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Trent Grisham belts 2 homers (4 RBIs) as Yankees rally past Mariners
Trent Grisham hit a tiebreaking RBI double with one out in the seventh inning and homered twice Wednesday night as the host New York Yankees overcame a pair of three-run deficits in their 10-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners.,The Yankees went ahead in the seventh for the second straight game after...
Luis Castillo helps White Sox shut down Reds
Luis Castillo delivered seven shutout innings to spark a combined two-hitter and Drew Romo and Chase Meidroth homered as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Wednesday.,American League Central-leading Chicago won for the third time in four games on the heels of a four-game ...
Alex Bregman's 3 homers, 7 RBIs power Cubs past Nationals
Alex Bregman slammed three homers and drove in seven runs, both career highs, leading the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 12-6 win against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,Dansby Swanson homered, doubled and scored three times in the No. 9 spot for the Cubs, who have won eight of their past nine ga...
Jo Adell homers, Cade Smith holds on as Guardians top Tigers
Jo Adell hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians held off the host Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday.,Angel Martinez had three hits, including two doubles, while scoring a run and driving in another. Angel Genao added an RBI double and Chase DeLauter contributed two hits and scored a...
Griffin Conine homers again as Marlins extend Pirates' slump
Griffin Conine homered for the 10th time in his past 28 games to lead the host Miami Marlins to their fourth straight win, an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Pittsburgh is just 1-7 since the Aug. 3 trade deadline passed.,Miami's Heriberto Hernandez also homered, giving hi...
Brandon Nakashima downs Rafael Jodar to reach Montreal final
It will be an all-American final at the National Bank Open in Montreal, as Brandon Nakashima swept Spain's Rafael Jodar 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Wednesday to secure a spot in the championship match.,In the title match on Thursday, Nakashima, the 28th seed, will face either fifth-seeded Ben Shelton or 13th-se...
57 qualifiers complete EA Sports FC field at Nations Cup
The Esports Foundation announced the fifty-six players who earned spots through online qualifiers for the EA Sports FC tournament at the Esports Nations Cup 2026.,An additional spot was awarded to a player representing Kuwait, who secured the Host Region Wildcard.,The competition will run from Nov. ...
Jessica Pegula says WTA genetic testing has begun
The Women's Tennis Association made waves when it announced it would begin genetic sex testing of its athletes. The rollout thus far has been less dramatic, falling under the press' radar.,On Wednesday, Jessica Pegula confirmed to Front Office Sports that testing has begun at the Cincinnati Open, wh...
Rockies outduel Diamondbacks for series clincher on road
Brett Sullivan and Zac Veen homered, Ryan Feltner recorded his first road victory this season, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Wednesday in Phoenix to take the deciding game of a three-game series., ,Sullivan hit a three-run homer high off the right field fou...
Astros chip away late, take series over Giants
Taylor Trammell tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, seven Houston pitchers combined for a five-hitter and the Astros completed a break-even NL West swing with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon., ,The victory, Houston's second in San Francisco af...
Rays cap perfect road trip with trouncing of As
Drew Rasmussen won his fifth straight start, Liam Hicks had three hits and slugged a three-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays put a ribbon on their franchise-record, unblemished road trip with an 8-4 sweep Wednesday afternoon of the Athletics in Sacramento, Calif., ,The victory, fueled by a 15-hit at...
Aces look to defeat Mystics for second time this week
The Las Vegas Aces made improvements in certain areas when they defeated the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. ,That wasn't enough to fully please Aces coach Becky Hammon.,The Aces will look for upgrades in Thursday night's rematch in Las Vegas.,"Our season depends on defense and rebounding," Hammon sa...
Liberty aim to work on perimeter defense during visit from Sparks
The New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks have played twice this season, and both games were decided by less than five points.,Thursday night, the Liberty (20-14) will host the Sparks (12-20) in the final game of their season series. New York will work on its playoff seeding, while the Sparks aim ...
Dream continue strong playoff push against struggling Sun
Brionna Jones is giving the Atlanta Dream another reason to feel good as they travel to face the Connecticut Sun Thursday in Uncasville, Conn.,After winning seven of its last nine games, Atlanta (20-12) is firmly in playoff position, entering Thursday's game fifth in the WNBA standings, just two gam...
Tigers place OF Riley Greene (hamstring) on IL
Detroit Tigers All-Star outfielder Riley Greene was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right hamstring strain. ,Greene left Tuesday's game against the Cleveland Guardians early after being hit by a pitch.,He fell to the ground after taking a Tanner Bibee pitch off his lower right leg...
Cardinals roll to easy win over Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals rookie César Prieto delivered a key hit to break a season-long drought and spark a tie-breaking rally Wednesday afternoon in a 7-1 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Alec Burleson drove in three runs, including a two-run double in a four-run fifth inning for the Cardinals...
Rockies place INF Kyle Karros on concussion list
The Colorado Rockies placed infielder Kyle Karros on the seven-day concussion list Wednesday, one day after he was injured during a 3-2 victory over the host Arizona Diamondbacks.,Karros was injured in the bottom of the sixth inning when he collided with shortstop Ezequiel Tovar while chasing a grou...
Stampeders QB Vernon Adams Jr. gets another shot at BC Lions
Vernon Adams Jr. will look to record his second straight strong performance against his former team when the Calgary Stampeders host the BC Lions on Thursday night.,Adams, who played for BC from 2023-24, threw three touchdown passed to pace the Stampeders (4-5) to a 41-33 victory over the Lions (3-5...
Four-run third fuels Twins past Orioles
Alan Roden ripped a go-ahead RBI double to highlight a four-run third inning, fueling the Minnesota Twins to a 7-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Josh Bell, who joined Roden with three hits, had an RBI single in the first inning to extend his on-base streak...
Blue Jays claim RHP Paul Sewald off waivers from D-backs
The Toronto Blue Jays claimed right-handed reliever Paul Sewald off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.,In order to add Sewald to the 40-man roster, the Blue Jays recalled right-hander Jake Bloss and placed him on the 60-day injured list.,Sewald, 36, had 24 saves for the Diamondbacks...