Nick Castellanos has 21 hits in two-strike counts this season, 10 after falling into an 0-2 hole. Nearly all of them were hit harder than the blooper he delivered off Twins reliever Michael Tonkin in the seventh inning on Tuesday night.

The Indians used a perfect combination of stellar pitching and overwhelming offense to claim a 13-1 rout over the Reds at Progressive Field on Tuesday night. Righty Alfredo Simon gave up a career-high 10 runs in the loss for Cincinnati.

He did it again.

Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez set the tone, working out of a first-inning jam, and struck out 10 in five shutout innings. The bullpen kept the K’s coming, Phillies pitchers racking up 17 in a 3-1 win over the Marlins on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Noah Syndergaard didn’t want to say it, but others did. As May games go, this was a big one for the Mets. Syndergaard didn’t need to say it. You didn’t need to hear him. You only had to watch him.

Because why not, right?

Hitting it once just wasn’t enough.

Major League Baseball handed down discipline on Tuesday for a total of 14 players and staff members in the wake of Sunday’s incident between the Blue Jays and Rangers.

As Brian Snitker spends the remainder of this season as their interim manager, the Braves will continue to evaluate Eddie Perez, Terry Pendleton plus some external candidates who might be deemed fit to serve as the club’s next long-term manager.

Bryce and Jimmy, comedy duo?

Mike Trout and Albert Pujols combined for five hits and five RBIs as the Angels got production from up and down the lineup in a 7-6 victory over the Dodgers to open the Freeway Series on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. It was their fourth straight win.

This wasn’t a typical high school game. Then again, this wasn’t the typical high school pitching showcase on Monday night, with Barnegat High phenom Jason Groome facing fellow New Jersey prep standout Tyler Mondile.

The Braves rediscovered the long ball Monday night, but some early small ball and Matt Joyce’s late homer led the Pirates to an 8-5 win at PNC Park.

A’s rookie pitcher Sean Manaea got a haircut and found a new grip on his changeup, which proved effective Monday as he earned his first career victory against the Rangers.

Here are the top GIFs from Monday’s games, courtesy of @MLBGifs.

The Tigers lost an eight-run lead after the first inning, then lost their manager in a fourth-inning tirade, but they rallied with a go-ahead home run from Nick Castellanos to take a 10-8 win from the Twins on Monday night at Comerica Park.

With left fielder Starling Marte on paternity leave, the Pirates called up infielder Alen Hanson, long one of their top prospects, for the first time.