Yanks beat Red Sox 8-0 in matchup of struggling AL East foes  —  New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton waves to the crowd after pitching eight innings in the Yankees' 8-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in New York.

Marlins no match for Quintana, fall 4-0 to Cubs  —  Marlins have lost 8 of last 9 … MIAMI - Jose Quintana gave up six hits in seven innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-0 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  —  Quintana (2-1) struck out seven and extended his scoreless innings streak to 14.

Minor's 3-hitter is 1st career shutout, Rangers top Angels  —  Minor throws three-hitter for first career shutout as Rangers beat Angels 5-0  —  Mike Minor got to finish what he started, something the lefty never got a chance to do for the Texas Rangers last season in his return to a rotation.

Moncada, Garcia power White Sox past Royals 5-1  —  Yoán Moncada is not looking back at his struggles in the past or forward to the promise of his future.  —  The 23-year-old switch-hitter said he is having too much fun in the present.  —  Moncada hit a pair of solo shots …

MLB investigating racist messages sent to Cubs' Carl Edwards  —  CHICAGO — Major League Baseball is investigating racist messages sent to Chicago Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr. on Instagram this month.  —  Edwards was optioned to Triple-A Iowa after he had trouble with his motion and got off to a tough start this season.

Giants break out with 3 HRs off Strasburg in 7-3 win at Nats  —  Evan Longoria, Brandon Belt and Steven Duggar homered off fastballs from Stephen Strasburg, and the light-hitting San Francisco Giants powered their way to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals

WATCH |  Cleveland Indians SS Francisco Lindor homers in first rehab assignment game for AAA Columbus  —  Not a bad way to get back into the swing of things!  —  Author: Dave “Dino” DeNatale, Matthew Florjancic  —  CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor is apparently feeling better.

Veteran Smoak a positive influence as young Blue Jays hitters manage another win  —  MINNEAPOLIS — If there was a voice of reason in the Blue Jays clubhouse when the bats were collectively as ice cold as the plentiful frozen lakes in these parts, his name is Justin Smoak.

Ohtani set to face live pitching instead of rehab  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Shohei Ohtani will not go on a rehab assignment before making his season debut with the Los Angeles Angels.  —  General manager Billy Eppler said Tuesday that Ohtani will instead face pitchers in simulated games.

Detroit Tigers small decisions loom large in 5-3 loss to Pirates  —  The decisions were scattered about - early in the game, an inning later and then another shortly thereafter - and no matter how inconclusive they might have been, they all played a part in the Detroit Tigers' latest defeat.

Walker homers leading off 9th, D-Backs beat Braves 9-6  —  Christian Walker homered leader off the ninth and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied against the shaky Atlanta bullpen for a 9-6 victory  —  Max Fried turned in another strong start for the Braves.  —  Then he turned it over to the bullpen — and it all fell apart for Atlanta.

Salem Red Sox to become Salem Beer Mongers for select games this season  —  SALEM, Va. - The Salem Red Sox revealed their alternate appearance for the 2019 season.  —  Starting May 2, the team will take the field every Thursday as the Salem Beer Mongers in a nod to the growing craft beer industry.

The highs and lows of Yasiel Puig's time in L.A.  —  LOS ANGELES — He showed up late, then homered early.  —  How fitting.  —  Yasiel Puig spent more than half a decade tantalizing the Los Angeles Dodgers with his talent and tormenting them with his indiscretions.

Rockies make flurry of moves prior to series in San Diego  —  Much like shuffling a deck of cards, the Colorado Rockies made several moves on Monday, partially due to another injury.  —  Chris Iannetta, the team's veteran behind the plate, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right lat strain.