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Lynx open playoffs with dominating win over Valkyries
The Minnesota Lynx showed why they are the class of the league WNBA, rolling to a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday at Minneapolis in the opener of a best-of-three playoff series., ,MVP candidate Napheesa Collier led the top-seeded Lynx with 20 points and six rebounds. Kayla M...
Ramon Urias, Orioles blast Blue Jays in Game 1 of DH
Ramon Urias hit two home runs, Gunnar Henderson and Tyler O'Neill each drove in four runs and Jordan Westburg collected four hits, fueling the host Baltimore Orioles to a 16-4 romp over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of Tuesday's doubleheader.,O'Neill and Henderson both homered, while Henderson...
Jonathan India powers Royals past Guardians in Game 1 of doubleheader
Jonathan India hit a three-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning against Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase and the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Guardians 5-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader on Saturday.,India came to the plate against Clase (5-3) with one out and deposited a 1-2 slid...
Carlos Santana's 2-run shot gives Guardians win over White Sox
Carlos Santana belted a go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth inning and Daniel Schneemann and Angel Martinez also homered as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the host Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday in the opener of a doubleheader.,Cleveland extended its winning streak to four games as left-hande...
Gunnar Henderson powers Orioles to comeback win over Mets
Gunnar Henderson's two-run, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning interrupted a pitching duel and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Thursday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.,Mets starter David Peterson cruised through seven shutout innings before yielding Colton Cow...
Manny Machado's 3-run double helps Padres knock off Phillies
Manny Machado drove in three runs in support of Nick Pivetta, who quieted the Philadelphia Phillies over six innings to guide the San Diego Padres to a 6-4 road victory in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader., ,Pivetta (9-2) allowed one run and seven hits against his former team as San Diego ...
Red Sox rally past Reds to win resumed game
Wilyer Abreu and Trevor Story drove in runs in the eighth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds in a suspended game that was completed on Wednesday afternoon.,The first three innings were completed on Tuesday night before heavy rain halted play.,In Boston's...
Riley Greene blasts two 3-run homers as Tigers rout Nationals
Riley Greene hit a pair of three-run home runs, Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Nationals 11-2 Wednesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.,Greene has homered in three straight games and has 21 on the season.,Zach McKinstry had fo...
Tie-breaking grand slam by Joey Ortiz lifts Brewers over Mets
Joey Ortiz hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the sixth inning to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win against the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of their four-game series, which was postponed by rain a night earlier.,Isaac Collins went 4-for-4 with a walk and a solo ho...
Cards stage late rally vs. White Sox, take twin-bill opener
The St. Louis Cardinals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-4 win against the host Chicago White Sox in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.,Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits in five innings. Reliever Andre Granillo (1-0) got th...
Cardinals pull off eighth-inning rally, claim Game 1 of doubleheader against White Sox
The St. Louis Cardinals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-4 win against the host Chicago White Sox in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.,Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde gave up two runs on six hits in five innings. Reliever Andre Granillo (1-0) got the final out i...
Tigers' Riley Greene, Tarik Skubal too much for Pirates
Riley Greene drove in four runs and Tarik Skubal collected another home victory as the Detroit Tigers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2, in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.,Skubal (8-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out six while running his ho...
Willson Contreras' walk-off single claims Game 1 for Cards vs. Royals
Willson Contreras' walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Thursday in Game 1 of a split doubleheader.,Contreras, playing in his 1,000th game, also hit a double and scored a run. Ivan Herrera added a two-run homer for the Card...
Thunder, Pacers open battle in search of first NBA title
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. The Indiana Pacers haven't been to the finals since 2000.,Neither has ever won an NBA title, but one will hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 2025. The final step there begins Thursday when the teams square...
Oilers' 'complete focus' is on keeping Panthers from Stanley Cup repeat
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid addressed the big picture of what lies ahead for his team as it prepares for a rematch with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.,Several feet behind McDavid, however, was a big picture of Florida alternate captain Matthew Tkachuk celebrating...
Rafael Marchan helps Phillies edge Braves to open doubleheader
Rafael Marchan enjoyed a big day offensively and defensively as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Thursday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,Philadelphia received a home run from an expected source and an unexpected source, as Marchan's first homer of t...
Rafael Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a...
Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBI between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,The Red Sox untied a 2-2 game in the midst of a five-run sixth inning, which Devers (4-for...
Kody Clemens saves Twins with walk-off double, 6-5
Kody Clemens delivered a walk-off double to center field to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.,The Twins bounced back for the win after blowing a three-run lead in the top of the ninth. ,The series opener was resumed in the top of t...
Panthers ease to road win over Hurricanes in Game 1
Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers posted a 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Aaron Ekblad, A.J. Greer, Sam Bennett and Eetu Luostarinen also scored, Evan Rodrigues and Tomas Nosek each ...