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Nelly Korda up three at St. Andrews bidding for seventh win of season
Nelly Korda surged into the lead at the Women's Open at St. Andrews on Friday and is three shots clear of the field in a bid to win for a seventh time in 2024.,Korda had four birdies without a bogey and is 8 under with consecutive rounds of 68. Defending champion Lilia Vu and England's Charley Hull,...

Behind Francisco Lindor, Mets face Padres, continue playoff pursuit
Some folks think one's best ability is availability.,New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor must be one of those guys. ,When his team continues its four-game series against the host San Diego Padres on Friday night, count on Lindor being in the lineup. After all, he's played in all 128 games this ...

Powered by 17-hit attack, Mets hand Padres 8-3 loss
Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso each collected three hits and an RBI on Thursday night while Luis Severino navigated through five innings as the New York Mets started a key road trip with an 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.,Coming off his second career shutout Saturday, Severino (9-6) gave up five...

Mets, buoyed by dramatic win, open 4-game set against Padres
Jesse Winker was once Public Enemy No. 1 for some New York Mets fans.,After his walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth on Wednesday gave New York a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles and a series victory, Winker might be a hero to a lot of the fans who saved some of their loudest boos for him whe...

Twins pile up 18 hits to pound Padres
Trevor Larnach and Edouard Julien each collected four hits Wednesday, while Matt Wallner capped a seven-run fourth inning with a three-run homer as the visiting Minnesota Twins routed the San Diego Padres 11-4 to salvage the finale of a three-game series.,Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) was the benef...
10 MLB Players Who Will Impact Pennant Pushes Around Baseball
As August winds down, MLB pennant pushes are in full swing around the MLB. These 10 players will be critical in helping their teams win the division in 2024....

Padres continue to make playoff push vs. Twins
Paying Jurickson Profar $1 million might be the best money San Diego Padres have spent in a long time.,Profar continued the best season of his major league career Tuesday night with a three-run, eighth-inning homer that lifted San Diego to a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins. The Padres clin...

Jurickson Profar's three-run shot lifts Padres over Twins
Jurickson Profar's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the San Diego Padres to a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.,San Diego trailed 5-3 after pinch hitter Christian Vazquez lined a two-run single in the top of the eighth against Tanner Scott (8-5).,The Padr...

Bailey Ober, Twins shoot to slow Padres' momentum
The San Diego Padres own the best record in the major leagues since the All-Star break, 21-6, after earning a 5-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday.,The Padres will try to continue their run on Tuesday against Minnesota in the middle contest of a three-game series.,The Monday result al...

Jackson Merrill clears bases as Padres down Twins
Jackson Merrill's three-run double snapped a third-inning tie and put the San Diego Padres ahead to stay Monday night as they started a three-game series by beating the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-3.,Michael King (11-6) got the win after pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits with th...

Padres could tweak infield with Twins coming to town
The San Diego Padres lost their first series in over a month on Sunday and may have lost their shortstop to boot.,When San Diego opens a three-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night, Ha-Seong Kim will likely be on the bench nursing a shoulder injury that he suffered during ...

Rockies hold off Padres, win three-game series
Jacob Stallings had two hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 in Denver on Sunday.,Angel Chivilli (1-1) picked up the win in relief of Bradley Blalock. Victor Vodnik notched his ninth save for Colorado, which won the thre...

Padres’ Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) leaves game vs. Rockies
San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim left Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver with an injured right shoulder.,Kim led off the third inning with a single and was taking a lead when Colorado starter Bradley Blalock threw to first. Kim dove back to the bag and jammed his shoulder in...

Bradley Blalock, Rockies seek to slow down Padres
The Colorado Rockies essentially offered the white flag on the 2024 season a month ago with a shift to younger players, and right-hander Bradley Blalock will receive more playing time as a result.,Blalock, 23, was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers on July 27 and made his first major league start w...

Padres dispatch Rockies for 20th win in 25 games
Luis Campusano homered and singled, Manny Machado had four hits and the streaking San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 in Denver on Saturday night.,Xander Bogaerts, Ha-Seong Kim and Bryce Johnson had two hits apiece to back another solid start from Padres right-hander Dylan Cease. San Dieg...

Pirates put OF Andrew McCutchen (knee) on 10-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Andrew McCutchen on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left knee inflammation.,McCutchen was injured while running the bases following a single in the seventh inning of the Pirates' 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday. The victory snapped a 10-...

Padres look to avoid back-to-back losses to Rockies
The San Diego Padres have lost just four of their 23 games since the All-Star break, with two of those defeats coming against the Colorado Rockies -- the team with the worst record in the National League.,The Rockies posted a 7-3 win in the opener of a three-game series on Friday between the Nationa...

Cal Quantrill, Rockies shut down surging Padres
Charlie Blackmon homered among his two hits, Brendan Rodgers also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies cooled off the streaking San Diego Padres with a 7-3 win in Denver on Friday night.,Rookie Jordan Beck had three hits to back starter Cal Quantrill's solid start and end Colorado's three-game losing...

Avalanche hire Andrew Wilson as assistant GM
The Colorado Avalanche announced the hiring of Andrew Wilson as assistant general manager on Friday.,Wilson, 41, spent the last 18 years working for the National Hockey League, including the past three years as vice president of central registry. He was one of the main contacts for the 32 NHL teams ...
National League West is MLB's Best Division
While the American League East has some teams in serious title contention, this is why the National League West is the best division in baseball right now....