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Phillies bring Taijuan Walker back to rotation for matchup vs. Rockies
The Philadelphia Phillies were mediocre after their first 26 games, but they have been one of the best teams in the majors following their 13-13 start to the season.,Philadelphia is 17-5 since then and recorded its fifth straight win with a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. ,Th...
NFL's Tush Push Ban Solves a Problem That Never Existed
The NFL’s proposed tush push ban targets a play that’s legal, safe, and wildly effective... just not for teams that can’t pull it off....

Blue Jays aim to extend Padres' losing streak, offensive woes
The Toronto Blue Jays likely will need more than three hits on Wednesday against the visiting San Diego Padres if they want to clinch a series victory.,But three hits were enough to win the series opener 3-0 on Tuesday because two of them were home runs -- a solo shot by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and a ...

AJ Smith-Shawver, Braves bid to slow down Nationals
The Washington Nationals go for a season-high fifth straight win when they host the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.,The Nationals continued their strong play with a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night. ,Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 2.33 ERA) will look to slow down Washington on Wedne...

Giants' Logan Webb out to further stymie Royals' hitters
Logan Webb will hope to prolong the Kansas City Royals' offensive slump and earn the San Francisco Giants their sixth win to close a nine-game homestand when he takes the mound on Wednesday afternoon.,The clubs have split the first two games of their low-scoring interleague series, with the Royals p...

Tigers turn to bullpen in bid for series win vs. Cardinals
The Detroit Tigers planned on giving pitcher Jack Flaherty another chance to face his former team this week in St. Louis.,Reese Olson's finger injury, however, forced Tigers manager A.J. Hinch to alter his rotation plans. After Olson landed on the 15-day injured list, Hinch pushed Flaherty's next st...

Tomoyuki Sugano, O's eager to end skid in finale at Milwaukee
The task of halting the Orioles' eight-game slide falls on veteran right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano as Baltimore looks to avoid being swept by the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in the finale of the three-game series.,Sugano (4-3, 3.08 ERA) will be opposed by rookie right-hander Chad Patrick (2-4, ...

After 14-run outburst, Cubs aim for encore vs. Marlins
After turning in one of their most complete efforts of the season, the Chicago Cubs face the host Miami Marlins in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run homer to cap an eight-run sixth inning and Jameson Taillon tossed seven innings of one-run bal...

Tucker Minter snags another eNASCAR iRacing win
Tucker Minter earned his second victory of the 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, prevailing in the second overtime at a virtual Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday.,Minter put the No. 97 Chevrolet far out in front at the beginning of the first overtime, but that attempt to end the race was halt...

Falcons eke out win, snag IEM Dallas playoff berth
Team Falcons pulled out a 2-1 win over HEROIC on Tuesday to book a berth in the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas playoffs.,The Falcons advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final, where they will oppose MOUZ, a 2-0 winner over Team Liquid on Tuesday.,In the Group A upper-bracket semifinals, Team Vitalit...

Athletics' Jacob Wilson (arm contuson) is day-to-day
Athletics standout rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson is day-to-day after departing the team's 7-5 defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday after 4 1/2 innings due to a left forearm contusion.,Wilson was plunked on the forearm near the wrist by a pitch from Kyle Hendricks in the third inning at West S...

Angels' Mike Trout resumes jogging: 'I feel good'
Los Angeles Angels right fielder Mike Trout, out for three weeks due to a bone bruise on his surgically repaired left knee, provided an encouraging update about his progress on Tuesday.,The three-time American League MVP said he felt fine after jogging on the field Monday in West Sacramento, Calif.,...

Yoan Moncada's blast helps Angels extend Athletics' skid
Yoan Moncada hit a three-run homer and Logan O'Hoppe also went deep and had two RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-5 victory over the struggling Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,O'Hoppe delivered the tiebreaking single in a four-run fifth inning to help the Angels win a ...

Hayden Birdsong's effective start steers Giants past Royals
Hayden Birdsong won his first start of the season with five strong innings and the San Francisco Giants prevailed in a second consecutive pitchers' duel with the visiting Kansas City Royals, posting a 3-2 victory on Tuesday.,Willy Adames tripled in a run and scored another for the Giants, which lost...

Athletics' Jacob Wilson leaves game with arm contuson
Athletics standout rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson departed the team's Tuesday game against the Los Angeles Angels after 4 1/2 innings with a left forearm contusion.,Wilson was plunked on the forearm near the wrist by a pitch from Kyle Hendricks in the third inning at West Sacramento, Calif. He remain...

Phillies bang out 17 hits, cruise past Rockies
Kyle Schwarber homered for the second straight night, Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott had three hits each, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Max Kepler, Alec Bohm and Trea Turner contributed two hits in a 17-hit barrage and Jesus Luz...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout Wolves in opener
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overcame a slow start to score 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-88 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.,It was Gilgeous-Alexander's fourth consecutive game with 30 or more points and his eighth in ...

Nationals' Dylan Crews headed for MRI on side/back
Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews will get an MRI exam Wednesday on his lower left side and back after leaving Washington's 5-3 win against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.,Crews came out after the fifth inning, having felt something in his lower back/left side on a check swing during a ...

Emily Clark's OT goal pushes Charge past Frost to open PWHL Finals
Emily Clark potted the winning goal 2:47 into overtime and the host Ottawa Charge won Game 1 of the PWHL Finals 2-1 over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday.,Clark picked up a free puck just inside Ottawa's defensive zone and carried it up the ice with no defender nearby. As a Minnesota player closed in,...

Riley Greene's fourth RBI of game rescues Tigers vs. Cards
Riley Greene went 3-for-4 with a homer, the decisive double in the ninth inning and four RBIs, powering the visiting Detroit Tigers past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Tuesday.,Kerry Carpenter also homered for the Tigers, who won for the sixth time in their last eight games and leveled the three-gam...