Boston Red Sox trade for Oakland Athletics OF Rajai Davis  —  The Boston Red Sox acquired another player they hope will help them down the stretch and in the postseason, obtaining outfielder Rajai Davis from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league outfielder Rafael Rincones, the teams announced Wednesday.

St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal to have Tommy John surgery, out for season  —  St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal is in need of Tommy John surgery on his injured pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the regular season, the team announced Wednesday.

Schwarber homers, Cubs stay hot with 9-3 win over Reds  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer in the ballpark near his home, Tommy La Stella added a two-run shot while subbing for Kris Bryant, and the Chicago Cubs kept their second-half surge going with a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.

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

New York Yankees pound Jordan Zimmermann, Detroit Tigers, 10-2  —  Zimmermann allows seven runs for the third straight start; Tigers lose for 14th time in 17 games  —  Jordan Zimmermann wasn't good on Wednesday night like he wasn't good his last start or the start before that.

Who would Rangers turn to if they bypass Ross?  —  ANAHEIM, CALIF.  —  Right-handers Nick Martinez and Austin Bibens-Dirkx are candidates to start Sunday for the Texas Rangers, if the coaching staff decides to replace Tyson Ross in the rotation.  —  That decision was pending Wednesday …

Hill loses no-hit try on HR in 10th, Pirates top Dodgers 1-0 (Aug 23, 2017)  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) Dodgers lefty Rich Hill lost his perfect game on an error in the ninth inning, then lost his no-hitter on a leadoff home run in the 10th by Josh Harrison that sent the Pittsburgh Pirates over Los Angeles 1-0 Wednesday night.

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.

Chris Flexen impresses as Mets rookies pace offense to beat Diamondbacks  —  Is Chris Flexen forcing the Mets to consider him in their plans for the future?  —  The rookie righthander is in the majors only because of all the Mets' pitching injuries, but after a rough first couple of starts …

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 …

Cleveland Indians 2B Jason Kipnis (hamstring) placed on DL again  —  Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, the team announced Wednesday.  —  Kipnis is the third Indians' player to be placed on the disabled list …

Blue Jays beat Rays 7-6 with 6 home runs  —  ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.  —  Kevin Pillar hit Toronto's sixth home run of the game in the eighth inning, lifting the Blue Jays over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Wednesday night.  —  Pillar snapped a 6-6 tie with a homer off Tommy Hunter (2-5) to help the Blue Jays end a four-game losing streak.

Jeurys Familia anticipating return to Mets in 2017 but main focus is on next season  —  Day two of Jeurys' Familia's rehab stint with the Brooklyn Cyclones saw four more batters and another scoreless inning of pitching.  —  The closer said Wednesday he's ready to return to the mound for the Mets …

Marlins back under .500 after two-hit loss to Phillies  —  Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly discusses the team's 8-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, including an ugly outing from left-hander Justin Nicolino (2 1/3 innings, six runs) and a much better one from Philly righty Mark Leiter (seven innings, one hit).

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 …

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.