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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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

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 …

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.

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.

Texas Rangers give losing homestand a winning end  —  The Texas Rangers returned to Globe Life Park last week after sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays, one of the better teams in the American League.  —  With a nine-game homestand in front of them, the Rangers' thoughts of claiming a postseason spot still seemed highly doable.

LEADING OFF: Gray debuts for Yankees, Winker powering Reds  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:  —  ___  —  A NEW SHADE OF GRAY  —  Sonny Gray makes his debut for the New York Yankees, starting at Cleveland against Corey Kluber and the AL Central-leading Indians.

Rockies closer Greg Holland day to day after cutting finger in kitchen accident  —  Colorado Rockies closer Greg Holland cut the index finger on his right throwing hand in a kitchen accident and is day to day, manager Bud Black said.  —  Holland leads the majors with 33 saves for Colorado …

Edubray Ramos returns to Phillies bullpen with changed attitude  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The latest bullpen shuffle carried Edubray Ramos across the country, and as he hugged his Phillies teammates before Wednesday's game at Angel Stadium, the Venezuelan righthander gained an understanding of the new landscape.