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Phils' Cristopher Sanchez brings shutout streak into finale vs. Padres
While shutting down the light-hitting San Diego Padres in the first two contests of a three-game series, the Philadelphia Phillies also have belted five home runs at pitcher-friendly Petco Park.,As a result, Philadelphia has a chance to post a road sweep on Wednesday with its ace pitcher taking the ...
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce buys stake in MLB's Guardians
Travis Kelce might not have it all, but he's rounding the bases on that mission after becoming a minority owner of the Cleveland Guardians. ,Kelce, like Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, has invested in other pro sports franchises. Mahomes owns a stake in the Kansas City Royals, among other teams, an...
Ketel Marte, D-backs eager to cut Giants down to size again
The Arizona Diamondbacks will seek a second series sweep over the Giants in the last 10 days when the National League West rivals wrap up a three-game set on Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco.,The Diamondbacks will turn to Michael Soroka (6-2, 3.27 ERA) to start the finale versus fellow right-han...
Mariners bid to move into first place in AL West in finale vs. A's
The Seattle Mariners have been looking up in the standings at the Athletics for most of the season.,But now the Mariners have the opportunity to change their view. ,Seattle aims at first place in the division and a sweep of the A's when the two rivals complete a three-game series on Wednesday aftern...
Cards look to salvage disappointing series vs. rival Brewers
This week's battle of the top two teams in the National League Central has been a no-contest through two games.,The Milwaukee Brewers followed Monday's 5-1 win with a 6-0 victory on Tuesday, extending their division lead to 3 1/2 games. The visiting St. Louis Cardinals will look to salvage a game in...
James Wood, Nationals shoot for 3-game sweep in Cleveland
James Wood is on a tear and the Washington Nationals are off to their best start since 2021. The Cleveland Guardians have felt the sting first-hand in their ballpark.,Washington can complete a three-game road sweep on Wednesday when Nationals right-hander Miles Mikolas (1-3, 6.17 ERA) faces Guardian...
Blue Jays hope bats remain alive in series finale vs. Marlins
The Toronto Blue Jays will try to carry their power surge into Wednesday afternoon for the rubber match of their three-game series with the visiting Miami Marlins.,Toronto used three home runs -- including the first career grand slam by former Marlin Jesus Sanchez -- to take the second game of the s...
Dodgers' injuries: Enrique Hernandez returns to IL; Shohei Ohtani is OK
The Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 15-6 in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, but after the game the defending champions were focused on what they lost.,Two days after making his long-awaited season debut, do-it-all utility player Enrique Hernandez left the game and will make a return trip to the inju...
Golden Knights after sweeping into finals: 'Now the real stuff starts'
After his team completed a surprising four-game sweep of the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday, Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella was already looking ahead to the team's third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons.,"Now the real stuff starts," Tor...
Dodgers' revamped batting order pummels Rockies 15-6
Mookie Betts and Andy Pages combined for three home runs while thriving from new spots in the batting order as the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 15-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.,Betts homered twice while Pages, Enrique Hernandez and Will Smith also went deep as Los Angel...
Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks maintain dominance over Giants
Ketel Marte smacked a two-run homer, Ildemaro Vargas also drove two runs and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks made it five straight wins over the San Francisco Giants with a 7-5 victory on Tuesday.,Adrian Del Castillo chipped in with a homer and Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) threw six effective innings f...
Trio of solo HRs help Phillies down Padres again
Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner each blasted solo homers in the first three innings Tuesday night as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.,Given that kind of early support, Aaron Nola (3-4) cruised through six innings, allowing three hits and...
Emerson Hancock, Mariners top A's, stop Nick Kurtz's on-base streak
Emerson Hancock allowed one hit over six scoreless innings and Victor Robles had a season-high three hits to help the Seattle Mariners post a 4-1 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Hancock (4-2) struck out three and walked two in an 87-pitch effort. He threw first...
Golden Knights head to Cup Final after completing sweep of Avalanche
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored goals and Carter Hart made 20 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 to compete a four-game sweep of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Vegas, which won its sixth straight playoff game, advances to the Stanley Cup Fi...
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez leaves game with oblique injury
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez left Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning with a left oblique injury.,Hernandez was playing in just his second game of the season after returning Monday from offseason left elbow surgery.,In the third inning, Hernandez made...
Braves' bats bust out in series-opening win over Red Sox
Michael Harris II collected four hits, including a two-run homer, and the visiting Atlanta Braves ended a two-game skid by beating the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday to open a three-game interleague series.,Harris' homer in the eighth inning extended Atlanta's lead to 7-4. It was his 12th home run of...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pushes Thunder past Spurs for 3-2 edge
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder within a win of a second consecutive NBA Finals appearance with a 127-114 home win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.,The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 going into Gam...
Phillies OF Brandon Marsh leaves game with apparent hand injury
Philadelphia right fielder Brandon Marsh left the Phillies' Tuesday road game against the San Diego Padres in the fourth inning due to an apparent hand injury.,Marsh appeared to sustain the injury diving back into first base while being picked off by catcher Freddy Fermin to end the top of the first...
Yankees bash 6 homers, 24 hits in 15-1 rout of Royals
Cody Bellinger, Amed Rosario, Anthony Volpe, Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm Jr. combined to hit six home runs, while Cam Schlittler allowed one run over six strong innings, as the visiting New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals for a 13th straight time, including playoffs, 15-1 on Tuesday nig...
Brooks Lee's 3-run, 11th-inning doubles lifts Twins past White Sox
Brooks Lee delivered a go-ahead, bases-clearing double in the 11th inning among his two hits, boosting the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Kody Clemens and Austin Martin also drove in runs for Minnesota, which won for the fifth time in six games wh...