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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Pujols goes yard twice to join 500 HR club  —  WASHINGTON — Albert Pujols hit the 500th home run of his career Tuesday night, becoming the 26th player in major league history to reach that milestone.  —  The Los Angeles Angels' first baseman did it with a pair of shots off Washington …

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 …

Fernandez strikes out 14 as Marlins shut out Braves  —  ATLANTA — Jose Fernandez matched his career high with 14 strikeouts in eight innings and combined with Steve Cishek on a three-hitter as the Miami Marlins shut out the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Tuesday night.

MLB suspends Gomez, Maldonado, others  —  Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez and catcher Martin Maldonado both were suspended by Major League Baseball for their roles in Sunday's benches-clearing skirmish with the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  Gomez, who helped start the incident …

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.

Surgery recommended for Ivan Nova  —  Ivan Nova's season appears to be over.  The Yankees right-hander has been advised to have Tommy John surgery to repair a partially torn right ulnar collateral ligament.  —  Nova was examined on Tuesday by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad …

Blue Jays Claim Darin Mastroianni, Designate Kenny Wilson  —  The Blue Jays have claimed outfielder Darin Mastroianni off waivers from the Twins, the club announced via press release.  To make room on the 40-man roster, Toronto designated fellow outfielder Kenny Wilson for assignment.

Jenrry Mejia's solid pitching, Ruben Tejada's strong defense key Mets' win  —  Theirs is an offense constantly under duress.  But the Mets, wearing camouflage on one of their “military nights” and disguising their punch by stranding nine runners, managed to prevail Monday night against the Cardinals, 2-0.

Choo sprains left ankle, likely out for rest of A's series  —  X-rays are negative; outfielder will have MRI, could miss next two games  —  OAKLAND — The Rangers will likely be without outfielder Shin-Soo Choo for the next two games against the Athletics after he sprained his left ankle trying …