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 …

Jordan Zimmermann ‘outstanding’ to help Tigers slog past Yankees, 2-0  —  Five catchers with most games caught in MLB history.  No. 1 on the list is former Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who'll be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 30, 2017.  Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit  —  CONNECT

Mets rally from five runs down to snap skid and beat Rockies, 10-5  —  DENVER — Mets GM Sandy Alderson signaled the 2017 season as a writeoff on Monday.  The team had sold off Lucas Duda and Addison Reed, the only veterans that they could, and brought up top prospect Amed Rosario …

Angels crush Jake Thompson for three homers in Phillies loss  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The walk is lonely for a pitcher after he is humbled, and that is what baseball did to Jake Thompson in Wednesday night's 7-0 drubbing.  The Phillies righthander threw 35 pitches in a seven-run Angels third inning.

Diamondbacks, Cubs scoreless after 3  —  Photos from the Cubs-Diamondbacks game on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, at Wrigley Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0 (fourth inning)  —  The Cubs, trying to win their fourth consecutive game, are locked in a scoreless tie …

Two frustrating rain delays lead to a frustrating Yankees loss in soggy Bronx  —  If the start of the Yankees-Tigers game Wednesday afternoon hadn't been delayed for an hour and 26 minutes when it was barely raining and the conditions were very playable, there most likely …

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.

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.

Molina, Weaver lead Cardinals to 5-4 win over Brewers … Kolten Wong added a two-run double, Luke Weaver pitched into the seventh inning and the  —  St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 victory over the  —  Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.  —  Weaver (1-1) made one mistake in the first and

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 …

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

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.

Rookie Austin Pruitt delivers win to Rays in hometown Houston  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Austin Pruitt and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays handed Dallas Keuchel his first loss of the season, beating the Houston Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night.  —  Logan Morrison hit a two-run homer.

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 …

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.

Flowers' 2-run HR lifts Braves past Dodgers, 5-3 (Aug 02, 2017)  —  ATLANTA (AP) Tyler Flowers had a tiebreaking pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday night, ending the Dodgers' nine-game winning streak.

Winker hits go-ahead HR off Benoit, Reds beat Pirates 5-2 … PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jesse Winker homered for the second straight game, hitting a tiebreaking drive in the seventh inning off newly acquired Pittsburgh reliever Joaquin Benoit that sent the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Wednesday night.