According to the Elias Sports Bureau, blasts from David Ortiz and Mike Napoli in the 10th inning Wednesday marked the first time in the modern era (1900-present) that a team won a game in extra innings with back-to-back home runs and had not scored any runs before the first home run.

On behalf of the Gwynn family, the San Diego Padres today announced that a free, public memorial tribute to Tony Gwynn will be held on Thursday, June 26, at 7:19 p.m. PT at Petco Park.

At the age of 24, and less than three years removed from signing his first pro contract, Sonny Gray has stepped in and become the go-to guy in the A’s injury-plagued rotation, a key part of the A’s bid for a third consecutive American League West title.

Alex Jackson, the Mariners’ first-round pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, has agreed to terms with the club on a deal that includes a signing bonus of more than $4 million, according to MLB.com’s Jim Callis.

Kevin Gausman turned in his third consecutive impressive outing Wednesday afternoon and received support from Steve Pearce and Nelson Cruz as the Orioles shut out the Rays, 2-0, to win the series.

Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer and Jose Abreu rocketed a two-run shot, his 20th, to help Chris Sale and the White Sox knock off the Giants, 7-6, on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago. Sale struck out seven over six-plus innings to improve to 6-1.

Heavy rain showers forced the Indians and Angels to postpone their scheduled tilt on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. No makeup date has been announced. Justin Masterson will start the series finale on Thursday.

As recently as two weeks ago, the Giants and A’s were a combined 75-43, winning at a combined .636 pace. Nothing has happened since then to cause anyone to stop thinking about a repeat of the 1989 Bay Bridge Series — hopefully without the earthquake this time — but the Giants have fallen into one of those slides that expose weaknesses and send fans scurrying to find the latest trade rumors.

The A’s bats were wide awake in a three-game meeting with the Rangers, who couldn’t quite keep up in Wednesday’s finale against Sonny Gray. The Oakland righty, on the heels of consecutive losses for the first time in his young career, righted the ship and looked like an ace again in the matinee, firing seven innings of two-run ball in a 4-2 victory at the Coliseum.

The Royals made it three in a row over Detroit, this time by a margin of 2-1, on Wednesday with 37,209 fans at Comerica Park, increasing their lead in the American League Central to 1 1/2 games over the Tigers.

Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper (torn thumb ligament) is slowly but surely approaching his return to the field. When Harper does come back, the Nationals will have to make room in the lineup.

All day, the Red Sox couldn’t get a run across. But then when they needed to most, they came up with back-to-back blasts in the bottom of the 10th, the latter a walk-off shot by Mike Napoli that finished off a thrilling 2-1 victory to complete a three-game sweep of the Twins on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park.

Bartolo Colon held the Cardinals to one hit in eight innings and hit his first career double Wednesday in a 3-2 Mets win at Busch Stadium.

The Phillies have struggled for much of the season, but thanks to a season-high 18 hits in Wednesday’s 10-5 win over the Braves, the Phils have suddenly won seven of their last nine games.

Bartolo Colon doubled and scored in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Cardinals, marking his first hit since 2005 and just the 11th of his 17-year career.

Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton came out of the series finale against the Cubs in the seventh inning on Wednesday with a left wrist contusion. He is day to day.

The Nationals eclipsed their run total from the recent four-game slide behind two doubles from both Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon, escaping with a 6-5 win over the Astros on Tuesday night at Nationals Park.