Each night in the 2016 baseball season, we'll run down the top news, facts and highlights from action around Major League Baseball.
Jose Quintana tossed a gem for the White Sox as baseball's best team put an exclamation point on its hot start to the season with a sweep of the AL East favorite Blue Jays in Toronto.
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The southpaw allowed just four hits and struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, and Chicago's bullpen closed the door for a major league-leading fifth team shutout — the franchise's most after 22 games since 1973. The 4-0 victory not only marked the franchise's first sweep in Toronto since 2005, but it was also the first time the Blue Jays had been swept at home since 2013.
Player of the day
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Red Sox: Pedroia enjoyed Boston's fourth consecutive win in a big way, hammering two homers, including a grand slam, in a 3-for-4 performance against the Braves.
Highlight
Rays outfielder Steven Souza Jr. did his best Kevin Kiermaier impression by chasing down a Chris Davis line drive to the warning track and making a ridiculous diving catch.
Three things to know
— Red Sox slugger David Ortiz had three extra-base hits against the Braves. He passed Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx on the all-time list and tied George Brett for 19th-most.
— Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski collected his 2,000th career hit, becoming the first catcher to reach the plateau since Ivan Rodriguez. Pierzynski is the 10th catcher to reach the mark. Johnny Bench (2,048) is next on the hits list among catchers.
— Alex Rodriguez became the only active player with at least 100 homers in two stadiums when he went deep Wednesday night at Texas. He hit 124 at old Yankee Stadium and now has 100 at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
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What's next
Cardinals (12-9) at Diamondbacks (11-12), 9:40 p.m. ET: St. Louis right-hander Michael Wacha (2-0, 2.82 ERA) will look to stay unbeaten; Rubby De La Rosa (2-3, 5.94 ERA) will be his mound opponent. The D-backs have hit Wacha well during his brief career; eight runs on 17 hits over 15 2/3 innings.
Marlins (9-11) at Dodgers (12-10), 10:10 p.m. ET: Thursday’s pitching matchup of the day features Jose Fernandez (1-2, 4.37 ERA) against Kenta Maeda (3-0, 0.36 ERA) in the finale of a four-game series. Maeda has been impressive to begin his MLB career, allowing just one run in 25 1/3 innings. Miami will be looking to complete a series sweep at Dodger Stadium.