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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Indians Score Twice in Eighth to Top Tigers 4-2  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason Kipnis had three hits and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Wednesday night.  —  Kipnis singled off the glove of Phil Coke (1-1) with one out and took third …

Homers spark Sox in 6-5 win over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — And on the 21st day, the Red Sox [team stats] will rest.  —  At last.  —  First, though, there was one more game to play.  Three weeks since they were last idle, the Red Sox concluded a run of 20 games in 20 days …

Lucroy Homers in Brewers 8-5 Win Over Giants  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second and the Milwaukee Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at Miller Park in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

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.

Jonathon Niese leads Mets over Pirates 3-1  —  PITTSBURGH — Jonathon Niese allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, helping the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday for their third win in four games.  —  Niese (3-2) gave up five hits, struck out five and walked two …

M's Liddi first Italian to hit grand slam in half-century  —  SEATTLE (AP) - Alex Liddi hit the first major league grand slam by an Italian-born player in half-century, Kevin Millwood threw six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from division-leading Texas with a 5-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

Source: Juan Carlos Oviedo pardoned  —  Dominican pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo, formerly known as Leo Nunez, received a pardon from the U.S. State Department, a mandatory requirement for eligibility for a visa to travel to the United States and continue his career with the Miami Marlins …

Brewers Claim Cody Ransom  —  The Brewers have claimed infielder Cody Ransom off of waivers from the Diamondbacks, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets.  Ransom has played 100 MLB games at shortstop, so he provides the Brewers with depth alongside Cesar Izturis.