Yankees Pitcher Pettitte Fractures Ankle  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte fractured his left ankle when he was struck by a batted ball on Wednesday and will miss at least six weeks, the American League-leading team said.  —  It was the second jolt …

Ethier exits finale with left oblique injury in first  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier was removed from Wednesday's game against the Giants in the first inning after suffering a left oblique injury.  —  Ethier, who walked, was erased sliding into second base on an inning-ending double play by Juan Rivera.

Red Sox rough up Romero, Blue Jays 10-4  —  The Red Sox scored six runs in the first inning against a wild Ricky Romero, David Ortiz hit his 399th career homer and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Wednesday for its fifth straight series win.  —  Adrian Gonzalez had three RBIs …

Escobar, Butler, Moustakas all homer to lead Royals over Rays  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Billy Butler greeted reliever Burke Badenhop with a solo home run in the eighth, powering Kansas City to a 5-4 victory on a scorching Wednesday afternoon and a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Yankees fielder drops ball, fan picks it up in the stands, ump calls Indians batter out anyway  —  Check out this screen capture from the YES Network's broadcast of last night's Indians-Yankees game:  —  See the big fella holding his hand up?  He's got the ball that Indians third baseman …

Mets explode, bury Cubs in 17-1 homerfest  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Mets embarrass Cubs as Daniel Murphy, David Wright erupt … CHICAGO — Daniel Murphy homered twice, Scott Hairston hit a grand slam and David Wright drove in five runs …

Utley appears good to go for return to Phillies  —  “I think the more ... at-bats I get, the more repetitions in the field, I think I'll continue to improve,” said Chase Utley.  (AP)  —  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The lights over Coca-Cola Park had barely taken hold when Chase Utley stepped …

Reds Land Gelalich For $825,000  —  The Reds have signed supplemental first-round pick Jeff Gelalich for $825,000.  —  After hitting a combined .284 with four homers in his first two seasons at UCLA, Gelalich led the Bruins to the College World Series by batting .351 with 11 longballs this spring.

Pitching Prospect Stops Line Drive With Face  —  Scary moment last night for Gerrit Cole, the No. 1 overall choice in last year's MLB draft.  Cole was making just his second start for the Altoona Curve, the Pirates' Double-A affiliate, when what you see in the video above happened in the first inning.

Matheny will make sure on substitutes  —  MIAMI  • After what he called a sleepless night of replaying Monday's ninth-inning lineup confusion in his head, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny will alter how he notifies umpires of his player substitutions.  —  Crew chief Jerry Layne suggested …

Vincent recalled, makes big league debut  —  HOUSTON — When right-hander Nick Vincent was called up to the Padres for the first time on May 18, his mechanics weren't in good shape.  He was with the club for two games, and didn't pitch in either before being optioned to Triple-A Tucson on May 20.