Homer-happy D-backs beat Dodgers 8-5 in 12 innings  —  LOS ANGELES — A belief they're going to win, even when they blow the lead or trail in a game.  That confidence used to belong to the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Now, it's owned by the Arizona Diamondbacks  —  David Descalso hit a tiebreaking …

New York Yankees look to move ahead of Boston Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — If the New York Yankees noticed they once trailed the Boston Red Sox by 7 1/2 games in the AL East, manager Aaron Boone did his best to conceal knowledge of the fact.  —  Yet that is how the divisional standings looked …

Reliever Brent Suter homers, helps Brewers beat Indians 3-2  —  MILWAUKEE — Pitcher Brent Suter hadn't hit a home run since high school.  —  Imagine his surprise and delight when he went deep on AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber.  —  This wasn't just a shot that curled around the foul pole …

For ex-Mets skipper Terry Collins, Matt Harvey's fall has been hard to watch  —  One fateful Sunday night in New York, Matt Harvey wanted to keep the ball, and Terry Collins would not take it away.  —  “He walked up to me in the dugout and said, 'This is my game, I want to go back out there …

Error feels deflating for Martinez  —  Jose Martinez lined his fourth homer of the season over the center-field fence in the first inning Tuesday and, it seemed, the Cardinals were off and running.  —  But, four innings later, Martinez couldn't handle a liner by Eddie Rosario to first base …

Chicago Cubs seek sweep of Miami Marlins  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are trying to get rolling, but will need their depth in order to do so for the time being.  —  After losing five straight games, the Cubs enter Wednesday attempting to finish off a sweep of the Miami Marlins following Tuesday's come-from-behind 4-3 victory.

Aaron Nola dominates; Hector Neris rebounds |  Extra Innings  —  Aaron Nola pitched, and the Phillies won.  That combination is starting to become as commonplace as peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, and surf and turf.  The Phillies have won five of Nola's last six starts, but his brilliance dates to June 22 of last season.

Orioles' Dylan Bundy gives up four home runs without recording an out vs. Royals  —  Baltimore starter Dylan Bundy redefined futility from the mound Tuesday night in his outing against Kansas City.  —  Bundy became the first pitcher in modern MLB history to give up four home runs without recording an out …

Milwaukee Brewers' Stephen Vogt suffers career-threatening shoulder injury while on rehab  —  No player on the Milwaukee Brewers' roster does a better job of keeping his chin up and looking at the bright side than Stephen Vogt, one of the most upbeat players you ever could meet.

Houston Astros go for sweep over Oakland A's, grief-stricken Piscotty  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Two pitchers who figure to get an unusually large amount of support from the other team's fans are set to duel Wednesday afternoon when the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics wrap up a three-game series.

Hellickson throws 6 perfect innings in Nationals' 4-0 win  —  SAN DIEGO  —  Jeremy Hellickson didn't give the San Diego Padres a chance over the first six innings.  —  It was 18 up and 18 down for the Padres, who only four nights earlier had been no-hit by four Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers in Monterrey, Mexico.

Detroit Tigers place Leonys Martin on DL with left hamstring strain  —  Albert Pujols picked up his 3,000th hit on May 4.  Which active player will be the next one to reach the milestone?  Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Leonys Martin …

Column: Can White Sox be lovable losers as they drop games at franchise-record pace?  —  Photos from the White Sox-Pirates game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox began Tuesday night's game against the Pirates on pace for a franchise-record 116 losses.

Injury leaves more questions than answers for Dodgers' Kershaw  —  LOS ANGELES_Clayton Kershaw politely invited the media to his locker Tuesday afternoon for his first interview since being diagnosed with biceps tendinitis.  But, his left shoulder hurting, he wasn't really in the mood.

Rockies top Angels, win sixth in row … Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani heads to first on a ground-out against the Colorado Rockies during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Denver.  (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)  — JACK DEMPSEY

Why a 21-K game is MLB's best record that can actually happen  —  The coolest individual accomplishment we could reasonably hope to see this baseball season is a 21-strikeout start*.  This is just my opinion, which you might not share, and ordinarily that disagreement would be fine and we'd walk away friends.

At 53, Rafael Palmeiro says he's joining professional independent league team in Texas  —  Rafael Palmeiro says he is returning to professional baseball at the age of 53.  —  The longtime Texas Ranger and Baltimore Oriole told The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday that he has agreed to play …

Seattle Mariners' James Paxton no-hits Toronto Blue Jays … Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton pitched a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.  —  And he had some help from third baseman Kyle Seager.  —  The Canada native allowed three walks …