Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner blames players for slow start  —  NEW YORK — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner has backed manager Joe Girardi and his coaching staff and has blamed players for the team's slow start.  —  With New York last in the AL East at 16-22 before its 4-2 win over Arizona on Wednesday …

Lindor's Homer in 12th Sends Indians Over Reds 8-7  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 18, 2016, 11:42 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CINCINNATI — Rajai Davis hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning, and Francisco Lindor led off the 12th with another homer, powering the Cleveland Indians to an 8-7 victory …

Nationals draw 11 walks to back Gio, beat Colon and Mets 7-1 … NEW YORK — Limited to two runs over the previous three games, the Washington Nationals used their eyes even more than their bats to break out at the plate.  —  Daniel Murphy drove in two runs against his former team …

Believe it or not, these are still Theo Epstein's Red Sox  —  It's not Dave Dombrowski.  It's not Ben Cherington, either.  It's not Mike Hazen.  It's not ownership.  It's certainly not Bill James.  —  None of the above.  —  No. This Red Sox team you have come to love early …

Draft prep: Top 30 baseball prospects in June draft  —  With the baseball's draft approaching on June 9-11, USA TODAY Sports looks at the top 30 draft-eligible prospects.  The rankings were compiled by Frankie Piliere, a national prospect writer for D1Baseball.com.

Teheran Guides Braves to 3-1 Win Over Pirates  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 18, 2016, 9:57 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PITTSBURGH — Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

Notes: MLB's diversity issue back in spotlight, brawl fallout and more  —  Baseball is down to just two minority managers, final questions on the Jays-Rangers brawl and much more in Ken Rosenthal's latest notes.  —  After the Braves' dismissal of manager Fredi Gonzalez on Tuesday, I tweeted this:

Wood Wins, Drives in Go-Ahead Run, Cubs Beat Brewers 2-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 19, 2016, 1:36 A.M. E.D.T.  —  MILWAUKEE — Pitcher Travis Wood drove in the go-ahead run when he walked with the bases loaded in the 13th inning after getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the 12th to lead …

Wainwright's Arm, Holliday's Bat Pace Cardinals  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 18, 2016, 11:24 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright threw six-hit ball into the seventh inning in his best start of the season and Matt Holliday had a two-run double for the St. Louis Cardinals …

Angels' 5-Run 5th Inning Helps Beat Dodgers 8-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 19, 2016, 1:36 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout homered and the Los Angeles Angels broke the game open with five runs in the fifth inning to beat the Dodgers 8-1 on Wednesday night in the Freeway Series.

2 suspects in police custody after Kalihi mom-and-pop store robberies  —  Editor's note: Since this story was first posted, police confirmed two suspects, both juveniles, have turned themselves in.  This post has been updated to reflect this new information.