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Brandon Nimmo's walk-off single rescues Mets vs. Phillies
Brandon Nimmo hit a walk-off RBI single to send the host New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 6-5 in a back-and-forth battle between the top two teams in the National League East on Tuesday night.,The Mets squandered a 5-2 lead before producing the winning rally without allowin...
After blowing 5-0 lead, Padres come back to top Mariners
Ramon Laureano hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning, then the San Diego Padres had to rally to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 7-6 Tuesday night.,Padres reliever Adrian Morejon (10-4) struck out the side in the sixth, with Mason Miller, Jeremiah Estrada and Robert Suarez each pitching a scor...
Dodgers stump Reds to set up sweep
Clayton Kershaw went five strong innings and Enrique Hernandez drove in the go-ahead run in his return to the starting lineup as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday., ,Will Smith hit a home run as the Dodgers picked up their second consecutive vi...
Justin Verlander gets second win as Giants put away Cubs
Wilmer Flores and Matt Chapman smacked home runs, Heliot Ramos collected three hits and the San Francisco Giants rewarded Justin Verlander with a second win of the season in a 5-2 home victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night., ,Verlander remains unbeaten in his career against the Cubs, improv...
Alyssa Thomas tallies record-breaking triple-double in Mercury win
Satou Sabally scored a team-high 19 points, Alyssa Thomas notched a record-breaking triple-double and the visiting Phoenix Mercury staved off the Los Angeles Sparks 92-84 on Tuesday.,Thomas scored 11 of her 12 points in the second half while finishing with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Thomas broke he...
Brewers salvage blown lead with walk-off over Diamondbacks
Isaac Collins delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers salvaged a 9-8 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night after blowing an early six-run lead., ,William Contreras singled to open the ninth against Juan Morillo (...
Mickey Moniak provides key hits as Rockies stun Astros
Hunter Goodman slugged his team-leading 26th home run while Mickey Moniak produced a multi-hit and multi-RBI game in support of right-hander Tanner Gordon, who earned his third consecutive win as the visiting Colorado Rockies topped the Houston Astros 6-1 on Tuesday.,Goodman capped a stunning four-r...
Rangers’ three homers bolster Corbin in win over Angels
Michael Helman, Kyle Higashioka and Corey Seager had home runs to help Patrick Corbin post his first winning start since July 10 as the host Texas Rangers swamped the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Tuesday to even up the teams' three-game American League West series.,Corbin (7-9) pitched a season-high sc...
Brandon Nimmo delivers walk-off single to rescue Mets past Phillies
Brandon Nimmo hit the walk-off RBI single to send the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 6-5 in a back-and-forth battle between the top two teams in the National League East on Tuesday night., ,The Mets squandered a 5-2 lead before producing the winning rally without allowing...
Royals charge back in late innings, overtake White Sox
Kyle Isbel hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning after Michael Massey tied the game with a two run single, lifting the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 win against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Chicago led 4-0 after seven innings and came within four outs of recording its third straight ...
Matt Wallner, Luke Keaschall lead Twins past Blue Jays
Matt Wallner hit a three-run homer in a four-run ninth inning and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 Tuesday night.,Wallner's third homer of the series came against Jeff Hoffman (8-5), who also allowed Mickey Gasper's first career homer to lead off the inning. Hoffman al...
Pirates jump ahead early, take down Cardinals
Henry Davis hit a homer and drove in two runs as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 Tuesday night., ,Andrew McCutchen drove in two runs and Bryan Reynolds hit two doubles, scored twice and drove in a run for the Pirates, who won for the fifth time in their last six ...
Giancarlo Stanton's big day puts Yankees past Nationals
Giancarlo Stanton highlighted his 1,700th career regular-season game by hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning, a bases-clearing double in the third and driving in five total runs as the New York Yankees recorded a 5-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday night., ,The Yanke...
Braves plate nine in ninth; leave Marlins in their wake
Former Marlins infielder Vidal Brujan slapped a go-ahead RBI double in an explosive ninth inning, and Ozzie Albies homered twice, leading the Atlanta Braves to an 11-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,Albies, who also doubled, went 3-for-5 with four RBIs.,The score was tied 2-2 when...
Aliyah Boston nets 27 as Fever earn critical win over Storm
Behind 27 points, nine rebounds and two steals from Aliyah Boston, the Indiana Fever picked up a crucial 95-75 victory over the visiting Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.,Odyssey Sims added 22 points and led the Fever (20-18) with six assists, while Kelsey Mitchell registered 21 points. It was a top-h...
Lucas Giolito's gem spoils Kyle Bradish's return as Red Sox blank O's
Boston's Lucas Giolito pitched eight shutout innings to upstage the return of a Baltimore Orioles pitcher as the visiting Red Sox won 5-0 on Tuesday night.,Trevor Story and David Hamilton both homered off Kyle Bradish, who pitched in the big leagues for the first time in more than a year.,The Red So...
Parker Messick deals in home debut, Guardians blank Rays
Parker Messick struck out six over seven innings for his first win in the majors, and Kyle Manzardo drove in the go-ahead run as the Cleveland Guardians snapped their six-game losing streak, beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Manzardo and Brayan Rocchio each had RBI singles an...
U.S. Open: Iga Swiatek makes history by winning opener
Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek is off to a fast start in her attempt to win back-to-back Grand Slams, as the No. 2 seed from Poland beat Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2 in an hour flat at the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New York.,Swiatek routed Arango by winning 23 of her 26 first-service points (88...
Jannik Sinner launches U.S. Open title defense with easy win
Defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner cruised through his first-round match at the U.S. Open, taking down Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday in New York.,The Italian never had his serve broken and needed just one hour and 38 minutes to complete the sweep. He hit sev...
Andy Pages pounds two homers as Dodgers dump Reds
Andy Pages hit two homers and drove in four runs, Emmet Sheehan tied his career high with 10 strikeouts and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 7-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Sheehan (5-2) did not allow a run over a career-best seven inning...