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Bryce Elder, Braves bid to continue torrid pace vs. Red Sox
After claiming a series-opening win in walk-off fashion, the Atlanta Braves look to continue their majors-best pace when they host the middle of three interleague games against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.,The Braves have the right man on the mound as they look to follow up Friday's 3-2, 10...
Brewers, Twins navigating holes in lineups ahead of rematch
Both teams could use reinforcements in the middle of their lineups when the visiting Milwaukee Brewers square off with the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis. ,The Brewers rallied for a 3-2 win in the opener of a three-game series on Friday behind an eighth-inning RBI double by Jake Bauers a...
Astros bid to pick up steam vs. Jacob deGrom, Rangers
Since winning the final five games of a season-opening seven-game homestand, the Astros have not won more than two games in a row.,That served as a factor in their inability to gain ground in the American League West despite four of the five teams entering Friday with sub-.500 records.,After squande...
Cubs out to continue timely hitting vs. White Sox
Four Chicago Cubs delivered multi-hit games on Friday while the team collected six hits with runners in scoring position.,That's the kind of production the Cubs are used to, and they'll try to do it again Saturday as they aim to earn a series victory against the host Chicago White Sox.,The Cubs ente...
Reds' Chris Paddack happy for fresh start against Guardians
Chris Paddack is slated to make his first start for the Cincinnati Reds when they face the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.,Paddack (0-5, 7.63 ERA) signed a one-year deal as a free agent with the Reds on Wednesday after being designated for assignment by the Miami Marlins and subsequently relea...
Red-hot Rays look to squeeze out another win against Marlins
The Tampa Bay Rays are getting plenty of bang for their buck after signing right-hander Nick Martinez in the offseason to a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $13 million.,Martinez will look to continue to pay dividends on Saturday when the red-hot Rays attempt to win the three-game series against...
Nationals' Daylen Lile eager to continue power surge vs. O's
Daylen Lile looks to continue his hot streak when the Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles in the middle game of the Beltway Series on Saturday.,Lile belted his fourth homer in four games and added a double and a single in Washington's 3-2 win over Baltimore on Friday night.,He is batting...
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez aims to remain 'handful' vs. Pirates
Cristopher Sanchez has shown this month why he's considered one of the best pitchers in baseball. ,The talented left-hander aims for another sparkling effort Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second contest of a three-game set.,Sanchez (4-2, 2.11 ERA) entere...
D-backs' Eduardo Rodriguez shoots to extend unbeaten mark vs. Rockies
The Arizona Diamondbacks will look for a strong performance from starter Eduardo Rodriguez as they try and clinch a series win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in Denver.,The D-backs started off the weekend set with a commanding 9-1 win on Friday night and celebrated a major milestone as Merril...
Cardinals chase series-clinching win over scuffling Royals
Despite sitting eight games above .500 ahead of the second contest of a three-game set against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals don't have a roster littered with household names.,That's more than fine with manager Oliver Marmol.,St. Louis' depth was on display in ...
Casey Mize's return will bolster Tigers in matchup with Blue Jays
Casey Mize will make a swift return from the injured list when the Detroit Tigers host the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.,The Tigers right-hander left his most recent start on April 28 in Atlanta due to a right adductor strain. Mize was able to go through a rehab program at the team's spri...
Falcons fly through group stage at CDL Major 3
The Riyadh Falcons were the lone team to complete a pair of 3-0 sweeps on Friday as the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major got underway in Atlanta.,OpTic Texas, the Toronto KOI and the Los Angeles Thieves also won both of their matches to emerge as group champions.,The other playoff berths went to th...
Spirit, Falcons remain unbeaten atop Group A at DreamLeague 29
Team Falcons and Team Spirit each won twice via sweeps on Friday to remain unbeaten and share first place in Group A at the DreamLeague Season 29 event.,Team Falcons and Team Spirit both improved to 5-0. Aurora Gaming also swept both of their matches for their first two victories after an 0-3 start,...
Falcons rally for stunning semifinal win at PGL Astana
Team Falcons completed an epic comeback for a 2-1 win over FURIA on Friday, sealing a semifinal berth at the PGL Astana event in Kazakhstan.,FURIA claimed the first map 13-9 on Mirage, but Team Falcons extended the match with a 22-20, triple-overtime victory on Nuke. On the decisive third map, Dust ...
Natus Vincere, GamerLegion eke into IEM Atlanta semifinals
Natus Vincere and GamerLegion pulled off come-from-behind wins on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Intel Extreme Masters Atlanta event.,Natus Vincere overtook Team Vitality 2-1, advancing to a semifinal matchup with BetBoom Team. GamerLegion charged past paiN Gaming 2-1, earning a spot opposite Le...
Rookie Jovana Nogic puts up 27 as Mercury sink Sky
Jovana Nogic scored a career-high 27 points and Alyssa Thomas posted 17 points and 11 rebounds to lift the host Phoenix Mercury to a 91-83 victory against the Chicago Sky on Friday.,Phoenix (2-2) led more much of the night while pushing its advantage to as many as 17 points against the Sky (2-1).,Ri...
Sparks take down Tempo for first win of season
Kelsey Plum scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half, Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points and the Los Angeles Sparks picked up their first victory of the season by getting past the visiting Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday.,Dearica Hamby scored 19 points with seven rebounds and Rae Burrell added 13 poi...
Stephon Castle, Spurs finish Wolves in Game 6, set date with Thunder
The San Antonio Spurs stamped themselves ready for a showdown with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, using an early offensive explosion and a brilliant all-around effort to finish off the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals with a 139-109 victory in Game 6 on Frid...
Nick Kurtz belts 3-run homer to power Athletics past Giants
Nick Kurtz drilled a go-ahead, three-run homer to extend his streak of reaching base to 38 games while leading the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Rookie Henry Bolte and veteran Jeff McNeil each had two hits and one RBI for the Athl...
Dodgers halt 7-game skid against Angels with 2-hit shutout
Andy Pages and Max Muncy hit back-to-back home runs to highlight a four-run fourth inning and eight pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the host Los Angeles Angels, 6-0, in the opener of the Freeway Series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Teoscar Hernandez also ...