Dayton’s Pierre suspended for first semester

Starters Kyle Hendricks and Zach Davies were both at their best, allowing a combined six hits, but it was the Brewers who capitalized on their chance, winning, 4-1, at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night.

After making a nifty over-the-shoulder catch to end the top of the 11th inning, Dee Gordon ended things with his bat. The All-Star second baseman laced a two-out double that enabled the Marlins to walk-off the Phillies’ 4-3, ending Miami’s four-game losing streak.

Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano collected the 2,000th hit of his career on Wednesday night with a sharp single to left in the eighth inning against Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera, becoming just the 14th player in MLB history to reach that milestone in their first 11 seasons.

No disappearing act for Cubs despite low magic number …Read the Rest Source:: ESPN

His first triple of the season and the 24th in his 18-year career taught Aramis Ramirez a lesson on Tuesday night. “No more triples,” said Ramirez, who was not in the Pirates’ lineup on Wednesday due to a sore left groin.

David Freese hit a towering ball off the wall in left-center field off reliever Pat Neshek and wound up with a two-run, two-out go-ahead double in a three-run eighth inning that lifted the Angels to a 6-5 win over the Astros on Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.

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Joe Maddon on a cheetah visiting Wrigley Wednesday and handling September pressure. …Read the Rest Source:: Tribune

Meyer: Cardale remains Buckeyes’ starting QB