Many viewed Wednesday night’s 6-5 win over the Royals as Jose Altuve’s final audition to start the All-Star Game at second base for the American League as fan voting draws to a close on Thursday.

As the voting window for the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot heads to its finish at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, there are several key races for starting position players in the American League and National League that are coming down to the wire.

Carlos Carrasco spun around swiftly and watched helplessly as the ball hit by Joey Butler sailed over second baseman Jason Kipnis — the only hit he allowed in Wednesday’s 8-1 win over the Rays.

The Angels announced Jerry Dipoto’s resignation as general manager on Wednesday, five days after sources said he was involved in a heated discussion with Mike Scioscia and his coaching staff. Bill Stoneman, the Angels’ GM when they won the World Series in 2002, has been named interim GM.

Brett Anderson pitched seven quality innings, and Howie Kendrick continued to torment the D-backs as the Dodgers cruised to a 4-2 win on Wednesday night to capture the three-game series at Chase Field.

Astros outfielder George Springer was removed from Wednesday’s 6-5 win over the Royals in the sixth inning for a pinch-hitter after taking a pitch off the right wrist in the fifth.

Nathan Eovaldi tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings, and Garrett Jones smacked a long solo home run off Matt Shoemaker, helping the Yankees avoid a sweep by the Angels with a 3-1 win Wednesday at Angel Stadium.

Although Carlos Carrasco came up one out shy in his no-hit bid on Wednesday, the Indians starter still turned in a career night while making some history along the way.

The USA Collegiate National Team made history Wednesday, becoming the first team to hold the Cuban National Team hitless in international play.

Second baseman Neil Walker’s two-homer night propelled the Pirates to a season-high 21 hits as the Buccos topped the Tigers, 9-3, on Wednesday night at Comerica Park.

J.J. Hardy broke a tie with his fourth homer of the season to lift the Orioles to a 4-2 win over the Rangers on Wednesday night.

Their recovery is complete. Now it’s time for their return. All-Star pitchers Matt Cain and Jose Fernandez will both return from extended stints on the disabled list and will make their season debuts in the same game Thursday.

Giants catcher Buster Posey said that he could play as soon as Thursday after absorbing the shock of a foul tip and being forced to leave Wednesday night’s 6-5 loss to the Marlins in the fifth inning.

Nelson Cruz didn’t want to wait for the cake, so the Mariners slugger sliced his own gift — a two-run homer in the top of the ninth — in Seattle’s 7-0 victory over the Padres in Wednesday’s Interleague series finale at Petco Park.

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All-Star candidate Jose Bautista broke out of his mini slump Wednesday afternoon, and the rest of the Blue Jays lineup followed suit in a dominating 11-2 victory over the Red Sox on Canada Day.

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