Hiroki Kuroda's rocky first inning was just the start of a painful night Wednesday as the New York Yankees hurler exited early after being hit in the calf by a line drive. Kuroda was struck on the leg by a single off the bat of Baltimore's Manny Machado in the second inning and departed in the third with a bruised right calf. Nick Markakis and Chris Davis had stung Kuroda for first-inning home runs to set up an eventual 6-3 Orioles victory.

MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The Twins are struggling right now, to put it mildly. They are coming off a 2-7 homestand and have hit the road for 15 of their next 20. The road began in Atlanta in interleague play, where Twins pitchers, who are not pitching well, have to hit and take the designated hitter out of their lineup. Things are not about to get easier. That was the case Wednesday, as the Braves earned an 8-3 win over the struggling Twins.

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Lim Chang-yong, an injured South Korean pitcher who signed with the Chicago Cubs last year, is eyeing a return to action later this summer, his agent said Thursday. Lim, 36, has been rehabbing his surgically repaired right elbow in Mesa, Arizona, since February, about two months after signing a deal with the Major League Baseball (MLB) club. According to his agent, Park Yoo-hyun, Lim is throwing between 50 and 70 pitches on the mound, though not at full strength. Park estimated that Lim could be ready for live action as early as mid-July.

Rangers avoid sweep with 3-1 win over A's ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers scored three runs in the first inning and avoided a three-game series sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon. Texas (30-17) snapped a five-game winning streak by Oakland (25-23) and avoided its first home sweep since 2010 behind a strong start from Ross Wolf and a bullpen that allowed one hit in the final 3 2/3 innings.