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Marlins drop Twins farther back in wild-card race
Xavier Edwards went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins held on for a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Jonah Bride finished 3-for-5 with a solo homer for Miami (58-99), which won the opener of a three-game series. Nick Fortes went 2-for-4 with a...
Orioles outslug Yankees, clinch playoff berth
Anthony Santander, Ramon Urias and Colton Cowser homered Tuesday night as the visiting Baltimore Orioles hung on for a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees, who were unable to clinch the American League East title.,A short time later, the Orioles (87-70) clinched their second straight postseason be...
Royals edge Nationals in 10th to end 7-game skid
Five Kansas City pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout and the visiting Royals scored an unearned run to beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 in 10 innings Tuesday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak.,With one out in the 10th and runner Kyle Isbel on second, Bobby Witt, Jr. hit a slow roller t...
Braves top Mets, close gap in NL wild-card race
Michael Harris II had three hits and two RBIs to support right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach and help the host Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.,The win pulled Atlanta (86-71) within a game of New York (87-70) in the race for the final wild-car...
Sabrina Ionescu scores 36 as Liberty sweep Dream
Sabrina Ionescu poured in a playoff-career-high 36 points, Jonquel Jones had a double-double and the New York Liberty completed a 2-0 first-round sweep of the Atlanta Dream with a 91-82 home win on Tuesday.,The top-seeded Liberty, who beat the eighth-seeded Dream 83-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of the bes...
Cubs score in bunches to down Phillies
Cody Bellinger drove in four runs and Seiya Suzuki knocked in a pair as the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 10-4 road victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday., ,Nico Hoerner and Bellinger each collected three hits for Chicago (81-77), while Dansby Swanson, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Miguel Amaya and S...
Joey Ortiz knocks in three as Brewers beat Pirates
Joey Ortiz drove in three runs to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 7-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday.,Willy Adames had two hits, two runs and an RBI, Jackson Chourio contributed two hits and a run and Sal Frelick added two RBIs for the B...
Guardians lock up first-round bye by beating Reds
Tanner Bibee allowed one run over seven strong innings while Kyle Manzardo hit a solo homer and Lane Thomas added a two-run shot as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs with Tuesday night's 6-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Thomas totaled three RBIs, and Josh N...
Future Pac-12 foes Washington State, No. 25 Boise State face off
The latest realignment juggling calls for Washington State and Boise State to become conference foes in the Pac-12, beginning in 2026.,The teams get a head start on their budding rivalry on Saturday night when the Cougars visit the No. 25 Broncos at Boise, Idaho.,Washington State and Oregon State ar...
Tarik Skubal shuts down Rays as Tigers keep rolling
Tarik Skubal tossed seven shutout innings, Wenceel Perez had a two-run double and the streaking Detroit Tigers edged the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon.,Skubal (18-4) limited the Rays to two hits and one walk while striking out seven. Beau Brieske pitched the last two innings to ...
Indiana meets Maryland, chases first 5-0 start in 57 years
Indiana is on the verge of its best start in almost six decades, but first-year Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti knows he still has much to learn about his team.,"I don't think we've probably played the most difficult schedule up to this point," Cignetti said. "Not trying to short-change anybody we've p...
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis targets December return
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is targeting a December return from offseason ankle surgery.,"The expectation is sometime in December," he told ESPN on Tuesday. "But I'm feeling really good and I'm working towards hopefully playing earlier than that.",The original timetable for his return f...
Matt Chapman's inside-the-park HR helps Giants top D-backs
Matt Chapman hit San Francisco's first inside-the-park homer in seven-plus years and Michael Conforto and Casey Schmitt hit conventional homers to help the San Francisco Giants record a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Phoenix.,Chapman added an RBI triple to go with his t...
Claire Emslie, Angel City salvage draw vs. Thorns
Claire Emslie scored the tying goal on a strong charge toward the net to knock in a rebound and Angel City pulled out a 2-2 draw against the Portland Thorns on Monday night at Los Angeles.,A strong individual effort from Jasmyne Spencer on the left side created the scoring chance for Angel City. Ems...
Virginia Tech has tall task trying to slow Cam Ward, No. 7 Hurricanes offense
On Friday night, the seventh-ranked Miami Hurricanes (4-0) will play host to the Virginia Tech Hokies (2-2) in the ACC opener for both teams.,Miami began the week more than a two-touchdown favorite. The Hurricanes are led by quarterback Cam Ward, who tops the nation with 14 touchdown passes and rank...
Jayden Daniels, Commanders overpower winless Bengals
CINCINNATI -- Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Washington Commanders registered a 38-33 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.,The Commanders scored on each of their possessions in the game with the exception of kneeldowns at the each of each half....
Josh Allen tosses 4 TDs in Bills' rout of Jaguars
Josh Allen threw four first-half touchdown passes to help the Buffalo Bills steamroll the Jacksonville Jaguars 47-10 on Monday night at Orchard Park, N.Y.,Allen completed 23 of 30 passes for 263 yards and added 44 rushing yards as Buffalo (3-0) continued its strong start. Allen accumulated 247 passi...
Red Sox arms stifle Blue Jays bats for 4-1 win
Wilyer Abreu had two hits, including an RBI double, and the visiting Boston Red Sox took advantage of 10 walks to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Monday night.,Boston right-hander Tanner Houck (9-10) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk in the opener of a three-game seri...
Red Sox arms stifle Blue Jays bats in Boston victory
Wilyer Abreu had two hits with an RBI double and the visiting Boston Red Sox took advantage of 10 walks to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Monday night.,Boston right-hander Tanner Houck (9-10) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk in the opener of the three-game series.,T...
Phillies top Cubs, clinch NL East for first time since 2011
J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of Aaron Nola's six solid innings as the host Philadelphia Phillies secured their first National League East title in 13 years by defeating the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Monday.,The Phillies entered the day with a magic number of one to clinch the divisi...