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 …

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

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 …

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.

Pirates break out of funk, topple Dodgers 11-9  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle had a sense of deja vu while watching his team take and then threaten to blow three four-run leads during an 11-9 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

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.

Garlick leads Okla. City over Sacramento 9-3  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Garlick hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Oklahoma City Dodgers topped the Sacramento River Cats 9-3 on Wednesday.  —  Trailing 2-0 in the second, Sacramento cut into the lead when Tyler Beede hit an RBI single, driving in Myles Schroder.

Ibandel Isabel has seven homers in seven games for Daytona Tortugas  —  The Cincinnati Reds couldn't have received that much in return for a pitcher they designated for assignment after he posted a 5.18 ERA and walked 22 in 24 1/3 innings for the team last season and was optioned to Triple-A Louisville in early March, right?

Real or not?  Mets can't do much of anything right during brutal slump  —  How's the team song go? … Umm ... about those home runs ... there haven't been enough of them over the past week and definitely not enough of anything else.  The Mets have scored seven runs in their past six games, all losses.

Former Grizzlies pitcher Richards set to join Marlins  —  If you look northwest of the Gateway Grizzlies' ballpark, you get a can see a vivid outline of the St. Louis skyline.  It's a 15 minute drive to Busch Stadium, but for most Grizzlies' players, the journey is nearly impossible.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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

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.

Detroit Tigers: Five Day 3 draft picks who could surprise  —  The Detroit Tigers drafted 30 players Wednesday.  —  Not every pick is going to pan out, that's the nature of baseball, but some might make it.  —  Here are five players the Tigers drafted on day three to keep an eye out for according to Perfect Game scout Brian Sakowski:

MLB: Sober Kang wants to return  —  Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang said he has been sober since his third DUI arrest in December 2016 and is focused on getting into baseball shape and returning to the Pirates.  —  The 31-year-old is back in Pittsburgh's minor league system …

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's talent on full display in 5-2 win over Twins  —  Photos from the White Sox-Twins game at Target Field in Minneapolis on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Tim Anderson drove in two runs in a four-run in sixth inning in the White Sox's 5-2 victory …

Cardinals' draft picks include some familiar names  —  The Cardinals completed the Major League Draft on Wednesday, choosing 30 players to round out a group of 41 total players chosen over the course of three days.  —  In the weeks ahead, most of those players will sign with the Cardinals …

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 …