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Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox extend surge by beating Royals
Masataka Yoshida homered and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox rallied past the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday evening.,Yoshida, who had four hits in Monday's 9-5 win for Boston, hit a solo homer in the third inning on Tuesday -- his sixth blast of the season. He then singled in two runs ...
Framber Valdez just misses out on no-hitter, leads Astros over Rangers
Framber Valdez pitched 8 2/3 no-hit innings before serving up Corey Seager's two-run homer and the Houston Astros earned a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Arlington, Texas.,Valdez walked Josh Smith with two outs in the ninth before Seager walloped a first-pitch slider well ove...
Astros LHP Framber Valdez comes within 1 out of no-hitter
Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez came within one out of his second career no-hitter in a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night.,Valdez was just over one year removed from his first no-hitter, which came on Aug. 1, 2023, against the Cleveland Guardians. He ...
Isaac Paredes knocks in four as Cubs topple Twins
Isaac Paredes homered to highlight a four-RBI performance and Shota Imanaga matched a career-high 10 strikeouts, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.,Paredes belted a three-run homer in the first inning and added an RBI single in the third to propel the...
Early two-homer inning is enough for Cards vs. Rays
Victor Scott II and Tommy Pham hit two-run homers in the second inning, driving the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday.,Scott's homer was the first of his major league career, in his 23rd game.,Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray (11-6) allowed two runs on four hit...
Brewers use power (Willy Adames), pitching (Colin Rea) to blank Braves
Willy Adames hit a pair of two-run homers and Colin Rea threw seven scoreless innings and struck out nine as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers hammered the Atlanta Braves 10-0 on Tuesday.,Milwaukee ending its two-game losing streak while handed Atlanta its third straight loss. It was the second straigh...
Nationals' offense comes alive in rout of Giants
CJ Abrams hit a go-ahead three-run home run, Keibert Ruiz homered among his three hits and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 11-5 on Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series.,The Nationals, who won for the third time in four contests, got to Giants rookie ...
Astros LHP Framber Valdez has no-hitter through 7 innings
Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez has a no-hitter through seven innings against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.,Valdez is gunning for his second career no-hitter. He tossed one against the Cleveland Guardians on Aug. 1, 2023.,The only baserunners against Valdez came on an error and a wal...
Five-run inning carries Blue Jays past Orioles
Alejandro Kirk keyed a five-run sixth inning with a three-run home run as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Tuesday.,Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hitting streak to 18 games when he singled in the sixth inning of the opener of a three-game series. He...
Last U.S. women's pair falls in beach volleyball QFs
In an Olympic rarity, no U.S. women's beach volleyball team will win a medal this year.,The last remaining U.S. duo, reigning world champs Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, lost their quarterfinal match on Tuesday in Paris 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) to Switzerland's Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli.,The result cam...
Elly De La Cruz stays locked in as Reds down Marlins
Left-hander Nick Lodolo used six strong innings to pick up a win in a battle of former first-round picks and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the host Miami Marlins 8-2 on Tuesday night.,Tyler Stephenson and Ty France each hit a solo homer to lead Cincinnati's offense.,Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz wen...
Rams WR Puka Nacua in line to play Week 1
All signs are pointing toward Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua being good to go for the team's regular-season opener against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 8. ,Nacua has been ruled week-to-week after sustaining a knee injury during Los Angeles' joint practice with the Chargers on Sunday, but Ra...
Report: Seahawks agree to 1-year deal with OL Connor Williams
Offensive lineman Connor Williams agreed to a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks worth up to $6 million, ESPN reported Tuesday night.,The contract includes $3 million guaranteed, per the report.,Williams, 27, appeared in nine games (all starts) for the Miami Dolphins last season.,In six NFL sea...
Pair of Ukrainians notch sweeps in Toronto
No. 11 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine pulled off a 6-0, 6-2 sweep of German Tatjana Maria on Tuesday in the first round of the National Bank Open in Toronto. ,Kostyuk collected four aces and won 14 of 17 first-serve points to cruise into the second round, where she will face countrywoman Elina Svitol...
Angels reinstate 3B Anthony Rendon; Luis Rengifo has season-ending surgery
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon's return to the lineup was delayed Tuesday -- not by his health but by inclement weather for the scheduled game against the host New York Yankees.,The Angels reinstated the oft-injured Rendon from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday ahead of the game, w...
Diamondbacks-Guardians rained out; twin bill Wednesday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was rained out Tuesday, setting up an afternoon doubleheader for Wednesday.,The start of Tuesday's game was delayed by rain in the Cleveland area, and ongoing inclement weather led officials to call the game off roughly 90 minutes a...
Jhonattan Vegas relishes drought-busting win for family’s sake
By winning the 3M Open two weeks ago, Jhonattan Vegas changed his FedEx Cup equation.,The PGA Tour veteran from Venezuela rocketed into the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings by pulling out his first win in seven years. He's not entirely safe, though, as he enters the regular-season finale, the Wyndh...
Kellie Harrington retires after retaining Olympic lightweight title
PARIS -- Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision Tuesday in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals.,After clinching victory, Harrington said she was hanging up her gloves.,"...
U.S. volleyball defeats Poland, will meet rival Brazil in semis
PARIS -- The United States women's volleyball team was barely tested in its Olympic quarterfinal against Poland as the defending champions knocked out the World No. 4 team 25-22, 25-14, 25-20 on Tuesday to set up a semifinal clash with Brazil, which is undefeated in Paris.,Andrea Drews was top score...
Japan’s Kei Nishikori scores long-awaited win in Montreal
Japan's Kei Nishikori ended a three-year drought by defeating American teen Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Omnium Banque National in Montreal.,Nishikori, 34, had not won at the ATP Masters 1000 level since 2021 at Indian Wells.,"It's been a long time," Nishikori sa...