Lorenzen achieves feat last done by Babe in '21  —  Reds relief pitcher earns the win, hits a home run, plays in field  —  CINCINNATI — Michael Lorenzen is mostly utilized as a pitcher, but on Wednesday, he sent a friendly reminder that he's a two-way, and sometimes three-way, player.

Dodgers break NL record for homers in a season  —  The Dodgers broke the National League record for home runs in a season thanks to Joc Pederson's pair of homers in a 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.  —  The Dodgers have hit 250 on the year …

After flopping with Giants, Ereck Flowers is out to reinvent himself with Redskins: 'You'd swear I was this villain'  —  ASHBURN, Va. — Ereck Flowers was smiling Wednesday, talking hopefully about his aspirations for his first season in Washington.  —  But he still remembers the sting …

Revived Judge hits 20th homer as Yanks beat Rangers 4-1  —  Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer to keep up his power resurgence,  —  Gleyber Torres added his 34th home run and the  —  Texas Rangers 4-1 Wednesday night to move 43 games over .500 for the first time since 2009.

Indians beat White Sox 8-6 thanks to Mercado's clutch catch  —  Oscar Mercado's spectacular running catch saved the game for the  —  Cleveland Indians.  It also might have saved their season.  —  The rookie made a leaping, backhanded grab of  —  Eloy Jimenez's drive to center field …

Gallen, Marte lead D-backs to sweep of Padres  —  Zac Gallen took a no-hitter into the seventh inning,  —  Ketel Marte hit a grand slam for his 30th homer and the  —  San Diego Padres 4-1 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.  —  The 24-year-old Gallen (3-4) struck out eight …

As September spawns, thoughts on Maikel Franco and Spencer Howard, two Phillies at opposite ends  —  CINCINNATI — Phillies officials have spent time over the last few days debating the immediate future of two players.  —  Maikel Franco and Spencer Howard.  —  Do they come up and lend a hand in the September playoff chase or not?

Epic bullpen meltdown sinks Mets in loss to Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — The Mets found a stunning new low Tuesday night.  —  Up by six with three outs to go, the Mets lost to the Nationals, 11-10, after three pitchers combined to allow seven runs in the bottom of the ninth.

ARMED AND UNSTEADY: An adventurous season for Blue Jays pitching  —  ATLANTA — Sometime over the four-game series down the road in Tampa, the Blue Jays will make history once again.  —  And not necessarily of the positive variety.  —  Should pitcher Anthony Kay, who came to the team …

With 30-30 season, White Sox prospect Luis Robert wins Minor League Player of the Year award  —  He moves with the almost effortless grace of a certain Hall of Famer, combined with the flair of an iconic movie character.  —  Then again, Luis Robert has been turning heads since he started playing …

Giants' Madison Bumgarner could lead NL in innings after two injured years  —  Madison Bumgarner turned and briefly watched  —  Manny Machado's low liner.  It kept going and going, as if wings sprouted from the seams halfway through the flight.  —  It was the kind of homer …

Latest On Jeremy Jeffress  —  Right-hander Jeremy Jeffress, officially released by the Brewers yesterday, has drawn some level of interest from several teams, tweets Yahoo's Matt Ehalt.  The Reds, Mets, Phillies, Rays and even the Brewers are among the teams who've inquired about the 2018 All-Star.