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Corbin Carroll's bat, glove carry D-backs past Marlins
Corbin Carroll homered, scored twice and made a sliding catch in right field that likely saved two runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the host Miami Marlins 3-1 on Tuesday night.,Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also went deep for the Diamondbacks, who will try for a three-game sweep on Wednesday.,Carroll...
Top seed Sebastian Baez, others fall in Winston-Salem
Borna Coric of Croatia downed No. 1 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 on an upset-filled day at the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday in North Carolina.,Coric hit seven aces to Baez's one and finished with a 16-5 advantage in total winners in the 81-minute match. Baez was just one of eight seede...
No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez stunned in Cleveland
Romania's Ana Bogdan stormed back to defeat No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.,Bogdan cruised to a 5-0 lead in the third set. Fernandez saved seven match points in a marathon seventh game, eventually pushing the s...
Joe Boyle leads A's to shutout of Rays
Joe Boyle and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, JJ Bleday hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics opened a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-0 victory on Monday night.,Boyle (3-5) threw a career-high 104 pitches and struck out six while walking three for his...
Gavin Stone fans 10 as Dodgers blank Mariners
Gavin Stone struck out 10 over seven innings, Gavin Lux and Max Muncy hit home runs in the seventh and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out a 3-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Monday in the opener of a nine-game homestand.,Stone (11-5) had his career strikeout high by the fourth inning...
Kyle Harrison's quality start propels Giants past White Sox
Kyle Harrison threw six strong innings, Tyler Fitzgerald doubled and scored in a four-run fifth and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series against the Chicago White Sox with a 5-3 victory Monday night.,Matt Chapman homered for the Giants, who won a second straight in their effort t...
Joe Boyle leads A's to shut out of Rays
Joe Boyle and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, JJ Bleday hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics opened a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-0 victory on Monday night.,Boyle (3-5) threw a career-high 104 pitches and struck out six with three walks for his fi...
Jackson Merrill clears bases as Padres down Twins
Jackson Merrill's three-run double snapped a third-inning tie and put the San Diego Padres ahead to stay Monday night as they started a three-game series by beating the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-3.,Michael King (11-6) got the win after pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits with th...
Yainer Diaz hits walk-off HR as sloppy Astros top Red Sox
Yainer Diaz belted his first career walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros overcame an error-prone performance and claimed a 5-4 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Diaz drilled a first-pitch cutter from Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (3-2) 401 feet to lef...
Salvador Perez drives Royals over Angels for 5th straight win
Salvador Perez drove in three runs and Paul DeJong homered to lead Kansas City past the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Monday, the Royals' fifth consecutive win.,In the opener of a three-game series, Perez began the scoring in the third inning with a two-out RBI single, and he added a two-run do...
Corey Seager's two homers guide Rangers past Pirates
Corey Seager slammed two home runs to account for all of Texas' offense as the Rangers earned a 4-3 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Arlington, Texas.,Marcus Semien had two hits and scored a run for the Rangers, who have won two in a row for the fi...
Francisco Alvarez clubs walk-off HR, sends Mets past O's
Francisco Alvarez hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning on Monday night for the host New York Mets, who earned a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Orioles relievers Colin Selby, Keegan Akin and Seranthony Dominguez (3-3) set down 11 straight Mets...
TJ Friedl's three hits, homer help Reds top Blue Jays
TJ Friedl had a solo homer among his three hits as the visiting Cincinnati Reds defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Monday night.,Ty France added two hits and two RBIs for the Reds, who ended a three-game losing streak.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ernie Clement hit solo home runs for the Blue Jays i...
Rookie Adrian Del Castillo has 6 RBIs, D-backs overpower Marlins
Rookie catcher Adrian Del Castillo, a Miami native playing his first pro game in his hometown, slugged a grand slam and drove in six runs, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-6 win over the host Marlins on Monday night.,Del Castillo went 2-for-4 with a walk and his first career stolen base. He a...
Tyler Reddick storms to OT victory at Michigan
Tyler Reddick roared away from William Byron in the second overtime and broke Ford's stranglehold on Michigan International Raceway, winning the NASCAR Cup Series' postponed FireKeepers Casino 400 on Monday in Brooklyn, Mich.,After Martin Truex Jr. brought out the sixth caution with six laps left, l...
Raptors sign free agent G Jared Rhoden
The Toronto Raptors signed free agent guard Jared Rhoden on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Rhoden, who turns 25 on Aug. 27, averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 17 games off the Detroit Pistons' bench in 2023-24.,He compiled career averages of 4.1 points, 2.3 boards and 14.3 minu...
Sky's Angel Reese sets rookie mark, but Mercury prevail
Sophie Cunningham achieved her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, helping lead the host Phoenix Mercury to their second win over the Chicago Sky in the last four days, prevailing 86-68 Sunday night.,Phoenix (15-13) beat the Sky 85-65 at Chicago on Thursday in the first game f...
FlyQuest move to upper-bracket semifinals at LCS Summer Split
FlyQuest advanced to the upper-bracket semifinals by defeating NRG in the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs on Sunday.,With the 3-1 win, FlyQuest will next face Cloud9 on Saturday. Cloud9 begins the playoffs in the semifinals thanks to their 6-1 performance in the Summer Split's group...
Tigers rally, top Yanks in 10 at Little League Classic
Parker Meadows hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th as the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 3-2 in the annual MLB Little League Classic at Williamsport, Pa., on Sunday night.,Jace Jung drove in the the tying run with two outs in the ninth for his first major league RBI. Mead...
Nick Dunlap in, Tom Kim out as FedEx Cup playoffs down to 50
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- South Korean Tom Kim's loss was Nick Dunlap's and Keegan Bradley's gain on Sunday, when the results of the FedEx St. Jude Championship helped finalize the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup playoffs.,Japan's Hideki Matsuyama won the tournament by birdieing his final two holes, and he ...