Expect another apology by Phillies GM Amaro after clumsy comments about Utley  —  FOX Sports  —  This is about the reaction you might imagine Chase Utley would have upon hearing Ruben Amaro's latest verbal blunder.  —  Does Ruben Amaro Jr. have a death wish?

DeGrom dominates as Mets top Giants, 4-1  —  Jacob deGrom tossed eight shutout innings and the Mets got a solid offensive output as they beat the Giants, 4-1, on Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco.  —  The Mets opened the scoring in the sixth when a Brandon Crawford throwing error allowed Ruben Tejada to score from first base.

WILL PADRES GM A.J. PRELLER BE USING HIS ‘SELL’ PHONE? … On Opening Day, the San Diego Padres' payroll was $108 million, a team record.  —  Today, their odds of reaching the postseason are about 5 percent, according to FanGraphs.com.  —  In the calculus of general manager A.J. Preller …

Eaton's Walkoff Home Run Lifts White Sox Over Blue Jays 7-6  —  CHICAGO — Adam Eaton's walkoff home run in the 11th inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  —  Eaton hammered a 1-0 pitch to right field off Toronto reliever Roberto Osuna …

Peralta Hits 2-Out, 2-Run HR in 9th, Cardinals Jolt Cubs 6-5  —  CHICAGO — Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals jolted the Chicago Cubs 6-5 Wednesday night.  —  The Cardinals trailed 5-4 and Cubs reliever Pedro Strop (1-4) quickly retired the first two batters in the ninth.

Pollock, Diamondbacks Top Rangers 7-4 in Harrison's Return  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — A.J. Pollock hit a three-run homer during a five-run second inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 Wednesday night to spoil Matt Harrison's first start in more than a year.

Gomez Hits 2 HRs, Brewers Beat Braves 6-5  —  MILWAUKEE — Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning and also had a solo shot in the sixth to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday.  —  The Brewers trailed 5-3 before Gomez's eighth home …

Teixeira Homers Twice to Help Sabathia, Yankees Beat A's 5-4  —  NEW YORK — All-Star slugger Mark Teixeira homered twice after Scott Kazmir left his start with triceps tightness, and CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month when the New York Yankees held off the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night.

Porcello Ends 7-Game Skid; Red Sox Beat Marlins 6-3  —  BOSTON — Rick Porcello held Miami to two runs in six innings to snap a career-worst, seven-game losing streak, David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and the surging Boston Red Sox won their season-high fourth straight, 6-3 over the Marlins on Wednesday night.

Anthony Rizzo has entered into the Home Run Derby  —  Just a couple days after his younger teammate, Kris Bryant, entered the home run derby, Anthony Rizzo has done the same.  —  In his second ever All-Star Game, Rizzo has decided to enter in the annual home run contest.

Astros GM Luhnow On Potential Bullpen Additions  —  The Astros have had one of the better collective bullpens in all of baseball this season, but GM Jeff Luhnow tells Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle that he'll still be on the lookout for a hard-throwing bullpen arm this month.

Dodgers To Sign Josh Sborz, Philip Pfeifer  —  The Dodgers have reached deals with two of their higher draft choices, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports on Twitter.  Virginia righty Josh Sborz (74th overall, $827K slot) and Vanderbilt lefty Philip Pfeifer (101st, $564.7K), whose teams recently squared off …