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Cubs bring majors' highest-scoring offense to Milwaukee
Little has deterred the Chicago Cubs' vaunted offense this season, a trend the club wants to see prolonged on Friday in the series opener against the host Milwaukee Brewers.,Fresh off a series win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in which the Cubs averaged 6.7 runs per game, Chicago leads the major le...
Hot-swinging Mariners visit ice-cold Rangers
The Seattle Mariners bring plenty of swagger and hot bats with them when they travel to battle the slumping Texas Rangers on Friday in the opener of a three-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas.,The Mariners will send right-hander Bryan Woo (3-1, 3.09 ERA) to the mound to start while...
White Sox's Jonathan Cannon hopes to slow Astros again
Chicago White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon stymied the Houston Astros last June, falling one out short of a shutout in only his fifth career start.,A refreshed Astros attack awaits Cannon on Friday as visiting Houston opens a three-game series against the White Sox.,Houston had a day off Thursda...
Dealing with closer injuries, D-backs open set against Phils
Just over a month into the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks' closers are dropping like flies.,Due to injuries at the back end of the bullpen, the Diamondbacks would love to post a comfortable victory Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Arizona began the ...
Twins, Red Sox eye rebound in opener of 3-game set
After taking three straight close losses to conclude a four-game series in Cleveland, the Minnesota Twins hope to recover with ace Joe Ryan on the mound against the host Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.,The current skid followed the Twins' three-game sweep of the Los Angel...
Blue Jays look to continue power play vs. Guardians
The Toronto Blue Jays are finally hitting home runs, and they aim to continue the trend Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The Blue Jays hit two more home runs on Thursday, including a three-run blast by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the eighth inn...
NHL roundup: Oilers win 4th straight over Kings to close series
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Darnell Nurse and Trent Frederic all collected one goal and one assist for the Oilers, who closed out the Kings in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.,Adam Henrique also scored and goaltender Calvin Pickard made 23 saves for the Oilers, who will ...
Angels' Mike Trout heads to IL with bone bruise on knee
Mike Trout, the Los Angeles Angels superstar who has struggled to stay healthy in recent years, is headed to the injured list again.,The three-time American League MVP left the Angels' Wednesday game due to a sore left knee, and manager Ron Washington announced after the team's Thursday game that Tr...
Reds' Hunter Greene seeks another strong start as Nats visit
The Cincinnati Reds hope a solid April will continue into May for hard-throwing right-hander Hunter Greene.,Greene is set to take the mound for the Reds when they open a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night.,Greene (3-2, 2.56 ERA) had four quality starts in fiv...
Oilers knock Kings out of playoffs for 4th straight year
Connor Brown scored once in a three-point game and the Edmonton Oilers advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, again at the expense of the Los Angeles Kings, thanks to a 6-4 home-ice victory in Game 6 on Thursday.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Darnell Nurse and Trent Frederic al...
James Harden, Clippers force Game 7 vs. Nuggets
James Harden recorded 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers remained alive in their first-round series with the Denver Nuggets, winning 111-105 on Thursday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Kawhi Leonard added 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and Norman Powell scored...
Own goal sends Avs past Stars, extends series to Game 7
Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon broke a tie midway through the third period when Dallas scored an own goal, and the Avalanche beat the Stars 7-4 in Denver on Thursday to force Game 7 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.,Valeri Nichushkin had two goals while MacKinnon and Cale Makar had a goa...
Rockies rally past Giants for 2nd road win of season
Hunter Goodman singled in Jordan Beck with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the visiting Colorado Rockies rallied for a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday night.,Ryan McMahon homered and Brenton Doyle and Alan Trejo each had two hits...
Tigers' late outburst sends Angels to 6th straight loss
Dillon Dingler's tiebreaking three-run home run in a five-run eighth inning propelled the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels 10-4 in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels led 4-2 going into the eighth before the Tigers teed off on Los Angeles' bullp...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Late PK sends Cruz Azul to final
Angel Sepulveda's 82nd-minute penalty kick gave Cruz Azul a 1-0 win over Tigres UANL on Thursday in Mexico City and sent the hosts to the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.,Cruz Azul won the two-leg, total-goal series 2-1. Even with a scoreless draw on Thursday, Cruz Azul would have advanced based...
Marlins out to spoil A's prospect Gunnar Hogland's debut
The Athletics will look to their future on Friday when they call up prospect Gunnar Hoglund from Triple-A Las Vegas to make his major league debut against the floundering Marlins in Miami to open a three-game series.,Hoglund, 25, has posted a 1-2 record with a 2.43 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in six starts th...
Katie Ledecky starring in first big swim meet since Olympics
Katie Ledecky is showing off Olympic form at this week's Tyr Pro Meet, the biggest stage she's been on since winning two gold medals and four medals overall in Paris last summer.,The legendary swimmer posted the second-fastest 400-meter freestyle time of her career on Thursday when she outlasted Can...
Aaron Judge, Max Fried lead Yankees into series against Rays
While Aaron Judge is leading in many hitting categories, Max Fried is atop several pitching areas for the New York Yankees.,Judge takes a major-league-best .427 average into the first game of the new month and Fried will attempt to become the first six-game winner in the major leagues Friday night w...
Red-hot Royals travel to Baltimore for weekend series
It's a new month and a new series for the Baltimore Orioles.,They'll play their first game in May on Friday night against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,The Orioles were expected to be better than 12-18 at this stage of the season.,"Good teams have bad months," Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said....
MLB roundup: Guardians rally past Twins in 10th inning
Jose Ramirez singled in Steven Kwan with the tying run, stole second base and scored on Angel Martinez's hit through the right side of the infield in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Thursday.,The stolen base was the 250th in the care...