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'Frustrated' D-backs seek to get back on track vs. Pirates
The Arizona Diamondbacks return home Monday hoping a change of venue can alter their recent fortunes.,The Diamondbacks have lost a season-worst five games in a row as they prepare to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Phoenix.,"We're all extremely frustrate...
Reds, Royals each looking for winning formula
Two teams coming off vastly different series will square off on Memorial Day in Kansas City, Mo., where the Kansas City Royals host the Cincinnati Reds.,The Royals, who wrapped up a six-game road trip on Sunday, recorded just seven total runs across their three games against the Minnesota Twins. Aft...
Supernova wins, leaves DhillDucks winless at OWCS NA Stage 2
Supernova topped DhillDucks in a battle of the two remaining winless teams at the Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2 on Sunday, leaving DhillDucks alone in last place after three weeks.,Supernova opened the match with a 2-0 win on Oasis Control before DhillDucks won 3-1 on Circuit Roya...
Atlanta United find scoring touch to double up Cincinnati
Derrick Williams, Jay Fortune, Bartosz Slisz and Jamal Thiare each scored for Atlanta United on Sunday, helping the club snap an eight-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over visiting FC Cincinnati.,Atlanta (3-7-5, 14 points) had as many goals on Sunday as it had across its eight-game stretch. U...
Chisato Iwai wins in Mexico on strength of final-round 66
Japanese rookie Chisato Iwai fired a final-round 6-under-par 66 to jet away from the pack and secure a six-stroke win on Sunday at the inaugural Mexico Riviera Maya Open in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.,Iwai, who started the round one shot out of the lead, tamed El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba on a ...
Well-timed doubles key Brewers rally over Pirates
Caleb Durbin and Brice Turang hit key run-scoring doubles to rally the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,The Brewers snapped a two-game skid and split the four-game series against the Pirates, who had won four of their previous five.,Trailing 5-3 in...
Robbie Ray continues success as Giants clip Nationals
Robbie Ray continued his strong season with six solid innings and the visiting San Francisco Giants earned a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals 3-2 in the deciding game of a three-game series.,Ray (7-0) allowed a run on three hits and struck out seven without a walk. The left-hander is 4-0 wi...
Robbie Ray, Giants chase series win vs. Nationals
Left-hander Robbie Ray will look to continue his strong season on Sunday afternoon when he starts the finale of the San Francisco Giants' three-game series against the host Washington Nationals.,Ray (6-0, 2.67 ERA) is 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA over his past four starts, allowing a total of four earned run...
Pirates' Bailey Falter aims to extend scoreless streak, faces Brewers
Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter will try to continue his recent string of strong starts on Sunday afternoon when the host Pirates conclude their four-game series versus the Milwaukee Brewers.,Promising rookie right-hander Logan Henderson (3-0, 1.69 ERA) will take the mound for the Brewers.,Falt...
First-place NTMR improves to 4-0 at OWCS NA Stage 2
NTMR improved to 4-0 and moved into sole possession of first place with a 3-0 sweep of Team Liquid on Saturday in the Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2. ,NTMR opened with a 2-1 win on Illios, following that with a 3-0 victory on New Junk City and closed with a 144.86-6.51m triumph on ...
Renegades reel off 18 straight points to sink Showboats
Luis Perez threw for 206 yards and two scores, as the Arlington Renegades reeled off the final three touchdowns to claim a 30-12 win over the host Memphis Showboats on Saturday.,The Showboats (2-7) forged the game's first tie when Matt Coghlin booted a 29-yard field goal to make it 12-12 with 5:16 l...
Oneil Cruz powers Pirates to another 1-run win over Brewers
Oneil Cruz recorded two hits, including a go-ahead RBI triple, to propel the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,One day after hitting two home runs to help the Pirates defeat the Brewers by one run, Cruz was instrumental in making that happen a...
East powerhouse FC Cincinnati visits slumping Atlanta United
Teams on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference table will meet on Sunday night when Atlanta United hosts FC Cincinnati.,Cincinnati (9-3-2, 29 points) has picked up points in nine of its last 10 games and is tied with Philadelphia for first place in the East ahead of the Union's match on Saturday a...
Jake Irvin throws eight scoreless innings as Nats blank Giants
Jake Irvin pitched eight scoreless innings and James Wood hit a two-run home run to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday.,Irvin (4-1) allowed three hits while striking out seven and walking two on 96 pitches. He retired nine straight Giant...
Albert Rusnak's late goal extends Sounders' mastery of FC Dallas
Albert Rusnak scored on a penalty kick in the 86th minute as the Seattle Sounders extended their home mastery over FC Dallas with a 1-0 victory Saturday afternoon.,Stefan Frei made five saves to post the shutout for the Sounders (6-4-5, 23 points), who haven't lost to Dallas (4-6-4, 16 points) at Lu...
White Sox P Jonathan Cannon scratched prior to start vs. Rangers
Chicago White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon has been scratched from Saturday's start against the visiting Texas Rangers due to lower back tightness.,Right-hander Bryse Wilson (0-2, 6.00 ERA) will get the nod in favor of Cannon (2-5, 3.76), who is listed as day-to-day by the team.,Wilson, 27, has ...
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina, Maya Joint win titles
Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan recorded a 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-1 victory over eighth-seeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova on Saturday in the final at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Rybakina, 25, registered 16 aces to dispatch Samsonova in two hours and 16 minutes. She secured her ni...
Giants' Kyle Harrison reclaims starting spot for clash with Nats
Left-hander Kyle Harrison will make his first start of the season for the San Francisco Giants when they play the second contest of their three-game series at the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Harrison, 23, steps into the spot usually filled by Justin Verlander, who was placed on the 1...
Quinn Priester, Brewers take aim at Pirates
Milwaukee right-hander Quinn Priester will take on his former team for the first time when the Brewers continue their four-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.,Priester (1-2, 4.66 ERA), a first-round draft pick of the Pirates in 2019, was traded last year to the Bos...
Battlehawks blow out Brahmas, keep pressure on Defenders
The St. Louis Battlehawks rumbled for 169 yards and two touchdowns on the ground on their way to a 39-13 win over the Brahmas in San Antonio on Friday.,The win moved the Battlehawks to 7-2, a half game ahead of the DC Defenders in the XFL Conference race. The Defenders play at the Houston Roughnecks...