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.

What if the Cubs had stopped making trades in 2016?  —  Fans of all contending teams eventually come to rue some of the prospects their club traded away in pursuit of the championship they all desperately wanted.  But all contending teams do it.  The dynamic of win-now teams dealing …

Bieber, bullpen lead Indians to 4-2 win over Seattle  —  Bieber matched his season total with three walks, but improved to 9-0 on the road in his career.  —  Author: The Associated Press  —  SEATTLE (AP) - Shane Bieber struck out five and combined with three relievers to hold Seattle …

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.

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 …

How Detroit Tigers Daniel Norris is finding his rhythm, pitch by pitch  —  Daniel Norris felt it again on Tuesday afternoon.  —  He threw a pitch during a short bullpen session, pitching coach Rick Anderson looked at him like, “Where the heck has that been?”

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

Alex Bregman's grand slam highlights Astros slugfest  —  Alex Bregman hit a grand slam, Josh Reddick connected for a two-run homer against his former team, and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Tuesday night for their majors-best 10th straight win

The most feared lineups in baseball  —  Most teams have played at least 16 games so far, or one-tenth of the schedule.  It's early.  Heck, players are still wearing ski masks in some parts of the country, and it was so cold and windy Monday night in Philadelphia that Noah Syndergaard …

Kenta Maeda's performance on the mound leads to Dodgers' victory over the Reds  —  Too often this young season, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has taken the ball from his starting pitcher with disappointment, forced to make a change earlier than planned.

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.

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.