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Orioles, Marlins look to break free of slumps
The Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins have quite a bit in common as they try to get things going in the right direction.,Much of that was on display in the series opener, and signs of desperation might be part of Wednesday night's meeting as well.,Both teams have been slumping, but the Orioles sho...

Rookie starters get nod as Angels face White Sox in series finale
The Los Angeles Angels will try to win their first home series since early April when they face the Chicago White Sox in the decisive contest of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,To do it, they have a big obstacle to overcome.,Noah Schultz (2-1, 2.53 ERA), a 6-foot-10...

Red-hot Matt Olson, MLB-best Braves eye series win vs. M's
Matt Olson and the Atlanta Braves are on some kind of roll.,And they're showing no signs of slowing down.,Olson led off the ninth inning with a home run off Seattle closer Andres Munoz on Tuesday night, breaking a tie and giving the MLB-leading Braves a 3-2 come-from-behind road victory.,The Braves,...

Rookies aim to build on first MLB hits in Padres-Giants finale
Two rookies who recorded their first major league hits less than 24 hours earlier hope to get a chance to pad their stats against struggling pitchers Wednesday afternoon when the San Diego Padres and host San Francisco Giants in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Sung-Mun Song, promoted from t...

Tigers' Jack Flaherty looks to regain past form vs. Red Sox
The Detroit Tigers have dropped one game under .500 after losing the first two games of a three-game home series against the Boston Red Sox. They will look to a struggling starter to prevent a sweep.,Under different circumstances, right-hander Jack Flaherty might be in danger of losing his starting ...

Dodgers out to end uneven trip with series win vs. Astros
For the third time in his six starts on the mound this season, and a second consecutive start, Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani did not serve as the designated hitter atop the batting order.,Before the start of the three-game interleague series with the Houston Astros, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts...

Rays go for sweep of Blue Jays in battle of lefties
The Tampa Bay Rays continue to make all the right plays at just the right times.,Winners of nine straight at home, the sizzling Rays will attempt to sweep the visiting American League East division rival Toronto Blue Jays in Wednesday afternoon's series finale in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Against the vau...

Thankful for break, Cards strive to maintain mojo vs. Brewers
The St. Louis Cardinals received an unscheduled, yet welcome, break Tuesday when their game against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers was postponed due to inclement weather.,St. Louis was in the midst of a 17-game stretch in 17 days.,Instead of playing a doubleheader Wednesday, the teams will play a sp...

Jacob deGrom haunted by familiar demons as Yankees beat Rangers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead homer with two outs in the sixth inning Tuesday night as the New York Yankees overcame an early deficit against Jacob deGrom and earned a 7-4 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers.,New York won its fifth straight and improved to 15-2 in its past 17 games. New York ...

Jacob de Grom haunted by familiar demons as Yankees beat Rangers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead homer with two outs in the sixth inning Tuesday night as the New York Yankees overcame an early deficit against Jacob deGrom and earned a 7-4 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers.,New York won its fifth straight and improved to 15-2 in its past 17 games. New York ...

Ducks confident for Game 2 despite controversial loss to Knights
Despite losing their Western Conference second-round opener Monday night, the Anaheim Ducks had plenty of reasons to be optimistic heading into Game 2 of their best-of-seven series with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday in Las Vegas., ,Ivan Barbashev scored the controversial game-winner for Vega...

Trailblazing Sabres seek better home showing to begin Canadiens series
The Buffalo Sabres find themselves breathing rarefied air after advancing to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time since 2007.,The Sabres will look to continue their good fortune on Wednesday when they play Game 1 of their semifinal series against the visiting Montre...

Golf Glance: Rory McIlroy returns ahead of major; LIV Golf in Virginia
The PGA Tour sees Rory McIlroy return to action for a signature event ahead of next week's PGA Championship, while LIV Golf is in Virginia and the LPGA Tour makes its annual stop in New Jersey.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Truist Championship, Charlotte, May 7-10,Course: Quail Hollow Club (Par 71, 7,583 Yard...

Spurs stare down 1-0 deficit, confident Timberwolves in Game 2
Playoff experience is lived and learned, a concept the Spurs are tired of hearing about. ,San Antonio is reaching for the mute button entering Game 2 of the best-of-seven Western Conference playoff semifinal series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who landed the first punch to take a 1-0 lead on the...

Knicks riding streak of big wins entering Game 2 vs. 76ers
It does not take much for championship-starved Big Apple basketball fans to daydream about what an NBA title run by the New York Knicks might look like.,The Knicks have given their fans even more reason to dream over the last 11 days.,The third-seeded Knicks will look to continue their dominant run ...

Padres' Walker Buehler looks for better results vs. Giants
A pair of two-time All-Stars accustomed to big-time winning will look to wipe out losing records when Walker Buehler and the San Diego Padres continue a brief three-game road trip against Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.,The Giants snapped a six-game losing streak in Monday's seri...

Surging White Sox strive to jolt Angels again
Munetaka Murakami has been drilling balls over the fence easily this season, so it was no surprise to see the Chicago White Sox star smack a 429-foot homer in Monday's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.,The bigger shocker was Murakami's first double in 35 major league games.,Murakami, a n...

Forecast of snow casts cloud over Mets-Rockies series in Denver
The New York Mets and Colorado Rockies opened a three-game series in Denver on Monday, and it might be the only game the teams get in this week.,Freddy Peralta (1-3, 3.52 ERA) is scheduled to start for New York against fellow right-hander Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 6.09) on Tuesday night in a rematch fr...

Fresh off rally, Mariners chase series win vs. Braves
Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Jamie Moyer often said that solo homers won't beat you.,Seattle's Logan Gilbert proved that Monday night.,Gilbert allowed four solo shots, but the Mariners came away with a 5-4 victory against the visiting Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game series.,"Four of ...

Feeling 'revitalization,' Dodgers eager for continued production on offense vs. Astros
After amassing only 11 runs in the previous five games and going six games without a home run, their longest drought since July 2014, the Los Angeles Dodgers' offense finally broke out on Monday.,The Dodgers opened a three-game interleague series against the host Houston Astros with an 8-3 victory t...