Francisco Homers as Braves Beat Marlins 7-1  —  MIAMI (AP) — Juan Francisco homered and drove in three runs, helping the Atlanta Braves beat Miami 7-1 Wednesday after the downsizing Marlins jettisoned yet another star player by trading Hanley Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Questions remain if Phils will deal Lee  —  Now that Cole Hamels has an extension in Philadelphia and Hanley Ramirez is a Dodger, the baseball industry has latched onto the latest trade deadline fascination.  —  Will the Phillies trade Cliff Lee — again?  —  Four general managers …

Yankees 3B Chavez to fill in for injured A-Rod … New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he has found a replacement for Alex Rodriguez without even making a phone call to another team.  —  “Eric Chavez is the solution,” Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com on Wednesday …

Crisp Hits 2 HRs, A's Romp to 7th Straight Win  —  TORONTO (AP) — Coco Crisp hit two home runs and Yoenis Cespedes had a pair of RBI doubles, leading A.J. Griffin and the Oakland Athletics over the Toronto Blue Jays 16-0 Wednesday night for their season-high seventh straight win.

After disastrous trip, Brewers are ready to sell  —  The Brewers are ready to sell.  —  In fact, according to sources, they could start trading players away as soon as today (Wednesday), after a disastrous road trip that began with three straight losses in Cincinnati and ended with three even-worse losses in Philadelphia.

Price Wins 14th as Rays Beat Orioles 10-1  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — David Price allowed one run over seven innings to earn his major league-leading 14th victory, Ryan Roberts homered and scored three runs in his Tampa Bay debut and the Rays cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 10-1 on Wednesday night.

Strasburg Ks 11 as Nationals complete sweep of Mets  —  NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 in seven dominant innings, Michael Morse and Danny Espinosa hit consecutive homers and the Washington Nationals completed a sweep of the free-falling New York Mets on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory.

Scherzer works seven strong to push Tigers past Indians  —  CLEVELAND — Max Scherzer allowed two runs over seven innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians for only the second time in eight games this season with a 5-3 victory Wednesday night.

Red Sox won't trade Jon Lester  —  Teams hoping that the Boston Red Sox might be willing to part with left-hander Jon Lester are advised to look elsewhere.  —  Despite his disappointing performance, the Red Sox will not trade Lester, a major league source said Wednesday …

Longoria starting rehab assignment  —  Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria will begin a minor league rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Durham.  —  “Finally get to play baseball again,” Longoria said with a smile.  —  Though there's no timetable on how long Longoria's rehab stint will be …

Giants to host semis, final of World Baseball Classic  —  Arizona, Miami join San Francisco as venue sites for 2013 event  —  The Giants will host the semifinals and final of the World Baseball Classic at AT&T Park in San Francisco.  (Getty Images)  —  It is David Wright being tackled …

Texas' Washington: Ryan right about Hamilton  —  Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said Wednesday that he agreed with CEO Nolan Ryan's take earlier this week that Josh Hamilton sometimes gives away at-bats.  —  The manager, on The Ben and Skin Show on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM …

Mets demote Mike Nickeas, recall Rob Johnson  —  The Mets announced they have recalled C Rob Johnson from Triple-A Buffalo.  —  To make room on the active roster for Johnson, the Mets optioned C Mike Nickeas to Triple-A Buffalo.  —  In 42 games for the Mets, Nickeas has hit .168 …