The players listed could provide difference-making stats for DraftKings participants on Wednesday.

One year ago on Tuesday, A.J. Hinch was hired to manage the Houston Astros. It was the day after the 92-loss 2014 season ended.

The contending Twins caught a tough break on Tuesday, as their scheduled game against the Indians was postponed due to rain, and they’ll play a traditional doubleheader on Wednesday starting at 3:10 p.m. CT.

The Yankees were hopeful that Tuesday would be the day they’d celebrate a postseason berth and 10,000 regular-season wins, but once again, those plans were put on hold following a 10-4 loss to the Red Sox combined with other action around the Majors.

A full day of rain in Pittsburgh forced the Pirates and Cardinals to postpone their scheduled game Tuesday night at PNC Park. The critical game in the National League Central race will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday, when St. Louis can clinch a third straight division title with just one victory.

Right-hander Jeff Samardzija, who tossed a one-hit shutout in his previous outing, came back with seven strong innings allowing just two runs, and Adam Eaton slammed a two-run homer as the White Sox held off the Royals for a 4-2 win on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

For the Mets, the final week of the regular season is about resting some of their players, gleaning insights into others and — atop the list — doing their best to claim home-field advantage for the National League Division Series.

The two-day Sports Diversity and Inclusion Symposium got underway at Citi Field on Tuesday and by far the highlight of the first day was a panel moderated by Billy Bean, MLB’s own Ambassador for Inclusion.

You’ve been hearing about “five-tool players” since you first knew what baseball was. Now, we can do better than just throw scouting grades on players; we can measure just about everything they do. Statcast shares this year’s top five-tool stars.

The Blue Jays will have to wait at least one more day to clinch the American League East, and to resume their quest for home-field advantage throughout the postseason, after their game vs. the Orioles on Tuesday night was postponed because of rain.

The A’s announced on Tuesday that Justine Siegal, who a few years ago became the first woman to throw batting practice for a Major League team, will serve as a guest instructor for the club’s 2015 instructional league. Siegal will work with players Oct. 4-17 at the Lew Wolff Training Complex in Mesa, Ariz.

Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty was released from Allegheny General Hospital on Tuesday, one day after he was knocked unconscious after a collision with center fielder Peter Bourjos.

Pinch-hitter David Murphy smacked a line-drive single past a drawn-in infield in the bottom of the ninth, giving the streaking Angels a 5-4 walk-off win over the A’s on Monday night, their sixth in a row and their 13th in the last 18 games.

Pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza’s sacrifice fly over a five-man infield scored Marlon Byrd in the bottom of the 12th inning Monday night as the Giants delayed the Dodgers’ clinch party with a 3-2 walk-off win at AT&T Park.

The Dodgers’ magic number to clinch a third consecutive division title remained stuck at two for a fourth day, as long as their current losing streak. But even in defeat for the eighth time in the last 10 games, the Dodgers found some positives.

The Angels own a six-game winning streak in the afterglow of David Murphy’s line-drive single with the bases full in the bottom of the ninth on Monday, and the team’s big-picture goal is unchanged with a big series against Texas on deck.

All games are not created equal. Yes, the Astros are playing one game at a time. They aren’t looking ahead. They aren’t looking behind. Some games, however, are bigger than others.