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.”

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.

Next Slide  —  CHICAGO — The Detroit Tigers made a bunch of late-night roster moves after their two-game sweep by the Chicago Cubs.  —  Most notably, Dixon Machado, who showed unlikely power to start the season but has not hit well throughout, has been designated for assignment.

Baseball notebook: Yankees' Torres to DL after quick exit  —  Yankees' Torres moves to DL after quick exit  —  Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with of a strained right hip.  —  Torres was removed after striking out in his second at-bat …

Hill pitches Dodgers past Pirates 6-4 for 3-game sweep  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) After launching 10 home runs in their first two games against the Pirates, the Dodgers kept it in the park and still won their fourth in a row.  —  Rich Hill earned his first victory in three months …

Cincinnati Reds credit confidence, command of the strike zone for their offensive surge  —  All season long, the Reds felt like they were on the verge of proving themselves as one of the top offenses in the Majors.  —  Throughout the last month, they've left no doubt.

Resurgent Kole Calhoun, Angels face Mariners in rubber match  —  To say Kole Calhoun was struggling would be an understatement.  —  When the Los Angeles Angels' right fielder was placed on the disabled list June 2 with a strained right oblique, he was in a 12-for-122 slump (.098), dropping his season average to .145.

Red Sox sweep slumping Nationals with 3-0 win  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in two runs, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out six in six innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.  —  Rodriguez (10-3) allowed three hits and walked one.

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.

Keon Broxton makes amazing catch to preserve Milwaukee Brewers' sweep of Minnesota Twins  —  Keon Broxton is making the most of his major-league call up, continuing to make highlight-reel catches for the Milwaukee Brewers.  —  In the Brewers' 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins …

Gattis' sac fly in 10th lifts Astros over Rangers 5-4  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve was more than due when he came to bat in the 10th inning, and got a winning rally started for the Houston Astros.  —  “He hadn't gotten a hit in four at-bats,” manager A.J. Hinch said of the second basemen …

Estrada frustrated with setback, but hopes to make his next start  —  The Blue Jays are hoping that a mild left glute strain suffered by right-handed pitcher Marco Estrada won't turn out to be too much of a pain in the, uh, gluteus maximus.  —  Estrada was forced to leave Toronto's game …

Mike Trout and Mookie Betts have opposite approaches — and both are perfect  —  Something has been gnawing at me about Mike Trout and Mookie Betts.  —  Both are practically perfect hitters, and in practically identical ways.  It's not just that they both hit the ball hard and far …

When teams like Twins lack a good catcher, it's a sure sign of trouble  —  MINNEAPOLIS  —  The Chicago White Sox went to the World Series in 1959 for the first time in 40 years and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games.  Owner Bill Veeck decided there was a need for more punch in the Sox lineup and made two major trades:

Michael Conforto is among the young Mets who Mickey Callaway is charging with playing the ‘right way’  —  TORONTO — It was hard to understand in the whirlwind of those first few months.  Michael Conforto was just coming to grips with his giant leap from Double-A to the big leagues …

Anderson stellar, Iannetta homers as Rockies beat Giants 1-0  —  Chris Iannetta homered in the seventh,  —  Tyler Anderson pitched eight stellar innings in outdueling  —  San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Wednesday night to sweep a three-game series.  —  It was the first 1-0 game at Coors Field since June 12, 2010.

Who's in charge of rebuilding the Orioles at the trade deadline?  —  THE ALL-STAR GAME hasn't even arrived, and the Baltimore Orioles are already 33½ games out of first place in the American League East.  But that mind-bending reality can't convey the magnitude of the challenge at Camden Yards …

Bauer, Indians beat Royals 3-2 for 3-game sweep  —  Trevor Bauer pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the  —  Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.  —  Michael Brantley had an early RBI double and the Indians scored all their runs in the first three innings on only one hit.