Albert Pujols kept hitting homers, Jered Weaver kept dominating and the Angels kept winning, edging the Astros, 2-1, at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night. The Angels (26-20) took two of three from Houston, notching their fourth consecutive series victory.

A throwing error by D-backs shortstop Chris Owings on Allen Craig’s grounder with the bases loaded in the 12th inning allowed Matt Holliday to score and give the Cardinals a 3-2 walk-off win over Arizona in front of 40,542 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.

D-backs Minor Leaguer Jon Griffin enjoyed an offensive outburst for the record books on Wednesday night, crushing four homers and driving in seven runs for Double-A Mobile in a 17-7 win over the Tennessee Smokies.

A flurry of extra-base hits, including home runs by Hunter Pence, Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Crawford, lifted the Giants to Wednesday’s 5-1 victory over the Rockies that was dampened by Matt Cain and Santiago Casilla both straining their right hamstrings.

Instead of making an impact Wednesday night, the Giants absorbed a double whammy as right-handers Matt Cain and Santiago Casilla sustained right hamstring injuries during the team’s 5-1 victory over Colorado.

George Springer said he’s going to be fine after injuring his right hip flexor in the ninth inning Wednesday night, but the Astros are nonetheless concerned about their young right fielder.

Billy Butler’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly catapulted the Royals to a 3-1 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Jeremy Guthrie worked seven outstanding innings, allowing one run on three hits, with two walks and two strikeouts.

From start to finish, the Giants’ win over the Rockies on Wednesday night was anything but joyous. Starter Matt Cain and bullpen stalwart Santiago Casilla both exited the game with right hamstring injuries.

Michael Wacha was working on a two-hit shutout when Matt Adams’ line drive into the Cardinals’ dugout struck the right-hander in the right elbow in the bottom of the sixth inning, prompting manager Mike Matheny to end his night. He’s day to day with a contusion and expects to know more on Thursday.

Cardinals reliever Jason Motte ended a 19-month absence because of Tommy John surgery with an impressive 1 2/3-inning appearance in Wednesday night’s 3-2 win over the D-backs in St. Louis.

The Ricketts family, which has delayed its efforts to renovate 100-year-old Wrigley Field while negotiating with the rooftop owners, now plans to go ahead with the ballpark’s restoration and add additional signage in the outfield.

Back in Spring Training, when it became apparent that the Atlanta Braves would open the season without 60 percent of their projected starting rotation, there were some obituaries written about their chances. Those pieces were, it now appears, somewhere between premature and completely inaccurate.

Oakland’s 3-2 victory over the host Rays, prompted by a fourth-inning solo home run from Brandon Moss and two defensive errors from the opposing side, is its fifth straight and 11th in its past 12 games.

Tony Sanchez gave one more swing of his clutch bat on Wednesday night, singling in the seventh inning to break a tie and give the Pirates an exhausting 9-8 Interleague victory over the Orioles at PNC Park.

Phil Hughes continued his impressive run, turning in his sixth straight quality start, to outduel Tyson Ross and lead the Twins to a 2-0 win over the Padres on Wednesday night at Petco Park.

Logan Forsythe hit a high popup Wednesday night that struck one of the catwalks at Tropicana Field and dropped fair between four converging A’s infielders. Forsythe ended up on first with a single after a video replay initiated by the umpires.

Edwin Encarnacion smacked a pair of home runs for the second straight game as the Blue Jays held on for a 6-4 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday night to secure a series victory.