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Red-hot Mookie Betts leads Dodgers against Padres
For opponents, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup is a literal worst-case scenario coming to life.,And Mookie Betts' recent surge has only made them even tougher.,Homering for the third straight game on Saturday night, Betts capped a nine-run sixth inning that led Los Angeles to a 15-3 rout of t...
Giants' Rafael Devers heating up ahead of finale vs. Braves
A classic matchup of a powerful left-handed hitter and hard-throwing lefty pitcher gets top billing when the San Francisco Giants and visiting Atlanta Braves wrap up a three-game series on Sunday.,Rafael Devers enjoyed his first two-homer game of the season Saturday night, producing four of the Gian...
Surging Marlins aim for series sweep of Cardinals
Before the month of June began, there was little to suggest that the Miami Marlins would go on a tear that would see them move squarely into the National League wild-card race.,The surprising Marlins look to continue their month-long surge when they aim for a three-game sweep of the host St. Louis C...
Rockies' Hunter Goodman brings hot bat to rubber game vs. Twins
Hunter Goodman is not waiting until July 4 to generate some fireworks.,The power-hitting catcher will look to stay hot at the plate when his Colorado Rockies take on the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. The contest marks the rubber match of a three-game weekend series.,Goodman is ...
White Sox look to end homestand with sweep of Royals
It was Jacob Gonzalez's turn Saturday to lead the White Sox to a walk-off win -- their seventh of the season -- as Chicago edged Kansas City, 2-1. ,Each final-inning, game-winning hit has been delivered by a different Sox player.,The ability to get the big hit to win a one-run game is one of the bi...
Junior Caminero, Rays aim to continue hot streak vs. D-backs
The Tampa Bay Rays find themselves atop the American League East on the strength of a four-game winning streak.,The Rays will look to continue their good fortune on Sunday afternoon when they bid for a sweep of their three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Right-ha...
Guardians' Cooper Ingle enjoys ride ahead of finale vs. Mariners
High-level prospect Cooper Ingle has been living out every baseball player's dream for the Cleveland Guardians in their three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners.,The catcher-turned-outfielder made his major league debut Friday in a 3-1 loss, then recorded his first career hit with a t...
Confident Rangers seek series sweep of reeling Blue Jays
The visiting Texas Rangers will vie for a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series.,The Rangers bolted out to a six-run lead before posting a 7-4 victory on Saturday. It followed a familiar pattern of the first two games when they took the early lead and...
Reds turn to Brady Singer in bid for sweep at Pittsburgh
The Cincinnati Reds have an injury-plagued bullpen and are down another key starter, yet they stand one game from sweeping the Pirates as they enter the finale of a three-game series on Sunday in Pittsburgh.,The Reds will turn to right-hander Brady Singer (3-6, 4.81 ERA), hoping he can continue prod...
Nationals, Orioles hope bats come alive in series finale
The visiting Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles are wondering where their offense has gone after splitting two low-scoring games.,The decisive game comes Sunday afternoon.,The Nationals pulled out a 4-3, 10-inning victory Saturday night despite stranding 13 baserunners and going 3-for-15...
Spacestation, Fuel charge into OWCS' NA Stage 2 playoffs
Spacestation Gaming and the Dallas Fuel clinched playoff spots in the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 2 with victories on Saturday.,Spacestation (4-0) registered a 3-0 victory over Team Liquid (2-2), while the Fuel (3-1) cruised to a 3-0 win over Disguised (0-4).,Six teams are engag...
OpTic, Thieves advance to CDL Major 4 upper-bracket final
OpTic Texas charged into the upper-bracket final of the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major, cruising to a 3-0 win over G2 Minnesota on Saturday in Nanterre, France.,OpTic move on to face Los Angeles Thieves, who eked out a 3-2 win over FaZe Vegas in the other upper-bracket semifinal.,Meanwhile, the h...
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay exited the World Cup meekly after the group stage, and the team's exit from North America reportedly didn't go according to plan either.,The Uruguayan soccer federation canceled the squad's scheduled charter flight from the team's training base in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, to the home capita...
World Cup round of 32 primer: Favorites, African teams abound
After 72 games were played to eliminate just 12 of the 48 teams at the largest-ever World Cup, the knockout phase is finally set to begin.,All of the pre-tournament favorites (France, Spain, England, Argentina) made it through, and a few surprise sides are through, too.,Cape Verde, in their first-ev...
Jo Adell's 2-run triple helps Angels top Athletics
Jo Adell hit a two-run triple and Denzer Guzman delivered a tiebreaking single to help the Los Angeles Angels record a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at Anaheim, Calif.,Oswald Peraza and Logan O'Hoppe also had RBI singles as the Angels won for the fifth time in seven games. Adell, ...
Lionel Messi makes more World Cup history as Argentina beat Jordan
Lionel Messi scored on a free kick as a second-half substitute and Argentina delivered a 3-1 World Cup victory over Jordan in the Group J finale for each side Saturday at Arlington, Texas.,Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martinez each scored goals in the first half for Argentina (3-0-0, 9 points), who ...
Austria get last-minute equalizer vs. Algeria to reach round of 32
Sasa Kalajdzic scored in the closing seconds of second-half stoppage time to give Austria a dramatic 3-3 draw with Algeria in a World Cup Group J match Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo., allowing both teams to qualify for the round of 32.,Austria would have been eliminated with a loss.,Marko Arnaut...
Lionel Messi makes more World Cup history as Argentina beats Jordan
Lionel Messi scored on a free kick as a second-half substitute and Argentina delivered a 3-1 World Cup victory over Jordan in the Group J finale for each side Saturday at Arlington, Texas., ,Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martinez each scored goals in the first half for Argentina (3-0-0, 9 points), wh...
Dodgers score 9 runs in 6th inning to power past Padres
Kyle Tucker, Dalton Rushing and Mookie Betts all clouted homers in a nine-run sixth inning Saturday night as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Diego Padres 15-3.,Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-5) got the win, allowing five hits and two runs over six innings while walking two and striking out fo...
Rays pass Yankees atop AL East with another win over D-backs
Jonathan Aranda's two-run homer broke a tie and Junior Caminero also homered as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays, who won their fourth straight, swiped the American League East lead from the New York Yankees by percentage poi...