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Luis Castillo, Mariners hold Blue Jays in check
Luis Castillo pitched 6 2/3 sterling innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Luke Raley hit a two-run double for the Mariners, who won their second in a row after losing 10 of their previous 13 to see their lead a...
Canada gets past Venezuela on PKs, reaches Copa semis
Ismael Kone converted the decisive spot kick to take Canada through to the Copa America semifinals on penalties following a 1-1 draw against Venezuela in Arlington, Texas, on Friday night.,Kone sealed a 4-3 win after six attempts per team, with Maxime Crepeau having saved two Venezuela tries while a...
Cardinals rally from five-run deficit, edge Nationals in 11th
Masyn Winn scored on a passed ball in the 11th inning and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday night.,Automatic runner Winn went to third on a groundout and scored on a swinging strike three passed ball by catcher Riley Adams...
Brenton Doyle's late hit lifts Rockies over Royals
Brenton Doyle went 3-for-4 with a tiebreaking two-run double to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at Denver.,Brendan Rodgers had two hits and Michael Toglia homered for the Rockies, who notched their fourth victory in the past six games.,Freddy Fe...
Cardinals rally from 5-0 deficit, edge Nationals in 11th
Masyn Winn scored on a passed ball in the 11th inning and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied from down 5-0 to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday night.,Runner Winn went to third on a ground out and scored on a swinging strike three passed ball by catcher Riley Adams with Wilson Contre...
Trea Turner's 2-run homers help Phils past Braves
Trea Turner hit two homers and Aaron Nola earned his 100th career victory as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Friday to win the opening game of the three-game series.,The Phillies increased their lead to 10 games over the second-place Braves in the National League Ea...
White Sox edge Marlins for rare road victory
Rookie Drew Thorpe pitched 6 1/3 strong innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.,The contest was the opener of a three-game series featuring the team with the worst road record in the majors, the White Sox, and the team with the worst home record in the m...
Lynx's Napheesa Collier (foot) doubtful for Saturday
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, a member of this year's U.S. Olympic team, left Thursday night's loss to the Connecticut Sun with an injury to her left foot.,She is listed as doubtful to play for Minnesota against the visiting Washington Mystics on Saturday.,Collier, 27, sustained the non-c...
Angels hope to jump-start offense against Cubs
Offense has been a premium recently for the Los Angeles Angels., ,Los Angeles has totaled just one run over its past three games, a cold spell it will attempt to end Saturday when it continues a three-game series with the host Chicago Cubs., ,The Angels mustered just two hits in a 5-1 loss to Chicag...
Surging Revolution out to continue playoff push vs. Sounders
Giacomo Vrioni's season didn't get off to the best start. The same could be said of the New England Revolution.,But both are looking up as the Revs travel to Seattle for an MLS match Saturday night.,Vrioni, who received a red card 25 minutes into the season opener, tallied twice Wednesday as New Eng...
Brazil dealing with lineup change vs. powerful Uruguay
Uruguay has been one of the top teams in Copa America play behind a tournament-best plus-8 goal differential.,Now Uruguay aims to continue its strong performance on both sides of the ball when it faces Brazil on Saturday in a quarterfinal match at Las Vegas.,Uruguay is tied with Argentina for the mo...
Opportunistic Real Salt Lake set to face Atlanta United
Real Salt Lake look to build their next unbeaten streak when they host Atlanta United on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,RSL's single-season club record of 15 matches without a loss (9-6-0) ended with a 1-0 defeat to the Los Angeles Galaxy on June 22. After a bye week gave Salt Lake extra time to rest and ...
Royals activate 2B Adam Frazier, add LHP Walter Pennington
The Kansas City Royals activated second baseman Adam Frazier from the injured list and selected the contract of left-hander Walter Pennington on Friday in advance of a road game against the Colorado Rockies.,The club optioned third baseman CJ Alexander and right-hander Carlos Hernandez to Triple-A O...
C.T. Pan, Aaron Rai jump past Hayden Springer at John Deere
C.T. Pan of Taiwan and Aaron Rai of England share the 36-hole lead at the John Deere Classic after they each shot 8-under 63 on Friday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.,Pan and Rai enter the weekend at 14-under 128, one shot ahead of Englishman Harry Hall, who posted a 66 Friday.,Rai, who contended a...
Brewers activate new RHP Aaron Civale to face Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers activated newly-acquired right-hander Aaron Civale to the active roster Friday in advance of his club debut in a series-opening road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Brewers optioned right-hander Janson Junk to Triple-A Nashville, while infielder Owen Miller was outrig...
Copa surprise team Panama to face streaking Colombia in quarters
Panama will aim to continue its storybook run in Copa America when it plays streaking Colombia on Saturday in Glendale, Ariz., with a berth in the semifinals on the line.,That the Panamanians are still alive after finishing second in Group C behind Uruguay, but ahead of the United States, is not los...
Kraken agree to two-year, $6.95M deal with F Eeli Tolvanen
The Seattle Kraken agreed to a two-year, $6.95 million contract with forward Eeli Tolvanen on Friday.,Tolvanen, a restricted free agent, set career highs for assists (25) and points (41) last season in his first full campaign with the Kraken.,"Eeli has been an important part of our organization sinc...
Blacklist, HEROIC, others secure advancement at Riyadh Masters
Blacklist International, Entity and HEROIC each picked up two wins Friday to ensure they will advance past the play-in stage at the Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia.,Blacklist International improved their Group A-leading record to three wins and one tie, while Entity is right behind with two wins and ...
Swooning Union hope to regroup before facing Red Bulls
The Philadelphia Union will try to halt their summer swoon on Saturday when they host the New York Red Bulls in Chester, Pa.,Philadelphia (4-9-8, 20 points) has lost five in a row and won only one of its last 15 matches, and on Wednesday night absorbed what might have been its most heartbreaking def...
Braves sign OF Eddie Rosario to minor league deal
The Atlanta Braves brought back former postseason hero Eddie Rosario on a minor league deal Friday, two days after the 32-year-old was released by the Washington Nationals.,Rosario was assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett and reported to the club immediately.,Rosario was the 2021 National League Championsh...