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Losing streak over, Pirates strive for another win vs. Reds
Fresh from snapping their five-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will look for back-to-back wins when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon.,The Pirates hit four home runs in Friday's 9-1 rout of the Reds, including two by catcher Henry Davis, who scored three times and drove ...
Guardians' Rhys Hoskins making new hometown memories vs. A's
Two decades ago, the young-teen version of Rhys Hoskins could be found on the right-field lawn at what is now called Sutter Health Park, hoping a home-run ball would come his way.,The Sacramento, Calif., native did himself one better on Friday night by sending a souvenir into the small set of seats ...
Red-hot Ildemaro Vargas, struggling D-backs gear up for Cubs
Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas is the top hitter in baseball now that he has reached the qualifying threshold, but that might not mean the kidding will stop.,Vargas raised his batting average to a major-league-leading .404 with a four-hit game in the Diamondbacks' 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday, ...
'Wrecking ball' Ben Rice, Yankees take on Orioles again
In the offseason, the New York Yankees never sought Pete Alonso in free agency because they were confident in Ben Rice's bat and development.,Through the first month of the season, Rice is among the best hitters in baseball, and the Yankees hope to see more productive at-bats from their first basema...
Blue Jays flying high as they continue surge against Twins
The player known as "Big Oak" is starting to swing the lumber.,That could be bad news for the Minnesota Twins as they face the Toronto Blue Jays and their hard-hitting third baseman, Kazuma Okamoto, on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Okamoto is coming off the first two-homer game of his brief car...
GamerLegion, FaZe Clan reach BLAST Rivals Spring semifinals
GamerLegion swept Astralis 2-0 on Friday to reach the semifinals at the BLAST Rivals Spring event in Fort Worth, Texas.,In the other quarterfinal match, FaZe Clan eked out a 2-1 victory over G2 Esports.,The results set up the semifinals on Saturday, when Natus Vincere will face FaZe Clan before Team...
FaZe Vegas move to 3-0 in Week 2 of CDL Stage 3 qualifying
FaZe Vegas outlasted the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-2 on Friday, improving to 3-0 as the second week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 got underway.,Los Angeles Thieves and OpTic Texas also recorded victories and are 2-0. The Thieves swept Cloud9 New York 3-0, while OpTic defeated the...
Cubs stay hot, edge Diamondbacks in series opener
Michael Busch had two hits, including a two-run single, and the Chicago Cubs used two three-run innings to hold off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday in the first game of a weekend series.,Busch triggered a three-run first with a bases-loaded single, then the Cubs added three more in t...
Mitch Marner tallies 3 points as Knights KO Mammoth in Game 6
Mitch Marner scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-1 to clinch their first-round Western Conference playoff series in Game 6 on Friday in Salt Lake City.,It was the sixth career three-point playoff game for Marner, tying his postseason high. Brett...
Rhys Hoskins, Chase DeLauter deliver as Guardians top A's
Rhys Hoskins homered, doubled and drove in three runs and Chase DeLauter went 4-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-5 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Steven Kwan reached base three times on two hits and a walk and made a stellar catch tha...
Royals pull out victory over Mariners in slugfest
Pinch hitter Lane Thomas' run-scoring single with one out in the eighth inning broke a tie as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday, overcoming a pair of two-run homers by Julio Rodriguez.,Vinnie Pasquantino and Jac Caglianone went deep for the Royals, who won for j...
Munetaka Murakami homers again, White Sox pound Padres
Munetaka Murakami blasted his league-leading 13th homer Friday night and rookie starter Noah Schultz allowed just two hits in six shutout innings as the visiting Chicago White Sox routed the San Diego Padres 8-2.,Murakami capped a six-run second inning outburst against German Marquez, ripping a hang...
RJ Barrett's OT heroics push Raptors-Cavs to Game 7
RJ Barrett made a dramatic 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime Friday night as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 to force Game 7 of a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.,Barrett's Kawhi Leonard-esque bucket from straight away hit the back of the...
USL, players' union reach tentative CBA deal
The United Soccer League is set for at least four years of labor peace after coming to a tentative agreement with the players' union on a collective bargaining agreement.,The league and the USL Players Association wrote in a statement that the agreement represents "a significant step forward for the...
Braves rally from 6-run hole, defeat Rockies on late HR
Michael Harris II blasted a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied late to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 in Denver on Friday night.,Matt Olson also went deep, while Austin Riley, Mauricio Dubon and Ronald Acuna had two hits each. Didier Fuentes (1-0) got the win...
Cards grab early 3-run lead, add on to put away Dodgers
Nolan Gorman and Alec Burleson each hit home runs, Jordan Walker had four hits and the host St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to five games with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday., ,Matthew Liberatore (1-1) gave up two runs on five hits and two walks over 5 2/3 inn...
Bryan Reynolds displays his dominance of Reds in Pirates rout
Bryan Reynolds continued his dominance of Cincinnati pitching with a tape-measure homer and an RBI triple in support of seven strong innings from Mitch Keller as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 Friday night in Pittsburgh.,Henry Davis, who came into the game batting just .154 in...
Minnesota QB Drake Lindsey arrested on fake ID, alcohol charges
Minnesota starting quarterback Drake Lindsey was arrested Friday for allegedly using a fake ID and for possessing alcohol as a minor.,The arrest took place in Lindsey's native Arkansas, where Fayetteville police responded to a call from a bar in town about a possible fake identification.,Per a preli...
Kazuma Okamoto's first 2-homer game guides Blue Jays past Twins
Kazuma Okamoto hit two homers and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays pulled away for a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Yohendrick Pinango finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Toronto, which evened the series at one win apiece. Lenyn Sosa went 3-for-4 with a d...
RJ Barrett's heroics push Raptors-Cavaliers to Game 7
RJ Barrett made a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime Friday night as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 to force Game 7 of the first-round playoff series.,Barrett's Kawhi-esque bucket from straight away hit the back of the rim, bounced high into the air an...