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Pete Alonso homers twice to lead Mets over Yankees
Pete Alonso had two home runs and five RBIs to help the New York Mets extend their winning streak to four games with a 12-6 victory against the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday.,Mets starting pitcher Frankie Montas (1-1) allowed four runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.,Starter Carlos Rodon (9-6...
Surging Marlins storm back to beat Brewers
Rookie Agustin Ramirez grounded a two-out, two-strike, two-run, tie-breaking single in the eighth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 4-2 win on Saturday afternoon.,The surprising Marlins -- who lost 100 contests last year -- have won 10 of their past 12 games. A win on Sunday would give Mia...
Ryne Nelson retires 16 straight as Diamondbacks knock off Royals
Ryne Nelson retired the first 16 batters he faced, Randal Grichuk homered and the host Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Saturday.,The Diamondbacks snapped a three-game losing streak and evened the three-game series.,The Royals had won three of their last four.,Nelson (5-2)...
Strong pitching, three HRs carry Phillies past Reds
Edmundo Sosa, Alec Bohm and Kyle Schwarber homered as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-1 on Saturday and evened the three-game series., ,The Phillies' three-homer attack complemented a solid effort by Ranger Suarez, who allowed one run and five hits over five innings. ...
Red Sox tally seven in third inning, rout Nationals
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run home run as part of a seven-run third inning that carried the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 10-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Rafaela's home run came against Washington starting pitcher Mitchell Parker. It was Rafaela's 10th home run of the season....
Blue Jays win second straight in extra innings vs. Angels
Addison Barger hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,Barger's single to right against Ryan Zeferjahn (5-3) scored automatic runner Myles Straw, who reached third on a bunt single by Nathan Luke...
Real Madrid holds off hard-charging Borussia Dortmund to earn semi-final berth
Gonzalo Garcia rewarded his coach's faith in him with the opening goal to help Real Madrid to a wild-ending 3-2 win against Borussia Dortmund in East Rutherford, N.J. on Saturday afternoon to advance to the semifinals of the Club World Cup.,Real Madrid will play Paris Saint-Germain in the same city ...
Twins secure comeback win over Rays on walk-off bunt
Brooks Lee hit a walk-off squeeze bunt to score Byron Buxton from third base and delivered the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Kody Clemens added a three-run homer for Minnesota, which won in the bottom of the ninth for the second game in a row...
Eighth inning turns tide for Cardinals in win over Cubs
Yohel Pozo hit a pinch three-run homer to lift the visiting St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs 8-6 Saturday afternoon.,Nolan Gorman went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who rallied from a 5-3 deficit to snap their four-game losing streak. ,Alec Burleson went 3-f...
Road course specialist Shane van Gisbergen earns pole position in Chicago
CHICAGO -- Road course superstar Shane van Gisbergen pulled of the second qualifying double of his fledgling NASCAR career during Saturday's time trials on the Chicago Street Course., ,After securing the pole position for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race, van Gisbergen blitzed the rest of the f...
Davis Thompson emerges as leader at John Deere Classic
Davis Thompson shot a birdie putt from 10 1/2 feet on the final hole to shoot 4-under-par 67 and emerge as the leader among numerous third-round contenders in the John Deere Classic on Saturday in Silvis, Ill.,Thompson withstood windy conditions at TPC Deere Run to move to 15-under 198.,He's up one ...
Paris Saint-Germain shut down Bayern Munich, reach CWC semis
Desire Doué scored in the 78th minute, Ousmane Dembele added a second in stoppage time and Paris Saint-Germain sealed their place in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals with a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Bayern Munich on Saturday in Atlanta.,Pairs Saint-Germain played the closing minutes with just nine...
Clara Tauson ousts former Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina
No. 23 seed Clara Tauson of Denmark moved into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 upset Saturday over former champion and No. 11 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.,Tauson saved all four break points she faced and converted only one of 10 break chances, but that was enough to extend he...
Whitecaps exercise buyout on F Damir Kreilach
The Vancouver Whitecaps have exercised a buyout of forward Damir Kreilach's guaranteed contract.,The 36-year-old Croatian will no longer occupy a senior roster spot, and his wages won't count against the club's salary budget.,"Damir has been an exceptional leader and mentor over the past one and a h...
Gen.G Esports reach upper-bracket final at Lol MSI
Gen.G Esports edged Anyone's Legend 3-2 on Friday, advancing to the upper-bracket final in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational at Vancouver.,Lower-bracket action also began on Friday with FlyQuest thrashing G2 Esports 3-0.,The $2 million event began with two teams from each League of Legen...
Four A's drive in two apiece, sparking rout of Giants
Nick Kurtz and Denzel Clarke hit two-run homers and Brent Rooker and Jacob Wilson also drove in two runs apiece as the Athletics drubbed the San Francisco Giants 11-2 on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,JP Sears pitched six scoreless innings for the Athletics, who won for the fourth time in t...
Joseph Paintsil tallies twice as Galaxy rout Whitecaps
Joseph Paintsil recorded a brace, Matheus Nascimento scored an early goal and the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy turned in a stellar performance with a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night at Carson, Calif.,Paintsil had just one goal all season before putting two in the net in the...
Vinnie Pasquantino's 2 HRs, 6 RBIs lead Royals past D-backs
Vinnie Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs on Friday, propelling the Kansas City Royals to a 9-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,Kris Bubic (7-6) allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking three for the Royals, who have won ...
Carlos Harvey, Anthony Markanich carry Minnesota United past FC Dallas
Goals by Carlos Harvey and Anthony Markanich staked Minnesota United to an early lead, and the Loons held off a furious late rally to beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Friday in Frisco, Texas.,Minnesota United (10-4-7, 37 points) improved to 5-2-4 on the road this season, have won two of their past three matche...
Astros belt five homers in 18-1 demolition of Dodgers
Isaac Paredes hit a home run on the first pitch of the game, Jose Altuve went deep twice and the visiting Houston Astros hit five total homers in an 18-1 blowout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.,The Astros took complete control with a 10-run sixth inning that included a grand slam by Victor Car...