Their run differential is 23rd, their ERA and WHIP are both the worst in baseball, but here they are atop the division  —  Here come the Detroit Tigers, back home, in first place, and what's that, you say?  First place?  The Tigers?  With that bullpen and those injuries and John Hicks playing first base?

Marlins expect to finalize $1.3B deal to sell team to Jeb Bush-Derek Jeter group  —  Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has reached an agreement in principle to sell the team to a group led by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and including former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter …

The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 12-1 at home.  —  The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 12-1 on Apr 24, 2017 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.  —  Tags  —  After the Cardinals' series victory in Milwaukee, the NL Central is a mosh pit of teams with eight, nine, or 10 wins.

Rockies' Marquez set for season debut vs. Nats  —  DENVER — After an unusual beginning to the season, German Marquez will make his 2017 debut for the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday with a start against the Washington Nationals.  —  The right-hander officially will be recalled Tuesday from Triple …

Saints' Mark Ingram embraces arrival of Adrian Peterson  —  New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram (22) makes an 18-yard reception in the fourth quarter during the game between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints at the Superdome on Monday, September 26, 2016.  (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com|

WATCH: Blue Jays baserunner pulls off the acrobatic home plate dive of the decade  —  We haven't seen this since ‘Major League 2’  —  Ever since the rules were put in to limit collisions at home plate, I've lamented that runners on close plays haven't been creative enough with slides.

Cubs' World Series trophy headed to Boston  —  A look at the Commissioner's Trophy, presented to the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs.  (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series trophy will be brought to foreign territory this weekend.

What To Expect: Cody Bellinger  —  The Dodgers called up top prospect Cody Bellinger from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, completing a four-year journey that began when the Dodgers drafted him in the fourth round in 2013.  He entered the year ranked No. 7 on the Top 100 Prospects.

Kyle Hendricks outduels Gerrit Cole in Cubs win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) Kyle Hendricks rediscovered his 2016 form, limiting the Pittsburgh Pirates to four hits over six innings to outduel Gerrit Cole and lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.  —  Hendricks (2-1) struck …

Farrell mum on Pedroia, who seems close to return  —  Red Sox manager John Farrell doesn't want to talk any more about what happened in Baltimore with Dustin Pedroia, Manny Machado and Matt Barnes.  —  “It's been addressed, it's behind us and we focus on an important series as they all are in division …

The New Pitches Making a Difference in 2017  —  History shows that an unspectacular pitcher can become a Cy Young candidate after adding a new pitch to his arsenal.  These are the five new pitches—and the pitchers throwing them—worth monitoring this season.

Encouraging night for Hyun-Jin Ryu, but Dodgers offense is ew  —  By the time Justin Turner realized his mistake, by the time he recognized the sudden distance between himself and second base, the ball was in the air and the outcome of this 2-1 Dodgers loss to the San Francisco Giants was finalized.