Red Sox's Dave Dombrowski dalliance more proof GM loyalty can be fleeting  —  Finally, after all of these years, baseball's general managers are experiencing the emotions long felt by their players.  —  The anger.  The heartache.  And that bitter resentment of being released, traded or demoted.

Dodgers Acquire Chase Utley  —  TODAY, 7:48am: The precise financial terms are contingent upon performance bonuses and the Dodgers' decision on Utley's option, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets, but Philadelphia is expected to owe about $3.7MM of the remainder of Utley's deal.

Urrutia HR in 9th Inning Gives Orioles 5-4 Win Over Mets  —  BALTIMORE — Henry Urrutia broke a ninth-inning tie with his first major league home run, and the Baltimore Orioles ended a nine-game losing streak against the New York Mets with a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.

Ex-NFL QB Erik Kramer Wounded in Apparent Suicide Attempt  —  Ex-NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday night in a suicide attempt, but survived, law enforcement sources and his former wife said.  —  Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called to a motel in Calabasas …

Yankee Stadium is a ‘joke,’ whiny Twins pitcher Ervin Santana says  —  Minnesota Twins pitcher Ervin Santana called Yankee Stadium a “joke” Wednesday.  (Alex Gallardo |  AP)  —  NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium is a “joke.”  —  That's according to Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Ervin Santana …

Weaver Delivers, Perez HRs in Angels' 1-0 Win Over White Sox  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Carlos Perez homered in the Los Angeles Angels' third straight victory over the Chicago White Sox, 1-0 Wednesday night.

Cardinals hope for progress on injury front  —  With the Cardinals leaving St. Louis late Thursday for their final regular-season swing to the West Coast, their host of rehabbing players will also move in different directions.  —  Whether they'll have progressed far enough to meet the team …

Richard Sherman sees Deflategate double standard  —  RENTON, Wash. — It was hardly a “U mad bro?” type of moment for Richard Sherman when Tom Brady's name came up after the Seattle Seahawks finished off a camp practice this week.  —  It was more a matter of Sherman feeling Brady's pain.

Why are we playing Hunger Games with Minor Leaguers?  —  I think the secret is out.  Minor-league players get paid very little.  Not just a little bit compared to the millionaires they hope to become.  They put in long hours and have a couple hundred dollars at the end of the month (plus some per diem) to show for it.

Royals Complete Sweep of Reds With 4-3 Win  —  CINCINNATI — Lorenzo Cain had a tiebreaking RBI single in the second inning, Ben Zobrist had four hits, and Kansas City benefited from a Cincinnati baserunning gaffe as the Royals beat the Reds 4-3 Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep.

'I Wouldn't Change It'  —  For the first time in detail, the Seattle coordinator discusses why the Seahawks chose to pass, what went wrong and how he handled the fallout  —  Richard Sherman: Seattle Seahawks' secondary will be great  —  The MMQB's Peter King caught up with Seahawks CB Richard Sherman in Renton, WA.

Norris, Castellanos Homer, Tigers Pound Lester, Cubs 15-8  —  CHICAGO — Pitcher Daniel Norris homered in his first career plate appearance, Nick Castellanos went deep twice, one a grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers pounded Jon Lester in a 15-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.