Francisco Rodriguez has been in this game for far too long to let something like what transpired on Tuesday night, and into early Wednesday morning, set him back mentally.

The Dodgers’ offense kept on humming as home runs from Howie Kendrick, Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner powered them to a 9-3 win over the Phillies on Tuesday night. With the Giants falling, 2-0, in Miami, the Dodgers moved into a tie for first place in the National League West.

There would be no momentum sustained for the Cardinals a day after stealing one of their most improbable victories of the season. Instead it would be the Reds on Tuesday who pieced together a late-game rally to even the three-game series with a 7-4 victory at Busch Stadium.

After a nearly three-month chase, the Dodgers caught the Giants on Tuesday night with a 9-3 victory over Philadelphia for a first-place tie and four-game win streak.

Runs have been scarce through two games at the Coliseum. So when Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop advanced to third base with one out in the sixth inning Tuesday night, it appeared to be a pivotal moment to manufacture Baltimore’s second run of the game. A’s reliever Liam Hendriks didn’t relent, however, stranding Schoop at third, and Oakland pitching silenced the Orioles from that point on, holding them to just three hits in a 2-1 win, their second in a row.

Tampa Bay’s lineup erupted for nine runs and lefty Drew Smyly continued his recent turnaround by allowing two runs over six strong innings in a 9-2 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

After weeks of being patient with the development of Alex Reyes and Luke Weaver, the Cardinals are finally ready to debut their top two prospects.

Todd Frazier’s three-run homer off of Royals closer Kelvin Herrera lifted the White Sox to a 7-5 victory in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

The Braves rallied to spoil Wily Peralta’s homecoming party.

All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve went 4-for-4 — his seventh four-hit game this season — and shortstop Carlos Correa was 2-for-4 with four RBIs as the Astros overcame three Twins homers in a 7-5 win at Target Field.

The most winning combination for the Red Sox this season has been Rick Porcello pitching at Fenway Park. Backed by the latest solid effort by the sinkerballer, Boston rolled to a 5-3 victory over the Yankees in Tuesday night’s opener of the rivalry series.

Giancarlo Stanton flexed his strength on a shattered-bat double and that was all Tom Koehler needed to lead the Marlins to a 2-0 series-tying win over the Giants on Tuesday night at Marlins Park.

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina seemingly didn’t have a kryptonite during his first eight years in the Major Leagues, until Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton ran onto the scene in 2013. Hamilton is now 20-for-22 in stolen-base attempts against the seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner after stealing three more bases in a 7-4 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday.

Indians No. 9 prospect Erik Gonzalez and Athletics No. 16 prospect Jharel Cotton were among the top prospect performers in the Minors on Tuesday.

After many high hopes of a possible return, Red Sox outfielder Blake Swihart is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery on his left ankle.

The White Sox have 50 games remaining in the regular season following a 7-5 win in 10 innings over the Royals on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Just as the Fenway Park crowd was finishing a collective roar over Jackie Bradley Jr.’s latest cannon throw from center field, the Red Sox and Yankees briefly cleared the benches and bullpen due to a heated exchange between Boston pitcher Rick Porcello and New York third baseman Chase Headley.