Jason Heyward drilled two key doubles and Dan Uggla extended his recent surge with a three-run homer that gave Paul Maholm all the support he needed to lead the Braves to a 6-1 win over the Padres on Wednesday night at Turner Field.

Pirates second baseman Neil Walker was knocked out of Wednesday night's game in the first inning due to a dislocated finger in his right hand. X-rays came back negative for a break, and Walker is hopeful of avoiding any time on the DL.

Looking to avoid being swept by the AL Wild Card-leading Orioles, the Red Sox have Clay Buchholz on the mound in Thursday night's series finale.

Francisco Liriano goes after his first win with the White Sox and a series win for the South Siders in Thursday's series finale at Rogers Centre against Aaron Laffey and the Blue Jays.

The Reds are hoping the same Homer Bailey who tossed eight innings of one-run ball against the Mets on June 16 takes the mound Thursday, when Matt Harvey challenges the NL Central leaders.

As reporters asked them questions about Melky Cabrera, the Giants admitted that they'd have to ask more of themselves.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig was in and out of meetings among Major League owners in Denver on Wednesday, but once he caught a glimpse of the history Felix Hernandez was pursuing on the mound, he couldn't turn away.

Since 2009, the Rays have been no-hit four times, making them the only team to be no-hit more than once over the past four seasons.

Giants left fielder Melky Cabrera, MVP of the All-Star Game and the second-leading hitter in the National League, was suspended for 50 games Wednesday by MLB for testing positive for testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance.

Surprise and sadness were the prevailing reactions when the Royals learned on Wednesday that former teammate Melky Cabrera had drawn a 50-game suspension for using testosterone.

Safeco Field's reputation as a pitcher's park certainly hasn't been diminished this season, as Wednesday's perfect game by Felix Hernandez was the second perfecto and third no-hitter at the stadium in 2012.

After playing 35 games over the last 34 days, the Nats head into an off-day with a 6-4 win over the Giants at AT&T Park on Wednesday, taking yet another road series victory with the help of Stephen Strasburg's six innings and Danny Espinosa's two-run homer.

Felix Hernandez pitched like a man possessed on Wednesday afternoon, earning himself a spot in baseball history. But it took his teammates a good six or seven innings to realize what was actually happening at Safeco Field.

The news that Major League Baseball suspended Giants left fielder Melky Cabrera 50 games for testing positive for testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance, sent shock waves around baseball on Wednesday.

The sale of the Padres by majority owner John Moores to a group that will be headed by long-time San Diego businessman Ron Fowler is on the agenda for Thursday's quarterly ownership meeting and must receive 75 percent of the votes from the 30 owners or their representatives to pass.

Felix Hernandez continued his masterful midseason run with the first perfect game and fourth no-hitter in Mariners history, as Seattle topped Tampa Bay, 1-0, on a picture-perfect Wednesday afternoon at sunny Safeco Field.

Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to undergo more X-rays on his fractured left hand on Sunday, likely giving the Yankees a better idea of when the third baseman can return from the 15-day disabled list, on which he was placed on July 25.