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Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks aim to shut down Astros
Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt can tie his career high in victories for a season on Wednesday when the Arizona Diamondbacks bid to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the Houston Astros.,Pfaadt (10-6, 4.82 ERA) enters the game in Phoenix after arguably his best two starts of the season, o...
Cardinals have decisions ahead as they close series with Rockies
The St. Louis Cardinals are in limbo a week before the trade deadline, and the next few days likely will determine their path.,St. Louis has dropped four of five out of the All-Star break, including an 8-4 loss at the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. The downward spiral has dropped the Cardinals i...
Behind Matt Shaw, Cubs chase series win vs. Royals
The All-Star break provided a welcome respite for Chicago Cubs rookie third baseman Matt Shaw, who is eager to leave his first-half struggles behind.,Shaw looks to maintain his recent surge when the Cubs face the visiting Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game ...
Mets enjoying contributions from younger players ahead of finale vs. Angels
Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio have spent the last two games providing evidence the New York Mets might not need to look outside the organization for difference-making offensive players prior to the July 31 trade deadline.,For the Los Angeles Angels, back-to-back losses might be nu...
Tigers hope rookie Troy Melton can provide spark vs. Pirates
The Detroit Tigers are looking for something to break them out of their recent struggles. They will turn to prospect Troy Melton, who will make his major league debut on Wednesday afternoon against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.,Melton, the Tigers' No. 10-ranked pr...
Marlins throw another righty (Sandy Alcantara) at Padres
The San Diego Padres' lineup is getting tested in the series against the host Miami Marlins.,San Diego prevailed 2-1 in a game started by Miami's Eury Perez on Monday but lost to Edward Cabrera 4-3 on Tuesday.,On Wednesday, the Padres will face their third straight hard-throwing right-hander as Sand...
Giants, winless Justin Verlander chase series victory vs. Braves
Justin Verlander will continue to search for his first elusive win with the Giants when San Francisco wraps up its six-game road trip with a series finale against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,Atlanta won the opener of the three-game series 9-5 on Monday before San Francisco prevailed 9-0 on Tues...
Report: Birmingham among 4 UFL teams relocating
Half of the UFL's eight franchises are headed to new cities, Pro Football Newsroom reported on Tuesday.,The four teams that comprised the USFL Conference -- the Birmingham Stallions, Michigan Panthers, Houston Roughnecks and Memphis Showboats -- are relocating, per the report.,According to Pro Footb...
MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh, M's end Brewers' 11-game win streak
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 39th home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the host Seattle Mariners ended the Milwaukee Brewers' 11-game winning streak with a 1-0 decision on Tuesday.,Raleigh, who won the Home Run Derby during last week's All-Star fest...
Nationals go for first series sweep since May in finale with Reds
The Washington Nationals go for their first series sweep since May when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,Washington's last three-game series sweep took place May 16-18 in Baltimore. The Nationals have won the first two games against the Reds by scores of 10-8 and 6-1.,It is the ...
Steven Wilson earns record-tying sixth eNASCAR win of year
Steven Wilson registered his record-tying sixth eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series win of the season when a crash in the back of the field on the third overtime ended the Tuesday race at a virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway.,When the race concluded under caution, Wilson tied Nick Ottinger for the mos...
Kraken, RW Kaapo Kakko agree to three-year deal
The Seattle Kraken liked what they saw in the 49 games that right winger Kaapo Kakko played for them last season.,On Tuesday, the franchise and the 24-year-old Finnish forward agreed to a three-year contract featuring an average annual value of $4,525,000. The team will avoid arbitration with the re...
Royce Lewis, Christian Vazquez carry Twins past struggling Dodgers
Royce Lewis and Christian Vazquez each drove in three runs and the visiting Minnesota Twins used a trio of three-run innings to earn a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Lewis, a native of Southern California, managed to drive in a run in three separate innings without the aid of ...
Astros' Framber Valdez beats D-backs for 10th straight win
Brice Matthews hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, Framber Valdez won his 10th straight decision and the Houston Astros earned a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in Phoenix.,Matthews followed a one-out walk to pinch hitter Taylor Trammell with a 396-foot homer to l...
Cal Raleigh homers as Mariners halt Brewers' 11-game win streak
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 39th home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners put an end to visiting Milwaukee's 11-game winning streak with a 1-0 decision Tuesday night.,Raleigh, who won the Home Run Derby during last week's All-Star ...
A'ja Wilson's 24 points propel Aces to win over Dream
An All-Star performance by A'ja Wilson gave the Las Vegas Aces their first three-game winning streak of the season, as they beat the visiting Atlanta Dream 87-72 on Tuesday.,Wilson, fresh off her seventh All-Star Game appearance, led the Aces (12-11) with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Dana Evans added ...
Wings blast Storm; halt four-game slide with rare road win
Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points to lead the Dallas Wings to an 87-63 comeback victory over the host Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.,Paige Bueckers recorded 14 points and six assists to help the Wings (7-17) halt a four-game losing streak. Luisa Geiselsoder added 13 points for Dallas, which outscor...
MLB roundup: Yankees halt Jays' 11-game home win streak
Ben Rice blasted a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Rice launched a first-pitch fastball over the wall in right center against Jeff Hoffman (6-3) with one out.,The loss ended the Blue Jays' 11-game home w...
Mickey Moniak homers as Rockies double up Cardinals
Mickey Moniak homered and singled, Ryan McMahon also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Bradley Blalock (1-2) pitched into the sixth inning, Brenton Doyle had three hits and Adael Amador doubled twice for Colorado. The Rockies have won th...
Corey Seager's homer backs Jacob deGrom as Rangers beat A's
Corey Seager's three-run home run in the seventh broke open a close game and assured Texas ace Jacob deGrom the win as the Rangers outlasted the Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers have taken the first two games of the three-game series to assure their third straight series vic...