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CF Montreal aim to stay hot in matchup vs. St. Louis City
It's too late for CF Montreal to make a playoff run, but they finally have found their best form of the season.,Unbeaten in its last five MLS matches, Montreal will try to keep its surge going Saturday night when it hosts St. Louis City SC.,CF Montreal (5-15-9, 24 points) are 2-0-3 in their last fiv...
Orlando City look to regain form vs. upstart D.C. United
Orlando City SC will return to league play for the first time in three weeks when they visit a D.C. United side suddenly looking more dangerous under new manager Rene Weiler.,Orlando City (13-7-8, 47 points) enter the weekend in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with six matches to play in MLS. ...
Mariners, level atop AL West, pursue another win over Angels
Harry Ford and the Seattle Mariners enjoyed a memorable moment Friday night.,The rookie catcher got his first career RBI when his pinch-hit sacrifice fly lifted the Mariners to a 12th-inning win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.,Seattle won its sixth game in a row and pulled even with the Hou...
Padres turn to JP Sears to help rotation vs. Rockies
Even with time running out in their quest to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers or Chicago Cubs to earn home-field advantage for the first round of the National League playoffs, the San Diego Padres are taking a big-picture look at the regular season's last 15 games.,The Padres will call up JP Sears from...
Tied atop AL West, Astros try to regroup against Braves
The Houston Astros, no longer in sole possession of first place in the American League West, stumble into a three-game series against the Braves that begins Friday in Atlanta.,Houston held a four-game division lead over the Seattle Mariners after beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Sept. 3.,Since th...
Ex-Mets ace Jacob deGrom leads Rangers into Queens
Jacob deGrom hasn't appeared on the Citi Field mound since Oct. 8, 2022, when he helped extend the New York Mets' season by winning Game 2 of a National League wild-card series.,One thousand and seventy days later, deGrom will finally make his return to Citi Field and try to nudge the Mets closer to...
Cy Young winners face off as Tigers, Marlins open series
The Detroit Tigers, who are closing in on their first American League Central title since 2014, are set to visit the Miami Marlins on Friday night for the start of a three-game series.,Both teams will pitch Cy Young Award winners on Friday: left-hander Tarik Skubal (13-4, 2.10 ERA) for Detroit and r...
Harry Ford’s sacrifice fly lifts Mariners past Angels in 12th
Pinch-hitter Harry Ford's sacrifice fly with no outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning scored the winning run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-6 Thursday night.,The Mariners (79-68) won their sixth in a row and pulled even with Houston atop the A...
Veteran Walker Buehler makes Phillies debut vs. Royals
Walker Buehler makes his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday when they open a three-game interleague series against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,Buehler posted a 7-7 record with a 5.45 ERA in 23 appearances for the Boston Red Sox this season before the team moved on from the veteran ri...
RB Austin Ekeler injures Achilles in Commanders' loss
The Washington Commanders' running back corps was dealt a significant blow on Thursday night as Austin Ekeler sustained a non-contact Achilles injury in a 27-18 road loss to the Green Bay Packers.,ESPN and NFL.com reported that the team fears Ekeler tore his Achilles tendon.,Ekeler, who has endured ...
White Sox look to continue winning ways vs. Guardians
Improbably, the Chicago White Sox are playing some of the best baseball in the majors.,The last-place squad in the American League Central Division is 9-2 since Aug. 31, matching the Baltimore Orioles for the top mark in the sport during that stretch.,White Sox left-hander Martin Perez (1-4, 3.15 ER...
Cubs try to piece together bullpen for Rays series
With the back end of their bullpen currently out of action, the Chicago Cubs might need to piece together their closing duties when they open a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday afternoon.,Daniel Palencia departed after feeling a pop in his right shoulder in the ninth i...
Yankees, Red Sox set to clash in crucial 3-game series
Two big rivals, one big series this weekend in Boston.,With just a half-game separating them behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East standings, the New York Yankees (81-65) and Boston Red Sox (81-66) begin their final head-to-head set of the regular season Friday night.,...
Confident Terence Crawford seeks star Canelo Alvarez's title
LAS VEGAS -- In a city that's been home to a majority of boxing's biggest fights, you'll have a hard time finding any that have brought as much energy and anticipation to the Strip as Saturday night's title bout between the sport's superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and undefeated American torchbearer Teren...
Randy Vasquez whiffs 9 as Padres shut out Rockies
Jackson Merrill homered and Randy Vasquez fanned a career-high nine in six shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Thursday.,Luis Arraez added three hits and an RBI as San Diego (80-67) moved within 2 1/2 games of the idle Los Angeles Dodgers for first pl...
Surging O's head north to face Jays, playoff environment
The surging Baltimore Orioles are out of postseason contention, but they still can influence a division race Friday night when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays.,The Orioles (69-77) have won nine of their past 11 games and are 8-1 in September entering the three-game series with the leaders of the Am...
Mitch Keller, Pirates look to snap 6-game losing streak vs. Nationals
The Pittsburgh Pirates look to snap a six-game losing streak when they open a three-game series at the Washington Nationals on Friday in a matchup of the last-place teams in the National League Central and East Divisions.,Pittsburgh (64-83) lost its third straight one-run game Thursday, 3-2 to the B...
Layne Riggs rallies for Truck win in Bristol, advances in playoffs
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Layne Riggs recovered from a first-lap spin at Bristol Motor Speedway and rallied to win the UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics on Thursday, the second race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series playoffs.,Grabbing the lead after a restart on Lap 142 of 250, Riggs held off a determ...
Aaron Judge ties Joe DiMaggio with two HRs vs. Tigers
Aaron Judge tied Joe DiMaggio for fourth place on the Yankees' all-time home run list by going deep in each of his first two at-bats of New York's game against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday.,Judge hit his 360th career homer off opener Tyler Holton in the first inning - a 413-foot blast to ...
Aaron Judge matches Joe DiMaggio's homer total as Yanks rout Tigers
Aaron Judge tied Joe DiMaggio for fourth place on the Yankees' all-time home run list on Thursday, going deep twice while leading New York to a 9-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in the finale of a three-game series between American League playoff contenders.,Giancarlo Stanton also homered and...