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Mets aim to continue ascent in rematch vs. Padres
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza thinks reliever Edwin Diaz is back. ,And maybe the Mets are back, too.,New York will look for its fourth straight win on Saturday afternoon when it hosts the San Diego Padres in the middle contest of a three-game set. ,Left-hander Jose Quintana (1-5, 5.29 ERA) i...
Jeimer Candelario, Reds pursue another win over Brewers
Jeimer Candelario and the Cincinnati Reds will attempt to continue their recent good fortune on Saturday afternoon when they play the second contest of a three-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers. ,Signed to a three-year, $45 million contract in December, Candelario wasn't providing much ...
Scrounging for runs, Cubs face rematch with Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs' offense has started to go from bad to worse.,After being shut out for the sixth time this season, Chicago will try to get its lineup going on Saturday afternoon when it continues a three-game set with the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,St. Louis beat the Cubs 3-0 in the opener on Fr...
Guardians aim to maintain winning road form vs. Jays
The Cleveland Guardians will aim for a series victory, and also a winning road trip, when they meet the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.,The Guardians took the opener of the three-game series against the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night. They are 4-2 on their eight-game trip, which ends Sunday....
Twins' even-keeled approach paying off vs. Athletics
Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli appreciates his team's even-keeled demeanor.,If the Twins are winning, they don't get overconfident. If they're losing, they don't panic.,Baldelli will look for his players to maintain the same approach when they play against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday a...
North Carolina's walk-off hit sinks Virginia in MCWS opener
Vance Honeycutt lined a game-winning single to left field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give No. 4 North Carolina a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Virginia on Friday in the opening game of the Men's College World Series at Omaha, Neb.,Pinch hitter Jackson Van De Brake led off the ninth...
MLB roundup: Yanks' Alex Verdugo revisits Boston, homers in win
Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs against his former team as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday.,The Yankees became the first team in the majors to reach 50 wins this year. Verdugo contributed to all three of the Yankees' multi-run innings. ...
5 Mets pitchers make two runs stand up against Padres
J.D. Martinez delivered the pivotal hit for the second straight game as his two-run double in the fourth inning lifted the host New York Mets past the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets have won nine of their last 13 games, while the Padres had their three-...
Dodgers break tie in eighth inning, edge Royals
Chris Taylor hit his first home run of the season and Freddie Freeman hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.,Miguel Rojas also hit a home run for the Dodg...
Diamondbacks roll past White Sox to stay hot
Joc Pederson and Eugenio Suarez homered and Ryne Nelson pitched six solid innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks notched a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night at Phoenix.,Pederson and Tucker Barnhart had two hits and two RBIs as Arizona won for the ninth time in its past 13 games. Lo...
Joel Embiid (knee) anticipates playing in Olympics
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is still recovering from his left knee injury but said Friday night before Game 4 of the NBA Finals that he is hopeful of playing for Team USA in the Paris Olympics this summer.,The 2022-23 MVP was limited to 39 games in the 2023-24 regular season after undergoi...
MWCS: No. 1 Vols stun Florida State with 9th-inning rally
Dylan Dreiling's fourth hit of the game was a walk-off single, capping No. 1 Tennessee's four-run ninth inning and giving the Volunteers a stunning 12-11 win over No. 8 Florida State in the Men's College World Series on Friday in Omaha, Neb.,The contest was the opener for both teams in the double-el...
Pirates slug 3 homers, subdue Rockies
Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds homered and finished with two hits each, Jack Suwinski also went deep, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Denver on Friday night.,Luis Ortiz (3-2) got the win with five innings of relief for Pittsburgh.,The Pirates were without shortstop O...
Max Kepler knocks in four as Twins outlast A's in 10
Max Kepler belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning and hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday in Minneapolis.,Kepler finished 3-for-4 for the Twins, who have won the first two games of the four-game series and thre...
Hot-hitting Jeimer Candelario leads Reds past Brewers
Jeimer Candelario belted a two-run homer and TJ Friedl also went deep among his three hits, lifting the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,The power display is nothing new for Candelario, who has belted six of his team-leading 12 homers in his last 10 gam...
5 Mets pitchers make two runs stand in beating Padres
J.D. Martinez delivered the pivotal hit for the second straight game as his two-run double in the fourth inning lifted the host New York Mets past the San Diego Padres 2-1 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mets have won nine of their last 13 games, while the Padres had their thr...
Alex Verdugo, in return to Boston, lifts Yanks past Red Sox
Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the visiting New York Yankees past the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday.,The Yankees became the first team in the majors to reach the 50-win plateau this year.,Verdugo, in his first game against his former team, contributed to all three of ...
Late goal helps Red Stars earn tie vs. Current
Sam Staab scored late to help the visiting Chicago Red Stars eke out a 2-2 draw against the unbeaten Kansas City Current on Friday.,Staab tied the score for the Red Stars in the 90th minute with a header off a corner.,Chicago (5-6-2, 17 points) snapped a three-match losing streak but remains winless...
Will Brennan, Logan Allen lead Guardians past Blue Jays
Will Brennan had a solo home run, a double and scored two runs and the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night.,Logan Allen allowed one run in five-plus innings for the Guardians in the opener of the three-game series.,Allen (7-3) allowed three hits and three ...
Minnesota United eye first win over Sounders on road
If there's ever a time for Minnesota United to post a road win over the Seattle Sounders, Saturday night seems like that occasion.,Seattle has won all seven previous meetings at Lumen Field and is 11-1-2 all-time against Minnesota.,But Minnesota United (8-3-5, 29 points) have had the better of it th...