Baseball

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run homer in the third inning, Cal Quantrill pitched five innings and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Wednesday night.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Wednesday night after Shohei Ohtani's pitching outing was cut short.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth left Wednesday's game against Philadelphia after he was hit by a pitch on his right thumb. Meidroth was hit by an 89.6 mph sinker from Taijuan Walker in the fifth inning.

CHICAGO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Max Kepler was scratched from Wednesday's series finale against the Chicago White Sox because of a left triceps strain. Kepler was slated to start in left.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies think Jhoan Duran has electric stuff. So electric that they were willing to pay a hefty price for the hard-throwing closer.

NEW YORK (AP) — The busy New York Mets remade the back end of their injury-depleted bullpen with two significant trades Wednesday, acquiring Tyler Rogers from San Francisco and Ryan Helsley from St. Louis.

CLEVELAND (AP) — David Fry hit a two-run homer, Kolby Allard struck out five in 3 1/3 innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Vargas and Edgar Quero each hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Wednesday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa said discussions about a trade from Minnesota back to Houston before Thursday's deadline aren't “serious," but he didn't rule out the possibility of returning to the city where he won a World Series.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nathan Lukes capped Toronto's five-run seventh inning with a three-run homer, and the Blue Jays held on for a 9-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to avoid a four-game sweep.