Photo prompts Harvey to delete Twitter account  —  NEW YORK — Backlash over a photo that Mets pitcher Matt Harvey posted Tuesday on Twitter prompted the right-hander to delete his popular social media account.  —  Shortly after Harvey tweeted a photograph of himself making an inappropriate gesture …

Air Force serviceman returns 500th HR ball to Pujols  —  WASHINGTON — Tom Sherrill brought no scouting reports or spray charts with him to Nationals Park for Tuesday night's Nationals-Angels game.  All he had was his intuition, but that turned out to be enough to put the longtime Angels fan …

Phillies exploit Dodgers' miscue to win in 10  —  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Phillies drop Dodgers in 10th after Carl Crawford's error  —  LOS ANGELES — Domonic Brown doubled home the go-ahead run …

Padres discussing trades for Hundley  —  Veteran catcher plays on in face of uncertainity  —  MILWAUKEE — Nearly two years ago, outside the windows of the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, dawn had begun to overtake darkness and, still, Nick Hundley had not slept.

Athletics decline lease offer from Coliseum Authority  —  OAKLAND — The longstanding saga with the A's and their ballpark took another turn on Tuesday night, as the club declined a 10-year lease offer from the Oakland Coliseum Authority.  —  About an hour after the Authority issued …

Daily Fantasy Baseball Contest: Win Share Of $100K Payout  —  One-day leagues are one of the most exciting ways to play fantasy baseball.  For any given day of the MLB schedule, you can create a fantasy team and win huge cash prizes.  If you have $22 and love Major League Baseball …

Diamondbacks' growing gloom might mean doom for manager or GM  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks were supposed to lead the league in grit.  Purportedly, that was the rationale behind the Justin Upton trade two offseasons ago.  The swashbuckling leadership team of Kevin Towers and Kirk Gibson wanted …

Mets Wear League's Deepest Rotation  —  Team Donned Seven Different Uniforms In Seven Days  —  The Mets might want to consider hosting a yard sale one of these days.  Their closets could use a good cleaning.  —  From April 14 through April 21, the Mets wore seven different uniforms in seven games …

Hellweg has torn elbow ligament  —  Right-hander Johnny Hellweg, the Brewers' No. 7 prospect according to MLB.com, was diagnosed today with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, an injury that often requires so-called Tommy John surgery and a 12-18 month rehabilitation.

Cabrera homers, has three hits to lead Tigers over White Sox  —  DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, Justin Verlander pitched seven solid innings and the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.  —  Cabrera was 4 for 23 on this homestand …

Baseball games still take too long.  Blame the Red Sox.  —  It's a rite of spring.  Baseball arrives and everyone notices that baseball games are getting longer and longer.  —  Carl Bialik at Nate Silver's Fivethirtyeight.com site crunched the numbers and, sure enough, the trend is continuing.