Supporting Tyler Cloyd’s strong seven-inning performance, the Phillies tied a season high with 15 hits in a 7-3 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday night at Marlins Park. Ryan Howard led the attack in his return to the lineup, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs, while Delmon Young and Domonic Brown each drove in a pair.

The Orioles are expected to promote highly regarded pitching prospect Kevin Gausman to make Thursday’s start at Toronto, with the organization believing that the 22-year-old right-hander, currently with Double-A Bowie, is its best option.

Astros ace Bud Norris left Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals due to tightness in his back. Norris blanked the Royals through six innings, allowing five hits, no runs and striking out two.

Tuesday night was big for Aaron Brown after Miguel Cabrera’s two-run homer over the center-field fence in the sixth inning extended the Tigers fan’s streak to a season-best 44 games.

Yankees reliever David Robertson is offering his support to the victims of the Oklahoma tornado tragedies, pledging to donate $100 for every strikeout he records this season.

Hanley Ramirez tested his hamstring running in the outfield, and Don Mattingly said the shortstop continues to make progress, although he is still probably two weeks away from playing.

Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic — co-hosts of the popular ESPN morning radio show “Mike and Mike” — will be at Progressive Field during the Tribe’s two-game series with Detroit.

A.J. Pierzynski was activated off the disabled list on Tuesday after missing two weeks with a strained oblique muscle in his right ribcage.

TiVo joined MLB Advanced Media on Tuesday in announcing the availability of the MLB.TV app on any of the TiVo Premiere DVRs.

The Yankees rolled out the green carpet at the venerable Westchester Country Club on Monday, when they hosted the third-annual Pinstripe Bowl Charity Golf Tournament. The tourney, co-sponsored by New Era, helped raise funds for four local charities.

The White Sox have not officially set their starting rotation for this weekend’s series against the Marlins, but there’s a strong possibility that John Danks could make his 2013 big league debut Friday night.

Paul Konerko feels as if he swung the bat well during the past couple of days, but for a cerebral All-Star caliber performer such as the captain, the hits aren’t always the sign of being in a good spot.

Andrelton Simmons does not want to develop the reputation of being a whiner. But after being on the wrong end of four questionable scoring rulings during this past weekend’s series against the Dodgers, the Braves’ shortstop petitioned two rulings from Friday night’s win.

The A’s understand that wrist surgery is still a possibility for outfielder Josh Reddick, but they’re also optimistic that he can avoid it. Reddick will join the team on Friday for a round of batting practice.

Going into Monday night, Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez’s .386 batting average in 57 at-bats against southpaws was third-highest among batters with a significant number of left-on-left at-bats.

Winners of 18 of their last 22 games, the Cleveland Indians are starting to look like real contenders in a tough AL Central. Their current run may be enough to make anyone a believer.

The Rangers have designated veteran pitcher Derek Lowe for assignment to make room for fellow right-hander Josh Lindblom.