Xander Bogaerts hits 2 solo HRs, Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 10-4  —  Edwin Encarnacion homered twice for the Indians in his return from the disabled list.  —  BOSTON (AP) - Xander Bogaerts hit two solo homers, Andrew Benintendi had a three-run double to cap a big fourth inning …

Yankees fall apart in sixth inning as four-game winning streak ends with 9-3 loss to lowly Marlins  —  MIAMI — The Yankees blew a two-run lead, committed three errors, struck out 11 times and lost Wednesday night to the last-place Marlins.  —  Bring on Baltimore.

Last Slide  —  Clay Buchholz doesn't try to out-stuff hitters anymore.  He knows he can't.  But after shutting down the Los Angeles Angels over seven shutout innings of a 5-1 victory on Wednesday night, the Diamondbacks right-hander pointed to another possible reason for his unexpected resurgence this season.

Newcomer Daniel Murphy plans to ‘compete like a maniac’ for the Cubs  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Daniel Murphy couldn't guarantee the success fans have been used to seeing him display against the Cubs, but the newly acquired second baseman vowed to display a maximum effort with a playoff berth at stake.

Francona: Leonys Martin will miss rest of season  —  BOSTON — Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin continues to make significant progress in his recovery from a life-threatening bacterial infection, but he will not play baseball again in 2018, manager Terry Francona told reporters Wednesday.

What you need to know about MLB's 2019 schedule  —  If you're sick and tired of 2018 — or if you're just a Mets fan — you can now start planning ahead to 2019!  Next year's MLB schedule has been released and here are some of the highlights:  —  Back to Japan: The Mariners and A's open …

Jacob deGrom's Cy Young case and the death of the win  —  Jacob deGrom isn't campaigning for the Cy Young Award.  But he's not not campaigning, either.  —  Standing in the visiting clubhouse at Camden Yards before a mid-August game, the New York Mets' ace can't contain his excitement about the possibility.

Another strong start for Carlos Rodon as White Sox coast to 7-3 victory over Twins  —  Just one thing left to debate about the front end of future White Sox pitching staffs: Who is going to be Butch, and who is going to be Sundance?  —  Following Michael Kopech's impressive debut …

Astros down Mariners in Seattle slugfest  —  Robinson Cano started at 3rd base, first time in his career  —  SEATTLE (AP) - Martin Maldonado and Tyler White each homered and had three hits, helping the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 10-7 on Wednesday night.  —  Maldonado had three RBIs and White had two.

Stephen Strasburg's rough return overshadows Nats' walk-off win  —  WASHINGTON — Don't let the crazy finish fool you.  —  Yes, the Washington Nationals defied the odds, overcoming a rocky return by Stephen Strasburg to beat the Phillies 8-7 in dramatic fashion.

Robert Stephenson limits walks, but can't stop Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati Reds loss  —  MILWAUKEE - Representing the tying run in the top of the eighth inning Wednesday, Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett stepped into the batter's box with the bases loaded.

Let's play the Rays name game  —  ST. PETERSBURG — When Tyler Glasnow first signed a professional contract with the Pirates as a 17-year-old right out of high school in 2011, he was pretty much all arms and legs and awkward maneuvers.  —  “I was like 6-6, 6-7, and I weighed like 160 pounds or something …

Freeman, Acuna secure Braves' sweep in Pittsburgh  —  The Braves completed a sweep of the Pirates because Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuna are, more often than not, the best players on the field.  —  Wednesday's 2-1 win topped off a successful series in Pittsburgh, where the Braves had lost 12 of 16 coming in.

Dominic Smith homers on first pitch he sees after misplay as Mets top Giants  —  Dom Smith on his homer against the Giants Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  NEW YORK —For roughly 44 hours, Dom Smith had no way to erase the bad vibes from Monday's defensive blunder that cost the Mets the game.