Blake Snell's gem helps Rays top White Sox 6-5  —  Blake Snell pitched one-hit ball and struck out 10 through six innings and the Tampa Bay Rays kept the White Sox winless at home this season, beating Chicago 6-5 on Tuesday.  —  The White Sox dropped to 0-5 at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants … Two of the top three vote-getters for the National League MVP award are off to rough starts to the 2018 season.  —  Both New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton and Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt entered play Tuesday …

Homer Bailey throws gem, Cincinnati Reds still lose to Philadelphia Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA - On a cold Philadelphia Tuesday night - for six innings of a game the Cincinnati Reds eventually lost 6-1 - all seemed right again for Reds right-hander Homer Bailey.

Dodger Stadium to host 2020 All-Star Game  —  Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will be at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday to announce that the Dodgers will host the 2020 All-Star Game, according to a person with knowledge of the announcement but not authorized to speak publicly about it.

Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday  —  One of the most important early-season fantasy baseball tips is to look for changes that could improve or diminish the outlook of a player compared to his production last season. … Today's notes feature at least two possibly productive examples …

Torn hip labrum lands Alex Gordon on DL  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals placed Alex Gordon on the disabled list with a torn hip labrum and recalled fellow outfielder Abraham Almonte from Triple-A Omaha before Tuesday night's game against Seattle.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS

Interest in Shohei Ohtani memorabilia on rise  —  The sports memorabilia world is buzzing over Angels pitcher and slugger Shohei Ohtani.  —  On Monday night, his autographed Topps rookie card sold for $6,725.  —  “It's a truly foreign market that is buying his memorabilia,” said Rick Probstein, whose company sold the card on eBay.

Diamondbacks manager Lovullo, Cardinals' Yadier Molina each suspended a game following weekend dust-up  —  Molina has filed an appeal, but Lovullo will sit out willingly  —  On Sunday, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo worked themselves …

Joe Maddon thinks Cubs, especially Anthony Rizzo, should back off extra batting practice  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon didn't mind the sound of the alarm after nine hours of sleep Monday night as much as the crack of the bat distrubed him emanating from the batting cages at 9:30 a.m.

Next Slide  —  CLEVELAND — Switch hitters Victor Reyes and Niko Goodrum got their opportunity to play on Tuesday night for the Detroit Tigers.  —  Manager Ron Gardenhire said before the start of a four-game series at Progressive Field he would give everyone a chance to play against the Indians.

Aaron Sanchez no-hits Orioles through 7 innings  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez is pitching a no-hitter through seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles.  —  Sanchez has walked four and hit a batter Tuesday night at Camden Yards.  He has four strikeouts and has thrown 82 pitches.

Rangers put 2B Odor and RHP Fister on 10-day disabled list  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Jurickson Profar will get to play second base on a regular basis for the Texas Rangers in the next few weeks, and 44-year-old right-hander Bartolo Colon will get a chance to make some more starts.

From here to the Hall: Predicting 40 active players who will wind up in Cooperstown  —  How many active major leaguers are future Hall of Famers?  —  This is not a trick question.  But it is a difficult question, one requiring thought and analysis, and maybe a crazy guess or two.

Cespedes' clutch hit helps Mets get off to their fastest start ever  —  MIAMI — Yoenis Cespedes awoke from a siesta that began in Washington last week to thrust the Mets into uncharted territory.  —  They are the 9-1 Mets for the first time in franchise history, after Cespedes slapped …

Verlander dominates over 7 innings, Astros beat Twins 2-0  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Facing Joe Mauer with runners at the corners and no outs, Justin Verlander reached back for a fastball that broke in to strike out the lefty-hitting Mauer.  —  Verlander said he yanked the four-seam fastball and was fortunate Mauer swung over it.

Dalbec's double leads Salem to 3-1 win over Wilmington  —  SALEM, Va. (AP) — Bobby Dalbec hit a run-scoring double in the fourth inning, leading the Salem Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Tuesday.  —  Daniel Gonzalez allowed a run, but got Nick Heath to fly out with a runner …