Stanton, Sabathia lead Yankees to 6-2 win over Braves  —  NEW YORK (AP) Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, CC Sabathia pitched six effective innings, and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday.  —  Aaron Judge added his 24th homer of the season in the seventh inning.

Giancarlo Stanton finally seems to have settled in with Yankees  —  NEW YORK — As Giancarlo Stanton tracked Julio Teheran's third-inning fastball deep into his hitting zone Wednesday, he quickly and violently threw his hands toward the ball with a swing that suddenly has become very familiar …

Yankees rookie Gleyber Torres pulled after pair of strikeouts due to right hip tightness, will undergo MRI  —  Stud rookie Gleyber Torres was in the starting lineup Wednesday, but he left the game in the top of the fifth with right hip tightness and was replaced at second base by Neil Walker, who began the game at third.

Next Slide  —  Still, the disparity in talent was obvious.  Perhaps never more than in the fourth inning, when Baez — a true firework of a player — was picked off first base.  It was an easy out, though he did what young Tigers failed to do on occasion this season: He forced the issue by sprinting toward second base.

Cubs haven't been sidetracked by missing players  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The wait continues for Kris Bryant, Carl Edwards Jr. and Yu Darvish to return from the disabled list, but the Cubs haven't suffered a dropoff in their absence thanks to contributions from players like Willson Contreras and David Bote.

Anthony Swarzak has yet to produce for NY Mets after signing two-year, $14-million deal  —  Mets right fielder Jose Bautista on returning to Toronto Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  TORONTO — As Anthony Swarzak spent more than two months on the disabled list, Mets coaches kept discussing how his loss affected the team.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals … Diamondbacks right fielder Steven Souza Jr. homered twice on Tuesday night, giving him three in the past two days during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno.  The way things are progressing, manager Torey Lovullo said, Souza is “trending toward a return.”