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Tigers hope for another offensive outburst at Twins
Riley Greene provided some early fireworks for the Detroit Tigers the last time he took the field. ,On Thursday afternoon, when the Tigers play the Minnesota Twins in the rubber match of a three-game series in Minneapolis, Greene's manager hopes to see an encore performance.,"It's obviously awesome,...

With Masataka Yoshida heating up, Red Sox seek sweep vs. Marlins
Three weeks since returning from injury, Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida is starting to get back into a groove.,Yoshida is 5-for-9 with three RBIs through the first two games of Boston's series against the Miami Marlins. On Wednesday, his groundout drove in the eventual winning run...

Fresh off comeback win, Nationals seek series split vs. Mets
For the Washington Nationals, an 11:05 a.m. first pitch Thursday provides an immediate opportunity to build off an exciting comeback win.,For the New York Mets, the quick turnaround moves them one game closer to getting back Edwin Diaz and their bullpen finally becoming whole again.,The Nationals wi...

Rowdy Tellez, Pirates aim for series win over Cardinals
Rowdy Tellez is beginning to look like the player the Pittsburgh Pirates envisioned in the middle of their lineup when they signed him to a free-agent deal in the offseason.,Tellez will try to continue his hot streak when the Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber game of their three-gam...

Pavel Bucha scores twice as FC Cincinnati edge D.C. United
Pavel Bucha scored the second and third goals of his first MLS season and FC Cincinnati kept pace in the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield race with a 3-2 victory over D.C. United on Wednesday in Washington.,Kevin Kelsy added the fifth goal of his maiden campaign for Cincinnati (14-4-3, 45 p...

Dean Kremer returns from IL, leads Orioles past M's
Dean Kremer pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and Ryan O'Hearn homered and drove in three runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-1 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.,Baltimore has won the first two games of a three-game series involving divisi...

SKC hope to end road win drought vs. Rapids
Expect a blowout when the Colorado Rapids play host to Sporting Kansas City on Thursday in Commerce City, Colo.,And that has nothing to do with the postgame fireworks show that will mark Independence Day.,Colorado's past three games have each been decided by three goals. After victories at St. Louis...

Whitecaps dominate early, defeat Minnesota United
Brian White, Mathias Laborda and Sebastian Berhalter scored goals, and Ryan Gauld amassed three assists as Vancouver Whitecaps FC dominated the first 20 minutes and posted a 3-1 win over struggling Minnesota United on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Whitecaps (9-7-4,...

Carson Kelly's slam propels Tigers to blowout of Twins
Carson Kelly hit his first career grand slam, Riley Greene and Matt Vierling each socked a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Wenceel Perez added a solo homer for Detroit, which evened the series at one win apiece wit...

Kahleah Copper scores 34 as Mercury outlast Wings
Kahleah Copper rang up 34 points, including a huge 3-pointer with 21.8 seconds to play, as the visiting Phoenix Mercury held off the struggling Dallas Wings 104-96 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,The Mercury (10-10) snapped a two-game losing streak by taking charge of the game early in the second ...

U.S.-Uruguay match draws record TV ratings
The U.S. men's national team failed on the pitch in Copa America, but public interest in the squad was high.,The team's group-stage finale, a 1-0 loss to Uruguay on Monday that knocked the United States out of the tournament, attracted an average of 3.78 million viewers on FS1. According to Fox Spor...

Pavel Bucha scores twice as FC Cincinnati edges D.C. United
Pavel Bucha scored the second and third goals of his first MLS season and FC Cincinnati kept pace in the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield race with a 3-2 victory at D.C. United on Wednesday night.,Kevin Kelsy added the fifth goal of his maiden campaign for Cincinnati (14-4-3, 45 points), wh...

Red Sox score four in 9th to beat Marlins
Brayan Bello delivered a quality outing over 6 2/3 innings as the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Wednesday.,Bello (8-5) allowed one run on seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. Matsaka Yoshida and Rafael Devers each went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Red Sox.,Marlins ...

Pirates rally in 10th, edge Cards
Oneil Cruz hit a walk-off single into the right field corner in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. ,Reliever Andrew Kittredge (1-4) started the 10th with a 4-3 lead for the Cardinals, but he walked Andre...

Red Wings sign F Vladimir Tarasenko
The Detroit Red Wings signed free agent forward Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year, $9.5 million contract on Wednesday. ,Tarasenko, 32, is coming off a Stanley Cup championship with the Florida Panthers, and he also won the Cup in 2019 with the St. Louis Blues.,In 76 games with the Ottawa Senators and...

Aces carry 5-game win streak into another matchup vs. Mystics
The Washington Mystics have been checking off some recent accomplishments, but there will be a bigger task ahead Thursday night., ,The Mystics will take on the host Las Vegas Aces, who are riding a season-best five-game winning streak., ,"Our want-to factor, our wanting to be better for each other, ...

Twins place INF Royce Lewis on IL, call up prospect Brooks Lee
The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Royce Lewis on the injured list with a right adductor strain and selected the contract of one of their top prospects, shortstop Brooks Lee, from Triple-A St. Paul.,To make room on the 40-man roster for Lewis, right-hander Brock Stewart (right shoulder tendinitis)...

Lautaro Martinez boosts Argentina going into Ecuador match
The availability of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is still in question for the Copa America quarterfinal matchup against Ecuador on Thursday in Houston.,The 37-year-old missed the 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday in the final game of group play because of a right groin/adductor injury sustained in t...

Nationals request release waivers on veteran OF Eddie Rosario
The Washington Nationals requested unconditional release waivers on veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario on Wednesday after he was designated for assignment Monday.,The move to DFA Rosario was made to get outfield prospect James Woods on the active roster.,Rosario, 32, had seven home runs with 26 RBIs i...

Kemba Walker named to Hornets coaching staff
Kemba Walker was named to the Charlotte Hornets coaching staff on Wednesday, one day after announcing his retirement from the NBA.,A four-time All-Star point guard, Walker was named player enhancement coach on new head coach Charles Lee's staff.,The Hornets announced Lamar Skeeter, Josh Longstaff, C...