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Padres' bullpen shines in 4-2 win over Phillies
Manny Machado homered and the San Diego Padres' bullpen tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings to secure a 4-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Machado led off the bottom of the eighth inning with his team-high 17th home run of the year, riding a Max Lazar pitch over the right field wa...
Adolis Garcia, Wyatt Langford homer to lead Rangers past Astros
Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford clubbed home runs while Jack Leiter pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the visiting Texas Rangers banged out a 7-3 victory over the suddenly reeling Houston Astros on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Rangers improved to 4-4 on their season-l...
Jacob Misiorowski makes All-Star team, breaks Paul Skenes' mark
Having already gotten the better of Paul Skenes in the regular season, Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski just one-upped his divisional rival in the All-Star Game annals, as well.,Misiorowski, the 6-foot-7, 23-year-old fireballer who has taken the majors by storm, was named to National Leagu...
Sean Murphy goes yard twice, Braves stave off Cardinals
Sean Murphy hit two homers and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Friday night.,Ronald Acuna Jr. went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run for the Braves.,Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run before departing th...
Trevor Larnach's HR off Paul Skenes enough for Twins to top Pirates
Trevor Larnach belted a two-run home run and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Larnach's blast marked the only extra-base hit for Minnesota, but that proved to be enough as the Twins took the series opener. Byron Buxton finished 2-f...
Ceddanne Rafaela's walk-off homer propels Red Sox past Rays
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in the teams' second of a four-game series on Friday night.,The Red Sox had been shut out and limited to just two hits over the four innings preceding the game-winner...
Brewers drop big inning on Nationals to win fifth straight
Christian Yelich swatted a two-run home run in a six-run third inning, as the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to five with an 8-3 home victory over the Washington Nationals Friday night.,The Brewers continued their stretch of dominance after sweeping the National League-leading Los A...
Cal Raleigh smacks two more HRs, Mariners beat Tigers
Cal Raleigh blasted his major league-leading 37th and 38th home runs, including a grand slam, and the visiting Seattle Mariners handed Detroit ace Tarik Skubal his first loss since April 2 with a 12-3 victory on Friday night.,Raleigh's multi-homer game was his eighth, tying Ken Griffey Jr. (1997) fo...
Reports: Isaiah Jackson signs 3-year deal to stay with Pacers
Isaiah Jackson will remain an Indiana Pacer, as the free agent center agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract, according to multiple reports Friday.,Jackson only played in five games in the 2024-25 campaign before suffering a torn Achilles' tendon in November.,The Kentucky product showed promis...
Rockies edge Reds in series opener thanks to wild pitch
Hunter Goodman scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, and the visiting Colorado Rockies edged the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Rockies, who are 22-72 and on pace to break the modern...
Cody Bellinger blasts three homers as Yankees blank Cubs
Cody Bellinger hit three homers for the first time in his career and drove in six runs, Carlos Rodon allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings and the host New York Yankees ran their winning streak to five games with an 11-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.,Acquired by the Yankees...
Dean Kremer tosses seven scoreless innings as Orioles down Marlins
Baltimore starter Dean Kremer held the visiting Miami Marlins to three singles across seven shutout innings as the Orioles won 5-2 in Friday night's series opener., ,Kremer (8-7) walked one and struck out seven in a 99-pitch outing. He matched last year's win total.,Yennier Cano worked a scoreless e...
Kelsey Mitchell, Fever pull out win over Dream despite Jordin Canada's 30
Kelsey Mitchell scored a team-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever outscored the visiting Atlanta Dream by 22 in the second half to earn a 99-82 win Friday night in Indianapolis.,Aliyah Boston added 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Indiana (10-10) before fouling out, while Sophie Cunnin...
Reports: Matt Olson to replace Ronald Acuna Jr. in Home Run Derby
Matt Olson will replace Atlanta Braves teammate and fellow All-Star Ronald Acuna Jr. in Monday's Home Run Derby. ,This marks Olson's second Home Run Derby after he participated in 2021 when he was with the Oakland Athletics. The 31-year-old first baseman has tallied 17 home runs this season and was ...
Esports World Cup: Tiebreakers sort out Groups C, D in Dota 2
A pair of best-of-three tiebreakers helped determine the final order of Groups C and D at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,In Group C, Aurora Gaming defeated Tundra Esports 2-1 to clinch first place and a coveted double bye in the elimination phase. PARIVISION def...
Another eagle helps Chan Kim expand ISCO Championship lead to 5
Chan Kim used a late eagle to right the ship and finish the second round with a five-shot lead at the ISCO Championship on Friday in Louisville, Ky.,Kim opened the PGA Tour alternate event at its new venue, Hurstbourne Country Club, with a terrific round of 61 Thursday for a four-stroke advantage. A...
Columbus travels to Cincinnati for 'Hell is Real Derby' rematch
With pole positioning in the Supporters' Shield race, FC Cincinnati are set to host the Columbus Crew in the "Hell is Real Derby" Saturday night.,Cincinnati (13-5-3, 42 points) is on a four-match winning streak, including a 2-1 home win against Chicago last Saturday night that vaulted it into first ...
Facing suspension, Jake Retzlaff withdraws from BYU
Embattled quarterback Jake Retzlaff announced Friday that he is withdrawing from BYU, a move that comes after he was recently accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit.,Retzlaff contended the sex was consensual. The suit was dismissed June 30 but Retzlaff still faced a seven-game suspension for v...
Steve Allan out in front at Dick's Open after white-hot start
Steve Allan of Australia rode a red-hot start to a 9-under-par 63 to set the early pace at the Dick's Open on Friday in Endicott, N.Y.,Allan was 7 under through seven holes at En-Joie Golf Club. He holed five birdies along with an eagle from a bunker at the par-5 third on his way to a 7-under 30 on ...
Padres LHP Adrian Morejon to replace Phillies' Zack Wheeler at All-Star Game
San Diego Padres left-hander Adrian Morejon was named to the National League All-Star team on Friday, replacing Phillies right-handed pitcher and Cy Young candidate Zack Wheeler.,Morejon, 26, will be participating in his first All-Star Game in his seventh season in the league. He is 7-3 with a 1.71 ...