Baseball roundup: Surging Pirates spoil Cubs' home opener  —  Rolling Pirates spoil Cubs' home opener  —  Ivan Nova pitched seven solid innings, Francisco Cervelli hit a three-run homer and Pittsburgh ruined the Chicago Cubs' home opener Tuesday with an 8-5 victory.

Bour homers twice, Marlins bullpen blows lead against Mets  —  Fish fall 8-6  —  MIAMI - Yoenis Cespedes snapped a slump with a two-run double to break a tie in the ninth inning Tuesday night, giving the New York Mets the best 10-game start in franchise history when they beat Miami 8-6.

Angels have best start since '82 after 11-1 win at Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons each homered, Albert Pujols had two more hits in his push to 3,000 and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 11-1 on Tuesday night.

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.

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.

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.

Reds' Votto trolls Phillies fans by denying souvenir  —  Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto is making a habit of trolling fans on the road with his antics in the field.  —  Monday was the latest example of Votto's exploits.  The Reds were in the bottom of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies …

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.

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 …

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 …

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

Lucchesi gets first win as Padres beat Rockies … Colorado Rockies third base coach Stu Cole, left, congratulates Trevor Story as he circles the bases after hitting a two-run home run off San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Denver.

Carpenter homers in 11th to lift Cardinals over Brewers 5-3  —  Matt Carpenter hit a two-run home run with no outs in the 11th inning to lift the  —  Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Carpenter turned around a pitch from J.J. Hoover (0-1) for the third game-ending homer of his career.

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 …

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.