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Streaking Rangers ride 'aircraft carriers' into series finale vs. Orioles
The Texas Rangers are following the lead of right-hander Jacob deGrom, who reportedly used his no-trade clause to block a proposed deal to the Atlanta Braves last week.,Winners of four games in a row, the Rangers will aim for a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon in Arlingt...
Rockies' Jake McCarthy eager for another stellar effort vs. Cardinals
After producing one of his best individual performances Saturday night, Colorado Rockies leadoff hitter Jake McCarthy hinted at the reason he is having the best season of his career.,"It's been nice to get a ton of at-bats, and that they have faith in me to bat me against lefties and righties at the...
Randy Dobnak aims to stay hot as Royals chase series win vs. Cubs
Right-hander Randy Dobnak remains a pleasant surprise amid this disappointing season for the Kansas City Royals.,Meanwhile, veteran Matthew Boyd has been stellar on the road for the Chicago Cubs this season.,Looking to continue his month-long success, Dobnak tries to help the Royals win a fifth stra...
White Sox RHP Davis Martin working on flaw ahead of start vs. Guardians
Right-hander Davis Martin will look to better disguise his pitches when the Chicago White Sox go for a series victory against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon.,Martin (9-6, 4.13 ERA) is looking to rebound from a rough outing and potentially correct a pitch-tipping issue.,In a 14-...
Wade Meckler, Angels aim to leave Miami with series win
Wade Meckler, a left-handed-hitting corner outfielder, is living his dream.,Meckler, an Anaheim native who grew up a Los Angeles Angels fan, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the eighth round in 2022. Then, this past January, Meckler was claimed off waivers by the Angels. Finally, on May 22...
Shane Bieber, improving Jays go for road sweep of Phillies
The Toronto Blue Jays haven't been shy about working overtime.,Fresh off venturing into extra innings for the third time in four games, the visiting Blue Jays -- who have won seven of their last 10 games -- will bid to secure a three-game series sweep on Sunday afternoon when they face the Philadelp...
Athletics to see how Red Sox respond to rare loss over recent weeks
The Boston Red Sox go into Sunday afternoon's rubber game of their three-game series against the visiting Athletics in an unfamiliar situation: Coming to the ballpark after losing the previous day.,The Red Sox's 7-3 loss to the Athletics on Saturday snapped their nine-game winning streak and was onl...
Out to avoid sweep by Nats, Reds hand ball to Brady Singer
The Washington Nationals will go for a sweep of the visiting Cincinnati Reds when they complete their three-game series on Sunday.,After a disastrous 1-7 road trip to Atlanta and Philadelphia, Washington returned home and has taken two from Cincinnati, moving ahead of the Reds in the National League...
Cloud9, Shopify Rebellion solidify positions at LCS Summer Split
With the two unbeaten teams through two weeks playing on Sunday, the first day of Week 3 was all about improving playoff positioning at the League Championship Series Summer Split on Saturday.,And nobody improved their position better than Cloud9. Entering the match at 1-1, Cloud9 topped Disguised 2...
Quillan Salkilld gets another first-round win at UFC Fight Night
The moment wasn't too big for Quillan Salkilld.,Making his main-event debut, the Australian's run of first-round finishes continued Saturday night as he defeated veteran Mateusz Gamrot with a rear-naked choke at 4:25 of the first round of their non-title lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night at the Me...
Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...
Nathan Lukes rips game-winning HR as Jays edge Phillies in 11
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lukes' ho...
Jake McCarthy's historic night powers Rockies past Cards
Jake McCarthy went 4-for 5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs to help the Colorado Rockies break a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 8-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,McCarthy is only the second player in the modern era of the major leagues to fill a box...
White Sox end losing streak with home victory vs. Guardians
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in two runs to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians. ,Chicago starter Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs, scattered six hits, walked one and fanned four. Grant Taylor yielded one h...
Caitlin Clark avoids suspension as WNBA rescinds technical foul
Caitlin Clark won't be suspended for her eighth technical of the season, after all.,In the third quarter of Saturday's 90-86 win over the Sky in Chicago, the Indiana Fever star was assessed a technical foul for making contact with an official. That was her eighth technical of the season. By rule, an...
Brandon Nakashima delivers milestone win to reach Montreal quarters
Brandon Nakashima battled the elements and tough competition to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal with a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-5 defeat of Arthur Rinderknech at the National Bank Open in Montreal on Saturday.,The American had lost his five previous round of 16 matches at 1000-level events befo...
Nathan Lukes belts game-winning homer as Blue Jays edge Phillies
Nathan Lukes belted a two-run homer in the 11th inning to fuel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Chase Shugart (2-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th inning before Lukes deposited a 3-2 sweeper over the wall in right-center field. Lu...
Jacob deGrom continues dominance of O's, Rangers win 4th straight game
Corey Seager hit a three-run homer and Jacob deGrom pitched five strong innings as the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (8-7) allowed one run on three hits with one walk and nine strikeouts...
Andrew Vaughn delivers clutch hit to lift Brewers past Twins
Andrew Vaughn's go-ahead RBI single with one out in the eighth inning led the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.,Vaughn smacked the first pitch he saw from Jeff Hoffman the other way into right field, scoring Brandon Lockridge from second base and breakin...
Royals' Jac Caglianone crushes 2 homers, drives in 4 to curb Cubs
Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4 with two homers and two doubles and drove in four runs as the host Kansas City Royals spoiled Clay Holmes' Chicago Cubs debut with a 6-3 victory Saturday night.,It was the third four-hit game for Caglianone, who also reached 20 homers in his first full season, to help the...