The Mets offense continues to be bad in 2-0 loss to Cubs in extra innings  —  CUBS 2, METS 0 (11 INNINGS)  —  The lack of run production has been a curse over the Mets for two weeks now, and Wednesday night, things started to smack of real desperation.  Locked in the eighth inning …

Twins Agree To Sign No. 9 International Prospect Wander Javier  —  The Twins have agreed to sign 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Wander Javier, the No. 9 international prospect for July 2.  —  Javier, 16, has a wide range of skills and plus tools.  At 6 feet, 170 pounds …

Orioles Hit 2 HRs to Back Chen in 4-2 Victory Over Rangers  —  BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to back an effective pitching performance by Wei-Yin Chen and carry the Baltimore Orioles past the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Yankees, A-Rod, union discussing charitable solution to bonus issue  —  FOX Sports  —  Alex Rodriguez's disputed bonus money might end up going to a good cause.  —  Some charity is likely to benefit from Alex Rodriguez's negotiations with the Yankees over his disputed milestone bonus.

Brewers GM Doug Melvin Considering New Role With Club  —  Brewers GM Doug Melvin is actively discussing a move into a new role within the organization, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links).  —  Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported earlier (on Twitter) …

Rookie Wisler, Braves End Drought Against Nationals, 4-1  —  ATLANTA — A.J. Pierzynski and Juan Uribe hit back-to-back homers in a four-run fourth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Wednesday night to end a streak of nine straight losses in the season series.

Giants To Sign Lucius Fox  —  10:10am: When the deal is official, it will be for $6MM, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on Twitter.  —  8:34am: The Giants have agreed to sign shortstop Lucius Fox to an approximately $6.5MM bonus, Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com reports on Twitter.

Quintana Paces White Sox to 7-1 Win Over Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — Melky Cabrera homered to back a strong outing from Jose Quintana, and the Chicago White Sox pulled away late to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Wednesday night in a game interrupted by three rain delays.

Marlins' Jose Fernandez Returns Following 13-Month Layoff  —  MIAMI — Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez says his long layoff was a life lesson, even if it was lousy for his career.  —  Now he's back, saying he's a better person for having made the taxing, tedious recovery from Tommy John surgery.

Harper: “My body feels pretty unbelievable”  —  39m - BRYCE HARPER WASHINGTON NATIONALS  —  Bryce Harper poses for ESPN The Magazine's 2015 Body Issue.

Indians' Carrasco Loses No-Hitter With 2 Outs in 9th vs Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Carrasco of the Cleveland Indians has lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning.  —  Carrasco was one strike away from the gem Wednesday night when Tampa Bay's Joey Butler lined …

How Red Sox teamed up to help Eduardo Rodriguez not tip his pitches  —  Eduardo Rodriguez felt like he made strides Tuesday night in not tipping his pitches.  (Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)  —  TORONTO — The education of Eduardo Rodriguez is in full force.

Dipoto Resigns As Angels General Manager  —  Jerry Dipoto has resigned as general manager of the Angels, he confirmed to BA correspondent Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.  —  There was no immediate word on a replacement for Dipoto, who spent three and a half years in Orange County.

RIGHT BACK AT IT  —  It's not often a player who gets released on the final cut down day after camp leads the league in combined yardage after Week 1, but that's exactly what running back Brandon Whitaker did after the Alouettes cut him loose on June 20 and the Argonauts picked him up the next morning.