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.

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 …

Trout hits 10th HR, Ohtani shaky, Angels beat Astros 8-7  —  Mike Trout hit his major league-leading 10th homer and the Angels overcame another shaky outing by Shohei Ohtani to beat Houston 8-7 Tuesday night, tying a team record with their 11th straight road win.  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani didn't have a great start.

Twins first baseman Logan Morrison on Yankees fans: 'You can't fix stupid'  —  Logan Morrison won't be winning over Yankees fans anytime soon.  —  After publicly saying Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez didn't belong in the Home Run Derby last summer, Morrison added fuel to the Yankees fan hatred by calling them “stupid.”

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.

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.

Inside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests  —  N.F.L. owners, players and league executives, about 30 in all, convened urgently at the league's headquarters on Park Avenue in October, nearly a month after President Trump began deriding the league and its players over protests during the national anthem.

Detroit Tigers bring up pitcher Artie Lewicki for 26th man of DH  —  PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Tigers brought up right-handed pitcher Artie Lewicki to serve as the 26th man for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Tigers could have brought …

Taillon Looks To Return To Form As Pirates Host Tigers In Doubleheader  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Jameson Taillon's start to the 2018 season was as good as - if not better than - expected.  In his first three starts, Taillon pitched 20.1 innings with 18 strikeouts and only allowed two runs, pitching the Pirates to three consecutive wins.

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.

Castillo leads Mobile to 2-1 win over Mississippi  —  MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jesus Castillo hurled seven scoreless innings, leading the Mobile BayBears over the Mississippi Braves in a 2-1 win on Wednesday.  —  Conor Lillis-White allowed a run, but struck Austin Riley out with a runner …