The Orioles have placed pitcher Jason Hammel on the 15-day disabled list with right flexor mass tightness. The struggling starter will miss at least one start.

Justin Verlander wasn’t his sharpest and Miguel Cabrera wasn’t even in the lineup. Still, it was no problem for the Tigers, who used 15 hits, including four from Torii Hunter, to power their way to an 11-1 win against the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park.

The countdown to the non-waiver Trade Deadline is now down to the wire. Rumors are flying even faster than usual, and some are even turning into actual moves.

Not to sound like a fifth-grade gym teacher handing out participation trophies on Field Day, but I think it’s fair to suggest that if you did anything at all to improve — even incrementally — your 2013 competitive chances here at the non-waiver Trade Deadline, you can be labeled a “winner.”

MLB Advanced Media announced Wednesday it has lowered the yearly cost of MLB.TV Premium to $49.99 and basic MLB.TV to $39.99 in recognition of the dwindling days.

Nick Hundley lined a two-run two-bagger down the left-field line in the eighth inning to break a tie and lead the Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Reds on Tuesday. Edinson Volquez tossed 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who played in only his third game of the season Tuesday because of last October’s broken ankle, is a thoroughbred forced by circumstances to act like a trotter. It doesn’t come naturally, and it’s no fun at all.

Mark Ellis’ walk-off single in the ninth inning against the Yankees on Tuesday night gave the Dodgers a 3 1/2-game lead in the National League West and the franchise’s first 10-1 start to the second half of a season.

Mark Buehrle extended his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 20 with another impressive outing while Jose Bautista and Emilio Bonifacio each homered in the Blue Jays’ 5-0 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night at Oakland Coliseum.

For the second straight night, the Rangers celebrated a walk-off victory against the Angels. This time, Leonys Martin came through with the game-winning home run in the 10th to the defeat the Angels, 14-11, Tuesday night.

The A’s bolstered their infield on Tuesday, acquiring infielder Alberto Callaspo from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for former first-round Draft pick Grant Green.

Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz is living a day-to-day proposition as multiple media outlets report that Major League Baseball is getting ready to announce suspensions for players involved in the league’s investigation into Biogenesis.

Brandon Cumpton, making just his fourth Major League start, tossed seven shutout innings in a 6-0 win in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Cardinals Tuesday night. The Pirates swept a doubleheader against St. Louis for the first time since June 28, 1978.

The exhaustive search for a proven starting pitcher wound up a successful mission for the Red Sox as general manager Ben Cherington reeled in right-hander Jake Peavy from the White Sox in a three-team, seven-player deal late Tuesday night. To land Peavy, the Red Sox also had to include the Tigers, sending Jose Iglesias to Detroit in the trade.

Brewers shortstop Jeff Bianchi helped give away two runs with his error in the seventh inning that cost Tyler Thornburg a win, but he took them right back in the ninth, smacking a single for two runs, a 3-2 win and a doubleheader sweep at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night.

Mike Moustakas hit a pair of home runs and Ervin Santana logged eight strikeouts to help the Royals win their seventh straight with Tuesday night’s 7-2 victory at Target Field.

When Miguel Cabrera dove down the line to rob Wilson Ramos of an extra-base hit in the fifth inning Tuesday, he looked healthy, like he was before his abdominal strain started bothering him a month ago. A few pitches later, when he charged in from third on Chad Tracy’s slow roller, the injury that sidelined him for four games last week had flared up again.