By Lyle Spencer Clayton Kershaw’s eight scoreless innings against the Yankees on Wednesday night were good for a mere no-decision in a Dodgers loss, but they further solidified his stature as the Majors’ most dominant pitcher this season. …read more
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By Michael Periatt No one in the Red Sox clubhouse could recall a play quite like the one left fielder Jonny Gomes made in Wednesday night’s 5-4, 15-inning win over the Mariners. …read more
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By Bryan Hoch After Hiroki Kuroda and Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw turned a scoreless game over to the bullpens, the Yankees got three runs in the ninth to set the stage for Mariano Rivera to secure a series split with his 34th save. …read more
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By Bernie Pleskoff In exchange for starting pitcher Bud Norris, the Houston Astros continued to strengthen their organization with the acquisition of outfielder L.J. Hoes and 19-year-old left-handed pitcher Josh Hader from Baltimore. …read more
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By Ian Browne Stephen Drew played the role of early-morning walk-off hero on Thursday at Fenway Park, belting a bases-loaded RBI single down the line in right with two outs in the bottom of the 15th inning, capping a 5-4 win over the Mariners. The victory, coupled with the Rays’ loss, vaulted the Sox back into first place in the AL East. …read more
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By Dick Kaegel Right-hander Jeremy Guthrie fanned five in six solid innings of a no-decision and Billy Butler had two RBIs as the Royals ran their win streak to eight with Wednesday night’s 4-3 victory over the Twins. …read more
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By Carrie Muskat Anthony Rizzo belted a two-run home run, Starlin Castro added a solo shot and David DeJesus drove in three runs to back Edwin Jackson, who continued his second-half resurgence, and lift the Cubs to a 6-1 victory Wednesday night over the Brewers, and avoid a sweep. …read more
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By Master Tesfatsion The Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Angels with their third consecutive walk-off home run. On Wednesday night, it was Adrian Beltre who was mobbed at home plate in a 2-1 win at Rangers Ballpark. …read more
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By Mark Emery Carlos Santana led off the 10th inning on Wednesday night with a home run to give the Indians a 6-5 comeback victory over the visiting White Sox and extend the club’s winning streak to seven. …read more
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By Tom Singer The Pirates put themselves in position for the rarest of baseball feats of dominance when they held off the Cardinals on Wednesday night, 5-4, for the fourth time in three nights. Thus, on Thursday night they will go for their first five-game sweep since Sept. 12-15, 1996, in San Francisco. …read more
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By Steve Gilbert Wade Miley put together another impressive start as he helped the D-backs salvage a split of a two-game series with a 7-0 win over the Rays on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. …read more
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By Bryan Hoch Rodriguez will participate in a simulated game at the Yankees’ complex on Thursday, and general manager Brian Cashman said that the club plans to have Rodriguez begin a new Minor League rehabilitation assignment on Friday. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick Matt Kemp’s recovery from a sprained left ankle is progressing slower than the Dodgers hoped, and it’s possible the outfielder won’t return from the disabled list until September. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, baseball’s all-time saves leader who’s playing in his final season, lived up to his reputation as one of the game’s great ambassadors by meeting with a select group of Dodgers employees before Wednesday night’s series finale at Dodger Stadium. …read more
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By Brian McTaggart The Astros have have certainly created opportunities for young players to — as manager Bo Porter likes to say — “grab the bull by the horns.” Astros pitcher Brett Oberholtzer grabbed the bull, threw it to the ground and kept the horns for a souvenir Wednesday night at Camden Yards, throwing seven scoreless innings in an 11-0 win over the Orioles. …read more
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By Mark Bowman As the Braves extended this week’s assault against the Rockies in Wednesday night’s 9-0 win, they produced yet another offensive eruption that provided starter Mike Minor plenty of cushion as he closed his stellar July in impressive fashion. …read more
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By Chris Haft After enduring a miserable stretch of baseball, the Giants finally led a charmed life Wednesday. Their recent callups, Brett Pill and Roger Kieschnick, led a 9-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies that ended a five-game losing streak. …read more
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By Joe Morgan A Jake Marisnick big fly and two sacrifice flies got the job done Wednesday night behind yet another stellar outing from Henderson Alvarez. …read more
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By Alden Gonzalez Ernesto Frieri struggled in his past three appearances, and now the Angels will essentially go with a closer by committee. But as Mike Scioscia emphasized prior to Wednesday’s series finale from Rangers Ballpark: “He’s got to be part of the closing solution that we have.” …read more
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By Thomas Harding Left fielder Carlos Gonzalez left before the fourth inning on Wednesday because he aggravated his sprained right middle finger for the second time in a week. …read more
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