The Orioles are hitting home runs at an insane clip, and on Wednesday they did it in record-breaking fashion. The O’s again went back-to-back in a 9-2 win over the Twins, with Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo’s fourth-inning homers giving Baltimore a new franchise record with a three-game streak of consecutive home runs.

The A’s lost a key component of their lineup Wednesday, placing second baseman Jed Lowrie on the disabled list with a bruised right shin.

The epicenter of Chicago baseball on Wednesday morning was Hawthorne Scholastic Academy, where the opening event to MLB’s Play Ball Weekend was held. And the enthusiasm of the kids spoke loudly to its success.

With right-hander Lance McCullers set to make his first start of the season on Friday in Boston, the Astros will use a modified six-man rotation for the next couple of weeks, manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday.

Feeling the residual effects of cramps in both hamstrings, Andrew Cashner had his bullpen session canceled on Wednesday, and he is questionable for this weekend’s start in Milwaukee.

The only thing that surprised Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta about Stephen Strasburg’s seven-year, $175 million contract extension was the timing of it. The news broke when the Nationals right-hander was actually pitching.

It’s with a cluttered mind and a tip of the hat to the tidal wave of talent that has entered the game in recent years, that I mark my first 2016 American League All-Star ballot. This is the squad that will try to give the AL home-field advantage in the World Series for the fourth straight season.

We see what you did there.

Third base has experienced a production boost unlike any in decades, leading to what may be an impossible All-Star choice. When you have Arenado, Machado, Bryant, Wright, Donaldson and a dozen more stars, how do you pick a starter?

It can already travel through time — why not through water, too?

The last time Jacob deGrom pitched at Dodger Stadium, he outdueled both Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, winning Game 1 and 5 in last season’s National League Division Series. deGrom returns to the site of his first career playoff appearances today when his Mets take the field against the Dodgers, one of many highlights in a full 15-game slate.

The Washington Nationals are committed to paying Stephen Strasburg through 2023 — or at least 2019, if he exercises the first of his two opt-out clauses. The seven-year, $175 million extension the two sides agreed to on Monday night is the largest contractual guarantee for a Tommy John surgery recipient, surpassing the mark set last winter by Strasburg’s former teammate, Jordan Zimmermann.

Clint Robinson ended a wild night at Nationals Park with a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to lead the Nationals a 5-4 victory over the Tigers on Monday night. The homer came one batter after Bryce Harper was ejected from the game for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout when Danny Espinosa was called out on strikes.

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg will be with the Nationals for the long term, agreeing to a seven-year deal that according to a source is worth $175 million. The team announced the extension on Tuesday.

It’s no secret that the Angels have run into a buzzsaw of bad injury luck. Ace Garrett Richards is headed for Tommy John surgery that could keep him out through next season, Andrelton Simmons will need left thumb surgery and promising young lefty Andrew Heaney is out for the foreseeable future with a left flexor mass strain.

The country superstar paid a visit to Dodger Stadium.

Rookie Steven Matz is already among the most accomplished hitters of the Mets’ rotation. His RBI double in the sixth inning on Monday night not only extended the Mets’ lead in a 4-2 win over the Dodgers, but also gave him six hits and six RBIs in 12 career starts. Mets starting pitchers have knocked in four runs this season, sixth-most in the National League, and they’ve scored five times.