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 …

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 …

Inside the Yankees historic stretch of 16 wins in last 17 games, by the numbers  —  NEW YORK— The stars aligned at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, bringing the Red Sox and Yankees together at a point where both teams owned MLB's two best records.  —  According to Elias, that hadn't happened in a Yanks-Sox series June 2, 2002.

Cincinnati Reds took a risk on Matt Harvey, will be it rewarded?  —  Every trade involves an element of risk.  —  The Reds took a big one Tuesday when they sent Devin Mesoraco to the New York Mets for troubled pitcher Matt Harvey.  —  In terms of baseball, it's not much of a risk at all.

Wins and answers in short supply as Orioles' 2018 season careens toward disaster … BALTIMORE — It was somewhere around the seventh batter of the game Tuesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards that the sheer, historic depth of the Baltimore Orioles' hopelessness revealed itself.

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.

Springer gets 2 more hits, Astros beat A's 4-2  —  George Springer kept up his hitting surge with two hits and two RBIs, Alex Bregman homered and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday night.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — As happy as AJ Hinch has been with the top of his lineup …

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 …

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

A's place Trevor Cahill on DL, recall prospect Dustin Fowler  —  The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Trevor Cahill on the 10-day disabled list with an elbow impingement and called up outfield prospect Dustin Fowler on Wednesday.  —  The move with Cahill was made retroactive to Sunday.

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.

Mets bat out of order in first inning against Reds  —  The New York Mets' downward spiral continued with a Little League blunder Wednesday afternoon in Cincinnati when they batted out of order in the first inning against the Reds.  —  The lineup handed to the umpires had Asdrubal Cabrera hitting second and Wilmer Flores batting third.

Under the cover of Lightning, the Rays aren't as bad as previously thought  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Rays left-hander Blake Snell, off to a great start in 2018, was talking about his team's life as a Tampa Bay second banana.  He spoke at his locker, next to and nearly behind a blue banner that hung from the ceiling in the home clubhouse.

Wainwright: Cards ‘being real hush-hush’ about his return  —  No decision may be reached on the return of Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright, who has been disabled with a sore elbow, until after he throws a bullpen session Thursday in San Diego.  —  “They're being real hush-hush about it,” said Wainwright.

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.

White Sox prospect Jake Burger tears his Achilles tendon for a 2nd time  —  White Sox prospect Jake Burger out for the 2018 season: “It sucks but I have to stay positive.”  (Chris Kuc/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  A prospect many view as the White Sox's third baseman of the future has suffered another setback.

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.

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.

Greg Bird expected to begin playing in minor-league games as Yankees first baseman nears return  —  Greg Bird will move from extended spring games to Class-A Tampa on Thursday.  —  Once Bird starts there, he could be back in anywhere from 10-20 days depending on how he progresses.

Anthony Rizzo showing signs of overcoming his early struggles  —  Chicago Tribune  —  For one of the few times in his career, Anthony Rizzo took his eye off the flight of his single in the sixth inning Tuesday night.  —  Rizzo found some relief to his rough start as he pointed toward manager Joe Maddon …