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Padres place Gavin Sheets on paternity list, call up Luis Campusano
The San Diego Padres placed outfielder/designated hitter Gavin Sheets on the paternity list prior to Sunday's home game against the Philadelphia Phillies.,San Diego recalled catcher Luis Campusano from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move.,Campusano is batting seventh and serving as the designat...
With a rejuvenated Jackson Merrill, Padres pursue sweep of Phillies
Say this much for San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill. When he snaps a slump, he doesn't do it with a bloop single off the end of the bat.,The player who was 3-for-35 in July entering play Saturday hit two homers off National League Cy Young Award candidate Zack Wheeler to propel his tea...
Rapids dominate slumping Whitecaps in shutout fashion
Rafael Navarro scored his team lead-tying eighth goal of the season and Djordje Mihailovic had three assists to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 3-0 home victory over the suddenly sliding Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.,Calvin Harris scored early in the first half and Andreas Maxso found the net...
Jackson Merrill snaps slump with 2 HRs to help Padres edge Phillies
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched a series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-4 decision.,Machado's drive to deep right field scored Fernando Tatis Jr., who started the rally with a one-out s...
Union maintain mastery of the Red Bulls with 2-0 victory
Indiana Vassilev and Bruno Damiani each scored first-half goals for the Philadelphia Union, who defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,Tai Baribo and Quinn Sullivan recorded an assist apiece for the Union (13-5-4, 43 points), who snapped a two-match losing str...
Reds rally for two in ninth to slay Rockies
Will Benson laced the tiebreaking RBI triple in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on an error two batters later for the host Cincinnati Reds, who edged the Colorado Rockies 4-3 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Austin Hays lofted a first-inning sacrifice fly before Noelvi Marte ho...
Padres option RHP Ryan Bergert to give bullpen a boost
The San Diego Padres optioned effective right-handed starter Ryan Bergert to Triple-A El Paso and recalled right-hander Alek Jacob on Saturday.,The move to send down a starter and add a reliever gives the bullpen another option over the final two games before the All-Star break, and possibly for a f...
Auburn G Tahaad Pettiford facing DUI charge
Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford was arrested Friday night on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to police records in Lee County, Ala.,Pettiford, 19, is under the legal drinking age so any blood-alcohol level greater than 0.02 percent is considered illegal in Alabama. His BAC...
Padres, Phillies make final push before All-Star break
As one of the best pitchers in the National League, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler might have had a chance to start the All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Atlanta.,But Wheeler instead opted for rest over glory and will skip that game, making his Saturday start at the San Diego Padres...
White Sox edge Guardians in 11th to split doubleheader
Mike Tauchman delivered a game-ending infield single in the 11th inning and Lenyn Sosa homered twice to help the host Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Friday to earn a doubleheader split.,Chicago right-hander Mike Vasil (4-3) scattered three walks and two strikeouts in three s...
Padres' bullpen shines in 4-2 win over Phillies
Manny Machado homered and the San Diego Padres' bullpen tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings to secure a 4-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Machado led off the bottom of the eighth inning with his team-high 17th home run of the year, riding a Max Lazar pitch over the right field wa...
Cards 3B Nolan Arenado (sprained finger) taken out vs. Braves
The St. Louis Cardinals removed star third baseman Nolan Arenado from their game against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Friday night with a sprained right index finger.,Arenado, who was 1-for-3, was replaced in the seventh inning by Thomas Saggese. While it was unclear how Arenado hurt the finger, i...
Carlos Santana's 2-run shot gives Guardians win over White Sox
Carlos Santana belted a go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth inning and Daniel Schneemann and Angel Martinez also homered as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the host Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday in the opener of a doubleheader.,Cleveland extended its winning streak to four games as left-hande...
Tadej Pogacar conquers Stage 7 of Tour de France
Defending and three-time champion Tadej Pogacar won Stage 7 of the Tour de France on Friday and reclaimed the yellow jersey.,It was the second stage win of this year's competition and the 19th of the Slovenian cyclist's Tour de France career.,Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard finished second in the hilly, ...
Padres keep winning close games; Phillies buoyed by healthy Bryce Harper
San Diego's 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night was the 20th one-run victory of the year for the Padres.,"We're good in close games," San Diego manager Mike Shildt said. "We do a lot of things well that allow you to win close games. But it's also legal to win 7-3 or 8-2.",The Pad...
Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado power Padres past D-backs
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each homered as the San Diego Padres beat the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Thursday night, earning a split of a four-game series.,Reliever Adrian Morejon (7-3) pitched 1 2/3 innings to pick up his second win of the series, leading a bullpen effort that sa...
White Sox home game vs. Guardians rescheduled due to rain
Thursday evening's contest between the host Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed due to rain.,The game, which was going to open a four-game set, has been rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Friday. The makeup game will begin at 2:10 p.m. CT with the other game set ...
Penguins trade Vladislav Kolyachonok to Stars for Mathew Dumba, draft pick
The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday in exchange for defenseman Mathew Dumba and a 2028 second-round draft pick. ,Kolyachonok, 24, recorded a combined seven points (two goals, five assists) and averaged 13:01 of ice time in 35 games with...
Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87
Former major league manager Lee Elia died on Wednesday, a week before his 88th birthday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced on Thursday.,"Elia was a valued contributor to the Phillies for much of his half century in professional baseball," the team said in a statement. "The third base coach for the...
Orioles trade RHP Bryan Baker to Rays for draft pick
The Baltimore Orioles traded right-handed reliever Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday in exchange for the 37th pick in the upcoming 2025 MLB Draft.,The move gives the Orioles four of the first 37 and seven of the top 93 selections in the draft. The first three rounds will take place on Su...