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Otto Lopez gets timely RBI as Marlins stop Cardinals streak
Otto Lopez stroked a go-ahead, RBI double in the sixth inning as the host Miami Marlins ended St. Louis' five-game win streak by defeating the Cardinals 5-3 on Monday night.,Pete Fairbanks pitched a one-run ninth to earn his fourth save. He was part of a Marlins bullpen that combined to pitch 3 2/3 ...

Braves ring up sixth straight win with big inning vs. Nationals
Matt Olson hit a two-run home run, Bryce Elder pitched into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the host Washington Nationals 9-4 Monday night for their sixth straight win.,Drake Baldwin had two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for Atlanta.,Elder (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings, givin...

Sal Stewart's 8th homer powers Reds to victory over Rays
Sal Stewart slugged a two-run homer as the National League Central-leading Cincinnati Reds won for the fourth straight time, topping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The first baseman went deep in the first inning, his eighth of the season, to provide all the offense the visi...

Struggling Astros beat Guardians with big night from bats
Isaac Paredes hit his first two home runs of the season to help the Houston Astros run away with a 9-2 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday evening.,Paredes' first homer opened a four-run fourth inning which broke a 2-2 deadlock. He then tacked on an insurance run on another solo shot in ...

Red Sox use late-inning surge to topple Tigers in Patriots' Day game
Ceddanne Rafaela's pinch-hit, two-run single in the seventh inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in their annual Patriots' Day game Monday.,The Red Sox exploded for six runs across their final three at-bats and finished the game with 12 hits, including two ...

BetBoom, Aurora first to three wins at PGL Wallachia Season 8
BetBoom Team and Aurora Gaming became the first two teams to punch their tickets to the playoffs following wins at the PGL Wallachia Season 8 on Monday in Bucharest, Romania.,BetBoom defeated Team Falcons and Aurora outlasted PARIVISION, both by 2-1 scores. In doing so, BetBoom and Aurora went 3-0 t...

Red Sox's late inning surge gets job done over Tigers
Ceddanne Rafaela's pinch-hit, two-run single with two outs and two strikes in the seventh inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 8-6 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in their annual Patriots' Day game Monday., ,The Red Sox exploded for six runs across their final three innings and finished the ga...

Kenyan pair repeat at Boston Marathon; John Korir breaks course record
John Korir of Kenya won his second straight Boston Marathon on Monday morning, setting a course record in the 130th edition of the race with a time of 2:01:52.,Korir, 29, took the lead just before the 20-mile mark, gradually building his advantage and finishing 55 seconds ahead of Alphonce Simbo of ...

Jack Draper (knee) withdraws from Madrid and Rome
Britain's Jack Draper withdrew Monday from this week's tournament in Madrid and next month's event in Rome due to a knee injury.,Draper, 24, did not play in Monte Carlo earlier this month and was forced to retire in the third set of his first-round match at Barcelona last week.,"An aggravated tendon...

Knights rally in Game 1, spoiling Mammoth's playoff debut
Nic Dowd scored the go-ahead goal 7:20 into the third period and Carter Hart made 31 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Colton Sissons had a goal and ...

Four teams at 2-0 after opening week of CDL Stage 3 qualifying
FaZe Vegas and Toronto KOI joined two other teams at 2-0 in the standings after the first week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3.,The Paris Gentle Mates and Vancouver Surge, who did not have matches on Sunday, also are 2-0.,Toronto downed Boston Breach, while FaZe Vegas topped the ...

Victor Wembanyama makes history as Spurs outlast Blazers in Game 1
Victor Wembanyama hit for 35 points in his postseason debut as the host San Antonio Spurs used a third-quarter run to create separation in a 111-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.,The Spurs took a 1-0 lead in the best-of...

Team Liquid remains unbeaten at LCS Spring
Team Liquid remained unbeaten with its third straight win while LYON swept for its second straight victory to wrap up Week 3 of the LCS Spring regular season on Sunday.,Liquid came away with a 2-1 victory over Dignitas, which is the only team without a win through three weeks. LYON swept Shopify Reb...

Sabres rally past Bruins in 3rd for 1st playoff win since '11
Tage Thompson scored two of the four goals by the Buffalo Sabres in the final eight minutes of the third period in a 4-3 comeback win against the visiting Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday night.,Mattias Samuelsson and Alex Tuch scored the...

Michael Harris II delivers for Braves, who sweep series from Phillies
Michael Harris II collected three hits, including a home run, as the visiting Atlanta Braves secured a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 victory on Sunday night.,Grant Holmes worked into the fifth inning and five relievers put up zeroes for Atlanta, which has won nine of its l...

Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky completes hat trick in OT, stuns Lightning
Juraj Slafkovsky netted his hat-trick game-winner 1:22 into the postseason's first overtime as the visiting Montreal Canadiens stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,After the Lightning's Jake Guentzel committed a high-sticking penalty...

Hannah Green heats up late, wins in playoff for third LA title
Australia's Hannah Green stormed back from a six-shot deficit on the back nine and won a three-way playoff with a birdie putt to capture her third title in four years at the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in Tarzana, Calif.,Green defeated South Koreans Jin Hee Im and Sei Young Kim when the trio ...

Timo Werner's 1st MLS goal leads San Jose's road rout of LAFC
Timo Werner scored a goal with an assist in a three-minute stretch and the San Jose Earthquakes continued their franchise-record start to the season with a 4-1 road victory over Los Angeles FC on Sunday., ,Ousseni Bouda scored a pair of goals for the Earthquakes, who took charge in a dominating five...

Top-seeded Pistons shocked in Game 1 as Magic never trail
Paolo Banchero had 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic upset the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, 112-101, in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference series on Sunday.,The visiting Magic never trailed as every starter scored at least 16 points. Franz Wagner supplied 19 points...

Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky scores 3, including OT, to top Lightning
Juraj Slafkovsky netted his hat-trick game-winner 1:22 into the postseason's first overtime, and the visiting Montreal Canadiens stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,After the Lightning's Jake Guentzel committed a high-sticking penal...