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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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?”

Classmates describe Columbine threat suspect Sol Pais as the manhunt continues  —  As law enforcement escalated its search for a Surfside teen suspected of making threats to Columbine High in Colorado, her classmates at Miami Beach High described her as smart and unassuming, if socially awkward at times.

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

David Price: ‘No one should have an off day’ on Jackie Robinson Day  —  Red Sox pitcher David Price took to Twitter on Wednesday to express his displeasure that Major League Baseball didn't have a full of slate of games for Jackie Robinson Day on Monday.  —  Only 20 of the league's 30 teams …

Bader goes on IL with hamstring strain; Cards recall Thomas  —  MILWAUKEE  • Harrison Bader's right hamstring strain hasn't improved to the point where he is ready to play yet, so the Cardinals' center fielder was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to April 14 …

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 …

Drew Gagnon, Paul Sewald save Mets bullpen in 14-3 loss to Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Just about everything that could have gone wrong did for the Mets in the first inning of a 14-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.  —  It was chaotic, to say the least …

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