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Padres look to take advantage of struggling A's
On paper, the San Diego Padres' three-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics that starts Monday night figures to be a golden opportunity for them to feast on a weaker foe.,But as the first two-plus months of the season have shown, San Diego's ability to play good ball against top opponents ...
Max Verstappen back atop the podium with Canadian Grand Prix victory
Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won for the sixth time this season, navigating wet and dry conditions and a challenge from Lando Norris to capture the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday in Montreal.,Verstappen's Red Bull Racing Honda finished the 70 laps at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve by...
Diamondbacks bang out 15 hits, split series with Padres
Jake McCarthy rapped out three hits Sunday, including a two-run homer that capped a six-run second inning, as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged a split of their four-game series with the San Diego Padres, 9-3.,It was a reversal of form from the previous two games, when San Diego won by a co...
Rockies call up prospect Adael Amador to make MLB debut
The Colorado Rockies promoted prized prospect Adael Amador from Double-A Hartford on Sunday and placed fellow infielder Brendan Rodgers on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday for Rodgers, who sustained the injury in Friday's 8-5 loss to the St. L...
Rockies call up infield prospect Adael Amador
The Colorado Rockies promoted prized prospect Adael Amador from Double-A Hartford on Sunday and placed fellow infielder Brendan Rodgers on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday for Rodgers, who sustained the injury in Friday's 8-5 loss to the St. L...
Fresh off pair of routs, Padres bid for series win vs. D-backs
While Manny Machado has just one at-bat since Wednesday, the result of a hip flexor strain that has sidelined him, the San Diego Padres brass feel their star third baseman will be able to avoid the injured list.,But they don't know if they'll be able to pencil him into the lineup for Sunday's finale...
Jake Cronenworth drives in four as Padres crush Diamondbacks
Jake Cronenworth drove in four runs Saturday night and Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer as the San Diego Padres pummeled the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1.,San Diego, which scored in double figures for the second straight game, tallied 14 hits and scored four runs in the second, fourth and fi...
Ezequiel Tovar powers Rockies past Cardinals
Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs to power the visiting Colorado Rockies past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday afternoon.,Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Rockies.,Colorado starting pitcher Ryan Feltner held the Car...
Rays activate LHP Colin Poche (back) from 15-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays activated left-hander Colin Poche from the 15-day injured list Saturday following his recovery from mid-back tightness.,In a corresponding move, the team placed left-hander Richard Lovelady on the 15-day IL because of a left forearm flexor strain.,Poche, 30, last pitched April 23 ...
Reports: TNT parent company secures French Open broadcast rights
Warner Bros. Discovery networks will broadcast the French Open in the United States beginning in 2025, securing the rights with a 10-year deal, multiple outlets reported.,The Athletic reported the agreement is worth $650 million.,NBC long has broadcast the tournament, which ends Sunday with the men'...
Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres bid for repeat performance vs. D-backs
Fernando Tatis Jr. extended the longest current active hitting streak in the majors on Friday night.,And this time, it was enough to help the San Diego Padres end a season-high-tying five-game losing streak.,Tatis got a 14-hit attack rolling with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning of San...
Cardinals hope offense stays hot vs. Rockies
The St. Louis Cardinals have been searching for more offense. Dylan Carlson has been searching for his lost swing.,The Cardinals' 8-5 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday brought a night of discovery. Carlson hit an RBI single and a two-run double to pace St. Louis' attack.,"It's rea...
Early offense helps Padres down D-backs, end skid
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jurickson Profar slugged back-to-back homers in the first inning Friday night as the San Diego Padres snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-3 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Tatis stretched his hitting streak to 13 games when he slugged a first-pitch sinker fr...
Scottie Scheffler shoots 68 to take control at Memorial
Scottie Scheffler eagled the 15th hole and birdied the last to build a three-shot lead at the Memorial Tournament on Friday in Dublin, Ohio.,The World No. 1 is back atop a PGA Tour leaderboard, seeking his fifth win of the season. In his past seven starts dating to March, he's won four tournaments a...
Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion
Infielder Nick Madrigal's demotion from the Chicago Cubs got worse when he fractured his left hand in his first game for Triple-A Iowa.,Madrigal had doubled and drawn a walk before he was hit on the hand by a 97-mph fastball from Toledo Mud Hens pitcher Trey Wingenter in the fourth inning on Wednesd...
Ketel Marte bids to power D-backs past Padres again
Ketel Marte knows his importance to the Arizona Diamondbacks.,"When I play (well), we are going to win a lot of games," he said.,Marte played well on Thursday night in San Diego, where the Diamondbacks opened a four-game series with the Padres by taking a 4-3 win. Marte snapped a tie with a two-out ...
Ketel Marte's RBI single lifts D-backs past Padres
Ketel Marte's two-out RBI single in the seventh inning Thursday night snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the slumping San Diego Padres.,Corbin Carroll doubled off reliever Jeremiah Estrada (2-1) before Marte delivered the hit that gave Arizona its fifth win ...
Ketel Marte’s RBI single lifts Diamondbacks past Padres
Ketel Marte's two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh inning Thursday night snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the slumping San Diego Padres.,Collin Carroll reached scoring position with a double off reliever Jeremiah Estrada (2-1) before Marte delivere...
Rockies place 1B Kris Bryant (rib), OF Sean Bouchard (ankle) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to a left rib contusion, marking the second time this season the first baseman/designated hitter has been on the IL.,Bryant, who missed 31 games with a low back strain earlier this season, has been placed on the IL se...
Adam Hadwin on top, Scottie Scheffler one back at Memorial
Adam Hadwin of Canada racked up eight birdies and secured the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.,In a stacked field of 73 players at the $20 million signature event, Hadwin posted a 6-under 66 and leads World No. 1 Scottie Scheffle...