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Red Sox aim for ninth straight victory and third in series vs. Rays
Alex Bregman's return from the injured list earlier Friday gave the Boston Red Sox a boost, but Ceddanne Rafaela provided the biggest.,Rafaela's walk-off, two-run home run helped the Red Sox overcome a 4-1 deficit and beat Tampa Bay 5-4, setting up the opportunity for a third straight win to begin a...
White Sox look to shut down Guardians' catalysts again
Chicago White Sox pitching has limited Cleveland Guardians catalysts Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez to 2-for-17 with three strikeouts through the first two games of a four-game weekend set.,While the host White Sox have just one victory to show for those efforts as the series continues Saturday aftern...
Shohei Ohtani's San Francisco mound debut adds to Dodgers-Giants lore
San Francisco Giants fans will get an opportunity to see Shohei Ohtani pitch at Oracle Park for the first time, albeit for the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the National League West rivals continue a three-game series Saturday afternoon.,Pitching took a back seat to some powerful hitting, including an O...
Cardinals giving Erick Fedde another start against Braves
The St. Louis Cardinals are giving struggling starting pitcher Erick Fedde at least one more opportunity to get his season back on track.,Fedde (3-9, 4.79 ERA) draws the start Saturday afternoon when the Cardinals host the Atlanta Braves in the middle game of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Th...
MLB roundup: Yanks bomb Cubs on Cody Bellinger's 3 HRs
Cody Bellinger hit three homers for the first time in his career and drove in six runs, Carlos Rodon allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings, and the host New York Yankees ran their winning streak to five games with an 11-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.,Acquired by the Yankee...
T1 advance to LoL Mid-Season Invitational final, get another shot at Gen.G
T1 will get another shot at Gen.G Esports, this time with a title on the line.,T1 survived a tight, back-and-forth battle with Anyone's Legend on Friday night, winning 3-2 to advance to the championship match of the LoL Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver, Canada.,The squad landed in the lower brac...
Katie Taylor tops Amanda Serrano in decision to sweep trilogy
Katie Taylor won another instant classic against Amanda Serrano on Friday night, earning a majority decision at Madison Square Garden in New York to remain the undisputed female super lightweight champion.,One judge had the match even at 95-95 while the other two scored it 97-93. ,The win gave Taylo...
Willy Adames, Giants hand Dodgers 7th straight setback
Willy Adames drove in three runs with a triple and a home run, Dominic Smith added a solo homer and the host San Francisco Giants continued the Los Angeles Dodgers' misery with an 8-7 victory in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Jung Hoo Lee also had three RBIs and Matt Chapman scored ...
Angels, Travis d'Arnaud walk off Diamondbacks
Pinch-hitter Travis d'Arnaud singled in Logan O'Hoppe from second with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5 walk-off victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,d'Arnaud lined a 2-2 sweeper from reli...
White Sox edge Guardians in 11th to split doubleheader
Mike Tauchman delivered a game-ending infield single in the 11th inning and Lenyn Sosa homered twice to help the host Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Friday to earn a doubleheader split.,Chicago right-hander Mike Vasil (4-3) scattered three walks and two strikeouts in three s...
Padres' bullpen shines in 4-2 win over Phillies
Manny Machado homered and the San Diego Padres' bullpen tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings to secure a 4-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Machado led off the bottom of the eighth inning with his team-high 17th home run of the year, riding a Max Lazar pitch over the right field wa...
Sean Murphy goes yard twice, Braves stave off Cardinals
Sean Murphy hit two homers and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Friday night.,Ronald Acuna Jr. went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run for the Braves.,Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run before departing th...
Cards 3B Nolan Arenado (sprained finger) taken out vs. Braves
The St. Louis Cardinals removed star third baseman Nolan Arenado from their game against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Friday night with a sprained right index finger.,Arenado, who was 1-for-3, was replaced in the seventh inning by Thomas Saggese. While it was unclear how Arenado hurt the finger, i...
Ceddanne Rafaela's walk-off homer propels Red Sox past Rays
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in the teams' second of a four-game series on Friday night.,The Red Sox had been shut out and limited to just two hits over the four innings preceding the game-winner...
Reports: Isaiah Jackson signs 3-year deal to stay with Pacers
Isaiah Jackson will remain an Indiana Pacer, as the free agent center agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract, according to multiple reports Friday.,Jackson only played in five games in the 2024-25 campaign before suffering a torn Achilles' tendon in November.,The Kentucky product showed promis...
Rockies edge Reds in series opener thanks to wild pitch
Hunter Goodman scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, and the visiting Colorado Rockies edged the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Rockies, who are 22-72 and on pace to break the modern...
Reports: Matt Olson to replace Ronald Acuna Jr. in Home Run Derby
Matt Olson will replace Atlanta Braves teammate and fellow All-Star Ronald Acuna Jr. in Monday's Home Run Derby. ,This marks Olson's second Home Run Derby after he participated in 2021 when he was with the Oakland Athletics. The 31-year-old first baseman has tallied 17 home runs this season and was ...
Rays All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe heads to IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day IL due to left oblique tightness and recalled 1B Curtis Mead from Triple-A Durham.,Lowe's move is retroactive to July 8 and he could be back in the lineup when the Rays host Baltimore when the regular season resumes on July...
D.C. United take on Galaxy in first match under interim coach
Troy Lesesne paid the price for D.C. United's lackluster season and academy director Kevin Flanagan will serve as interim coach when the Black-and-Red face the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday night in Carson, Calif.,Lesesne was fired Thursday, one day after D.C. United lost 5-2 to Nashville SC to be el...
Esports World Cup: Tiebreakers sort out Groups C, D in Dota 2
A pair of best-of-three tiebreakers helped determine the final order of Groups C and D at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,In Group C, Aurora Gaming defeated Tundra Esports 2-1 to clinch first place and a coveted double bye in the elimination phase. PARIVISION def...