Mets' Cespedes hits 463-foot homer vs. Cardinals  —  New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes hit his longest home run of the season in a 6-5 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.  —  Cespedes smacked the long ball on Tuesday at Busch Stadium.  He stepped into the box in the top of the fifth inning …

Kyle Schwarber hits 2 HRs as Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians in Series rematch  —  Schwarber is batting .500 (15 for 30) with three homers and eight RBIs in seven career games at Progressive Field, including the postseason.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Kyle Schwarber hit two of Chicago's four solo home runs …

Jarlin Garcia pitching like an ace for struggling Marlins  —  Even if he wasn't the anomaly in the Marlins' franchise-tying worst start, Jarlin Garcia's early efforts as a starting pitcher would stand out as something special.  —  The Dominican left-hander's 0.53 ERA in three career starts is among the best in baseball.

Braves promoting top outfield prospect Acuna from Triple-A  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Top outfield prospect Ronald Acuna is set to join the Atlanta Braves.  —  The Braves planned to promote the 20-year-old from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday to join them in Cincinnati.

Trout, Simmons lead Angels over Astros  —  HOUSTON - Somewhere between six innings of being perfect and two innings of being blistered was Shohei Ohtani's latest start.  —  The rookie's performance Tuesday against the reigning World Series champions also fit neatly between so and so …

Story's power, Freeland's arm help Rockies beat Padres 8-0  —  DENVER (AP) — Kyle Freeland's left heel throbbed after being hit by a liner.  —  The pain actually helped him bear down and make some of his best pitches.  —  “I was thinking more about my heel than my mechanics,” Freeland said.

Cardinals prep Flaherty for start, have starters to utilize from Memphis  —  With two things they'll undoubtedly wish they had more of at some point in time later this season, the Cardinals approached this weekend's starting pitcher decision with an abundance of options and off days.

Granderson's HR lifts Blue Jays past Red Sox on somber night  —  TORONTO (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 win over Boston on Tuesday night and hand the Red Sox their season-worst third straight defeat.

Gary Sanchez is heating up after belting two home runs for streaking NY Yankees  —  Gary Sanchez was anything but silent.  Not even the dugout antics by Aaron Judge could change that.  —  The reaction on the bench was subdued after Sanchez launched a fastball into the Monument Park netting …

Alex Avila, Robbie Ray take steps forward in Diamondbacks' road win over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA - The Diamondbacks are tied for their best start in franchise history, but perhaps what's most striking about it isn't how well everyone is playing.  It's that they've been able to win despite how few players are actually at their best.

San Francisco Giants hope to power way past Washington Nationals  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants hope to continue their power surge against one of the top pitchers in the National League when they go for a series sweep against Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.

Carpio scores winning run in eighth, St. Lucie beats Charlotte 6-5 in walk-off finish  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Luis Carpio scored the winning run on a wild pitch with one out in the eighth inning, as the St. Lucie Mets defeated the Charlotte Stone Crabs 6-5 in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.