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Padres activate RF Fernando Tatis Jr. from 60-day IL
The Padres activated right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. before they faced the visiting Detroit Tigers on Monday.,Tatis, 25, has not played for the Padres since June 21 due to a stress reaction in his right femur. ,The two-time All-Star is batting .279 with 14 homers and 36 RBIs in 80 games this season...
Underwhelming pitchers in focus for Nats, Marlins
The Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets are locked in amid their respective postseason pushes.,The National League East's remaining two teams, meanwhile, are simply playing out the stretch in the regular season's final month.,All but eliminated from playoff contention, the Wa...
Reds DFA 1B Dominic Smith, add OF Blake Dunn
The Cincinnati Reds designated first baseman Dominic Smith for assignment on Monday and recalled outfielder Blake Dunn from Triple-A Louisville.,Smith, who was signed by the Reds on Aug. 22, two days after he was released by the Boston Red Sox, was 5-for-26 (.192) in nine games for Cincinnati. The 2...
Report: Padres activating Fernando Tatis Jr. from 60-day IL
The Padres are activating right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. for Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.,Tatis, 25, has not played for the Padres since June 21 due to a stress reaction in his right femur. ,The two-time All-Star is batting .279 with 14 homers and...
Orioles add SS Nick Maton to active roster
The Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of shortstop Nick Maton on Monday and designated catcher David Banuelos for assignment.,Maton, 27, appeared in one game for the Orioles this season as a late-inning defensive replacement at second base on June 20.,Maton played in 93 games for the Detroit T...
Royals manager Matt Quatraro out for 'personal matter'
Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro will not be with the club for Monday's home game against the Cleveland Guardians to tend "to a personal matter.",Bench coach Paul Hoover will serve as Royals manager.,There was no indication on how much time Quatraro, 50, might miss.,The Royals (75-63) entere...
Lamar Jackson Has More To Prove Against Patrick Mahomes
The Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs will square off in the first game of the NFL season. But it's Lamar Jackson with much more to prove....
Scorching-hot Cubs welcome scuffling Pirates
The Chicago Cubs are piling up runs and winning games in impressive fashion.,The Cubs have scored 99 runs while winning nine of their past 10 games. Chicago looks to keep the explosive offense cranking when it opens a three-game set against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,The sudden...
Hoping to rebound after letdown, Mariners take on A's
The playoff-contending Seattle Mariners and host Oakland Athletics open the first of two series over the final four weeks of the season on Monday afternoon.,The Mariners will be continuing a 10-game trip when they seek to bounce back from the disappointment of consecutive one-run losses against the ...
Heading in different directions, Astros, Reds begin series
The Houston Astros appear to be hitting their stride again as September starts and thoughts of the playoffs become more prominent among their players and coaches.,The Cincinnati Reds are trying to cope with an overwhelming number of injuries to their pitching staff and make it to the end of the seas...
Cubs' offense explodes in sweep of host Nationals
Dansby Swanson had four hits, Isaac Paredes had two hits and drove in three runs and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 14-1 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.,Pete Crow-Armstrong added three hits and scored twice for the Cubs, who scored 26 runs in sweeping the three-game ...
Alex Cobb flirts with perfect game, leads Guardians past Pirates
Alex Cobb took a perfect game into the seventh inning and Kyle Manzardo clubbed the first two homers of his career, as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Sunday.,Cobb (2-1) retired the first 18 batters after missing two starts before coming off the 15-day injury-list...
Storm can't overcome Sun as Brionna Jones stars
Brionna Jones scored a season-high 26 points Sunday as the Connecticut Sun won their second game in less than 24 hours, stopping the visiting Seattle Storm 93-86.,Jones was 9 of 13 from the field and 8 of 13 from the foul line as Connecticut improved to 24-8 and maintained the second-best record in ...
Cardinals LHP Steven Matz (back) returns after 4 months
The St. Louis Cardinals activated left-hander Steven Matz from the 60-day injured list on Sunday after the veteran starter missed four months with multiple back issues.,Matz went on the injured list with a back injury at the end of April and aggravated the issue during his rehab in June.,Matz, 33, w...
Nationals add Darren Baker, son of ex-manager Dusty Baker
The Washington Nationals added some major league pedigree Sunday when they placed infielder/outfielder Darren Baker on the active roster.,The 25-year-old is the son of former major league player and manager Dusty Baker, who played 19 seasons (1968-86) with four clubs and was a manager for 26 seasons...
Argos' Chad Kelly out to make most of chances vs. Tiger-Cats
Chad Kelly had no trouble shaking off the rust in his first outing of the season.,The reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player of the Year will look for another stellar outing on Monday when the Toronto Argonauts visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a Labor Day showdown.,Kelly missed the first nine games of...
Pirates hope to finish strong; Guardians in playoff position
Few teams are as eager to turn the calendar as the Pittsburgh Pirates, who endured a 10-game losing streak during a dismal August.,The Pirates will look to begin September on the right note when they visit the Cleveland Guardians in the rubber match of their three-game interleague series on Sunday a...
With wild-card hopes alive, Cubs look to sweep Nationals
The visiting Chicago Cubs will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,With Saturday's 5-3 win, Chicago (70-66) has won five straight and eight of nine to move into contention for a National League wild-card spot. The Cubs were 18-8 in August and are four games out...
Jonah Coleman (3 TDs), Washington breeze past Weber State
Jonah Coleman rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns as Washington opened its season with a 35-3 victory against Weber State in a non-conference game Saturday night in Seattle.,Will Rogers, a transfer from Mississippi State, completed 20 of 26 passes for 250 yards and a touchdown for the Huskies....
Pato O’Ward holds off Will Power to win in Wisconsin
Pato O'Ward held off Will Power by 1.8215 seconds on Saturday in the first race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s in West Allis, Wis.,O'Ward earned his third victory of the season and seventh of his career to rebound from a recent slump. The driver of the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet had finished n...