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Mets eliminated on final day in shutout loss to Marlins
Edward Cabrera pitched five scoreless innings as the host Miami Marlins eliminated the New York Mets from playoff contention with a 4-0 victory in Sunday afternoon's season finale.,Miami scored four runs off three pitchers in a crucial fourth inning.,The Mets, with the second most expensive payroll ...
Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays mash their way to AL East title with win over Rays
Alejandro Kirk homered twice, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched the American League East Sunday with a 13-4 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Kirk also doubled and had six RBIs to help the Blue Jays (94-68) to their fourth straight win and their first division title ...
Phillies edge Twins for MLB-leading 55th home victory
Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,Max Kepler added a solo home run for Philadelphia (96-66), which is headed to the postseason after winning the National League East d...
Yankees take care of business vs. O's, but fall short in AL East race
Ben Rice homered twice, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.,The Yankees (94-68) ended the season with a season-high eight-game winning streak, matching their w...
Clayton Kershaw earns road curtain call as Dodgers dispatch Mariners
Clayton Kershaw pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in the final regular-season start of his illustrious 18-year career to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-1 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Shohei Ohtani hit his 55th homer of the season -- breaking his own franchise rec...
Reds clinch postseason appearance despite loss to Brewers
Danny Jansen belted a two-run homer to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 comeback victory Sunday over the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who clinched their first postseason appearance since 2020 despite the loss., ,Cincinnati (83-79) entered Sunday tied for the final National League wild-card spot with...
Astros rip 4 HRs, close season with win over Angels
Yainer Diaz and Ramon Urias each homered and drove in a pair in the season finale Sunday afternoon, propelling the Houston Astros to a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,Brice Matthews and Victor Caratini also homered for Houston (87-75), which was eliminated from postseason cont...
Red Sox beat Tigers to clinch No. 5 seed, Detroit is No. 6
The Boston Red Sox clinched the No. 5 seed in the American League postseason with a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in Sunday afternoon's regular-season finale.,Masataka Yoshida and David Hamilton both homered, Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-3, and Jarren Duran had the game-winning RBI to lead...
Mike Yastrzemski belts 2 homers as Royals thump Athletics
Mike Yastrzemski homered twice to help the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 9-2 win against the Athletics in the season finale for both teams Sunday afternoon in Sacramento, Calif.,Carter Jensen also homered, singled twice and scored three times, while Michael Massey added four hits, an RBI and two ...
Red Sox beat Tigers; both teams are wild-card teams
The Boston Red Sox clinched the No. 5 seed in the American League postseason with a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in Sunday afternoon's regular-season finale.,Masataka Yoshida and David Hamilton both homered, Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-3, and Jarren Duran had the game-winning RBI to lead...
Braves beat Pirates in Charlie Morton's likely farewell
Chris Sale pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, Ronald Acuna Jr. provided the offense with a home run and the Atlanta Braves closed the season with a 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Atlanta (76-86) salvaged a game in the three-game series. Pittsburgh (71-81) won the season series ag...
Cubs blank Cardinals in postseason tune-up game
Seiya Suzuki homered once again for the Chicago Cubs, who ended the regular season with a 2-0 victory Sunday over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Suzuki deposited a John King (2-1) curveball over the left field wall to lead off the Cubs' fifth. The right fielder went deep in his fourth straight ga...
White Sox take perfect game into 6th, blank Nationals
Shane Smith took a perfect game into the sixth inning before combining with three relievers on a one-hitter, and the visiting Chicago White Sox ended their season with an 8-0 win against the Washington Nationals.,Brooks Baldwin homered for the second straight game, doubled and drove in three runs fo...
Aliyah Boston, Fever force decisive Game 5 vs. Aces
Aliyah Boston had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 and the short-handed Indiana Fever defeated the Las Vegas Aces 90-83 in Game 4 to tie their best-of-five semifinal series Sunday in Indianapolis., ,Odyssey Sims added 18 for the sixth-seeded Fever, who forced a decisive Game 5 on...
Logan Webb, three relievers blank Rockies as Giants finish with .500 record
Willy Adames launched McCade Brown's first pitch for his 30th home run of the season, Rafael Devers added his 35th and the San Francisco Giants, getting a combined shutout from Logan Webb and three relievers, completed a season-ending sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 4-0 victory Sunday ...
Europe retains Ryder Cup after U.S. Sunday surge
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Shane Lowry of Ireland drained a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to halve his match, and Team Europe survived a surprise rally by the United States team to retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday at Bethpage Black.,As defending champions, the Europeans needed to reach just 14 points ...
Dodgers leave LHP Clayton Kershaw off wild-card roster
Clayton Kershaw will not be on the Los Angeles Dodgers' roster for the National League Wild Card Series, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, a day that also marked the end of the veteran left-hander's 18-year regular-season career.,Roberts confirmed the decision ahead of the best-of-three series, whic...
Dodgers leave LHP Clayton Kershaw off Wild Card Series roster
Clayton Kershaw will not be on the Los Angeles Dodgers' roster for the National League Wild Card Series, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, a day that also marked the end of the veteran left-hander's 18-year regular-season career.,Roberts confirmed the decision ahead of the best-of-three series, whic...
Oklahoma State fires DC Todd Grantham after blowout loss
Less than a week after firing head coach Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State announced on Sunday that it has also relieved defensive coordinator Todd Grantham of his duties.,In his fourth game with the Cowboys (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) since taking over the role, Grantham's defensive unit was gashed for 612 total ya...
Eagles hold off Buccaneers charge to remain unbeaten
Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles started strong and held on for a tense 31-25 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a clash of unbeaten teams Sunday in steamy Tampa, Fla.,Hurts had more touchdown passes (two) than incompletions (15 of 16) in the first half as the Eagles built a 24-6 lead....