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Lawrence Butler homers twice, Nick Kurtz adds slam as Athletics rout Braves
Lawrence Butler homered twice and Nick Kurtz belted his first career grand slam to lead the Athletics to a 10-1 trouncing of the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Brent Rooker and Max Muncy also went deep as the Athletics rolled up nine runs over the first two innings. Butle...
Brendan Donovan's 2-run blast helps Cardinals take down Nationals
Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night.,Lars Nootbaar hit a solo homer for St. Louis in a game that was delayed 2 hours, 19 minutes by rain.,The Cardinals won for just the second time in their last seven games while...
Rangers bat around twice, blast Angels to even series
Jake Burger went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs and Wyatt Langford homered, doubled and also drove in four runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 13-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Corey Seager also homered and added two hits and two runs scored, while E...
Padres blank Diamondbacks with the help of home run robberies
Luis Arraez homered in the seventh inning to break up a scoreless tie Tuesday night and five San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Arraez lashed a 2-0 fastball from Merrill Kelly (7-5) an estimated 358 feet into the seats in ri...
Angel Martinez's grand slam in 10th lifts Guardians past Astros
Angel Martinez hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the top of the 10th inning, and the visiting Cleveland Guardians stunned the Houston Astros 10-6 on Tuesday.,Martinez golfed a 1-1 sinker from Astros closer Josh Hader (5-2) into the first row in left field to plate Steven Kwan, Jose Ra...
Blue Jays strike early, top White Sox to win 10th straight
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBIs, Davis Schneider homered and Chris Bassitt pitched six sharp innings as the Toronto Blue Jays pushed their winning streak to 10 games with a rain-shortened 6-1 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,The game was called following a one-hour...
Yankees' bats erupt after rain delay in 10-3 rout of Mariners
Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Aaron Judge added his 34th homer an inning later and the New York Yankees roughed up Logan Gilbert after a rain delay in a 10-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.,Austin Wells homered for the third straight game, ...
Mets top Orioles in back-and-forth, 10-inning affair
Juan Soto's third hit of the game was an RBI single in the 10th inning as the New York Mets rallied to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-6 to open a three-game series Tuesday night.,Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso hit two-run homers before an out was recorded in the eighth inning to pull the Mets...
Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty pull away from Aces after A'ja Wilson injury
Sabrina Ionescu posted 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the New York Liberty -- helped by the injury absence of Aces star A'ja Wilson -- rallied to defeat visiting Las Vegas 87-78 on Tuesday night.,Wilson, a three-time WNBA MVP, was injured with 4:13 left in the second quarter. She dro...
Twins slug 3 homers in eighth, power past Cubs
Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins used a six-run eighth inning to surge to an 8-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Harrison Bader finished 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for Minnesota, which won for the third time in its past ...
Nick Loftin drives in final three Royals' runs in walk-off of Pirates
After clubbing a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, Kansas City's Nick Loftin recorded a walk-off single in the ninth for the Royals' 4-3 home win over the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez posted back-to-back singles off Pittsburgh's Dennis San...
Marlins stomp Reds to win 11th straight on the road
Xavier Edwards had two hits and three RBIs for the visiting Miami Marlins in their 12-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of their four-game series on Tuesday night.,Jesus Sanchez, Agustin Ramirez and Heriberto Hernandez also had two hits each, Kyle Stowers and Dane Myers both had two ...
Jacob Misiorowski (12 Ks), Brewers outshine Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
Hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski recovered from a leadoff home run by Shohei Ohtani to toss six dominant innings and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-1 victory Tuesday over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, who lost their fifth consecutive game.,Misiorowski (4-1), making his fifth start s...
Brayan Bello goes the distance as Red Sox pummel Rockies
Brayan Bello pitched a complete game and struck out 10 to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to five games by beating the visiting Colorado Rockies 10-2 Tuesday.,Bello (5-3) limited Colorado to five hits and walked one. He threw 107 pitches, 76 for strikes, in his second career comp...
Colt Keith drives in 3 as Tigers nip Rays to win 5th straight
Colt Keith hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh and the host Detroit Tigers stretched their winning streak to five games with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.,Keith also had an RBI single for Detroit, which will go for a three-game sweep Wednesday afternoon. Spencer ...
LAFC look to climb standings, beginning with visit from Rapids
Los Angeles FC has played just 17 matches this season while all six teams ahead of them in the Western Conference standings have played 20 or 21.,Having games in hand leaves LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo believing his team can make a run up the standings. LAFC looks to start the climb when they host t...
Esports World Cup: Four Dota 2 squads grab early advantage
Tundra Esports, Aurora Gaming, PARIVISION and Team Liquid each pulled out 2-0 victories on the first day of group stage play at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Those Tuesday results ended up providing some clarity in Groups C and D, where those four teams are off to strong...
LAFC looks to climb standings, beginning with visit from Rapids
Los Angeles FC has played just 17 matches this season while all six teams ahead of them in the Western Conference standings have played 20 or 21.,Having games in hand leaves LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo believing his team can make a run up the standings. LAFC looks to start the climb when they host t...
Shakira Austin's late FTs lift Mystics over Sky
Shakira Austin made two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining to snap a tie and finished with a team-high 15 points as the Washington Mystics survived a late-game charge from the visiting Chicago Sky for a 81-79 victory Tuesday at Fairfax, Va.,Sonia Citron had 13 points and Brittney Sykes and Kiki ...
Aryna Sabalenka, Amanda Anisimova to clash in Wimbledon semifinal
Aryna Sabalenka got all she could handle -- and more -- from Laura Siegemund of Germany but managed a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win to advance to the semifinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.,The 37-year-old Siegemund took Sabalenka out of her traditional power game, instead forcing the 27-year-old from Bel...