Clint Frazier says he's come too far to let a ankle sprain keep him out of Yankees lineup  —  ANAHEIM - Clint Frazier took a huge swing and missed.  —  The Yankees outfielder, who had white tape wrapped heavily around his left ankle, hesitated as he went to walk off the field, limping out of the batter's box.

MLB Headlines  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Athletics found their winning formula again: Grab an early lead, the starters keep them in the game, and then allow the deep bullpen to handle the rest.  —  Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in three runs to back Chris Bassitt's winning season debut …

Cards notebook: Ponce de Leon goes tonight, Wacha expected back for next Tuesday's start  —  Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday because of a left knee patellar tendinitis condition surfacing from a between-starts workout.

Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and the rise of a Padres powerhouse  —  SAN DIEGO — A quarter-mile north of center field, in a 19th-century building adorned by a faded green awning and two wooden wagon wheels, sits a charmingly antiquated bar named Tivoli.

Iowa Cubs pitcher Trevor Clifton finds peace after building low-cost, 104-square-foot tiny house  —  Iowa Cubs pitcher Trevor Clifton poses for a photo in the tiny house he built to live in during the baseball season in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 15, 2019.  (Zach Boyden-Holmes The Des Moines Register via AP)

Detroit Tigers move Josh Harrison out of leadoff spot - for now  —  BOSTON — The Detroit Tigers have a new leadoff hitter - for now.  —  With second baseman Josh Harrison struggling at the top of the lineup, manager Ron Gardenhire has decided to move him down in the order as Harrison works on finding some footing at the plate.

Harper ejected for yelling at umpire from dugout  —  NEW YORK — Bryce Harper's first game at Citi Field as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies began with a long rain delay and ended with a short stay.  Harper was ejected in the top of the fourth inning of a 5-1 loss after chirping …

With MLB suspension coming to an end, reality sets in for Cubs shortstop Addison Russell  —  MESA, Ariz. — Addison Russell, the old man on the diamond, walks off the field, plops into a golf cart, wipes the perspiration off his forehead and smiles weakly.  —  Russell's teammates with the Chicago Cubs left town a month ago.

One trade idea that would fix Cubs' bullpen problem  —  CHICAGO — Weekend news of Chicago Cubs closer Brandon Morrow's setback in his recovery from offseason minor elbow surgery can't come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the right-hander's career.  —  In fact, there aren't any injuries …

Gausman scheduled to start for Braves at Reds  —  Atlanta Braves (11-10, third in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (8-13, fifth in the NL Central)  —  PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Kevin Gausman (1-1, 2.75 ERA, .76 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) Reds: Sonny Gray (1-3, 2.79 ERA, .88 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde relishes ‘homecoming’ with White Sox at Camden Yards  —  The Baltimore Sun  —  Although the Orioles are a week away from a visit to Chicago, the sight of the White Sox gives manager Brandon Hyde a sense of home.  —  A White Sox farmhand from 1997 to 2000, Hyde retains familiarity with the organization.

'My story's getting interesting': White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's quest to be the best  —  BALTIMORE — Go ahead and make Tim Anderson a bullet point on your sports debate show.  —  Anoint him as either baseball's savior or a symbol of its degradation.  Glean what you must from this news cycle …

See how the Yankees World Series odds have dropped as more and more regulars hit the IL … The Yankees (12-10) have managed to win four straight and 7 of their last 10 despite leading the league in trips to the injured list.  —  The banged-up Bombers have 13 players on the IL …

MRI on deGrom's elbow comes back clean  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom remains on track to start Friday night after an MRI on his right elbow showed no damage.  —  New York general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said the NL Cy Young Award winner had a test Monday morning that came back clean.

Source: Pirates' Burdi has biceps tendon strain  —  A preliminary exam for Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Nick Burdi, who crumpled to the ground after throwing a 96 mph fastball Monday night, did not show any breaks or tears in his right arm, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday.

Hanley Ramirez Elects Free Agency  —  1:20pm: The Indians have announced that Ramirez is officially a free agent.  —  1:00pm: Hanley Ramirez has elected free agency after declining an outright assignment from the Indians, as indicated on the Triple-A International League transactions log.

Lofty comparisons for Fried: Kershaw, Hamels, Snell  —  Max Fried is creating quite the buzz around Major League Baseball these days.  —  The Braves' 25-year-old left-hander is 3-0 with a second-best-in-MLB 1.38 ERA after four starts this season and is drawing some lofty, albeit hasty, comparisons.