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Bryan Reynolds, Joey Bart help Pirates down Diamondbacks
Bryan Reynolds broke a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Joey Bart went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, which has won four of its past six games. Arizona lost for just the ...
Recent acquisitions help Padres get past Rockies
Xander Bogaerts' RBI single snapped a seventh-inning tie Saturday night and the San Diego Padres eked out a 3-2 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,The Padres added another run in the seventh and made a winner of reliever Jason Adam (5-2), who was pitching in his second game for San Diego after ...
Rangers end skid with victory over Red Sox
Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to help the Texas Rangers end a three-game losing streak by beating the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Heim hit a three-run homer against Boston starter Tanner Houck that tied the game at 3. Taveras fol...
Jesus Sanchez's timely hits push Marlins past Braves
Jesus Sanchez finished 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI doubles, including a go-ahead hit in the seventh inning, as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Jake Burger homered and also drove in two runs as the Marlins snapped a two-game skid.,Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with one RB...
O's pull away late, halt Guardians' win streak
Zach Eflin allowed two runs over 6 1/3 innings and Adley Rutschman delivered a pinch-hit, two-run triple during a breakout eighth inning for the visiting Baltimore Orioles, who snapped the Cleveland Guardians' five-game winning streak with Saturday's 7-4 victory. ,Gunnar Henderson had three hits wit...
Andrea Lee shoots 67 to grab Portland lead
Andrea Lee fired a 5-under-par 67 to move into first place at 19 under Saturday after three rounds of the Portland Classic in Oregon.,Lee, who won the 2022 Portland Classic for her only win, bogeyed the par-4 first hole but then birdied five of the next eight to close the front nine at -18-under, th...
Josh Lowe (2 HRs, 4 RBIs) powers Rays past Astros
Josh Lowe clubbed a pair of home runs while Zack Littell pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays evened their three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 6-1 victory on Saturday.,Lowe, who went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, helped the Rays erase a 1-0 deficit with ...
Twins hand White Sox 19th straight loss
Max Kepler hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Ryan Jeffers also homered for Minnesota, which will go for a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon. Willi Castro and Brooks Lee drove in...
Tigers rally in three straight innings to slay Royals
Wenceel Perez hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 home win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.,Detroit snapped a five-game losing streak, while Kansas City had a five-game winning streak end.,Kansas City took a 5-4 lead in the 11th on an RBI singl...
Backed by 4 HRs, Reds' Hunter Greene beats Giants
Hunter Greene struck out 11 and allowed one hit over six shutout innings and Tyler Stephenson homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Saturday night.,Greene (8-4) picked up where he left off in July, when the right-hander allowed...
Field tightens as LCS Summer Split winds down
With the battle for the top two seeds down to the three teams, the rest of the field is in a dogfight to advance to the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs. And at no point was that more evident in the event thus far than Saturday's pair of group matches.,Beginning the day within one ga...
Twins to unveil statue of Hall of Fame Joe Mauer
The Minnesota Twins announced plans Saturday to unveil a bronze statue of Hall of Famer Joe Mauer outside Target Field next season.,Mauer, a six-time All-Star, was inducted into the Hall of Fame last month. The statue announcement came during a ceremony to honor the Saint Paul native prior to Saturd...
Angels INF Luis Rengifo (wrist) returns to 10-day IL
For the second time this season, the Los Angeles Angels placed infielder Luis Rengifo on the 10-day injured list on Saturday due to right wrist inflammation.,In a corresponding move, the Angels selected the contract of infielder Charles LeBlanc from Triple-A Salt Lake.,Rengifo, 27, was removed from ...
Simone Biles leaves door open to compete at LA in 2028
PARIS -- Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, left the door open to possibly competing at the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 after winning her third gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday.,Asked if the Paris Games would be the last time she would ever vault in competition, t...
Umar Nurmagomedov remains undefeated with main event win
Russia's Umar Nurmagomedov was in complete control against Cory Sandhagen of the United States to earn a bantamweight victory by unanimous decision in the UFC main event Saturday at Abu Dhabi.,While improving to 18-0, Nurmagomedov won by scores of 50-45, 49-46 and 49-6 in the 135-pound class, in a v...
G2, Spirit, Vitality and Liquid win grand finals at BLAST Fall Groups
G2 Esports, Team Spirit, Team Vitality and Team Liquid won their respective group finals on Saturday at the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,G2 was the only team to pull off a sweep, defeating Ninjas in Pajamas 2-0 to take the Group C final. In the Group A grand final, S...
Braves LHP Max Fried to return Sunday vs. Marlins
Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried will return from the injured list Sunday to face the Miami Marlins, manager Brian Snitker told reporters Saturday.,Fried has been on the IL since July 21 with left forearm neuritis. ,He last pitched for the Braves on July 11. He pitched one inning in the All-Star...
Ukraine wins first Paris gold in women's saber team event
PARIS -- Ukraine claimed the gold medal in the women's saber team event as it rallied to edge South Korea in a thrilling final bout at the Paris Games on Saturday.,Olga Kharlan, who won individual bronze and Ukraine's first medal in Paris, put on a brilliant performance to lead her team to a comebac...
INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa activated ahead of Pirates debut
Recently acquired infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa came off the 10-day injured list Saturday and was in the Pittsburgh Pirates' starting lineup against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,In a corresponding move, the Pirates optioned shortstop Alika Williams to Triple-A Indianapolis.,Kiner-Falefa, 29, st...
Rockies send down RHP Jake Bird, recall RHP Tanner Gordon
The Colorado Rockies optioned right-hander Jake Bird to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday and recalled right-hander Tanner Gordon.,In addition, the Rockies activated outfielder Jordan Beck from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A.,Bird, 28, is 1-2 with a 6.12 ERA with one save in 24 ...