Jonathan India hit a three-run homer and Michael Wacha scattered five hits over six innings to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night, ending Boston’s seven-game winning streak.

The Royals defeat the Red Sox 7-3, ending Boston's seven-game winning streak.

Jonathan India hit a three-run homer and Michael Wacha scattered five hits in six innings Wednesday night to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Red Sox 7-3, ending Boston’s seven-game winning streak.

Paul Goldschmidt put the Yankees ahead with a pinch-hit solo homer in the seventh inning and New York ended its five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Goldschmidt went deep off lefty reliever Robert Garcia (1-7),

Paul Goldschmidt put the Yankees ahead with a pinch-hit solo homer in the seventh inning as New York ended its five-game losing streak.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had four hits, including a home run, and the Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep of the Rockies in which they had 63 hits and scored 45 runs.

The Rockies have been bad for pretty much the entire 20-season tenure of controlling owners Dick and Charlie Monfort. But this week might have marked a new low.

Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to be an umpire in a regular-season Major League Baseball game this weekend, working for the Atlanta Braves' three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins beginning on Saturday.

MLB is set to break new ground this weekend during a series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. The league announced that umpire Jen Pawol will be working the three-game series, making her the first woman in MLB history to umpire regular-season games.

Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves