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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...

Red Sox RHP Walker Buehler to experience a first in facing Dodgers
Nine months after helping his former team win the World Series, Walker Buehler will lead the host Boston Red Sox into the finale of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Buehler (6-6, 5.72 ERA) spent the first seven seasons of his major league career with the Dodgers. He then joined t...

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,...

Judge-less Yankees set to face surging Phillies, ace Zack Wheeler in finale
In the first season of interleague play in 1997, a 94-loss edition of the Philadelphia Phillies pulled off a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees, the then-reigning World Series champions.,The current edition for the Phillies is jostling for first place in the National League East and another wi...

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...

MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh hits 40th HR in M's win
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...

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...

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-...

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), ...

Yankees acquire INF Amed Rosario from Nationals
The New York Yankees have acquired veteran infielder Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals in exchange for right-hander Clayton Beeter and outfielder Browm Martinez.,In 46 games, the 29-year-old Rosario has posted a .270/.310/.426 slash line, with five home runs and 18 RBIs for Washington. Perh...

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...

Steven Kwan, Guardians beat Royals to split doubleheader
Steven Kwan continued his power surge with his third home run in his last three games to help the visiting Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 in the nightcap to earn a doubleheader split on Saturday.,Johnathan Rodriguez doubled in two runs and Brayan Rocchio doubled twice for Clevel...

Garrett Crochet recovers after early blasts, leads Red Sox past Dodgers
Garrett Crochet allowed two solo home runs in the top of the first, but then pitched five shutout innings to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Saturday night.,Crochet (12-4) limited the Dodgers to two runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out 10 and walked tw...

Austin FC discover offense in doubling up D.C. United
Myrto Uzuni, Owen Wolff, Osman Bukari and Robert Taylor scored goals to help Austin FC to a rare offensive splurge while recording a 4-2 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night at Washington, D.C.,Austin FC entered the match with an MLS-low 17 goals but notched a season-best total with the stella...

Atlanta United score late to earn draw with Seattle Sounders
Alexey Miranchuk scored the game-tying goal in the ninth minute of second-half extra time as Atlanta United notched a 2-2 draw against the visiting Seattle Sounders on Saturday.,Just minutes after Seattle's Osaze De Rosario scored the go-ahead goal in the fifth minute of extra time, Miranchuk netted...

Oneil Cruz homers in Pirates' shutout win over Diamondbacks
Oneil Cruz's second-inning, two-run home run proved to be the difference on Saturday night as the host Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 to even up a three-game series.,Cruz's 410-foot home run to center off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly (9-6) was his 17th of the season an...

Mikael Uhre scores brace, Union take down Rapids
The Philadelphia Union jumped to the top of the Eastern Conference as they stubbornly persisted in the face of a flood of missed opportunities to rally back and beat the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-1 at Subaru Park on Saturday night.,Substitute Mikael Uhre entered the game and earned a late brace in ...