Yu Darvish exited Wednesday’s game after the fifth inning for precautionary reasons after experiencing stiffness in his right shoulder.

The Mets broke out of their team-wide slump and snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Pirates, avoiding a sweep with a 6-5 win in 10 innings on Wednesday night at PNC Park.

Ichiro Suzuki spent the first 14 seasons of his Major League career in the American League. Perhaps it’s no wonder he looked as comfortable as ever as the designated hitter against the Twins on Wednesday night.

Way up on the mutual respect meter we find two managers; Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics and Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers.

After Jaime Garcia was unable to corral the Reds’ lineup in the fifth inning in Wednesday’s game, putting a man on second after giving up a home run with two outs to bring the score to 6-5, the Cardinals called on rookie reliever Matt Bowman to get out of the jam.

After right-hander Brandon Kintzler picked up his first career save with a scoreless ninth in the Twins’ 7-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night, manager Paul Molitor announced he’ll be backing off closer Kevin Jepsen in the short-term, using Kintzler and lefty Fernando Abad in save situations based on matchups.

Trevor Plouffe hit one of three Twins homers before delivering a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning to help Minnesota to a 7-5 win over Miami on Wednesday night at Target Field.

Paulie’s still got it.

Beat the Streak participants have the ability to pick their spots this season, and user “peterose4477” is taking advantage. Following five days without a pick, “peterose4477” got back in the game on Wednesday, successfully turning to the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter. The BTS active leader thereby increased his or her streak to 41 games, closing in the 57 needed to pass Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game run in 1941 and collect the $5.6 million grand prize.

The 2016 MLB Draft begins tonight, and fans across the country will get their first glimpse at the next wave of potential All-Stars. Here is everything you need to know about this franchise-changing, three-day extravaganza of baseball phenoms.

A pair of American League East rivals will clash north of the border today as the Blue Jays and Orioles open their second head-to-head series of the year.

Chris Parmelee marked his first start in pinstripes with a pair of home runs and Carlos Beltran cleared the fences for the third straight game, helping to lead the Yankees to a 12-6 victory over the Angels on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Ryan Flaherty’s two-run double keyed a four-run fifth inning and Chris Tillman fired 7 1/3 scoreless innings as the Orioles rolled to a 4-0 win over the Royals on Wednesday night to complete a three-game series sweep.

In the MLB Draft, good things can come for those who wait. Much of the attention understandably focuses on the opening rounds, with the big names and big signing bonuses. But since the Draft began in 1965, clubs have unearthed many gems later in the event.

After losing the first four games of their road trip, the Rays salvaged a .500 mark in the 10-game stretch with a 6-3 win over the D-backs at Chase Field on Wednesday afternoon.

Rich Hill’s tentative return to the A’s rotation this weekend has been delayed. The A’s left-hander aggravated his left groin injury during a bullpen session in Milwaukee on Wednesday, and he will return to the Bay Area on Thursday for an MRI.

The Toronto bats showed signs of life Wednesday as the Blue Jays totaled nine hits to avoid a three-game sweep with a 7-2 win at Comerica Park. The Tigers had outscored the Blue Jays, 14-2, in the first two games of the series, but it was a role reversal in the series finale as Detroit’s five-game winning streak came to an end.