seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin,

A look at whats happening all around the majors Tuesday:---THEY CAN ALMOST TASTE ITKris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and the Cubs can keep closing in on the NL Central crown with a win over the rival Cardinals in St. Louis. Jason Hammel (14-8) starts for Chicago against lefty Jaime Garcia (10-12).MICKEY & PAPIRed Sox slugger David Ortiz hit his 536th home run Monday night, tying Yankees great Mickey Mantle for 17th on the career list. Ortiz connected for the AL East leaders against Baltimore. The series continues at Fenway Park when Drew Pomeranz and Boston take on Dylan Bundy and the contending Orioles.READY TO RETURN?Josh Donaldson could be back at third base for Toronto, a day after he was out of the lineup. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said the reigning AL MVP was banged up and needed a day to regroup. Donaldson is hitless in a career-worst seven games, going 0 for 23 with seven strikeouts in that span for the AL playoff contenders.NOAHS ARMIn a tight race with St. Louis and San Francisco for two NL wild cards, the Mets and their injury-plagued rotation could use a long outing from All-Star ace Noah Syndergaard (13-8) in Washington. Fill-in starter Rafael Montero lasted only 1 2/3 innings against the NL East leaders in the series opener Monday night. Syndergaard ranks second in the majors with a 2.48 ERA. Bob Watson Astros Jersey .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. Denis Menke Astros Jersey . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. https://www.cheapastros.com/1243o-martin-maldonado-jersey-astros.html . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. Rusty Staub Jersey . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Ken Caminiti Jersey . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. ATHENS, Greece -- UEFA elects Aleksander Ceferin of Slovenia to succeed Michel Platini as president. ' ' '