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Royals find winning formula against punchless Nationals
Robbie Grossman supplied a two-run single, and the visiting Kansas City Royals survived the early departure of starter Michael Lorenzen in a 3-0 win against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,Michael Massey and Salvador Perez had two hits each for Kansas City (84-74), which helped its Amer...
Pirates manage just three hits, still edge Brewers
Luis L. Ortiz allowed one run on four hits over seven innings and Liover Peguero drove in two runs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.,Ortiz (7-8), who picked up his first win since Aug. 31, walked one and while striking out five.,Arold...
Phillies power past Cubs, secure first-round bye
Brandon Marsh hit a three-run double, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott each collected three hits and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Wednesday., ,Castellanos, Trea Turner and Kody Clemens homered for Philadelphia (94-65), which clinched a first-round bye in the Nat...
Jose Ramirez, Steven Kwan power Guardians past Reds
Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Wednesday night.,After giving up a 2-0 lead, the AL Central-champion Guardians (92-67) proved why they're among the majors' best teams.,Back from missing nearly t...
Mariners clobber Astros to pick up key win
George Kirby pitched six strong innings, Julio Rodriguez joined the 20-20 club and the Seattle Mariners kept pace in the playoff race with an 8-1 win at the Houston Astros on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Seattle (82-77) closed within two games of the final American League wi...
Mariners clobber Astros to big up key win
George Kirby pitched six strong innings, Julio Rodriguez joined the 20-20 club and the Seattle Mariners kept pace in the playoff race with an 8-1 win at the Houston Astros on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Seattle (82-77) closed within two games of the final American League wi...
BLAST Premier: Fall Final gets started in Copenhagen
Natus Vincere and Team Vitality recorded sweeps in their opening group-stage matches Wednesday at the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 competition in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Eight teams are battling in this week's $425,000 Counter-Strike 2 tournament, with the winner earning $200,000 and advancing to the...
Presidents Cup captain's assistants having fun, chasing 'pinnacle'
International team captain's assistant Geoff Ogilvy said defeating the U.S. at this week's Presidents Cup would be "the pinnacle of the sport.","We don't hate the other team," the Australian told reporters Wednesday during a media session with all nine assistants at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Q...
Mad Lions KOI, PSG Talon open World Championships play-in with wins
Mad Lions KOI swept Vikings Esports and PSG Talon rallied past paiN Gaming in the opening matches of the League of Legends World Championship play-in round on Wednesday at Berlin, Germany.,Mad Lions KOI and PSG Talon will square off in a qualification match Friday, with the winner advancing to the O...
Under championship-pedigree coach, Naomi Osaka wins opener in Beijing
Naomi Osaka won her first-round match 6-3, 6-2 over Italy's Lucia Bronzetti at the China Open in Beijing, making for a good debut under new coach Patrick Mouratoglou on Wednesday.,Mourataglou spent a decade as the coach of the legendary Serena Williams, and Osaka is eager to learn from him.,"I think...
ATP roundup: Hubert Hurkacz advances in opening round in Tokyo
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz slammed 17 aces en route to a three-set victory over Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Wednesday.,The No. 2 seed, Hurkacz won 82 percent of the points on first serve and converted three of his six break chances. The biggest one ...
A's slip by Rangers in bottom of ninth
Jacob Wilson singled home Zack Gelof from second base with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night and the Oakland Athletics opened their three-day going-away party with a 5-4 victory over the defending champion Texas Rangers.,After closer Mason Miller had worked out of a first-and-t...
Game-ending triple play lifts Padres over Dodgers, into playoffs
Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run home run and helped turn an around-the-horn triple play to end the game as the visiting San Diego Padres clinched a spot in the National League playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Cronenworth had two hits and three RBIs as the Padres se...
A's slip by Rangers in bottom of 9th
Jacob Wilson singled home Zack Gelof from second base with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night and the Oakland Athletics opened their three-day going-away party with a 5-4 victory over the defending champion Texas Rangers.,After closer Mason Miller had worked out of a first-and-t...
Giants hit 5 homers as D-backs lose ground in NL wild-card race
Michael Conforto and Brett Wisely each slugged three-run homers and the San Francisco Giants scored 10 runs on five homers while blasting the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-0 on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Tyler Fitzgerald hit a two-run homer and Patrick Bailey and Heliot Ramos added solo shots as San Franci...
Champion Aces see off Storm, set semi vs. Liberty
Kelsey Plum matched her career playoff high with 29 points Tuesday night while WNBA Most Valuable Player A'ja Wilson added a double-double as the fourth-seeded Las Vegas Aces eliminated the visiting Seattle Storm 83-76 for a two-game quarterfinal sweep.,The two-time defending league champion Aces wi...
Masyn Winn drives in 4, powers Cardinals past Rockies
Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and drove in two more with a double in St. Louis' four-run eighth inning, leading the Cardinals to a 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in Denver.,Lars Nootbar walked three times and scored twice and Andrew Kittredge (5-5) tossed a scoreless inning of relief ...
White Sox rally to edge Angels, avoid history
Andrew Benintendi capped a three-run eighth inning with a go-ahead RBI single as the host Chicago White Sox edged the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday night to end a five-game losing streak.,Handcuffed by Angels rookie right-hander Jack Kochanowicz for seven innings, Chicago (37-120) rallied to rem...
Jason Heyward helps Astros top M's, seal AL West title
Jason Heyward delivered a go-ahead two-run homer and the Houston Astros clinched their fourth straight American League West title with a 4-3 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.,Josh Hader notched a four-out save for Houston, which overcame a dismal start to the season to capture its s...
Red Sox sink Jays with 3 runs in 10th
Trevor Story's RBI double broke a 3-3 tie and ignited a three-run 10th inning, and the visiting Boston Red Sox held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Tuesday night.,Vaughn Grissom had three hits, including an RBI single in the 10th, to help Boston (80-78) win the first two games of a three-g...