ATLANTA, June 18 (UPI) -- Zack Wheeler tossed six scoreless innings in his major league debut Tuesday and the New York Mets dominated Atlanta 6-1 to sweep a doubleheader.
CINCINNATI, June 18 (UPI) -- Charlie Morton was sharp in his second start since returning from arm surgery, hurling 5 1/3 shutout innings in Pittsburgh's 4-0 win over Cincinnati.
DETROIT, June 18 (UPI) -- Adam Jones smashed a three-run homer and Zach Britton notched his first victory of the year Tuesday, pacing Baltimore over Detroit 5-2.
CLEVELAND, June 18 (UPI) -- Jason Kipnis drove in the tying run in the eighth and Michael Brantley delivered a go-ahead sacrifice fly Tuesday, rallying Cleveland over Kansas City 4-3.
TORONTO, June 18 (UPI) -- Edwin Encarnacion and J.P. Arencibia each homered and combined to drive in five runs Tuesday in Toronto's 8-3 interleague victory over Colorado.
OMAHA, June 18 (UPI) -- Trent Thornton hurled seven efficient innings and Brian Holberton homered Tuesday in North Carolina's 4-2 College World Series win over Louisiana State.
BOSTON, June 18 (UPI) -- Alfredo Aceves tossed five innings of one-run ball Tuesday, helping Boston to a rain-interrupted 5-1 win over Tampa Bay in the first game of a doubleheader.
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass., June 18 (UPI) -- Police investigating the slaying of a Boston man questioned New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees has been postponed due to rain in New York.
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Third baseman Kevin Youkilis will undergo back surgery and first baseman Mark Teixeira has been put on the disabled list, the New York Yankees said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, June 18 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov has re-signed with the club for six years, Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi announced Tuesday.
WIMBLEDON, England, June 18 (UPI) -- Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams revealed Tuesday she has pulled out of this year's Grand Slam event.
S'HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 18 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Roberta Vinci moved on with a first-round win and Carla Suarez Navarro gained the quarterfinals Tuesday at the grass-court Topshelf Open.
EASTBOURNE, England, June 18 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland was ushered to a first-round exit by American qualifier Jamie Hampton Tuesday in an Aegon International upset.
EASTBOURNE, England, June 18 (UPI) -- Frenchman Julien Benneteau scored an upset victory at the grass-court Aegon International Tuesday, taking out fifth-seeded Kevin Anderson in first-round play.
