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Red Sox eager to build momentum in opener vs. Pirates
The Boston Red Sox will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for the opener of a three-game series on Friday night, and both teams have rested bullpens and some much-needed momentum.,Boston ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in the finale of a four-game...
Marlins' Sandy Alcantara strives to extend streak, fluster Reds
Sandy Alcantara will try to extend his latest scoreless streak for the Miami Marlins on Friday evening when he takes the mound against the host Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.,Alcantara (13-6, 3.52 ERA) has not allowed a run in his past three outings covering 20 innings, markin...
Tigers' Jackson Jobe bringing the heat to open key series vs. White Sox
When the Detroit Tigers traded away Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize, they had a former top prospect waiting in the wings.,Jackson Jobe missed most of last season and more than half of this one after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The right-hander dazzled in his return last weekend and will make his seco...
Cardinals open crucial 11-game trip with 3 games vs. Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals enjoyed a day of rest on Thursday. They probably are going to need it.,The Cardinals will begin an 11-game road trip on Friday afternoon when they play the opener of a three-game series against the rival Chicago Cubs.,St. Louis plays 17 of its final 41 games against National ...
Jackie Young powers Aces to playoff-clinching win over Mystics
Jackie Young pumped in a season-high 32 points with a stellar start and a clutch late-game stretch as the Las Vegas Aces fended off visiting Washington for an 83-76 victory on Thursday, topping the Mystics for the second time in three nights.,With the result, Las Vegas (24-11) clinched a playoff ber...
MLB roundup: Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft goes distance, fans 10 Marlins
Braxton Ashcraft pitched his first career complete game and struck out 10 batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates ended Miami's four-game winning streak by defeating the host Marlins 13-1 on Thursday afternoon.,Other than Owen Caissie's shutout-spoiling homer to lead off the ninth, Ashcraft (12-5) did not...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom optimistic arm ailment is minor
Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom hopes he won't miss additional time after exiting his Thursday start due to what the team announced was right triceps fatigue.,deGrom lasted just two innings in Texas' 7-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said postgam...
Walbert Urena (6 IP), Mike Trout (3 hits) lead Angels past Rangers
Mike Trout went 3-for-5, drove in a run and scored another while rookie Walbert Urena allowed two hits over six innings, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their third straight win, a 7-0 drubbing of the Texas Rangers on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was Trout's second consecutive three-hit ga...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek tops Elena Rybakina for first title of '26
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while defeating Rybakina for the seve...
Brewers rally for 3 runs in ninth, overtake Dodgers in series opener
Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell and Jake Bauers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers struck the first blow in a key four-game series by rallying for a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.,The National League Central-leading Brewers rebounded ...
Walbert Urena, Mike Trout's 3 hits lead Angels past Rangers
Mike Trout went 3-for-5, drove in a run and scored another, and rookie Walbert Urena allowed two hits over six innings en route to his eighth victory to help lead the Los Angeles Angels to their third straight win, a 7-0 drubbing of the Texas Rangers on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was Trou...
Payton Tolle, Caleb Durbin lead Red Sox in shutout of Blue Jays
Payton Tolle pitched gave up two hits over eight innings, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam and the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Thursday afternoon.,Durbin's second career slam broke open a tight 1-0 game in the eighth inning to help the Red Sox salvage the finale of the...
Jackie Young's season-best 32 points carry Aces past Mystics
Jackie Young pumped in a season-high 32 points with a stellar start and a clutch late-game stretch as the Las Vegas Aces fended off visiting Washington for an 83-76 victory on Thursday, topping the Mystics for the second time in three nights.,Young made 10 of 14 shots, including 5 of 8 from 3-point ...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom exits start with right triceps fatigue
Texas pitcher Jacob deGrom left the Rangers' Thursday game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., after two innings due to what the team announced was right triceps fatigue.,deGrom spun around and looked at the mound in frustration after a pitch to Adam Frazier midway during a 32-pitch s...
NFL preseason roundup: Raiders' Fernando Mendoza throws TD pass in debut
Fernando Mendoza made his anticipated debut for the Raiders on Thursday night, playing in four full drives and throwing for a touchdown in Las Vegas' 27-14 loss to the visiting Arizona Cardinals in both teams' preseason opener.,Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner out of Indiana, completed 10 of 16 pa...
Mariel Galdiano, ranked No. 383, on top at Portland Classic
Unheralded Epson Tour player Mariel Galdiano is sitting on a lead in an LPGA event, as she opened the Standard Portland Classic with a 7-under-par 65 on Thursday in Portland, Ore.,Galdiano made nine birdies at Columbia Edgewater Country Club as she posted her best round in an LPGA event since first ...
Sabrina Ionescu rescues Liberty against Sparks
Sabrina Ionescu scored 12 of her 20 points in a chaotic fourth quarter as the host New York Liberty held on to defeat the Los Angeles Sparks, 85-81, on Thursday night.,New York built a 28-point lead and withstood a 21-0 Sparks run in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles got as close as one point with 22 ...
Kyle Schwarber's 2 HRs helps Phillies top Twins in Field of Dreams game
Kyle Schwarber went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs, and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled away for a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the annual Field of Dreams game Thursday night in Dyersville, Iowa.,Brandon Marsh finished 2-for-2 with a homer and two RBIs for Philadelphia, which won ...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton takes second straight Canadian title
Ben Shelton broke onto the scene by winning his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 championship a year ago in Toronto.,He earned his second crown at that level by successfully defending his Canadian title on Thursday, defeating fellow American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 7-6 (4) to win the National Bank Open in...
Hunter Goodman, Rockies face Giants hoping to escape NL West cellar
One of the most powerful catchers in the game today will get an opportunity to strut his stuff in front of one of the greats of the past when the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants meet in a three-game series starting Friday night in Northern California.,The set matches teams that haven't had...