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 …

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.

Yelich out of Brewers' lineup; rookie Thomas in CF for Cardinals  —  A familiar name is out of the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup and a reasonably unfamiliar name is in the Cardinals' lineup for Wednesday's series finale at Busch Stadium.  —  Milwaukee right fielder Christian Yelich …

Why Pete Alonso is literally baseball's next big thing  —  NEW YORK — Maybe it's too easy to say that Pete Alonso was born to play for the New York Mets, the team that plays in the borough of Queens, where Pete's grandfather settled as a teenager in the 1930s after fleeing the Spanish Civil War …

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.

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 …

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.

Elation, exhaustion, anger, relief — Game 7's emotions made it unforgettable  —  The Sharks' 5-4 overtime win over Vegas won't soon be forgotten  —  SAN JOSE — There is nothing in sports quite like a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  —  And there has never been a Game 7 quite like the one played in San Jose Tuesday night.

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.

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.

Jake Cave, Tyler Duffey sent by Twins to Class AAA Rochester  —  Kohl Stewart, who will start tonight in Houston, and Fernando Romero were recalled to the big leagues.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  HOUSTON - Jake Cave and Tyler Duffey were sent to Class AAA Rochester on Wednesday morning by the Twins …

Rockies' Murphy reinstated from injured list  —  The Colorado Rockies are getting first baseman Daniel Murphy back earlier than expected, announcing Wednesday that he has been reinstated from the injured list.  —  Murphy had been expected to miss at least a month after he suffered …