NY Yankees 4, Minnesota 3
One week into his major league career, first baseman Greg Bird described his role as doing anything to help the New York Yankees win, nothing more and nothing less.
Texas 7, Seattle 2
The return of left-hander Derek Holland seemed to perk up the Texas offense.
Milwaukee 8, Miami 7
Ryan Braun went deep in the sixth inning on Wednesday afternoon and moved into first place on the franchise's career home run list.
Oakland 5, LA Dodgers 2
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a three-game lead in the National League West and owned a three-game winning streak when they arrived in Oakland to play the reeling Athletics, the American League's worst team, record-wise.
San Diego 3, Atlanta 2
El Nino is a term used by meteorologists to describe a warming trend along the equatorial Pacific Ocean that leads to heavier winter rains in southern California -- in other words, good times.
Baltimore 5, NY Mets 4
With one swing of the bat, Baltimore rookie Henry Urrutia hit his first career home run and ended years of frustration for the Orioles against the New York Mets.
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 4
Chase Utley doffed his cap as he left the field at Citizens Bank Park for the last time Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 1
J.A. Happ didn't factor into the Pittsburgh Pirates' plans at the trade deadline. But an injury to All-Star A.J. Burnett forced them to acquire him as emergency rotation depth at a time the Seattle Mariners were on the verge of removing him from the starting rotation.
Boston 6, Cleveland 4
Interim manager Torey Lovullo likes the impression the Boston Red Sox made on new boss Dave Dombrowski on Wednesday night.
Kansas City 4, Cincinnati 3
It was the type of game Wednesday night that the "old" Kansas City Royals might have lost.
St. Louis 4, San Francisco 3
Manager Mike Matheny said he wasn't looking for the long ball when he inserted catcher Yadier Molina, he of the three homers in 400 at-bats entering Wednesday night, into the St. Louis Cardinals' cleanup spot Wednesday.
Detroit 15, Chi. Cubs 8
Daniel Norris experienced a bittersweet night.
Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2
The most obvious benefit to playing at home is having the final at-bat, and of late, the Houston Astros are maximizing that advantage to the fullest extent.
Washington 4, Colorado 1
Stephen Strasburg might wish he could face the Colorado Rockies more often.
LA Angels 1, Chi. White Sox 0
Jered Weaver described the Los Angeles Angels' latest victory succinctly: "It's one of those things where one error can beat you, one bad pitch can hurt you."