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Dodgers turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto in rematch vs. Rockies
The Dodgers have been dominant in Los Angeles this season, going 30-14, and they treated Coors Field in Denver like a second home on Tuesday night, beating the Colorado Rockies 9-7 in the opener of a three-game series.,The Dodgers will vie for their 18th series win of the season on Wednesday night w...

Cardinals aim to keep flexing muscles in clash vs. Cubs
For two nights, the St. Louis Cardinals have beaten the Chicago Cubs at their own power-hitting game.,The Cardinals hit seven homers while defeating the Cubs 8-2 and 8-7 in the first two contests of the four-game series in St. Louis. They have won seven of their past eight games to move within 2 1/2...

Reds soaring, Yankees swooning as series enters finale
Following their most electrifying win of the season, the Cincinnati Reds will look to finish a sweep of the visiting New York Yankees when the clubs wrap up their three-game series Wednesday night. ,On Tuesday night, the Reds pulled off their first win in 31 tries this season when trailing after si...

Max Scherzer returns as Blue Jays bid for series win vs. Guardians
The long wait is over for Toronto Blue Jays fans.,After spending three months on the injured list with right thumb inflammation, Max Scherzer will return to action Wednesday night against the Guardians in Cleveland.,Scherzer (0-0, 6.00 ERA) has made only one appearance since signing as a free agent ...

D-backs 2B Ketel Marte in tears after fan's verbal assault
Arizona's victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night was marred by a fan yelling derogatory comments about Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte's deceased mother.,Marte was visibly upset and in tears while on the field in the seventh inning following the incident during his at-bat t...

Padres' Nick Pivetta out to reverse his fortunes vs. Nats
The San Diego Padres played Tuesday night's game against the Washington Nationals almost like a postseason game by default. ,Starter Ryan Bergert left in the fourth inning after absorbing a 103 mph liner off his pitching elbow, and Padres manager Mike Shildt, trailing 2-0, used all his top arms.,Cha...

Red Sox RHP Richard Fitts gets a second chance against Angels
The Boston Red Sox will send right-hander Richard Fitts to the mound Wednesday afternoon when they visit the Los Angeles Angels for the final contest of a three-game series. ,It will be Fitts' second career start against the Angels, and he's undoubtedly hoping it turns out better than his first one....

D-backs collecting wins -- and injuries -- in series at White Sox
The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to stack victories as they conclude a nine-game road trip with Wednesday's series finale against the Chicago White Sox.,Trouble is, injuries are piling up, too.,Although Arizona defeated Chicago 4-1 on Tuesday to clinch a series victory and a winning trip, the Diamo...

MLB roundup: Rookie's big night boosts Angels in extras
Rookie Christian Moore hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night., ,Moore's second home run of the game came against Justin Wilson (2-1) with one out and drove in aut...

Marlins top Giants as Justin Verlander's winless streak continues
Eric Wagaman doubled in a run and later scored in a two-run second inning that gave Miami the lead for good as the visiting Marlins extended Justin Verlander's season-opening winless streak to 12 games with a 4-2 triumph over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday nigh...

Angels sink Red Sox in 10 on Christian Moore's 2-run HR
Christian Moore hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night., ,Moore's second home run of the game came against Justin Wilson (2-1) with one out and drove in automatic ...

Gold Cup: Canada blanks El Salvador, wins Group B
Jonathan David and Tajon Buchanan scored three minutes apart early in the second half as Canada shut out short-handed El Salvador 2-0, clinching the top spot in CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B play on Tuesday in Houston.,Canada (2-0-1, 7 points) advances to the knockout round, while El Salvador (0-2-1, 1 ...

Padres overcome early deficit, ride 'pen to win over Nationals
Martin Maldonado homered and the San Diego Padres' bullpen pitched six scoreless innings Tuesday night as they rallied for a 4-3 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.,Jason Adam (6-3) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless work and Robert Suarez tied Kansas City's Carlos Estevez for the M...

Gold Cup: Luis Palma's late tally vs. Curacao sends Honduras to knockouts
Luis Palma roofed an unlikely goal early in second-half stoppage time to hand Honduras a 2-1 victory over Curacao and lock up the country's place in the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif.,After a series of headers that moved the ball jaggedly through Honduras' att...

Dodgers outslug Rockies 9-7 to open series
Michael Conforto homered and doubled, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the scuffling Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Tuesday night in Denver.,Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Teoscar Hernandez, Will Smith and Andy Pages had two hits apiece for Los Angeles. Justin Wrobleski tossed five s...

Chelsea trounce ES Tunis, lock up second in Club World Cup group
Tosin Adarabioyo and Liam Delap scored two minutes apart to end the first half with a bang, and Chelsea rolled past Esperance Sportive de Tunis 3-0 on Tuesday in Philadelphia to punch their ticket to the knockout round of the FIFA Club World Cup.,Chelsea (2-1-0, 6 points) finished second in Group D,...

Group D winner Flamengo rally late in draw vs. LAFC
Wallace Yan scored in the 86th minute to delight most of the 32,933 on hand and help Flamengo salvage a 1-1 draw against LAFC in both teams' Group D finale on Tuesday night in Orlando, Fla.,Denis Bouanga gave already-eliminated LAFC (0-2-1, 1 point) the lead only two minutes earlier against Flamengo...

Reds rally late, walk off Yankees in extras
Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied the game with a three-run double in the seventh inning and Gavin Lux singled home Elly De La Cruz with the winning run in the 11th as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a wild 5-4 walk-off win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,Spencer Steer tied the game with...

Cards stay hot, trim tumbling Cubs' NL Central lead
Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and a two-run double to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Chicago Cubs 8-7 Tuesday night.,Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run homer and Nolan Gorman added a solo shot for St. Louis, which won for the seventh time in eight games while closing within 2 1/2 games...

Alek Thomas' bat, glove help D-backs down White Sox
Alek Thomas hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, Ketel Marte homered and six pitchers combined on a three-hitter to lift the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-1 win against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,In the second game of a three-game set, Arizona secured a series victory wh...