Diamondbacks Promote Yasmany Tomas  —  The Diamondbacks have called up recent Cuban signee Yasmany Tomas from Triple-A, the club announced.  Tomas had opened the season in the upper minors despite inking a six-year, $68.5MM contract to join Arizona over the offseason.

COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  ADAM OTTAVINO HAS BEEN NAMED THE ROCKIES' NEW CLOSER  —  The Denver Post  —  Colorado Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino, right, shakes hands with catcher Nick Hundley after recording the last out of the game against the San Francisco Giants during a baseball game on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in San Francisco.

Royals' Alex Rios says ‘a recipe for disaster’ led to him getting hit by pitch, breaking his left hand  —  The receipt from Monday took the form of a brace wrapped around Alex Rios' broken left hand.  Rios kept it at his side inside the Royals clubhouse as he relayed his irritation …

Last Slide  —  PITTSBURGH - Shane Greene was on deck.  —  He was a few feet away from the right-handed batter's box, where he stood nervously three times on Tuesday night, carved up each time in his first at-bats since his teenage days.  —  It was the top of the ninth inning.

‘Little time to react’ leaves long-lasting trauma for pitchers hit in head  —  7h - MLB CARLOS CARRASCO CLEVELAND INDIANS NEW YORK METS + more  —  Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco left the game after being hit in the face by a Melky Cabrera line drive.  Chicago went on to win 4-1.

Dodgers Finish Sweep of M's With 5-2 Win  —  LOS ANGELES — Brett Anderson posted his first victory with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Scott Van Slyke hit a two-run double, and the two-time defending NL West champions completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday night.

Jackie Robinson Day brings unity in world where racism still exists, Adam Jones says  —  On the 68th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier and becoming the first African-American player in Major League Baseball, center fielder Adam Jones said the annual tradition …

Lynn Solid Again, Leads Cardinals to Win Over Brewers  —  ST. LOUIS — Lance Lynn extended his April success with five solid innings and Matt Holliday had a two-run single in the first inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.

Haren, Hechavarria Help Marlins Win 2nd Straight  —  ATLANTA — Dan Haren gave up three hits in seven innings, Adeiny Hechavarria went 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday.  —  With its second straight victory, Miami has its first winning streak of the season.

Travis Wood pitches gem, Neil Ramirez hurt in Cubs' 5-0 win over Reds  —  Travis Wood pitched into the eighth inning as the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 to retake first place in the National League Central.  —  But he still couldn't keep the bullpen from suffering another loss.

Jurors ‘shocked’ defense said Hernandez was present at murder  —  FALL RIVER — Relieved jurors in the Bristol County murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez said Wednesday they were surprised by the defense's acknowledgment during closing arguments that he was present at the slaying.