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The Blue Jays (46-56) needed to string together some wins coming out of the all-star break to stay competitive in the American League’s playoff race. Instead, they have lost five of six, getting outscored 38-10, and have fallen to 6 1/2 games out of a wild-card berth.
While the Yankees still are missing Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole and Max Fried pitched together in New York’s rotation for first time and their numbers add to the injured captain’s 99.
Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night, completing a three-game series sweep.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece, Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Keider Montero and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Hao-Yu Lee hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Salvador Perez tied the franchise home run record and Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Tommy Edman added to the Dodgers’ lead with a bases-clearing triple in the eighth, and Los Angeles beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Jim Jarvis drilled a run-scoring double into the right-field corner to give Atlanta the lead in a six-run eighth inning and the Braves survived a ninth-inning scare to beat the San Diego Padres 7-6 on Wednesday night.
The Baltimore Orioles ended Boston’s franchise record-tying 15-game winning streak behind Kyle Bradish’s six innings of one-run ball, defeating the Red Sox 5-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer, Trevor Larnach had a solo shot and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 10-6 win over Cleveland on Wednesday night to spoil star third baseman José Ramírez’s return to the Guardians.
The Blue Jays' offence stalled again with just four hits, and the team committed its sixth error of the series in a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays that extended Toronto's rough stretch following the all-star break.
Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Wednesday night for a doubleheader split.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani threw about 30 pitches in a bullpen session prior to Wednesday's game at Philadelphia. There is still no timetable for his return to the mound.
James McCann hit his 100th major league home run and Ryan Waldschmidt slugged the first of his career as part of Arizona’s seven-run fifth inning and the Diamondbacks set a season high for runs scored in a 15-5 rout of the Athletics on Wednesday.
Hunter Dobbins scattered six hits over six innings, JJ Wetherholt hit a home run in the sixth and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero was targeted by Major League Baseball for some pest control, sparking yet another squabble.
Sal Stewart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds past the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday.
Cade Cavalli threw six strong innings, Luis García Jr. hit a two-run homer as part of a six-run seventh to break open a tight game and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-0 on Wednesday.
Joey Ortiz went 3 for 3 and was a homer away from the cycle to help the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the New York Mets 4-3 on Wednesday.
Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 10 rebounds in her season debut, Kayla McBride added 20 points and the Minnesota Lynx headed into the WNBA All-Star break with the best record in the league after an 86-76 win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday afternoon.
The Toronto Blue Jays made a series of roster moves before their Wednesday night game against the Tampa Bay Rays, recalling outfielder Yohendrick Pinango and pitcher CJ Van Eyk.
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