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.

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.

Welington Castillo's grand slam helps Orioles to 9-5 lead against White Sox  —  Photos from the White Sox-Orioles game on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Orioles catcher Welington Castillo hit his first career grand slam Wednesday night to help …

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.

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 …

Red Sox hand Phillies their eighth straight loss  —  The Phillies returned home Wednesday for the first time in 10 days to find a new addition inside their clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park.  Chairs and tables were rearranged to create space for a Ping-Pong table, which instantly became the most popular spot in the room.

With Mets in need of relief help, Hansel Robles passed over for Rafael Montero  —  Rafael Montero is back.  The struggling righthander, who was once a Mets top pitching prospect, was called up before Wednesday night's game to serve as the mop-up man after the bullpen was taxed by the blow-out loss to the Cubs Tuesday night.

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 …

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.

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

After Moustakas' splash hit, Royals roll their winning streak to four games  —  SAN FRANCISCO  —  The waters of McCovey Cove slosh and splash just 24 feet beyond right field here at AT&T Park, beyond the towering, angular brick walk, beyond the sidewalk filled with pedestrians on a sunny afternoon.