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D-backs stay hot with 7-3 win over Guardians in Game 1
Geraldo Perdomo, Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte each hit two-run homers as the surging Arizona Diamondbacks beat the host Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in the opener of Wednesday's doubleheader.,Eugenio Suarez added a run-scoring double for the Diamondbacks, who have won the first two of this three-game s...
China's Li Fabin defends Olympic gold; Hampton Morris takes bronze
PARIS -- China's Li Fabin retained the 61kg Olympic weightlifting title with a dominant performance and total lift of 310kg at the Paris Games on Wednesday, coming up just short in a bid to break his own world record.,The three-time world champion led off with an Olympic record lift of 143kg with hi...
Poland's Aleksandra Mirolaw climbs to gold in Paris
PARIS -- Poland's world-record holder Aleksandra Miroslaw prevailed in women's speed climbing on Wednesday to claim her country's first gold medal at the Paris Games in the sport's Olympic debut as a stand-alone event.,The 30-year-old had been the clear favorite after breaking her own world record t...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies level series against Dodgers
Cristopher Sanchez went six strong innings, Edmundo Sosa homered and drove in three runs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies maintained their hold on the top spot in the National League with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fif...
White Sox end 21-game skid with win over A's
Rookie Jonathan Cannon turned his second career win into a memorable one on Tuesday night, helping the Chicago White Sox snap their record-tying, 21-game losing streak with six strong innings in a 5-1 victory over the host Oakland Athletics.,Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer to get Chicago on th...
Tigers' Keider Montero fires six strong innings to beat M's
Rookie Keider Montero pitched six solid innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday.,Parker Meadows homered for the Tigers, who won for just the second time in games.,Luke Raley went deep for the Mariners, who lost their second in a row and saw their lead over the...
Padres shake off rain to blank Pirates
Donovan Solano went 4-for-5 with four RBIs to help the San Diego Padres to a 6-0 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series. ,San Diego braved a rain delay that lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes to pick up its 12th win in the past 15 games. The Pirates fell for ...
White Sox end 21-game losing skid with win over A's
Rookie Jonathan Cannon turned his second career win into a memorable one Tuesday night, helping snap the Chicago White Sox's record-tying, 21-game losing streak with six strong innings in a 5-1 road victory over the Oakland Athletics.,Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer to get Chicago on the board...
Rockies end losing streak by beating Mets
Jake Cave hit a two-run homer, Elias Diaz also drove in a pair of runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-3 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Kris Bryant, Brendan Rodgers and Diaz had two hits apiece, and Victor Vodnik picked up his sixth save for Colorado, which snapped a two-game skid. B...
Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox extend surge by beating Royals
Masataka Yoshida homered and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox rallied past the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday evening.,Yoshida, who had four hits in Monday's 9-5 win for Boston, hit a solo homer in the third inning on Tuesday -- his sixth blast of the season. He then singled in two runs ...
Framber Valdez just misses out on no-hitter, leads Astros over Rangers
Framber Valdez pitched 8 2/3 no-hit innings before serving up Corey Seager's two-run homer and the Houston Astros earned a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Arlington, Texas.,Valdez walked Josh Smith with two outs in the ninth before Seager walloped a first-pitch slider well ove...
Isaac Paredes knocks in four as Cubs topple Twins
Isaac Paredes homered to highlight a four-RBI performance and Shota Imanaga matched a career-high 10 strikeouts, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.,Paredes belted a three-run homer in the first inning and added an RBI single in the third to propel the...
Early two-homer inning is enough for Cards vs. Rays
Victor Scott II and Tommy Pham hit two-run homers in the second inning, driving the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday.,Scott's homer was the first of his major league career, in his 23rd game.,Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray (11-6) allowed two runs on four hit...
Brewers use power (Willy Adames), pitching (Colin Rea) to blank Braves
Willy Adames hit a pair of two-run homers and Colin Rea threw seven scoreless innings and struck out nine as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers hammered the Atlanta Braves 10-0 on Tuesday.,Milwaukee ending its two-game losing streak while handed Atlanta its third straight loss. It was the second straigh...
Nationals' offense comes alive in rout of Giants
CJ Abrams hit a go-ahead three-run home run, Keibert Ruiz homered among his three hits and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 11-5 on Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series.,The Nationals, who won for the third time in four contests, got to Giants rookie ...
Five-run inning carries Blue Jays past Orioles
Alejandro Kirk keyed a five-run sixth inning with a three-run home run as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Tuesday.,Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hitting streak to 18 games when he singled in the sixth inning of the opener of a three-game series. He...
Last U.S. women's pair falls in beach volleyball QFs
In an Olympic rarity, no U.S. women's beach volleyball team will win a medal this year.,The last remaining U.S. duo, reigning world champs Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, lost their quarterfinal match on Tuesday in Paris 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) to Switzerland's Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli.,The result cam...
Elly De La Cruz stays locked in as Reds down Marlins
Left-hander Nick Lodolo used six strong innings to pick up a win in a battle of former first-round picks and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the host Miami Marlins 8-2 on Tuesday night.,Tyler Stephenson and Ty France each hit a solo homer to lead Cincinnati's offense.,Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz wen...
Pair of Ukrainians notch sweeps in Toronto
No. 11 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine pulled off a 6-0, 6-2 sweep of German Tatjana Maria on Tuesday in the first round of the National Bank Open in Toronto. ,Kostyuk collected four aces and won 14 of 17 first-serve points to cruise into the second round, where she will face countrywoman Elina Svitol...
Diamondbacks-Guardians rained out; twin bill Wednesday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was rained out Tuesday, setting up an afternoon doubleheader for Wednesday.,The start of Tuesday's game was delayed by rain in the Cleveland area, and ongoing inclement weather led officials to call the game off roughly 90 minutes a...