Means leads Orioles past Blue Jays 4-2 in series opener  —  John Means tied a season-high with seven strikeouts and the  —  Baltimore Orioles took the series opener from the  —  Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Means (6-4) allowed one run on four hits with three walks over five innings and lowered his ERA to 2.60.

Fan struck by foul ball in Chicago out of hospital  —  CHICAGO — The woman struck by a foul ball during Monday night's game at Guaranteed Rate Field was treated at a nearby hospital and released Tuesday morning, according to a Chicago White Sox spokesman.  —  The unidentified woman was sitting …

Both managers, Benintendi ejected at Fenway  —  Both managers were tossed from the Texas Rangers-Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park Tuesday night.  —  Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi was initially thrown out after grounding out in the fifth inning.  After he was thrown out at first …

Detroit Tigers' injured starting pitchers set back, rotation still in flux  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ron Gardenhire pulled out a binder.  —  It was Tuesday afternoon and time for another edition of injury updates, or, as Gardenhire also referred to them as, “Down-dates.”

M's lose 6-5: Bullpen implosion wastes quality start by Leake, 3-run HR by Encarnacion  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Given their contract status and the money owed to them, right-hander Mike Leake and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion aren't likely increasing the value of what the Mariners would receive in return.

Braves recall Minter, put him back in closer's mix  —  ATLANTA — A.J. Minter is back with the Atlanta Braves after a five-week stay at Triple-A Gwinnett, getting a chance to reclaim the job he lost as closer.  —  Atlanta recalled Minter on Tuesday to add another arm to its uncertain bullpen …

Pence hits inside-the-park HR, Rangers beat Red Sox 9-5  —  BOSTON (AP) — Hunter Pence hit a stand-up, inside-the-park home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Tuesday night after both managers were ejected.  —  Ariel Jurado (4-2) struck out six while pitching six innings …

Rookie Oscar Mercado delivers as Cleveland Indians beat Reds, 2-1, in 10 innings  —  Gallery: Cleveland Indians vs. Cincinnati Reds, June 11, 2019  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Trevor Bauer did most of the work Tuesday night for the first seven-plus innings before the offense finally took over.

Soler, Cuthbert help rally Royals to 3-2 win over Tigers  —  Jorge Soler had the tying RBI double in the eighth inning and Cheslor Cuthbert followed with the go-ahead run-scoring single to lead the  —  Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 victory over the  —  Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Miami Marlins place Jose Urena on IL, call up pitcher obtained in Christian Yelich trade  —  More changes are coming to the Miami Marlins' starting rotation.  —  Marlins manager announced Tuesday night after the Marlins' 7-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals that starting pitcher Jose Urena …

Eight is great: D-backs go homer happy in win over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Arizona Diamondbacks got to play Home Run Derby in Philly.  —  The Diamondbacks hit three straight home runs to open the game and finished with a team-record eight in a 13-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in a homer-happy game on Monday night.

Tanaka's splitter stands tall (and that's the problem)  —  Everything is coming up Tanaka right now.  Unfortunately, so is his best pitch.  —  The good news: The 30-year-old star celebrated the birth of his second child on June 7.  Then, comparatively less important (but certainly appreciated by his team) …

Cincinnati Reds' Derek Dietrich looks forward to playing in Cleveland, his hometown  —  CLEVELAND - Back in his hometown during Monday's off day, Derek Dietrich visited his parents' house.  He hung out with his parents and grandmother, ate a home-cooked meal and dusted off an old VCR set.

An analytical look into Miami Marlins rookie Harold Ramirez's first 25 MLB games  —  Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly wasn't overly concerned as one his top hitters went through the first slump of his MLB career.  —  Rookie outfielder Harold Ramirez had gone without a hit for three consecutive games …

Yes, that's Rays' Yonny Chirinos among AL pitching leaders  —  Chirinos goes into Wednesday action among AL's best at 7-2, 2.87.  Also, Wendle update, Choi success, more draft news.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Yonny Chirinos doesn't get a lot of attention.  Heck, he doesn't even get to start every game he pitches.

First-round pick Brett Baty will visit Mets to take physical and sign deal  —  Brett Baty, the Mets' first-round draft pick last week, is ready to go pro.  —  Baty is planning to travel to New York this weekend to take his physical and sign with the Mets, his father, Clint Baty, told Newsday on Tuesday night.