James Shields picked up his first win as a member of the White Sox in what was easily his most effective start since being traded from the Padres, and Chicago survived a five-run Minnesota ninth to claim a 9-6 victory on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox returned to .500, at 39-39, and improved to 7-1 against the Twins this season.

Madison Bumgarner will strike a blow, at least the Giants expect him to, for pitchers everywhere on Thursday when manager Bruce Bochy will place him in the batting order against the Oakland A’s.

We’re going down to the wire on some of these races in both leagues. Time to give your guys another push toward San Diego as we approach the final hours of online voting (11:59 p.m. ET today).

Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy had made some strides over the past two days in the push to start the 2016 All-Star Game. Then he improved his already strong case with his performance Wednesday in the Nationals’ 4-2 victory over the Mets.

Didi Gregorius suppressed his smile for as long as he could. His teammates had spilled onto the field. The lights atop the Yankee Stadium façade were flashing. Gregorius’ walk-off home run in the six-run ninth inning had sealed the Yankees’ 9-7, comeback win over the Rangers on Wednesday night, but the shortstop showed no emotion as he rounded first base and headed toward second.

Here are the Top 5 GIFs from Wednesday’s games, courtesy of @MLBgifs:

Rookie right-hander Jameson Taillon threw six innings of one-run ball as the Pirates snapped a six-game road losing streak with an 8-1 win over the Mariners on Wednesday to split a two-game Interleague series at Safeco Field.

Brian Dozier set a Twins record with a double in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s 9-6 loss to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Dozier, who’s having a great month of June, now has an extra-base hit in 10 straight games to set the franchise mark.

Ryan Braun extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a big showing in Wednesday night’s 7-0 win over the Dodgers at Miller Park, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.

Max Scherzer delivered a dominant performance, holding the Mets to two hits across 7 1/3 shutout innings, and Daniel Murphy hit two home runs to guide the Nationals to a 4-2 victory Wednesday night at Nationals Park to complete a three-game sweep.

The Dodgers have won three straight National League West titles. A fourth would require some serious adjustments in their starting pitching situation.

Brian Cashman and the Yankees are one of the teams that have some big decisions to make as the MLB Trade Deadline approaches.

Welcome to DraftKings fantasy baseball, the Official Daily Fantasy Game of Major League Baseball. The players listed within this article could provide difference-making stats for DraftKings participants on Thursday.

What figures to be an exciting and potentially historic day in baseball gets underway this afternoon, with three matinees among a slate of 11 Major League games.

Josh Bell’s body of work made it clear he deserved to be named to the International League All-Star team, but the No. 44 overall prospect still took Wednesday’s game as an opportunity to cement his place on the squad.

Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was ejected by third-base umpire Dan Bellino after striking out in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s game with the Brewers.

Entering the final day of the 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot, several positional leaders have seen their leads either disappear or shrink in the last few days.