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Heliot Ramos ties franchise record in Giants win over Astros
Wilmer Flores slugged his fourth home run of the season, Heliot Ramos extended his extra-base hit streak and the visiting San Francisco Giants completed a three-game interleague sweep of the Houston Astros with a 6-3 victory on Wednesday.,Flores belted the first of three homers by the Giants and ign...

Seiya Suzuki homers twice as Cubs complete series rout of A's
The Chicago Cubs completed a three-game demolition of the Athletics new home in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday afternoon, riding two home runs from Seiya Suzuki to a 10-2 victory and a sweep of the interleague series.,Suzuki smacked a three-run homer in the second inning, a solo shot in the fourth...

Mariners escape bases-loaded jam to salvage win over Tigers
Dylan Moore homered, Luis Castillo pitched seven strong innings and Andres Munoz got out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Mariners topped reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal (0-2) t...

Blue Jays put away Nationals for 4th straight win
Left-hander Easton Lucas pitched five scoreless innings in his first career major-league start as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,George Springer had a solo home run and Myles Straw had three hits for the Blue Jays, who swept the three-gam...

Brice Turang's 11th-inning bunt gives Brewers walk-off win over Royals
Brice Turang laid down a suicide squeeze in the 11th inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,Kansas City reliever Sam Long (0-2) came in for the 11th and Garrett Mitchell moved pin...

Cardinals club Angels behind 3 HRs from Ivan Herrera
Ivan Herrera hit three home runs to lift the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 12-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon, avoiding a sweep by winning the finale of the three-game series.,Herrera hit a solo homer in the fourth inning, a two-run homer in the sixth, and his three-run ...

Paul Skenes dominates Rays in Pirates' victory
Ace Paul Skenes gave Pittsburgh a much-needed boost with seven quality innings, Oneil Cruz homered, and the visiting Pirates salvaged a 4-2 win in their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.,In a strong start, Skenes (1-0) allowed just one unearned run on three singles...

Rangers blank Reds 1-0 for second straight game
Jack Leiter allowed one hit over five scoreless innings and four relievers combined for four scoreless innings to lead the visiting Texas Rangers to their second straight 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.,Leiter (2-0) allowed just one hit and struck out six before the right-hander was p...

Maple Leafs look to extend Atlantic Division lead against Panthers
The top spot in the Atlantic Division will be on the minds of the Toronto Maple Leafs when they host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.,The Atlantic-leading Maple Leafs (45-25-4, 94 points) enter this crucial contest with a two-point advantage over the Panthers (44-26-4, 92 points) and a one-point l...

Alex Ovechkin, Capitals face hot Hurricanes in key clash
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to cut into their gap with the Washington Capitals when the teams meet on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes (45-24-4, 94 points) have won 11 of their last 13 games to move within 11 points of the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals (48-17-9, 105 poi...

Karel Vejmelka makes 33 saves as Utah shuts down Flames
Barrett Hayton's early-second-period goal held up as the winner thanks to stellar goaltending by Karel Vejmelka as the Utah Hockey Club held on for a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Kevin Stenlund and Clayton Keller also scored for Utah (34-29-12, 80 points), which ...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Galaxy, Tigres go scoreless
John McCarthy made four saves, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to a scoreless draw against Mexico's UANL Tigres in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series on Tuesday in Carson, Calif.,The second and final leg of the total-goal series will be played on April 8 at San Nicolas de l...

Wolves top Nuggets in 2OT despite 61 points from Nikola Jokic
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit two free throws with 0.1 seconds left in double overtime, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 61-point triple-double from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 140-139 on Tuesday night.,Minnesota trailed by one with 17.7 seconds left when Denver's Russel...

Kings finish season sweep of Jets
Anze Kopitar, Andrei Kuzmenko and Adrian Kempe each had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Kings' 4-1 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.,Los Angeles swept the season series with the Jets, winning the three games by a combined 10-3 margin. ,The Kings (42-23-9, 93 points) are 28-4-4...

Eric Dixon breaks Villanova's career scoring mark in win over Colorado
Eric Dixon scored 22 points to become the all-time leading scorer in Villanova history, guiding the Wildcats past Colorado 85-64 on Tuesday in the first round of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Dixon passed Kerry Kittles (2,243 points) late in the first half and now has 2,257 career point...

USC squashes Tulane in first round of Las Vegas tourney
Rashaun Agee scored 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting and also collected nine rebounds and four blocked shots as Southern California rolled to a convincing 89-60 victory over Tulane on Tuesday night in the first round of the College Basketball Crown tourney in Las Vegas.,Saint Thomas recorded 14 points...

Mason McTavish's shootout winner sends Ducks past Sharks
Mason McTavish scored the only goal of the shootout and added three assists in regulation as the Anaheim Ducks edged the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday.,McTavish, who was the third shootout participant for the Ducks, skated in and showed great patience as he waited for Sharks goalie Alexand...

Leon Draisaitl, Oilers end Golden Knights' streak
Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 52nd goal to highlight a three-goal second period for the Edmonton Oilers, who held on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Jake Walman and Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Evan Bouchard had two assists for Edmonton (43-26-5, ...

Dustin May helps Dodgers stay unbeaten, keep Braves winless
Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, Dustin May went five strong innings in his return to the major leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers increased their season-opening win streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.,Will Smith added ...

Cubs outlast Athletics after back-and-forth early innings
Justin Steele carried a lead into the seventh inning, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki homered, and the Chicago Cubs kept the Athletics winless in their new West Sacramento, Calif., home with a 7-4 victory on Tuesday night.,Tucker scored three times and Suzuki drove in three runs for the Cubs, who opene...