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Giants eager to disrupt Guardians' home-field mojo
The San Francisco Giants will try to win their fourth series in a row when they face the host Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series. ,It will be no easy task for San Francisco, though, as the Guardians are 29-11 at home this season and have dropped just o...
Nats rookie James Wood looks to continue early success vs. Cards
Sunday marks the completion of Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood's first week in the majors, and the 21-year-old has impressed so far.,Wood singled in his debut Monday against the New York Mets. On Saturday, game two of four against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, Wood hit a three-run hom...
In search of rare sweep, Tigers take on Reds
The Detroit Tigers have a chance Sunday to do something they haven't done in a while -- sweep a series. They'll look to do it with ace Tarik Skubal on the mound against the host Cincinnati Reds.,Detroit, which can win three straight for only the fifth time this season, has not swept a series since o...
Top Esports coast into grand final at Esports World Cup
Top Esports shut out G2 Esports 2-0 on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,China's Wenbo "JackeyLove" Yu recorded a match-high 14 kills to go along with two deaths and 15 assists as Top Esports prevailed in 29 minutes on blue and 27 minutes on re...
D-backs' Brandon Pfaadt exits game with left ankle contusion
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt left in the fifth inning Saturday night at San Diego after getting hit in the left ankle with a line drive.,Pfaadt exited with Arizona trying to protect a 2-1 lead after he was struck by a drive off the bat of Padres first baseman Luis Arraez. The pla...
LGD Gaming stay alive at Riyadh Masters
LGD Gaming beat G2 x iG in a tiebreaker on Saturday, giving them a chance to advance to the group stage at the Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia. ,On the final day of play-in action, LGD and G2 x iG tied 1-1 in an earlier match, causing both teams to finish with an overall record of 0-2-3 and a match r...
MLB roundup: Jose Miranda ties consecutive hits mark in Twins' win
Jose Miranda matched the major league record for consecutive hits and rookie Brooks Lee clubbed his first career home run as the Minnesota Twins beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-3 on Saturday.,Miranda went 2-for-3 after entering the game with 10 hits in his previous 10 at-bats. He was hit by a pit...
Surging Orlando City roll past slumping D.C. United
Martin Ojeda, Robin Jansson and Ivan Angulo scored in the first half and host Orlando City won for the third time in their past four matches, defeating D.C. United 5-0 on Saturday night.,Facundo Torres and Ramiro Enrique tallied goals in the second half as Orlando City (7-9-6, 27 points) maintained ...
Christian Walker, D-backs outlast Padres in extras
Christian Walker's two-run single in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night lifted the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres.,With Corbin Carroll placed at second to start the inning, Geraldo Perdomo bunted for a hit when reliever Wandy Peralta (2-2) mishandled the ...
Albert Rusnak, Sounders knock off Revs, extend unbeaten run to five
Albert Rusnak assisted on the first goal and scored the second as the Seattle Sounders defeated the visiting New England Revolution 2-0 Saturday night.,Jordan Morris scored the first goal and goalkeeper Stefan Frei made four stops for the Sounders (8-7-7, 31 points), who swept a three-game homestand...
Tigers explode against Reds' bullpen in 5-3 win
The Detroit Tigers scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a 5-3 win against the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,The Tigers have won consecutive games for the first time since winning three straight from June 2-4.,Reliever Shelby Miller (5-6) tossed scoreless two innings with three str...
Diego Luna, Real Salt Lake pour it on in victory vs. Atlanta United
Diego Luna collected a goal and three assists as Real Salt Lake recorded a 5-2 win over Atlanta United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah. ,Salt Lake is 11-1-6 in its past 18 matches, and it improved to 8-2-1 at home this season. RSL (12-3-7, 43 points) have as many points as Los Angeles FC in the Western C...
With unbeaten streak over, Timbers set sights on Nashville SC
The Portland Timbers look to start a new streak of success when they host Nashville SC on Sunday night.,Portland had a seven-match unbeaten streak (5-0-2) halted with a 3-2 road loss against FC Dallas on Thursday night.,It marked the first loss for the Timbers (8-8-6, 30 points) since they fell 2-1 ...
Formidable at home, Rapids eager to add to St. Louis' road woes
Good luck trying to take down the Colorado Rapids on their home pitch.,The Rapids (10-8-4, 34 points) are 6-2-2 as the hosts this season and enter the match against visiting St. Louis City on Sunday undefeated in their past five (4-0-1). They haven't lost at home since May 11.,"With our fans, with a...
D-backs' Brandon Pfaadt exits game after taking liner off foot
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt left in the fifth inning Saturday night at San Diego after getting hit in the foot with a line drive.,Pfaadt exited with Arizona trying to protect a 2-1 lead after a line drive from Padres first baseman Luis Arraez hit him on the left foot. The play l...
Galaxy hope to prolong Minnesota United's futility
Minnesota United and the LA Galaxy look to rebound from disappointing defeats when they meet on Sunday night in Southern California.,Minnesota's 3-1 home loss to Vancouver on Wednesday was its fifth in a row after a promising start to the season.,Meanwhile, the Galaxy (11-4-7, 40 points) were appall...
Dodgers hit 2 late HRs to surge past Brewers
Miguel Vargas hit a go-ahead pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning and Shohei Ohtani tacked on another homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-3 victory Saturday over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers., ,Will Smith also hit a home run for the Dodgers, while James Outman had two hits in his first ...
Andrew Rick shines as Union, Red Bulls play to scoreless draw
Eighteen-year-old Andrew Rick made five saves to record a clean sheet in his third career MLS start and the Philadelphia Union posted a 0-0 draw against the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,With three-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Andre Blake still sidelined due to surgery on his men...
Orlando City turn 3-0 lead into 5-0 rout of D.C. United
Martin Ojeda, Robin Jansson and Ivan Angulo scored in the first half and host Orlando City won for the third time in its last four matches, defeating D.C. United 5-0 on Saturday night.,Facundo Torres and Ramiro Enrique tallied goals in the second half as Orlando City (7-9-6, 27 points) maintained it...
Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez makes early exit with quad tightness
Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez left Saturday's game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays after the first inning without making a plate appearance because of tightness in his right quadriceps.,Mariners manager Scott Servais said after a 5-4 loss to Toronto that Rodriguez felt tight...