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MLB roundup: Giants set record with 6th straight 1-run win
Casey Schmitt hit a leadoff homer to spark a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Willy Adames also went deep and Wilmer Flores had two hits for the Giants, who have won a franchise-record six straight games by one r...
D-backs pile up extra-base hits in rout of Mariners
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Alek Thomas homered, Corbin Carroll hit a pair of RBI triples, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled away from the Seattle Mariners for a 10-3 victory in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Moreno hit a three-run homer to ignite a five-run sixth after missing the previous three...
Angels win in 10th, move to 6-0 vs. Athletics
Nolan Schanuel drilled a run-scoring single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Schanuel reached base four times -- on three singles and a walk -- as the Angels improved to 6-0 against the ...
Report: Rockets, Wolves rebuff Knicks' request to poach coaches
The New York Knicks' coaching search is reportedly off to a sputtering start.,The Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves refused the Knicks' request to speak with head coaches Ime Udoka and Chris Finch, respectively, ESPN reported Tuesday night.,The news comes a week after former Villanova coach...
Manny Machado drives in five as Padres pound Dodgers
Manny Machado knocked in five runs and Dylan Cease earned his first win since April 2 as the San Diego Padres routed the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 11-1 on Tuesday.,Cease (2-5), who went 10 starts without a victory after topping the Cleveland Guardians in his second outing of the year, fired seven...
Giants rally past Rockies for another one-run win
Casey Schmitt hit a leadoff homer to spark a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Willy Adames also went deep and Wilmer Flores had two hits for San Francisco, which has won a franchise-record six straight games by o...
Rare Luis Robert homer helps White Sox beat Astros
Shane Smith produced the fourth quality start of his rookie season while Luis Robert Jr. belted his first home run in five weeks as the visiting Chicago White Sox claimed a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series.,Smith (3-3), who dropped his ERA to 2.37, ...
Jeff McNeil, Juan Soto rally Mets past Nats in 10
Jeff McNeil laced a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the New York Mets rallied for a 5-4 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets trailed 3-0 and 4-2 before earning their fourth straight win and 13th victory in their past 16 game...
Andrew Abbott fires shutout as Reds improve to 5-0 vs. Guardians
Andrew Abbott threw a three-hitter for Cincinnati's first complete-game shutout in four years and Spencer Steer drove in the only run to give the visiting Reds a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.,Steer's single in the fifth inning off Slade Cecconi (1-3) scored Will Benson a...
Mavericks, Pistons to play game in Mexico City on Nov. 1
The Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons will play a regular-season game on Nov. 1 at Mexico City's Arena CDMX.,The NBA confirmed on Tuesday its 34th game in Mexico, the most of any country outside the U.S. and Canada.,The game will be celebrated as part of the "Dia de Muertos" (Day of the Dead) cel...
T.J. Watt skips Steelers' mandatory minicamp
Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt is not attending this week's mandatory minicamp amid contract negotiations, which the team anticipated.,The All-Pro outside linebacker, who is entering the final year of his current deal, was also a no-show for voluntary OTAs earlier this offseason.,Steelers coach ...
Rare Luis Robert homer (and double) spark White Sox past Astros
Shane Smith produced the fourth quality start of his rookie season while Luis Robert Jr. belted his first home run in five weeks as the visiting Chicago White Sox claimed a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series.,Smith (3-3), who dropped his ERA to 2.37, ...
Austin Wells knocks in five as Yankees thrash Royals
Austin Wells clubbed a three-run homer and matched a career high with five RBIs while Aaron Judge set the tempo with a first-inning two-run shot, and the New York Yankees rolled to a 10-2 victory over the host Kansas City Royals.,New York starter Max Fried (9-1) took sole possession of the major lea...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani moves closer to pitching return
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pitched a three-inning simulated game on Tuesday, increasing optimism about his return to the mound in the major leagues.,Asked whether Ohtani could pitch for the team before the All-Star break, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the chances are "north of zero."...
Rangers score season-high 16 runs in rout of Twins
Kyle Higashioka doubled and drove in five runs, Josh Jung doubled and drove in four runs and the Texas Rangers stormed to a 16-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Evan Carter went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs for Texas, which set a season high in runs. Wyatt Lan...
Tigers' bullpen goes long to protect win over Orioles
Spencer Torkelson's two-run home run and Sawyer Gipson-Long's 4 2/3 solid innings of relief pitching carried the Detroit Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the host Baltimore Orioles to open a three-game series Tuesday night.,Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres, Zach McKinstry and Wenceel Perez each had two hits...
Blue Jays smack 16 hits to edge Cards
Andres Gimenez hit a three-run homer and Alejandro Kirk added a two-run blast as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 Tuesday night.,Bo Bichette (3-for-5, three runs), George Springer (2-for-4, run, RBI) and Addison Barger (2-for-5, run, RBI) also had productive nigh...
Pair of HRs back righty Quinn Priester as Brewers top Braves
Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers homered and Quinn Priester allowed one run in six innings to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.,Priester (4-2) allowed seven hits and no walks, striking out seven in a 96-pitch outing to win his third straight deci...
Jeff McNeil, Juan Soto rally Mets past Nats
Jeff McNeil laced a walk-off double in the 10th inning as the New York Mets rallied for a 5-4 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets trailed 3-0 and 4-2 before earning their fourth straight win and 13th victory in their last 16 game...
Switzerland sends USMNT to 4th straight loss, 4-0
With a chance to enter the CONCACAF Gold Cup on a positive note, the U.S. men's national team instead continued its slide with an embarrassing 4-0 loss to Switzerland in a friendly at Nashville on Tuesday.,The U.S. squad is missing most of its best players, but it now takes a four-match losing strea...