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Manny Machado's late homer helps Padres finish off Mets
Manny Machado clouted a three-run homer Tuesday night to cap a five-run seventh inning that lifted the San Diego Padres to a 7-1 win over the visiting New York Mets.,Machado's 20th homer of the year scored Elias Diaz, whose two-run double earlier in the inning off Jose Butto (3-2) upped the margin t...
Surging Pirates two-hit Giants in 3-1 win
Joey Bart broke an eighth-inning tie with a bases-loaded single, three Pittsburgh pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Pirates continued San Francisco starter Justin Verlander's hard-luck season with a 3-1 road victory over the Giants on Tuesday night.,After Verlander and Pittsburgh starter Bai...
A'ja Wilson pours in 34 points as Aces down Sparks
A'ja Wilson scored 17 of her game-high 34 points in the first quarter, Jackie Young delivered her first career triple-double and the visiting Las Vegas Aces used a fast start to overwhelm the Los Angeles Sparks 89-74 on Tuesday.,Young compiled 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, while Dana Evans ...
Royals power past Braves; Ronald Acuna Jr. (Achilles) exits
Kyle Isbel's three-run double highlighted a five-run sixth inning while Vinnie Pasquantino homered, doubled and singled as the Kansas City Royals won 9-6 over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.,Jonathan India had a two-run double and Bobby Witt Jr. recorded two RBI singles as the Royals e...
Coco Gauff overcomes 23 double faults to win in Montreal
Top-seeded Coco Gauff survived an error-laden second-round test from Danielle Collins, prevailing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2) in an all-U.S. matchup at the Omnium Banque Nationale on Tuesday in Montreal.,Gauff, who won the French Open last month for her second Grand Slam title, overcame a whopping 23 double f...
Astros top Nationals to halt 5-game losing skid
Yainer Diaz and Mauricio Dubon recorded three-hit games and Christian Walker delivered a timely two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Houston Astros rode a balanced offensive attack to a 7-4 interleague victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,The Astros snapped a...
Sandy Alcantara throws five innings as Marlins shut out Cards
Sandy Alcantara boosted his trade stock by pitching five strong innings as the visiting Miami Marlins blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Tuesday.,With speculation swirling around the right-hander ahead of the Thursday trade deadline, Alcantara (6-9) held the Cardinals to three hits. He walked th...
Royals power past Braves; Ronald Acuna Jr. leaves with Achilles tightness
Kyle Isbel's three-run double highlighted a five-run sixth inning while Vinnie Pasquantino homered and doubled as the Kansas City Royals won 9-6 over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.,Jonathan India had a two-run double and Bobby Witt Jr. recorded two RBI singles as the Royals evened thi...
Trevor Story drives in three as Red Sox even series in Minnesota
Trevor Story went 2-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox held on for an 8-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Jarren Duran also doubled and homered for Boston, which evened the series at one victory apiece. Ceddanne Rafaela tripled and drove...
Andrew Vaughn racks up 6 RBIs as Brewers top Cubs
Andrew Vaughn had a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs to back a strong start from Quinn Priester, who won his ninth consecutive decision in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-3 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.,Priester (10-2) allowed two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings...
Coco Gauff earns double-fault-filled win in Montreal
Top-seeded Coco Gauff survived a stiff second-round test from Danielle Collins, prevailing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2) in an all-U.S. matchup at the Omnium Banque Nationale on Tuesday in Montreal.,Gauff, who won the French Open last month for her second Grand Slam title, overcame a whopping 23 double faults. ...
Valkyries' Cecilia Zandalasini drills late jumper to deny Dream
Cecilia Zandalasini connected on a mid-range jumper with 3.9 seconds left to propel the visiting Golden State Valkyries to a 77-75 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday in College Park, Ga.,Zandalasini led Golden State (12-13) with 18 points and eight rebounds while Tiffany Hayes followed with...
Will Smith drives home game-winner as Dodgers rally past Reds
Will Smith doubled home Mookie Betts with the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth and finished with 2-for-5 with two RBIs to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers past the host Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Tuesday.,Former Cincinnati closer Alexis Diaz (1-0) picked up his first win of the season and his first...
Jesus Luzardo twirls a gem in Phillies win over White Sox
Jesus Luzardo pitched seven shutout innings and Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh homered to lift the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Philadelphia evened the interleague series at one game apiece behind Luzardo's gem. The left-hander improved to 9...
Two three-run rallies send Yankees past Rays
Max Fried pitched 6 2/3 innings despite a slow start, Anthony Volpe hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fourth inning and the host New York Yankees recorded a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.,The Yankees won for the fifth time in 13 games by using a pair of three-run innings to ...
Mystics rookies shine in convincing win over Sky
Rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen combined for 50 points in a Tuesday night home win for the Washington Mystics over the Chicago Sky 103-86.,Both players scored career bests, as Citron tallied 28 points and Iriafen notched 22.,They became the first pair of rookies to score at least 20 points in ...
Tigers use 19-hit barrage to crush Diamondbacks
Riley Greene and Zach McKinstry blasted two-run homers during a six-run fifth inning and the host Detroit Tigers pounded the reeling Arizona Diamondbacks 12-2 on Tuesday.,Greene had three extra-base hits, scored three runs and drove in three. McKinstry knocked in four runs and Wenceel Perez had thre...
Kyle Manzardo's homers lift Guardians over Rockies
Kyle Manzardo hit a pair of homers and Gabriel Arias and Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs apiece, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-4 rout over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.,Manzardo had three RBIs in his second career two-homer game, giving him 17 blasts in his first full se...
Orioles eke out Game 2 win, sweep DH against Jays
Adley Rutschman, in his second day back from the injury list, hit a run-scoring double to break an eighth-inning tie as the host Baltimore Orioles pulled off a doubleheader sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, winning 3-2 in the nightcap on Tuesday.,Ramon Laureano had two singles and a walk for Baltimore...
Reports: Whitecaps closing in on deal with Thomas Muller
The Vancouver Whitecaps are finalizing a deal to sign former Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller, according to multiple reports.,Vancouver's next step in closing the deal, which would be its highest-profile signing in team history, is to acquire Muller's discovery rights. Discovery rights allow MLS clu...