Clay Buchholz remained unbeaten (7-0) with seven strong innings and David Ortiz knocked in two first-inning runs to help the Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep with a 6-2 victory over the White Sox in Chicago on Wednesday.

On the heels of snapping a season-high six-game losing streak, Baltimore kept rolling in the right direction on Wednesday night, using a gutsy effort from starter Jason Hammel and a trio of homers to secure a 6-3 series-winning victory over New York.

Indians manager Terry Francona will watch a game from the visitors’ dugout at Fenway Park for the first time since leaving the club after the 2011 season. Zach McAllister and Ryan Dempster will take the mound for Thursday’s series opener.

Behind a stellar outing from Francisco Liriano, the Pirates outlasted the Cubs, 1-0, at PNC Park on Wednesday.

For the fourth consecutive game, the Angels put on an offensive showcase as they defeated the Mariners, 7-1, on Wednesday at Angel Stadium.

Crafting his 12th career shutout, Cliff Lee allowed three hits, two walks and struck out five in the Phillies’ 3-0 series-clinching victory over the Marlins on Wednesday night at Marlins Park. Delmon Young hit his second solo homer in as many nights to provide Lee with all the run support he would need.

Major League Baseball Advanced Media was honored with Best in Sports Technology on Wednesday night at the sixth annual Sports Business Awards, recognition for its experiential MLB.com At the Ballpark app that makes it even more fun to go to a game.

Jose Bautista recorded an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Blue Jays a 4-3 victory over the Rays on Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Bryce Harper spent Tuesday night shouldering the blame of his team’s extra-inning loss. On Wednesday, he was the biggest reason for an extra-inning victory, as he scored both of his team’s runs and prevented another in a 2-1 win against the Giants.

Beat the Streak leader Aaron Brown’s quest reached 45 games after Miguel Cabrera doubled in the first inning.

Ramiro Pena and B.J. Upton hit solo homers and Evan Gattis hit a grand slam as the Braves powered past the Twins, 8-3, on Wednesday afternoon for their sixth win in a row.

The goal in Beat the Streak is to break baseball’s toughest record: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. Be the first to reach 57 straight hits and win $5.6 million. Need a hand? Our beat reporters compete in their own league and we publish their picks daily.

The goal in Beat the Streak is to break baseball’s toughest record: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. Be the first to reach 57 straight hits and win $5.6 million. Need a hand? Our beat reporters compete in their own league and we publish their picks daily.

Pablo Sandoval delivered a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning Tuesday to lift the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.

White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, who has run the club since 1981 and the NBA’s Chicago Bulls since 1985, will be honored with the 2013 SBJ/SBD Lifetime Achievement Award during a ceremony at the Sports Business Awards in New York on Wednesday night.

Daniel Descalso capped his three-hit game with an eighth-inning grand slam as the Cardinals pounded the Padres, 10-2, Tuesday night in San Diego.

Mike Trout has already accomplished a lot in his brief Major League career, but on Tuesday he added something to his list of achievements — the cycle. Trout went 4-for-5 with five RBIs, and at 21 became the youngest to hit for the cycle since Mel Ott did so as a 20-year-old in 1929.