Is Trevor Bauer hinting that the Astros are doctoring baseballs?  —  Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer seemingly implied via Twitter on Tuesday that the world champion Houston Astros are using nefarious means to improve the performance of their pitching staff.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone says Jordan Montgomery out 6-8 weeks with elbow strain  —  HOUSTON — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery will miss between six to eight weeks due to a flexor strain in his elbow.

Mookie Betts returns to starting lineup for Red Sox  —  Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, who returned to action in the ninth inning Tuesday, is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals.  —  Betts had not played since suffering right hamstring tightness …

Mets GM isn't thrilled with reliever Matt Harvey partying in Los Angeles  —  NEW YORK — Matt Harvey can't stay out of the headlines.  —  The embattled starter-turned-reliever partied in Los Angeles on Thursday night, a day before the Mets faced the Padres in San Diego, as first reported by the New York Post.

Morales, Blue Jays speed past Twins 7-4 in 10th inning  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Twelve years into his major league career, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Kendrys Morales has the self-assurance to endure a weeklong slump.  —  The Minnesota Twins are starting to lose some of theirs, more than one month into this once-promising season.

Cruz's homer leads Mariners to 6-3 win over Athletics  —  Nelson Cruz's loud and towering two-out, three-run homer on the first pitch he saw in the fifth inning broke a taut tie and propelled Seattle to a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  —  The Mariners held …

John Hicks surprised both Detroit Tigers and Rays with winning bunt  —  Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire wasn't expecting it.  —  Neither was JaCoby Jones, the runner at third, or third base coach Dave Clark or almost anyone else in Comerica Park on Wednesday afternoon.

Cardinals bring same lineup, plus Carlos Martinez, for afternoon game with White Sox  —  Coming off their 3-2 walk-off win over the White Sox on Tuesday night, the Cardinals will trot out the same lineup for their Wednesday afternoon rematch.  —  The White Sox, meanwhile …

Justin Upton's walk-off single puts Angels past Orioles, 3-2  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles intentionally walked Mike Trout three times to get to Justin Upton.  Each time, Upton couldn't make them pay.  —  When Trout drew his fourth walk to load the bases in the ninth inning …

Moved to top of order, slumping Harper homers for Nationals  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Slumping Bryce Harper was moved to the leadoff spot for the first time since 2013 and responded with a three-run homer that helped Max Scherzer win his fifth straight start as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-4 Wednesday night.

Cubs' Yu Darvish surrenders 2-run HR in 1st  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez returned to the topfof the Cubs' lineup Wednesday in the series finale against the Rockies at warm Wrigley Field.  —  Neither Almora nor Baez played in Tuesday's 3-1 loss that snapped a five-game winning streak.

Alex Bregman, baseball's best sixth-best player  —  Alex Bregman had no other path.  It was baseball or the imponderable.  —  The Astros' blossoming third baseman was born into the game, with ties that extend back to the Splendid Splinter himself.  His grandfather, Stanley …

Radical Ideas Series: What if MLB players were paid on commission?  —  Welcome back to the Radical Ideas Series, in which we “fix” baseball not merely by limiting mound visits or even instituting pitch clocks but by revolutionizing the game's competitive structure with way-out-there — yet at least vaguely plausible — changes.

Scooter Gennett will test his arm Friday, if it doesn't pass, Cincinnati Reds may be forced to make a move  —  Riggleman on Reds' loss to Milwaukee Wochit  —  Scooter Gennett was out of the lineup again Wednesday as planned.  The Reds' hope is he'll return Friday in the series opener against the Miami Marlins.

Walton, Morgan lift Modesto over Rancho Cucamonga 11-4  —  RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — Donnie Walton singled three times, scoring two runs as the Modesto Nuts beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 11-4 on Wednesday.  —  Gareth Morgan homered and singled with two runs for Modesto.

Cleveland Indians, Corey Kluber try to turn homestand around vs. Texas Rangers  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are letting their longest homestand of the season slip away without taking advantage of it.  But reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber …

Yankees' Didi Gregorius named AL Player of the Month  —  HOUSTON — Didi Gregorius was named AL Player of the Month for April.  —  The Yankee shortstop leads the majors with 10 homers, 30 RBI and a 1.159 OPS after the first full month of the season.  He batted .330 in an April filled with clutch hitting …