Padres at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4  —  It's Wednesday, June 4, and the Padres (35-24) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (33-28).  Nick Pivetta is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Kyle Harrison for San Francisco.

Manfred: MLB will propose automated ball-strike challenge system for 2026  —  NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday he plans to introduce a proposal to Major League Baseball's competition committee that would bring the automated ball-strike system to MLB in 2026.

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively has Tommy John surgery, expected to miss 12-18 months  —  CLEVELAND — Guardians pitcher Ben Lively had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning.  —  Dr. Keith Meister did a right elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with a flexor tendon repair on the 33-year-old Lively in Dallas.

Red Sox, Angels engage in pregame kerfuffle  —  A GM'S VIEW OF CALLING PLAYERS UP QUICKLY  —  Alex Cora mentioned immediately after Tuesday night's demoralizing 10-inning loss to the Angels that all the Red Sox could do to start fix their problems is show up Wednesday.

Rockies' 2nd straight win in Miami ends MLB-record streak of series losses at 22  —  MIAMI — The woeful Colorado Rockies have ended their ignominious, record-setting MLB streak of 22 consecutive series losses, which dated to last season.  —  A nervy 3-2 victory at Miami …

Reds place Hunter Greene on 15-day injured list and sign Wade Miley to 1-year contract  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds placed ace pitcher Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain and signed veteran left-hander Wade Miley to a one-year contract.

Cool Jazz back at Yankee Stadium as Chisholm's homer sparks New York to 3-2 win over Cleveland  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees had been missing their cool Jazz.  —  Sidelined since April 29 by a strained right oblique, Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove Tanner Bibee's first pitch of the seventh inning toward the right-center stands.

New York Mets  —  Objective: Get Juan Soto really going and run away with the NL East.  —  Best fit: Cedric Mullins  —  What to know: The Mets have the best record in the NL, and that's without Soto having his typical year and with a patchwork rotation that has managed to be the game's best.

Mets, Brandon Nimmo discuss play on Freddie Freeman's fly ball in 10th inning: 'It's not as routine as it looked'  —  Freeman's fly ball dropped in for a double to score Dodgers' game-winner  —  POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY RECENT STORIES  —  BEGLEY  —  Mets blow ninth-inning lead, lose to Dodgers in extras

Former All-Star catcher in minors with Red Sox leaves team, likely will retire  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox signed two-time former All-Star Yasmani Grandal to a minor league deal in April in an effort to add some catching depth after then-starter Connor Wong went down with a broken finger.