BALCO founder Victor Conte says Melky Cabrera's positive testosterone test not surprising, many more dopers are flying under radar  —  Conte calls synthetic testosterone, which is what San Francisco outfielder is believed to have tested positive for ‘biggest loophole in drug testing.’

Arguing Strop's quick pitch, Adrian, Valentine ejected  —  BALTIMORE — Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez prides himself in always being ready to hit, and that's exactly why he was infuriated enough on Wednesday night to be ejected for just the second time in his career.

Reddick out of A's lineup with tooth issue  —  Melvin takes the opportunity to give his outfielder a needed day off  —  KANSAS CITY — Josh Reddick is down a tooth, and it meant the A's were down a middle-of-the-order hitter for Wednesday night's game against the Royals.

Reds hit three homers to back Leake over Mets  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Scott Rolen and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back home runs, and Mike Leake pitched his second complete game of the season, helping the Cincinnati Reds extend their win streak to five with a 6-1 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.

FUENTES LEAVES CARDINALS  —  The Cardinals do not expect lefty Brian Fuentes to return to the team this season after the pitcher notified club officials on Monday that he had to attend to a personal matter at home in California and would not be reporting to the ballpark.

Umpire Gibson exits after freak play at the plate  —  Greg Gibson needed stitches and went for precautionary X-rays after Torii Hunter rolled into the umpire with his cleat.  (Getty)  —  ANAHEIM — Home-plate umpire Greg Gibson was knocked out of Wednesday's game at Angel Stadium …

Cardinals Beat Diamondbacks 5-2  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright allowed two runs in six innings and the St. Louis Cardinals got home runs from David Freese and Allen Craig in a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.  —  Rafael Furcal's two-run triple in the sixth gave the Cards a three-run lead.

Rays get nothing in perfect game by King Felix  —  As much as they've struggled offensively this season, it seemed like only a matter of time until the Rays got no-hit.  —  Wednesday, Seattle's Felix Hernandez did it to them.  —  And made it a perfect game at that, in a 1-0 final.