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 …

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.

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 …

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

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.

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.

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 …

Tim Anderson on first-career walk-off hit: ‘I wanted that moment’  —  White Sox infielders Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada discuss the team's victory against the Twins on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.  (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  When Avisail Garcia reached second base …

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 …

Former Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers GM Joe Klein dies at age 75  —  Joe Klein, former general manager of the Texas Rangers and two other Major League Baseball teams, died Wednesday due to complications from heart surgery.  He was 75.  —  The Rangers issued a statement …

Three-run 10th inning sends Rangers past Angels  —  ANAHEIM, CALIF.  —  Adrian Beltre connected for two solo home runs Wednesday night, and Robinson Chirinos homered and drove in two runs as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 in 10 innings.  —  The Rangers scored three times …

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.

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).