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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...

Marlins' 16-hit attack sinks Yu Darvish, Padres
Josh Bell collected three of the visiting Miami Marlins' 16 hits and Jesus Sanchez homered in a 9-1 rout of the San Diego Padres on Wednesday that prevented a three-game sweep.,Miami starter Braxton Garrett (2-0) scattered six hits and a run over five innings with no walks and two strikeouts. Four r...

Another pitchers' duel on tap for Marlins vs. Padres?
Pitching has dominated the headlines in the first two games of the series between the San Diego Padres and visiting Miami Marlins. ,The series finale on Wednesday afternoon should be no different.,Left-hander Braxton Garrett is scheduled to start for the Marlins, five days after throwing a four-hit ...

Matt Waldron's knuckler stymies Marlins in Padres' 4-0 win
Matt Waldron threw seven strong innings for the San Diego Padres in a 4-0 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday night in the middle game of their three-game series.,Jeremiah Estrada struck out the side in a non-save situation in the ninth, giving him 13 consecutive strikeouts over his pa...

Marlins' Jesus Luzardo brings scoreless run into matchup with Padres
Miami Marlins left-hander Jesus Luzardo will try to maintain his streak of scoreless innings when he takes the mound against the host San Diego Padres on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game series.,Luzardo (2-3, 4.14 ERA) has combined for 14 shutout innings over his past two outings.,In...

Padres take advantage of errors to top Marlins
Donovan Solano homered and the host San Diego Padres took advantage of two errors by Miami Marlins shortstop Tim Anderson in the seventh inning to escape with a 2-1 win in the opener of the three-game series on Monday afternoon.,San Diego starter Michael King allowed one run and three hits in five i...

Padres host Marlins with new bullpen standout on call
The San Diego Padres have hovered around .500 all season, but maybe their newest weapon can help them string together some wins. ,In Sunday's 5-2 victory over the visiting New York Yankees, flamethrowing right-hander Jeremiah Estrada jumped to prominence, striking out all five batters he faced and s...

Padres post 4-run sixth, cool off Yanks to avoid sweep
The San Diego Padres scored four runs in the sixth inning on Sunday to defeat the visiting New York Yankees 5-2 and avert a three-game sweep.,Jeremiah Estrada (2-0), who came on in relief of Padres starter Joe Musgrove with one out and a run home in the fifth, struck out all five batters he faced an...

Padres post 4-run 6th, cool off Yanks to avoid sweep
The San Diego Padres scored four runs in the sixth inning on Sunday to defeat the visiting New York Yankees 5-2 and avert a three-game sweep., ,Jeremiah Estrada (2-0), who came on in relief of Padres starter Joe Musgrove with one out and a run home in the fifth, struck out all five batters he faced....

Aaron Judge aims to power Yankees to sweep of Padres
The latest episode of the "Aaron Judge Show" proved to be one for the books, perhaps overshadowing yet another aspect of the New York Yankees' recent success -- the starting pitching. ,Judge homered and doubled in the Yankees' 4-1 win over the host San Diego Padres on Saturday, and he became the fir...