Adrian Beltre, Josh Hamilton help Rangers edge Red Sox in slugfest  —  BOSTON — Adrian Beltre had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Texas blew a late four-run lead and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9 Wednesday.  —  Josh Hamilton homered among his three hits …

Cobb goes seven solid, Rays keep rolling over Blue Jays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Cobb pitched seven solid innings, helping the Tampa Bay Rays keep up their home dominance of Toronto in a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  —  The Rays clinched their 16th consecutive home series win …

Emerging star Melky and Giants agree to pick up contract talks after the year  —  The San Francisco Giants made a brief try to extend sudden outfield star Melky Cabrera with a new contract a few weeks ago, but the sides have agreed to put finances aside until after season, when he is due to become a free agent, sources said.

Stanton, Reyes lead Marlins to 13-0 rout of Mets  —  NEW YORK—Giancarlo Stanton hit two two-run homers, Jose Reyes also connected against his former team and the Miami Marlins routed the struggling Mets 13-0 on Wednesday night, handing New York its ninth straight loss at home.

Scutaro drives in seven runs in Giants' rout of Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, leading Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants to a 15-0 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

Padres' Clayton Richard downs Cubs with 5-hit shutout … SAN DIEGO — Clayton Richard threw a five-hitter and the San Diego Padres swept the Chicago Cubs with a 2-0 win on Wednesday.  —  Richard (9-11), coming off one of his better starts of the season, held the Cubs to five singles …

Braun ends slump with RBI double, Brewers top Reds  —  MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun snapped an 0-for-18 slump with an RBI double in the eighth, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win Wednesday over the Cincinnati Reds.  —  Jonathan Broxton (1-1) started the eighth with the Reds leading 2-1.

A's score five-times in eighth to sink Angels  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Chris Carter hit a two-run homer to cap a five-run sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics overcame a shaky outing by rookie Dan Straily to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 Wednesday.  —  George Kottaras also homered …

Luebke nearing important hurdle in rehab  —  SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Cory Luebke, on the disabled list since April after having Tommy John surgery, is nearing an important step in his rehabilitation from season-ending surgery to his left elbow.  —  Luebke, 11 weeks removed from surgery …