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Guardians hit three HRs, pile up runs while beating Athletics
Jose Ramirez hit the go-ahead two-run double as the visiting Cleveland Guardians scored four in the fifth, beating the Athletics 14-6 on Saturday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Austin Hedges, David Fry and Kyle Manzardo went deep for the Guardians, who will go for the sweep on Sunday after tak...
Stewart Cink inches closer to major win at Regions Tradition
Stewart Cink is inching toward his second career PGA Tour Champions major title, as the veteran on Saturday shot a 1-under-par 71 to clear the field by three strokes headed into Sunday's championship round at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.,Cink took home his first major championship just ...
Max Meyer, two relievers hold Phillies to one hit
Max Meyer only allowed a hit in seven shutout innings and Xavier Edwards homered in the host Miami Marlins' 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday,Meyer (2-0) faced one over the minimum amount of batters with a walk and seven strikeouts in the longest start of his career. He threw 55 str...
Cameron Young holds six-shot lead after three rounds in Miami
Cameron Young shot 2-under-par 70 on Saturday to remain in control through three rounds of Cadillac Championship at Miami.,Young is up six strokes on a group of three golfers, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, at windy Trump National Doral's Blue Monster Course.,Young, who's at 15-under 201, ...
Blue Jays post 8-run inning, rally over Twins
Brandon Valenzuela's three-run homer capped an eight-run eighth inning Saturday afternoon, and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 11-4.,The first eight batters scored in the eighth as Toronto took a 2-1 lead in the four-game series.,Lenyn Sosa, Myles Straw and Kazuma Okamoto...
Magic can't sulk over Game 6 as Game 7 approaches with Pistons
One game remains, and suddenly all the pressure has shifted.,After staring down elimination just days ago, the top-seeded Detroit Pistons forced a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday against the visiting Orlando Magic, putting themselves on the brink of history.,Only 13 teams in NBA history have rallie...
Evenly-matched Canadiens, Lightning reach deciding Game 7
With how even the teams are and how close their head-to-head showdown has been, it is appropriate the Tampa Bay Lightning will play host to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday in a Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.,After both clubs finished the regular season wi...
Mets C Luis Torrens gets 2-year extension reportedly worth $11.5M
New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday with a nice payday.,The Mets announced a contract extension with Torrens for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, which multiple outlets reported is worth $11.5 million.,A backup catcher in his ninth season, Torrens is batting .200 wi...
Orioles reinstate LHP Dietrich Enns (foot) from injured list
The Orioles reinstated left-hander Dietrich Enns from the 15-day injured list in a series of pitching moves Saturday.,Baltimore also recalled left-hander Nick Raquet from Triple-A Norfolk, optioned right-hander Tyler Wells to Norfolk and designated right-hander Albert Suarez for assignment.,Enns, 34...
Report: Mets C Luis Torrens gets 2-year, $11.5M extension
New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens reportedly celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday with a nice payday.,Torrens agreed to a two-year, $11.5 million contact extension for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, according to The Athletic.,A backup catcher in his ninth season, Torrens is batting .200 with two do...
Twins place RHP Cole Sands (forearm) on injured list
The Minnesota Twins placed reliever Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right forearm strain.,The team recalled fellow right-hander John Klein from Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding transaction.,Sands, 28, whose designation is retroactive to Wednesday, is 1-1 with a 4.63 ERA and...
Phillies clash with Marlins, work to continue turnaround under Don Mattingly
After a slow start to the season, the Philadelphia Phillies have a simple -- and obvious -- goal under interim manager Don Mattingly.,"We've got to win ballgames," right-hander Zack Wheeler said after the Phillies defeated the Marlins 6-5 on Friday night in Miami. "You can't get too far behind. The ...
Guardians' Rhys Hoskins making new hometown memories vs. A's
Two decades ago, the young-teen version of Rhys Hoskins could be found on the right-field lawn at what is now called Sutter Health Park, hoping a home-run ball would come his way.,The Sacramento, Calif., native did himself one better on Friday night by sending a souvenir into the small set of seats ...
Blue Jays flying high as they continue surge against Twins
The player known as "Big Oak" is starting to swing the lumber.,That could be bad news for the Minnesota Twins as they face the Toronto Blue Jays and their hard-hitting third baseman, Kazuma Okamoto, on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Okamoto is coming off the first two-homer game of his brief car...
Rhys Hoskins, Chase DeLauter deliver as Guardians top A's
Rhys Hoskins homered, doubled and drove in three runs and Chase DeLauter went 4-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-5 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Steven Kwan reached base three times on two hits and a walk and made a stellar catch tha...
Kazuma Okamoto's first 2-homer game guides Blue Jays past Twins
Kazuma Okamoto hit two homers and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays pulled away for a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Yohendrick Pinango finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Toronto, which evened the series at one win apiece. Lenyn Sosa went 3-for-4 with a d...
Phillies edge Marlins, improve to 4-0 under Don Mattingly
Zack Wheeler logged six effective innings as the Philadelphia Phillies hung on for a 6-5 road victory against the Miami Marlins on Friday., ,Bryson Stott hit a three-run homer for Philadelphia, which improved to 4-0 under interim manager Don Mattingly. Edmundo Sosa and Alec Bohm each added two hits ...
Sabres build early lead, eliminate Bruins in Game 6
The visiting Buffalo Sabres scored two first-period goals and never trailed en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Friday, clinching their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in Game 6.,Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson built a 2-0 lead in the opening frame before Zach Benson and J...
Gage Goncalves nets OT winner, Lightning push Canadiens to Game 7
Gage Goncalves scored the overtime game-winning goal to give the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday and force Game 7 of their Stanley Cup playoff series.,The deciding game of their Eastern Conference first-round set will be Sunday in Tampa. That clash ha...
NBA fines Mitchell Robinson, Dyson Daniels for tussle
The NBA handed out fines on Friday to New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson and Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels for their on-court altercation the night before.,Robinson was docked $50,000 and Daniels was fined $25,000. NBA head of basketball operations James Jones announced that Robinson's fig...