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A's top Orioles behind another multi-hit game by Jacob Wilson
Max Muncy homered and Jacob Wilson turned in his fifth consecutive multi-hit game in the Athletics' 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in West Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday.,The Athletics took two of three games in the weekend series. Wilson was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Tyler Soderstrom also finishe...

George Kirby fans 14 as Mariners edge Angels
George Kirby posted a career-high 14 strikeouts across seven innings as the Seattle Mariners earned a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon at Anaheim, Calif.,Kirby (1-3) - who made just his fourth start of the season after dealing with right shoulder inflammation - allowed jus...

Jennifer Kupcho wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Jennifer Kupcho sank a birdie putt at the final hole to end a three-year drought and win the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday in Galloway, N.J.,Kupcho shot a 5-under-par 66 at the Bay Course at Seaview to finish 15-under 198. She balanced two bogeys with seven birdies, allowing her to finish a stroke...

Giants complete sweep, hand Braves seventh straight loss
Mike Yastrzemski highlighted a three-run fourth inning with a two-run double, Landen Roupp combined with three relievers on a six-hitter and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game sweep over the visiting Atlanta Braves with a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon.,Ryan Walker, Randy Rodriguez and Ca...

Mets use power surge to sweep Rockies again
Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each had two home runs and three hits, Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez also went deep, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 13-5 in Denver on Sunday.,It was Alonso's 23rd career multi-homer game, the most in New York history. He now has 243 career home runs, s...

Lynx rise to 9-0 by handling last-place Wings
Napheesa Collier amassed 28 points and 10 rebounds and Kayla McBride added 21 points as the Minnesota Lynx shrugged off a ragged third quarter to roll past the hapless Dallas Wings 81-65 on Sunday afternoon in a Commissioner's Cup contest in Arlington, Texas.,The Lynx are a perfect 3-0 in the battle...

Evan Carter, Jake Burger help Rangers beat Nats
Evan Carter and Jake Burger each finished a triple short of the cycle as the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Carter hit a two-run homer in the second inning, doubled in the fourth and singled in the sixth before striki...

Brittany Ratcliffe helps Spirit past Courage
A goal and an assist by Brittany Ratcliffe lifted the Washington Spirit to a 3-1 win over the North Carolina Courage Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital.,The win was the first for head coach Jonatan Giraldez since he announced his intent to depart the Spirit effective July 18, to lead French cl...

Denny Hamlin pulls out third win of year at Michigan
Denny Hamlin worked his way by William Byron with four laps to go and had enough gas to hang on and win Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.,The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota No. 11 caught Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet with four circuits left on the two-mile tra...

Tommy Edman knocks in three to help Dodgers beat Cardinals
Tommy Edman drove in three runs to power the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday 7-3 to avoid a three-game sweep.,Hyeseong Kim drove in two runs and Mookie Betts hit a homer for the Dodgers.,Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw (1-0) allowed one run on six hits in five inning...

Back-to-back jacks help Twins take down Blue Jays
Brooks Lee and Christian Vazquez hit consecutive home runs and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Ty France went 2-for-4 with an RBI double for Minnesota, which salvaged a win in the three-game series. Byron Buxton and Trevor Larn...

Brittney Sykes, Mystics dominate Sun
Led by 28 points from Brittany Sykes, the Washington Mystics blasted the visiting Connecticut Sun 104-67 on Sunday.,Washington (4-6) ended a three-game losing streak. The Mystics relied on another strong game from Sykes and a multitude of points in the paint. Washington managed a season-high 56 poin...

Royals hold on to end White Sox's winning streak
Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. homered, and Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4, as the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Sunday, stopping Chicago's three-game winning streak.,Carlos Estevez tempered a late White Sox rally to earn his 19th save, striking out Tim Elko with ...

Joaquin Niemann wins in Virginia for sixth career LIV title
Joaquin Niemann birdied Nos. 14-17 to cap off a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 for his final round and hung on to win LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday in Gainesville, Va.,The 26-year-old from Chile went 15-under 198 for the week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and beat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (66)...

Paul Skenes, Braxton Ashcraft hurl Pirates to sweep of Phillies
Paul Skenes and rookie Braxton Ashcraft combined to allow just one run on three hits and lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Pittsburgh won its third in a row and swept a series for the first time this season while handing the Phillies th...

Bo Naylor helps Guardians slip past Astros 4-2
Bo Naylor hit a home run among his three hits as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the second three-hit game of the season for Naylor and seventh of his career. Gabriel Arias doubled twice and ...

Reds rely on the long ball, sweep Diamondbacks
Matt McLain hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jose Trevino also homered for the Reds to wrap up their fourth sweep...

Jack Flaherty shuts down Cubs as Tigers win
Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings, Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run double and the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Chicago Cubs, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon.,Flaherty (5-6) gave up two hits and walked three while striking out nine while notching a win for his third consecutive start. Brenan Hanif...

Manny Machado's homer all Padres need to beat Brewers
Manny Machado snapped a scoreless tie with a leadoff home run in the seventh inning and rookie Ryan Bergert and five relievers combined on a four-hitter to pace the visiting San Diego Padres to a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in the decider of a three-game series.,After San Diego ...

Rays complete comeback to take series with Marlins
Brandon Lowe's eighth-inning sacrifice fly capped a comeback for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, as they beat the visiting Miami Marlins 3-2.,Yandy Diaz had a hand in each of the runs for the Rays as the designated hitter went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs batted in. His eighth-inning double ch...