Villar's record-setting HR carries Orioles past Dodgers 7-3  —  Jonathan Villar hit a tiebreaking, record-setting three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak.  —  Villar's drive off

Say goodbye to J.D. and Mookie?  Red Sox payroll decisions are about to get ugly  —  Red Sox ownership really wants to reset the luxury-tax clock, then the new GM should expect the following item to be missing from his new office: a checkbook.  —  For the Red Sox actually to drop below …

NFL will consider placing Antonio Brown on paid leave and making him ineligible to play  —  The NFL will give serious consideration to placing Antonio Brown on paid leave via its commissioner's exempt list, according to multiple people familiar with the situation, after he was accused …

Zimmerman, Strasburg lead Nationals past Twins 6-2  —  Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs in support of  —  Washington Nationals six strong innings to beat the  —  Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Wednesday night for just their third win in the last nine games.

Latest On Garrett Richards  —  Having scored a 10-year, $300MM contract, Manny Machado was easily the Padres' biggest free-agent signing last winter.  Long before that addition, though, the Padres made headlines by awarding right-hander Garrett Richards a two-year, $15.5MM guarantee.

Senzatela's strong outing leads Rockies past Cards 2-1  —  Antonio Senzatela pitched six strong innings for his first win in two months,  —  Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead home run and the  —  St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 Wednesday night.  —  It was the second straight 2-1 victory for the Rockies …

Frazier, McNeil hit 2 HR each, Mets thump D-backs 9-0  —  Jeff McNeil each homered twice, helping the surging  —  Robbie Ray and beat Arizona 9-0 Wednesday night.  —  The Mets (75-70) have won the first three games of the pivotal four-game series to move past the Diamondbacks (75-71) in the race for the second NL wild card.

Moustakas hits 2 HRs, Brewers minus Yelich top Marlins 7-5  —  Mike Moustakas homered twice, including a tiebreaking, two-run shot in the ninth inning as the  —  Miami Marlins 7-5 Wednesday night in their first game following star outfielder  —  Christian Yelich's season-ending injury.

Cueto dazzles in season debut, Giants beat Pirates 5-4  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Cap on backward, Johnny Cueto punctuated his pitches with confident head shakes and fist pumps.  —  “Dia De Cueto,” read the sign held by one of his sons.  —  The Day of Cueto, indeed.

Latest On Aaron Hicks  —  The Yankees seem increasingly unlikely to receive a late-season (or postseason) contribution from outfielder Aaron Hicks.  He's slated to rest for several more weeks after a visit to the offices of Dr. Neal ElAttrache, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post (Twitter links).

Zack Wheeler, Justin Wilson step up when Mets need it most  —  For the past two nights, the Mets have dominated the Diamondbacks by playing clean baseball.  What looked like a quiet and drama-free win on Tuesday night quickly became tense, though, as the bullpen scraped through the final two innings.