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Paul Goldschmidt homers in 9th to lift Yankees over Blue Jays
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1.,Louis Varland (3-2) allowed Cody Bellinger's bloop single to center to open the ninth. Goldschmidt followed by smashing an 0-1 knuckle curve to left f...
Oklahoma spoils Alabama's first CWS appearance since 1999
Deiten Lachance connected on a two-run homer in the sixth inning after rolling his ankle on the basepaths in the first, helping Oklahoma cruise to a 9-0 win against Alabama in a first-round game at the College World Series on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,Lachance also singled and scored three t...
South Korean duo take 1-stroke lead after 3 rounds in Michigan team event
South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi and Hyo Joo Kim posted a steady 1-under-par 69 and vaulted past three duos to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dow Championship on Saturday at Midland (Mich.) Country Club.,The South Korean team sits at 10-under 200, one stroke ahead of Gina Kim and Yana Wi...
Ivan Herrera homers twice as Cardinals fend off late rally by Twins
Ivan Herrera hit two home runs, with the second sparking a five-run seventh inning for the St. Louis Cardinals, who posted a 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Herrera went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in three on his eighth and ninth homers. Jordan Walker also homered...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz to square off in Stuttgart final
Top-flight Americans Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz will oppose each other in the BOSS Open championship match after winning their respective semifinal matches on Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany.,The top-seeded Shelton played twice on Saturday, beginning the day by winning the final two sets of a suspe...
Aaron Boone: Yankees don't owe Aroldis Chapman apology
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't interested in giving Aroldis Chapman the apology that he is seeking.,Chapman hasn't been too keen with the manner in which the Yankees treated him toward the end of the 2022 season, even going so far to say that general manager Brian Cashman needs to say he...
Lawrence Butler caps Athletics' rally past Rockies
Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz slugged back-to-back mammoth homers and Lawrence Butler scored the tiebreaking run on an error and later added an RBI single as the Athletics recorded a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in Las Vegas.,Butler crossed the plate in the seventh inning a...
Bo Bichette's 2 home runs, 6 RBIs carry Mets past Braves
Bo Bichette hit two homers and tied a career high with six RBIs on Friday for the host New York Mets, who beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Juan Soto also homered for the Mets, who have won two straight.,Dominic Smith and Mike Y...
Three Red Sox rack up 3-hit nights in rout of Rangers
Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each homered to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday night.,Contreras and Abreu each hit a solo home run, and Rafaela belted a two-run homer.,It was a rare home victory for the Red Sox, who ended a fo...
Lawrence Butler caps A's rally past Rockies
Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz slugged back-to-back mammoth homers and Lawrence Butler scored the tiebreaking run on an error and later added an RBI single as the Athletics recorded a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in Las Vegas.,Butler crossed the plate in the seventh inning a...
Dominic Canzone, Bryce Miller push Mariners over Nats
Dominic Canzone homered for the second straight game to go with a two-run triple, Bryce Miller pitched eight strong innings and the visiting Seattle Mariners beat the Washington Nationals 10-2 on Friday., ,Colt Emerson and Josh Naylor also homered for the Mariners, who had lost two straight., ,Mille...
Javier Assad, Cubs stifle Giants in near-shutout to win opener
Michael Busch bombed a three-run homer into the San Francisco Bay, Javier Assad combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and the Chicago Cubs opened a three-game road series with a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,After Giants starter Landen Roupp (5-7) had matched zero...
Janelle Salaun helps Valkyries hold Storm at bay
Janelle Salaun scored 22 points, making five 3-pointers, and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds as the Golden State Valkyries held off the host Seattle Storm 76-72 Friday night in a WNBA Commissioner's Cup game.,Gabby Williams, who played the previous four seasons in Seattle, added 19 points for the...
Angels grab early edge, hold off Rays' comeback attempt
Trey Mancini hit a two-run triple and Logan O'Hoppe had two hits and an RBI to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run, Denzer Guzman singled and doubled and Mike T...
Bo Bichette's six RBIs, grand slam helps Mets beat rival Braves
Bo Bichette had two homers and tied a career-high with six RBIs Friday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals., ,The Mets have won two straight. Dominic Smith and Mike Yastrzemski laced run-scorin...
Yordan Alvarez has historic night as Astros outlast Royals
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and grand slam during a nine-run first inning for the Houston Astros, who then hung on for a 10-8 victory over the host Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Alvarez, an early AL MVP candidate, joins Lee May (1974) and Jeff Bagwell (1994) as Astros to homer twice in ...
Behind eighth-inning homers, Twins outslug Cardinals
Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee homered in the eighth inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 9-8 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in Minneapolis.,Kody Clemens belted a three-run home run for Minnesota, which won the opener of a three-game series for just its second victory in six games. Byron...
Dominic Canzone, Bryce Smith push Mariners over Nats
Dominic Canzone homered for the second straight game to go with a two-run triple, Bryce Smith pitched eight strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Nationals 10-2 Friday night in Washington., ,Colt Emerson and Josh Naylor also homered for the Mariners, who had lost two straight., ,Miller (3...
Fielding error dooms Reds against Diamondbacks
Cincinnati Reds left fielder Blake Dunn dropped a fly ball with two outs in the ninth to score the go-ahead run and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks went on to a 5-2 win in the opener of the three-game series on Friday evening.,Geraldo Perdomo came up with runners on first and second against Cincin...
Folarin Balogun's brace sends US to World Cup-opening rout
The U.S. waited 32 years to play a World Cup match on home soil, and the performance met the anticipation as Folarin Balogun scored two first-half goals in a 4-1 win over Paraguay in the Group D opener on Friday at Inglewood, Calif.,After a seventh-minute own goal put the U.S. in front, Balogun scor...