Montero Gets 1st Career Win, Mets Beat Rockies 2-0  —  NEW YORK — Rafael Montero earned his first major league win, Eric Young Jr. went 3 for 3 with an RBI triple and the suddenly surging New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Diamondbacks can't decide sabermetrics philosophy  —  One of the most fascinating aspects of the post-Moneyball era is that while basically every team has increased its focus on advanced metrics, the degrees to which they adhere to them vary greatly, as do the teams' levels of success.

Mets fired me for being pregnant and unwed: exec  —  Leigh Castergine (inset) claims the Mets and COO Jeff Wilpon fired her for being pregnant out of wedlock, according to a lawsuit.  —  It's another beanball for the hapless Mets.  —  A former high-ranking franchise executive claims …

Haren's 13th gives Dodgers rare milestone  —  LOS ANGELES — Dan Haren tossed seven sharp innings to give the Dodgers four pitchers with 13 wins for the first time in 19 years, and Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Wednesday night.  —  Haren (13-10) allowed four hits, struck out five and walked one.

Playoff-Contending Braves Best Strasburg, Nats 6-2  —  WASHINGTON — Aaron Harang outdueled Stephen Strasburg, Justin Upton drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves avoided a series sweep in Washington with a 6-2 win over the Nationals on Wednesday.  —  The Braves snapped a three …

Jose Iglesias takes major step in rehabilitation process, cleared to start lower-body workouts  —  Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias took a big leap forward in the rehabilitation process Tuesday.  (AP File Photo)  —  DETROIT — Shortstop Jose Iglesias was lost for the 2014 season.

Reds Acquire Shackelford, Astin To Complete Broxton Trade  —  The Reds announced that they have acquired right-handers Kevin Shackelford and Barrett Astin from the Brewers to complete the Jonathan Broxton trade.  Cincinnati originally sent Broxton to Milwaukee in exchange for a pair of players …

Hutchison Fans 10 as Blue Jays Beat Cubs 11-1  —  TORONTO — Drew Hutchison matched his career-high with 10 strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings, Dioner Navarro had two hits and two RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep with an 11-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

Masahiro Tanaka feels good after simulated game, Yankees plan to have him pitch in 1 or 2 games before season's over  —  Tanaka pitched to Zelous Wheeler, Antoan Richardson, Austin Romine and Chris Young, saying he threw with more ‘force’ than he was able to do with his sore arm in his last outing

Chen, Joseph help Orioles complete sweep of Red Sox  —  BOSTON — Wei-Yin Chen pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, Adam Jones helped provide an early cushion and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 10-6 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.  —  The Orioles took an 8- lead …