Major League Baseball’s All-Stars will gather here in four weeks. Miguel Cabrera continues to make his case to be in the starting lineup. This time, he did it by nearly sending a ball towards Kentucky and opening up the heavens in the process.

With two outs in the bottom of the 13th inning, bases loaded and the game tied, Reds third baseman Todd Frazier knew what was coming from Tigers closer Joakim Soria. Frazier had watched teammate Ivan De Jesus Jr. go down on strikes in the at-bat before him, the victim of a breaking ball for strike three. Behind in the count, Frazier knew what was coming. He hit a curveball over the left-center field for a walk-off grand slam in the Reds’ 8-4 victory over the Tigers in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

Paul Goldschmidt’s teammates have coined a phrase for their first baseman’s exploits on the field.

Joey Gallo and Rougned Odor were a combined 7-for-53 (.132) off left-handed pitchers going into Wednesday’s matchup against Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw.

The Royals scored at least seven runs against Brewers pitching for the third straight night in a 10-2 win, helping Joe Blanton emerge from his first Major League start in nearly two years with a victory.

Felix Hernandez had plenty of motivation Wednesday night, facing Giants ace Madison Bumgarner and coming off the worst start of his career. So leave it to the King to deliver one of his gems with eight shutout innings in a 2-0 win at Safeco Field.

When outfielder David Murphy trotted in from left field to take the mound for his second career pitching appearance with the Indians trailing by a large margin during their 17-0 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday night, he was hoping to simply rear back and blow the ball past everyone, just like in high school.

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Chris Parmelee and Travis Snider each homered to help the Orioles in Wednesday night’s 6-4 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Despite Freddy Galvis’ three-run shot, Philadelphia has lost nine straight games.

Starters John Danks and Jeff Locke both worked through one bad inning on Wednesday night, but it was Locke who was able to control damage the best, as the Pirates prevailed over the White Sox, 3-2, for their seventh straight win.

Every Major League team will be in action today, finishing off the second of back-to-back two-game Interleague sets. Here are four things to watch for on a busy day of baseball.

Eight months after Steven Souza Jr. made the defensive play of 2014, saving Jordan Zimmermann’s no-hitter with a miraculous diving catch on the final day of the season, Nationals fans took a moment to offer their gratitude on Wednesday.

Michael Pineda carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Alex Rodriguez moved within three hits of 3,000, leading the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Marlins on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

A pair of highly touted prospects and two intriguing stash candidates highlight this week’s waiver-wire options. Also to consider: Several veterans who could provide immediate assistance for mixed-league clubs. Check out the names to know.

“G” stands for “Giving up is not an option.” “R” means “Ready for giving 100 percent.” You get to “I” when you can say “I’ve reached my goal.” And finally, “T” symbolizes taking on a challenge. At John Barclay Elementary School in Warrington, Pa., this acronym embodies the meaning of the word it spells out: Grit.

Susan Banks has a dream for how this will all play out. Thomas Walkup, her legally blind 8-year-old son, will fly to California, undergo successful surgery by the only doctor who can cure him, then go to Angel Stadium to see his hero, Mike Trout.

Batting leadoff and playing second base, Brock Holt constructed the 21st cycle in Red Sox history; he doubled in the first, singled in the fifth, homered in the seventh and tripled in the eighth. Holt is the first Red Sox player to hit for the cycle since John Valentin on June 6, 1996.