Diamondbacks beat Yankees 3-2 for 2-game sweep  —  Merrill Kelly won his first start against the  —  Yankees and Arizona beat New York 3-2 Wednesday to sweep a two-game series.  —  New York dropped to 0-5 this year against teams that currently have winning records and is 17-7 against clubs that started the day under .500.

Giants Prospect Logan Webb Receives 80-Game PED Suspension  —  Giants pitching prospect Logan Webb has been hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.  He was found to have a substance known as dehydrochlormethyltestosterone in his system.

Tigers' Harold Castro's day started in Toledo, ended with hit vs. Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Harold Castro had already taken early batting practice and was hanging out when Triple-A Toledo manager Doug Mientkiewicz pulled him into his office at Fifth Third Field around 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.

Why there is no more Fortnite in Red Sox clubhouse  —  There is something missing from the Red Sox' home clubhouse this season that smacked visitors in the face upon entering last season.  —  No more Fortnite.  —  The popular video game became part of the conversation during …

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s impact negligible in return to Angel Stadium  —  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. craned his neck over a crowd of reporters and gazed at the batter's box of Angel Stadium.  For six summers as a child, he tagged along with his father, Vladimir Sr. Now he had arrived in the visitors dugout …

Orioles rally past White Sox, 5-4, in Game 1 of doubleheader to end four-game slide  —  In the span of three pitches — practically nothing in a game that featured 365 of them and lasted nearly four hours — the Orioles broke step with the fault that has defined this losing road trip …

Good seats available: MLB's early-season attendance issue continues  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At first pitch Wednesday afternoon between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, about 500 fans dotted stands at Kauffman Stadium.  It was a weekday during the school year …

Free Comic Book Day is May 4: Here are 57 comic shops in Southern California participating  —  The Avengers reached the Endgame on film, but comic book fans know there are always new stories hitting the stands.  —  And on one day each year, they're free.  Yes, it's time for Free Comic Book Day …

Despite rally in the 9th inning, Cincinnati Reds lose in extra innings to New York Mets  —  NEW YORK - Luis Castillo thought he had his best pure stuff of the season Tuesday and the Reds had a game-tying rally in the ninth inning, but it still wasn't enough to hold off the New York Mets in a 4-3 loss in 10 innings at Citi Field

Cleveland Indians SP Trevor Bauer after win over Miami Marlins: ‘I suck right now’  —  Despite advancing his record to 4-1 on the season, Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer wasn't happy with his performance vs. the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.  —  Entering his start against the Miami Marlins …

Three key Braves prospects on hitting tears  —  Braves outfield prospects Drew Waters and Cristian Pache are off to strong starts at Double-A Mississippi, while third baseman Austin Riley has made a big splash this week for Triple-A Gwinnett.  —  Pache and Waters each has played in 22 games this season …

Real or Not?  Pitchers clap back against early HR barrage  —  On Monday night, I wrote about all the home runs in April.  Well, the pitchers got a little revenge on Tuesday.  For one night at least, the best games revolved around good starting pitching instead of dingers.  A roll call of some of those performances:

Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals … His hard-hit rate's up a little bit (40 percent), but outside of his unlucky batting average on balls in play and its intertwining squashing of his left-on-base percentage, Scherzer's performance looks normal.  Much of the damage done to the 34-year-old's numbers came …

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday  —  Another Thursday, another shortened slate.  You all should know the drill by now.  This Thursday gives us an eight-game slate with only two games being played at night, which isn't ideal for DFS.