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Guardians rally to extend hot streak, hand Mets another loss
Steven Kwan delivered a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning Tuesday night for the visiting Cleveland Guardians, who remained red hot with a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the slumping New York Mets.,The Guardians have won the first two games of the three-game interleague series to improve to 18-...

Trevor Story, Wilyer Abreu guide hot Red Sox past Royals
Behind 2-for-4 efforts and a combined five RBIs from Wilyer Abreu and Trevor Story, the Boston Red Sox scored five runs across the sixth and seventh innings en route to a 6-2 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.,The middle-of-the-order duo supported starter Garrett Crochet (13-...

Luke Keaschall belts first HR to help Twins defeat Tigers
Luke Keaschall blasted his first career homer off former Minnesota teammate Chris Paddack as the visiting Twins downed the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday night.,Keaschall, who was activated from the injured list on Tuesday after recovering from a forearm fracture, added a run-scoring single. Ryan Jef...

Three multi-run hits propel Astros to victory over Marlins
Yainer Diaz slugged a three-run homer, Jose Altuve added a two-run shot and the Houston Astros defeated the host Miami Marlins 7-3 on Tuesday night.,The Astros, who will look for a three-game sweep on Wednesday afternoon, also got a two-run triple from Jeremy Pena.,Houston went with a pre-planned bu...

Giants, Logan Webb cool down Pirates
Logan Webb struck out 10 and allowed one run over six innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to an 8-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Webb (10-8) put together his second consecutive solid start in less than a week against the Pirates to score the Giants' first win in fi...

Balanced Liberty attack sinks Wings as Jonquel Jones posts double-double
Jonquel Jones collected 15 points and 10 rebounds as the host New York Liberty withstood a quiet showing from Sabrina Ionescu and earned an 85-76 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night.,The Liberty won for the second time in five games since losing Breanna Stewart to a right leg injury on Ju...

Taijuan Walker, Phillies blank Orioles for third straight win
Taijuan Walker pitched six solid innings and Max Kepler hit a two-run homer as the host Philadelphia Phillies topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday.,Brandon Marsh also homered for Philadelphia, which has won three games in a row. Kepler and Marsh finished with two hits apiece for the hosts, as...

Phillies' Jose Alvarado sorry as he nears return from 80-game ban
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado apologized to his team and its fans Tuesday as he nears his return from an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.,Alvarado wrote on Instagram that he did not intend to take a banned substance and is "fully aware tha...

Brandon Pfaadt wins 11th as D-backs take down Padres
Tyler Locklear and Alek Thomas homered, Brandon Pfaadt tied a career high with his 11th victory, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-2 in Phoenix on Monday.,Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits and two RBIs apiece as the Diamondbacks extended their winning streak ...

Yohel Pozo's pinch-hit single sends Cardinals past Dodgers
Masyn Winn and Ivan Herrera hit home runs, Yohel Pozo delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit single in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled off a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray shook off recent strugg...

Yusei Kikuchi, Angels extend Rays' road woes
Jo Adell hit a two-run homer and Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run on four hits over six innings, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,Taylor Ward went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Bryce Teodosio had a care...

Bo Bichette blasts two homers as Blue Jays blow out Rockies
Bo Bichette homered twice, singled and drove in six runs, Ernie Clement had a career-high five hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Colorado Rockies 15-1 in Denver on Monday.,Toronto's Daulton Varsho went deep for the first time since coming off the injured list on Friday and finished with two...

Josh Jung’s 10th-inning walk-off HR lifts Rangers over Yankees
Josh Jung's two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning provided the winning runs as the Texas Rangers rallied for an 8-5 walk-off victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Monday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,After New York did not score in the top o...

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallies to reach Toronto semis
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev, bouncing back after squandering two set points in the first set, rallied for a 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 win over 18th-seeded Alexei Popyrin in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open on Monday in Toronto.,The 28-year-old German advances to face either 11th-seeded Karen Khac...

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko reaches Montreal semifinals
Canadian teen Victoria Mboko breezed into the semifinals on home turf, dispatching of Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 on Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Mboko next will face ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who led 6-1, 2-1 when 24th-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine wa...

Pirates pull off ninth-inning comeback to stun Giants
Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer and later scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the host Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Suwinski raced home on a grounder up the first base line by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and slid under ...

TJ Friedl drives in late game-winner as Reds nip Cubs
TJ Friedl's clutch seventh-inning hitting and a replay reversal helped the visiting Cincinnati Reds defeat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Monday in the first of a three-game series between the National League Central playoff contenders.,Friedl's blooper to shallow center on a 2-2 pitch from Caleb Thielbar ...

Jarren Duran, Brayan Bello lead streaking Red Sox over Royals
Jarren Duran hit a three-run home run and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Kansas City Royals 8-5 Monday night., ,Duran's home run, his 12th of the season, came against Royals starting pitcher Bailey Falter (7-6), who was making his Kansas City de...

Gabriel Arias knocks in 4 as Guardians edge Mets in 10
Gabriel Arias hit a three-run homer and later delivered an insurance sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Monday night for the visiting Cleveland Guardians, who outlasted the New York Mets 7-6.,The Guardians, who led 5-0 in the opener of a three-game interleague series, have won five of six. The Mets lo...

Pirates pull off ninth-inning comeback to beat Giants
Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer and later scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the host Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Suwinski raced home on a grounder up the first base line by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and slid under ...