The duel between Clayton Kershaw and Madison came as advertised, with the aces each allowing two runs. In the ninth, the Giants loaded the bases after what the Dodgers felt should have been called interference, setting up Joe Panik’s walk-off sacrifice fly.

Jered Weaver was pulled from a 1-1 game after throwing 93 pitches over six innings, only to watch the Angels’ bullpen give up eight runs. He’s hoping continued success will convince manager Mike Scioscia he’s still capable of pitching deeper into games.

The intense ninth inning of Wednesday’s 3-2 walk-off win by the Giants left a bad taste in the mouth of Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. Speaking after the game, Mattingly was clearly still upset about a non-call in the final frame that helped set up Joe Panik’s game-winning sacrifice fly.

Sonny Gray continued to dominate, and the A’s rallied late, scoring a combined eight runs on nine hits against the Angels bullpen in the seventh and eighth innings to capture a 9-2 victory on Wednesday night.

The only drawback with being as great as Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner is found in the implausibly high standards they set for themselves. Living up to that greatness is an ongoing challenge. Neither lefty was at the peak of his powers on Wednesday night at AT&T Park, but each made progress in that direction before the Giants seized a 3-2 decision from the Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth inning on Joe Panik’s winning sacrifice fly.

Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis suffered an injury scare in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the Giants after a pitch hit his right hand. Ellis had to the leave the contest in a crucial sequence, but was relieved to find out that postgame X-rays were negative.

Sonny Gray wasn’t even at his best Wednesday night, or so he’ll say. Even catcher Stephen Vogt acknowledged as much. Yet the A’s right-hander was still dominant in a 9-2 win over the Angels.

With a rotation that had the highest ERA in the American League at 5.90 and a bullpen that had coughed up leads the previous two nights, the Mariners received the perfect tonic on Wednesday from fifth-starter J.A. Happ in a 3-2 victory over the Astros.

Chris Carter finally came through with his first home run of the season in the seventh inning Wednesday night. But striking out with the bases loaded an inning later didn’t leave him much time to enjoy his 405-foot blast.

The Mets extended their impressive winning streak to 10 straight games on Wednesday night, twice coming from behind to take a 3-2 victory. It also dropped the Braves to their seventh loss in their last 10 games at Citi Field, despite a strong start from left-hander Eric Stults, who held the Mets to one run in six innings.

D-backs right-hander Archie Bradley knew time was running out on him in the first inning of Arizona’s 8-5 win on Wednesday night. He settled down, changed his spikes, and locked down the Rangers.

David Price said he had forgotten his last meeting with the Yankees, who put up nine consecutive hits against him last August. The Yankees seemed to remember, sending 11 batters to the plate in a six-run opening inning and 21 batters over 2 1/3 innings in a 13-4 win over the Tigers on a chilly Wednesday night at Comerica Park.

Healthy or not, the Mets went to sleep on Wednesday night sporting the best record in Major League Baseball, thanks to a streak that stands one win shy of the longest this franchise has ever seen. They are tied for the best start in club history with the 1986 Mets, a team that folks in Flushing tend to remember.

Pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso delivered a bases-loaded single over a five-man, drawn-in infield with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Rockies ended their losing streak at five games, edging the Padres, 5-4, at Coors Field on Wednesday night.

When a team is playing baseball the way the Mets are playing it right now, the whole thing begins to feel magical. Guess what? That’s exactly what it is. There’s just no other explanation.

A pitching duel between the Reds’ Johnny Cueto and the Brewers’ Jimmy Nelson turned in the ninth inning Wednesday night when Billy Hamilton scampered home on a wild pitch from Francisco Rodriguez for a 2-1 Reds victory at Miller Park.

Devon Travis and Justin Smoak each homered, while right-hander Aaron Sanchez somehow pitched around seven walks in the Blue Jays’ 4-2 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.