Dodgers Agree To Deal For Chase Utley  —  3:27pm: Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Daily News tweets that Utley is on the field and in uniform with his Phillies teammates.  Notably, however, Utley isn't in tonight's lineup.  —  2:39pm: The trade has been agreed to, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets, though it is not yet official.

Diamondbacks option Chase Anderson to Triple-A  —  PITTSBURGH — The Diamondbacks optioned struggling right-hander Chase Anderson to Triple-A Reno after Tuesday night's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, in which Anderson was hit hard once again.  —  Anderson gave up seven runs (five earned) …

Dave Dombrowski in Boston: ‘Things sure changed in a hurry’  —  Well, whatever David Dombrowski did to make Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch hastily fire him as president and GM two weeks ago, as it turns out, he sure provided Dombrowski with a huge favor.  —  It took just days for Dombrowski …

Holland Returns as Homer-Happy Rangers Beat Mariners 7-2  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Holland won in his return from the disabled list, and Texas hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon.

Yankees rookie Greg Bird hits pair of homers in 4-3 win over Twins  —  Rookie Greg Bird hit a pair of soaring two-run drives for his first major league homers, supporting an overpowering effort by Nathan Eovaldi and leading the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins …

Will Blue Jays' Anthopoulos be the next GM domino to fall?  —  FOX Sports  —  Alex Anthopoulos' deadline dealing helped to put Toronto back into contention.  —  The season is not even over, and already the musical chairs are in motion.  The Tigers and Red Sox hired new general managers.

Pirates Designate Pedro Florimon For Assignment  —  The Pirates have designated shortstop Pedro Florimon for assignment in order to clear space on the roster for right-hander Josh Wall, tweets Travis Sawchik of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  The move comes less than 24 hours …

deGrom, Granderson Lead Mets Past Orioles 5-3  —  BALTIMORE — Jacob deGrom took a four-hitter into the eighth inning, Curtis Granderson hit two solo homers and the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Many Royals fans are mad about their playoff ticket locations, but here's why it's an unavoidable problem … Royals season-ticket holders received information about purchasing postseason tickets this week, and, well, much of the reaction has been frustration.  Anger.

Padres pitchers Ian Kennedy and Joaquin Benoit both have been claimed on waivers and subsequently pulled back — two hits to the remaining trade market for pitchers.  —  Kennedy and Benoit are now ineligible to be traded.  —  Several teams were surely interested in both pitchers …