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Ninjas in Pyjamas rally to win IEM Cologne opener
Ninjas in Pyjamas rallied for a 2-1 win over HEROIC as the play-in round of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event got underway Wednesday in Germany.,The play-in phase of the $1 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament features 16 teams competing in a double-elimination bracket of best-o...

Allisha Gray, Brittney Griner propel Dream to road win over Mercury
Allisha Gray scored 28 points, Brittney Griner celebrated her return to Phoenix with 17 points and a team-high eight rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream beat the host Mercury 90-79 on Wednesday.,Jordin Canada added 14 points and six assists and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough contributed 11 points and knocked ...

MLS All-Stars, minus Lionel Messi, defeat Liga MX All-Stars
Major League Soccer joint leading scorer Sam Surridge of Nashville SC scored in the first half to help the MLS All-Stars to a 3-1 victory over their Liga MX foes despite the absence of Lionel Messi in the All-Star Game on Wednesday night in Austin, Texas.,The Philadelphia Union's Tai Baribo added th...

Blue Jays capitalize on Yankees' mistakes, seal series win
Chris Bassitt struck out eight, Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer and the host Toronto Blue Jays defeated the sloppy New York Yankees 8-4 on Wednesday night.,The Yankees committed four errors and other uncredited misplays in the rubber match of a three-game series as the Blue Jays rebuilt their lead o...

Colson Montgomery drives in five as White Sox overtake Rays
Rookie Colson Montgomery hit a three-run homer and a go-ahead, two-run double, helping the Chicago White Sox rally for an 11-9 win against the host Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,Reliever Jordan Leasure (3-5) tossed a scoreless seventh for the White Sox, who took two of three in the series and have wo...

Carlos Narvaez's 11th-inning homer blasts Red Sox past Phillies
Carlos Narvaez hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lift the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,After both teams scored a run in the 10th, Narvaez's shot off Seth Johnson (1-1) helped the Red Sox salvage the series finale. Jorge Alcala allowed ...

Jon Gray wins in season debut as Rangers sweep Athletics
Corey Seager hit a third-inning solo homer and Jonah Heim drove in the deciding run in the seventh with a two-out bloop double as the Texas Rangers defeated the Athletics 2-1 on Wednesday to compete a three-game sweep in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers have won five of six since the All-Star break whi...

Justin Verlander breaks winless slump as Giants down Braves
Justin Verlander threw five scoreless innings to earn his first win this season and Rafael Devers hit a pair of home runs to help the visiting San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Wednesday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Giants finished 5-1 against the Braves this ...

Nick Lodolo dominates Nats as Reds avoid series sweep
Nick Lodolo tossed a four-hit shutout and the visiting Cincinnati Reds averted a series sweep when they beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Wednesday.,Jake Fraley and Santiago Espinal had two hits each for the Reds, who had lost three straight.,Lodolo (8-6) struck out eight without a walk and threw...

Rapids move D Chidozie Awaziem to France's FC Nantes
The Colorado Rapids transferred defender Chidozie Awaziem to FC Nantes in France's Ligue 1 on Wednesday.,Awaziem, 28, had one assist over 20 games, all starts, this season for Colorado. The native of Enugu, Nigeria, had two assists in seven matches, all starts, for FC Cincinnati last season.,"We're ...

Blue Jays capitalize on error-laden Yankees
Chris Bassitt struck out eight, Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer and the host Toronto Blue Jays defeated the sloppy New York Yankees 8-4 on Wednesday night.,The Yankees committed four errors and other uncredited misplays in the rubber match of a three-game series as the Blue Jays rebuilt their lead o...

Guardians eke out third straight win over slumping Orioles
Steven Kwan's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning lifted the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Wednesday.,After Baltimore reliever Colin Selby (0-2) retired the first two batters in the eighth, Bo Naylor doubled, and Kwan followed with a liner to left fi...

Dodgers' Freddie Freeman walks it off vs. Twins; Ohtani wallops another
Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his fifth consecutive game and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The Dodgers' ninth-inning rally started with two outs on an infie...

Astros' Christian Walker delivers in ninth vs. D-Backs
Christian Walker singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to punctuate his return to Arizona as the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday in Phoenix to complete a three-game sweep.,Zack Short and Taylor Trammell had bunt singles to open the ninth off Kevin Ginkel (1-4)...

Brewers swat 17 hits to sink Mariners, start new streak
Quinn Priester pitched seven solid innings and the Milwaukee Brewers amassed 17 hits to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 10-2 Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series.,Leadoff hitter Brice Turang went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs for the Brewers, who bounced back after managi...

Rockies rookie Tanner Gordon shows up, shuts out Cardinals
Tanner Gordon tossed six strong innings in his first start since May 28, Ezequiel Tovar homered, and the Colorado Rockies shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Wednesday in Denver.,Gordon (2-2) was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque after fellow right-hander German Marquez (bicep tendinitis) was p...

Vinnie Pasquantino (2 HRs) powers Royals past Cubs
Vinnie Pasquantino hit two homers and drove in four runs to lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to an 8-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.,The first baseman hit a two-run homer in the first inning, doubled and scored in the third and hit a second two-run blast in the fifth. He has 17 home ru...

Mets clip Angels 6-3 for series sweep
Pete Alonso belted a three-run homer Wednesday and Sean Manaea worked five effective innings as the New York Mets stopped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 6-3 to polish off a three-game sweep.,Manaea (1-1) allowed just two hits and a run, walking two and fanning five in his third appearance (second s...

Justin Verlandar breaks 16-start winless slump as Giants down Braves
Justin Verlander threw five scoreless innings to earn his first win this season and Rafael Devers hit a pair of home runs to help the visiting San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Wednesday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,The Giants finished 5-1 against the Braves this ...

Spencer Horwitz's slam powers Pirates’ sweep of Tigers, 6-1
Spencer Horwitz's grand slam backed up a quality start from Bailey Falter and helped the host Pittsburgh Pirates finish off a three-game sweep of the frontrunning Detroit Tigers with a 6-1 victory on Wednesday afternoon.,Horwitz belted his third home run of the season and first career grand slam in ...