Severino helps Yankees sweep White Sox with 7-3 win  —  CHICAGO (AP) Luis Severino has been working on his slider with New York Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild.  —  It's beginning to pay off, too.  —  Severino pitched seven effective innings in his first win in a month …

Last Slide  —  David Peralta is all smiles these days.  —  “This is becoming a regular thing for you,” a reporter told Peralta as a crowd of media members approached his locker.  —  “It's about time,” Peralta said.  —  Peralta went 4 for 5 and drove in a pair of runs as the Diamondbacks captured …

Next Slide  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Detroit Tigers received a talking-to late Monday night, when Ron Gardenhire began to hear something he doesn't like to hear: Nothing.  —  For the first time, Gardenhire said, he yelled at the Tigers.  He aired it out.

Ronald Acuna outshines Juan Soto in meeting of dynamic rookies  —  WASHINGTON — At the ripe old age of 20, Ronald Acuna Jr. is anything but washed up.  —  In the Atlanta Braves' 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, Acuna stole the show from Juan Soto, the Nationals' 19-year-old rookie …

Three HRs in first lift Brewers past Padres  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) Welcome to the big leagues, Brett Kennedy.  —  Jesus Aguilar, Travis Shaw and Eric Thames hit consecutive first-inning homers to spoil Kennedy's San Diego debut and propel the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-4 victory over the Padres on Wednesday night.

Cubs' Yu Darvish throws ‘loose and free’ during sim game, nears rehab assignment  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It looks like Yu Darvish will stick around just long enough to see Alex Rodriguez one more time before starting a minor-league rehab assignment.  —  Darvish, who hasn't pitched since …

Rays' Brandon Lowe, Adam Kolarek form rare Terps duo sharing major league clubhouse  —  The University of Maryland isn't a baseball factory.  The school has put 34 players in the major leagues, and those appearances have been mostly both few and far between, but inside the Tampa Bay Rays clubhouse …

Phillies have disco fever, and that's bad news for rest of NL East  —  PHOENIX — The music was blaring as the clubhouse filled with fog and strobe lights flashed across the ceiling.  —  It was just another victory for the Philadelphia Phillies, but this celebration started a little late …

MLB: Colon targets next milestone  —  Bartolo Colon still has another goal after becoming the top winning pitcher from Latin America.  —  “This year is almost getting close to the end.  But there is one thing that I will look for, is Juan Marichal has more innings than me,” Colon said Wednesday through an interpreter.

Drew Pomeranz's time with Boston Red Sox may be up with roster crunch coming  —  Drew Pomeranz's time with the Red Sox may be getting short.  —  Pomeranz was not himself again Tuesday night, lasting just 4.2 innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits and walking five batters in Toronto.

Chance Adams sent down by Yankees  —  NY Yankees manager Aaron Boone talks about Severino's win at Chicago Pete Caldera, Staff Writer, @pcaldera  —  CHICAGO - Chance Adams will have to wait for his second chance.  —  The Yankees right-hander was optioned back to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Wednesday's 7-3 win at Chicago.

Francisco Lindor helping Indians round into form at right time  —  The Cleveland Indians clearly benefit from being the big dog in a kennel full of runts.  That doesn't mean Cleveland can't break baseball's longest championship drought.  —  The Indians' uneven season seems to be picking up momentum lately.

Mets broadcasters Hernandez and Darling recreate classic ‘GoodFellas’ scene  —  While Mets fans suffer through another tough season, at least Keith Hernandez continues to be entertaining.  —  The Mets all-time great has always been fun to watch and listen to in the broadcast booth …

Pirates' Archer trying for better outing against Rockies  —  The ovations from approving fans during right-hander Chris Archer's debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates are in the rearview mirror.  —  His second start since his trade from Tampa Bay won't be in front of the welcoming home crowd Wednesday …

Reds' Stephenson faces Mets in first big-league start of year  —  NEW YORK — Not every pitcher can be Jacob deGrom, who arrived in the big leagues just before his 25th birthday in 2014 and won the National League Rookie of the Year award while immediately becoming an ace-caliber pitcher for the New York Mets.

Real or Not?  Shohei Ohtani gives Mike Trout a birthday blast  —  Mike Trout sat out on his birthday party, so Shohei Ohtani partied all on his own.  Trout was on hand for the Los Angeles Angels' 11-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on the 27th anniversary of his birth, but for the first time in his MLB career …