Astros' Alex Bregman rips umpires with profane rant after fan-interference call  —  Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman responded with a string of expletives Wednesday when asked for his reaction to his sixth-inning triple, which was later overturned due to fan interference.

Mahle, Reds to face another rookie in Phillies' Suarez  —  The Cincinnati Reds certainly have seen this before.  In fact, they keep seeing it and seeing it.  —  For the third time in four games Thursday, Cincinnati will go up against a pitcher making his first major league start.

White Sox's Covey hopes to be right at home vs. Angels  —  Dylan Covey's long and bumpy road to the major leagues is finally passing through Southern California.  —  Covey is scheduled to start for the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Buy or sell?  Strasburg's injury leaves Nats scrambling at deadline  —  Back in February, manager Davey Martinez brought camels to spring training, a living breathing metaphor intended to help the Washington Nationals get over the playoff hump.  Five months later, Stephen Strasburg's injury woes …

Is it time to trade deGrom?  The Mets have a big choice to make  —  I'm not advocating that the Mets trade Jacob deGrom.  I'm not advocating that the Mets keep Jacob deGrom.  This isn't a hot take.  There are plenty of those all over talk radio or the internet or your local bar …

Yankees are one of the two front-runners for J.A. Happ  —  The Yankees want to add a starter, but do not feel anyone in the marketplace warrants an elite return.  The Blue Jays think J.A. Happ might be the best starter traded and want to maximize him.  —  Thus, Toronto was continuing …

Olney: Archer?  Thor?  What the heck are the Padres thinking?  —  Over the next five days, deals based in logic will continue to go down.  The Dodgers, having already added Manny Machado to plug the hole created the Corey Seager injury, will add another reliever.

Memphis ace Hudson pulled early from start as Cardinals consider move  —  CHICAGO  • In a move that appeared to be equal parts theater and congratulations, Class AAA Memphis manager Stubby Clapp abruptly walked to the mound in the second inning Wednesday night of Dakota Hudson's start at Salt Lake City …

Albies set to return as Braves take on Dodgers  —  It appears the Atlanta Braves' offense will get a lift, just in the nick of time.  —  The Braves are expected to get second baseball Ozzie Albies back in the lineup when the Los Angeles Dodgers come to town to begin a four-game series at SunTrust Park.

Blackmon's homer in 9th gives Rockies 3-2 win over Astros  —  DENVER (AP) Charlie Blackmon didn't have to wait long for a shot at redemption.  —  The night after Blackmon made a costly error in center field, he hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning …

Plastic bucket hat protects fan from further injury at Wrigley Field  —  Score one for an odd choice in headgear.  —  A 19-year-old fan at Wrigley Field received five staples to close a cut after he was hit by a footlong metal tile that fell from the stadium's iconic hand-operated center-field scoreboard …

Bartolo Colon, Hall of Famer?  Maybe it's not so crazy  —  Bartolo Colon is a joy to watch, a wild outlier, a historically significant major leaguer, one of the best pitchers of his generation and clearly worse than the average Hall of Fame starter.  —  That last clause might end the conversation.

Versatile Romo helps hold off Yanks for 3-2 win  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Romo relieved in the eighth inning, shifted to third base when Jonny Venters replaced him in the ninth, then struck out Brett Gardner to end the game with two on and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Albert Pujols hits 631st career home run, passing Ken Griffey Jr. on all-time home run list  —  The blast pushes Pujols to sole possession of sixth place on the all-time home run list  —  In the bottom of the second inning Wednesday evening in Anaheim, Angels first baseman Albert Pujols launched …

Detroit Tigers No. 1 pick Casey Mize strikes out 4 in pro debut in Fla. … CONNECT  —  Casey Mize's professional career has begun.  —  The Detroit Tigers' No. 1 overall pick in this year's MLB draft made his minor league debut this afternoon in Lakeland, Fla., throwing two innings for the team's Gulf Coast League affiliate.

Astros Acquire Martin Maldonado  —  The Astros have struck a deal with the division-rival Angels to acquire backstop Martin Maldonado, as Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group first reported (via Twitter).  Young lefty Patrick Sandoval will go to the Angels along with $250K in international pool money.

Joe Maddon on talk about trading for a pitcher: 'I haven't got one name'  —  Chicago Tribune  —  If any trade talks involving a starting pitcher are percolating, it's news to Cubs manager Joe Maddon.  —  With Tuesday's 3 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline approaching, Maddon …