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Pirates' pitching, hitting too much for Padres
Bailey Falter tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings Saturday night and Andrew McCutchen homered as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the San Diego Padres 5-0.,Falter (4-3) gave up two hits, walked one and fanned one in a 79-pitch effort. The left-hander, who fetched 12 outs via grounders, dominated S...
Dejan Joveljic tallies twice to lead Sporting KC past Dynamo
Dejan Joveljic recorded a brace to lead Sporting Kansas City to a 3-1 victory over the host Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.,It was the second two-goal match of the season for Joveljic, who has nine goals in his first season with Sporting Kansas City after being acquired from the Los Angeles Galaxy...
Hugo Cuypers' two quick goals lift Fire over Orlando City
Hugo Cuypers scored twice in a minute's span of the first half and Philip Zinckernagel had a goal and an assist as Chicago Fire FC won 3-1 at Orlando City on Saturday night.,Thanks to Cuypers, the Fire (6-5-4, 22 points) led 3-0 a little past the half-hour mark and held on to win for the third time ...
Hugo Cuypers scores twice within a minute in Fire win
Hugo Cuypers scored twice in a minute's span of the first half and Philip Zinckernagel also had a goal, as Chicago Fire FC won 3-1 at Orlando City on Saturday night.,Thanks to Cuypers, the Fire (6-5-4, 22 points) led 3-0 a little past the half-hour mark and held on to win for the third time in the l...
Cameron Harper notches goal, assist as Red Bulls top Atlanta United
Cameron Harper connected on a goal then assisted on Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's 10th goal of the season, helping the New York Red Bulls post a 2-0 victory over Atlanta United in Harrison, N.J., on Saturday night.,New York (8-6-3, 27 points) extended its season-long winning streak to three while recor...
D.C. United down slumping Cincinnati, halt winless skid
Gabriel Pirani scored his second goal in as many games and added an assist to lead D.C. United to a 2-1 victory at FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.,Conner Antley headed in what turned out to be the winning goal for D.C. midway through the first half.,Both goals came from corner kicks as D.C. (4-7-6,...
St. Louis City edge Earthquakes in David Critchley’s debut
Eduard Lowen scored on a penalty kick in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to give St. Louis City a 2-1 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes in David Critchley's debut as interim head coach on Saturday afternoon., ,Simon Becher drew a foul from San Jose goalie Earl Edwards Jr....
Jesus Ferreira looks to build on momentum as Sounders face Minnesota United
The weight is off Jesus Ferreira's shoulders.,Ferreira scored his first goal as the member of the Seattle Sounders (7-4-5, 26 points) in a 1-0 midweek victory over San Diego FC and will look for more when they play host to Minnesota United (7-3-6, 27 points) on Sunday in an MLS match.,"I hope this g...
Miguel Angel Jimenez holds 2-shot lead in Des Moines
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez carded a 6-under-66 on Saturday to maintain his lead through two rounds of the Principal Charity Classic at Des Moines, Iowa.,Jimenez is sitting at 15-under 129 and stands two shots ahead of Australia's Cameron Percy (67 on Saturday) and three strokes in front of Kevin S...
Jorge Mateo's blast helps Orioles dispatch White Sox
Jorge Mateo's two-run homer and Dean Kremer's six innings of solid pitching lifted the Baltimore Orioles in a 4-2 victory against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.,Jackson Holliday homered in the first inning and the Orioles won for the fifth time in seven games despite managing only five ...
Down two goals, NYCFC earn draw vs. Nashville SC
Hannes Wolf scored a brace in the second half as visiting New York City Football Club rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 2-2 draw with host Nashville SC on Saturday afternoon., ,Matthew Freese finished with three saves for New York City (7-6-4, 25 points), which moved into sole possession of seve...
Astros DH Yordan Alvarez dealing with fracture in hand
Houston Astros designated Yordan Alvarez has a "very small fracture" in his right hand that is 60 percent healed, general manager Dana Brown announced on Saturday.,Brown said the fracture wasn't discovered in initial imaging on May 6 because there was too much inflammation and fluid.,"The immediate ...
Mark Bowman, No. 1 TE in 2026 class, commits to USC
Mark Bowman, the No. 1 tight end in the 2026 recruiting class, committed to Southern California.,The 247Sports composite also ranks Bowman, who reclassified from the 2027 class, as the No. 16 overall prospect in the nation.,Bowman plays at powerhouse Mater Dei High School in nearby Santa Ana. His co...
Astros place OF Chas McCormick (oblique) on 10-day IL
The Houston Astros placed outfielder Chas McCormick on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain.,The move is retroactive to Friday for McCormick, who is batting .256 with two RBIs in 36 games this season.,McCormick, 30, is a career .250 hitter with 55 homers and 193 RBIs in 472 ca...
Mexico to co-host 2031 Women's World Cup with U.S.
The United States is being joined by Mexico as a co-host of the 2031 Women's World Cup, multiple outlets confirmed.,ESPN reported Friday night that the Mexican Football Federation confirmed the arrangement.,FIFA said earlier this year that the United States was the only "valid" bidder for the 2031 e...
2-time All-Star Josh Harrison retires
Two-time All-Star Josh Harrison announced his retirement on Saturday, the 14th anniversary of his major league debut.,Harrison, 37, hasn't played in the majors since July 30, 2023.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This ride was nothing short of amazing! God is good! ???? <a h...
Cruz Azul, Whitecaps clash for Concacaf Champions Cup crown
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to become only the second MLS team in the modern era to win the Concacaf Champions Cup when they face Liga MX's Cruz Azul in Sunday's final in Mexico City.,The winner earns a place in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and this year's FIFA Intercontinental Cup.,Mexican sid...
Amid 'tough' roster move, Rays face Astros again
In a nod to their outfield depth -- amid their series against the Houston Astros -- the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday optioned rookie speedster Chandler Simpson to Triple-A Durham to make room for the returning Jake Mangum.,Over the 35 games since his big league debut on April 19, Simpson validated his r...
Tigers pound three homers, top Royals for 5th straight win
Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler set the pace with early two-run homers and Spencer Torkelson went deep late as the visiting Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight, 7-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Dingler and Wenceel Perez each had three hits, while the former drove in three for the...
Tigers pound three homers, edge Royals in Lugo's return
Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler set the pace with early two-run homers, and Spencer Torkelson went deep late, as the visiting Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight, 7-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Dingler and Wenceel Perez each had three hits, while the former drove in three for t...