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Padres pound 20 hits in rout of Nationals
Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts each had four hits, Jurickson Profar homered for the second straight game and the San Diego Padres routed the Washington Nationals 12-3 on Wednesday night.,Kyle Higashioka had three hits - including a home run - for the Padres, who have won four straight.,San Dieg...
Blue Jays pull away from Rays with four in eighth
Justin Turner drove in the go-ahead run with a single in a four-run eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Wednesday.,Turner had three hits as Toronto bounced back after losing the series opener on Tuesday.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2-for-3 with a solo h...
Marlins in position to sweep O's thanks to 6-3 win
Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove in two runs with a seventh-inning double to break a tie and the Miami Marlins went on to defeat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Wednesday night.,Miami's Josh Bell hit a solo home run to ignite a three-run fourth inning before the Orioles rallied.,The Marlins have won co...
Guardians edge Tigers behind eighth-inning run
Josh Naylor chopped a two-out, tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians overcame the exit of ace Tanner Bibee to cramping, earning a 2-1 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.,Bibee, locked in a pitchers' duel with Detroit's Jack Flaherty, went out for ...
Sportsbook offering SEC pair as most likely to be first coach fired
The Florida Gators are more than a month away from their 2024 season opener, but coach Billy Napier is already on the proverbial hot seat.,The Gators' third-year coach is being offered at +400 by SportsBetting.ag to be the first NCAA football coach fired this season. Napier, who is 11-14 in two seas...
Surging Angels continue dominance of Mariners with sweep
Brandon Drury's two-out single brought home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of the host Seattle Mariners with a 2-1 victory Wednesday afternoon.,Mitch Haniger homered for the Mariners, who lost for the eighth time in their past nine games ...
Finale of doubleheader between Braves, Reds postponed
The second game of Wednesday's split doubleheader between the visiting Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves has been postponed due to forecasted inclement weather.,The game has been rescheduled for Sept. 9.,The new date had been the only off day for Cincinnati during a nine-game road trip and is sandw...
Hunter Brown pitches Astros past A's
Hunter Brown cooled down one of baseball's hottest offenses, Jose Altuve paced an 11-hit attack with a double and two singles and the Houston Astros salvaged one win in their three-game series against the host Oakland Athletics with an 8-1 victory on Wednesday afternoon.,Chas McCormick homered while...
Brenton Doyle, Rockies pound Red Sox
Brenton Doyle hit his first career grand slam, Ezequiel Tovar and Jacob Stallings homered and finished with three hits each, and the host Colorado Rockies routed the Boston Red Sox 20-7 on Wednesday in Denver.,Ryan McMahon also went deep, Brendan Rodgers had four hits, and Kris Bryant and Michael To...
William Contreras helps Brewers stymie Cubs
William Contreras delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth inning and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-2 win against the Chicago Cubs in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,Jackson Chourio had two hits and an RBI for the Brewers, who have won five of ...
Max Kepler's winning hit allows Twins to silence Phillies
Max Kepler hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Kepler brought home Trevor Larnach, who was hit by a pitch to open the ninth. Larnach then advanced to second on a wil...
Keegan Bradley wants Tiger Woods 'as involved as he wants to be' in 2025 Ryder Cup
Keegan Bradley admitted Wednesday that he had a brief conversation with Tiger Woods about the latter's input surrounding the 2025 Ryder Cup.,Unfortunately, the timing of that talk with the 15-time major champion wasn't the best. The two were competing in the Open Championship -- so there were more p...
Spencer Steer fuels Reds over Braves in Game 1 of doubleheader
Spencer Steer had three of his team's seven extra-base hits on Wednesday to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a split doubleheader.,The victory guaranteed a series win for the Reds, who handed the Braves their fourth straight loss.,Steer ente...
Pirates pitching keeps Cardinals off scoreboard
Connor Joe and Rowdy Tellez drove in two runs each as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Wednesday to win their three-game series.,The Pirates have won four of six games coming out of the All-Star break to move within one game in the Cardinals in the National Lea...
Rapids F Kevin Cabral recovering from elbow surgery
Colorado Rapids forward Kevin Cabral is recovering after surgery on his right elbow, the club announced Wednesday.,He sustained a dislocated elbow and a compound fracture to the radial head during a 3-2 loss to the Galaxy on July 17 in Los Angeles.,The 25-year-old Frenchman is expected to be sidelin...
Shohei Ohtani knocks in three as Dodgers dump Giants again
Gavin Lux and Shohei Ohtani each hit a two-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers continued their success against the visiting San Francisco Giants while remaining unbeaten since the All-Star break, posting a 5-2 victory on Tuesday.,Ohtani finished with three RBIs, while rookie right-hander Landon K...
A's show off power in win over Astros
Lawrence Butler hit one of Oakland's five home runs in a powerful performance in which he came a single shy of the cycle and the Athletics ran off from the visiting Houston Astros for an 8-2 victory on Tuesday night. ,Brent Rooker, Seth Brown, Zack Gelof and Shea Langeliers also homered for Oakland,...
Five Brewers pitchers silence Cubs to even series
Milwaukee Brewers starter Colin Rea and four relievers combined to blank the host Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Tuesday in the second game of their three-game set.,Following an 84-minute rain delay, Rea allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked two over five innings.,Bryan Hudson and Elvis Peguero (6-3) ...
5th-inning outburst carries Angels past Mariners
Jose Soriano pitched 7 2/3 strong innings as the Los Angeles Angels defeated host Seattle 5-1 on Tuesday night, preventing the Mariners from regaining sole possession of first place in the American League West.,Luis Rengifo, making his return from the injured list, hit a two-run single to cap a five...
Tyler O'Neill's two homers send Red Sox past Rockies
Tyler O'Neill hit two home runs, Rob Refsnyder had two hits and two RBIs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Cooper Criswell pitched a career-high seven innings for the Red Sox, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Boston's Rafael Devers, Romy Gonzalez ...