Twice the Yankees tested Jose Bautista’s arm, and twice the Blue Jays’ right fielder made them pay. Bautista nailed New York baserunners with a pair of rocket throws in the seventh and ninth innings of Toronto’s 6-4 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

Aaron Harang shut down the Marlins for his second strong outing at Marlins Park in exactly one month and Cody Asche belted two homers, as the Phillies defeated Miami, 6-2, in Tuesday’s series opener.

Rapid Reaction: Cubs 4, Brewers 0 …Read the Rest Source:: ESPN

In Tuesday’s 4-0 win, Kris Bryant launched the first pitch from the Brewers’ Tyler Cravy with two outs and one on in the third for his 26th home run. Bryant now holds the team’s single-season record for most home runs by a rookie, which Hall of Famer Billy Williams set in 1961.

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Mike Trout reached 40 home runs for the first time in his career on Tuesday with a first-inning two-run homer off Astros right-hander Lance McCullers. Albert Pujols followed Trout with a laser well over the left-field scoreboard, the 556th of his career, passing Manny Ramirez for sole possession of 14th on the all-time list.

Before injuring his back, David Wright routinely proved that use of a glove was optional at third base. It seems that little has changed. Wright made a barehanded play to end the third inning of Monday’s game against the Braves, throwing all the way across the diamond to nail Hector Olivera at first.

Joe Maddon on resting Addison Russell, focus on Jake Arrieta. …Read the Rest Source:: Tribune

On Tuesday, Red Sox interim manager Torey Lovullo busted out the laundry list of injuries and illnesses and did some proper tidying up of the status on some of his players.