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Rockies look to duplicate highlight-reel effort vs. Pirates
The Colorado Rockies haven't had much to celebrate this season, but Ryan McMahon's unlikely steal of home in Saturday night's 16-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates is one to remember. ,McMahon's straight steal was one of many highlights of the night as host Colorado evened the three-game series ahea...
Cubs, Cardinals jockey for position in NL Central
Ian Happ will try to build on what he hopes was a slump-busting performance when the host Chicago Cubs wrap up a three-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. ,Happ blasted a three-run homer on Saturday, going 2-for-3 with a walk to lead Chicago to a 5-1 victory over St. Louis. Th...
Astros to delve into pitching depth in series finale vs. Tigers
The Houston Astros scratched veteran right-hander Justin Verlander from his scheduled start on Saturday, continuing the season-long injury issues with their rotation.,Verlander has experienced neck discomfort over the past couple of weeks. The Astros decided that skipping his turn in the rotation mi...
Guardians look to shake off shutout by Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays will send out reliable right-hander Jose Berrios on Sunday afternoon as they aim to take their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The teams have split the first two games of the set. Toronto won 5-0 on Saturday after losing the opener 3-1 on Friday.,Berrio...
Twins, A's get back to business with doubleheader after rainout
After a day with no baseball, the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics are prepared for a day with plenty of baseball on Sunday in Minneapolis. ,Clouds filled with heavy rain wiped out Saturday's scheduled game between the teams. Instead, they will play a split doubleheader Sunday, with the first g...
Reds await more potential surprises from Brewers
A warning to managers facing the Milwaukee Brewers this season: the bunt sign might actually be the home run sign.,Saturday in Milwaukee, Brewers leadoff man Joey Ortiz squared to bunt in the fifth inning of a scoreless tie, hoping to advance teammates Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang from first and...
J.D. Martinez, Mets look to keep rolling vs. Padres
J.D. Martinez almost has single-handedly carried the New York Mets to three straight victories.,Manager Carlos Mendoza saw signs Saturday that those surrounding Martinez in the lineup might be getting ready to offer the veteran designated hitter some help.,The Mets will look to complete a sweep of S...
Nationals pitch another rookie against Marlins, seek series sweep
The visiting Miami Marlins will face their third consecutive left-handed starting pitcher and second straight rookie when they meet the Washington Nationals in the finale of their three-game series on Sunday.,Mitchell Parker (4-3, 3.21 ERA) is scheduled to make his 12th start of the season for the N...
Phillies, Orioles conclude series in playoff-like atmosphere
The series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles has featured a couple of teams with impressive records, meeting in sizzling weather with a definite feel of autumn in the air.,There's still more to sort out as they clash again Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of the three-game ...
Braves find power stroke, go for sweep of Rays
The Atlanta Braves, who suddenly have rediscovered their home run stroke, will go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.,The Braves hit two homers on Friday in a 7-3 win and added four long balls on Saturday in a 9-2 victory. Marcell Ozuna homered in both games and leads th...
MCWS roundup: Mitchell Daly slugs walk-off HR, Kentucky beats NC State
Mitchell Daly hit a walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift No. 2 Kentucky to a dramatic 5-4 victory over No. 10 North Carolina State on Saturday in the Men's College World Series at Omaha, Neb.,Daly's blast gave the Wildcats (46-14) a victory in their first-ever MCWS c...
MCWS roundup: Mitchell Daly slugs walk-off HR, Kentucky beats NC State
Mitchell Daly hit a walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift No. 2 Kentucky to a dramatic 5-4 victory over No. 10 North Carolina State on Saturday in the Men's College World Series at Omaha, Neb.,Daly's blast gave the Wildcats (46-14) a victory in their first-ever MCWS c...
Legion hold off Surge at CDL Stage 4 qualifying
The Vegas Legion held off a ferocious rally by the Seattle Surge to pick up a 3-2 victory on Saturday in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major.,It looked like Vegas was going to cruise to a sweep, opening the match with wins on 6 Star Hardpoint (250-232) and Rio Search & Dest...
Tatsuro Taira gets win as injury stops Alex Perez
Tatsuro Taira extended his unbeaten mark to 16-0-0 with a second-round technical knockout of Alex Perez, who sustained a leg injury in their main event flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday.,Perez (25-9-0), of the U.S., began the night as UFC's fifth-ranked flyweight contender, ...
MLB roundup: Rockies erupt for 16 runs, club Pirates
Hunter Goodman homered twice and finished a triple shy of the cycle, Michael Toglia hit a grand slam and also singled and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-4 in Denver on Saturday night.,Goodman had four hits and five RBIs to overshadow Ryan McMahon becoming the first Colorado play...
White Sox swat four homers, rattle Diamondbacks
Lenyn Sosa finished a triple shy of the cycle and collected three RBIs and Andrew Vaughn also homered and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix., ,Paul DeJong and Korey Lee also homered for Chicago, which won for...
Gabriel Pec's big night leads Galaxy past SKC
Gabriel Pec had a goal and two assists and Dejan Joveljic had one of each to help the Los Angeles Galaxy record a 4-2 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.,Joseph Paintsil and Miguel Berry also scored goals and Miki Yamane added two assists as the Galaxy (8-3-7, 31 po...
Sounders celebrate 50th anniversary with win over Minnesota
Jordan Morris and Paul Rothrock scored as the Seattle Sounders celebrated their 50th anniversary with a 2-0 victory against visiting Minnesota United in an MLS match Saturday night.,Stefan Frei didn't have to make a save in posting the shutout for the Sounders (5-7-6, 21 points), who improved to 12-...
Yuya Kubo's hat trick propels FC Cincinnati past Quakes
Substitute Yuya Kubo scored a late-second-half hat trick and visiting FC Cincinnati emerged from a wild second half with a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Luciano Acosta assisted all three of Kubo's goals -- which came between the 78th and 87th minutes -- as Cincinnati (...
Warriors win second NBA 2K League crown in as many months
Warriors Gaming Squad made it back-to-back championships on Saturday, beating Celtics Crossover Gaming 2-0 to win NBA 2K League's The Turn event in Washington.,Last month, the Warriors won The Tipoff event, the first of the three NBA 2K League tournaments that lead up to the final league playoffs la...