Hamels Pitches 8 Shutout Innings, Phils Beat Nats  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched eight scoreless innings, finishing up by retiring Bryce Harper on a grounder as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a season-long four-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Yankees could be up for sale soon, as rumors swirl in baseball and banking circles: sources  —  Hal Steinbrenner could put Yankees up for sale in wake of LA Dodgers' $2 billion price tag  —  Could the Yankees be up for sale in the near future?  Rumors around baseball are swirling.

Pauley the odd man out of Angels bullpen  —  OAKLAND — Though the team has not yet made it official, the Angels were planning to designate right-handed reliever David Pauley for assignment on Wednesday night or Thursday and call up infielder Andrew Romine from Triple-A Salt Lake.

2012-16 Major League Baseball CBA Released to Public  —  It took 183 days, but Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have finally finished all the details of the latest Basic Agreement that will run from 2012 through 2016.  —  The agreement—possibly the most sweeping, ever—was reached on Nov. 22nd of last year.

Sale Sharp, Konerko and Rios HR, Chisox Beat Twins  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale pitched seven sharp innings and Paul Konerko and Alex Rios backed him with home runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.  —  Sale (5-2) held the Twins to two hits and two walks, striking out six.

Frazier hits walk-off home run in 9th as Reds drop Braves again … CINCINNATI — Todd Frazier hit a one-out homer in the ninth inning Wednesday night, extending the Cincinnati Reds' best surge of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.  —  The Reds won their fifth in a row …

Alex Rodriguez homers twice in Yankees' win  —  NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 8-3.

Cardinals Beat Padres 6-3 for 3-Game Sweep  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Beltran hit his NL-leading 14th home run and the Cardinals beat up on former St. Louis postseason star Jeff Suppan for a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night and a three-game sweep.

Tulowitzki, Rockies top Marlins, end losing skid  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Troy Tulowitzki homers, helps Rockies snap six-game losing skid … MIAMI — Troy Tulowitzki homered and drove in four runs to help Alex White earn his first victory this year …

Rehabbing De La Rosa, Nelson progressing  —  MIAMI — As Colorado sent another player to the disabled list Wednesday in second baseman Jonathan Herrera, two other Rockies continue to work their way back from the DL.  —  Left-handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa, who has been on the DL since April 4 …

Which starters have lost the most velocity since 2011?  —  Quite often, when we hear about a pitcher's troubles, we are told that “so-and-so has lost X miles per hour off his fastball.”  Usually, this is accepted at face value, as it seems perfectly reasonable that if a pitcher is throwing …

Kipnis and Indians Slide Past Tigers 4-2  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason Kipnis left his flesh and blood on home plate as he scored the go-ahead run against the Tigers.  —  The Cleveland Indians, with Kipnis diving across the dirt to score on a throwing error by Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder …