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Lars Nootbaar’s 3-run HR lifts Cardinals over Astros
Lars Nootbaar hit a three-run homer to help lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Houston Astros 4-1 Wednesday afternoon.,Thomas Saggese went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI as St. Louis finished 4-2 on the homestand.,In his first start for the Cardinals this season since moving from the bull...

Capitals look to build playoff momentum in season finale vs. Penguins
A pair of rivals heading in opposite directions meet when the Washington Capitals end their regular season with a visit to the Pittsburgh Penguins.,The Capitals (51-21-9, 111 points) will be the top seed in the Eastern Conference entering the Stanley Cup playoffs while the Penguins (33-36-12, 78 poi...

Capitals F Nic Dowd signs 2-year contract extension
Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd signed a two-year, $6 million contract extension Wednesday. ,Dowd, who turns 35 on May 27, has recorded career-high totals in goals (14), points (27) and games played (81) this season.,He was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.,"Nic has been an i...

Tyler Mahle's outing sets tone for Rangers' win over Angels
Marcus Semien and Kyle Higashioka drove in runs to back the pitching of Tyler Mahle and four relievers as the Texas Rangers blanked the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game at Arlington, Texas.,Mahle (3-0) started for the Rangers and was brilliant for the third straight ou...

Tyler Soderstrom's 6 RBIs spur A's to blowout of White Sox
Tyler Soderstrom hit two homers and drove in a career-high six runs and Shea Langeliers also homered, doubled and drove in two runs to lead the visiting Athletics to a 12-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the opening game of a three-game series on Tuesday night.,Soderstrom took over the major ...

Will Smith's 3-run HR leads Dodgers past Rockies on Jackie Robinson Day
Will Smith hit a three-run home run in a four-run third inning and Tommy Edman had four hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday amid the annual Jackie Robinson Day celebration.,Rookie left-hander Jack Dreyer (2-0) had four strikeouts in 1 2/...

Playoff-bound Kings hang on for win over Kraken
Rookie Samuel Helenius scored twice and Alex Turcotte and Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist apiece as the Los Angeles Kings held on to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 6-5 on Tuesday.,Alex Turcotte and Warren Foegele also tallied and Kevin Fiala and Vladislav Gavrikov had two assists apiece for th...

Warriors hold off Grizzlies, nab West's No. 7 seed
Jimmy Butler III scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 37 and the Golden State Warriors earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in round on Tuesday night at San Francisco.,Curry drained six 3-pointers and hit all 13 of...

In 10th, Cubs hand Padres first home loss
Nico Hoerner tripled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning and the visiting Chicago Cubs handed the San Diego Padres their first home loss, 2-1, on Tuesday night.,With Dansby Swanson placed at second base as the automatic runner, Hoerner lined a 2-0 fastball from Yuki Matsui (0-1) to the...

Jake Irvin silences Pirates for Nats' first shutout of season
Jake Irvin scattered three hits over seven shutout innings to help the Washington Nationals beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Tuesday night.,The Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak and recorded their first shutout of the season. Jose Ferrer and Kyle Finnegan combined to allow one hit ...

Dylan Strome's hat trick leads Caps past Islanders
Dylan Strome recorded his third career hat trick Tuesday night for the visiting Washington Capitals, who continued tuning up for the playoffs with a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders in the penultimate regular-season game for both teams.,Strome scored once in each period for the Capitals (51-21-9,...

Playoff hopes extinguished, Flames edge Knights in SO
Morgan Frost scored the shootout winning goal and tallied once in regulation as Calgary recorded a 5-4 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, but it was not enough to keep the Flames' Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive.,Nazem Kadri collected one goal and one assist while Mikael Back...

Pavel Buchnevich, Blues blast Utah to clinch playoffs
Pavel Buchnevich celebrated his 30th birthday two days early as his three-point performance helped the St. Louis Blues secure a playoff spot on Tuesday with a 6-1 win over the visiting Utah Hockey Club.,Buchnevich finished with a goal and two assists for his fourth three-point game of the season and...

Brian Dumoulin nets OT winner as Devils top Bruins
Brian Dumoulin scored 1:30 into overtime as the visiting New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Dumoulin took Dawson Mercer's drop feed and buried a wrist shot high on Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman to score the winning goal, breaking a three-game skid for playoff-bound New...

Tyler Mahle's strong outing sets tone for Rangers’ win over Angels
Marcus Semien and Kyle Higashioka had runs batted in to back the shutout pitching of Tyler Mahle and four relievers as the Texas Rangers blanked the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 on Tuesday in the first of a three-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas.,Mahle (3-0) started for the Rangers and...

Wild claim OT victory over Ducks, clinch wild-card spot
The Minnesota Wild clinched a playoff berth when Joel Eriksson Ek forged a tie with 21 seconds left in regulation, then the Wild wrapped up a 3-2 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks when Matt Boldy scored with 18 seconds remaining in overtime Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Filip Gustavsson made ...

Tyler Soderstrom's 6 RBIs spur A's blowout of White Sox
Tyler Soderstrom hit two homers and drove in a career-high six runs and Shea Langeliers also homered, doubled and drove in two runs to lead the visiting Athletics to a 12-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the opening game of a three-game series on Tuesday night.,Soderstrom took over the major ...

Hunter Brown extends scoreless streak as Astros blank Cardinals
Hunter Brown extended his consecutive scoreless inning streak and the visiting Houston Astros blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday to knot this three-game interleague series.,Brown (2-1) worked six shutout innings for a second consecutive start to extend his scoreless streak to 17 innings....

Ryan Jeffers, Harrison Bader help Twins top Mets
Brooks Lee homered, Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-3 with two doubles, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Harrison Bader added three hits, a stolen base and an RBI for Minnesota, which evened the series at one win apiece with the rubber mat...

Quinn Priester, relievers twirl 1-hitter as Brewers blank Tigers
Quinn Priester and four relievers combined on a one-hitter and Rhys Hoskins jump-started the offense with his first homer to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.,Priester (1-0), making his second start for the Brewers after being acquired from Bost...