MLB Issues Suspensions For Rangers-Blue Jays Brawl  —  3:37pm: Bautista will be suspended for one game, tweets SB Nation's Chris Cotillo.  —  3:20pm: Right-hander Jesse Chavez, who hit Prince Fielder in the thigh with a pitch following the initial skirmish, will receive a three-game suspension …

Braves Fire Fredi Gonzalez; Brian Snitker Named Interim Manager  —  6:23pm: O'Brien adds further details in a full column on the situation, most notably that Gonzalez's dismissal took an awkward turn on Monday evening.  O'Brien reports that Gonzalez actually learned of his firing last night …

Paulo Orlando Paces Royals to 8-4 Win Over Red Sox  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 17, 2016, 11:30 P.M. E.D.T.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Paulo Orlando hit a two-run homer, Eric Hosmer also went deep and the Kansas City Royals beat the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of their three-game series.

Nationals 2B Murphy Returns to Citi Field to Face Mets  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 17, 2016, 7:01 P.M. E.D.T.  —  NEW YORK — Back at Citi Field for the first time as an opponent, Daniel Murphy walked into the visiting clubhouse and knew his way around.  —  Sort of.

Cruz and Seager Go Deep to Power Mariners Past Orioles, 10-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 17, 2016, 10:03 P.M. E.D.T.  —  BALTIMORE — Nelson Cruz homered and drove in five runs, Kyle Seager hit a three-run drive and the Seattle Mariners cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 Tuesday night.

Tigers score 7 in 7th inning, beat Minnesota 7-2 (Yahoo Sports)  —  Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive homers during a seven-run seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Tuesday night as manager Brad Ausmus served a one-game suspension.

Rangers' Yu Darvish notches 6 K's in 4th rehab start  —  MIDLAND, Texas — Yu Darvish struck out six while throwing 68 pitches in his fourth rehab start, and could be back in the Texas Rangers' rotation by the end of the month.  —  Darvish pitched his scheduled five innings Tuesday for Double …

Pirates Extend Francisco Cervelli  —  The Pirates have announced a three-year extension with catcher Francisco Cervelli that will pay him $31MM, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter).  Cervelli is represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council, which also recently negotiated an extension between the team and Gregory Polanco.

Mets GM Alderson has pre-planned surgery in cancer treatment  —  NEW YORK (AP) Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says he had pre-planned surgery last week as part of his cancer treatment and that the procedure was “fantastically successful.”  —  The 68-year-old hasn't revealed what kind of cancer he has …

Astros To Promote Colin Moran  —  The Astros will promote third base prospect Colin Moran to join the team for tonight's game, according to Peter Gammons of GammonsDaily.com (via Twitter).  It's not yet clear what the club will do to make space on its active and 40-man rosters.