Catcher Chris Iannetta blasted a walk-off homer leading off the bottom of the 11th inning against Rays reliever Steve Geltz as the Mariners swept Tampa Bay with a 6-5 victory on Wednesday at sunny Safeco Field.

If Williams Perez is among the many pitchers who are creatures of habit, he might want to convince himself and the Braves that it was not the hectic travel and sporadic preparations that led him to an efficient eight-inning gem during Wednesday night’s 5-1 win over the Phillies.

This was a big occasion. Max Scherzer rose to it. And then he rose above it. It becomes harder and harder to out-perform the hype in a multi-media world. But Scherzer did it Wednesday night at Nationals Park. He became just the fifth pitcher in Major League history to strike out 20 batters in a game.

The Pirates’ first four hits, and runs, on Wednesday night vs. the Reds came via home runs. But it was the two softer hits in the top of the ninth that gave Pittsburgh the 5-4 come-from-behind victory for a split of the rain-truncated two-game series at Great American Ball Park.

Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer authored a performance for the ages on Wednesday night in Washington, striking out 20 batters in a complete game as the Nats defeated the Tigers, 3-2.

One year ago at this time, Jason Heyward was batting .259 for the Cardinals. After Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Padres, Heyward was batting .216 with the Cubs and had yet to hit a home run. Every long fly ball by Heyward at Wrigley Field is greeted by an expectant cheer from the fans.

In the moment, Asdrubal Cabrera did not entirely comprehend what he had accomplished. The date was May 12, 2008, and Cabrera had just completed an unassisted triple play — one of baseball’s rarest individual feats — without much pomp or circumstance. As he left the field, unwitting, he threw the ball into the stands.

Detroit’s Brad Ausmus knows a little bit about 20-K games, having been a player in two and a manager in one.

Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer and Lorenzo Cain continued to swing a hot bat, contributing a two-run single that helped the Royals defeat the Yankees, 7-3, on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

As Max Scherzers strikeout tally rose on Wednesday and the excitement at Nationals Park grew along with it, Nationals players found themselves reduced to awed spectators.

Royals manager Ned Yost said after the Royals’ 7-3 win over the Yankees on Wednesday night that right-hander Kris Medlen will be examined by a physician on Thursday after experiencing right shoulder soreness in his last start.

Max Scherzer saved the best for, well, the best. Like his Detroit teammates, Miguel Cabrera couldn’t make contact in Scherzer’s record-tying strikeout spree, but only Cabrera had to deal with Scherzer’s two hardest-thrown pitches of the entire season.

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Wei-Yin Chen was missing bats and Justin Bour didn’t miss an 81-mph changeup. Chen matched his career high with 12 strikeouts on Wednesday night, and Bour delivered a two-run home run that vaulted the Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Brewers at Marlins Park.

Marwin Gonzalez lined the first pitch he saw from Indians pitcher Cody Anderson into the right-field seats for a two-out walk-off home run in the 16th inning that sent the Astros to a 5-3 marathon win Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.

Even if Corey Dickerson is in a slump, he’s always a threat. The slugger validated that claim Wednesday afternoon with his first career grand slam in the Major Leagues in the Rays’ 6-5 loss to the Mariners.

The Angels, decimated by injuries throughout their starting rotation, acquired veteran right-hander Jhoulys Chacin from the Braves on Wednesday in exchange for Minor League lefty Adam McCreery.