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Playoff-bound Guardians look to extend good fortune in opener vs. Cards
The Cleveland Guardians can look forward to postseason play after clinching a playoff berth Thursday.,Cleveland, however, still can secure the American League Central title and improve its seeding. The Guardians (89-65) will continue that bid when they visit the Cardinals (77-76) Friday night in the...
Astros aim to continue march toward title in rematch vs. Angels
The Houston Astros moved one step closer to clinching the American League West title for the seventh time in eight seasons behind another strong start from Yusei Kikuchi on Thursday. ,The left-hander gave up one run and five hits over six innings in Houston's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels that...
Reeling Royals look to halt slide in opener vs. Giants
The Kansas City Royals are fading at a bad point in the season.,The Royals have lost four straight games and 13 of their past 20. They are in need of a swift turnaround as they host the San Francisco Giants on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Kansas City's slide has all but taken it out ...
Braves face NL-worst Marlins with wild card in reach
The Atlanta Braves, who are trailing in the wild-card playoff race, are looking to sweep the host Miami Marlins this weekend.,Miami (56-97) has the worst record in the National League. Atlanta (83-70) has been pretty solid against the Marlins this season with a 7-3 record.,The scheduled starters for...
Mets look for another 10-run outing in clash with Phillies
It took Francisco Lindor more than five months this season to miss a game.,It took the New York Mets less than a week without Lindor to produce perhaps the franchise's most impressive three-game offensive outburst: 30 runs.,The Mets will look to remain red hot Friday night, when they host the Philad...
Rays ride hot pitching into series vs. Blue Jays
If pitching is contagious, as many in baseball claim, the Tampa Bay Rays have an epidemic on their hands. ,Manager Kevin Cash and his red-hot pitching staff will begin a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays with the series opener Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,It's all about the pi...
Tigers face O's in series with sudden playoff implications
The Baltimore Orioles were hoping to be involved in showdowns for the American League East title late in the season.,Instead, they're in a different kind of tussle regarding qualifying for the postseason and the Detroit Tigers are a big part of that equation.,The Tigers, who've surged into the middl...
Cubs close to elimination as they face Nationals
The Chicago Cubs will look to keep their flickering postseason aspirations alive on Friday afternoon when they continue their four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Cubs (78-75) snapped a modest two-game skid by posting a 7-6 victory over the Nationals (68-85) on Thursday in...
Layne Riggs plays spoiler again, gets second straight win
Layne Riggs relished his role as spoiler so much that he returned for an encore Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.,Riggs isn't competing for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, but that didn't prevent him from winning the playoff opener Aug. 25 at the Milwaukee Mile.,On Thursday, ...
WNBA playoffs begin with four games on Sunday
The Atlanta Dream claimed the WNBA's final playoff spot on Thursday night to complete the league's postseason field.,Eighth-seeded Atlanta will face the top-seeded New York Liberty in the best-of-three first-round series, which begins Sunday in New York.,The three other matchups also will begin Sund...
Jon Singleton's double lifts Astros over Angels
Jon Singleton slapped a two-run, two-out double into center field in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Houston Astros remained unbeaten in nine games started by Yusei Kikuchi by claiming the opener of a four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Thursday.,Singleton capped a rally agai...
Dansby Swanson leads Cubs to narrow win vs. Nats
Dansby Swanson collected three hits and four runs and Cody Bellinger had three RBIs to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Chicago's Seiya Suzuki launched a two-run homer and Ian Happ had three hits and scored twice. Isaac Paredes drove in a pair of...
Dodgers destroy Marlins 20-4 as Ohtani notches first 50-50 season
Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.,Ohtani went 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs, three homers, two doubles, two steal...
Mets reach 10 runs again, defeat Phillies
Brandon Nimmo hit the tie-breaking homer in the third inning and finished with three RBIs Thursday night for the red-hot New York Mets, who beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 in the opener of a four-game series between the National League East rivals.,Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso hit back-...
Patriots S Jabrill Peppers injures ankle vs. Jets
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers' status is up in the air for the second half of Thursday night's game against the host New York Jets because of an ankle injury.,Peppers was initially injured on the first play of the second quarter, a 27-yard completion to Allen Lazard. He was listed as q...
Nick Gonzales, Pirates avoid four-game sweep to Cardinals
Nick Gonzales went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and the decisive RBI as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Thursday.,Yasmani Grandal hit a home run for the Pirates (72-81), who avoided a four-game sweep.,Pirates starter Luis Ortiz allowed two runs on five hits in six i...
Tina Charles breaks records for career rebounds, double-doubles
Nobody has collected more rebounds or double-doubles in a WNBA career than Tina Charles.,The 13-year WNBA veteran broke a pair of all-time league records Thursday night in the Atlanta Dream's 78-67 win over the host New York Liberty that earned them the eighth and final playoff spot.,Charles grabbed...
Mystics end season with win over Fever before league-record crowd
The Washington Mystics needed a win and some help in Thursday's regular-season finale to make the playoffs.,Washington took care of business, rallying past the visiting Indiana Fever for a wild 92-91 win in front of 20,711 fans -- the largest crowd in WNBA history -- at Capital One Arena.,However, t...
Bengals grapple with another 0-2 start, face Commanders on MNF
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals will try to snap out of yet another early-season slump when they host the Washington Commanders on "Monday Night Football.",For the third straight year, the Bengals (0-2) have started the season by dropping their first two games.,In 2022, they rebounded to win 14...
QB Bryce Young 'grateful' to be on Panthers, pledges to improve
Quarterback Bryce Young pledged to help the Carolina Panthers any way he can, though the former starter will be watching from the sidelines when the team plays the host Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.,Young, addressing his demotion from earlier this week, took responsibility on Thursday for his play af...