Chirinos, Dominguez lead the way for DSL Dodgers Robinson  —  , (AP) — Yhostin Chirinos tripled and doubled, driving in four runs as the DSL Dodgers Robinson topped the DSL Marlins 13-5 on Wednesday.  With the victory, the DSL Dodgers Robinson swept the short two-game series.

MLB renders verdict on Luke Heimlich, but will it be a life sentence?  —  They scouted him, analyzed him, debated over him, and a few teams actually spoke directly to him.  —  But, in the end, no one would touch him.  —  Forty rounds passed in Major League Baseball's amateur draft.

Tigers can't overcome 4-run third inning, take another beating in Boston  —  Boston — Whatever happened Wednesday night, good or bad, Blaine Hardy was going to have to wear it.  —  The Tigers, without any available long relievers in the bullpen after using both Drew VerHagen and Artie Lewicki …

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants … SAN FRANCISCO - The Diamondbacks' Jarrod Dyson raced back on the deep fly ball, and as he approached the warning track, the Giants' Andrew McCutchen slowed his jog toward first base.  Most of the time, when Dyson is in center and a ball is hit near him, it becomes an out.

Espinal leads Salem to 9-4 win over Winston-Salem  —  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Santiago Espinal had three hits and three RBI as the Salem Red Sox beat the Winston-Salem Dash 9-4 on Wednesday.  The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Red Sox and a five-game winning streak for the Dash.

From our archives: Red Schoendienst makes it to home as Cooperstown calls  —  Editor's note: This story first was published on July 24, 1989, the day after Red Schoendienst was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.  • Red Schoendienst humbly slid into home plate Sunday afternoon.

Gary Sanchez is back in a slump, though the Yankees' lineup helps hide his struggles  —  TORONTO — Aaron Boone maintains Gary Sanchez is healthy now, no longer feeling the effects of the calf cramping that dogged him in Texas.  —  But Sanchez has three hits in his last 36 at-bats …

Nelson, Wagner carry Tampa to 4-1 win over St. Lucie  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Wagner homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Nick Nelson hurled seven scoreless innings as the Tampa Tarpons beat the St. Lucie Mets 4-1 on Wednesday.  —  St. Lucie had runners on first and second …

White Sox's late draft full of surprises and one feel-good story in Matt Klug  —  White Sox draft pick Matt Klug in his Brookwood Broncos uniform.  (Courtesy of Matt Klug / White Sox)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The late rounds of Day 3 of the MLB draft can be a time for Hail Marys and vanity picks …

Journal: Rockies' 2018 success riding on better location by Bryan Shaw and rest of bullpen  —  In each season in which the Rockies qualified for the postseason, their bullpen had an ERA well under 5.00.  —  CINCINNATI — A cardinal rule of real estate also applies to big-league pitching: Location, location, location.

Cubs' Albert Almora Jr. trying to build on success against right-handers  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses his relationship with former Jets quarterback Joe Namath and shortstop Addison Russell's status on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Benson leads Lake County to 8-5 win over Dayton  —  EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Will Benson hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Lake County Captains defeated the Dayton Dragons 8-5 on Wednesday.  —  Benson hit a grand slam in the first inning off Adrian Rodriguez and then hit a solo homer in the eighth off Wendolyn Bautista.

Baseball: GW's Pasteur, Winters Mill grad, drafted by Yankees  —  George Washington University's Isaiah Pasteur, a Winters Mill High School graduate, was drafted June 6, 2018 by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of the MLB Draft.  (Courtesy of George Washington Athletics / Manny Fernandez)

Molina starts back-to-back games as Cards aim to bounce back  —  Coming off an ugly 7-4 loss to Miami on Tuesday, the Cardinals will be looking to get back on track Wednesday when they host the Marlins in the middle game of a three-game series at Busch Stadium.  Game time is 7:15 p.m.

BUFFERY: Blue Jays sinking fast but Donaldson still believes  —  TORONTO — If you're a Blue Jays die-hard and still think this submerging outfit has a chance to make it to the playoffs, I implore you not to go to the Fangraphs website and punch up the playoff odds.  —  Fangraphs is not a fly-by-night baseball website.

Phillies pick one of Roy Halladay's former players in MLB draft  —  Matheu Nelson flew in a plane with “captain” Roy Halladay just three days before the former Phillies pitcher's fatal crash.  He played for Halladay in high school, caught Halladay's son and spent the last seven months honoring his former coach's memory.

Sthormes' single leads Lakeland over Jupiter in 8 innings  —  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Andres Sthormes hit a two-run single in the top of the eighth inning to help lead the Lakeland Flying Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Diamondbacks Acquire Jon Jay  —  9:41pm: Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets that the D-backs are taking on the remainder of Jay's salary and will be on the hook for any of the $1.5MM worth of incentives he unlocks.  Jay reportedly receives $100K for every 25th plate appearance beginning …

Athletics Select Contract Of Nick Martini, Place Matt Joyce On 10-Day DL  —  The Athletics announced today that they have selected the contract of outfielder/first baseman Nick Martini.  He'll take the active roster spot of outfielder Matt Joyce, who's headed to the 10-day DL.