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 …

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.

Baseball notes: Cubs' Bryant doesn't play after suffereing head injury  —  Cubs' Bryant sidelined because of head injury  —  Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant did not play Tuesday, against Cleveland, two days after being hit in the head by a pitch.  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,” …

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.

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.

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 …

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' 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.

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.

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.