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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Detroit Tigers-Pittsburgh Pirates game postponed due to rain  —  PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Tigers' game Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park has been postponed due to rain and will be made up Wednesday as a straight doubleheader, starting at 4:05.  —  Jordan Zimmermann will pitch in Game 1.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Marlins edge Dodgers 3-2 on Maybin's RBI in 9th, stop skid  —  Cameron Maybin doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Tuesday night, snapping their season-high five-game skid.  —  Brian Anderson singled leading off the inning against Pedro Baez …

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.

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.

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 …

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.