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Astros turn to bullpen in quest for series win after comeback vs. Mets
In the first two games of their weekend series against the New York Mets, the visiting Houston Astros have had to use five pitchers in each game and ask the bullpen to cover a combined 6 2/3 innings.,It seems less than optimal for Sunday's rubber match in the three-game series, then, that Houston wi...

Reeling Yankees seek series split with Blue Jays
Amid concerns about Juan Soto's bruised right hand, the visiting New York Yankees will try to salvage a split of their four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,Soto watched Saturday as the Blue Jays won their second game of the series 9-3, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. driving i...

White Sox seek sweep of Rockies in battle of the bads
For just the second time this season, the Chicago White Sox have an opportunity to claim a series sweep.,A win Sunday in the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies would give the White Sox a fourth straight win and would match the club's best stretch since four consecuti...

Phillies look to salvage series split vs. Marlins
The Miami Marlins are on the verge of winning a four-game series against the major leagues' top team, but they'll need to overcome one of their key deficiencies in order to complete the task.,The Marlins have struggled against left-handed starters all season and will encounter one of MLB's best in t...

Surging Padres look to continue pounding Red Sox
The visiting San Diego Padres will attempt to extend their winning streak to six games Sunday afternoon when they wrap up a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox.,San Diego outscored Boston 20-3 in the first two games of the series. The Padres won 9-2 Friday night and 11-1 Saturday.,The Padre...

Adam Duvall finally confident as Braves wrap up series with Pirates
Adam Duvall led the National League in RBIs with 113 in 2021 and was an All-Star in 2016. But the 35-year-old outfielder, who also won a Gold Glove while helping the Atlanta Braves win a World Series three years ago, has struggled in 2024.,Make that, really struggled.,Duvall is batting just .167 thi...

Sweeps propel Guerrillas, FaZe to winners final at CDL Stage 4 Major
The Los Angeles Guerrillas and Atlanta FaZe both completed 3-0 sweeps on Saturday, setting up a meeting in the winners-bracket final at the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major in Burbank, Calif. ,Los Angeles blanked the rival Los Angeles Thieves, while Atlanta shut out the Seattle Surge. The Guerril...

MLB roundup: Manny Machado homers twice as Padres rip Red Sox
Manny Machado homered twice Saturday to help the San Diego Padres stretch their winning streak to five games with an 11-1 victory over the host Boston Red Sox.,Machado hit a two-run home run in the third inning and added a three-run homer in the fifth. He has 10 home runs this season. San Diego also...

Warriors make NBA 2K League history with win over Celtics
Warriors Gaming Squad made NBA 2K League history on Saturday night, beating Celtics Crossover Gaming 3-0 to become the first team to ever win back-to-back 5v5 championships. ,By winning The Tipoff and The Turn events earlier this season, the Warriors also became the first 2K League team to win all t...

Alex Pereira hangs on to light heavyweight belt at UFC 303
Alex Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight title on Saturday night, knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the main event bout at UFC 303 in Las Vegas. ,Just 12 seconds into the second round, a fierce head kick from Pereira (10-2-0) sent Prochazka (30-4-1) to the mat, where Pereira followed wi...

Denny Hamlin powers to Busch Light Pole in Nashville; Haley team penalized
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Denny Hamlin claimed his second pole position of the season and 42nd of his decorated career Saturday afternoon, just bettering his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to earn the top starting position for Sunday's Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC ...

Jonathan Rodriguez's goal lifts Timbers past Minnesota United
Jonathan Rodriguez scored two minutes into second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 3-2 comeback win over visiting Minnesota United on Saturday.,Goals from Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Sang-Bin Jeong gave Minnesota (8-7-5, 29 points) a 2-0 lead through most of the first half, but Evander...

Angels win 6th straight, walk off vs. Tigers in 10th
Kevin Pillar hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to their sixth consecutive win, 6-5, over the Detroit Tigers Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Taylor Ward began the inning as the automatic runner on second base and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by L...

Byron Buxton's blast, 4 RBIs carry Twins past Mariners
Byron Buxton homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-1 Saturday night.,Buxton's three-run shot off reliever Trent Thornton in the sixth inning gave the Twins homers in 18 consecutive games, matching a franchise record.,Mitch Haniger went de...

Albert Rusnak converts 2 PKs as Sounders clip Fire
Albert Rusnak recorded a brace, and his goal off a penalty kick in the third minute of second-half stoppage time sent the host Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. ,Chicago defender Mauricio Pineda picked up a foul for tripping Jordan Morris on the left side of ...

Surging Galaxy continue dominance over hapless Earthquakes
Joseph Paintsil, Dejan Joveljic and Mauricio Cuevas scored goals and the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy stretched their winning streak to four matches with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night at Stanford, Calif.,Gabriel Pec set up the first goal with an assist and John McCarth...

Brian White (hat trick), Whitecaps rally past St. Louis City
Brian White scored his second career MLS hat trick and the Vancouver Whitecaps rallied from two goals down to a 4-3 home victory over short-handed St. Louis City on Saturday night.,White's sixth, seventh and eighth goals of the season snapped a barren run of nine matches for the center forward, who ...

Mateusz Bogusz puts on a show as LAFC blank Rapids
Mateusz Bogusz scored a hat trick, leading Los Angeles FC to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,LAFC (12-4-4, 40 points), who are tied atop the West, are unbeaten in their last nine league matches and 11 outings across all competitions. Los Angeles is also unbeaten at...

Late goal helps Red Bulls salvage 2-2 draw with D.C. United
Cameron Harper scored the tying goal in the 78th minute as the host New York Red Bulls survived some shaky moments and salvaged a point with a 2-2 draw against shorthanded D.C. United Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Harper scored after the Red Bulls swiftly moved the ball up the field after forcing...

Noah Lyles eager for another shot at men's 200m in Paris
Noah Lyles will have a shot at redemption after winning the men's 200-meter on Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore. ,Lyles took bronze in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics -- which were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- and now has a shot to top that perfor...