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Elly De La Cruz, Reds heating up entering finale vs. Rays
The first two months of the season were a struggle offensively for Elly De La Cruz. ,The Cincinnati Reds' All-Star shortstop was slashing .239/.315/.406 over April and May and had struck out 68 times.,Then June hit, and De La Cruz has been in a groove ever since -- compiling a .327/.417/1.088 slash ...

Pirates star Paul Skenes vies for season milestone vs. D-backs
Pirates ace Paul Skenes will try secure pitching wins in back-to-back starts for the first time this season when he opposes Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Pittsburgh.,The Pirates dropped a 1-0 decision in 11 innings to the Dia...

Orioles have momentum, while Rockies get fresh start in finale
Too bad for the Baltimore Orioles that they can't carry over some of their excess to the series finale against the Colorado Rockies.,The teams meet Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, where the Orioles poured it on for an 18-0 romp Saturday night to even the series.,It's the type of feel-good situation t...

FlyQuest starts strong with win at LTA North 2025 Split 3
FlyQuest opened Week 1 of the LTA North Split 3 with a 2-0 sweep of Disguised on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The wins came in 28 minutes on blue and 31 minutes on red. Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek, who is Canadian and Iraqi, had a kill-death-assist ratio of 7-2-6 in Game 1 and 9-0-6 in Game 2 for FlyQuest,...

Group winners all advance in CoD Black Ops 6 at Esports World Cup
If there were any question as to the best teams competing in the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 tournament at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, they were certainly answered on Saturday.,The four teams that finished first in group play in the event -- OpTic Gaming, Team Heretics, KOI and the V...

Team Vitality among winners as group stage opens at IEM Cologne
Team Vitality, GS Esports, Team Falcons, The MongolZ, Natus Vincere and Aurora Gaming won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches on Saturday as the group stage began in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event in Germany.,All of the wins were 2-0 sweeps with the exception of Natus Vincere's 2-1 vic...

Mercury look to end skid against Mystics team on the rise
In the midst of a three-game losing streak, the Phoenix Mercury aim to break out of the funk Sunday when they visit the Washington Mystics.,Phoenix (15-9) let a second-half lead slip away in an 89-76 loss to the host New York Liberty on Friday but still maintain the third-best overall record in the ...

Padres top Cardinals in game featuring 5 hit batsmen
Jake Cronenworth hit a double and scored twice to lead the visiting San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Saturday night.,Five batters were hit by pitches in the game, which led to a brief benches-clearing skirmish in the ninth inning after Padres slugger Manny Machado was plunked for...

Short-handed Inter Miami secure draw against FC Cincinnati
Despite being without Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba, host Inter Miami dueled FC Cincinnati to a scoreless draw on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi and Alba were both suspended on Friday for skipping the MLS All-Star Game earlier this week.,Still, Miami (12-4-6, 42 points) barely found a w...

Yohei Takaoka, Whitecaps shut out Sporting Kansas City
Emmanuel Sabbi, J.C. Ngando and Mathias Laborda scored goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps register a 3-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Yohei Takaoka made three saves while extending his MLS-leading shutout count to 11 for the Whitecaps.,Vancouver (13-5-6, 45 points...

Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 40th HR as Mariners power past Angels
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 40th home run to highlight a four-run sixth inning and Julio Rodriguez homered for the fourth time in three games to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Randy Arozarena also homered and D...

Report: Seahawks RB Kenny McIntosh's leg injury thought to be torn ACL
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenny McIntosh suffered a left leg injury on Saturday that is thought to be a torn ACL, according to an ESPN report.,The Seahawks said on their website that McIntosh injured his knee on a return drill, had to be helped off the field by athletic trainers and missed the r...

David Peterson leads Mets past Giants, Robbie Ray
Mark Vientos' two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning gave the Mets the lead, and four Mets pitchers combined to make it stand up as New York made it two straight over the host San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory Saturday night.,Robbie Ray, whose All-Star spot went to Mets starter David Pete...

Braian Ojeda scores late for Real Salt Lake win over Earthquakes
Braian Ojeda's 81st-minute goal gave Real Salt Lake a 2-1 win over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah.,Josef Martinez had put San Jose ahead in the 51st minute, but an own goal from Jamar Ricketts allowed Salt Lake to equalize in the 57th minute. Ojeda came off the su...

Kelvin Yeboah makes 2 penalty shots, Minnesota United edge St. Louis
Kelvin Yeboah converted from the spot twice in the final 15 minutes, lifting visiting Minnesota United to a 2-1 win over St. Louis City SC on Saturday night.,The game-winner occurred after a video review detected a hand ball in the penalty area against St. Louis City's Jaziel Orozco. Yeboah stutter-...

Orioles deliver 18-0 thumping to lowly Rockies
Baltimore's Trevor Rogers held the visiting Colorado Rockies to one hit across seven shutout innings and the Orioles belted three home runs to win 18-0 on Saturday night to even the series.,Cedric Mullins smashed a three-run home run and Tyler O'Neill drilled a two-run homer to spark Baltimore's off...

Hugo Cuypers' PK lifts Fire over Red Bulls
Hugo Cuypers broke a scoreless tie just before halftime with his third goal in four matches as the Chicago Fire defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night.,Cuypers' goal, scored from the penalty spot in the 44th minute, made it back-to-back wins for the Fire (10-9-5, 35 points), ...

Connor Zilisch fastest at Indy for third straight Xfinity Series win
INDIANAPOLIS -- As contrary as it might seem, there was ambivalence in Connor Zilisch's victory in Saturday's Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.,Yes, Zilisch won his third straight NASCAR Xfinity Series race and added to his inarguable credentials as a budding superstar. What's more, Zilis...

Padres top Cards in game feature 5 hit batters
Jake Cronenworth hit a double and scored twice to lead the visiting San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Saturday night.,Five batters were hit by pitches in the game, which led to a brief bench-clearing skirmish in the ninth inning after Padres slugger Manny Machado was plunked for t...

CJ Abrams, Alex Call lead Nationals past Twins
CJ Abrams and Alex Call drove in three runs apiece, and the Washington Nationals pulled away for a 9-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Call and Luis Garcia Jr. each homered for Washington, which evened the series at one win apiece. Drew Millas finished with a team-high...