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With Dustin May on the mound for the first time in more than 22 months, the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night and improve to 7-0, tying the 1933 Yankees for the best start to a season by a reigning World Series champion.

Angels shortstop Zach Neto went 1-for-6 with a double in his first rehabilitation game with Triple-A Salt Lake City as he moves closer to a return from offseason shoulder surgery.

Nathan Eovaldi pitched a four-hitter for the majors' first complete game of the season, and the Texas Rangers blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Tuesday night, an effort in which the veteran starter struck out eight and walked none across his 99 pitches.

The Yankees plan to have right-hander Clarke Schmidt make two rehab starts before making his season debut either April 15 or 16, manager Aaron Boone said.

The Mariners recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday to take the roster spot of veteran infielder Jorge Polanco, who was placed on the paternity list.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton declined Tuesday to say whether he believes using the torpedo bats last season caused the elbow ailments that have sidelined him this season.

Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer said he hopes to be able to play catch in the next few days following a cortisone injection to treat his sore right thumb.

Mets lefty Sean Manaea had a setback in his recovery from a right oblique strain and won't throw for two weeks.

Freddie Freeman is hearing it after he slipped and fell in the shower, injuring his surgically repaired right ankle and missing his second straight game for the Dodgers.

Right-hander Thomas Harrington, the No. 36 pick of the 2022 MLB draft, was called up by the Pirates and will make his debut Tuesday against the Rays.

Long-time St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn announced retirement Tuesday after 13 seasons in Major League Baseball.

Right-hander reliever Adam Ottavino is returning to the New York Yankees on a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday.

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Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum used a bat to take down a drone that appeared in the seventh inning of Monday night's game against the Cubs.

In a convincing 18-3 victory over the Athletics on Monday, catcher Carson Kelly became the first Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle, ending the longest drought by any team in the National League. He's also the first player with a cycle in March.

A's fans filled Sacramento's Sutter Health Park as the team played its first home game away from Oakland since 1967. Said manager Mark Kotsay after an 18-3 loss to the Cubs: "I though the energy was great. ... We just played bad."

Left-hander Garrett Crochet and the Red Sox are in agreement on a six-year, $170 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, keeping the 25-year-old ace with the organization that traded for him this winter to lead its rotation.

Using a torpedo bat, Elly De La Cruz had a single, double and two home runs with seven RBIs, as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Texas Rangers 14-3 on Monday night, and after the win, manager Terry Francona said "I think it's more the player than the bat."

The death of Miller Gardner, the son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, is being investigated as related to possible carbon monoxide poisoning.