Cardinals manager Mike Matheny frustrated over lack of communication  —  St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny voiced his frustrations Wednesday over the importance of players “being honest with us” about injuries and that he “can't read their minds.”  —  His comments come on the heels …

Judge, Stanton homer in 13th as Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-0  —  TORONTO (AP) In two days, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge went from terrible to triumphant.  —  Judge hit a two-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the 13th inning, Giancarlo Stanton went deep moments later and New York beat …

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.

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?

Red Sox hope to keep flow going vs. Tigers  —  BOSTON — Jalen Beeks was not the first member of his family to learn the young left-hander was going to the major leagues to start for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.  —  And you can thank social media for that.

Thor, deGrom to Bronx?  Yankees' hunt for arms just got real  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees' hunt for starting pitching just got more intense.  —  When the organization learned this week that left-hander Jordan Montgomery would undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his 2018 season …

What the Yankees are talking about ahead of weekend Subway Series with Mets  —  This isn't exactly the Subway Series everyone was hoping for.  Not with the Yankees surging and the Mets reeling.  Still, at least from a fan perspective, there are bragging rights at stake.

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 …

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.

Buyers, sellers and holders: Where does your team fit?  —  Amazingly, very little has changed since last month's Stock Watch.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  What's the ceiling for these former top prospects whose stats suggest they were touted for more than they could deliver?

Rangers Reaction: Big Sexy's historic win  —  It took him three starts but Bartolo Colon finally got it.  The Rangers' 45-year-old starting pitcher tied Juan Marichal with his 243rd career win Wednesday night.  They're tied for the most wins by a Dominican Republic native.

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.

Rutgers baseball adjusting after MLB draft  —  Even before the Major League Baseball draft, Rutgers head baseball coach Joe Litterio had a plan for the future.  But he didn't expect to lose both his catchers.  —  Centerfielder Juwan Harris — who has one season of eligibility remaining …

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.

Braves' draft picks include 4 from Georgia  —  The Atlanta Braves drafted 39 players in 2018.  The selections included 22 pitchers (five left-handers, 17 right-handers), four outfielders, four catchers, and nine infielders.  —  » More: How Braves drafted Soroka and Beck

Olney: My new MLB rule — four pitchers per nine innings, max  —  Over the past 18 months, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has been all but begging major league players for ideas and input on ways to make the product better.  He seems ready to discuss even radical ideas …

Guerra's double leads DSL Padres to 6-3 win over DSL Orioles  —  , (AP) — Emmanuel Guerra hit a two-run double in the first inning, leading the DSL Padres to a 6-3 win over the DSL Orioles on Thursday.  —  Jose Garcia got Oscar Olivares to hit into a forceout with runners on first and third …

Mets minor leaguer gives up 14 runs, immediately retires  —  Mets minor league pitcher Aaron Laffey began Wednesday night as the starting pitcher for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s.  By the end of the evening, he had given up 14 runs and quit baseball altogether.