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Tigers' hot bats rout Yankees for second straight night
Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run homers in a five-run eighth inning, while Jack Flaherty pitched five sharp innings as the Detroit Tigers pulled away for an 11-1 victory over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday night.,Detroit (84-62) beat the Yankees for the fourth time in five meetin...
Cubs edge Braves to take season series
Nico Hoerner had three hits to pace Chicago's 11-hit attack and help the visiting Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The victory gave the Cubs (83-63) their first season-series victory over the Braves (65-81) since 2017.,Hoerner was 3-for-5, ...
Jake Burger’s 2 HRs back Merrill Kelly as Rangers sweep Brewers
Jake Burger drove in three with a pair of home runs and Merrill Kelly outdueled Freddy Peralta on the mound as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon to sweep a key three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers (77-70) have won four straight games an...
Yainer Diaz's ninth-inning homer lifts Astros over Blue Jays
Yainer Diaz hit a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning Wednesday night and the visiting Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.,Diaz homered on a 1-1 fastball from Jeff Hoffman (9-7) with one out after the Blue Jays (83-62) tied the game in the eighth. Diaz had an RBI double in the first...
Marlins earn 1st win over Nationals in 6 games with comeback victory
Leadoff batter Xavier Edwards went 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs scored and three RBIs as the host Miami Marlins rallied to defeat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Wednesday night.,Rookie Jakob Marsee also starred for Miami (67-79), going 4-for-5.,Washington (60-85) had beaten Miami five straight ...
Max Kepler's five-RBI night send Phillies to rout of Mets
Max Kepler homered, had three hits and drove in a season-high five runs in support of Cristopher Sanchez as the Philadelphia Phillies rolled over the visiting New York Mets 11-3 on Wednesday.,Brandon Marsh added three hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia, while Harrison Bader and J.T. Realmuto each no...
Orioles edge Pirates for fourth walk-off win in five games
Rookie outfielder Dylan Beavers hit a game-winning single with no outs in the 10th inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Wednesday night.,It marked the Orioles' second extra-inning victory in as many nights and the team's fourth walk-off triumph in its last five...
Royals' late rally snaps Guardians' five-game win streak
Pinch hitter Nick Loftin hit a game-tying single in the seventh inning before scoring the go-ahead run on Maikel Garcia's double as the visiting Kansas City Royals edged the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Wednesday.,The Guardians (74-71) had their five-game win streak snapped and fell three behind the M...
Brittney Griner scores 17, Dream rout Sun in sixth straight win
Brittney Griner recorded 17 points and four blocks off the bench to fuel the visiting Atlanta Dream to an 88-72 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday in Uncasville, Conn.,Griner made 7 of 11 shots from the floor in the regular-season finale for the Dream (30-14), who won their sixth straight...
Playoff-bound Lynx, Valkyries set for season finale tune-up
The Minnesota Lynx and Golden State Valkyries are both playoff-bound, but only one side will enter the postseason on a winning note., ,The Lynx (33-10) and Valkyries (23-20) will meet in the regular-season finale Thursday evening in Minneapolis. It will be the fourth and final regular-season contest...
Mike Trout helps Angels take rubber match vs. Twins
Mike Trout drove in two runs, including the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning, to give the Los Angeles Angels a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in the series rubber match Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif., ,Trout drove in Bryce Teodosio, who had led off the inning with...
Eduardo Rodriguez in control as Diamondbacks down Giants
Eduardo Rodriguez threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who avoided a sweep by beating the host San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday.,Rodriguez (8-8) continued his excellent pitching from over the past couple of weeks by winning his third straight start. The le...
Athletics avoid sweep with 9th-inning rally against Red Sox
Lawrence Butler's walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth gave the host Athletics a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in West Sacramento.,The Athletics (67-80), who avoided a sweep in the three-game series, got homers from Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz and snapped a three-game losing ...
Jake Burger’s 2 HRs back Merrill Kelly as Rangers sweep past Brewers
Jake Burger drove in three with a pair of home runs and Merrill Kelly outdueled Freddy Peralta on the mound as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon to sweep a key three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers (77-70) have won four straight games an...
Report: Wild's Kirill Kaprizov rejects 8-year, $128M extension
Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov turned down a contract extension that would have made him the highest-paid player in NHL history, TSN reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, Kaprizov rejected an eight-year, $128 million offer from the Wild. The deal would eclipse that of Edmonton Oilers s...
Hotshot young QBs in spotlight as Towson visits Maryland
When Towson travels to Maryland for an in-state matchup Saturday in College Park, it will be a rare duel of true freshman quarterbacks who have arrived ahead of schedule.,Maryland's Malik Washington and Towson's Andrew Indorf have yet to throw an interception. Both fired three touchdown passes in th...
Storm claim last playoff spot with dramatic win over Valkyries
Erica Wheeler drained a go-ahead 16-footer with 19.2 seconds left and the Seattle Storm clinched the WNBA's final playoff spot with a dramatic 74-73 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night.,As the Los Angeles Sparks were beating the Phoenix Mercury to keep their playoff hop...
Connelly Early fans 11, beats A's in stellar Red Sox debut
Connelly Early struck out 11 to match the franchise record for a pitcher in his major league debut, tossing five shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox notched a 6-0 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,The 23-year-old left-hander, promoted from Triple-A Worcester earlier ...
Teoscar Hernandez belts 2 homers as Dodgers top Rockies
Right-hander Emmet Sheehan took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and Teoscar Hernandez hit a pair of home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 7-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.,Sheehan became the third Dodgers starter in four games to take a no-hitter through five inni...
Angels' season-high 12 runs back Kyle Hendricks in win over Twins
Kyle Hendricks scattered four hits over seven shutout innings and Chris Taylor and Yoan Moncada each hit three-run homers to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 12-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Hendricks (7-9) walked one and struck out six while snapping a seven...