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.

Judge, Stanton homer in 13th as Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-0  —  Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the 13th inning,  —  Giancarlo Stanton went deep moments later and the  —  Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Wednesday night for a two-game sweep.  —  Yankees starter

Red Schoendienst Passes Away  —  Baseball lost a legend on Wednesday evening, as the Cardinals announced that Red Schoendienst has passed away at the age of 95.  The Hall of Famer was a 10-time All-Star who won a pair of World Series rings as a player and another during a managerial career …

Luke Heimlich, Oregon State pitcher who molested niece, isn't selected in MLB draft  —  Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich was not selected over three days of Major League Baseball's draft - 30 teams making an individual decision that created a collective repudiation of the left-hander …

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.

Heyward hits walk-off slam in 9th, Cubs beat Phillies 7-5  —  Jason Heyward hit a game-ending grand slam off  —  Adam Morgan with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the  —  Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.  —  Heyward's drive sent the Cubs to their eighth win in 10 games …

Colon matches Marichal with 243rd victory as Rangers top A's  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bartolo Colon worked five innings for his 243rd career victory, matching Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal for the most by a player born in the Dominican Republic when the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Wednesday night.

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 …

Lowe, Sullivan and Lukes lead Montgomery in win  —  PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Brandon Lowe, Brett Sullivan and Nathan Lukes each had three hits, as the Montgomery Biscuits beat the Mississippi Braves 6-4 on Wednesday.  —  Cody Hall struck Travis Demeritte out with a runner on first to end the game for his second save of the season.

Angels' Shohei Ohtani exits game with blister on right middle finger  —  Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani left Wednesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals with a blister on his right middle finger.  —  He was warming up for the fifth inning and left the field accompanied by trainer Eric Munson.

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 …

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.

Dodgers' Pedro Baez sent to minors to make room for Caleb Ferguson  —  PITTSBURGH — The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned reliever Pedro Baez to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday to open a spot on the roster for rookie starting pitcher Caleb Ferguson.  —  Baez is 2-3 with a 3.25 ERA for Los Angeles this season.

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.

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.

Athletics, Edwin Jackson Agree To Minor League Deal  —  Veteran right-hander Edwin Jackson and the Athletics are in agreement on a minor league contract, Jackson's agents at the ESQ Agency have confirmed to MLBTR.  The 34-year-old recently exercised an opt-out clause in his previous minor league pact …

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)

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 …