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Giancarlo Stanton's big day puts Yankees past Nationals
Giancarlo Stanton highlighted his 1,700th career regular-season game by hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning, a bases-clearing double in the third and driving in five total runs as the New York Yankees recorded a 5-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday night., ,The Yanke...
Braves plate nine in ninth; leave Marlins in their wake
Former Marlins infielder Vidal Brujan slapped a go-ahead RBI double in an explosive ninth inning, and Ozzie Albies homered twice, leading the Atlanta Braves to an 11-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,Albies, who also doubled, went 3-for-5 with four RBIs.,The score was tied 2-2 when...
Aliyah Boston nets 27 as Fever earn critical win over Storm
Behind 27 points, nine rebounds and two steals from Aliyah Boston, the Indiana Fever picked up a crucial 95-75 victory over the visiting Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.,Odyssey Sims added 22 points and led the Fever (20-18) with six assists, while Kelsey Mitchell registered 21 points. It was a top-h...
Lucas Giolito's gem spoils Kyle Bradish's return as Red Sox blank O's
Boston's Lucas Giolito pitched eight shutout innings to upstage the return of a Baltimore Orioles pitcher as the visiting Red Sox won 5-0 on Tuesday night.,Trevor Story and David Hamilton both homered off Kyle Bradish, who pitched in the big leagues for the first time in more than a year.,The Red So...
Parker Messick deals in home debut, Guardians blank Rays
Parker Messick struck out six over seven innings for his first win in the majors, and Kyle Manzardo drove in the go-ahead run as the Cleveland Guardians snapped their six-game losing streak, beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Manzardo and Brayan Rocchio each had RBI singles an...
U.S. Open: Iga Swiatek makes history by winning opener
Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek is off to a fast start in her attempt to win back-to-back Grand Slams, as the No. 2 seed from Poland beat Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2 in an hour flat at the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New York.,Swiatek routed Arango by winning 23 of her 26 first-service points (88...
Jannik Sinner launches U.S. Open title defense with easy win
Defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner cruised through his first-round match at the U.S. Open, taking down Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday in New York.,The Italian never had his serve broken and needed just one hour and 38 minutes to complete the sweep. He hit sev...
Andy Pages pounds two homers as Dodgers dump Reds
Andy Pages hit two homers and drove in four runs, Emmet Sheehan tied his career high with 10 strikeouts and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 7-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Sheehan (5-2) did not allow a run over a career-best seven inning...
Shea Langeliers' slam off Tarik Skubal propels A's
Shea Langeliers smoked a grand slam off Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in the seventh inning to help the Athletics post an 8-3 victory over Detroit on Monday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Nick Kurtz and Colby Thomas also homered and Tyler Soderstrom had three hits for the Athletics, who won for the 10th...
Cal Raleigh's 50th homer sparks M's in win over Padres
Cal Raleigh became the first player whose primary position is catcher to hit 50 home runs in a major league season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting San Diego Padres 9-6 Monday night.,Raleigh went deep into the second deck in left field in the first inning off San Diego starter JP Sears ...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz posts straight-set win at U.S. Open
Sporting a closely shaved head while taking the court for his first-round match at the U.S. Open, second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz had a close shave in all three sets while prevailing late Monday night.,The Spaniard defeated the United States' Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, finishing just before midnight ...
White Sox, Shane Smith shut down Royals
Shane Smith and Tyler Gilbert combined on a two-hit shutout and Korey Lee and Brooks Baldwin smacked back-to-back home runs as the host Chicago White Sox blanked the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Monday.,Chicago collected seven extra-base hits while securing its third winning streak of at least three ga...
Mark Vientos, Luis Torrens lead Mets to rout of Phillies
Mark Vientos continued his recent resurgence by hitting a tiebreaking RBI double with one out in the fifth inning as the host New York Mets inched closer to first place in the National League East with a 13-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.,Vientos helped the Mets win for the...
Jose Soriano, four Angels relievers shut out Rangers
Zach Neto led off the game with a homer and Jose Soriano combined with four relievers on a shutout as the Los Angeles Angels blanked the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Arlington, Texas.,The Angels snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second tim...
Alec Burleson's walk-off blast boosts Cards over Pirates
Alec Burleson hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the ninth to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 Monday night.,Burleson was 4-for-5 with two runs scored for the Cardinals. Willson Contreras drove in two runs before home plate umpire Derek Thomas ejected him...
Mark Vientos leads Mets to another win
Mark Vientos continued his recent resurgence by hitting a tiebreaking RBI double with one out in the fifth inning as the host New York Mets inched closer to first place in the National League East with a 13-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.,Vientos helped the Mets win for the...
Aces win 11th straight, fend off gritty Sky
Chelsea Gray hit a deep, go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:37 remaining in regulation as the visiting Las Vegas Aces had to work for their 11th straight win, 79-74 over the Chicago Sky on Monday night.,Aces guard Jackie Young scored 20 of her team-high 22 points in the first half.,Las Vegas (25-14) led 73-6...
Brewers' bullpen stifles Diamondbacks' rally
Andruw Monasterio and Caleb Durbin homered as the Milwaukee Brewers held off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Monasterio's third homer, a one-out solo shot in the fourth, put the Brewers up 6-0. Arizona rallied within 6-5, but Durbin opened ...
Shane Smith, White Sox hand Royals first shutout of season
Shane Smith and Tyler Gilbert combined on a two-hit shutout and Korey Lee and Brooks Baldwin smacked back-to-back home runs as the host Chicago White Sox blanked the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Monday.,Chicago collected seven extra-base hits while securing its third winning streak of at least three ga...
Blue Jays bats beat up on struggling Twins
Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run homer in a four-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to defeat the visiting Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Monday night.,Andres Gimenez added a solo shot for the Blue Jays in the opener of the three-game series. It was the start of a six-game homestand for the Blu...