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 …

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.

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 …

Orioles call up top prospect Machado  —  Are the Baltimore Orioles rushing Manny Machado?  —  Sure they are.  But I like the move, for a team that still — yes, still — is involved in the American League East and wild-card races.  —  If the Orioles were going to promote …

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 …

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.

Rockies Lose 6-4 to Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The four-man rotation manager Jim Tracy has come up with for the Colorado Rockies is a double-edged sword.  Each of the starters is limited to 75 pitches, whether they are doing well or not, and that can play havoc on a relief corps.

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.

Chien-Ming Wang pulled off rehab assignment as hip soreness flares  —  HOUSTON — Chien-Ming Wang's sordid injury history grew longer on Wednesday when the right-hander was pulled off his rehab assignment with continued soreness in his right hip and will remain on the disabled list for the time being.

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 …

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 …