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Diamondbacks pound Giants, remain unbeaten vs. San Francisco
The Arizona Diamondbacks ran their season-long winning streak against the San Francisco Giants to eight games Tuesday night, riding home runs from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Ketel Marte to an 8-2 victory in Phoenix.,Recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A and making his first big-league start since A...
Dodgers demolish A's as Dave Roberts reaches 1,000 career wins
Tommy Edman had four hits, including a homer, and had four RBIs and manager Dave Roberts recorded his 1,000th career regular-season victory as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics 9-3 on Tuesday at West Sacramento, Calif.,Miguel Rojas also went deep and drove in two runs and Mookie Betts had...
First-half goals send Mexico to comfortable 2-0 victory over Ecuador
Julian Quinones delivered a goal and an assist in the first half for Mexico, who maintained complete control in front of their vocal home fans to earn a 2-0 World Cup victory over Ecuador in a round of 32 match on Tuesday at Mexico City.,Raul Jimenez added a goal as Mexico won a knockout-round match...
Marlins rout Rockies with offensive explosion
Javier Sanoja, Joe Mack and Owen Caissie each hit home runs in the visiting Miami Marlins' 14-3 blowout win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver.,Sanoja unloaded on the first pitch he saw from Tanner Gordon with two outs in the third, launching it over the fence for a three-run homer...
Dodgers push Shohei Ohtani's pitching start back 2 days
With the Dodgers in the midst of a 13-day stretch without a day off -- and the club brass apparently deciding that a game against division rival San Diego takes priority over a getaway day in Sacramento -- Los Angeles announced Tuesday that Shohei Ohtani's next start on the mound is being delayed a ...
Yordan Alvarez ties Astros' record for career slams in win over Twins
Yordan Alvarez capped a six-run fourth inning with his third grand slam of the season as the Houston Astros rallied past the visiting Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Tuesday.,Alvarez tied the franchise record with his seventh career grand slam, joining Alex Bregman, Carlos Lee and Jose Altuve. It was his 26t...
NBA transactions roundup: Kevin Huerter returns to Pistons, reports say
The Detroit Pistons plan to re-sign wing Kevin Huerter to a three-year, $27 million contract, multiple outlets reported on the first day of the NBA's free agent period.,Free agency opened Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET, at which time teams were free to negotiate with players other than their own.,The Pistons ...
Cade Cavalli fans career-best 13 as Nationals shut down Red Sox
Cade Cavalli allowed one hit and struck out a career-high 13 batters in seven innings as the visiting Washington Nationals defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Tuesday.,The only run Boston scored against Cavalli (5-4) was unearned. He didn't issue a walk in his 100-pitch outing.,CJ Abrams hit his 18th...
Outgoing Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa has his say -- for 100 minutes
Marcelo Bielsa, who exited as head coach of the Uruguayan national team after the side bowed out of the World Cup in the group stage, gave a 100-minute press conference on Tuesday in which he maintained that his message never resonated with the team.,Uruguay opened play in Group H with a 1-1 draw ag...
Nathan Church ends homer drought as Cardinals top Braves
Matthew Liberatore bounced back to throw five strong innings and Nathan Church ended a long homerless streak to lead the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opening game of their three-game series on Tuesday.,St. Louis has won two straight after ending a four-gam...
Report: Wizards won't entertain trade offers for Anthony Davis
The Washington Wizards don't intend to trade veteran forward Anthony Davis after acquiring him at last season's trade deadline, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Buzz about a potential trade for Davis emerged on Monday when ESPN reported that the Golden State Warriors intended to pursue LeBron James in free...
Riley Greene homers twice as Tarik Skubal, Tigers shut down Yankees
Riley Greene belted a pair of homers in consecutive at-bats off Cam Schlittler, Tarik Skubal pitched six innings and combined with two relievers on a four-hitter as the visiting Detroit Tigers cruised to a 9-3 victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,The Tigers have won four of t...
Twins CF Byron Buxton is day-to-day due to hip impingement
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton is expected to miss at least a few more days after an MRI revealed a right hip impingement, but the team is not planning to place him on the injured list for now.,Buxton was held out of Minnesota's Tuesday road game against the Houston Astros after also mi...
Liberty take down Aces for franchise's second Commissioner's Cup
Sabrina Ionescu scored 26 points, Breanna Stewart added 25 and the host New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces -- playing without A'ja Wilson -- to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship 93-85 on Tuesday night.,Rookie Pauline Astier added 15 points and four assists, and Stewart posted a ...
Cristopher Sanchez fans 9 in 7 innings as Phillies shut out Pirates
Cristopher Sanchez worked seven strong innings while guiding the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.,Sanchez (10-3) allowed just three hits and two walks, striking out nine, as he became the first starting pitcher to reach 10 wins this season. He has ...
White Sox use big 3rd inning to keep rolling vs. Orioles
Colson Montgomery and Junior Perez homered during Chicago's seven-run third inning as the visiting White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 on Tuesday night.,Jacob Gonzalez had three hits and drove in three runs and Andrew Benintendi provided three hits. Tristan Peters added two hits and scored twic...
Whitecaps MF Kenji Cabrera undergoes foot surgery
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Kenji Cabrera will miss an extended stretch after undergoing surgery Monday to repair a fifth metatarsal fracture in his right foot.,The club said Cabrera is expected to fully recover in four to six months, which could affect the rest of his MLS season depending on how...
Harmony Tan blocked by Serena Williams 4 years after Wimbledon upset
On the day of Serena Williams' return to Wimbledon Tuesday, an opponent from her last Wimbledon appearance dug up some dirt about the tennis legend on social media.,Harmony Tan, who upset Williams in a three-plus-hour battle in the first round of the 2022 event in London, posted on her Instagram acc...
Miscounted outs error hands Rangers sixth straight win vs. Guardians
Cleveland left fielder Cooper Ingle threw the ball into the stands, incorrectly thinking it was the third out of the seventh inning, to bring home Ezequiel Duran as the go-ahead run as the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Guardians 4-2 on Tuesday night.,Joc Pederson had a two-run homer in the third a...
Sergio Garcia blames lasagna after failing to qualify for The Open
Sergio Garcia's latest attempt to play his way into the Open Championship ended with a missed qualifying spot and an unexpected explanation.,Garcia fell short on Tuesday in 36-hole final qualifying at West Lancashire, where a second-round dip left him outside the group heading to Royal Birkdale next...