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Birmingham game turns into tribute to Willie Mays
The death of baseball legend Willie Mays heightens the emotions for the special game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday.,Major League Baseball is staging the game as tribute to Negro Leagues stars such as Mays, who played for t...
Royals' Seth Lugo, 7-0 on road, tries to tame A's
Right-hander Seth Lugo finally catches a break in the schedule when he and the Kansas City Royals wrap up their three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon.,The A's won the first two matchups, getting a total of five hits from Miguel Andujar in 7-5 and 5-1 victories.,I...
MacKenzie Gore out to lead Nats to series win over D-backs
Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore looks to continue his strong campaign when the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and the Nationals meet in the rubber game of their series on Thursday.,Washington, which has won nine of its past 11 games, evened the three-game set with a 3-1 win on Wednesday.,Gore (...
Luis Medina back in win column as A's stymie Royals
Luis Medina snapped a personal 11-month losing streak, Brent Rooker drove in a pair of runs and the Oakland Athletics made it two straight over the visiting Kansas City Royals with a 5-1 victory Wednesday night.,Zack Gelof homered and Miguel Andujar collected three hits, scored a run and drove in an...
Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado hit by pitch, day-to-day
Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado left St. Louis' game against the host Miami Marlins in the eighth inning on Wednesday after he was hit by a pitch on the right elbow.,Arenado, who was drilled by a fastball from Huascar Brazoban, was replaced on the bases and in the field by Jose Fermin.,Followi...
Red-hot Jesse Winker guides Nationals past D-backs
Jesse Winker hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied for a 3-1 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.,With Washington trailing 1-0, Lane Thomas drew a two-out walk against Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt, and Winker homered to center on an ...
Marlins slide past Cardinals with second consecutive walk-off win
Otto Lopez laced an opposite field walk-off single to score Tim Anderson and deliver the Marlins a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon in Miami.,With two outs in the ninth, Lopez lined a 2-0 pitch to right field between first and second base and Cardinals right fielder Alec B...
Caps trade Darcy Kuemper to Kings for Pierre-Luc Dubois
The Washington Capitals acquired forward Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for goaltender Darcy Kuemper on Wednesday.,Dubois, who turns 26 on June 24, was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft and has 342 points (145 goals, 197 assists) in 516 games with the Columbus Bl...
Cardinals RHP Kyle Gibson (back) scratched vs. Marlins
St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore will take the mound against the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon after scheduled starter Kyle Gibson was scratched due to tightness in his back.,Liberatore, 24, is 1-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 25 appearances (three starts) this season. He has a b...
Royals try to manage workload of Salvador Perez against A's
The Kansas City Royals hope a two-hit night will help soothe the pain in Salvador Perez's right knee as the club's three-game series against the host Oakland Athletics continues Wednesday night.DaDavis,Perez had a pair of singles, Adam Frazier a double, Kyle Isbel a triple and Nick Loftin a home run...
Eyeing return to .500, Diamondbacks take on Nationals
The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to reach .500 for the first time since mid-April when they play the second of three games against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,Arizona defeated the Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night to move into the third wild-card spot in the National League.,"I'm proud ...
Marlins, Cards set for finale after splitting tight decisions
Anyone planning to watch the host Miami Marlins play the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon in the series finale might want to block out some extra time.,The first two games in the set each went extra innings.,St. Louis beat Miami 7-6 in 12 innings on Monday.,Miami beat St. Louis 9-8 in 10 i...
A's snuff late rally, edge Royals
Zack Gelof homered, JJ Bleday collected three doubles and the Oakland Athletics snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. ,Scott Alexander and Mason Miller retired the last four Royals in order aft...
Marlins rally all night, eventually beat Cardinals in 10th
Pinch hitter Vidal Brujan hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the Miami Marlins overcame four deficits to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-8, on Tuesday night.,With a 2-1 count against rookie reliever Chris Roycroft (1-1), Brujan pulled a single past second baseman Nolan Gorman for the win....
Marlins rally all night, eventually beat Cardinals
Pinch hitter Vidal Brujan hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the Miami Marlins overcame four deficits to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-8, on Tuesday night.,With a 2-1 count against rookie reliever Chris Roycroft (1-1), Brujan pulled a single past second baseman Nolan Gorman for the win....
Slade Cecconi, Diamondbacks shut out Nationals
Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, Slade Cecconi tossed six strong innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday.,Joc Pederson had three hits for Arizona, which has won four of five.,Center fielder Corbin Carroll, who left Arizona's ...
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Cards look to continue surge, clinch series in Miami
The St. Louis Cardinals, winners of five of their past six games, will go for a third straight series victory on Tuesday night when they oppose the host Miami Marlins.,St. Louis blew three leads on Monday but eventually beat the Marlins 7-6 in 12 innings.,Despite the loss, Marlins manager Skip Schum...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics put away Mavs for record 18th title
BOSTON -- Jayson Tatum recorded 31 points and 11 assists as the Boston Celtics locked up their league-record 18th championship with a 106-88 blowout of the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.,Tatum also had eight rebounds while Jaylen Brown added 21 points, eight boards and...
Masyn Winn's HR in 12th lifts Cards past Marlins
Masyn Winn slugged a two-run homer in the top of the 12th inning to propel the St. Louis Cardinals past the host Miami Marlins 7-6 on Monday night.,Miami scored once in the bottom of the 12th on Nick Gordon's RBI triple leading off the inning. But Gordon was thrown out at home on an attempted sacrif...