Anything’s a photo-op these days.

Nelson Cruz is a strong man, as evidenced again by a thunderous home run hit by the Mariners’ designated hitter in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s 9-8 win against the A’s at Oakland Coliseum.

Tyler Chatwood right-hander tossed eight scoreless frames against the Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday, running his road shutout streak to 24 2/3 innings. Jake McGee took care of the ninth for the Rockies, who won 2-0 after scoring twice on balls that were hit less than 90 feet: a Cristhian Adames RBI groundout in the fifth and a DJ LeMahieu safety squeeze in the ninth.

Right-hander Carson Fulmer, the top White Sox prospect, is not yet ready for the big leagues, but he’s learning from his early struggles at Double-A.

Daniel Murphy homered and had four hits, and right-hander Stephen Strasburg earned his fifth win as the Nationals plated six runs in the first and cruised to a 13-2 victory over the Royals in Wednesday’s rubber game at Kauffman Stadium.

For the first time this season, Ken Giles has two consecutive scoreless, hitless outings under his belt. Giles, who last weekend was moved into a lower-pressure role in the bullpen, threw a scoreless inning on Monday and came back on Tuesday to retire the only batter he faced to finish the sixth inning.

It was only 15 days ago that Mike Trout came to bat in Chicago and the scoreboard read .220 next to his batting average. When he came to bat in Wednesday’s ninth inning, Angels starter Hector Santiago glanced towards Miller Park’s center-field JumboTron and saw that number at “.317.”

The Angels aren’t yet certain if their ace, Garrett Richards, will be able to make his next scheduled start on Friday against the visiting Rays.

Less than a day after the Mets mustered one hit in a loss to the Braves, they bludgeoned four home runs to back Steven Matz in an 8-0 victory at Citi Field, winning their sixth consecutive series. Lucas Duda’s pair of homers highlighted the scoring off Braves starter Jhoulys Chacin, who also served up two-run shots to Rene Rivera and Asdrubal Cabrera in 4 2/3 innings.

Already off to their best start in more than 100 years, the Cubs further cemented their status as the National League Central’s team to beat on Wednesday, finishing a three-game sweep of the Pirates with a 6-2 win at PNC Park.

Adam Conley truly believes there is a time and place for everything. So when he reflects on his last start, tossing 7 2/3-innings of no-hit ball at Milwaukee on Friday night, the Marlins’ lefty is at peace with manager Don Mattingly’s decision to make a change.

Triple-A third baseman Joey Gallo, the Rangers’ No. 1 prospect, had an MRI on Tuesday and is expected to miss three to four weeks with a Grade 1 strain of his left groin.

On Tuesday night, Trayce Thompson launched a towering homer that landed onto the access way that hangs from the rafters in left-center field of Tropicana Field, and it stayed up there. But stadium officials wouldn’t let him take the hike to retrieve the ball, though.

After the Royals’ 13-2 loss to the Nationals on Wednesday, outfielder Terrance Gore was optioned to Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

Andrew Romine officially added center field to his Major League resume Tuesday night, when he took over for the eighth inning of the Tigers’ 7-3 loss to the Indians. He has two more positions left to play — right field and catcher — to fill out the diamond for his big league career. He wants all nine.

Slugging four home runs off Jake Peavy — including three in the bottom of the second inning — the Reds powered their way to a 7-4 victory over the Giants to salvage the finale of their three-game series.

That Lucas Duda shows power to all fields, as he did so twice Wednesday, homering both to right-center field and to left-center, serves as an indicator to his manager that he’s starting to catch fire.