Cashman: Yanks weren't close to deadline deals  —  NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman stood firmly behind his organization's inactivity at Wednesday's trade deadline, saying that despite his best efforts, he had trouble finding fair offers with the potential trade partners he spoke to in recent weeks.

Suspensions Issued After Pirates/Reds Brawl  —  Tuesday's enormous brawl between the Pirates and the Reds has, unsurprisingly, led to multiple suspensions on both teams.  Major League Baseball announced a total of 32 games' worth of suspensions for six players, as well as a six-game suspension …

Winners and losers of an unexpectedly wild MLB trade deadline  —  Just remember, sometimes the biggest deals don't end up being the most important.  See: Nathan Eovaldi and Steve Pearce for the 2018 Red Sox.  Anyway, let's review some of the winners and losers from a 2019 MLB trade deadline that finished with a flurry of activity.

Indians Option Jake Bauers, Greg Allen To Triple-A  —  The Indians have optioned first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers and outfielder to Greg Allen, the club announced.  The moves create 25-man roster space for Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes, the Tribe's two new outfield acquisitions …

Mets rally in the ninth against the Chicago White Sox to extend winning streak to six  —  CHICAGO — On Wednesday afternoon, Brodie Van Wagenen instilled added faith in his rotation by making the acquisition of Marcus Stroman his only move of the trade deadline.  But he glaringly avoided replenishing his bullpen.

Tim Collins Elects Free Agency  —  Veteran lefty Tim Collins elected free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment from the Cubs, according to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League's transactions page.  Chicago designated Collins, 29, for assignment over the weekend.

Nats get ‘new toys,’ add three to taxed bullpen  —  MLB, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners  —  The Washington Nationals bolstered their bullpen before the trade deadline Wednesday, acquiring veteran right-hander Daniel Hudson from the Toronto Blue Jays and Roenis Elias …

Porcello rocked, sorry for smashing dugout TVs  —  Boston Red Sox starter Rick Porcello took out his frustrations on a couple of TV monitors in the dugout Wednesday night.  —  Porcello allowed six runs on nine hits and one walk, striking out seven in 5⅔ innings before leaving with a 6-2 deficit against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Braves To Acquire Mark Melancon  —  The Braves and Giants have struck an intriguing pact that'll send veteran reliever Mark Melancon to Atlanta, according to Jeff Passan and Buster Olney of ESPN.com (via Twitter).  Righties Tristan Beck and Dan Winkler are going to the Giants in the deal, Robert Murray of The Athletic tweets.

Perez homers twice, Indians power past Astros 10-4  —  Jason Kipnis each hit a three-run shot and the  —  Cleveland Indians capped a power-packed day with a 10-4 win Wednesday night over the  —  Houston Astros, who added another ace before the trade deadline.

Madison Bumgarner Remains With Giants: 'I've Got a Job to Do and I'm Going to Do It'  —  Bumgarner was expected to be traded before the Giants started winning.  —  Madison Bumgarner is staying with the San Francisco Giants after the team decided not to trade him before the deadline on Wednesday.