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Dodgers top Giants, clinch playoff spot in Clayton Kershaw's home sendoff
Clayton Kershaw struck out six over 4 1/3 innings in the final regular-season home start of his accomplished career and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday, clinching their 13th consecutive playoff berth in the process., ,Shohei Ohtani ...
Alec Bohm stars in return from IL as Phillies dump D-backs
Harrison Bader and Nick Castellanos homered, Alec Bohm had two hits and three RBIs after being activated earlier in the day, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 in Phoenix on Friday.,Bader finished a triple short of a cycle as the Phillies moved to 31-15 since the July 31...
12th-inning uprising sparks Marlins, damages Rangers' playoff hopes
Jakob Marsee, Brian Navarreto and Dane Myers had run-scoring hits in the 12th inning as the Miami Marlins continued their late-season hot streak with a 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,The Marlins (74-80) have won four consecutive games and eight of their past nine.,Mars...
Mark Gronowski's 3 rushing TDs take Iowa past Rutgers
Quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for three touchdowns and Kaden Wetjen returned the opening kickoff for a score to lead Iowa to a 38-28 victory over Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Friday night at Piscataway, N.J.,Jaxon Rexroth notched Iowa's first interception of the season in the ...
Alyssa Thomas amasses triple-double as Mercury eliminate Liberty
Alyssa Thomas totaled 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the host Phoenix Mercury recorded a 79-73 victory over the New York Liberty in the deciding third game of a first-round series on Friday night.,The fourth-seeded Mercury advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2021 and will o...
Dominic Richardson, Tulsa earn rare win over reeling Oklahoma State
Dominic Richardson ran for 146 yards and Baylor Hayes passed for 219 yards and a touchdown as Tulsa dominated the first half and then held on for a 19-12 win over reeling Oklahoma State on Friday in Stillwater, Okla., in the 77th rendition of the Turnpike Classic.,The Golden Hurricane (2-2) also got...
Nolan Arenado's 3-run double leads Cardinals to rout of Brewers
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run double to spur the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Brendan Donovan (2-for-4, walk, two runs), Alec Burleson (3-for-4, run) and Thomas Saggese (1-for-2, two walks, two runs, RBI) also had big games for the Cardinals, wh...
Bo Naylor's 4 RBIs push Guardians to win vs. Twins
Bo Naylor went 2-for-4 and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Cleveland Guardians pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Jose Ramirez doubled and notched his 40th stolen base of the season for Cleveland (82-71), which won the series opener. The Guard...
Rockies avoid equaling '24 White Sox with win over Angels
Tyler Freeman had three hits, one in a four-run fifth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 in Denver on Friday night.,Bradley Blalock (2-5) got the win despite five shaky innings and Victor Vodnik picked up his ninth save for Colorado (42-112), which surpassed the win tot...
M's win, lose Bryan Woo, in showdown with Astros
Bryan Woo allowed one hit over five scoreless injuries before departing with an injury and Julio Rodriguez slugged the first of four solo home runs by the Seattle Mariners, who claimed the opener of a crucial three-game weekend series with the host Houston Astros 4-0 on Friday.,The Mariners (85-69) ...
Royals collect team-record 27 hits in 20-1 rout of Jays
Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone hit three-run homers, Michael Lorenzen pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and the Kansas City Royals demolished the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 20-1 on Friday night.,The Royals set a franchise record with 27 hits. The old mark of 26 was established on Sept. 9, 2004, in the...
Red Sox outslug Rays as Crochet picks up 17th win
Jarren Duran laced a go-ahead two-run homer, Garrett Crochet won his third straight start, and the Boston Red Sox continued their mastery of Tampa Bay with their seventh consecutive win over the Rays, 11-7, on Friday night.,Duran went 2-for-6 and scored twice as the Red Sox (84-70) moved to 9-2 agai...
Francisco Lindor, Mets erase 3-run deficit to overcome Nationals
Francisco Lindor had the tie-breaking RBI single in the fourth inning Friday night for the host New York Mets, who overcame an early three-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 12-6 in the opener of a three-game series.,Juan Soto followed Lindor by hitting a three-run homer for the Mets (80-7...
White Sox edge contending Padres, end six-game skid
Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer and Davis Martin pitched six strong innings as the Chicago White Sox snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.,Martin (7-10) allowed three runs on six hits for the White Sox (58-96), who won the opener of the three...
Trevor Rogers mound mastery rolls on as Orioles hold off Yankees
Trevor Rogers took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to defeat the visiting New York Yankees 4-2 on Friday night.,Ryan Mountcastle homered and drove in another run for the Orioles (73-81), who won for their fourth time in the last five games. The four-game series is...
Mike Weir, Cameron Percy carve up Pebble Beach in opening round
Canada's Mike Weir and Australia's Cameron Percy each carded 6-under-par scores of 66 on the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links to share the lead after one round of the Pure Insurance Championship on Friday in Monterrey, Calif.,Both the Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill courses are being used for the tourna...
Athletics squeak by Pirates thanks to Lawrence Butler's 3-run homer
Lawrence Butler hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning as the visiting Athletics held on for a 4-3 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of their three-game series Friday night.,Nick Kurtz also homered for the A's (73-81), who have won seven of eight.,A's right-hander Luis Sev...
Reds sock five homers to dump Cubs, keep heat on Mets
Spencer Steer belted two of the Reds' season-high five homers on Friday, lifting Cincinnati to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Steer joined Miguel Andujar and Matt McLain in launching solo shots off Cubs starter Shota Imanaga before adding a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth innin...
Jasmine Paolini leads Italy to Billie Jean King Cup finals
Jasmine Paolini earned singles and doubles wins on Friday as defending champion Italy advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup's championship series.,The Italians rallied to a 2-1 win over Ukraine in Shenzhen, China. Their opponent in the title match on Sunday will be the winner of the Saturday semifina...
Drake Baldwin powers Braves scoring outburst against Tigers
Drake Baldwin drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, and the visiting Atlanta Braves pounded the slumping Detroit Tigers, 10-1, on Friday night.,Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim also blasted two-run homers for the Braves (71-83), who have won six straight. Ozzie Albies supplied three hits ...