The New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings are about to play for hockey’s Stanley Cup, the first time any teams from the two largest U.S. cities have battled for a title since the Dodgers and Yankees in 1981.

Even with the graduation of shortstop Xander Bogaerts, the Red Sox’s farm system has continued to be an area of strength for the club this season. It will showcase its best talents Wednesday, when the club’s top two prospects, Henry Owens and Allen Webster, are scheduled to take the mound for its top two affiliates.

These days, teams don’t have to wait as long for a return on their investments from the First Year Player Draft. Players are going from the Draft to the big leagues as fast as ever, and clubs are considering ETAs when they weigh their selections.

Because time has a way of abstracting outrage, Ten-Cent Beer Night is probably more a source of civic pride than embarrassment in Cleveland. Clevelanders wear their bruises remarkably well, and enough time has passed that the arrests, the late-night punchlines and the forfeit are all viewed as little more than hazy, quirky qualities of a hazy, quirky time in American history.

Hector Noesi posted his first victory since May 6, 2012, with six stingy innings against the Dodgers on Tuesday night in a 4-1 White Sox victory. Jose Abreu (three RBIs) homered for the second straight night and Tyler Flowers added his own solo shot.

Jon Singleton showed both his patience and power at the plate as the Astros posted a 7-2 win over the Angels on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.

For two teams that had been having trouble scoring runs and hitting homers most of the season, Kansas City and St. Louis did rather well in both departments Tuesday night. But it was the Royals who took an 8-7 victory over the Cardinals on Eric Hosmer’s ninth-inning RBI hit.

After being confined to the bench with a left calf strain for two consecutive games, Brandon Moss returned to the lineup on Tuesday, just in time for a three-game set in the Bronx, and slugged two home runs in a 10-inning win over the Yankees. The A’s 5-2 series-opening victory is their fourth straight and sixth in their last eight games.

Nelson Cruz, the Major League leader in home runs and RBIs, gave Rangers fans a front-row seat to what they missed out on this winter with a three-run homer in an 8-3 Orioles victory on Tuesday night in his first game in Arlington as a visitor.

Steve Garvey, the former Dodgers first baseman, and his wife Candace take us inside their home, one filled with special family moments.

A male fan at Miller Park for Tuesday night’s game fell into the Brewers bullpen and, conscious and alert, was removed on a stretcher and taken to Froedtert Hospital.

Drew Hutchison pitched seven scoreless innings while the Blue Jays’ offense outlasted right-hander Anibal Sanchez before erupting for five runs in the ninth en route to a 5-3 victory on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

Backup catcher John Buck delivered three hits, including the go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh, as the Mariners overcame a rocky start by Erasmo Ramirez to pull out a 7-5 victory over the Braves on Tuesday at Turner Field.

The return of Ryan Zimmerman proved to be a big lift for the Nationals on Tuesday night. He played his first game since April 12 and helped Washington pound the Phillies, 7-0, at Nationals Park.

Henderson Alvarez put any lingering concern about his right elbow to rest as he went the distance in the Marlins’ 1-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday at Marlins Park. Alvarez allowed eight hits over his nine innings, recording his third complete game of the season.

Mike Aviles and Yan Gomes scored on a two-run double by Michael Bourn, who sent a seventh-inning pitch from Red Sox lefty Andrew Miller bouncing high off the wall in left-center to help lift the Indians to a 5-3 win at Progressive Field. Tuesday night’s victory gave the Tribe a season-high five-game winning streak.

In an 8-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday for a season-high four-game winning streak, the Reds showed some offensive muscle once again. Since a six-game stretch — with five losses — where they couldn’t score more than three runs in a game, they’ve scored four or more in each win of the current streak.