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Three rookie starters set to pitch in White Sox-Cards twin bill
As the Chicago White Sox praise the prowess of a budding duo of rookie catchers, the St. Louis Cardinals are especially keen on the recent efforts of their one-time backstop.,A rainout of the scheduled Wednesday game between the Cardinals and host White Sox offered the opportunity for players to res...

Nationals try to end skid against suddenly hot Rockies
The Washington Nationals will look to end an 11-game losing streak and try to avoid completing an 0-7 homestand when they host the Colorado Rockies in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday.,Washington began the homestand after getting swept by the New York Mets, looking to get well against a ...

Astros pull away from A's with seven-run 6th inning
Jose Altuve and Victor Caratini each slammed a three-run homer during a seven-run seventh inning to help the Houston Astros maul the Athletics 11-4 on Wednesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Mauricio Dubon also homered as Houston racked up a season-high 20 hits while winning for the seventh time ...

Dodgers top Padres on Will Smith's pinch walk-off homer
Will Smith hit a game-ending pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday.,Emmet Sheehan went four strong innings in his return from Tommy John surgery a...

Gold Cup: Costa Rica edges Dominican Republic on late goal
Costa Rica overcame an early deficit and broke a second-half stalemate with a dramatic Josimar Alcocer goal in the 85th minute to put away the Dominican Republic in CONCACAF Gold Cup play Wednesday evening in Arlington, Texas.,In the decisive sequence, Manfred Ugalde gathered a cross in the center o...

Cesar Montes lifts Mexico past Suriname, into Gold Cup quarters
Defender Cesar Montes doubled his career international scoring tally by connecting on two goals Wednesday night as Mexico defeated Suriname 2-0 in Arlington, Texas, to clinch a spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.,Mexico (2-0-0, 6 points) moved ahead of Costa Rica (2-0-0, 6 points) atop Grou...

Coastal Carolina blows out Louisville to reach MCWS finals
Colby Thorndyke went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs, including three in a decisive first inning, as No. 13 Coastal Carolina cruised into the championship series of the Men's College World Series with an 11-3 win over Louisville on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,The Chanticleers, who won the 2016 MCWS, wil...

Rockies' home-run outburst continues with another win against Nationals
Michael Toglia hit his third home run in two games, German Marquez pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Colorado Rockies sent the Washington Nationals to their 11th consecutive loss, 3-1 on Wednesday night.,Jordan Beck had two hits including a homer for the Rockies, who have won four str...

Maikel Garcia's 4 RBIs guide Royals past Rangers
Maikel Garcia had a three-run home run and a clutch RBI triple to help the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.,The Royals, who carried a six-game losing streak into this three-game set, have taken the first two games to clinch their first series victory sinc...

Randal Kolo Muani, Juventus overpower Al Ain 5-0
Randal Kolo Muani scored two of Juventus' four first-half goals in a dominant 5-0 victory over Al Ain in a Group G match of the FIFA Club World Cup in Washington on Wednesday.,Francisco Conceicao also scored twice, and Alberto Costa and Khephren Thuram each had two assists.,Kolo Muani tallied in the...

LSU walks off Arkansas to advance to MCWS finals
Jared Jones played the hero twice and the scapegoat once in the final two innings Wednesday as the junior first baseman's walk-off single propelled No. 6 LSU to a 6-5 win over No. 3 Arkansas and into the finals of the Men's College World Series at Omaha, Neb.,A rematch between the top two seeded tea...

Yassine Bounou's PK save helps Al Hilal tie Real Madrid
Yassine Bounou stopped a penalty kick by Real Madrid's Federico Valverde in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to allow Al Hilal to earn a 1-1 tie in Club World Cup Group H play in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Ruben Neves scored on a penalty kick for Al Hilal, a Saudi Arabian team.,Gonzalo Garcia...

Rays overcome eight-run deficit to down Orioles
Junior Caminero recorded his second RBI single of the game in the seventh inning to cap a four-hit performance, helping the host Tampa Bay Rays overcome an early eight-run deficit in a 12-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.,Tampa Bay's Jonathan Aranda collected three hits and matched ...

Angels send stumbling Yankees to sixth straight loss
Mike Trout scored the tiebreaking run on an eighth-inning error by Anthony Volpe as the visiting Los Angeles Angels handed the reeling New York Yankees a 3-2 loss.,Nolan Schanuel and Jo Adell homered for the Angels, who have won the first three games of the four-game series and will pursue the franc...

Eric Lauer fans eight as Blue Jays cruise past Diamondbacks
Eric Lauer struck out a season-best eight, Bo Bichette homered among three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 on Wednesday night.,Lauer (3-1) allowed one run, four hits and one walk in five-plus innings to help the Blue Jays clinch the three-game series wit...

Royals' Cole Ragans told to rest for four weeks
Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro announced Wednesday that All-Star starting pitcher Cole Ragans won't throw for four weeks in an effort to calm his mild rotator cuff strain.,"No surgery," Quatraro told reporters. "No injection. Just rest.",Ragans, who was placed on the 15-day injured list Ju...

ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev advance in Halle
World No. 3 Alexander Zverev of Germany cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Marcos Giron in the first round Wednesday at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany. Overpowering Giron with his serve, Zverev had 10 aces and never faced a break point while winning 28 of 34 points on first serve (82 percent)...

Karim Onisiwo lifts RB Salzburg over Pachuca after delay
Substitute Karim Onisiwo powered in a 76th-minute header to lift FC Red Bull Salzburg to a 2-1 victory over CF Pachuca on Wednesday night in a FIFA Club World Cup Group H clash in Cincinnati.,Oscar Gloukh's 42nd-minute strike from beyond the penalty area opened the scoring for the Austrian side, whi...

Bryson Stott powers Phillies past Marlins
Bryson Stott hit a three-run home run and Ranger Suarez tossed seven strong innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Wednesday.,Suarez (6-1) allowed one run on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. Orion Kerkering pitched a scoreless inning and Matt Strahm...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini fall in Berlin
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy were knocked out during second-round play Wednesday on the grass at the Berlin Open.,Unseeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova needed 3 hours, 21 minutes to earn a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) upset of Pegula. She fought off two match points ...