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D-backs' Corbin Carroll heating up ahead of series vs. Giants
Two teams that have saved some of their best baseball for September go head-to-head Monday night when the Arizona Diamondbacks and host San Francisco Giants open a three-game series.,Arizona (72-72) recorded a pair of four-game winning streaks over its past 11 games. The second streak, however, came...
Career milestone win on line for Braves manager Brian Snitker vs. Cubs
The Atlanta Braves will try to give manager Brian Snitker his 800th career win when they host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series on Monday.,Since taking over as interim manager of the club on May 17, 2016, Snitker's record is 799-661. Only Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers has more v...
Russell Wilson Benching Already on the Table After Nightmare Giants Debut
Russell Wilson’s Giants debut was a disaster, and Brian Daboll won’t commit to him as starter. Could rookie Jaxson Dart take over soon?...
Russell Wilson flat in opener; Giants noncommittal for Week 2
Russell Wilson might not make a second start for the New York Giants.,Wilson, who started his 200th career game on Sunday at Washington, completed 17 of 37 passes (45.9 percent) for 168 yards in a 21-6 loss to the Commanders and led the team in rushing with 44 yards.,Given multiple opportunities to ...
Foye Oluokun, Jaguars defense shut down Panthers in season-opening win
The Jacksonville Jaguars began the Liam Coen era in resounding fashion Sunday, coasting to a 26-10 win over the visiting Carolina Panthers in the season opener for both teams.,Along with his 10 tackles, linebacker Foye Oluokun snagged an interception and forced a fumble which turned into 10 points, ...
Cardinals edge Giants as Sonny Gray earns 13th victory
Lars Nootbaar drove in one run and scored another as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting San Franciso Giants 4-3 Sunday afternoon.,The Cardinals (72-72) won for the fourth time in five games while the Giants (72-71) suffered just their third loss in 14 games.,Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (13-...
Commanders hold firm to spoil Russell Wilson's Giants debut
LANDOVER, Md. -- Jayden Daniels passed for 233 yards, rushed for 68 more and threw for one touchdown as the Washington Commanders opened their season with a 21-6 win over the visiting New York Giants.,Looking to build on their surprise run to the NFC title game last season, the Commanders (1-0) neve...
Giants look to reignite offense in series finale vs. Cardinals
After cooling down for a night, the San Francisco Giants will try to restart their offense when they close their weekend road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.,The Giants (72-70) had won five straight games and 11 of 12 before squandering a ninth-inning lead in their 3-2 lo...
Braves trying to spark Ronald Acuna Jr. while Mariners keep slugging
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker tried something different to help Ronald Acuna Jr. break out of his slump Saturday.,After sitting out Friday's game, Acuna batted sixth Saturday for the first time since his rookie year in 2018.,He didn't have any hits, but he did walk twice to keep rallies alive for th...
Jordan Walker hits walk-off double as Cards top Giants
Jordan Walker snapped an 0-for-25 slump with a walk-off two-run double to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday night., ,The Cardinals (71-72) trailed 2-0 going into the ninth inning before scoring three times against Giants closer Ryan Walk...
Julio Rodriguez belts 2 homers as Mariners top Braves
Julio Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run home runs as the visiting Seattle Mariners beat the Atlanta Braves 10-2 Saturday.,Rodriguez hit his first home run in the first to give Seattle (74-68) a 2-0 lead and then broke a 2-2 with another two-run blast in the seventh.,Eugenio Suarez also hit a solo home...
Cardinals' Jordan Walker gets walk-off double to down Giants
Jordan Walker snapped a 0-for-25 slump with a walk-off two-run double to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday night., ,The Cardinals (71-72) trailed 2-0 going into the ninth inning before scoring three times against Giants closer Ryan Walke...
Red-hot Giants look to Justin Verlander against Cardinals
While the streaking San Francisco Giants climbed back into the playoff race, pitcher Justin Verlander added to his Hall of Fame credentials.,Verlander (3-10, 4.29 ERA) will be back at it Saturday night in the middle game of a three-game series at St. Louis. The Giants (72-69) won 8-2 Friday night fo...
Rafael Devers, Willy Adames homer to power Giants past Cardinals
Rafael Devers and Willy Adames had a homer and two RBIs each as the visiting San Francisco Giants routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Friday night.,Jung Hoo Lee (4-for-5, two runs, RBI), Patrick Bailey (3-for-5, run, RBI), Heliot Ramos (2-for-5, run, RBI) and Casey Schmitt (2-for-5, run, RBI) also ha...
Giants coach eases concern over WR Malik Nabers missing practice
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll expects Malik Nabers to play in the team's season opener against the Washington Commanders despite having his star wide receiver sit out practice on Friday.,Daboll interrupted a question from a reporter by saying that the team intended to keep Nabers out of Fr...
Panthers CB Damarri Mathis (ACL) out for season
Carolina Panthers cornerback Damarri Mathis will miss the upcoming season after sustaining a torn ACL at practice earlier this week, head coach Dave Canales announced Friday.,Mathis was claimed off waivers by Carolina on Aug. 27, the same day as he was released by the Denver Broncos.,Mathis, 26, rec...
Giants, Cardinals making late playoff pushes ahead of series
After struggling for much of the season, the San Francisco Giants are making a late push in the National League wild-card race.,The Giants (71-69) have won 10 of their last 11 games heading into their weekend series against the Cardinals (70-71), beginning Friday night in St. Louis.,A power surge he...
Reports: Billionaire Koch family to buy 10 percent of Giants
The Koch family, New York billionaires, plan to buy a 10 percent stake in the Giants at a reported valuation of $10 billion for the NFL franchise, multiple media outlets reported.,The deal, first reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday night, requires approval from league owners. They could vote on the i...
Appeal-ing result: Matt Chapman homers twice as Giants top Rockies
Matt Chapman went deep twice to extend San Francisco's home run streak to 17 games as the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 in Denver on Wednesday to sweep a three-game series.,Chapman, who earlier Wednesday appealed a one-game suspension from Major League Baseball for his actions in a benches-c...
Jags kick off Travis Hunter-Liam Coen era with visit from Panthers
For the third time in five seasons, a new era begins for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday when the team hosts the Carolina Panthers to kick off the 2025 campaign.,Liam Coen makes his debut as the eighth full-time head coach in Jaguars history in the culmination of what has been a meteoric rise. He...