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Whitecaps draw with Timbers thanks to Brian White's late goal
Brian White scored in the 88th minute as the Vancouver Whitecaps finished with a flourish while earning a 1-1 draw against the visiting Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.,Kamal Miller scored in the first half for Portland, which controlled most of the match before Vancouver awoke in the final minu...

Athletics continue to dominate Astros with 6-0 shutout
Shea Langeliers went 4-for-4 with a homer and Luis Severino pitched a dazzling 6 1/3 innings at home as the Athletics continued their season-long dominance of the Houston Astros with a 6-0 victory on Wednesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Astros lost their seventh straight game against the A...

Andrew Knizner's first triple leads Giants past Cardinals
Andrew Knizner lashed his first major league triple past a diving Victor Scott II in center field, scoring Christian Koss with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and allowing the San Francisco Giants to outlast the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Wednesday night.,The loss in the series finale...

Cal Raleigh reaches 60 HRs as Mariners clinch AL West title
Cal Raleigh hit two home runs, giving him a major-league-leading 60 this season, as the Seattle Mariners clinched their first American League West title since 2001 with a 9-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.,Julio Rodriguez, Jorge Polanco and Eugenio Suarez also went...

Yusei Kikuchi gets back on winning track as Angels edge Royals
Taylor Ward hit a home run and Yusei Kikuchi allowed one hit over five innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was Ward's third homer in the last four games. Christian Moore added two hits for Los Angeles (71-87), w...

Matt Shaw helps Cubs snap skid, extend Mets' misery
Michael Busch belted a two-run homer and Matt Shaw also went deep to highlight his three-hit performance, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 10-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday.,Ian Happ ripped a two-run double to highlight a five-run third and Matthew Boyd tossed 5 1/3 strong innings t...

Billy McKinney, Rangers top Twins, snap 8-game skid
Billy McKinney drove in the go-ahead run hours after his return to the major leagues, helping the Texas Rangers earn a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers (80-78) snapped an eight-game losing skid while ending a modest two-game winning streak the Twins ...

Pirates hurt Reds' playoff hopes with 11-inning victory
Spencer Horwitz had three hits and drove in Bryan Reynolds three times as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, in 11 innings Wednesday night, dealing a critical blow to Cincinnati's postseason hopes.,Tyler Stephenson tied the game with his fourth hit, a solo homer in t...

Phillies rout Marlins with record 8 homers, clinch first-round bye
Edmundo Sosa hit three of the Philadelphia Phillies' franchise-record eight home runs in a resounding 11-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday.,Kyle Schwarber added two homers -- his 55th and 56th of the season -- while Bryson Stott, Otto Kemp and Alec Bohm also went deep for the ho...

Lionel Messi's two goals lead Miami to playoff-clinching win
Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 23rd and 24th goals and added his 13th assist to power visiting Inter Miami to a 4-0 victory over New York City FC on Wednesday night, clinching an MLS Cup Playoff spot.,Luis Suarez added his seventh goal late from the penalty spot in his return from a three-match...

Guardians take sole possession of first from Tigers as surge continues
George Valera hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Jose Ramirez doubled home a pair in the seventh as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Wednesday night, seizing sole possession of first place in the American League Central Division.,Steven Kwan added an RBI singl...

Aaron Judge hits 50th homer as Yankees stay hot vs. White Sox
Aaron Judge reached 50 homers for the fourth time in his career to tie a major league record, and the host New York Yankees moved into a tie for the American League East lead with an 8-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.,Judge homered on the first pitch he saw against Jonathan C...

Angels RHP Kyle Hendricks: Not so fast on retirement
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Kyle Hendricks says that news of his imminent retirement was a bit premature.,A USA Today report on Monday stated that Hendricks had begun informing friends about his planned retirement after the 2025 season. On Wednesday, he warned reporters not to believe everything...

Dan Quinn visiting former stomping grounds as Commanders face Falcons
Sunday will serve as a homecoming for at least one member of the visiting Washington Commanders against the Atlanta Falcons, while the quarterback availability remains to be seen.,Washington (2-1) head coach Dan Quinn went 43-42 across six seasons at the helm in Atlanta before his firing in 2020. Af...

Garrett Crochet's gem lifts Red Sox past Blue Jays, closer to postseason
Garrett Crochet pitched eight scoreless innings, Carlos Narvaez hit a three-run home run and the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Wednesday night.,Crochet (18-5) allowed three hits and no walks while striking out six to lower his ERA to 2.59.,Masataka Yoshida added a sol...

Team pitching gem helps Rays tie series with Orioles
Shane Baz threw four no-hit innings of Tampa Bay's pitching gem and Brandon Lowe had two early run-producing hits as the visiting Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Wednesday night.,Lowe and Jake Mangum homered and the Rays (77-81) evened the series at one game apiece. Richie Palacios rapped a d...

Phillies rout Marlins with 8 homers, clinch first-round bye
Edmundo Sosa hit three of the Philadelphia Phillies' franchise-record eight home runs in a resounding 11-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday., ,Kyle Schwarber added two homers - his 55th and 56th of the season - while Bryson Stott, Otto Kemp and Alec Bohm also went deep for the ho...

Boris Becker: 'Maybe 17 was too young' to win Wimbledon
Six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker said winning Wimbledon at age 17 was too much for him to handle and that unrealistic expectations affected the rest of his career and life after tennis.,"I'm happy to have won three, but maybe 17 was too young," Becker, 57, told BBC Sport of his Wimbledon titl...

Brewers avoid sweep, move to brink of No. 1 seed vs. Padres
Brice Turang singled home the tiebreaking run in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Turang lined a two-strike pitch from Adrian Morejon (13-6) into center field to score Jackson Chourio, who...

Angels RHP Kyke Hendricks: Not so fast on retirement
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Kyle Hendricks says that news of his imminent retirement was a bit premature.,A USA Today report on Monday stated that Hendricks had begun informing friends about his planned retirement after the 2025 season. On Wednesday, he warned reporters not to believe everything...