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Giants' Erik Miller aims for strong opening act vs. Dodgers
The San Francisco Giants will turn to their recent staff ace -- the bullpen -- when they seek a second consecutive win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,With just three healthy starting pitchers in his rotation, Giants manager Bob Melvin had to use 11 different relievers -- two in t...
Royals vie for third straight win in series with Guardians
The Kansas City Royals are glad to have Michael Massey back in action, even if it's only as a hitter instead of his regular role at second base.,The Royals have beaten the visiting Cleveland Guardians twice to open a four-game series that continues Saturday afternoon. ,Massey missed the first 19 gam...
Red Sox aim to bounce back vs. Padres behind Tanner Houck
The Boston Red Sox will have right-hander Tanner Houck on the mound Saturday when they attempt to end the visiting San Diego Padres' four-game winning streak.,Houck (7-5, 2.18 ERA) began the season battling to win the fifth spot in Boston's rotation but has quickly become the team's ace. He leads th...
Struggling D-backs staff gets Zac Gallen back to face A's
Zac Gallen returns from a 30-day absence when the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Oakland Athletics on Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game set at Phoenix.,Gallen has been sidelined since injuring his right hamstring against the New York Mets on May 30. He said he sustained the injury on his...
Cards' Sonny Gray faces former team in series with Reds
After struggling through his first two starts of June, St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray vowed to pitch more aggressively.,"There's definitely a mindset shift," he said.,Gray (9-4, 2.81 ERA) will try to keep that new focus when he faces the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday in the third...
Hall of Fame 1B Orlando Cepeda dies at 86
Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner in 1967 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship, died Friday at age 86.,The announcement came from the San Francisco Giants, for whom Cepeda played the first nine s...
Cloud9, FlyQuest sweep LCS Summer Split matches
Cloud9 and FlyQuest cruised to 2-0 wins on Friday during Week 3 of the League Championship Series Summer Split.,Cloud9 improved to 3-0 by sweeping Shopify Rebellion, while FlyQuest took down Dignitas to move to 2-1.,Eight teams are fighting for six spots in the double-elimination playoff bracket. Th...
MLB roundup: Giants, mourning Orlando Cepeda, beat Dodgers
Brett Wisely launched a two-run, walk-off home run with no outs in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.,The game concluded after the Giants announced the death of franchise legend Orla...
Giants' Brett Wisely beats Dodgers with walk-off homer
Brett Wisely launched a two-run, walk-off home run with no outs in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.,The game concluded after the Giants announced the death of franchise legend Orla...
Giants use homers to rally past Dodgers
Brett Wisely launched a two-run, walk-off home run with none out in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.,After the Dodgers had tied the game on Jason Heyward's sacrifice fly in the top...
Orlando Cepeda, unanimous NL MVP in 1967, dies at 86
Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner in 1967 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship, died Friday at age 86.,The announcement came from the San Francisco Giants, for whom Cepeda played the first nine s...
A's hit four homers to roll past D-backs, end road skid
Zack Gelof went 3-for-4, including a tiebreaking triple, and scored twice and the Oakland Athletics hit four homers during a 9-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in Phoenix.,Shea Langeliers went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs and Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo homer as Oakland s...
Grant Holloway wins men’s 110 hurdles at U.S. track trials
Grant Holloway won the men's 110-meter hurdles while heavily favored Noah Lyles cruised into the finals of the men's 200 meters on Friday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore.,Holloway, who set the meet record in the event of 12.81 seconds on Wednesday, finished in 12.86 on Frid...
Red Stars shut out Wave to end five-match winless skid
The Chicago Red Stars benefitted from an own goal and then quick-fire scoring from Mallory Swanson and Jameese Joseph to defeat San Diego 3-0 on Friday night and end a five-match winless stretch., ,The first-half own goal accounted for the only scoring until Swanson, who has scored in three straight...
Cardinals continue to roll, blank Reds
Andre Pallante and four relievers combined on a four-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the visiting Cincinnati Reds 1-0 Friday.,Pallante (4-3) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings while walking three and striking out five. He has thrown 11 1/3 scoreless innings in his two starts against the R...
Salvador Perez, Royals jump all over Guardians in blowout
Salvador Perez hit a long home run and had two RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the visiting Cleveland Guardians 10-3 on Friday night.,Perez led off the second inning with a 447-foot blast to left, his 13th home run of the season. Hunter Renfroe sliced his eighth homer to right for a 2-1 Royals...
Nine-run inning sparks Padres' rout of Red Sox
The San Diego Padres scored nine runs in the fifth inning Friday night and extended their winning streak to four games by beating the host Boston Red Sox 9-2.,The big inning featured a two-run homer from Kyle Higashioka (his ninth), a three-run shot from Jackson Merrill (his 11th) and two-run single...
Fire, Sounders face off as both push for playoffs
Two teams focused on making strong playoff pushes face off on Saturday when the Seattle Sounders host the Chicago Fire., ,Seattle (6-7-7, 25 points) comes into the contest right below the playoff line in 10th place in the Western Conference despite earning seven of a possible nine points over a rece...
NYCFC build big first-half lead, defeat Orlando City
Santiago Rodriguez scored early and New York City FC added two more goals in first-half stoppage time in a 4-2 victory over visiting Orlando City on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.,Rodriguez continued the best season of his four-year career by netting his eighth goal in the 15th minute. Hannes Wolf ...
Timbers roll into matchup with slumping Minnesota United
The red-hot Portland Timbers look to stretch their unbeaten streak to seven games when they host struggling Minnesota United FC on Saturday.,A victory would put Portland (7-7-6, 27 points) ahead of Minnesota (8-6-5, 29 points) in the Western Conference standings, underscoring the Timbers' dominant p...