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Cardinals, D-backs continue battle of potential NL wild-card contenders
The Arizona Diamondbacks opened a critical series against the St. Louis Cardinals without All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte.,Fortunately, Adrian Del Castillo stepped in with three hits in his first game this season to lead the D-backs to a 7-3 victory on Friday. ,Now, Arizona will look to continue...
Streaking Cubs aim to continue trend against Red Sox
After beginning the second half of the season with an interleague victory, the Chicago Cubs will look to push their winning streak to four games on Saturday night against the visiting Boston Red Sox.,Seiya Suzuki -- coming off an All-Star snub -- propelled the Cubs to a 4-1 win on Friday with a thre...
Guardians have found a groove as they continue series vs. A's
Two weeks ago when the Cleveland Guardians were in the midst of a 10-game losing streak, pitcher Slade Cecconi made a bold statement.,"We're going to see ourselves in a great spot at the end of the season," he said. "I fully believe that.",Cecconi apparently sensed something that few others did as C...
Reds look to stay hot, Mets look to avoid habitual lulls
The first game following the All-Star break provided plenty of reassurance for the Cincinnati Reds.,For the New York Mets, the return to action just underscored the offensive inconsistency they've been dealing with most of the season.,The Reds will look to lock up a series win Saturday afternoon whe...
MLB roundup: Kyle Stowers leads Marlins to walk-off win over Royals
All-Star Kyle Stowers drove in five runs and hit a pair of home runs -- including a walk-off two-run blast in the 10th inning -- to lead the host Miami Marlins to an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,The Marlins raced out to a five-run lead by the third inning, bolstered by a Stow...
Brewers continue dominance of Dodgers with shutout
Right-hander Quinn Priester collected 10 strikeouts, Caleb Durbin hit a home run and added an RBI double, and the Milwaukee Brewers continued their dominance over the host Los Angeles Dodgers with a 2-0 victory on Friday.,Priester (8-2) allowed three hits over six scoreless innings and did not walk ...
Adrian Del Castillo leads D-backs to win over Cardinals in MLB return
Adrian Del Castillo had three singles in his first day back in the majors, Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven shutout innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 in a series matching National League wild card contenders.,Del Castillo drove in a run and scored twice after being r...
Padres look to ride momentum of 9th-inning fireworks against Nationals
Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres look to carry over their Friday night finish when they play the middle game of their series against the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Machado's grand slam capped a five-run ninth inning to lead the visiting Padres to a 7-2 victory over the Nationals on Frid...
Sabrina Ionescu wins WNBA 3-point Contest
New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu won her second WNBA 3-point Contest on Friday in Indianapolis as part of All-Star weekend festivities.,Natasha Cloud made it a clean sweep for the Liberty, as Ionescu's first-year teammate won the skills competition.,Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was set to c...
Austin Hays' two homers power Reds past Mets
Austin Hays hit two homers and finished with three RBIs Friday night for the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who beat the New York Mets 8-4 in the opener of a three-game series.,Matt McLain and Tyler Stephenson each hit two-run homers for the Reds, who have won five of their last six games. ,The Mets, who...
Guardians hold off late A's rally to win for 7th time in eight games
David Fry belted a two-run homer and Brayan Rocchio had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs as the Cleveland Guardians held on for an 8-6 victory over the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,Johnathan Rodriguez added a solo shot for his first major league home run as Cleveland won for the sevent...
Padres surrender lead, then answer in ninth to beat Nationals
Manny Machado's grand slam highlighted a five-run ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Friday night after losing a 2-0 lead.,Jake Cronenworth singled leading off against Kyle Finnegan (1-4) and went to third on a single by Jose Iglesias. Elias Diaz executed his ...
Rico Hoey moves in front at Barracuda Championship
Rico Hoey of the Philippines rolled in seven birdies on his way to nabbing a one-point lead at the Barracuda Championship on Friday at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif.,The Modified Stableford scoring system employed at the event gives golfers points for positive holes -- two points for a birdi...
Minnesota United, Portland looking to right ship after home losses
Two top-six teams in the Western Conference will try and bounce back from 1-0 home losses on Wednesday when third-place Minnesota United visits the sixth-place Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,The match will celebrate Portland's 50-year anniversary with a celebration night. The Timbers (9-7-6, 33...
'Excited' Clippers officially add veteran G Bradley Beal
Three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal officially signed with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.,The change in location comes after Beal reached a buyout with the Phoenix Suns. According to ESPN, Beal, 32, gave back nearly $14 million of the $110 million left on the final two years of his Suns cont...
MLS-best Union out for 'togetherness' vs. Dynamo
Tai Baribo looks to heat up again on Saturday as the Philadelphia Union take a two-match winning streak into Houston to face the Dynamo.,Baribo scored his 14th goal of the season in Philadelphia's 2-1 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday. He had been kept without a tally in four matches after erupt...
'Quakes vie to rebound from 'sloppy' effort in clash vs. Sounders
The San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders both played to draws Wednesday in MLS play.,And neither were happy about it.,The teams, who are scheduled to meet Saturday in Seattle, both felt they could have done better.,The Earthquakes (7-8-8, 29 points) tied FC Dallas 2-2, with San Jose's Josef Mar...
Lions look to roar past .500, host West-leading Roughriders
If the last two weeks are any guide, the B.C. Lions appear to have found themselves.,Coming off rousing road wins over Montreal and Edmonton, B.C. tries to get above the .500 mark Saturday when it hosts West co-leader Saskatchewan.,The Lions stomped Edmonton 32-14 Sunday, getting a career-high 171 y...
After Cincy setback, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami face surging Red Bulls
Inter Miami need to regroup fast, and the host New York Red Bulls want to keep rolling as they square off on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Inter Miami (11-4-5, 38 points) are coming off a lopsided 3-0 loss at Cincinnati on Wednesday, which snapped a five-game winning streak and six-game unbeaten ...
Diamondbacks place All-Star 2B Ketel Marte on restricted list
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte on the restricted list prior to Friday's home game against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Marte was dealing "with a personal issue" after multiple reports revealed that Marte's Scottsdale, Ariz., ho...