Red Sox eye return of ace David Price after second rehab start  —  Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price's second rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket is complete.  —  The left-hander was lifted after getting the first two outs in the fourth inning against Louisville.  He retired the final four batters he faced.

Boy hurt at Yankee Stadium after being hit by part of Chris Carter's shattered bat  —  NEW YORK — A boy was struck on the head by Chris Carter's broken bat during the Yankees' 3-0 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  —  With New York's Didi Gregorius on second base …

Rich Hill struggles in return as Dodgers fall to Cardinals  —  LOS ANGELES  —  The disdain dripped from Rich Hill's voice.  He is an introspective man, but this was not self-deprecation.  It was self-loathing, the only emotion he could muster after plummeting the Los Angeles Dodgers into an early deficit in a 6-1 loss to St. Louis.

Left for dead, Reds score replay-aided comeback  —  Cincinnati Reds SS Zack Cozart on game-winning hit in comeback win vs. Cleveland The Enquirer  —  CLEVELAND - For two minutes and 57 seconds, the Cincinnati Reds laid dead on the operating table.  They had lost Wednesday to the Cleveland Indians …

Daily Dose: Denver Gold  —  The first-place Colorado Rockies look to cap off a four-game sweep in Thursday's road game against the Philadelphia Phillies.  The Rockies have outscored the Phillies 23-5 during the first three games as they continue to steamroll the competition.

Thursday's game  —  Diamondbacks at Brewers  —  Where: Miller Park.  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (3-3, 3.91) vs. Brewers RHP Zach Davies (5-2, 5.44).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1)  —  Ray has pitched well on the road this year, going 2-1 with a 1.03 ERA in four starts.

Tigers score two runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to break 2-2 tie  —  HOUSTON - This was the inning Daniel Norris was supposed to fall apart.  The Detroit Tigers had seen it many times in the past.  —  After three solid innings, a leadoff walk.  A double.  A reliever warming up in the bullpen.

LEADING OFF: Cubs stage “Anchorman” trip, Pujols nears 600  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors today:  —  STAY CLASSY, CHICAGO  —  With his Chicago Cubs hovering just over .500, manager Joe Maddon is borrowing inspiration from the Channel 4 news team: new suits!

Souza homers twice in Rays' 5-2 win over Angels (May 24, 2017)  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Steven Souza Jr. homered twice to rally the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.  —  Colby Rasmus also went deep for the Rays and Erasmo Ramirez pitched six strong innings …

Pirates Rally In 9th, Erupt In 10th To Beat Braves 12-5  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Gift Ngoepe doubled to drive in Andrew McCutchen for the go-ahead run before the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three straight homers during a seven-run 10th inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 12-5 on Wednesday night.

Mike Trout Somehow Found A Way To Get Better  —  As a general rule, baseball players — specifically, the non-pitching variety — tend to break into the majors in their early 20s, improve pretty rapidly over their first handful of seasons, peak around age 271 and then begin the inexorable decline toward mediocrity (and retirement).

Mets write the perfect script for a crushing defeat  —  Neil Walker shows his frustration after flying out in the third inning.  —  Getty Images … If Terry Collins is lucky, the next time he picks up the phone to the bullpen he will dial the wrong number.

Mac Williamson provides a jolt but Giants' rally comes up short in loss to Cubs  —  CHICAGO - You could say that Mac Williamson was sleepwalking around the bases after his home run in the ninth inning of the Giants' 5-4 loss Wednesday night.  —  Except he was moving a lot quicker than that.