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Kodai Senga, Pete Alonso lead Cardinals past Mets
Kodai Senga tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings Saturday and Pete Alonso continued his hot start by knocking in two runs as the New York Mets blanked the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 3-0.,Senga (3-1) allowed just three hits, walked two and fanned four in an 89-pitch performance. Three relievers finished ...
Phillies grab big lead vs. Marlins, escape with 11-10 win
Trea Turner recorded four of the Philadelphia Phillies' 18 hits Saturday in a heart-thumping 11-10 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins., ,Five other Phillies hit multiple hits, including Bryson Stott and Johan Rojas, who registered three apiece. Max Kepler, J.T. Realmuto and Alec Bohm each added...
Austin FC delivers late, adds to Galaxy's misery
Brandon Vazquez scored in the 81st minute to produce game's lone goal as host Austin FC did just enough to beat the hapless LA Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in a Western Conference clash., ,Vazquez, who was at the far post to push home a deflection off a pass by Owen Wolfe, made amends for being ...
Dodgers put RHP Blake Treinen (forearm) on IL, activate RHP Evan Phillips
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed veteran right-hander Blake Treinen on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness while right-hander Evan Phillips was activated for the first time this season.,Treinen had lingering forearm discomfort that was aggravated during a throwing session Friday. The 36-yea...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Cleveland Guardians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, April 19
April 19th's top MLB sports betting pick is a run total bet for Saturday afternoon's Cleveland Guardians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates over/under....
White Sox put Martin Perez (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Chicago White Sox placed Martin Perez on the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled fellow left-hander Jared Shuster from Triple-A Charlotte.,Perez left Friday's game against the Boston Red Sox after three innings with left elbow inflammation. He allowed five hits on his 52 pitches, one of wh...
Liam Hendriks activated by Red Sox, returns after nearly 2-year hiatus
The Boston Red Sox on Saturday activated Liam Hendriks from the 15-day injured list, marking the right-hander's return to the majors for the first time in nearly two years. ,Hendriks, 36, sustained an elbow injury while pitching for the Chicago White Sox on June 9, 2023, that ultimately would requir...
Lightning F Oliver Bjorkstrand out for series vs. Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Oliver Bjorkstrand will not play in the team's Eastern Conference first-round series against the Florida Panthers, head coach Jon Cooper announced on Saturday.,Bjorkstrand is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury that he sustained the injury during Tampa Bay's ...
North Carolina QB Ryan Browne transfers back to Purdue
Quarterback Ryan Browne has opted to transfer back to Purdue after joining North Carolina earlier this offseason.,Browne transferred to the Tar Heels in December after two seasons with the Boilermakers. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound quarterback went through spring practice under new North Carolina head co...
Ducks dismiss head coach Greg Cronin after 2 seasons
The Anaheim Ducks fired Greg Cronin on Saturday morning after two seasons as their head coach.,Cronin, 61, posted a 62-87-15 record in Anaheim after accepting the position -- his first as an NHL head coach -- on June 5, 2023. The Ducks limped to a 35-37-10 (80 points) mark in 2024-25 and a sixth-pla...
Report: Michigan contacts Iowa transfer QB Brendan Sullivan
Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan recently entered the transfer portal, but it doesn't look like he'll be there for too long.,In fact, early indications are that Sullivan, 22, could wind up playing elsewhere in the Big Ten.,That's because Michigan reportedly has reached out to Sullivan, according to...
Braves seek to continue offensive momentum vs. Twins
The Atlanta Braves hope to carry some offensive momentum from their come-from-behind win when they host the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in the second game of their three-game series.,The Braves rallied for five runs in the eighth inning on Friday to beat the Twins 6-4 in the series opener. Atl...
Opportunistic Mets chase another win over Cardinals
The resilient New York Mets are back -- and well ahead of the pace they set last year.,The Mets will look to build on their latest dramatic win when they host the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon in the third contest of a four-game series.,Right-hander Kodai Senga (2-1, 1.06 ERA) is slated ...
Mariners look to bounce back, play smarter at Blue Jays
The visiting Seattle Mariners will try to be a little smarter on the bases Saturday afternoon when they continue their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.,Toronto right fielder Addison Barger earned three assists in the 3-1 win over Seattle in the series opener on Friday night. Blue Jays c...
Phils' Taijuan Walker, facing Marlins, has tough acts to follow
Following electric starts by two of his teammates, Philadelphia's Taijuan Walker hopes to continue the momentum Saturday when the Phillies host the Miami Marlins.,Philadelphia has won two games in a row, thanks in large part to its dynamic starting pitching. Cristopher Sanchez struck out a career-hi...
Tyler Ankrum snaps 130-race Truck Series winless streak
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- It had been so long since Tyler Ankrum won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that the driver of the No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Chevrolet couldn't find Victory Lane after winning the Black's Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway on Friday.,Thanks to a prodigious effort at savi...
Avs open playoffs as Cup favorites amid tepid action on Florida teams
Colorado tied for seventh in the NHL with 102 points during the regular season, but the Avalanche are opening the playoffs as the consensus favorites to win the 2025 Stanley Cup.,On the eve of playing host to Game 1 of a first-round series against the Dallas Stars -- who finished with 106 points dur...
Braves score five runs in eighth, overtake Twins
Rookie pinch hitter Drake Baldwin broke a tie with a two-run single to cap a five-run eighth-inning rally, giving the Atlanta Braves a 6-4 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Atlanta has won nine straight games against Minnesota, a streak that began ...
Rookie Ingrid Lindblad grabs share of LA Championship lead
Swedish rookie Ingrid Lindblad produced two strings of four consecutive birdies on Friday, and she jumped into a tie for first place at the JM Eagle LA Championship in Los Angeles.,Lindblad carded a 9-under-par 63 at El Caballero Country Club, leaving her at 13-under 131 through two rounds. She is l...
Mets keep rallying, beat Cards on Francisco Lindor's homer
Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the ninth with a long home run for the New York Mets, who came back to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night.,The Mets have won the first two games of the four-game series and four of six overall. The Cardinals have lost three of four.,St. Louis' Bre...