Baseball

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jared Jones pitched six shutout innings and Jack Suwinski homered after being called up from the minor leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from Southern California to ballparks across the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob Thomson had a quick reply as to what would keep David Dahl — a former first-round draft pick and NL All-Star since banished to the minors — in the lineup after he went deep in his Philadelphia Phillies’ debut.

CHICAGO (AP) — The struggling Chicago White Sox reinstated Luis Robert Jr. from the injured list, and the All-Star center fielder was in the starting lineup Tuesday against the crosstown Cubs.

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins parted ways with one of their unsuccessful and costly free agent signings when they designated Avisaíl García for assignment on Tuesday owing a little more than $24.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer of the Texas Rangers threw 40 pitches to hitters on Tuesday and expressed hope that he can begin a rehab assignment soon. “Got to recover well from this,” Scherzer said.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson says No. 5 starter Taijuan Walker will remain in the rotation ahead of surprise free-agent success story Spencer Turnbull as the team chases an NL East title.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated pitcher Bowden Francis from the 15-day injured list Tuesday and optioned fellow right-hander Ryan Burr to Triple-A Buffalo. Francis missed 34 games due to right forearm extensor tendinitis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have recalled highly-regarded left-handed prospect DJ Herz to start and make his Major League debut against the New York Mets on Tuesday.