Rays Cash on umpiring: “It's terrible ... It's embarrassing”  —  For the first time in his two months on the job, Rays manager Kevin Cash blasted the umpires, saying decisions made by Brian Gorman's crew and the replay squad in New York were “terrible” and “embarrassing.”

Mets expect rehabbing Travis d'Arnaud to return next week  —  Travis d'Arnaud's comeback tour is underway.  —  The Mets catcher caught five innings Tuesday in an extended spring training game in Port St. Lucie and went 1-for-3 at the plate in his first game activity since breaking his right pinkie on April 19.

A-Rod Breaks Gehrig's AL RBI Record; Yanks Sweep Royals, 4-2  —  NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer to break Lou Gehrig's American League record for RBIs, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday to finish a three-game sweep.

First-quarter awards: MVPs, Cy Youngs and rookies  —  3h - MLB BRYCE HARPER MAX SCHERZER NELSON CRUZ DALLAS KEUCHEL JOC PEDERSON DEVON TRAVIS WASHINGTON NATIONALS SEATTLE MARINERS LOS ANGELES DODGERS TORONTO BLUE JAYS HOUSTON ASTROS + more  —  With one-fourth of the MLB season in the books …

Kershaw, Dodgers Breeze to 8-0 Win Over Braves  —  LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw combined with two relievers on a five-hitter and capped a six-run fourth inning with an RBI single, Adrian Gonzalez notched his 1,000th RBI with a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 8-0 on Tuesday night.

Mets win, 7-0, as Syndergaard and Duda power offense  —  Noah Syndergaard tossed seven scoreless innings and hit his first big-league home run as the Mets defeated the Phillies, 7-0, to complete a three-game sweep at Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon >> Read more.  —  Need to know

Cleveland Indians shave their heads in support of Mike Aviles' daughter  —  Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Indians in a show of support for Mike Aviles and his daughter are shaving their heads.

Baseball player charged with rape during Columbus visit to play Clippers  —  A baseball player who was visiting Columbus while his team played the Columbus Clippers over the weekend is accused of raping a woman at a Downtown hotel.  —  Elmer S. Reyes, who plays for the Gwinnett Braves, is charged with rape and kidnapping.

Nolan Arenado down list of National League 3Bs in all-star voting; Troy Tulowitzki third  —  TOPICS  —  Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, streaking through the second half of May at the plate, is the No. 5 vote-getter in the first round of National League All-Star team voting, released Wednesday by Major League Baseball.

Yoenis Cespedes questions A's: 'Don't they want to win a championship?'  —  OAKLAND - Upon arriving at the O.co Coliseum on Monday morning, Detroit Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes made a point of visiting the Oakland Athletics clubhouse to say hello to manager Bob Melvin and his former teammates.