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Randal Grichuk belts 2 HRs as Diamondbacks beat Giants
Randal Grichuk hit two home runs, Ryne Nelson pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a key three-game road series by holding on for an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,With just a second win in their last six games, the Diamondbacks...
Dodgers beat Angels, get Shohei Ohtani win vs. former team
Mookie Betts' three-run homer capped a four-run 10th inning and helped lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani played his first regular-season game at Angel Stadium since leaving the Ange...
Seth Brown leads Athletics past Mariners
Seth Brown hit a tying homer earlier in the game and later ended it with a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.,Brown went 3-for-4 and Lawrence Butler also homered for Oakland, which scored a...
Mercury dump Dream, wrap up playoff berth
Kahleah Copper scored 28 points to help Phoenix defeat the visiting Atlanta Dream 74-66 on Tuesday as the Mercury clinched a playoff berth.,Phoenix (17-17) ended a three-game losing streak that opened a five-game homestand, having fallen to some of the WNBA's top competition: first- and second-place...
Aces have little trouble getting past Sky, 90-71
A'ja Wilson collected 30 points and 14 rebounds as the host Las Vegas Aces defeated the reeling Chicago Sky 90-71 on Tuesday night.,Tiffany Hayes scored 20 points, Jackie Young had 15 and Chelsea Gray added 13 to go along with 10 assists as the Aces (21-12) won three straight games for the first tim...
LIV Golf set to open 2025 season in Riyadh
LIV Golf, the circuit bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, will kick off its 2025 season by playing in the country's capital city, Riyadh, for the first time.,The tournament, scheduled for Feb. 6-8, will be held at Riyadh Golf Club.,Currently in its third season, LIV Golf has pl...
Wyatt Langford's walk-off slam carries Rangers past Yanks
Wyatt Langford smashed a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,With the bases loaded and one out and facing a full count, Langford connected on a slider from Clay Holmes (2-5), sending it 407 feet int...
Cards outlast Brewers, win 7-4 in 12 innings
Michael Siani singled home the go-ahead runs in the top of the 12th inning to give the visiting St. Louis Cardinals a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.,With automatic runner Victor Scott II at second, Ivan Herrera walked to open the 12th while facing reliever Elvis Peguero (7-...
Kyle Schwarber blasts 3 HRs as Phillies edge Blue Jays
Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run blast in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 Tuesday night.,Schwarber's go-ahead homer against Chad Green (4-5) was his 31st of the season and gave him a career-best five hits. H...
Brayan Rocchio's 4 RBIs power Guardians past skidding Royals
Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in four runs and Tanner Bibee tossed six strong innings leading the visiting Cleveland Guardians past Kansas City 7-1 on Tuesday, sending the Royals to their seventh consecutive loss.,Bibee (11-6) surrendered one run on two hits with three walks and six strikeouts. K...
Emily Engstler leads balanced attack as Mystics hold off Wings
Emily Engstler poured in 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead a balanced Washington attack as the visiting Mystics outlasted the Dallas Wings 90-86 on Tuesday in a late-season clash between two teams on the outside looking in for a spot in the postseason.,The Mystics (10-23) led by 12 point...
Paul Skenes, Pirates fire shutout against Cubs
Jared Triolo belted a three-run homer and rookie Paul Skenes tossed five scoreless innings to fuel the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Pittsburgh's Rowdy Tellez had an RBI single and Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly. Nick Gonzalez contributed two ...
Rolling Mets knock off Red Sox
David Peterson, pitching on his 29th birthday, struck out a career-high 11 over six innings and earned the win as the host New York Mets stayed hot with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos and Pete Alo...
Chris Sale reaches 200 Ks as Braves blank Rockies
Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and became the first left-hander in Atlanta franchise history to reach 200 strikeouts as the Braves blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Braves (75-63) maintained their half-game lead over the New Yo...
Cade Povich, O's dominate White Sox
Rookie left-hander Cade Povich pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings and struck out 10 in the best outing of his major league career as the Baltimore Orioles walked all over the visiting Chicago White Sox, winning 9-0 on Tuesday night.,Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser each knocked in two runs for the Ori...
Logan Driscoll has key hit in MLB debut, Rays edge Twins
Logan Driscoll knocked in the go-ahead run with his first career hit, Jeffrey Springs crafted six sharp innings and the Tampa Bay Rays evened their four-game series with the Minnesota Twins by eking out a 2-1 win Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,With two outs in the fourth in a 1-all game, the ...
Joey Gallo's three-run homer leads Nationals past Marlins, 6-2
Joey Gallo slugged a three-run homer, and Patrick Corbin won his third straight start as the visiting Washington Nationals defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Tuesday night.,It was just the sixth homer of the year for Gallo, who has three seasons with at least 38 dingers.,Corbin (5-12) allowed se...
Storm emerge with split of two-game set at Connecticut
Skylar Diggins-Smith led a balanced attack with 18 points on Tuesday as the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 71-64 in Uncasville, Conn.,Jewell Loyd added 17 points, Nneka Ogwumike netted 14 and Gabby Williams had 11 for Seattle (20-13), which halted a two-game skid that included a 93-86 loss a...
Taylor Fritz breaks through at U.S. Open, nabs first Grand Slam semifinal
No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz punched his ticket to his first Grand Slam semifinal by toppling No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in New York.,The 26-year-old from California had advanced to four Grand Slam quarterfinals since 2022 and never pushed into the next ...
Maria Sharapova heads nominees for Tennis Hall of Fame
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is the biggest name on the ballot for the International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2025.,Sharapova achieved the career Grand Slam, winning the French Open twice (2012, 2014), and Wimbledon (2004), the U.S. Open (2006) and Australian Open (2008) once. S...