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Chicago Cubs (68-51, second in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (70-51, first in the AL East) Toronto; Thursday, 3:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (11-5, 2.45 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (2-2, 4.

Miami Marlins (58-62, third in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (62-57, second in the AL Central) Cleveland; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (6-5, 3.08 ERA, 1.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani racked up seven strikeouts and pitched into the fifth inning. He tripled, scored and reached base twice at the plate.

CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Troy Melton allowed one hit in five innings and three Detroit Tigers relievers maintained a shutout of the Chicago White Sox in a 1-0 win on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nick Pivetta allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings and Ramón Laureano had three of the Padres’ 14 hits as San Diego completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with an 11-1 rout on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt has a low-grade right knee sprain and the New York Yankees may place the veteran first baseman on the injured list ahead of his return to St. Louis this weekend.

ANAHEIM, Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At the outset of play on July 4, the San Diego Padres were coming off a 2-4 trip through Cincinnati and Philadelphia and trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers by nine games in the National League West.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit two-run home runs, Drew Rasmussen threw six innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 8-2 on Wednesday night. Lowe's second-inning home run off J.T.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a grand slam Wednesday night to cap Atlanta’s biggest inning in almost five years — a nine-run outburst in the fourth that propelled the Braves to an 11-6 comeback win over the slumping New York Mets.