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Birmingham game turns into tribute to Willie Mays
The death of baseball legend Willie Mays heightens the emotions for the special game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday.,Major League Baseball is staging the game as tribute to Negro Leagues stars such as Mays, who played for t...
Dodgers face Rockies in finale, eye more success from Gavin Stone
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a deep rotation, one reason why they can thrive despite losing Clayton Kershaw and more recently Walker Buehler to the injured list.,Gavin Stone is an example of that depth. The young right-hander, who has been a stable arm for the staff, faces the Colorado Rockies in th...
Royals' Seth Lugo, 7-0 on road, tries to tame A's
Right-hander Seth Lugo finally catches a break in the schedule when he and the Kansas City Royals wrap up their three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon.,The A's won the first two matchups, getting a total of five hits from Miguel Andujar in 7-5 and 5-1 victories.,I...
Twins, Rays seek improved offense in series finale
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash offered a short and simple description of his team's latest contest against the Minnesota Twins.,"It was an odd game," Cash said.,Now, the Rays will try to keep the Twins from getting even.,Tampa Bay will go for a series win when it plays the Twins in the decisive g...
Astros seek another strong start on mound vs. White Sox
Nearly three months into the season, the Houston Astros are in an unfamiliar spot.,Nine games behind the American League West-leading Seattle Mariners, Houston might be closer to finding its identity ahead of its series finale Thursday against the host Chicago White Sox. The Astros hope to stay in c...
Mariners, Guardians square off in series decider
Sometimes the lopsided losses are easier to get over.,The visiting Seattle Mariners certainly hope that's the case Thursday afternoon when they wrap up a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians.,The Mariners had a four-game winning streak snapped with an 8-0 defeat against the Guardians on...
MacKenzie Gore out to lead Nats to series win over D-backs
Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore looks to continue his strong campaign when the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and the Nationals meet in the rubber game of their series on Thursday.,Washington, which has won nine of its past 11 games, evened the three-game set with a 3-1 win on Wednesday.,Gore (...
MLB roundup: O's top Yanks in Gerrit Cole's '24 debut
Cedric Mullins hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning off Clay Holmes as the Baltimore Orioles blew a four-run lead before holding on for a 7-6 victory over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday night, spoiling the season debut of right-hander Gerrit Cole.,Mullins snapped the tie by hitt...
Jackie Young, Aces deliver emphatic win over Storm
Jackie Young had a massive night, firing in 32 points while leading the Las Vegas Aces to a comfortable 94-83 home win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday.,Young, a two-time All-Star, connected on 11 of 19 shots to lead a re-energized Aces squad. Las Vegas had lost four of its last five games but gr...
Dejan Joveljic pushes Galaxy past NYCFC
Dejan Joveljic scored his team-leading 11th goal just before halftime and contributed an assist just after to help the LA Galaxy ease to a 2-0 victory over visiting New York City FC on Wednesday night.,Diego Fagundez also scored in the Galaxy's fourth consecutive home win and fourth win out of five ...
Evander's goal, assist carry Timbers past Quakes
Evander had a goal and an assist as the Portland Timbers defeated the host San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Wednesday.,Jonathan Rodriguez scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute for the Timbers (6-7-6, 24 points), who are 4-1-2 since rallying for a 4-2 victory against San Jose on May 15 in Portland t...
Kei Kamara scores in 90th minute, helps LAFC tie Austin FC
Kei Kamara scored the tying goal in the 90th minute to help visiting Los Angeles FC to a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Wednesday in a Western Conference clash played in a downpour., ,LAFC dominated the game's statistics, earning advantages in possession percentage (59.5 percent to 40.5 percent), shots ...
Luis Medina back in win column as A's stymie Royals
Luis Medina snapped a personal 11-month losing streak, Brent Rooker drove in a pair of runs and the Oakland Athletics made it two straight over the visiting Kansas City Royals with a 5-1 victory Wednesday night.,Zack Gelof homered and Miguel Andujar collected three hits, scored a run and drove in an...
Angel City edge Racing Louisville to end win drought
Sydney Leroux scored the tiebreaking goal in the 85th minute to give Angel City FC a 3-2 victory over Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.,Leroux's fourth goal of the season and 45th of her NWSL career allowed Angel City to halt a five-match winless stretch (0-3-2).,Kennedy Fuller...
Lynx's defense smothers Dream
Napheesa Collier's 16 points led the Minnesota Lynx to its fifth consecutive win, a 68-55 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (12-3) moved into a tie for second place in the WNBA with the New York Liberty, behind only the Connecticut Sun.,Atlanta (6-7) lost not only...
Olympic champ Caeleb Dressel falls short at U.S. swim trials
Reigning Olympic men's 100-meter freestyle champion Caeleb Dressel won't have a chance to defend that title next month in Paris after finishing in third place at the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials in Indianapolis on Wednesday.,Dressel finished in third place at 47.53 seconds, with Chris Guiliano ...
Freddy Peralta, Brewers win pitchers' duel over Angels
Freddy Peralta threw six scoreless innings and got just enough support from his offense in the Milwaukee Brewers' 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Peralta (5-4) outpitched counterpart Tyler Anderson (6-7), who gave up just one run in seven innings but too...
Young, Aces deliver emphatic win over Storm, 94-83
Jackie Young had a massive night, firing in 32 points while leading the Las Vegas Aces to a comfortable 94-83 home win over the Seattle Storm.,Young, a two-time All-Star, connected on 11-for-19 shots to lead a re-energized Aces squad. Las Vegas had lost four of its last five games but grabbed a 5-3 ...
Orioles top Yankees in 10th, spoil Gerrit Cole's season debut
Cedric Mullins hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning off Clay Holmes as the Baltimore Orioles blew a four-run lead before holding on for a 7-6 victory over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday night, spoiling the season debut of right-hander Gerrit Cole.,Craig Kimbrel blew his fourth s...
Rockies turn tables on Dodgers, walk off in ninth
Brenton Doyle hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 in Denver on Wednesday night.,It was redemption for Colorado, which blew a five-run, ninth-inning lead Tuesday night in an 11-9 loss.,Michael Toglia homered and tri...