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LOS ANGELES — On the surface, his personality is about as colorful as his name.

MILWAUKEE — The best thing to happen to the Mets during their three-day stay in Wisconsin was they get to leave afterward.

MIAMI — Wednesday started with a scare for the Miami Marlins, but ended with thrills.

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals wrapped up the first home stand of the season by losing their third straight game to an impressive Atlanta Braves ballclub, 5-2, in front of an announced crowd of 36,300 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

BOSTON — Mitch Keller doesn’t wear sleeves when completing household chores. On a chilly day in Boston, Keller flashed some forearms and incredible stuff while delivering one of the best starts of his career, helping the Pirates to a series sweep against the Red Sox.

NEW YORK — After a strong 2023 debut, Gerrit Cole shoved again. Gleyber Torres, meanwhile, continued his hot start to the season. But it was catcher Jose Trevino who put the nail in the Phillies’ coffin as the Yankees beat Philadelphia, 4-2, in a series-deciding game on Wednesday afternoon.

BALTIMORE — Orioles fans will have to wait one extra day to watch the 2023 team play at Camden Yards.

WASHINGTON — What the Rays have done during their record-setting run to open the season is impressive enough, as Wednesday they stretched their winning streak to six games. They extended their stay as the only undefeated, and best, team in the majors with a 7-2 win over the Nationals.

The Cubs’ first two series of the year had polar-opposite conditions.

That is so unlucky.

The Diamondbacks’ comeback win vs. the Padres showed that speed may be a coveted resource in baseball’s new era.