Resurgent Matt Moore could help Rays here or as trade chip  —  Matt Moore gave the Rays the kind of start in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Red Sox that they have been so desperately seeking.  —  He pitched well enough, most vital of all, to win the game, just their second in the past 14 tries.

Joakim Noah expected to sign with New York Knicks for $18 million a year  —  By all accounts, Joakim Noah is about to reunite with Derrick Rose and return to his hometown.  —  Multiple sources have told The Washington Post that Noah will almost certainly be joining the New York Knicks …

HRs by McCann, Gregorius in 9th Rally Yanks Past Rangers 9-7  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 11:03 P.M. E.D.T.  —  NEW YORK — Brian McCann hit a tying, three-run homer off Sam Dyson, Didi Gregorius capped a six-run ninth inning with his two-run shot and the New York Yankees woke …

Joe Maddon is not a fan of baseball's unwritten rules  —  Joe Maddon was asked about “unwritten rules” on Wednesday, and gave a fascinating answer.  —  Jason Rowan / Sportress of Blogitude / Yardbarker  —  If you want to get the average fan fired up about baseball, all you've simply got …

Shields Gets Win as White Sox Beat Twins 9-6  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 11:27 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — James Shields broke out of a slump with 6 2/3 innings against one of baseball's worst lineups, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 on Wednesday night.

Relentless Orioles hammering home runs at a record pace  —  SAN DIEGO — Two weeks ago in Fenway Park, in a game between the best teams in the American League East, a remarkable event occurred.  —  A Baltimore Oriole stole a base.  —  His name was Joey Rickard.  It came in the sixth inning of a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox.

It's Time for the Sabermetric Revolution to be Televised  —  From the pastime's earliest days, the media have played a critical role in delivering baseball to the masses.  It dates all the way back to fedora-clad newspapermen weaving game stories onto ink stained pages …

Guerra, Brewers Beat Stewart, Dodgers 7-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 11:06 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MILWAUKEE — Junior Guerra allowed two hits over eight innings, Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer and a two-run double and Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a two-run shot to carry the Milwaukee Brewers …

Sean Rodriguez Drives in 4 as Pirates Beat Mariners 8-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 30, 2016, 1:09 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SEATTLE — Sean Rodriguez doubled in consecutive at-bats and drove in four runs, David Freese hit a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 …

No DH for Bumgarner: Ace to bat vs. A's  —  OAKLAND — Madison Bumgarner will strike a blow, at least the Giants expect him to, for pitchers everywhere on Thursday when manager Bruce Bochy will place him in the batting order against the Oakland A's.  —  The Giants thus will become the first team …

Phillies prospect Mark Appel has season-ending elbow surgery  —  PHOENIX — Mark Appel, a Phillies prospect and former first overall pick, underwent season-ending surgery Wednesday to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.  —  Appel, 24, was on the minor-league disabled list with a shoulder injury.

Notes: Market for Cuban free agent Yulieski Gurriel is heating up  —  The infielder has auditioned for the Astros, Dodgers and Mets and other teams are intrigued.  —  Yuki Taguchi  —  No team is openly going to trumpet its pursuit of Cuban free agent Yulieski Gurriel …