Pineda ejected for foreign substance  —  BOSTON — New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected from Wednesday night's game with the Boston Red Sox in the second inning for having a foreign substance on his neck that he was applying to the baseball.

Wacha has wacky night as Cards go quietly  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  NEW YORK  • All's quiet from the Cardinals' lineup.  —  Last year's leading force in the National League has had a hard time revving so far this season and remains a wheezing …

Pujols joins 500-homer club with second blast  —  Slugger is 26th member of exclusive big league fraternity  —  WASHINGTON — Albert Pujols called his shot at about 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, mere hours before joining an exclusive club in unprecedented fashion, while making small talk …

D-backs spoil Wrigley's 100th with rally in 9th  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Cubs lose to Arizona in dramatic, bungling fashion on Wrigley's 100th  —  CHICAGO — Fittingly, the Chicago Cubs marked Wrigley Field's 100th birthday with a loss — a dramatic, error-filled one, at that.

Hector Sanchez grand slam sends Giants past Rockies in 11th inning  —  DENVER — Backup catcher Hector Sanchez played a starring role in a wild win.  —  He could get used to this.  —  Sanchez hit two of San Francisco's six homers, including a grand slam in the 11th inning Wednesday that gave …

Blue Jays blow lead in loss against Orioles  —  When Brett Lawrie strokes a home run, it is time for his fellow teammates in the dugout to duck for cover.  —  After delivering a lethal blow, the supercharged third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays will motor around the bases with a purposeful stride …

Indians Trip Royals 5-3  —  CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis drove in Nick Swisher with a two-out double in the seventh inning, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  —  Kipnis ripped his double off Kelvin Herrera (0-1) into the gap in right-center …

Diamondbacks' growing gloom might mean doom for manager or GM  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks were supposed to lead the league in grit.  Purportedly, that was the rationale behind the Justin Upton trade two offseasons ago.  The swashbuckling leadership team of Kevin Towers and Kirk Gibson wanted …

Daily Fantasy Baseball Contest: Win Share Of $100K Payout  —  One-day leagues are one of the most exciting ways to play fantasy baseball.  For any given day of the MLB schedule, you can create a fantasy team and win huge cash prizes.  If you have $22 and love Major League Baseball …

Freeman battling some eye dryness  —  When you're Freddie Freeman these days and you go hitless on back-to-back days, it's a curiosity.  Freeman conceded Wednesday morning he's had some problems lately with dryness in his eyes.  —  Freeman said he went to see team optometrist Dr. David Ross Tuesday night …

Athletics decline lease offer from Coliseum Authority  —  OAKLAND — The longstanding saga with the A's and their ballpark took another turn on Tuesday night, as the club declined a 10-year lease offer from the Oakland Coliseum Authority.  —  About an hour after the Authority issued …

Putkonen seeks answers to elbow inflammation  —  DETROIT — Luke Putkonen spent Monday having an MRI exam on his injured right elbow as the Tigers medical staff tries to figure out the reason for inflammation that has bothered him off and on for a while and became unmanageable after Friday's two-inning outing.