Right-hander Noah Syndergaard, the Mets’ top-ranked prospect, and outfielder Joc Pederson, the Dodgers’ No. 3 prospect, will meet on Thursday in Triple-A when Las Vegas hosts Albuquerque.

Actor Michael Chiklis shared some Red Sox memories and discussed his new role while taking in a recent Dodgers game on “Express Written Consent.”

Dan Haren took a perfect game into the sixth inning, retiring a career-high 16 straight before Hank Conger’s single gave the Angels their first baserunner in Wednesday night’s 2-1 Dodgers win in Anaheim.

Today is Mike Trout’s 23rd birthday — yes, folks, he’ll be only 23. And to celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of 23 factoids you may not have known about the Angels’ superstar. Happy birthday to one of the most exciting players the game has seen in a long, long time.

Yoenis Cespedes isn’t merely a hitter. The Red Sox also got themselves an outfielder who can make a play, and he did just that on Wednesday night against the Cardinals, perhaps saving a run in the process.

Joe Kelly was greeted with warmth in his return to St. Louis, but his mission on Wednesday was to help the Red Sox, and that’s exactly what he did, leading his new team to a 2-1 victory. Xander Bogaerts took care of the offense, plating both Boston runs.

Make it five straight series victories for Kansas City. With Mike Moustakas driving in all four runs, the Royals clinched their Interleague series over the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 4-3 decision on Wednesday night at Chase Field. That gave KC wins in the first two of three games.

Yasiel Puig added to his ever-growing highlight reel on Wednesday night when he made Angels catcher Hank Conger pay for trying to go from first to third on a single to center field with an amazing throw that aided in a 2-1 Dodgers win.

Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong was pitching against a difficult lineup in a hitter-friendly park, and the plate umpire was putting the squeeze on the strike zone. There were a lot of factors lining up against him in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. And one of them was his own mistake in the first inning.

Only six days removed from the deal that sent him from St. Louis to Boston, Joe Kelly faced off against his former teammate and current best friend Shelby Miller.

Right-hander Drew Hutchison came within one out of a complete game while Jose Bautista homered and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday night.

Chris Capuano was solid for 6 2/3 innings, while Chase Headley and Brian McCann belted solo homers for the Yankees in a 5-1 win over the Tigers on Wednesday night.

Word was circulating that Troy Tulowitzki wanted out of Colorado, tired of all the losing. The second part is true, but the first isn’t, as the superstar said he wants to stay with the Rockies.

The Yankees successfully challenged a call at home plate in the eighth inning of Wednesday night’s 5-1 win over the Tigers, leading to Mark Teixeira scoring New York’s fifth run. Teixeira left the game after the play with a lacerated left pinky finger that required three stitches.

The Padres announced the hiring of A.J. Preller, the longtime assistant GM of the Rangers and respected in the field of international scouting, as their new general manager on Wednesday.

Nationals manager Matt Williams sternly clarified his comments regarding the struggling Bryce Harper, saying that sending him to the Minors is not a possibility being considered.

The Rockies placed left-hander Brett Anderson on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain on the same day they activated right-hander Jordan Lyles (fractured non-pitching hand) to make his first start in over two months.