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Fresh off late rally, Blue Jays bid to fluster Orioles again
The Toronto Blue Jays have found answers even with an evolving lineup, and that might be one of the biggest parts of their emerging confidence midway through their series with the Baltimore Orioles.,The teams will meet Saturday afternoon in the third contest of a four-game series in Baltimore.,The B...
OpTic, Royal Ravens sweep CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying openers
OpTic Texas, coming off a runner-up finish at the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, began Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-0 sweep of the Vancouver Surge on Friday.,In the day's other results, the Carolina Royal Ravens trounced the Toronto KOI 3-0, and G2 Minnesota dumped Cloud9 New York 3-1.,The 12 Cal...
Mets' MJ Melendez beats Marlins with 10th-inning homer
MJ Melendez hit the first walk-off homer of his career in the 10th inning Friday night, when the New York Mets squandered a four-run lead before outlasting the visiting Miami Marlins 9-7 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East foes.,Pete Fairbanks (2-3) retired Juan Sot...
Cardinals sock 3 homers, dump Cubs to end 4-game skid
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,St. Louis' Nelson Velazquez celebrated his call-up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday by launching a three-run homer in the first inning.,Thomas Saggese ...
Layne Riggs delivers last-lap pass for Truck Series win at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Layne Riggs set the pace early in the rain-delayed NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday, then rallied for a dramatic final-lap pass to claim the track's iconic "Victory Guitar" trophy in the Allegiance 200.,Riggs, who started sixth on the event's ...
Athletics RHP Luis Severino headed for tests on sore arm
Right-hander Luis Severino exited the Athletics' Friday game against the New York Yankees in West Sacramento, Calif., due to right arm soreness, and he will undergo tests on Saturday.,Severino, 32, was warming up for the start of the second inning when he suddenly walked to the back of the mound and...
Oddsmakers set Hurricanes as favorite to lift Stanley Cup
The Carolina Hurricanes, fresh off winning the Eastern Conference championship on Friday, are sizable favorites to beat the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final.,The Hurricanes head into the finals having won 12 of their 13 postseason games, the best start to a playoff run since the 1976 Mo...
Yankees overpower Athletics for fifth consecutive win
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice added solo blasts as the New York Yankees rolled to an easy 8-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Rice had three hits and two RBIs and Aaron Judge also drove in two runs as the Yankees stretched their ...
Four solo shots, Justin Wrobleski's pitching lift Dodgers past Phils
Justin Wrobleski gave up one run on one hit over seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers increased their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Wrobleski (7-2) recorded a career-high nine strikeouts with no walks on 88 pitches as he rebound...
Hurricanes finish off Habs in Game 5, will face Vegas in Cup Final
Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven each posted one-goal, two-assist performances to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., that sends them to the Stanley Cup Final.,Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis both scored once and added an assist while Er...
Thunder G Jalen Williams out for Game 7 after Game 6 struggles
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams won't play in Game 7 against the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night after making a brief appearance in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals.,Williams, who aggravated a left hamstring injury in Game 2 and sat out the next three contests, came of...
Resurgent Rangers rout struggling Royals
MacKenzie Gore allowed four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and Ezequel Duran's two-run single highlighted a four-run first, as the Texas Rangers sent the visiting Kansas City Royals to a fourth straight defeat with Friday night's 9-1 victory at Arlington, Texas.,Brandon Nimmo and Nicky Lopez eac...
Hurricanes finish off Canadiens in Game 5, will face Vegas in Stanley Cup Final
Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven each posted one-goal, two-assist performances to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., that sends them to the Stanley Cup Final.,Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis both scored once and added an assist, while E...
Athletics RHP Luis Severino exits after 1 inning with sore arm
Right-hander Luis Severino exited the Athletics' Friday game against the New York Yankees in West Sacramento, Calif., before the top of the second inning due to right arm soreness.,Severino, 32, was warming up when he suddenly walked to the back of the mound and looked toward the dugout, prompting c...
Athletics RHP Luis Severino exits after 1 inning with injury
Right-hander Luis Severino exited the Athletics' Friday game against the New York Yankees in West Sacramento, Calif., before the top of the second inning due to an undisclosed injury.,Severino, 32, was warming up when he suddenly walked to the back of the mound and looked toward the dugout, promptin...
MJ Melendez, Mets walk off Marlins
MJ Melendez hit the first walk-off homer of his career Friday night, when the New York Mets squandered a trio of four-run leads before outlasting the Miami Marlins, 9-7, in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East foes.,Pete Fairbanks (2-3) retired Juan Soto on a fly out to...
Rare Jackson Merrill homer rallies Padres past Nats
Jackson Merrill cracked a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh and Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits as the visiting San Diego Padres rallied for a 7-5 win on Friday night against the Washington Nationals.,Ty France added a game-tying solo homer in the sixth for the Padres, who snapped a four-ga...
Nelson Velazquez, Ivan Herrera homer to lift Cardinals past Cubs
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,St. Louis' Nelson Velazquez celebrated his call-up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday by launching a three-run homer in the first inning.,Thomas Saggese ...
Nick Martinez, big seventh inning rally Rays past Angels
Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez continued his amazing start with seven quality innings, and the Rays rallied with seven runs in the seventh inning to stop a season-long four-game losing streak in an 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (5-1) extended his str...
Blue Jays escape 5-run hole, pull out win over Orioles
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays wiped out a five-run deficit with late-game offense to stun the host Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Friday.,Charles McAdoo homered in his major league debut and Kazuma Okamoto also went deep during the comeba...