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Padres, struggling on the road, look to avoid sweep in Kansas City
In a weekend series between underachieving clubs, the Kansas City Royals have added to the San Diego Padres' misery on the road. ,Winners of four straight at home, the Royals will try for a three-game series sweep of the Padres on Sunday. ,Kansas City is last in the American League Central but has t...
After fighting to the end, Guardians, Pirates to battle again Sunday
The Pittsburgh Pirates were five outs away from a doubleheader sweep at the Cleveland Guardians that would have moved them into a tie for the final National League wild-card spot.,Thanks to the heroics of Cleveland's All-Star second baseman Travis Bazzana, it didn't happen, setting up a rubber match...
Scoring runs an issue for both Phillies, Mets
Even in a lopsided victory, the Philadelphia Phillies' inconsistent ways continued Saturday afternoon.,Unfortunately for the New York Mets, consistency has been their biggest problem.,The Phillies and the Mets will each look to earn a series win Sunday afternoon, when Philadelphia hosts New York in ...
Sizzling Red Sox finding ways to win, while Rays looking for answers
The Boston Red Sox are in unfamiliar territory, and they'll hope to remain there Sunday when they wrap up a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Boston's 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday extended the team's winning streak to 12 games and moved Boston's record to 49-48. It's th...
Starting pitchers for Rangers, Braves come with questions
Texas right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness in time to make the start on Sunday when the visiting Rangers meet the Atlanta Braves in the rubber game of the series between two division-leading teams.,Atlanta, the first-place team in the National League East, w...
Blue Jays turn to veterans while White Sox weary of road results
The Chicago White Sox can make a step toward improving their road record Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.,Despite a breakthrough season that has taken them to first-place contenders in the American League Central, the White Sox fell to 20-29 on ...
All-Stars duel on mound as Yankees, Dodgers contest doubleheader
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Cam Schlitter enjoyed stellar first halves and earned All-Star selections, leading to anticipation about their first head-to-head encounter.,But after Saturday night's nationally televised matchup was postponed due to inclement weather, the standout pitchers will instead pitch...
Skidding Mercury seek better defense in immediate rematch vs. Sun
The stumbling Phoenix Mercury bring a league-worst five-game losing streak into the second of back-to-back home games against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.,The Mercury (8-18) allowed their opponent to hit at least 50% of their field-goal attempts for the fourth straight game in a 96-83 loss to the ...
Dru Brown faces former team as Blue Bombers clash with Redblacks
Dru Brown will pay his former team a visit less than a month after being traded when he starts at quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday night at the Ottawa Redblacks.,The Blue Bombers (3-2) may have a quarterback controversy on their hands. Zach Collaros, 37, was off to a poor start to...
Angel Reese faces former team as Dream take on Sky
Angel Reese will get a visit from some old friends when the Atlanta Dream host the Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon.,Reese, the WNBA's leading rebounder entering Saturday at 11.8 per game, played two seasons for the Sky before being traded to the Dream for two first-round picks in April.,With Atlanta...
Eyeing sixth straight win, Wings out to extend Sparks' skid
The Dallas Wings will be rested and ready as they try to win their sixth straight game in a clash with the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (16-8) return to action after a seven-day break created by a postponement of their scheduled game against the New York Libe...
Caitlin Clark, after historic effort, looks to lead Fever against Liberty
Lost in all the discourse about how the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark is -- or isn't -- officiated is this: When she's scoring and dishing out the assists in concert, there are few players in the world better than Clark.,The first-ever 45-point, 10-assist performance in WNBA history Friday night was...
'Emotional' Argentina, Lionel Messi chase repeat World Cup title against Spain
NEW YORK -- Lionel Messi and Argentina will try to become the first team to defend a World Cup title since 1962 in the final on Sunday against a Spanish side that could boast the next generation's greatest player in Lamine Yamal.,The path to the afternoon kickoff in East Rutherford, N.J., has been d...
Tarik Skubal, Tigers eye series win against Angels
The spotlight will be on two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal on Saturday night when the Detroit Tigers try for a series win over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,The left-handed Skubal (5-5, 3.09 ERA), a free agent at the end of the season, is expected to be...
Andres Chaparro, Nats try to top gaudy numbers vs. skidding A's
The All-Star break didn't hinder the bats of the Washington Nationals as they scored more than three touchdowns' worth of runs in their first game after the resumption of play on Friday.,The Nationals dismantled the Athletics 23-4 in the opening contest of a three-game set and will look for another ...
Rain threatens rematch between Yankees, Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers returned from the All-Star break on Friday and earned a win on a night when stars Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts were quiet at the plate against the New York Yankees. ,Instead, the Dodgers relied on dominant pitching and a clutch hit in the late innings of a ...
Mariners hope Julio Rodriguez can return against Giants
The Seattle Mariners expected to have star center fielder Julio Rodriguez back in the lineup when they returned from the All-Star break on Friday.,That didn't happen, but they hope he will be able to play Saturday when their three-game interleague series with the San Francisco Giants continues in Se...
Orioles vie to continue win streak in matchup vs. Astros
The Baltimore Orioles will look to extend their season-best, five-game winning streak when they visit the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.,The Orioles maintained their winning ways when Taylor Ward hit a two-run, go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of a 3-2 victory in Friday night's series o...
Brewers bid to make another defensive stand vs. Marlins
Garrett Mitchell is back to playing baseball the way he's accustomed to playing.,Mitchell likely will be back in center field for the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon in the second game of their three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins.,Mitchell helped win the series opener 2-1 on...
Padres try to bounce back after tough road loss vs. Royals
Struggles on the road have played a key role in the San Diego Padres' disappointing season. ,They'll look to rebound from a heartbreaking defeat at Kansas City by trying to even a three-game set with the Royals on Saturday afternoon. ,San Diego entered this week's All-Star break at 48-48 but had won...