Joe Maddon: Tommy La Stella to report to Double-A Tennessee  —  Tommy La Stella races to third after hitting a triple against the Nationals on May 6, 2016.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Tommy La Stella will return to the Chicago Cubs' organization.  —  Manager Joe Maddon said La Stella, 27 …

Baltimore Closer Zach Britton Isn't Just a Surprise Cy Young Contender—He's the AL MVP  —  Last week, my colleague Michael Baumann had the audacity to suggest that Orioles closer Zach Britton could be a defensible selection as the American League's Cy Young Award winner.

Happ Wins 11th Straight, Improves to 17-3 as Jays Top Yanks  —  NEW YORK — J.A. Happ won his 11th consecutive decision to become the first 17-game winner in the majors, and Melvin Upton Jr. hit a three-run homer that propelled the Toronto Blue Jays past the New York Yankees 7-4 on Wednesday.

HOUSTON — Convinced Yankees fans are ready to embrace a new generation of Baby Bombers, owner Hal Steinbrenner watched Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge hit home runs in their first major league at-bats last weekend  —  “I was emotional.  It doesn't happen often,” he said Wednesday.  “I'm very excited about this.”

Aaron Nola Has “Low-Grade” UCL Sprain & Flexor Strain  —  Phillies righty Aaron Nola has been shut down for the remainder of the year after being diagnosed with a “low-grade” UCL sprain and flexor strain, as Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer was among those to tweet.

Betts Has 2 HRs, 5 RBIs as Red Sox Beat Orioles 5-3  —  BALTIMORE — Mookie Betts homered twice and drove in five runs, helping the resurgent Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.  —  Betts hit a three-run drive in the fifth inning …

BAR: Even in pen, Raisel Iglesias a bargain  —  42 Shares  —  The Blog Above Replacement is a daily look at the Reds, their minor leagues and whatever else is on the mind of Enquirer Reds beat writers, C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan.  —  Cincinnati Reds right-hander Raisel Iglesias …

LeMahieu Sparks Offense as Rockies Beat Nationals 12-10  —  DENVER — D.J. LeMahieu kept tormenting the Nationals with two hits, Gerardo Parra drove in four runs and the Colorado Rockies beat Stephen Strasburg and Washington 12-10 on Wednesday.  —  Tony Wolters homered and had three hits …

Braves To Promote Dansby Swanson  —  The Braves will promote top shortstop prospect Dansby Swanson tomorrow, according to a team announcement.  President of baseball operations John Hart says that the youngster will be in the starting lineup tomorrow, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets.

Pennington's Triple Lifts Angels Over Mariners to End Skid  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 17, 2016, 1:30 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cliff Pennington hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning, Albert Pujols slugged his 22nd home run and the Los Angeles Angels came back twice to beat …

Rangers' 3 Runs in 10th Beat A's 5-4 When Odor Hit by Pitch  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 17, 2016, 12:27 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odor was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, forcing home the winning run as the AL-best Texas Rangers beat …