Cellar-dwelling Angels not fine  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Angels keep telling themselves it's early, that the offense will come around, especially when injured slugger Shohei Ohtani returns in early May, that the rotation, which former manager Mike Scioscia always called “the heartbeat of the club …

Cardinals, Brewers tied 2-2 in the sixth at Busch  —  The Milwaukee Brewers pulled even at 2-2 when Travis Shaw hit a solo homer against reliever John Gant with two outs in the sixth.  —  The Cardinals had taking the lead at 2-1 with two outs in the fifth.

O's Smith Jr. robs, hits HR in win over ChiSox  —  BALTIMORE — Dwight Smith Jr. giveth and Dwight Smith Jr. taketh away.  —  In the Baltimore Orioles' 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, Smith became the third player this season to hit a home run and rob one in the same game.

Quintana changes things up to give Cubs the top starter they traded for  —  CHICAGO — If you're into labels, then you might know that one of the downsides of the Chicago Cubs rotation going into the season was that they didn't have a true No.1 pitcher — at least not in the vein of a Max Scherzer or Jacob deGrom.

Mini basketballs and a playful batting practice: ‘just another day in paradise’ for Mets  —  Hours before the second of a three-game set in Flushing, a pair of clubhouses within the confines of Citi Field were like yin and yang.  —  Mets teammates inside the home locker room picked …

Red Sox' Nathan Eovaldi out 6 weeks after elbow surgery  —  BOSTON — Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi had surgery Tuesday to remove a loose body in his right elbow.  —  The arthroscopic procedure was performed by Yankees head team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Giants hit 4 homers, outlast Blue Jays 7-6  —  San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval greeted by teammate Kevin Pillar after he hit a solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Toronto.  —  Toronto Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez hits …

MLB notebook: Rays' Snell set to return Wednesday  —  Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell is slated to return from a fractured toe to start Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals.  —  The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner broke a toe on his right foot on April 14 …

Altuve, Bregman help Astros rally for 10-4 win over Twins  —  Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and Alex Bregman added three RBIs as the Houston Astros rallied for a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid.  —  The game was tied in the seventh when Trevor Hildenberger …

One year in, is Ronald Acuña Jr. ready to claim Best Player in Baseball title?  —  Long before radar and camera systems that log every imaginable measurement became necessities at minor league affiliates across baseball, they were like Christmas-morning toys to those who understood where the game was going.

Cincinnati Reds' top prospect Nick Senzel singles in season's first at-bat  —  LOUISVILLE - Nick Senzel quickly knocked the rust off Tuesday night, though the reality of a long layoff eventually caught up to him at the plate.  —  The Cincinnati Reds' top prospect smacked the second pitch …

Dodgers' Hill (knee) set for season debut Sun.  —  Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill is set to make his season debut Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.  —  Hill hasn't pitched since straining his left knee during spring training and started the season on the injured list.

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)

Five things we learned from MLB's Opening Day payrolls  —  On the surface, Major League Baseball's official Opening Day payroll numbers do not offer any surprises.  The Boston Red Sox are paying the most in actual salaries as well as the number used in luxury-tax calculations.