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Mets smack three homers to complete sweep of Marlins
Carson Benge, Marcus Semien and Juan Soto hit home runs for the host New York Mets as they cruised to a 10-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,Soto's long ball was a grand slam in New York's five-run sixth inning which punctuated their weekend sweep of the Marlins.,Nolan McLean (3-4) o...
Eugenio Suarez, JJ Bleday help Reds snap Braves' win streak
Eugenio Suarez homered and drove in two runs, JJ Bleday had a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,Nick Lodolo (2-1) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out four and walking four. P.J. Higgin...
Nats hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Pirates rout Twins to complete three-game sweep
Ryan O'Hearn and Nick Gonzales each homered to highlight another strong offensive output for the host Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,The Pirates scored a combined 25 runs on 31 hits to complete a three-game sweep over the reeling Twins, who lost their f...
Jessica Shepard aims to build on monster game as Wings host Storm
The Dallas Wings look to continue to showcase their depth and build on a hot stretch as they host the Seattle Storm on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (5-3) have captured four of their past five games, including a 95-87 home win over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Thursday. Jessica S...
Reds SS Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) leaves game
Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz left Sunday's game against the visiting Atlanta Braves after injuring his right hamstring trying to leg out a likely extra-base hit.,De La Cruz has started all 58 Reds games this season, but that streak figures to be in jeopardy after the team confi...
Pirates place SS Konnor Griffin (elbow strain) on IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list Sunday to allow his strained right elbow time to heal.,Griffin, 20, served as the Pirates' designated hitter the last two days to keep his bat in the lineup while limiting his throwing, but the team decided that...
Ball State's Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, dies days after shooting
Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, an early entrant on the Ball State football team, died as the result of gunshot wounds according to multiple outlets on Sunday.,Yates-Lyons, a native of Valdosta, Ga., was among three victims of a parking garage shooting in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 24. According to The Tallah...
Twins place RHP Bailey Ober (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with inflammation in his right elbow.,Ober, 30, is 6-3 with a 4.59 ERA in 12 starts this season. He was shelled for eight runs (seven earned) on 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's 10-9 loss at Pittsburgh.,Ob...
Rays place RHP Craig Kimbrel (wrist) on 15-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed reliever Craig Kimbrel on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right wrist strain.,The move is retroactive to Thursday, his 38th birthday.,Kimbrel's lone appearance with Tampa Bay came against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, during which he struck out a pair of batters...
Youthful Spurs favored over red-hot Knicks in NBA Finals
The 2026 NBA Finals features one team on an 11-game winning streak and another led by a 7-foot-4 wunderkind.,The New York Knicks, who have been idle since sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final on May 25, are returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. They w...
Joaquin Niemann tops Talor Gooch in playoff at LIV Golf Korea
Joaquin Niemann recorded a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Talor Gooch and win LIV Golf Korea in Busan, South Korea.,After each finished 3-under-par 67 on Sunday and 12-under-par 268 for the tournament, Niemann sent an approach from 150 yards out to within six feet of the cup on th...
Cubs strive to end May on upswing against Cardinals
The up-and-down Chicago Cubs have a chance to end the month on a positive note when they wrap up their three-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.,Chicago started May with eight straight wins to wrap up their second 10-game winning streak of the season. However, manager C...
Finally above .500, Mariners seek sixth straight win, sweep of Diamondbacks
Three times over the past two months, the Seattle Mariners had a chance to climb over the .500 mark.,They finally succeeded Saturday on their fourth try.,Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizo...
Inconsistent Mets go for sweep over struggling Marlins
The New York Mets pitched well, fielded well and hit in the clutch Saturday afternoon.,Now New York has to find out if that's its recipe for a path back into contention, or just another tease in a frustrating season.,The Mets will look to earn their second sweep on Sunday afternoon, when they host t...
Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...
Offense keeping Pirates above .500 as they go for sweep of Twins
The Pirates opened the month of May with a three-game sweep and could close it with another if they beat the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.,A big reason the Pirates have kept themselves at or above .500 since April 1 has been an improved offense backing up their talented rotation...
Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down D-backs in win
Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night in an interleague game.,Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth ...
Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down Diamondbacks in win
Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle's four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 Saturday night in an interleague game.,Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth gam...
FlyQuest sweep Sentinels in LCS Spring playoffs
Though they were separated by only one game in the standings, Saturday's LCS Spring playoff match between FlyQuest and Sentinels wasn't much of a match at all.,Playing in the first lower-bracket quarterfinal in Los Angeles, FlyQuest made quick work of Sentinels, winning 3-0 behind 35-, 31- and 38-mi...