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Royals seek eighth straight victory in clash vs. Red Sox
While a grind at times, Garrett Crochet's start to his Boston Red Sox tenure has been relatively solid. ,Meanwhile, budding Kansas City star Cole Ragans has been exceptional against the Red Sox during his career. ,With Ragans on the mound, the Royals will aim for an eighth consecutive victory on Sat...

Corbin Burnes, D-backs look to keep Dodgers under wraps
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes will be back on the mound Saturday. He cannot wait.,Last week, Burnes, missed his first turn through the rotation since a COVID-forced injured list stint while with Milwaukee in 2021.,He will return to face Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May o...

Lance McCullers Jr. back in the saddle for Astros vs. Reds
Astros right-hander Hunter Brown fell just one out shy of logging at least six innings for the eighth time this season in a 3-0 win Friday night over the Cincinnati Reds. His ability to eat up innings has allowed Houston manager Joe Espada to deploy his bullpen in the most effective means possible.,...

Guardians look to flex muscles again in rematch vs. Phillies
The Cleveland Guardians are known for playing small ball, advancing runners one base at a time through aggressive baserunning.,That style was so successful when they advanced to the 2024 American League Championship Series, the team's marketing department made it the theme of this season as Guards B...

Surging Cards face reeling Nats, eye 7th straight win
Looking to win a seventh straight game for the first time in three seasons, the visiting St. Louis Cardinals can clinch a series win against the struggling Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,Fresh off a 10-0 victory over Washington on Friday, St. Louis has won its last three games by a comb...

MLB roundup: Jasson Dominguez's 3 HRs propel Yankees past A's
Jasson Dominguez established career highs of three homers and seven RBIs to help the New York Yankees post a 10-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The switch-hitting Dominguez hit a solo shot from the left side in the third inning, a bases-empty blast while hitti...

Reds acquire Connor Joe in trade with Padres
Connor Joe saw his brief stint with his hometown franchise end on Friday, as the San Diego Padres traded the outfielder/first baseman to the Cincinnati Reds.,The Padres received minor league right-hander Andrew Moore and cash in the deal.,Joe most recently was playing for Triple-A El Paso after goin...

Jordan Ta'amu throws for 3 TDs as Defenders down Brahmas
Jordan Ta'amu threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, lifting the visiting D.C. Defenders to a 32-24 win over the San Antonio Brahmas on Friday.,A 57-yard touchdown run by Jashaun Corbin pulled San Antonio within 25-24 with 9:27 remaining, but the two-point conversion attempt failed.,D.C. (5-2) th...

Nuggets send Game 3 to OT, grab 2-1 lead vs. Thunder
Jamal Murray scored 27 points, and the host Denver Nuggets dominated overtime to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-104 in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Friday night.,Nikola Jokic missed all 10 of his 3-point attempts and finished 8-for-25 from the field but ended the night with ...

Shohei Ohtani's homer caps Dodgers' wild win over D-backs
Shohei Ohtani had three hits, and his three-run homer capped a six-run ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 14-11 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday.,Los Angeles overcame a three-run deficit after squandering a five-run lead.,Ohtani hit a 1-2 pitch from Ryan ...

Padres build 11-run lead, withstand Rockies' late rally
Gavin Sheets knocked in four runs, Martin Maldonado launched a homer and the visiting San Diego Padres became the latest team to batter the Colorado Rockies' pitching staff during a 13-9 victory in Denver on Friday night.,Sheets' three-run double capped a four-run third inning that gave San Diego a ...

Royals outlast Red Sox in 12th for 7th straight win
Freddy Fermin roped an RBI single in the 12th inning, after Kansas City's Michael Lorenzen and Boston's Hunter Dobbins both delivered stellar starts, and the Royals recorded a season-high seventh straight win, 2-1 on Friday night.,After Cavan Biggio's sacrifice bunt moved placement runner Michael Ma...

Hunter Brown fans nine as Astros shut out Reds
Hunter Brown posted his fourth scoreless start of the season and the host Houston Astros registered a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Astros snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Reds behind another strong start from Brown (6-1)...

Timbers set to host reinvigorated Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City will try to build on its history-making win last week when it pays a Saturday visit to a Portland Timbers side that earned a tough U.S. Open Cup victory in midweek.,Kansas City (3-7-1, 10 points) became the first team in MLS history to earn a regular-season victory despite not t...

Guardians cool off Phillies with shutout win
Angel Martinez hit a two-run home run, Jose Ramirez and Kyle Manzardo had solo shots and Gavin Williams pitched five scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday night.,Manzardo belted a 411-foot shot to center in the fourth and Martinez hit his ...

Erick Fedde grabs complete game victory as Cardinals rock Nationals
Erick Fedde threw the first complete game of his career and William Contreras drove in three runs, as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals posted a 10-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday.,Fedde (3-3) allowed six hits, while striking out eight and walking none across 109 pitches, marking th...

Spirit, Gaimin Gladiators advance to BLAST Slam III semifinals
Team Spirit and Gaimin Gladiators earned 2-0 wins on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the BLAST Slam III playoff stage in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Spirit continued a surprise run from Round 1 of the bracket, winning its third match in three days by beating Team Tidebound in the quarterfinals. Gaim...

Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy not suspended for hit after hearing
Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy received a fine but escaped a possible suspension following a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday night.,Roy was fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for cross-checking Trent Frederic of the ...

Brother of late Sean Taylor invited to Commanders rookie camp
The Washington Commanders announced their roster for rookie camp on Friday, and on the list was Gabe Taylor -- the younger brother of the late Sean Taylor.,Gabe Taylor, a former defensive back at Rice, will have a chance to make the team his brother played for from 2004-07 before he was shot by an i...

Federal appeals court skeptical over NASCAR antitrust case
Although Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing team and Front Row Motorsports won a preliminary injunction in their antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR last December, it might not stand up to scrutiny on appeal.,The case went before a panel of three judges in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday in Ric...