Wacha, 3 home runs send Cardinals over Brewers 6-1  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched two-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings and the St. Louis Cardinals, boosted by three home runs, beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 victory on Tuesday night.  —  Harrison Bader, Matt Carpenter and Francisco Pena homered …

Harper's 17th HR sparks Nationals past Orioles 3-2  —  BALTIMORE (AP) - The season is barely two months old, and the Washington Nationals have already been asked to adjust to a new manager, overcome a rash of injuries and jump into bounce-back mode following a poor start.

Next Slide  —  The Tigers lost to the Angels on Thursday night.  —  Then, they lost two more players to the 10-day disabled list.  —  Left-hander Francisco Liriano will miss time with a right hamstring strain, manager Ron Gardenhire said, and so, too, will lefty Daniel Stumpf, who is sidelined with left ulnar nerve irritation.

Mets bounce back, beat Braves 8-5 to split rain-delayed DH  —  ATLANTA (AP) Mets manager Mickey Callaway had a reason to smile at 1:40 a.m. after his team showed enough fortitude to avoid getting swept.  —  “They came out with some energy, which was huge in this game, and you've got to give them credit,” he said.

Dereck Rodriguez, son of Pudge, makes MLB debut for Giants  —  Dereck Rodriguez remembered being in the visitors' clubhouse at Coors Field as an 11-year-old when his father, Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez, was playing for the Detroit Tigers.  —  But on Tuesday night …

Dodgers' Kenta Maeda leaves start with right hip strain  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda left a start Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second inning with a right hip strain.  —  Maeda was twice visited by a Los Angeles trainer …

Gardner, Torres rally Yanks over Astros 6-5 in 10 innings  —  Brett Gardner tied it with his second homer of the game, a one-out, two-run drive in the ninth inning,  —  Gleyber Torres hit a winning single in the 10th and the  —  Houston Astros 6-5 Tuesday night.

Red-hot Cub Anthony Rizzo smacks Pirates a day after disputed slide  —  PITTSBURGH — The league couldn't stop him, nor could booing Pittsburgh Pirate fans, as Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo is finally heating up while leading the Cubs to their season high in games over .500.

Indians' Kluber aims to show Sox's Lopez how it's done  —  One of the premier pitchers and strike throwers in the major leagues will face one of the more promising young pitchers in the American League Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field as Cleveland Indians' Cy Young Award winner Corey …

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds … More than a week ago, as the Diamondbacks were preparing for their final game in a series in New York, manager Torey Lovullo gushed about John Ryan Murphy and intimated that the young catcher was likely to find himself in the starting lineup more often in the coming games.

Cubs top prospect Adbert Alzolay injured in Tuesday's Iowa Cubs game  —  Chicago Cubs top prospect Adbert Alzolay joins Iowa Cubs  —  The Iowa Cubs are waiting to see if an injury that took pitching prospect Adbert Alzolay out of his start early on Tuesday will lead to a trip to the disabled list.

Sizing up the standings at Memorial Day checkpoint  —  The old saying in baseball is that you shouldn't check the standings until Memorial Day.  Well, with Memorial Day behind us, we figured it was time to assess how the divisions stack up and what stands out at the first unofficial checkpoint of the season.

Lucas Giolito takes the mound to make ‘big start’ against Indians  —  White Sox manager Rick Renteria discusses the team's defensive mistakes against the Indians on Monday, May 28, 2018.  (Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Lucas Giolito takes a 7.53 earned-run average …

Mookie Betts out of Boston lineup with pain in side for 3rd straight game  —  Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts will miss his third straight game Tuesday with tightness in his left side.  —  Betts is leading the league with a .359 average, with 17 home runs and 37 RBIs.

Devin Mesoraco credits adjustment Mets hitting coach Roessler suggested for newfound power  —  NY Mets catcher Devin Mesoraco discusses the trade that sent him to the Mets Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  Devin Mesoraco has hit five home runs in his first 46 at-bats with the New York Mets since …

Silviano leads Jupiter to 3-2 win over St. Lucie  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — John Silviano hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads to a 3-2 win over the St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday.  —  Lukas Schiraldi got Gene Cone to ground out with a runner on first to end …

Andrew Miller visits specialist to have left knee examined  —  CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Andrew Miller visited a specialist in New York on Tuesday to have his injured left knee examined.  —  Miller, a dominant presence in Cleveland's bullpen since being acquired in 2016 …

How big-league reliever J.P. Howell wound up with independent San Rafael Pacifics  —  Here's a story of a big-leaguer returning to his roots.  Not just the region where he played ball.  But the reason why he played ball.  —  All kids who begin hitting, fielding and throwing do it for all the pure and principled reasons.