Red Sox stumble a bit vs. Rays as win streak ends  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sent relief pitcher Andrew Miller out to try and perform what he termed a “Houdini act” in the sixth inning Wednesday night.  —  The Rays had runners on first and third with no outs …

Blue Jays demote Adam Lind  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have sent struggling first baseman Adam Lind to the minors.  —  The Jays demoted Lind to triple-A Las Vegas and promoted catcher Yan Gomes.  —  Lind is batting just .186 with six doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI in 34 games.

Wieters earns break after marathon duty  —  KANSAS CITY — Orioles manager Buck Showalter had a preliminary plan to pencil in Matt Wieters as his starting catcher on Thursday.  But the plan changed after Wieters worked 15 innings in a 4-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday night.

Santana Has Hit in 11th, Leads Indians to Win  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a game-ending single with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning, capping a two-run rally and lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.

Giants capitalize on poor fielding by Cardinals  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April and the San Francisco Giants capitalized on shoddy fielding by St. Louis to give Matt Cain support on a rare shaky day as the Giants beat the Cardinals 7-5 on Thursday.

Wright Delivers Again, Mets Rally Past Reds  —  NEW YORK (AP) — David Wright lined his second double of the game, a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning that raised his major league-leading average to .411 and sent the New York Mets past the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 Thursday.

Marlins, behind Stanton, continue to bloom in May  —  ATLANTA — Are these really the same guys who went 8-14 in April?  —  Although it took a little bit of everything — two diving catches, a steal of home, and another Giancarlo Stanton home run — the Marlins mad dash through …

A's overcome disputed call to beat Rangers 5-4  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—Kila Ka'aihue had a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the Oakland A's bounced back from a disputed call on squeeze play that cost them the lead to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Thursday.

McDonald: Big Papi's advice for Pujols  —  Career advice from a (formerly slumping) slugger to another still mired in one … BOSTON — Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz always pays attention to Albert Pujols — they're friends and fellow Dominican Republic natives, after all.

More sliders, more success for Logan  —  The recent injuries to Mariano Rivera and David Robertson have caused something of a stir at the back end of the Yankees bullpen.  Rafael Soriano, once the nominal “seventh-inning guy,” has taken hold of the closer's role, meaning that the Yankees …

Rockies defeat Diamondbacks as Fowler leads rejuvenated offense  —  They stand in the box and see green everywhere.  The left fielder and center fielder are so far apart they text message rather than call for popups.  The hitter's eye in center field is dark, coated in ivy that makes the ball seem brighter and, in some cases, bigger.

LaRoche, Gonzalez Lead Nationals Past Pirates 7-4  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 …