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Nats' Daylen Lile strives to keep a hot bat against Reds
Washington Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile has owned the Cincinnati Reds this season.,The 23-year-old has hit four of his 15 home runs against the Reds and has driven in 10 runs in 17 at-bats.,On Friday, his three-run homer in the first inning gave host Washington an early lead in a 5-3 series-open...
New Dodgers Pitcher Tarik Skubal Already Wants To Go Back to Tigers
Tarik Skubal admitted he would love to spend his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, creating an intriguing situation for the Dodgers....
White Sox need to shake off big mistake with Guardians closing in
Mired in a season-long five-game losing streak, the Chicago White Sox could really use a win Saturday night.,Manager Will Venable could use one even more.,Venable and the White Sox will look to bounce back from an embarrassing defeat when they host the Cleveland Guardians Saturday night in the middl...
Red Sox chase 10th straight win, aim to hand A's 10th straight loss
The Boston Red Sox can do no wrong these days. At least that's the way it seems.,The Red Sox will enter their Saturday matchup against the visiting Athletics on a nine-game winning streak after recording a 13-1 victory on Friday in the opening contest of a three-game series.,Boston has won 11 of its...
MLB roundup: Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off HR lifts D-backs over Dodgers
Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Friday, sending Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive loss.,Max Kepler walked to open the ninth off Edwin Diaz (1-1). Pinch runner Jorge Barrosa stole secon...
Cam Smith's 2 home runs push Astros past Padres
Cam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3.,Smith initiated the scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off ...
Cam Smith's two homer get Astros past Padres
Cam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3., ,Smith initiated scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off th...
D-backs extend Dodgers' skid on Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off homer
Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Friday, sending Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive loss.,Max Kepler walked to open the ninth off Edwin Diaz (1-1). Pinch runner Jorge Barrosa stole secon...
Josh Smith's big night helps Blue Jays hold off Phillies
Josh Smith collected three hits, including a homer, and scored three runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays held on to nip the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Friday.,In a back-and-forth game that started two hours after the scheduled first pitch due to inclement weather, Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers ...
Cardinals do just enough to take down Rockies
Ivan Herrera hit a solo home run, and right-hander Kyle Leahy pitched five effective innings Friday night for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies., ,St. Louis recorded just four hits, yet won for the fourth time in five games to get back to .500. They're h...
Indiana's Schedule Proves College Football Has a Real Playoff Problem
Indiana's decision to drop Notre Dame highlights a growing problem in college football: Teams may be rewarded for avoiding difficult non-conference games....
Dana White’s Latest Comments All but Confirm Usman Nurmagomedov’s UFC Future
Dana White fueled speculation about Usman Nurmagomedov's UFC future with a one-word answer after UFC Fight Night in Serbia....
Daylen Lile sparks Nationals over Reds with 3-run shot
Daylen Lile hit a three-run home run and Harry Ford added a two-shot as the host Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Friday.,Nationals starter Cade Cavalli (9-5) allowed seven hits and three runs in six-plus innings. The right-hander walked two and struck out eight on 100 pitches.,C...
Angel Martinez hits slam, drives in 6 as Guardians rout White Sox
Angel Martinez hit a grand slam during a five-run fifth inning and finished with a career-high six RBIs for the visiting Cleveland Guardians, who rolled to an 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday.,The contest was the opener of a three-game series between a pair of American League Central con...
Leylah Fernandez ends top-10 drought with Mirra Andreeva upset in Toronto
Leylah Fernandez secured her first win over a top 10 foe in more than a year with a resounding 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Friday in front of a friendly home crowd at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Fernandez, the No. 30 seed who hails from Laval, Quebec, needed just 81 minutes ...
Reds RHP Hunter Greene set for season-ending elbow surgery
Following a second opinion on his ailing right elbow, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene will undergo season-ending surgery, Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall revealed Friday.,It will be his second procedure performed on the same joint this year. Greene underwent an arthroscop...
Payton Tolle fans 14 as Red Sox thrash Athletics
Payton Tolle recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts and Jarren Duran homered to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to nine games by beating the visiting Athletics 13-1 Friday night.,Duran's home run, his 16th of the season, came against starting pitcher Jack Perkins and ignited a five...
Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon (elbow) headed for rehab assignment
The New York Yankees will send left-handed starting pitcher Carlos Rodon on a minor league rehab assignment Saturday.,Rodon, who last appeared in the majors on June 28 before hitting the IL with left elbow inflammation, will throw around 50 pitches on Saturday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,Acc...
Athletics, GM David Forst mutually agree to part ways
The Athletics and general manager David Forst have mutually agreed to part ways, ending his 27-year tenure with the organization, the team announced Friday.,Assistant general manager Dan Feinstein will serve as interim GM for the remainder of the season while the Athletics search for a permanent rep...
Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine.,The medical examiner ruled Clarke's May 11 death an accident. The combined effects of multiple prescription medications were also iden...