What's going on with Yahoo's Mets app?  —  If negativity truly does sell, the Mets and Yahoo Sports should be working overtime to launch their overdue app, which was scheduled to debut on Opening Day.  —  In February, optimistic executives from Yahoo and Verizon, the website's parent company …

Orioles' commentator can no longer fathom Gleyber Torres … The rest of the Yankees can probably take the night off.  Gleyber Torres and Gary Sanchez have it from here.  —  Torres cranked his 11th and 12th homers of the season on Wednesday night in Baltimore, bringing his season-total against the lowly Orioles to 10.

A's place slugger Khris Davis on IL after beating Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) Khris Davis' injury isn't getting better.  The Athletics won't let it get any worse.  —  Oakland's slugger was placed on the injured list after the A's extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Zack Greinke trade rumors: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher moved before MLB trade deadline?  —  Zack Greinke is having a very impressive season for the Arizona Diamondbacks.  —  The pitcher is 6-2 on the year with a 2.89 ERA.  He has allowed 53 hits and walked nine batters over 71 2/3 innings.

Here's how you can get this sweet Whataburger Fancy Ketchup lid at a Rangers game  —  The first of two Whataburger Nights at Globe Life Park is scheduled for May 31 when the Texas Rangers host the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m. The second is Sept. 12 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Giants score three in ninth to beat Braves 4-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Panik was fairly calm in the midst of his eight-pitch battle with Atlanta closer Luke Jackson.  A pair of stolen bases earlier in the ninth inning, including one by pinch-runner Mac Williamson that put the winning run …

Diamondbacks can't keep up with Padres in San Diego sweep  —  SAN DIEGO - Left-hander Eric Lauer pitched seven strong innings to win for the first time in seven starts and Greg Garcia had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run for his hometown San Diego Padres, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.

Cardinals hope to bounce back in second game of doubleheader  —  The Cardinals will use their standard lineup for the second game of a doubleheader against Kansas City after being held to two runs on four hits in the opener, an 8-2 loss.  —  Matt Wieters, who had two hits in the first game …

Twins come alive late, run away for 8-3 victory over Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Sometimes the rallies are lightning strikes.  Sometimes they're slow boils.  The Minnesota Twins got both on Tuesday.  —  In the span of three pitches, the Twins turned a three-run deficit into a tie game.

Yelich (back) again out of lineup for Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich has been scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati for a second consecutive day because of back spasms.  —  “He's improved today,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.

Ex-Cubs coach Dave Martinez is a good man, but he probably shouldn't be managing the Nationals  —  Every day Dave Martinez meets the media before the Nationals game.  He's always the same.  He's in a genuinely good mood, like somebody invited him to a big-league ballgame, and being just a big kid …

Rangers keep getting prime Pence, a resurgent Mazara and Elvis Andrus is waiting just off stage  —  It's getting awfully close to June and the Texas Rangers are still an interesting bunch.  —  In fact, they've been a pretty good team.  And they've certainly played better than expectations before the season.

Braves' rotation among league's best in May  —  For as much negative attention that's centered on the Braves' bullpen, their rotation deserves as much positivity.  —  Over the last week, Braves starters have earned a 1.24 ERA (2 earned runs in 43-2/3 innings) while allowing just three home runs.

How two shutout losses to Rays reinforced the Miami Marlins' best offensive habits  —  Just a week ago, the Miami Marlins found rock bottom.  A two-game midweek series against the Tampa Bay Rays yielded a pair of shutout losses, dropping the Marlins' already historic pace for offensive futility …

White Sox turn season's 1st triple play vs. Astros  —  HOUSTON — The Chicago White Sox have turned a triple play against the Houston Astros.  —  It came in the third inning Wednesday night with runners on first and second.  Jake Marisnick hit a grounder down the line to third baseman Yoan Moncada …

Luis Severino still hasn't started his throwing program  —  BALTIMORE — Six weeks after he was diagnosed with a strained right lat, Luis Severino had not begun his throwing program.  The Yankees' ace is “close,” manager Aaron Boone said before Wednesday's game against the Orioles at Camden Yards.

How a 19-year-old prospect is turning the MLB draft upside down  —  For years, opponents of Major League Baseball's draft who believed it stifled the true value of players have hypothesized about ways to avoid its constraints.  Nineteen-year-old Carter Stewart is ready to test the viability …

Vince Velasquez wouldn't mind being a closer someday, but where does he fit now?  —  Vince Velasquez wouldn't mind being a closer someday, but where does he fit now? originally appeared on  —  CHICAGO - Vince Velasquez threw 30 pitches from a bullpen mound at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.

Mariners swept in Texas after bats go cold in finale vs. Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — They got the pitching performance they needed from their best pitcher.  But a Mariners offense filled that has looked like a juggernaut for extended periods this season, was held to just one run …