ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's third start for the Los Angeles Angels lasted only two innings Tuesday night after he developed a blister on his pitching hand.The Angels pulled the Japanese two-way sensation early after he yielded three runs and four hits while struggling with his control against the AL-leading Boston Red Sox.One inning after Ohtani left, the Angels announced the right-hander had developed a blister during the second inning.Ohtani has had intermittent issues with blisters throughout his first few months with the Angels, and he had a bandage on one of his fingers last week.Ohtani gave up a leadoff homer to Boston's Mookie Betts, and he couldn't throw his formidable breaking pitches for consistent strikes in the first night start of his big-league career. The Red Sox added two more runs in the second on Brock Holt's RBI single and Andrew Benintendi's sacrifice fly.Although his fastball again hit 99 mph and he only walked one batter, Ohtani needed 66 pitches to get... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Belt hit a checked-swing infield single with two outs in the eighth inning to end a no-hit bid by Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin.The left-handed Belt pulled up on a pitch but still made contact for a slow roller to the left side. The infield was shifted toward first base, and shortstop Nick Ahmed dashed to get the ball and throw across his body to first. Belt beat the throw on a close play.Corbin retired the first 10 batters he faced Tuesday night before walking Joe Panik with one out in the fourth inning. He had retired 13 straight before Belt reached, and he got Brandon Crawford to foul out to finish the eighth with 87 pitches.With two outs in the seventh, the Giants' Buster Posey turned around center fielder A.J. Pollock with a drive to deep center, but Pollock tracked down the ball and made a diving catch.Diamondbacks third baseman Daniel Descalso made a diving stop from the right side of second base to rob Belt of a hit in the third inning.The 28-year-old Corbin (2-0) struck out at least eight batters his first three starts of the season and had six through eight innings against the struggling Giants.Corbin's previous longest no-hit bid was 5 1/3 innings on June 17, 2013 against Florida.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's third start for the Los Angeles Angels has lasted only two innings.The Angels pulled the Japanese two-way sensation early Tuesday night after he yielded three runs and four hits while struggling with his control against the AL-leading Boston Red Sox.Ohtani gave up a leadoff homer to Boston's Mookie Betts, and he couldn't throw his formidable breaking pitches for consistent strikes. The Red Sox added two more runs in the second on Brock Holt's RBI single and Andrew Benintendi's sacrifice fly.Ohtani needed 66 pitches to get through two innings. The Angels replaced him with Luke Bard for the third.Ohtani won his first two big-league starts in impressive fashion against Oakland. His third straight was slated for Kansas City last Sunday, but the game was postponed.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin has not allowed a hit through seven innings against the San Francisco Giants.Corbin retired the first 10 batters he faced Tuesday night before walking Joe Panik with one out in the fourth inning. He's thrown 73 pitches.With two outs in the seventh, Giants catcher Buster Posey turned around center fielder A.J. Pollock with a drive to deep center, but Pollock made a diving catch to keep the no-hitter going.Diamondbacks third baseman Daniel Descalso made a diving stop from the right side of second base to rob Brandon Belt of a hit in the third inning.The 28-year-old Corbin (2-0) struck out at least eight batters his first three starts of the season and has five against the struggling Giants.Corbin's previous longest no-hit bid was 5 1/3 innings on June 17, 2013 against Florida.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Outfielder Christian Yelich was activated from the 10-day disabled list by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday after recovering from a strained right oblique, and right-handed reliever Jorge Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League.Yelich was available off the bench Tuesday night against Cincinnati, and Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Yelich probably will start in Wednesday's series finale."Getting Christian back is really important," Counsell said. "Yesterday was a day when we probably had four guys out of the lineup that were in our planned lineup for the first day. But that's a baseball season. It's going to happen."Yelich, acquired in an offseason trade with Miami, hit 39 homers during the past two seasons with the Marlins. He hit .385 with one homer and five RBIs this season before going on the DL.Lopez, called up from Triple-A on April 11, allowed one run in three innings in Monday night's 10-4 loss to the Reds. He doubled in his only at-bat for his first major league hit.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto has been activated from the 10-day disabled list.Cueto was activated so he could start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.He sprained his left ankle while working out in the Giants' clubhouse on April 7 and went on the DL after going through a series of test with the training staff.Cueto (1-0) won his second start of the season against Seattle on April 4, allowing one run on seven hits in six innings.He went 8-8 with a 4.52 ERA last season while battling blister issues and a right flexor tendon strain.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Wednesday:GOOD COMPANYGerrit Cole can become the first Astros pitcher since Randy Johnson in 1998 to reach double-digit strikeouts in four straight games when Houston faces Seattle. Cole would tie Nolan Ryan for the second-longest double-digit strikeout streak in franchise history — Johnson and J.R. Richard share the team record with five such games in a row. Cole (3-0, 1.29 ERA) has 36 strikeouts in 21 innings and leads all qualified starters with 15.43 strikeouts per nine innings.IN SAN JUANPuerto Rican pitcher Jose Berrios will start for Minnesota in the finale of a two-game series against Cleveland in San Juan. The crowd there already got a memorable moment from one of its homegrown stars in the opener, when Indians star Francisco Lindor went deep in the fifth inning. Lindor waved on the crowd as he rounded third base, encouraging an ovation powered by pink thundersticks and capped with chants of "Lindor! Lindor!"BACK IN FORMRick Porcello... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — J.T. Realmuto is back in the lineup for the Miami Marlins and ready to help their rebuild.The athletic catcher was activated from the disabled list Tuesday and hit a three-run homer in his season debut against the New York Yankees. He had been sidelined by a bruised back since March 11.Under new CEO Derek Jeter, the Marlins traded away NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, Christian Yelich and Dee Gordon during an offseason payroll purge. That left Realmuto as one of the few proven players left in Miami, and there were rumblings he wanted out, too."That stuff was all over once spring training started, regardless of how the offseason would have went," Realmuto said at Yankee Stadium. "In this situation, when something happens, you want to get back on the field and help the guys. ... I haven't been paying any attention to that. I'm here to play baseball."Realmuto was behind the plate Tuesday night for the last-place Marlins, who opened 4-12. He batted fifth against Yankees... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with right shoulder tendinitis.Kahnle is 1-0 with a 6.14 ERA in six appearances. With his velocity down this season, the right-hander has struck out nine and walked eight in 7 1/3 innings.The move was made retroactive to Monday.Before the Yankees hosted Miami, manager Aaron Boone said the club was awaiting results of an MRI but was optimistic a few days of rest will get Kahnle back on track.To fill his spot, New York recalled right-hander Luis Cessa from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Cessa was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday and penciled in to start for the RailRiders so he would stay stretched out enough to make an upcoming spot start for the Yankees. But for now, he'll be available in the New York bullpen."Just feel like Luis can be a weapon for us. He obviously can serve a lot of roles," Boone said. "It still doesn't entirely take him out of the conversation to make that start, you know, maybe... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo returned to the starting lineup Tuesday after being sidelined by lower back tightness.Rizzo was activated from the 10-day disabled list before Chicago's series opener against St. Louis. He was eligible to return on Monday, but the Cubs' game against the Cardinals was postponed because of poor weather.It wasn't exactly ideal conditions for Rizzo's return, especially after being sidelined by a back issue. It was another cold, windy night in Chicago."It's unfortunate, but there's nothing you can really do about it," he said. "You just have fun with it, you have fun with the guys and you make the best of it."While Rizzo was feeling good again, veteran utilityman Ben Zobrist was scratched with back tightness. Ian Happ replaced Zobrist in the leadoff spot and started in center field, and Jason Heyward moved from center to right.Baseball has been hit hard by lousy April weather, wiping out several games. Rizzo advocated for a shorter season in an interview with ESPN 1000 earlier Tuesday, but said it was just his opinion."I also play first base, so I know my lane," he said.Infielder/outfielder Efren Navarro was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room for Rizzo on the roster.The matchup with the Cardinals was Rizzo's first game since April 5. He batted .107 (3 for 28) with a homer and three RBIs in his first six games this season.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the 10-day disabled list.Rizzo had been sidelined by lower back tightness. He returned to the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against St. Louis.Infielder/outfielder Efren Navarro was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room on the roster.The matchup with the Cardinals was Rizzo's first game since April 5. He batted .107 (3 for 28) with a homer and three RBIs in his first six games this season.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

NEW YORK (AP) — J.T. Realmuto is back in the lineup for the Miami Marlins and ready to help their rebuild.The athletic catcher was activated from the disabled list Tuesday to make his season debut against the New York Yankees. He had been sidelined by a bruised back since March 11.Under new CEO Derek Jeter, the Marlins traded away NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, Christian Yelich and Dee Gordon during an offseason payroll purge. That left Realmuto as one of the few proven players left in Miami, and there were rumblings he wanted out, too."That stuff was all over once spring training started, regardless of how the offseason would have went," Realmuto said at Yankee Stadium. "In this situation, when something happens, you want to get back on the field and help the guys. I haven't been paying any attention to that. I'm here to play baseball."Realmuto was behind the plate Tuesday night for the last-place Marlins, who opened 4-12. He batted fifth against Yankees right-hander Masahiro... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto has been activated from the disabled list to make his season debut against the New York Yankees.Realmuto was behind the plate Tuesday night for the last-place Marlins, batting fifth. He had been sidelined by a bruised back since March 11.The athletic Realmuto went 3 for 3 with a homer, a double and three runs scored in a rehab game with Class A Jupiter. To make room for him on the roster, the Marlins optioned catcher Chad Wallach to Triple-A New Orleans.Wallach was 4 for 31 (.129) with two RBIs and 17 strikeouts in nine games. He is the son of Miami bench coach Tim Wallach, who played 17 seasons in the majors.Realmuto hit .278 with 17 home runs and 65 RBIs in 141 games last year. He batted .303 with 11 homers in 2016 and is a .280 career hitter with 38 home runs, 84 doubles and 13 triples over three-plus seasons in the big leagues.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis.The move was made, retroactive to Monday, before Tuesday night's game against the Miami Marlins. Kahnle is 1-0 with a 6.14 ERA in six appearances. With his velocity down this season, the right-hander has struck out nine and walked eight in 7 1/3 innings.New York manager Aaron Boone said the club was awaiting results of an MRI but is optimistic a few days of rest will get Kahnle back on track.To fill his spot, the Yankees recalled right-hander Luis Cessa from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Cessa was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday and penciled in to start for the RailRiders so he would stay stretched out enough to make an upcoming spot start for New York. But for now, he'll be available in the New York bullpen.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Carmen Yulin Cruz has attended only a handful of Major League Baseball games in her life, and she won't be adding to that total this week.Soon, she hopes, that will change.Cruz, San Juan's mayor, isn't attending the two-game series in her city between the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins — because she's receiving an award on Wednesday from the National Press Club in recognition of her work trying to get help to the island after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico last year.Her hopes for these games are simple: Cruz wants it known that San Juan "is open for business," and she wants to see big league games in her city again soon."I think it's important that we are thankful for those who didn't neglect us and understand that this is a very long road to recovery," Cruz said in a telephone interview. "Continued help is necessary. That's number one. Number two, there is something to be said that assuring that sports and cultural events are seen as a tool for... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have put third baseman Matt Duffy on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right hamstring.He was hurt running the bases in Monday's 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers. He describes the injury as a mild strain that will take about five days to a week to heal.Duffy missed all of last season because of Achilles' tendon surgery and a heel injury.The Rays purchased the contract of Brandon Snyder from Triple-A Durham, where the infielder hit .154 with a homer and three RBIs in eight games.Tampa Bay also transferred center fielder Kevin Kiermaier from the 10- to 60-day disabled list. Kiermaier is to have surgery Friday for a torn ligament in his right thumb and will be out two to three months.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cleveland and Minnesota are both carrying a 26th player on their rosters for their two-game series in Puerto Rico.The Indians recalled outfielder Greg Allen from Triple-A Columbus, a move made official on Tuesday. Allen was on the team's flight to San Juan. He batted .229 in 25 games for Cleveland late last season.For the Twins, the extra player is outfielder Ryan LaMarre, brought up from Triple-A Rochester. LaMarre has gone 4 for 8 in six games with the Twins already this season, after starting off his big league career with combined 2-for-37 stints with Cincinnati, Boston and Oakland.Major League Baseball allowed the Indians and Twins the extra player because the distance to San Juan would make it difficult to get a call-up there on short notice.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

NEW YORK (AP) — Didi Gregorius homered twice for the second time this season, Gary Sanchez had three hits and three RBIs, and the New York Yankees romped to a 12-1 victory over Derek Jeter's Miami Marlins on Monday night.The only Yankees bopper who didn't join the hit parade was Giancarlo Stanton, who went hitless and got booed again by the hometown fans in his first game against his former team.Aaron Judge became the fastest major leaguer to hit 60 career homers, and Gregorius finished with three RBIs. New York scored in each of the first five innings and built an 11-0 lead for Luis Severino (3-1), who allowed one hit in six scoreless innings and struck out eight.Judge hit his fourth home run this season and reached 60 in 197 games, five fewer than Mark McGwire.Jeter did not attend the game, the first between the teams since the former Yankees captain became Marlins CEO last October.Stanton went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, a bases-loaded foulout, a walk and was hit by a pitch. The four-time... [More]

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:___SHOWTIMEShohei Ohtani makes his third major league start when the Los Angeles Angels (13-3) host David Price and the Red Sox (13-2) in a marquee matchup between the top two teams in the majors. Ohtani is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 13 innings on the mound. The two-way rookie sensation from Japan, also batting .367 with three homers and 11 RBIs, had his outing pushed back from Sunday because of a cold-weather postponement in Kansas City. Price (1-1, 2.40) pitches the opener of Boston's nine-game road trip. He left his last start Wednesday after feeling a "sensation" in his throwing hand.PUERTO RICO HOMECOMINGThe Twins and Indians begin a two-game series in Puerto Rico, a day after several players spent the off day with kids on the storm-ravaged island. Cleveland star Francisco Lindor went back to his first school in his hometown, and Minnesota pitcher Jose Berrios visited a children's hospital in San Juan with many of... [More]

A look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday:___SHOWTIMEShohei Ohtani makes his third major league start when the Los Angeles Angels (13-3) host David Price and the Red Sox (13-2) in a marquee matchup between the top two teams in the majors. Ohtani is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 13 innings on the mound. The two-way rookie sensation from Japan, also batting .367 with three homers and 11 RBIs, had his outing pushed back from Sunday because of a cold-weather postponement in Kansas City. Price (1-1, 2.40) pitches the opener of Boston's nine-game road trip. He left his last start Wednesday after feeling a "sensation" in his throwing hand.PUERTO RICO HOMECOMINGThe Twins and Indians begin a two-game series in Puerto Rico, a day after several players spent the off day with kids on the storm-ravaged island. Cleveland star Francisco Lindor went back to his first school in his hometown, and Minnesota pitcher Jose Berrios visited a children's hospital in San Juan with many... [More]