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Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani was lifted after allowing four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched Tuesday night against the Astros. He gave up six hits and walked five while striking out seven.

Tuesday's steady rain in Pittsburgh led to the postponement of a game between the Pirates and Tigers for the third time this season. It was the 28th game overall postponed by weather, the most through April since records were kept starting in 1986.

Nats reliever Shawn Kelley, who has a history of elbow trouble, is scheduled to undergo an MRI later this week because of ulnar nerve irritation in his pitching elbow.

Commissioner Rob Manfred applauded MLB's new pace-of-play rules, saying the number of mound visits are "way down" and inning breaks are "significantly shorter" so far this season.

Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer was placed on the family medical leave list and will miss Tuesday night's game against the Rockies.

The Royals haven't gotten much good news this season, but they will get catcher Salvador Perez and outfielder Alex Gordon back Tuesday from their stints on the disabled list.

The Chicago White Sox have placed outfielder Avisail Garcia on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right hamstring.

If the club isn't in contention come July, dealing the October legend could help save San Francisco from a bleak future.

Free-agent outfielder Melky Cabrera has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians.

From the rain-delay speech to ending the curse, memories will be everywhere as the Cubs return to the scene of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.

Los Angeles' young fireballer turned up the heat on the Marlins, reaching 99 mph eight times in his first two innings.

Miguel Andujar made Yankees history and Gleyber Torres got his first hit as the surging squad squashed the Twins.

Braves manager Brian Snitker confirmed Monday that Jose Bautista will start at third base when he's promoted from the minors, which Snitker expects to be soon.

Rockies broadcaster Jenny Cavnar makes history with her televised play-by-play stint Monday for the Rockies-Padres game.

Former Oakland Athletics owner Ken Hofmann has died. He was 95.

Only two teams this season are on track to pay baseball's luxury tax: the Red Sox and Nationals.

Cubs shortstop Addison Russell said he should be able to play Tuesday despite having to stay overnight in Denver on Sunday due to an allergic reaction to a postgame spread.

Chicago White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar showed signs of improvement Monday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and undergoing surgery this past weekend.

What made this 13-minute movie special was not the time the antagonist hit the ball fair, but the 20 times he didn't.

Davey Nelson, a former All-Star infielder for the Rangers and television analyst with the Brewers, has died at the age of 73.