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Robbie Ray wins again as Giants turn back Reds
Matt Chapman hit a game-tying home run in the fourth inning and made a key defensive play in the sixth to help lead the visiting San Francisco Giants past the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Sunday afternoon. ,Left-hander Robbie Ray (2-1) won in his third start back from Tommy John surgery in May 2023, allow...
Scottie Scheffler storms back with 62, swipes gold in Paris
PARIS -- World No. 1-ranked Scottie Scheffler claimed gold at the men's Olympic golf competition on Sunday, matching the course record in the final round to edge crowd favorite Tommy Fleetwood of Britain.,Scheffler shot a nine-under-par round of 62 to finish the tournament on 19 under par, one shot ...
Raptors sign C Bruno Fernando
Center Bruno Fernando signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Fernando, who recorded 6.3 points and a career-high average of 4.3 rebounds in 45 games (two starts) last season with the Atlanta Hawks.,Fernando, 25, has averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 re...
Mariners recover from five-run deficit to beat struggling Phillies
Mitch Haniger drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 Saturday night.,Haniger hit a solo homer in the fifth inning to spark the comeback. It was the sixth victory ...
1win advance to grand final at Elite League Season 2 final
1win continues to live up to its name, and now finds itself one win from taking home the Elite League Season 2 championship in Lima, Peru.,On Saturday, 1win swept Team Liquid 2-0 in the upper-bracket final, advancing to Sunday's grand final. They will face the winner of Sunday's first match, the low...
Zach Neto's 4 RBIs carry Angels past Mets
Zach Neto's go-ahead three-run homer capped a wild seventh inning Saturday night as the Los Angeles Angels edged the New York Mets 5-4 in the middle game of their interleague series in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels squandered an 2-0 lead before snapping a three-game losing streak. The Mets fell for jus...
Flavio Cobolli pulls upset in DC semifinal
Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli came from a set down to knock off second-seeded Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in one semifinal of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Washington D.C. on Saturday night.,In Sunday's final, Cobolli will face Sebastian Korda. The fourth seed defeated fifth-seeded Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 6-...
Jack Flaherty beats A's in stellar Dodgers debut
Jack Flaherty made a splashy Los Angeles Dodgers debut, Gavin Lux provided an early cushion with a two-run single and the National League West leaders rebounded from a series-opening loss to thump the host Oakland Athletics 10-0 on Saturday night.,Acquired earlier in the week from the Detroit Tigers...
Marie Bouzkova, Paula Badosa to meet in DC final
Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in a match delayed 3 1/2 hours by rain on Saturday night to reach the final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Washington D.C,Bouzkova will face Spain's Paula Badosa, who cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Caroline Dole...
Bryan Reynolds, Joey Bart help Pirates down Diamondbacks
Bryan Reynolds broke a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Joey Bart went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, which has won four of its past six games. Arizona lost for just the ...
Recent acquisitions help Padres get past Rockies
Xander Bogaerts' RBI single snapped a seventh-inning tie Saturday night and the San Diego Padres eked out a 3-2 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,The Padres added another run in the seventh and made a winner of reliever Jason Adam (5-2), who was pitching in his second game for San Diego after ...
Rangers end skid with victory over Red Sox
Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to help the Texas Rangers end a three-game losing streak by beating the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,Heim hit a three-run homer against Boston starter Tanner Houck that tied the game at 3. Taveras fol...
Jesus Sanchez's timely hits push Marlins past Braves
Jesus Sanchez finished 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI doubles, including a go-ahead hit in the seventh inning, as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Jake Burger homered and also drove in two runs as the Marlins snapped a two-game skid.,Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with one RB...
O's pull away late, halt Guardians' win streak
Zach Eflin allowed two runs over 6 1/3 innings and Adley Rutschman delivered a pinch-hit, two-run triple during a breakout eighth inning for the visiting Baltimore Orioles, who snapped the Cleveland Guardians' five-game winning streak with Saturday's 7-4 victory. ,Gunnar Henderson had three hits wit...
Andrea Lee shoots 67 to grab Portland lead
Andrea Lee fired a 5-under-par 67 to move into first place at 19 under Saturday after three rounds of the Portland Classic in Oregon.,Lee, who won the 2022 Portland Classic for her only win, bogeyed the par-4 first hole but then birdied five of the next eight to close the front nine at -18-under, th...
Josh Lowe (2 HRs, 4 RBIs) powers Rays past Astros
Josh Lowe clubbed a pair of home runs while Zack Littell pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays evened their three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 6-1 victory on Saturday.,Lowe, who went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, helped the Rays erase a 1-0 deficit with ...
Twins hand White Sox 19th straight loss
Max Kepler hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Ryan Jeffers also homered for Minnesota, which will go for a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon. Willi Castro and Brooks Lee drove in...
Tigers rally in three straight innings to slay Royals
Wenceel Perez hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 home win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.,Detroit snapped a five-game losing streak, while Kansas City had a five-game winning streak end.,Kansas City took a 5-4 lead in the 11th on an RBI singl...
Backed by 4 HRs, Reds' Hunter Greene beats Giants
Hunter Greene struck out 11 and allowed one hit over six shutout innings and Tyler Stephenson homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Saturday night.,Greene (8-4) picked up where he left off in July, when the right-hander allowed...
Field tightens as LCS Summer Split winds down
With the battle for the top two seeds down to the three teams, the rest of the field is in a dogfight to advance to the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs. And at no point was that more evident in the event thus far than Saturday's pair of group matches.,Beginning the day within one ga...