hander Justin Verlander was one of those players, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.

All-Star closer Kintzler joins Nationals, bolsters bullpen  —  MIAMI (AP) — All-Star closer Brandon Kintzler joined the Washington Nationals on Wednesday and shared with manager Dusty Baker his backstory, including three seasons pitching — and even selling tickets — in independent leagues.

Royals' game in Baltimore is delayed by rain  —  A driving rainstorm forced a weather delay during the third inning of the Royals' game against the Orioles at Camden Yards on Wednesday night.  —  The Royals (55-50) were trailing 3-0 after starting pitcher Jason Vargas allowed three runs in the bottom of the second inning.

After doing 180 in 2 years, Detroit Tigers fans right to doubt Avila  —  Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the “Jamie and Stoney Show” weekdays from 6-10 a.m. on WXYT-FM (97.1), blogs for freep.com.  He also appears regularly on Fox 2.  His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Minor MLB Transactions: 8/2/17  —  We'll use this post to track the day's minor moves...  - Mets left-hander Josh Edgin, who was designated for assignment in advance of the non-waiver trade deadline, has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, tweets James Wagner of the New York Times.

Mariners Outright Evan Marshall  —  The Mariners activated right-hander Evan Marshall from the 60-day disabled list and sent him outright to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times tweets.  —  Marshall, 27, was claimed off waivers out of the Diamondbacks organization …