J. Martinez sparks four-run second; Cards trail 6-4  —  Jose Martinez, who knocked in four runs in a doubleheader on Tuesday, drove in two more with a second-inning triple Wednesday night at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals ate into an early six-run Milwaukee lead and exited the inning trailing only 6-4.

Castillo's grand slam in 5th helps Orioles beat White Sox, 10-6, end 11-game road losing streak  —  CHICAGO  —  Welington Castillo's towering fifth-inning grand slam Wednesday night packed a lot of meaning for a reeling Baltimore Orioles team that had lost six consecutive games overall …

Hernandez hits home run off Miller, Dodgers beat Indians 6-4  —  CLEVELAND  —  Cleveland relief ace Andrew Miller wore a shocked expression after giving up a tiebreaking home run to Los Angeles pinch-hitter Kike Hernandez in the eighth inning Wednesday night.

Mets showing some fight despite constant roadblocks  —  The win of the year?  With all the Mets had to overcome on this night, it had that type of feel at Citi Field.  —  Or at least the improbable win of the year, considering the Mets shook off an alarming start by Matt Harvey …

Michael Pineda lit up as Yankees fall to Angels in rubber game, 7-5  —  ANAHEIM — Frustrated with the way he'd been pitching, Michael Pineda spiked the ball into the ground after catching it at first for the final out of the fifth inning, doing his best Rob Gronkowski impersonation.

Brian Johnson to be re-evaluated after exiting with shoulder discomfort  —  Boston Red Sox starter Brian Johnson left Wednesday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the third inning with discomfort in his left shoulder.  —  He will be re-evaluated on Friday in Boston.

Marcell Ozuna HR starts comeback as Marlins beat A's  —  MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered to start the Miami Marlins' comeback from an early four-run deficit, and they beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 Wednesday to complete a two-game sweep.  —  Ozuna hit his 17th home run to start the second inning …

Rockies Quiet Pirates 5-1 To End 3-Game Losing Streak  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Desmond hit his fourth home run of the season and rookie German Marquez pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

D-Backs lead Tigers early  —  The Diamondbacks scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second night in a row, and right-hander Taijuan Walker was pitching effectively through four innings in his first start back from the disabled list.  The Diamondbacks led 2-1 after four innings.

Teheran leads Braves to rare series win at Nationals … Julio Teheran earned his third consecutive victory and the  —  Washington Nationals 13-2 on Wednesday to earn a rare series victory on the road against their NL East rival.  —  Brandon Phillips had four hits and three RBIs for the Braves …

Ground Rule Doppelgängers, 2017 Edition  —  Prior to last season, I collected several data points about each team since 1988.  These data points represented the organization's past, present and future plans as well as its recent success and potential for success.  Then I gave each a rank and percentile.

Mets 2B Neil Walker leaves game with leg injury … Neil Walker has injured his left leg, the latest ailment to befall a New York team hampered by a long list of health problems the past two seasons.  —  Walker tried to bunt for a hit in the third inning Wednesday night against the

Matt Chapman, A's third base prospect, being called up  —  MIAMI — As the A's youth movement continues at the big-league level, top third-base prospect Matt Chapman is set to join the party Thursday.  —  A team source said Chapman will be called up now that gaining “super two” arbitration status is no longer possible.