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After complete-game shutout, Royals pursue another win vs. Mariners
After Stephen Kolek gave the Kansas City Royals' bullpen a day off, Seth Lugo will try to help claim a series win against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Kolek delivered a complete-game, four-hit shutout in the Royals' 5-0 victory on Saturday. He walked one, struck out two and nee...
Cards rookie Bryan Torres strives for more magic vs. Reds
Regardless of what happens when the Cincinnati Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon, it will be hard to top the heartwarming debut of rookie Bryan Torres.,The National League Central rivals played for the first time this season on Saturd...
Behind Bailey Ober, Twins vie for series sweep of Red Sox
A strong pitching matchup is on tap as the visiting Minnesota Twins look to complete a three-game series sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Standing in the way of Bailey Ober (5-2, 3.63 ERA) and the Twins is fellow right-hander Sonny Gray (5-1, 2.93), who has allowed just two runs and ...
Phillies' Andrew Painter follows aces into finale vs. Guardians
The Philadelphia Phillies are holding a pair of aces, and they hope a win is in the cards on Sunday afternoon when they conclude their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,The Phillies' starting pitching has been on full display in the first two games of the weekend series. Crist...
Tigers, Orioles each desperate for momentum in Sunday doubleheader
The Baltimore Orioles will be eager to build momentum and the Detroit Tigers are anxious to snap out of their funk.,There could be ample opportunities for those scenarios when the teams meet in Sunday's day-night doubleheader in Baltimore.,With Saturday's game rained out and a shaky forecast for Sun...
Johnny Manziel delivers quick TKO win in 1-and-done MMA debut
Johnny Manziel made his amateur MMA debut Saturday at Brand Risk 14, making quick work of social media influencer Bob Menery in a 205-pound bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.,In the opening minute, a lackadaisical Menery ran directly into a takedown. Manziel, a former NFL quarterback and the 2012 He...
Suddenly surging Jays look to finish off sweep of Pirates
The host Toronto Blue Jays will send out Dylan Cease Sunday afternoon as they go for a three-game sweep of the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Blue Jays have won a season-best four straight, including the first two of a three-game series with the Pirates after a 5-2 victory on Saturday. Toronto l...
Cloud9 escapes with win over FlyQuest in LCS Spring playoff opener
After an unbeaten regular season, Cloud9 opened the playoffs of the LCS Spring event in Los Angeles with a narrow win over FlyQuest in the first upper-bracket semifinal on Saturday.,Cloud9 jumped out to a 2-0 lead before losing the next two games. It all came down to the fifth and final game, which ...
NASCAR trucks race postponed to Sunday due to weather
CONCORD, N.C. -- For the third time in two days, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been postponed.,After the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race was moved from Friday night to Saturday morning and then Saturday night due to persistent inclement weather, it was m...
Mike Trout homers, Angels best Rangers for rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a se...
Mike Trout homers, Angels get rare back-to-back wins
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,It was the 417th homer of Trout's career. Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double and two runs scored for Los Angeles, which won the first two games of a...
LA Galaxy, Houston Dynamo battle to 1-1 draw entering World Cup break
Guilherme Santos scored the tying goal in the 41st minute and Jonathan Bond recorded five saves as the visiting Houston Dynamo earned a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy on Saturday in a Western Conference dustup in Carson, Calif.,It was the final game for both teams before MLS's two-month World Cup break...
Evander has hand in 5 goals as Cincinnati hammers Orlando City
Evander scored two goals and assisted on three others, including Kenji Mboma Dem's eventual match-winner in the 52nd minute, sending FC Cincinnati into the World Cup break with a 6-2 rout of visiting Orlando City on Saturday evening.,Despite allowing a brace to Orlando's Martin Ojeda, Cincinnati (5-...
Padres top A's in game light on hitting, heavy on walks
Lucas Giolito tossed five shutout innings Saturday night and the San Diego Padres took advantage of surprising wildness from Athletics starter J.T. Ginn in a 2-0 home victory.,Giolito (2-0) allowed four hits and issued five walks while striking out two but was able to pitch out of multiple jams. He ...
Charlotte scores early, holds on to blank Revolution
Despite going down to 10 men, Charlotte FC eked out a tense home victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday evening.,An early Idan Toklomati goal made the difference for Charlotte (6-6-3, 21 points), who will ride a two-game winning streak into the World Cup break. Charlotte lost their May ...
San Jose gets first win in Portland on 20th try
Preston Judd scored twice in the opening 12 minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes won for the first time in 20 trips to Portland in the MLS era, defeating the Timbers 3-1 Saturday night.,Daniel Munie also tallied and Jack Skahan had two assists for the Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points), who entered the ...
Two PKs extend Dallas' hot streak with defeat of Rapids
Logan Farrington and Santiago Moreno converted first-half penalty kicks to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo. ,Paxten Aaronson scored for Colorado (5-9-1, 16 points). ,In the 12th minute, Dallas (7-4-4, 25 points) took a 1-0 lead on Farrington's ...
Nashville SC bests New York City FC behind Maxwell Woledzi's 1st MLS goal
Maxwell Woledzi scored on a header early in the second half for his first career MLS goal and first in any league in six seasons to lift Nashville SC to a 2-1 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.,Jeisson Palacios also scored his first goal of the season for Nashville (10-1-3, 33...
Knicks hammer Cavs again, take 3-0 series lead
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.,The third-seeded Knicks have won a fran...
Reds prevail in extras against Cardinals to avenge earlier defeat
Blake Dunn's infield grounder drove in the winning run in the 11th inning to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday and earn a split of their doubleheader.,St. Louis won the first game 8-1 and rallied to score twice in the ninth inning to force extra innings...