Rick Renteria ejected in White Sox's 1-0 loss to Mariners  —  Photos from the White Sox-Mariners game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Late-afternoon starts are a rarity in baseball, and White Sox manager Rick Renteria declined to offer a take before Tuesday's at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Didi Gregorius is emerging into elite player, but Yankees shortstop focusing on getting better  —  Didi Gregorius got his work ethic from his parents, Johannes Sr. and Sheritsa Stroop, standout ballplayers in their own right.  —  “There's never a satisfaction,” Gregorius …

Shohei Ohtani strikes out seven, but Astros make him work, wear him down  —  There was no eye-popping dominance, or headline-grabbing pratfalls in Shohei Ohtani's fourth major league start Tuesday night.  —  Instead, the Los Angeles Angels' two-way star courted trouble often but also found ways …

Olney: Giants should consider a Bumgarner blockbuster  —  The San Francisco Giants played according to the script of their front office on Monday night.  Chris Stratton, who is quickly establishing himself as a reliable force in the rotation, threw well against the Nationals, and there was some power …

Yankees: Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres' roles unclear for Greg Bird, Brandon Drury return  —  Aaron Boone will have some tough decisions to make.  And that's the way the Yankees' first-year manager would like it.  —  Two of the Yankees' top prospects have earned prominent roles …

MLB tanking: Nine teams that can wait 'til next year after a wretched first month  —  Much as baseball likes to tout its parity, a substantial number of teams entered the season with what seemed like virtually no shot at reaching the playoffs.  —  Now we have confirmation.

Rockies' bullpen faltering big time; right-hander Scott Oberg sent down to Triple-A  —  Relievers forced to carry a heavy load early in the season  —  The Rockies' big, bad bullpen, counted on to be a team strength, has been simply bad early in the season.

Pham returns and bats second; Carpenter leads off, Fowler hits 6th  —  ST. LOUIS  • The promised return of Tommy Pham came Tuesday, as planned, and he's right in the spot in the order manager Mike Matheny said he would be.  —  Pham, who has brought production to the top of the Cardinals' lineup …

Detroit Tigers couldn't continue using ‘misfiring’ Drew VerHagen  —  PITTSBURGH — Manager Ron Gardenhire said right-hander Drew VerHagen was “misfiring” too much to remain part of the Detroit Tigers' bullpen.  —  “Hopefully he'll clear and will get back in our system,” …

Rob Manfred: Mound visits way down, inning breaks much shorter  —  TORONTO — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he is encouraged by pace-of-play changes that have limited mound visits and reduced the time between innings at major league games this season.

Marlins look for better outing vs. Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — A pair of pitchers intent on a rebound will meet head-to-head on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the Miami Marlins.  —  Marlins left-hander Dillon Peters will take the mound after not getting out of the fifth inning on Thursday at Milwaukee.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … PHILADELPHIA - Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin said he didn't mean for his recent comments to be taken as anything more than what they were - an honest answer to a topic he's not focusing on.  —  Corbin, who is a free agent at the end of the year …

Notes: Lorenzo Cain still adjusting to ‘definitely different’ role of batting leadoff  —  KANSAS CITY - Lorenzo Cain admitted Tuesday it's “definitely different” to bat in the leadoff spot with the Milwaukee Brewers.  —  “I'm not a big leadoff guy but that's what makes our team better …

Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday  —  The fourth Wednesday of the 2018 regular season carries plenty of aces but also batting-practice machines, with little in between that can be used as a fun streamer.  At least we're back to a full 15-game schedule, including the continuation of a Coors Field series.

Dugger, Lemond and Schiraldi shut out Palm Beach, Jupiter wins 3-0  —  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Robert Dugger, Zech Lemond and Lukas Schiraldi combined for a shutout as the Jupiter Hammerheads defeated the Palm Beach Cardinals 3-0 in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

Jenny Cavnar prepared for Rockies play-by-play duties by practicing with ‘MLB The Show’  —  Fire up “The Show.”  —  Jenny Cavnar became the first woman to do TV play-by-play for a Major League Baseball game since 1993 when she called the Rockies-Padres game Monday night at Coors Field in Denver.

Mets' Jason Vargas comes out of rehab start fine, will start Saturday against Padres  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway discusses Jason Vargas and Noah Syndergaard Matt Ehalt/NorthJersey.com  —  ST. LOUIS — Jason Vargas will make his season debut Saturday against the Padres.

Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood trying to find his groove on the mound  —  Cubs starter Tyler Chatwood discusses pitching into the seventh inning against the Indians on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Tyler Chatwood's control woes continued Tuesday night …

Stokes' double leads Biloxi to 9-5 win over Montgomery  —  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Troy Stokes hit a three-run double in the fourth inning, leading the Biloxi Shuckers to a 9-5 win over the Montgomery Biscuits on Tuesday.  —  The double by Stokes came in the midst of a seven-run inning and gave the Shuckers a 7-3 lead.

Nogowski's single leads Springfield to 3-1 win over NW Arkansas  —  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — John Nogowski hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the Springfield Cardinals to a 3-1 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Tuesday.  —  Landon Beck got Donnie Dewees to ground …