Verlander sharp against old team, Astros top Tigers 5-1  —  Verlander (7-1) struck out nine in his second start at Comerica Park since his 2017 trade from Detroit to Houston.  —  Author: The Associated Press, NOAH TRISTER  —  DETROIT — Justin Verlander allowed two hits in seven impressive innings …

7 Rays pitchers combine to hand Miami 7th straight loss, 1-0  —  Seven pitchers combined on a seven-hitter for Tampa Bay, and the Rays shut out the Miami Marlins for the second straight game, 1-0 on Wednesday night.  —  The Marlins (10-31) lost their seventh consecutive game and are on pace for 122 losses.

Riley, Soroka star in Braves' win over Cardinals  —  Credit two of the Braves' prized young players - two players who came into the organization together in the 2015 amateur draft — for Wednesday night's victory over St. Louis at SunTrust Park.  —  Mike Soroka, the Braves' second pick of that draft …

Calhoun's back for the Rangers.  And he didn't hesitate to flash that sweet swing again  —  Willie Calhoun ignored the call at midnight.  —  Calhoun figured his mom would be on the other end, just wanting to chat.  But his phone rang a second time early Wednesday morning, and he didn't ignore it this time.

Yanks' Andujar to have season-ending surgery  —  NEW YORK — Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar will have season-ending surgery to repair a small labrum tear in his right shoulder.  —  New York announced the decision Wednesday night during the second game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles that the Yankees swept.

Diamondbacks capitalize on Chris Archer insight, roll to win despite in-game injuries  —  The Diamondbacks rolled to an 11-1 win over the Pirates Wednesday, and they got their bats going early against Pittsburgh starter Chris Archer.  —  “I think the key with Archer is when he's not commanding the baseball …

Yankees rain homers on David Hess to beat Orioles, 5-3, in first game of doubleheader  —  After two wet days in the Bronx, the New York Yankees rained home runs in the opening game of their doubleheader against the Orioles.  —  In a 5-3 loss Wednesday, Orioles right-hander David Hess …

Giants beat Toronto in Shaun Anderson's MLB debut  —  In an interesting riff on pitching future vs. pitching past, Shaun Anderson made his big-league debut Wednesday afternoon against Edwin Jackson, who was starting for his major league-record 14th team.  —  The young guy's team won.

Blue Jays revisit historic 2015 trade deadline with latest addition  —  The days leading up to 2015 trade deadline were pivotal in Blue Jays history, as the club added Troy Tulowitzki and David Price to put themselves in position to break a 22-year playoff drought.

Amed Rosario can hit from anywhere in the lineup  —  WASHINGTON - While the focus has been on the Mets' injury-prone bullpen or the team's lack of offensive production, Amed Rosario is quietly putting together impressive hit streaks.  —  The Mets shortstop entered Wednesday on an eight-game hitting streak …

Top games in Cincinnati Reds history: No. 46 - Chico Ruiz stealing home starts Phillies' slide  —  Most baseball fans have at least heard of the Philadelphia Phillies' epic 1964 collapse, when they had a 6-½ game lead over Cincinnati and St. Louis with 12 to play and blew it all with a 10-game losing streak.

Good news: Alex Wood is about to start throwing.  Bad news: He's a long way from pitching.  —  Reds left-hander Alex Wood is about to resume throwing.  —  That's the good news.  The bad?  He's starting from scratch.  Wood has been out since spring training with a lower back strain.

James Paxton could return to Yankees soon  —  James Paxton woke up feeling good Wednesday morning and the Yankees let out a collective sigh of relief.  The lefty had reported feeling “something,” in his left knee on Tuesday, when he threw his first bullpen since going on the injured list …

Twins set to call up reliever Austin Adams to replace Trevor Hildenberger  —  Indications are that the Twins, who start a seven-game West Coast swing in Seattle on Thursday night, will call up righthanded reliever Austin Adams from Class AAA Rochester to take Trevor Hildenberger's spot on the roster.

Chavis lifts Red Sox over Rockies 6-5 in 10 innings  —  BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez homered in his third straight game, rookie  —  Michael Chavis singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the Boston  —  Red Sox recovered after blowing a five-run lead to beat the