Cincinnati Reds infielder Scooter Gennett leaves game with left groin tightness  —  Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett, who made his season debut last week, exited Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers after the fourth inning with tightness in his left groin.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon gets ejected from Thursday's game against Pirates  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon gets ejected from Thursdays game against  —  Fireworks aren't the only things going off on the Fourth of July this year.  —  During Thursday's Cubs-Pirates game, Cubs manager Joe Maddon got ejected …

Lindor, Ramirez help Indians sweep Royals with 8-4 clincher  —  Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the bumbling  —  Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.  —  Tyler Naquin and  —  Jason Kipnis also drove in runs for the suddenly streaking Indians …

Mariners Acquire Matt Wisler  —  The Mariners have acquired right-hander Matt Wisler from the Padres in exchange for cash, the teams announced.  Seattle had an opening on its 40-man roster, so a corresponding DFA or 60-day IL placement isn't necessary.  Wisler was designated for assignment by San Diego last week.

Mets lifeless in 5-1 loss to Yankees as teams split Subway Series  —  NEW YORK — The Mets were within striking distance and could have swung the momentum with one explosive inning.  It didn't seem like too much to ask for a group that entered fresh off consecutive comeback victories.

Diamondbacks' Lovullo hesitant to defend Holland after another walk-off loss to Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — The bullpen door swung open and Greg Holland emerged.  True to his word, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo did not shy away from going back to his closer one night after watching …

Cease goes 5 innings in debut, White Sox beat Tigers 7-5  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Cease threw five innings in a winning major league debut, and the  —  Detroit Tigers 7-5 Wednesday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.  —  Cease showed why the White Sox have been anticipating big things since …

Longoria, Dickerson homer in Giants' 7-5 win vs Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Francisco Giants look like a whole different team than they did five days ago.  —  Evan Longoria and Alex Dickerson hit consecutive home runs in the third inning and the Giants scored four runs during …

Dolphins' Kendrick Norton has left arm amputated after serious crash, in critical condition … Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton, a former University of Miami standout, was involved in a serious car accident late Wednesday night that was labeled career-ending.

Brewers Select Deolis Guerra  —  The Brewers announced that they've selected the contract of right-hander Deolis Guerra prior to today's game, which fills the vacancy on their 40-man roster.  Righty Aaron Wilkerson was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio to make room on the 25-man roster.

Blue Jays' Marcus Stroman scratched from start against Red Sox  —  Toronto Blue Jays all-star right-hander Marcus Stroman was scratched from Thursday's start against the Boston Red Sox due to a pectoral injury.  —  Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo describes the injury as a “left pectoral cramp” …

Rays' Brandon Lowe named to AL All-Star team but likely won't play  —  Lowe left Tuesday's game with a bruised lower right leg and seems likely to end up on the IL, but he still plans to go to Cleveland.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Coming off a somewhat unexpected and modestly impressive big-league debut …