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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani to return to mound against Rays
After some lingering questions remained, Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon when they close a three-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays.,Ohtani (6-2, 1.06 ERA), a right-hander, has worked through a bout of left knee inflammation that...
Cardinals seek sweep against scuffling Padres
Dominant pitching and offensive production from rookies have been the story through two games of a three-game set between the St. Louis Cardinals and the visiting San Diego Padres. ,St. Louis will look to continue those trends on Wednesday afternoon as it searches for a mid-week sweep against the Pa...
Giants, Braves set for long day in Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants will play almost two games on Wednesday.,With the Giants leading 3-2, the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta was suspended because of rain on Tuesday night in the middle of the second inning. The game will pick up there, with the start time set for 2...
Reeling Royals eager to halt slide in finale vs. Nationals
The struggling Kansas City Royals will try to avoid a three-game sweep against the host Washington Nationals when they conclude their series on Wednesday afternoon.,The Royals rallied to tie Tuesday's game in the seventh only to see Curtis Mead smack a three-run homer in the bottom half of the innin...
Phillies ride momentum of lopsided wins into finale vs. Marlins
In their first two games against the Miami Marlins this week, the Philadelphia Phillies have shown they can count on offensive production from different sources.,The Phillies hope to enjoy another positive performance on Wednesday afternoon when they go for a sweep of the visiting Marlins.,In Monday...
Own goal helps Austria pull away for win over Jordan
An own goal off a corner kick in the 76th minute broke a tie and Austria went on to defeat Jordan 3-1 in a World Cup Group J match on Tuesday in Santa Clara, Calif.,Romano Schmid and Marko Arnautovic scored, the latter on a penalty kick in the final minute of second-half stoppage time, for Austria (...
Aces chase Commissioner's Cup final berth as Mercury try to stop slide
The second meeting this season between the 2025 WNBA finalists will look very different this time.,The Phoenix Mercury started the season with what looked like a statement victory over the Aces, a convincing 99-66 win in the regular-season opener on May 9 in Las Vegas. However, the teams have been h...
Brandon Lowe's 9th-inning blast completes Pirates' comeback vs. A's
Brandon Lowe ripped a tiebreaking homer with one out in the top of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Bryan Reynolds went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs as the Pirates won for just the third time in th...
Reports: England might play friendly vs. Sporting KC on Thursday
Sporting Kansas City might be called off the bench for a mid-World Cup friendly match against England, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,England play their World Cup opener on Wednesday against Croatia in Arlington, Texas. The Three Lions will then head back to their training base in Kansa...
Angels give Reid Detmers plenty of support in rout of Diamondbacks
Reid Detmers allowed three hits over seven shutout innings to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 7-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Detmers (3-5) struck out three without a walk and the left-hander threw first-pitch...
Shohei Ohtani's homer sends Dodgers to 1-0 win over Rays
Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed in a pitchers' duel, earning a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.,Justin Wrobleski (8-2) gave up just three singles over six scoreless innings as the Dodgers improved to 11-2 at home s...
Cal Raleigh drives in winner for Mariners in return from IL
Cal Raleigh, making his return from his first career stint on the injured list, hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Tuesday night.,Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert (5-4) allowed one run on two hits over seven ...
No. 3 Georgia shuts out No. 6 Texas in MCWS elimination game
Tre Phelps had two hits and an RBI and Justin Byrd tossed five innings of shutout relief to help No. 3 Georgia remain alive at the Men's College World Series with a 2-0 victory over No. 6 Texas on Tuesday in an elimination game in Omaha, Neb.,Rylan Lujo also drove in a run for the Bulldogs (53-13), ...
Astros' Raynel Delgado delivers game-winning hit in second career game
Raynel Delgado delivered a two-run single in a three-run eighth inning as the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-2 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.,Delgado, who made his major league debut on Sunday, bounced a one-out single into center field off Tigers reliever Will Vest that plated...
Lionel Messi's history-making hat trick carries Argentina past Algeria
Lionel Messi became the first player to feature in six World Cups and marked the occasion with a hat trick to tie the all-time World Cup goals record as Argentina opened Group J play with a 3-0 win over Algeria on a historic Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.,Messi's third goal in the 76th minute, a left-f...
Rockies erase early deficit to knock off Cubs
Willi Castro and TJ Rumfield both drove in a pair of runs for the visiting Colorado Rockies, who rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday.,The second and third hitters in the Colorado lineup put the Rockies ahead with a three-run fourth inning. Castro's double off Cubs starter Edward Cabrera ...
Twins score early and often in drubbing of Rangers
Kody Clemens went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 12-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.,Trevor Larnach finished 4-for-6 with a solo homer for Minnesota, which has earned back-to-back wins to open the three-game ...
Lionel Messi produces hat trick, ties all-time World Cup goals mark
Lionel Messi's left-footed strike in the 76th minute Tuesday night against Algeria completed a sensational hat trick and boosted the Argentina star to 16 career goals at the World Cup, tying Miroslav Klose's all-time mark.,Messi subbed out of the match four minutes later to a thunderous ovation in K...
Cardinals edge Padres behind Andre Pallante's stellar start
Andre Pallante threw seven stellar innings, Blaze Jordan and Nathan Church each had RBI base hits and the St. Louis Cardinals earned a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday.,Pallante (8-4) allowed just two runs on four hits, striking out six for the Cardinals, who have won three ...
Brewers' 2 solo homers enough in win over Guardians
Garrett Mitchell hit a tiebreaking leadoff homer in the seventh inning as the Milwaukee Brewers opened a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.,Brice Turang also socked a solo homer for Milwaukee, which won for the seventh time in the past 10 games....