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Padres look to avert sweep in series finale vs. Angels
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt had one thing in mind when he brought in reliever Jeremiah Estrada in the eighth inning of Monday's game against the Los Angeles Angels: strikeout.,Estrada, however, yielded a sacrifice fly to Luis Guillorme, allowing what turned out to be the winning run to scor...
Angels edge Padres, spoil Adam Mazur's major league debut
Zach Neto's two-run double in the seventh inning snapped a 1-1 tie and helped lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Los Angeles has won back-to-back games at home for the first time this season. The Angels are just 9-21 on their ow...
Padres' Adam Mazur set for big-league debut vs. Angels
The Los Angeles Angels have gone all-in on outfielder Jo Adell, but there figures to be a breaking point if the 2017 first-round draft pick doesn't finish the season with significantly better results.,Adell figures to be in right field on Tuesday night when the Angels host the San Diego Padres in An...
Angels pull out win over Padres, end 5-game skid
Luis Guillorme's pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels ended a five-game losing streak by taking the opener of a three-game series. The Padres dropped their secon...
Reports: Padres INF Tucupita Marcano faces lifetime gambling ban
Tucupita Marcano of the San Diego Padres could receive a lifetime ban from baseball for betting on Pittsburgh Pirates games while he was with the team last season, the Wall Street Journal and ESPN reported Monday.,Marcano and four minor league players currently face potential discipline, the reports...
Knuckleballer Matt Waldron to start for Padres vs. Angels
Kevin Pillar has been the Los Angeles Angels' hottest hitter since the start of May, but he likely won't be in the lineup on Monday when the club hosts the San Diego Padres in Anaheim, Calif., for the opener of a three-game set. ,Pillar, who was signed on April 30 after electing to choose free agenc...
Yuka Saso rallies to win second U.S. Women's Open
Yuka Saso of Japan shot a 2-under 68 in her final round to capture her second U.S. Women's Open championship on Sunday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,Saso, who also won in 2021 for her first major title, was one of just two players to finish the week under par. She started the day three off the pa...
Royals score 3 in ninth to shock Padres, avoid sweep
Nelson Velazquez's two-run triple and Nick Loftin's sacrifice fly rallied the Kansas City Royals past the visiting San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday to salvage the final game of the weekend series.,With the Royals trailing by two, Vinnie Pasquantino singled and Salvador Perez walked to lead off the nin...
AHL MVP Mavrik Bourque to play for Stars in Game 6 vs. Oilers
American Hockey League MVP Mavrik Bourque will draw into the lineup for the Dallas Stars on Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Western Conference final. ,Coach Peter DeBoer told reporters Sunday morning that Bourque will make his NHL playoff debut in place of fellow forward ...
White Sox put OF Andrew Benintendi (Achilles) on 10-day IL
The Chicago White Sox placed starting outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list Sunday, citing left Achilles tendinitis.,Benintendi left Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the bottom of the third inning. He hit a solo home run in the top half of the inning.,The team recal...
Nelson Velazquez, Royals bid to avert sweep vs. Padres
Nelson Velazquez is rediscovering his power stroke.,As the Kansas City Royals bid to salvage the finale of their three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon, Velazquez has six homers in his last 14 games. ,That streak is similar to his 2023 breakout when he hit 14 hom...
Minjee Lee, Andrea Lee forge 3-way tie atop U.S. Women’s Open leaderboard
Minjee Lee made up a three-stroke deficit, while Andrea Lee overcame being two shots back to catch leader Wichanee Meechai on Saturday, forging a three-way tie and setting up what could be a drama-filled Sunday at the U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,The Australian-born Minjee Lee ...
Clutch hitting lifts Padres past Royals
Ha-Seong Kim's bases-clearing double led the visiting San Diego Padres past the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Saturday afternoon.,With one out in the fourth and the Padres trailing by a run, Kim drilled Alec Marsh's sweeper to the center-field wall, plating three for a 5-3 advantage.,Kim's decisive hit ...
Padres send both Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove to IL
The San Diego Padres' starting rotation took a blow Saturday with right-handers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove both placed in the 15-day injured list.,Darvish is out with a left groin strain that forced him from a start Wednesday. Musgrove is headed back to the IL with continued triceps and elbow disco...
Luis Arraez looks to lead Padres' potent road offense again in K.C.
Hitting is contagious, and Luis Arraez has gone viral.,The Kansas City Royals will try to stop Arraez and the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game series, but the Royals have already seen how difficult that is.,On Friday, Arraez collected four singles...
Padres score nine in 8th to top Royals
Jake Cronenworth's go-ahead two-run single sparked a nine-run eighth inning as the San Diego Padres held off the host Kansas City Royals 11-8 on Friday.,Batting with the bases loaded in the eighth, Cronenworth hit a two-run single to give the Padres a 4-3 lead. He also delivered an RBI double as San...
Wichanee Meechai leads U.S. Women's Open as Nelly Korda misses cut
Wichanee Meechai of Thailand kicked off her round with four straight birdies before signing for a 3-under 67 and taking a two-shot lead into the weekend at the U.S. Women's Open on Friday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,Meechai is 4-under 136 at the midway point of the major championship, one of on...
With Jeremiah Estrada in tow, Padres set for opener vs. Royals
As the San Diego Padres arrive in Kansas City to begin a three-game series with the Royals on Friday night, all the buzz is about Jeremiah Estrada's video-game like streak.,Indeed, striking out 13 consecutive batters -- an expansion-era record -- is part of his (video) game plan for the Padres' righ...
Yuka Saso on top after challenging first day of U.S. Women's Open
Yuka Saso's search for a second U.S. Women's Open title got a boost when she carded a 2-under-par 68 to take the first-round lead on Thursday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,The Filipino-born Japanese golfer's only LPGA win came at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open. She found her way back to the top of th...
A'ja Wilson leads Aces into matchup with Dream
The Las Vegas Aces, spearheaded by A'ja Wilson's dominance, look to keep things rolling Friday when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Dream.,The Aces (4-1) have won two in a row and four of five to begin the season, much due to Wilson's record-breaking start. Coming off consecutive league champi...