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It took until the final day of April for the Boston Red Sox to post their first series win at Fenway Park and now the defending World Series can complete a three-game sweep when they host the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon. Boston scored only nine runs in losing three of four to Oakland early this month but have outscored the A's 14-5 in the past two nights.

The Tampa Bay Rays own the best record in baseball as the calendar turns to May and look to add two more victories when they visit the struggling Kansas City Royals for a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. Ji-Man Choi, Tommy Pham and Yandy Diaz each knocked in a pair of runs during Monday’s 8-5 victory over the Royals to open the series before Tuesday’s game was washed out by rain.

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to have their way with American League teams, using a visit to the Texas Rangers to snap a long losing streak. The Pirates will aim for a sweep of the two-game interleague set when the teams meet again Wednesday afternoon.

The Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon try for a two-game interleague series sweep of the visiting New York Yankees, who haven't lost consecutive games during a 12-4 run. Arizona improved to 2-2 on its five-game homestand with Tuesday's 3-1 victory - its sixth in eight contests - as second baseman Wilmer Flores provided a solo home run and an RBI single.

The Chicago White Sox seek a season-high fourth straight victory when they host the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a doubleheader due to the rainout of the middle contest of the three-game set on Tuesday. Chicago received homers from Tim Anderson and Yonder Alonso while recording a 5-3 triumph in the series opener.

The Tampa Bay Rays own the best record in baseball as the calendar turns to May and look to add two more victories when they visit the struggling Kansas City Royals for a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. Ji-Man Choi, Tommy Pham and Yandy Diaz each knocked in a pair of runs during Monday’s 8-5 victory over the Royals to open the series before Tuesday’s game was washed out by rain.

Marco Gonzales attempts to become the first six-game winner in the major leagues when his Seattle Mariners host the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday for the finale of their two-game series. Gonzales registered nine strikeouts over seven scoreless innings of a victory over Texas in his last turn.

The St. Louis Cardinals finished April with a flourish, emerging victorious in nine of their last 10 games to lead the National League in both wins (19) and run differential (32). The Cardinals look to continue their success in the new month on Wednesday when they play the third contest of a four-game series against the host Washington Nationals.

The Detroit Tigers answered striking out a majors high-tying 20 times in a nine-inning game by striking a blow with just enough offense in their last contest. The Tigers look to complete a sweep of their two-game interleague series with the Phillies on Wednesday in Philadelphia.

Carlos Gonzalez is beginning to show that he could be a big addition, and the veteran outfielder looks to continue producing when the Cleveland Indians go for a sweep of their two-game interleague series at the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Gonzalez had a pair of multi-hit games in the previous series and belted a go-ahead three-run homer Tuesday to help the Indians record a 7-4 victory.

While talk of winning back-to-back Cy Young Awards one week into the season was obviously premature, it just pointed out how good New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom was in his first two starts. However, deGrom is now mired in a three-start losing streak that he will try to halt when New York resumes a four-game set against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.

The San Diego Padres enter Wednesday’s third game of a four-game set at the Atlanta Braves having lost one of their bright young stars, but saw another key piece of their future step up in a big way in Tuesday’s 4-3 victory. Right fielder Franmil Reyes slugged two homers and added a double in finishing 3-for-4 with three RBIs, helping to take away some of the sting from the team placing shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. on the injured list with a hamstring injury.

Jesus Aguilar and the Milwaukee Brewers will try to maintain their recent dominance of the visiting Colorado Rockies when the teams continue a four-game series Wednesday night. After snapping out of a long funk with two home runs in a series-opening win, Aguilar added a three-run shot in Tuesday's 4-3 victory.

The Houston Astros look to make it two straight stellar offensive outings when they visit the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday for the third contest of their four-game series. Houston scored just 12 runs in a five-game span before breaking out with seven extra-base hits in Tuesday's 11-0 shellacking of the Twins.

The Chicago White Sox seek a season-high fourth straight victory when they host the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a doubleheader due to the rainout of the middle contest of the three-game set on Tuesday. Chicago received homers from Tim Anderson and Yonder Alonso while recording a 5-3 triumph in the series opener.

Rookie outfielder Alex Verdugo could find himself in the starting lineup Wednesday, when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Francisco Giants for the rubber match of their three-game series. Verdugo figures to receive regular playing time for Los Angeles in place of A.J. Pollock, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow infection.

The Los Angeles Angels vie for their fifth win in six outings when they host the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday for the middle contest of their three-game series. The Angels squandered a two-run lead in Tuesday's opener before Brian Goodwin homered in the eighth inning to give the club a 4-3 victory.