Kluber pitches Indians past White Sox 9-1  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber pitched six shutout innings and reached eight victories before any AL pitcher as the Cleveland Indians rolled to their fifth straight win, 9-1 Wednesday over the sagging Chicago White Sox.

Reyes suddenly departs from season debut; Cardinals lose battle of bullpens 3-2  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Yairo Munoz tags out Milwaukee Brewers' Lorenzo Cain at second as he is caught attempting to advance on a wild pitch during the third inning of Wednesday's game.  (AP Photo)  —  MILWAUKEE

When Yankees staff stumbles, Luis Severino must soar  —  NEW YORK — It's become apparent during recent turns through their rotation that the New York Yankees are in need of starting pitching, particularly if they are going to make the deep postseason run many anticipate.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds … The pool at Chase Field has seen postseason celebrations, criticism from baseball traditionalists and a few home runs.  —  On Wednesday, it saw a rehab workout.  —  Left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray took a dip in the infamous pool to do some aquatic exercises …

Mets' Steven Matz avoids DL after suffering sprained left middle finger  —  ATLANTA — Lefty Steven Matz will not be placed on the disabled list with a left middle finger strain, and the Mets are optimistic he can make his next scheduled start Saturday.  —  Matz suffered the injury …

Goose apparently fine after crashing into Comerica Park scoreboard  —  A goose was on the loose Wednesday night in Detroit until a scoreboard at Comerica Park intervened.  —  As the Angels and Tigers waited out their second rain delay in the top of the sixth inning, a goose flew onto the outfield at Comerica.

Auburn pitcher leads top 30 prospects for Major League Baseball draft  —  Nick Shnider of DraftSite.com looks at the top 30 prospects in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.  —  1. Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn: Undrafted out of high school, Mize turned himself into the clear No. 1 choice with a spectacular junior season at Auburn.

Small fire breaks out at New York Mets' Citi Field  —  The New York Mets weren't at home, but there was a flurry of activity at Citi Field on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a display case just inside the stadium gates.  —  Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control and no one was injured.

Giants place Samardzija on DL with shoulder tightness  —  DENVER (AP) — The San Francisco Giants placed right-hander Jeff Samardzija on the 10-day disabled list with shoulder tightness.  —  Samardzija left his start Tuesday after throwing 23 pitches and giving up two runs in the first inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers try to bounce back versus Philadelphia Phillies  —  LOS ANGELES — Asked to pick up the slack when Clayton Kershaw went on the disabled list, Ross Stripling is now expected to stick around even when Kershaw returns from biceps tendonitis Thursday.

Benches empty in 3rd as Cubs trail Pirates 2-1 in 7th  —  Photos from the Cubs-Pirates game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The tension between the Cubs and Pirates resurfaced Wednesday night in the third inning over a slide at second base.

Francisco Liriano heads to disabled list with right hamstring strain  —  The Detroit Tigers placed left-hander Francisco Liriano on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a right hamstring strain.  —  The move was made retroactive to Sunday.  —  “Liriano said his hamstring was sore after his last start …

Yankees' Aaron Judge rewards fan for throwing Mike Trout home run ball back onto field as part of silly tradition  —  Not only does Aaron Judge encourage fans to continue throwing home-run balls hit by opposing players back onto the playing field, the Yankees' slugger even rewarded a fan for doing so over the weekend against the Angels.

Carl Edwards' DL stint will test Cubs bullpen, but Yu Darvish on the mend  —  Cubs manager discusses the health of reliever Carl Edwards and starter Yu Darvish on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs' relief upon learning Wednesday …

Ray, Gatewood lift Biloxi over Mississippi 6-3  —  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Corey Ray homered and singled twice, driving home three runs and scoring a couple as the Biloxi Shuckers topped the Mississippi Braves 6-3 on Wednesday.  —  Jake Gatewood homered and singled with two RBIs for Biloxi.

Guillory, Gonzalez spur Peoria to 5-0 win over Burlington  —  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Yariel Gonzalez doubled and singled, and Evan Guillory allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Peoria Chiefs defeated the Burlington Bees 5-0 on Wednesday.  —  Guillory (5-3) struck out five and walked two to get the win.

Betts' walk leads Pawtucket to 4-2 win over Norfolk  —  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jordan Betts drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning, leading the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the Norfolk Tides on Wednesday.  —  The walk by Betts, part of a two-run inning, gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead …

Campana hits walk-off homer, Greenville beats Augusta 5-4  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Marino Campana hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the seventh inning, as the Greenville Drive defeated the Augusta GreenJackets 5-4 on Wednesday.  —  The Drive tied the game 4-4 in the bottom …

Yeah, it was just batting practice.  But any Colon homer is fun to see  —  SEATTLE  —  The pitch looked like a fastball, kind of, from left-hander/assistant pitching coach Dan Warthen, and the swing looked like, well, a pitcher taking batting practice.  —  But the result was a crowd-pleasing …