Today’s full schedule of Major League games features starts from a quartet of aces, including Max Scherzer on the mound for the Nationals, Chris Sale getting the ball for the White Sox, Cole Hamels going for the Rangers and Johnny Cueto taking the hill for the Giants.
Cervelli exits after being hit by pitch on helmet
Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli exited Tuesday’s game against the Braves after being hit in the head by a pitch from Mike Foltynewicz in the fourth inning.
Twins muscle past Tribe behind Kepler, Dozier
The Twins used an overwhelming offensive display to jump out to an early lead and never look back in Tuesday’s 10-6 win over the Indians at Progressive Field. Minnesota took advantage of another rough outing from a Cleveland starter to continue its success over the division leaders.
Musgrove makes history in MLB debut
Joe Musgrove probably didn’t expect his Major League debut to go the way it did, but his performance in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays will be remembered for a long time.
Mig-nificent 7: Cabrera, Tigers on a tear
The Tigers stretched their season-high winning streak to seven games by stretching out one extra-base hit after another against the White Sox. Triples from Andrew Romine and Cameron Maybin fueled a six-run fifth inning before Miguel Cabrera’s two-run homer put away an 11-5 victory Tuesday night at Comerica Park.
Salvy’s clutch homer helps Royals rock Rays
Salvador Perez’s two-run homer in the seventh led the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Rays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.
Darvish, Lucroy partnership off to good start
Yu Darvish has been limited to just six starts over the past two seasons because of injuries, and as he returns to full health in 2016, he had another obstacle to overcome Tuesday. With the Rangers adding catcher Jonathan Lucroy at the non-waiver Trade Deadline on Monday, Darvish only had a brief opportunity to run through signs with him before Tuesday’s start.
Harper, Murphy set to excel in today’s games
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O, what a pitch by transplant patient, 9!
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones had been keeping tabs on 9-year-old Zion Harvey for about a year. So when Harvey, the first child in the world to undergo a bilateral hand transplant last summer, was finally able to throw, Jones made sure he would get one special toss — a ceremonial first pitch before the Orioles’ 5-1 win against the Rangers on Tuesday night.
Rondon hits baseball both in box, outside box
Good try, but that is illegal.
Votto makes up with foul-ball reaching fan
A whirlwind of emotions.
Scoring change gives Padres a steal of home
The Padres’ Travis Jankowski was credited with a steal of home on Tuesday, a day after crossing home plate in the eighth inning of a 7-3 win over the Brewers, due to a scoring change. The Padres have now stolen home three times this season.
Don’t play mind games with Mike Napoli or he will catapult a home run into a new zip code
Don’t confuse him.
Adam Wainwright, bona fide #PitcherWhoRakes, went deep yet again
Waino can crush it.
Darvish threw some filthy pitches to the O’s
Just…what?
Dodgers option Puig, activate Reddick, Chavez
The Dodgers optioned outfielder Yasiel Puig and pitchers Ross Stripling and Josh Fields to the Minor Leagues on Tuesday while activating outfielder Josh Reddick and swingman Jesse Chavez.
Story to have thumb surgery, miss rest of ’16
The Rockies will be without a big part of their offense moving forward, as rookie shortstop Trevor Story was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, which will undergo potential season-ending surgery, the shortstop said. The club recalled infielder Rafael Ynoa from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding roster move.