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Cards' Paul Goldschmidt looks to change course vs. Angels
There are multiple reasons the St. Louis Cardinals have struggled for most of the season.,One of the more notable areas of concern points to a player one would least expect, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, even though he has been a slow starter for much of his career.,Goldschmidt will seek better re...
Padres' Dylan Cease faces Rockies, winners of 5 in a row
As he watched Dylan Cease strike out one helpless Chicago Cubs hitter after another last week, San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. came to a realization.,"When you see that, you're just grateful he's on your team," Tatis Jr. said.,Cease will try to keep up his dominant early-season for...
Astros' Alex Bregman seeks repeat effort against A's
Did slumping Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman finally find the key to busting out of his season-long hitting slump?,For the fourth time this season -- all in the past six games -- Bregman batted sixth in the batting order on Monday, a day on which he also took early batting practice.,He res...
Banged-up Phillies chase another win over Mets
No Trea Turner and no J.T. Realmuto at all Monday night and no Kyle Schwarber for the first eight innings?,No problem for the Philadelphia Phillies.,The Phillies will look for a second straight victory over the Mets on Tuesday afternoon when they play at New York for the second day in a row. The Nat...
Spencer Torkelson's bat coming to life as Tigers, Marlins collide
Spencer Torkelson is finally hitting home runs again, a welcome sight for the Detroit Tigers.,Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, blasted 31 homers last year, his second season in the majors. He hadn't gone deep this season until he smacked a ninth-inning, two-run shot in a lopsided...
O's look to get bats going, avoid third straight loss
The Baltimore Orioles can usually count on offense.,In fact, when the runs aren't coming it seems almost alarming for the Orioles. They'll try to quiet the alarm bells after a couple of sluggish days for their bats when they take on the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.,The Orioles have l...
Erick Fedde faces former club as White Sox host Nats in DH
A season overseas has done wonders for Erick Fedde.,The right-handed pitcher has flourished this year for the Chicago White Sox in his return to the major leagues after a sparkling one-year stint with the NC Dinos of the Korean Baseball Organization in 2023.,Fedde will look to continue his resurgent...
Marlins place Tim Anderson (back) on 10-day IL
The Miami Marlins placed shortstop Tim Anderson on the 10-day injured list on Monday due to lower back tightness. ,The move is retroactive to Saturday. ,After spending the first eight seasons of his major league career with the Chicago White Sox, Anderson has struggled in his first season with Miami...
Cardinals score 8 runs in 7th inning to rally past Angels
The St. Louis Cardinals scored eight runs in the seventh inning to rally from a four-run deficit and beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-5 Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Cardinals had scored as many as eight runs in a game only twice all season before Monday, and not at all in more than a month, bef...
Wyatt Johnston propels Stars to 3-1 series lead over Avs
Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist, Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 in Denver on Monday night to take a commanding lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.,Dallas leads the series 3-1 with a chance to close it out at hom...
George Kirby fires 7 strong innings as M's best Royals
George Kirby pitched seven scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Luke Raley went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs while Ty France hit a two-run shot and a single for the American League West-leading M...
Cowboys, Browns and Brady featured in Week 1 matchup
Tom Brady and two of the NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks will gather Week 1 of the 2024 season in Cleveland. ,Brady, in his regular-season broadcasting debut with FOX, was part of the announcement Monday night when he confirmed alongside new booth partner Kevin Burkhardt that they would call the Cow...
Alex Bregman goes deep twice as Astros dump A's
Alex Bregman homered twice, rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti notched his first career win and the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a four-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday.,Bregman recorded his sixth career multi-homer game as part of a four-RBI night. He helped...
Phillies rally in ninth, top Mets in 10th
Bryson Stott lofted a 10th-inning sacrifice fly Monday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who overcame a two-run, ninth inning deficit to beat the New York Mets 5-4.,The Phillies have won 10 of 12 after taking the opener of a series that will see the teams play twice in New York before im...
Reports: Knicks C Mitchell Robinson has ankle surgery
Already ruled out for the rest of the postseason, New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson underwent a second left ankle surgery on Monday, per multiple media reports.,Robinson, 26, suffered a stress injury to his surgically repaired left ankle last Monday in Game 1 of the second-round series agains...
Celts hold off Donovan Mitchell-less Cavs for 3-1 edge
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 33 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 on Monday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.,The victory gives the Celtics a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven series. The teams wil...
Daulton Varsho carries Blue Jays over O's
Daulton Varsho homered to tie the game in the eighth inning and knocked in the go-ahead run with a groundout in the 10th to lift the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night to begin a three-game series.,Bo Bichette had three hits for the Blue Jays, who were...
Tigers use 3-run eighth to top Marlins
Spencer Torkelson clubbed a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth and the host Detroit Tigers topped the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday night.,Torkelson's long ball, his second of the season, made a winner of Alex Faedo (3-1). Jason Foley recorded his 10th save.,Otto Lopez hit a two-run homer for the M...
Avs' Valeri Nichushkin (suspension) to miss rest of playoffs
Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was put in Stage 3 of the Player Assistance Program of the NHL Players' Association and NHL on Monday, leading to a suspension of at least six months that will force him to miss the rest of the playoffs.,After six months, Nichushkin will be eligible to ap...
Reds OF TJ Friedl (fractured thumb) out 4 to 5 weeks
Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured left thumb.,Reds manager David Bell said Friedl is expected to miss four to five weeks. Friedl just returned from a broken right wrist sustained during spring training.,"He's such a great teammate. He ...