Before Wednesday’s 11-6 win over the Rangers, Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel made it clear to manager John Farrell how much he wanted to get back in there after shouldering one of the worst performances of his career on Tuesday, when he faced four batters and didn’t get any out in a 7-2 loss.

The complete roster for the 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby has not been finalized, but while nothing is official just yet, things are looking bright for fans of the big fly.

The initial leaders for the Final Vote are in, and Brandon Belt and Michael Saunders are atop their respective leagues. Digging into the map data, however, we can see some interesting trends that may help shape the remainder of the voting.

Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter exited Wednesday night’s 7-5 loss to the Pirates with a right oblique strain suffered on a third-inning checked swing.

Red Sox fans will have to #VOTEPEDEY” over the next couple of days if they want to get second baseman Dustin Pedroia — an American League candidate for the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote — to his fifth All-Star Game.

Here are the Top GIFs from Wednesday’s games, courtesy of @MLBgifs.

Jered Weaver held the Rays to just one run in six innings and the Angels’ offense stayed hot behind him, scoring seven runs over a three-inning span in a 7-2 victory at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night.

The season keeps dwindling, the losses keep piling up and the disabled list keeps growing. But there’s Jered Weaver, still taking his turn, still throwing his fastball in the 80s, and sometimes, when it all breaks right, still reaching back for some of that old magic.

Jake Lamb of the D-backs is training Brandon Belt, Starling Marte and Trevor Story in the National League Final Vote count.

Phillies’ No. 2 prospect Jake Thompson was dominant once again. The No. 48 overall prospect surrendered just three hits as he twirled seven scoreless frames in Triple-A Lehigh Valley’s 2-0 win over Rochester.

By virtue of their 5-0 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday nigh, the White Sox have won 11 of their last 16 games and five straight series.

Red Sox third baseman Travis Shaw will undergo X-rays to determine the extent of an injury sustained when he fouled a ball off his left foot in the bottom of the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s 11-6 win over the Rangers at Fenway Park. Shaw’s initial diagnosis is a left foot contusion. However, manager John Farrell acknowledged at least the possibility of there being more damage.

Two of the top prospects in baseball will be on display today as Washington’s Lucas Giolito (No. 1 overall) and Pittsburgh’s Tyler Glasnow (No. 8) toe the rubber in division matchups on MLB.TV.

The Royals got the last laugh in 2015, but it’s the Blue Jays who scored early bragging rights this season as they completed a three-game sweep on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

Jonathan Schoop’s two-run double in the 14th inning gave the Orioles a 6-4 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday in a game that lasted five hours and 26 minutes and featured the teams combining for 36 strikeouts, a Dodger Stadium record.

George Springer needs help to join the American League All-Stars in San Diego. The Astros’ right fielder was in second place in the Esurance Final Vote in the AL as of Wednesday’s update.

By the time the Rays’ clubhouse opened to the media, nearly every player was lounging around sporting around a brand new shirt. It read #VoteLongoria, in support of Rays third baseman Evan Longoria who is one of five players trying to reach the 2016 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard via the Final Vote.