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Jake Burger homers, drives in 3 as Rangers defeat Mariners
Jake Burger hit a two-run homer and added a tiebreaking single as the Texas Rangers defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Friday in the opener of a four-game series.,Wyatt Langford also went deep for Texas, which moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the defending division champion Mariners in the Amer...
Eugenio Suarez's late homer lifts Reds over Cardinals
Eugenio Suarez delivered a two-run home run in the seventh inning to help the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.,Starting pitcher Rhett Lowder allowed two runs on one hit and two walks, striking out four in five innings for the Reds, who have won three s...
President Trump says of LeBron James: 'Maybe he's a racist'
President Donald Trump, asked to weigh in on the basketball careers of Michael Jordan and LeBron James, said Friday that James might be a racist.,In a White House press conference, Fox News' Peter Doocy mentioned the Friday news that James intends to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, then asked the ...
Anthony Seigler (4 hits) helps Red Sox keep rolling vs. Blue Jays
Romy Gonzalez's pinch-hit RBI double sparked a two-run eighth inning, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.,The shot into the left-field corner brought Jarren Duran home from first base with the go-ahead run before Anthony Seigler capped his 4-f...
Jacob Lopez, four relievers shut down Twins in Athletics' win
Left-hander Jacob Lopez and four relievers combined to toss a two-hit shutout as the Athletics held on for a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom drove in one run apiece for the Athletics, who won the opener of a three-game series. The...
Matt Olson HR in 10th lifts Braves over Orioles
Matt Olson hammered a three-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning and the visiting Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Drake Baldwin's 20th homer of the season was a one-out, game-tying blast in the eighth inning for ...
Luis Rengifo blasts two-run HR to lift Padres over Marlins
Luis Rengifo hit a tie-breaking pinch-hit two-run homer in the eighth inning and the visiting San Diego Padres held on for a 4-2 win against the Miami Marlins in the opener of their three-game series on Friday night.,Miami reliever Tyler Zuber (0-1) came back out for the eighth and Ty France greeted...
American notebook: Tim Pernetti wants G6 access to double if CFP expands
To hear Tim Pernetti tell it, elected officials on Capitol Hill don't like to see him coming.,"I've walked the halls in D.C. more than Frank Underwood did in ‘House of Cards,'" the commissioner of the American Conference said Friday at the league's football media day.,"The American has a seat at the...
Roki Sasaki fires 7 strong innings as Dodgers down Mets
Roki Sasaki struck out nine and allowed just one run over seven innings, earning his first win in two months as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 4-2 on Friday.,Kyle Tucker went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in the eighth that gave the Dodgers some breathing room. Freddie Fr...
Rays pound out 15 hits in win over Guardians
Ryan Vilade hit a two-run homer and Richie Palacios added a three-run blast as the Tampa Bay Rays opened a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians with an 11-3 win on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Shane McClanahan (9-6) allowed one run on two hits over five innings. He walked two and stru...
Galaxy, Quakes aim for first win since break in California Clasico
The San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy will be out to solve their post World Cup-break issues when they meet Saturday for the 105th California Clasico at Stanford, Calif.,It is the third consecutive season, and the 13th time overall, the Earthquakes (10-4-2, 32 points) will play host to the...
Cubs get timely hitting to down Pirates in extras
Dansby Swanson had an RBI single in the 10th inning to fuel the visiting Chicago Cubs in a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Pedro Ramirez reached on an infield single to join automatic runner Ian Happ on the bases in the 10th inning. Swanson's single to center field off Yohan Ramir...
Cam Schlittler twirls gem as Yankees blank Phillies
Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in 7 1/3 innings as the visiting New York Yankees blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 Friday in the opener of a weekend series.,Schlittler (10-6) allowed just three hits and no walks, lowering his ERA to 2.07 and boosting his American League-leading strikeout total to ...
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks earn tight win over Nationals
Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday.,Moreno and Tim Tawa each had two hits and an RBI for Arizona, which has won four straight and six of seven.,Dylan Crews hit a two-run homer f...
Mets OF Juan Soto departs Dodgers game with left calf soreness
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto experienced left calf soreness and was replaced during a home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.,The slugger was given Wednesday off to help him recover from a calf issue. He was in the lineup batting second Friday as the designated hitter, and h...
LAFC's Son Heung-Min showing scoring touch as Sporting KC visit
Los Angeles FC will hope Son Heung-Min's resurgent form continues on Saturday when they host a Sporting Kansas City side that is quietly improving following an awful start to the season.,Son has scored in back-to-back matches since LAFC (9-5-3, 30 points) returned from the World Cup break after he f...
Tarik Skubal (12 K's) dominates Royals in 2-1 Tigers win
Tarik Skubal struck out a season-high 12 in 7 1/3 innings as the host Detroit Tigers edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.,Skubal, who is headed to free agency, has been the subject of massive speculation over whether the Tigers will deal him before the Aug. 3 trade deadline. The two-tim...
Elite at home, Real Salt Lake go for elusive road win vs. Timbers
Real Salt Lake returned from the World Cup break hoping to prove they could win on the road.,After a 3-1 loss Wednesday at Los Angeles FC, they'll get another chance Saturday night at Portland.,RSL (8-5-2, 26 points) is just 1-4-2 in away matches, the lone win coming 3-2 at Atlanta United on March 7...
Top goal scorer Petar Musa, Dallas seek first win over San Diego
FC Dallas will attempt to defeat San Diego FC for the first time when the teams match up Saturday night in Southern California.,Dallas' trip to San Diego last season was highly forgettable as it was drubbed 5-0 by the then-expansion franchise.,San Diego posted a 3-2 road win over Dallas last season ...
St. Louis City aim for 7-game points streak vs. Rapids
St. Louis City SC will try to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches when the Colorado Rapids visit on Saturday.,St. Louis is 5-0-1 over its last six regular-season games, in a streak that began with a 1-0 victory over the Rapids on May 9. After scoring only 13 times in their first 13 games of t...