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Manny Machado, Padres beat Braves in Ronald Acuna Jr.'s return
Manny Machado hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres end their six-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.,Machado blasted a slider from Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (3-4) into the left field ...

Drew Rasmussen blanks Jays for 6 innings in Rays' win
Brandon Lowe and Curtis Mead homered for the second straight game and Drew Rasmussen tossed six scoreless innings, lifting the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-1 series-opening victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.,Lowe, who belted a two-run shot in the third inning, is 8-for-17 with three homers ...

Jenny Bae pulls in front at Mexico Riviera Maya Open
Jenny Bae shot her second straight round of 69 to eke in front of the pack halfway through the Mexico Riviera Maya Open on Friday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.,Bae birdied the 18th hole at El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba to reach 6-under 138 after two rounds at the inaugural LPGA event. She finis...

Slade Cecconi, Guardians turn back Tigers
Slade Cecconi pitched six strong innings and the Cleveland Guardians topped the host Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night.,Cecconi (1-1) allowed one run and five hits during his second start of the season. Cecconi, acquired from Arizona in the offseason, recorded six strikeouts.,Hunter Gaddis got the ...

Giants snap Nationals' winning streak in shutout fashion
Landen Roupp pitched six-plus innings and the visiting San Francisco Giants ended the Washington Nationals' five-game winning streak with a 4-0 win on Friday night.,Roupp (3-3) allowed five hits and two walks while striking out two. He left after the first two Nationals reached in the seventh.,Jung ...

Josef Newgarden, Kyle Larson chasing history at Indianapolis 500
A lot has gone against Josef Newgarden as he has pursued an unprecedented third straight Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, but Friday presented some good news.,The Team Penske driver posted the top speed at 225.687 mph during Friday's Carb Day practice session, the last teams will have on the Indi...

Vijay Singh, Y.E. Yang, Cameron Percy tied for lead at Senior PGA
Vijay Singh of Fiji and Y.E. Yang of South Korea each carded a 4-under-par 68 and tied first-round leader Cameron Percy of Australia for the top spot through two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship on Friday in Bethesda, Md.,The leaders stand at 6-under 138, and 12 players are within three strokes...

Indy 500 Carb Day: Josef Newgarden paces field at final practice
On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion.,Josef Newgarden led the final practice before the fabled race with a top lap of 225.687 mph.,"Good final run here," Newgarden told reporters...

Game 2 of Orioles-Red Sox twin bill moved to Saturday
The host Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play a doubleheader Saturday, rather than Friday, after an extended period of rain affected the area.,The teams were slated for a four-game series beginning Thursday, but the opener was washed out and a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. The Red...

Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share lead after going low at Charles Schwab
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid share the 36-hole lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after they each posted 7-under-par rounds of 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid stand at 11-under 129 through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. They take a two-shot lead into the weeke...

Whitecaps aim to continue streak, face Real Salt Lake
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 matches across all competitions when they play a third consecutive away match on Saturday night, this time with a game against Real Salt Lake at Sandy, Utah.,Vancouver (8-1-4, 28 points) has been the surprise team of MLS this season, s...

St. Louis City hope to end losing streak at Colorado
Before a May 17 match at Minnesota United, St. Louis City SC defender Henry Kessler said the team needed to put together a complete 90 minutes in order to break a long winless streak.,The search continues into another week after a 3-0 loss that extended the team's winless streak to 10 matches. St. L...

Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBI between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,The Red Sox untied a 2-2 game in the midst of a five-run sixth inning, which Devers (4-for...

Orioles, Red Sox set for day-night DH after rainout
After rain postponed the scheduled Thursday game, the Boston Red Sox and visiting Baltimore Orioles will begin their four-game weekend series with a split doubleheader on Friday.,It has been a tumultuous week for the Orioles, who ended an eight-game skid with an 8-4, 11-inning road win over the Milw...

Tanner Bibee, Guardians shut out majors-leading Tigers
Tanner Bibee tossed seven impressive innings to help lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-0 win over the host Detroit Tigers on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Bibee (4-4) struck out a season-high eight, allowed just three hits and issued one walk while throwing 96 pitches.,Angel Martin...

Christian Yelich blasts 2 homers as Brewers top Pirates
Christian Yelich hit a pair of home runs and finished with four RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers open a four-game series with an 8-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.,Yelich's three-run blast in the first inning off Pirates rookie starter Mike Burrows (0-1) set the tone for t...

Thunder roll again at home, grab 2-0 lead on Wolves
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday.,The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 on Saturday in Minneapo...

Frost earn stunning OT win over Charge, level PWHL finals
Britta Curl-Salemme scored with 16 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then tallied the winner 16:24 into the extra session as the Minnesota Frost edged the host Ottawa Charge 2-1 on Thursday to even the PWHL finals at one win apiece.,Ottawa's Jocelyne Larocque opened the scoring at 17:25 ...

Jose Altuve's two homers spark Astros' blowout of M's
Jose Altuve produced his 12th career multi-homer game as the Houston Astros topped the Seattle Mariners 9-2 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Altuve slugged a leadoff home run in the fifth inning before belting a two-run shot in the Astros' three-run sixth. After going homerless since...

Sam Bennett, Panthers roll to 2nd road rout of Hurricanes
Sam Bennett recorded two goals and an assist while leading the Florida Panthers to a 5-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe added three assists for the Panthers, who le...