Kyle Gibson struck out seven in 3 1/3 strong innings and Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario homered to lead the Twins to a 9-4 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday night at Hammond Stadium.

Attrition is starting to affect the battle for the final three spots in the Reds’ rotation. Jon Moscot became the latest rotation candidate to need medical attention this week as the right-hander was scratched from Wednesday’s start vs. the D-backs because a left intercostal muscle strain in his side.

Bronson Arroyo’s Major League comeback with the Nationals may have come to an end. The 39-year-old right-hander was scratched from his scheduled start on Wednesday with right shoulder soreness, which a source told MLB.com is the result of a tear of his labrum. MLB Network’s Peter Gammons tweeted that the tear was “80 percent.”

White Sox executive vice president Kenny Williams was trying to cut back on distractions that might effect his club putting together a winning season when he asked first baseman Adam LaRoche to “dial back” the amount of time his 14-year-old son spends in the clubhouse. LaRoche decided to retire instead.

We tend to have this image of the offseason as an elixir addressing the ails that six-plus months of baseball has wrought. Its curative properties are broadcast each report date with the claims of “best shape of my life,” or words to that effect.

Nolan Arenado figures if he hits the ball hard enough, there aren’t enough places the opponent can place defenders. He scorched a sixth-inning double past Dodgers third baseman Brandon Hicks during the Rockies’ 7-3 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon.

Once the offseason shakeup of the Dodgers’ on-field staff came to an end, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt was the one surviving member from the Don Mattingly era.

Starlin Castro hit his first home run in pinstripes on Wednesday, and the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays, 2-1, in Grapefruit League action at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Brett Gardner made his spring debut on Wednesday, going 0-for-2 in a five-inning stint after missing the early part of the Grapefruit slate due to a lingering bone bruise in his left wrist. He said that he and Jacoby Ellsbury should be ready to set the table and create havoc from atop New York’s lineup.

Seven, possibly eight, regulars are expected in the lineup against the D-backs on Thursday night in Scottsdale, prompting a lineup construction discussion with Cubs manager Joe Maddon before Wednesday’s Cactus League matchup against the Royals.

Angels starter Nick Tropeano got off to a rough start in Wednesday’s 6-3 win over the Indians, but was able to find his rhythm and finish his outing on a strong note.

This is the first full season of the full-fledged rebuilding of the Milwaukee Brewers. By definition in this process, optimism is a commodity generally reserved for the future. But there were some flashes of legitimate, present-tense optimism on Wednesday as the Brewers defeated the Chicago White Sox, 5-2. They didn’t seem to be wildly unreasonable.

Gregorio Petit launched a pair of home runs Wednesday afternoon, helping power the Angels to a 6-3 Cactus League victory over the Indians at Goodyear Ballpark.

Outfielder Brandon Barnes and utility man Rafael Ynoa are too busy trying to make the Rockies’ Opening Day roster to waste time stressing about it.

For the first time this spring, Denard Span was in center field with new teammates Angel Pagan in left and Hunter Pence in right Wednesday afternoon. The Giants’ projected starting outfield was making its debut, getting in some important quality time toward becoming a cohesive unit come Opening Day.

The Indians’ Lonnie Chisenhall is confident his spring swing is on the right track despite a 1-for-21 Cactus League slump.

he Nationals got to Marlins lefty Wei-Yin Chen on the second time through the order as Michael Taylor blasted a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Nationals to a 4-2 win over the Marlins on Wednesday at Roger Dean Stadium.