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Ronald Acuna Jr. homers for 2nd straight game as Braves roll Padres
Ronald Acuna Jr. homered for the second straight game and Grant Holmes pitched seven strong innings to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday and even their three-game series.,The win ended Atlanta's three-game losing streak and was their first in six gam...

Kyle Busch to remain with Richard Childress Racing through 2026
Kyle Busch had his option picked up by Richard Childress Racing on Saturday, keeping the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion with the organization through the 2026 season.,Busch, 40, has won 63 Cup Series races since joining the circuit in 2003. However, his last victory came in St. Louis on June 4,...

Padres seek to build up steam in rematch vs. Braves
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said the way his team snapped its six-game losing streak Friday may provide the momentum to turn things around. ,Shildt will find out for sure when the Padres continue their three-game road series with the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.,The Padres won the ...

Manny Machado, Padres beat Braves in Ronald Acuna Jr.'s return
Manny Machado hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres end their six-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.,Machado blasted a slider from Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (3-4) into the left field ...

White Sox reinstate OFs Andrew Benintendi, Mike Tauchman from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Friday following their rehabilitation assignments.,Both players returned to the lineup for Friday's opener of a three-game home series against the Texas Rangers. Tauchman was second in th...

Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. set to return to face Padres
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return from knee surgery that has kept him out for nearly a year when the Atlanta Braves open a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres.,"It'll be good, he feels ready and that's great," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "It'll be great to get him back in the ...

Nathan Lukes, Jays come through in 11th to down skidding Padres
Nathan Lukes' RBI singled in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays past the visiting San Diego Padres 7-6 on Thursday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.,Daulton Varsho had tied the game with an RBI triple against reliever Jeremiah Estrada (1-3) after San Diego had taken a...

Punchless Padres search for offensive answers in Toronto
The visiting San Diego Padres hope that they already have hit rock bottom as they try to salvage the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.,The Blue Jays will be going for a sweep of the three-game series that would allow them to complete a nine-game homestand with a 5-4 ...

Blue Jays shut out Padres for a second consecutive game
Right-hander Kevin Gausman struck out nine, Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the visiting San Diego Padres 14-0 on Wednesday night.,Gausman (4-4) allowed three hits and no walks in seven innings as Toronto clinched the three-game series with consecutive shutouts. Na...

Blue Jays aim to extend Padres' losing streak, offensive woes
The Toronto Blue Jays likely will need more than three hits on Wednesday against the visiting San Diego Padres if they want to clinch a series victory.,But three hits were enough to win the series opener 3-0 on Tuesday because two of them were home runs -- a solo shot by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and a ...

Blue Jays extend Padres' offensive woes with shutout
Right-hander Chris Bassitt pitched six stellar innings, Anthony Santander hit a two-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting San Diego Padres 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who are 3-4 on their nine-game homestand. The Blue Ja...

Padres in search of clutch mode during visit with Blue Jays
The San Diego Padres will be conducting a deep dive for production with runners in scoring position when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.,The Padres were 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position when they were swept in a three-game series at home by the Seattle Mariners over the w...

Robert Shwartzman grabs Indy 500 pole in stunner
The buildup to the Indianapolis 500 took an unexpected twist Sunday when rookie Robert Shwartzman won the pole for the fabled race.,In five IndyCar Series races, Shwartzman has finished no better than 18th. Yet the 25-year-old is the first rookie to qualify on the Indy 500 pole since Teo Fabi in 198...

Randy Arozarena, Bryan Woo excel as Mariners finish sweep of Padres
Randy Arozarena homered Sunday to start a three-run rally and Bryan Woo sailed through seven innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 6-1 win.,Woo (5-1) gave up just five hits and a run with no walks and five strikeouts, throwing 67 of his ...

Padres not rolling out the welcome mat for Cal Raleigh, Mariners
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt made a request of the Seattle Mariners after a 4-1 loss Saturday night.,"If Cal Raleigh could miss a trip to play the Padres every now and again, that would be great," Shildt said.,Raleigh certainly didn't miss this one and doesn't figure to be cooling his heels ...

Cal Raleigh, Mariners continue power display in win over Padres
Cal Raleigh homered on the first pitch of the seventh inning Saturday night to snap a tie and the Seattle Mariners defeated the host San Diego Padres 4-1.,Raleigh victimized reliever Adrian Morejon (1-2) for his 15th homer of the year, tying the Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber ...

Emerson Hancock, Mariners aim for series win against Padres
In opening a three-game series and a 10-game road trip Friday night with a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres, the Seattle Mariners got a good start from rookie pitcher Logan Evans.,They'll ask Emerson Hancock to walk in Evans' shoes on Saturday when they try for a series win in Ssn Diego.,Hancock (1...

Mariners sock three homers, cruise to win over Padres
J.P. Crawford homered on the game's first pitch, Rowdy Tellez and Cal Raleigh added long balls and the visiting Seattle Mariners topped the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday.,Seattle starter Logan Evans (2-1) tossed six scoreless innings, the longest of his four major league outings. The Mariners were ...

Padres' Stephen Kolek out to shut down Mariners, his former club
In tossing 14 1/3 scoreless innings during his first two MLB starts, San Diego Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek has at the very least staked his claim on a rotation spot down the road, even though Yu Darvish is about to come off the injured list.,Kolek has a chance to make another statement Friday ...

Xander Bogaerts' 1st-inning blast sends Padres past Angels
Xander Bogaerts blasted a three-run homer Wednesday night and Randy Vasquez pitched six effective innings for the victory as the San Diego Padres stopped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-1.,Vasquez (3-3) won his second straight start, allowing one run and four hits with one walk and five strikeouts...