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Padres clinch top NL wild card, hurt D-backs' standing
Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a run and an RBI to help the San Diego Padres post a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series at Phoenix.,Jackson Merrill and David Peralta each had two hits and one RBI as San Diego cl...
Carson Kelly's three-hit night guides Rangers past Angels
Carson Kelly finished a triple shy of the cycle Friday night for the Texas Rangers, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Anaheim, Calif., to open the final series of the year for both teams.,Kelly singled in the second, homered leading off the fourth and doubled in the sixth before he grounded out...
Orioles get off to fast start, end Twins' playoff hopes
Ryan O'Hearn and Colton Cowser each homered, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised to a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Ryan Mountcastle finished 3-for-5 with a double for Baltimore (89-71), which won the opener of a three-game series. Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with...
Makenna Morris scores winner to help Spirit edge Angel City
Makenna Morris' goal in the 78th minute proved to be the difference-maker as the Washington Spirit defeated host Angel City FC 2-1 on Friday night in Los Angeles.,The goal for Morris, a rookie defender, was her second of the season for the Spirit (15-5-2, 47 points). It was a bounce-back win for Was...
No. 7 Miami rallies, survives Virginia Tech in controversial finish
Cam Ward passed for 343 yards and four touchdowns as the seventh-ranked Miami Hurricanes rallied to defeat the visiting Virginia Tech Hokies 38-34 in an ACC matchup on Friday night.,The game ended with Da'Quan Felton apparently catching a game-winning 30-yard TD pass for the Hokies on a Hail Mary in...
Rutgers holds off Washington despite Huskies' 521 yards of offense
Kyle Monangai rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown as Rutgers won its Big Ten Conference opener, defeating the visiting Washington Huskies 21-18 on a rainy Friday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Athan Kaliakmanis completed 14-of-24 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown for the Scarlet Knights (4-0 overall)...
Corey Heim surges late at Kansas Speedway for sixth win
Corey Heim won the Kubota Tractor 200 on Friday night in Kansas City, Kan., in the fastest truck, but he needed help from fellow playoff driver Ty Majeski to secure the victory in the NASCAR Truck Series Round of 10 elimination race at Kansas Speedway., ,Majeski ran out of fuel approaching the white...
Royals, shut out by Braves, still clinch playoff berth
Max Fried scattered three hits over 8 2/3 scoreless innings and Sean Murphy belted a two-run homer to lift the host Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.,Shortly after losing, the Royals clinched a playoff berth when the Minnesota Twins fell 7-2 to the Baltimore Orio...
Brewers get slam from Rhys Hoskins, deal Mets costly loss
Rhys Hoskins hit a first-inning grand slam and the Milwaukee Brewers went on to hand the visiting New York Mets a costly loss, 8-4 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series with significant postseason implications.,The Mets (87-71), playing for the first time since Tuesday after a pair of...
Orioles get off to fast start in win over Twins
Ryan O'Hearn and Colton Cowser each homered, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised to a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Ryan Mountcastle finished 3-for-5 with a double for Baltimore (89-71), which won the opener of a three-game series. Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with...
Shohei Ohtani has four hits, homer as Dodgers pound Rockies
Shohei Ohtani added to his record-breaking season with four hits, including a home run, and four RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers moved closer to clinching the best record in the majors with an 11-4 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Friday night.,Ohtani also stole his 57th base to set a si...
Back-to-back homers propel Astros over Guardians
Victor Caratini and Zach Dezenzo clubbed back-to-back home runs in support of Ronel Blanco, who capped a breakout season with five scoreless innings as the visiting Houston Astros claimed a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.,Caratini belted his eighth home run 350 feet to right fiel...
Xavier Edwards hits 3 triples, sparks Marlins past Blue Jays
Xavier Edwards had four hits, including a major-league-record-tying three triples, and four RBIs to help the visiting Miami Marlins defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 15-5 on Friday night.,Jonah Bride added a two-run home run and a solo shot for the Marlins (60-100). Griffin Conine added a solo shot in th...
Bryan Reynolds' two homers lead Pirates past Yankees
Bryan Reynolds hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with one out in the eighth inning off Tommy Kahnle and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Friday night.,Reynolds homered in consecutive at-bats and had his seventh career multi-homer game. It was the second multi-homer game...
Taj Bradley's scoreless start carries Rays past Red Sox
Josh Lowe went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and Taj Bradley worked six shutout innings as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1 to begin a season-ending, three-game series on Friday.,In a two-run seventh inning for the Rays (79-81), Lowe knocked in the game's first run, and he later...
Max Fried stymies Royals in Braves' 3-0 win
Max Fried scattered three hits over 8 2/3 scoreless innings and Sean Murphy belted a two-run homer to lift the host Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.,Fried (11-10) retired the first 10 batters he faced and struck out nine batters overall to highlight his 98-pitch...
Stone Garrett homers in return as Nationals rout Phillies
Stone Garrett made an emphatic return to the major leagues, driving in three runs while finishing a triple shy of the cycle as the Washington Nationals pounded the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Friday.,Garrett had not played in the majors since breaking his leg in a game more than 13 months ...
Tigers clinch playoff berth, hand White Sox historic loss
Matt Vierling and Riley Greene each drove in a run as the host Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 10 seasons with a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,The White Sox (39-121) set the modern day record for most losses in a single season, surpassing the expansion 1962...
Jasmine Suwannapura (65) leads in NW Arkansas
Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand fired a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 to establish the first-round lead at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Friday in Rogers, Ark.,Suwannapura birdied four of her final six holes on her way to carding a 5-under 30 on the back nine at Pinnacle Country Club. She fin...
Report: Caitlin Clark wins Rookie of the Year, Napheesa Collier DPOY
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is the WNBA's Rookie of the Year, The Athletic reported Friday night.,The Athletic also reported that Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier won the league's Defensive Player of the Year award.,Clark's honor was widely expected after she set multiple records in he...