Steven Matz gives up 5 earned runs in dreadful outing, Mets slip to fourth place in NL East  —  ATLANTA - The Mets had led their division rivals in the standings all season long until a decisive juncture on Wednesday night.  —  Steven Matz coughed up five earned runs, six hits and two home runs …

Angels' Trout continues domination of Blue Jays  —  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the big fish most nights, but there's no doubt Wednesday night was Trout season in Toronto.  —  Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels continued to clobber the Blue Jays, rattling two early home runs into near-empty seats …

Snell chased in 1st, Sabathia wins 250th, Yankees sweep Rays  —  Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help chase Cy Young Award winner  —  CC Sabathia got his 250th career win and the  —  Tampa Bay Rays 12-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.  —  Gleyber Torres added a grand slam during …

Scherzer, despite broken nose, pitches Nats past Phillies  —  Max Scherzer, pitching with a broken nose, gave up just four hits in seven scoreless innings as the host Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Wednesday night to complete a doubleheader sweep.

Padres To Recall Chris Paddack  —  Padres ace Chris Paddack, optioned to the minors June 12, will return to start in the majors this Saturday, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.  —  It was an eyebrow-raising decision when the Padres demoted Paddack a week ago …

Hal Steinbrenner says Yankees may spend past highest luxury tax level after all  —  traded for the AL home run leader in Edwin Encarnación, but they may not be done spending money.  —  At Wednesday's major league owners meetings, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner indicated that the team …

Reynolds' go-ahead blast sends Pirates past Tigers  —  Rookie Bryan Reynolds hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a six-run deficit to top the visiting Detroit Tigers 8-7.  —  It was the first time in 11 years the Pirates came back from six runs to win.

Reyes' three-run HR gives Padres sweep of Brewers  —  Franmil Reyes hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon to give the host San Diego Padres a 8-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and a sweep of a three-game series.  —  Reyes' 20th homer of the season answered a three-run …

Twins Place Marwin Gonzalez On IL, Select Sean Poppen  —  The Twins have placed utilityman Marwin Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, the team announced.  They also sent reliever Blake Parker to the family medical emergency list.

Mike Conley Makes Utah a Contender  —  Utah's acquisition of Memphis's franchise point guard might not make the headlines that Anthony Davis's move to the Lakers did, but make no mistake: Utah should be taken as seriously as Los Angeles next season  —  Welcome to the championship chase, Utah.

MLB details first three matchups for live games on YouTube  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball and YouTube on Wednesday released details of the first three matchups under their agreement to stream a package of 13 live games every week on the video-sharing website.