Doug Fister fires one-hitter as Boston Red Sox rout Cleveland Indians  —  CLEVELAND — It was all Doug Fister, from start to finish.  —  Fister pitched a one-hitter and Eduardo Nunez had a home run and a career-high five RBIs as the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 9-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians …

Brewers stumble in 7th, fall to Giants in series finale  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Milwaukee Brewers would have much preferred to leave for an important road series against baseball's best Los Angeles Dodgers with momentum from a series win.  —  MORE BREWERS COVERAGE

Joe Klein, who served as GM for Rangers, Indians and Tigers, dies at 75  —  PHILADELPHIA — Joe Klein, who was a general manager for three Major League Baseball teams before spending the past two decades as executive director of the independent Atlantic League, has died.  He was 75.

Cardinals Place Trevor Rosenthal On 60-Day DL  —  The Cardinals have moved righty Trevor Rosenthal from the 10-day to the 60-day DL, per a club announcement.  That move brings his season to an end, though a course of treatment for his elbow injury has yet to be disclosed.

Former Detroit Tiger farmhand Chad Green excelling with New York Yankees  —  Chad Green has made it to Comerica Park.  —  Four seasons after the Detroit Tigers drafted the right-handed reliever in the 11th round and two seasons after they traded him to the Yankees, he stood …

John Lackey's performance serves as a warning to Mike Montgomery  —  Cubs starter John Lackey: “There's a fine line between good and bad.”  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Manager Joe Maddon and the Chicago Cubs have an abundance of confidence that left-hander Mike Montgomery will pitch …

Royals closer Kelvin Herrera might not miss any time after leaving game early  —  Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera is not expected to miss much time, if any, after leaving a game Tuesday because of tightness in his forearm.  —  In his weekly appearance on KCSP (610 AM) Wednesday morning …

Rangers Acquire Pedro Gonzalez To Complete Jonathan Lucroy Trade  —  The Rangers announced that they've acquired minor league outfielder Pedro Gonzalez from the Rockies as the player to be named later in the trade that sent Jonathan Lucroy to Colorado.  —  Gonzalez, 19, ranked as the Rockies …

Greg Bird, tearing up rehab assignments, may rejoin Yankees as soon as Friday  —  DETROIT — Greg Bird will be re-evaluated after playing for Triple-A Scranton on Wednesday and Thursday, meaning it's possible he could be back as early as Friday when the Yankees begin a weekend series with the Mariners in the Bronx.

Zach Britton's record consecutive saves streak ends at 60  —  All good things must come to an end and Zach Britton's consecutive saves streak did just that on Wednesday.  —  The Orioles closer entered Wednesday's game against the Athletics with a 7-5 lead, but gave up three straight hits …

Sore neck will keep Nats' Max Scherzer sidelined longer than hoped  —  Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer is not ready to rejoin the rotation Friday as the team had hoped, manager Dusty Baker told reporters Wednesday.  —  Scherzer continues to battle a sore neck that landed him on the 10-day disabled list Aug. 18.

Manfred says MLB plans to policy on fan behavior for 2018  —  DETROIT (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball plans to issue a policy on fan behavior for all ballparks next season.  —  Manfred spoke Tuesday while visiting Comerica Park before Detroit hosted the Yankees.

Noah Syndergaard doesn't throw to hitters as scheduled, but Mets say it's only precautionary  —  Noah Syndergaard didn't throw live to hitters on Wednesday, as had been scheduled, but Terry Collins said it was not due to a setback in his rehab from his torn lat muscle.

Mariners Designate Leonys Martin, Activate David Phelps  —  The Mariners have designated outfielder Leonys Martin for assignment, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (via Twitter).  Martin's active roster spot will go to David Phelps, who was activated from the 10-day DL.