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Strong second period carries Flyers past Penguins for 3-0 edge
Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen, Nick Seeler and Noah Cates all scored their first career playoff goals to guide the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday and a three-games-to-none series lead.,After capturing Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference qu...
DC United ends scoring drought, earns 4-4 draw with Red Bulls
Tai Baribo scored his third goal in the 80th minute as D.C. United ended a long scoring drought and escaped with a 4-4 draw in an adrenaline-fueled match against the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night in Harrison, N.J.,Jackson Hopkins added a goal and an assist for D.C. United (2-4-3, 9 points), ...
Teen's match-winner keeps New England rolling, Atlanta sliding
Peyton Miller's 78th-minute goal was the match-winner as the visiting New England Revolution defeated Atlanta United, 2-1, on Wednesday night.,Carles Gil assisted on both goals for the Revolution (5-3-0, 15 points), who extended their winning streak to four matches. They also snapped a six-match roa...
Behind Mark Vientos' clutch hit, Mets edge Twins, snap 12-game skid
Mark Vientos redeemed himself for an earlier baserunning miscue by delivering the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the host New York Mets snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The losing streak was the longest for the Mets since a 12-game s...
Cincinnati tallies twice in closing minutes, earns draw vs. NYCFC
Andrei Chirila scored in two minutes into second-half stoppage time and Evander converted a penalty kick three minutes later, helping FC Cincinnati rally to a 4-4 draw against host New York City FC on Wednesday.,Chirila, a 17-year-old homegrown defender, converted from outside the box for his first ...
Dramatic goalkeeper goal earns Toronto FC draw with Philadelphia
A header from goalkeeper Luka Gavran six minutes into second-half stoppage time gave Toronto FC a dramatic 3-3 draw with the visiting Philadelphia Union on Wednesday.,Gavran was downfield with the rest of his teammates during Daniel Salloi's late free kick, bidding for an equalizer. Salloi's initial...
Offensive eruption helps Orlando City take down Charlotte FC
Martin Ojeda scored his third and fourth goals of the season early in the second half to help Orlando City to a 4-1 victory over visiting Charlotte FC on Wednesday night.,Luis Otavio added his first career MLS goal early and Ignacio Gomez added his first late for Orlando (2-6-1, 7 points), which had...
Casey Mize fires 6-plus strong innings as Tigers handle Brewers
Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot, and Kerry Carpenter added a solo blast as the host Detroit Tigers downed the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Wednesday.,Torkelson, who hit 31 homers last season, made a winner of starter Casey Mize. In six-plus innings, Mize (2-1) gave up...
Max Fried dominates as Yankees nearly blank Red Sox again
Amed Rosario had four RBI in just two plate appearances and Max Fried pitched eight shutout innings, leading the visiting New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night., ,Rosario's three-run shot in the first inning was all that New York needed, as Fried (3-1) allowed just...
Braves blast four homers to bypass Nationals
Michael Harris II hit two home runs, Matt Olson smacked a three-run shot and the Atlanta Braves rallied from an early three-run deficit to claim an 8-6 win against the host Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,The seventh multi-homer game of Harris' career helped Atlanta manager Walt Weiss earn ...
Rafael Jodar continues ATP poll climb with win in Madrid debut
Building on his recent ATP poll ascent, Madrid native Rafael Jodar battled back from one set down to knock out Jesper De Jong of the Netherlands 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday in a 2-hour, 32-minute first-round clash at the Mutua Madrid Open.,The 19-year-old began the year ranked 168th, but has skyrocke...
Josh Naylor, Cal Raleigh rally Mariners to walk-off win over A's
Josh Naylor singled home Cal Raleigh with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Athletics 5-4 Wednesday afternoon to salvage the finale of a three-game series with their American League West rivals.,The A's tied the score in the top of the inning on Nick Kurtz...
Raptors identify areas to improve while down 2-0 to Cavs in series
The Toronto Raptors need to decrease turnovers and get more scoring from Brandon Ingram on Thursday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchup against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.,The Cavaliers lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 after their wire-to-wire 115-105 home ...
Daria Snigur wins marathon 3rd-set tiebreaker in clay debut at Madrid
In the first tour-level clay-court match of her career, Ukraine's Daria Snigur came away with a thrilling 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (13) victory over Australia's Daria Kasatkina in first-round action of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.,Snigur, ranked 98th in the world, saved four match points before winning t...
Coby Mayo's 3-run blast leads Orioles past Royals
Coby Mayo belted a three-run homer to highlight a sixth-run sixth inning, fueling the visiting Baltimore Orioles to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon.,Leody Taveras' RBI single forged a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning before Jeremiah Jackson's two-run single gave Baltimor...
Yordan Alvarez homers in first, Astros shut out Guardians
Yordan Alvarez had three hits, including a two-run homer in the first inning, and Peter Lambert threw six shutout innings for the visiting Houston Astros in a 2-0 win against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Lambert (1-1) allowed three hit...
Nick Martinez helps Rays dispatch Reds, his former team
Nick Martinez allowed a run on five hits over eight innings and Junior Caminero homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon at St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (1-1) walked one and struck out five against his former team. He threw 71 strikes in 95 pit...
Marlins' solid pitching, hitting too much for Cardinals
Janson Junk allowed just one hit and a walk over five innings, and Jakob Marsee drove in a pair as the Miami Marlins beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Wednesday to claim the deciding contest of their three-game series.,Junk (1-2) pitched efficiently, needing just 56 pitches to go five. He...
HEROIC, Spirit and SAR reach PGL Wallachia playoffs
HEROIC, South America Rejects and Team Spirit secured the final three playoff spots Wednesday at the $1 million PGL Wallachia Season 8 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Sixteen teams began the Dota 2 tournament with the top eight advancing from the Swiss-system group stage. The double-elimination playoff...
Caps D Rasmus Sandin recovering from ACL surgery
Washington Capitals defenseman Rasmus Sandin is recovering from surgery to repair his torn right ACL.,The 26-year-old Swede sustained the knee injury in a 6-3 win at Pittsburgh on April 11.,The typical timeline for a recovery from ACL surgery is an estimated six to nine months.,Sandin finished the s...