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Red Sox C Connor Wong making most of playing time at Guardians' expense
Connor Wong hasn't seen much action of late behind the plate for the Boston Red Sox, so he has to maximize every opportunity he receives.,Thanks to his big game Saturday, the Red Sox have a chance at earning a rare series victory against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Boston will send left-hander Ran...
Ronald Acuna Jr.'s power emerging as Braves seek sweep of fading Reds
The Atlanta Braves have accomplished plenty through the first two months of the regular season. The first team to reach 40 victories will look to add a three-game sweep of the host Cincinnati Reds to the list on Sunday afternoon.,With its 5-2 series-clinching win on Saturday, Atlanta climbed to a se...
Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...
Offense keeping Pirates above .500 as they go for sweep of Twins
The Pirates opened the month of May with a three-game sweep and could close it with another if they beat the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.,A big reason the Pirates have kept themselves at or above .500 since April 1 has been an improved offense backing up their talented rotation...
Orioles, Blue Jays set for finale of dramatic series of late comebacks
The Toronto Blue Jays and host Baltimore Orioles have played three one-run games during their series that wraps up Sunday afternoon.,No lead has been safe in the late innings, with the winning run in each of the three games coming in the eighth or ninth innings.,"I feel like we kind of just flip-flo...
Valkyries will put stingy defense to test against visiting Aces
The defending-champion Las Vegas Aces find themselves looking up in the standings at the second-year Golden State Valkyries as the clubs prepare to meet Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,The Aces (4-3) have lost two in a row, including 95-87 at Dallas on Thursday night to tip off a three-game trip....
J.P. Crawford, Mariners vie to take series from Diamondbacks
J.P. Crawford's contract will be up after this season, and the young phenom expected to take his spot -- Colt Emerson -- already has arrived in the major leagues for the Seattle Mariners.,But that hasn't bothered Crawford. The veteran hit two home runs Friday night -- the first multi-homer game of h...
Rockies hope to end low month on high note vs. Giants
The Colorado Rockies can conclude a rough May with their first series win in more than a month as they continue their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday in Denver.,On Friday, they rallied to an 8-6 win in the opener in dramatic fashion. Ezequiel Tovar capped the five-run ...
Phillies' Jesus Luzardo feeling 'grindy' as streaking Dodgers await
Riding his best three-start stretch of the season, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo will be put to the test Saturday in the middle game of a three-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,After he delivered six scoreless innings in a 3-0 win against the San Diego Padres on Mo...
Cardinals pursue another power surge against cold Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals homered for the first time this week, going deep three times in the opener Friday of their three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.,The Cardinals will look to continue to flex their muscles when they vie for a series win over the Cubs on Saturday night in St. Louis.,Nelson...
Athletics searching for way to slow Yankees, Ben Rice
Ben Rice's batting average plummeted 67 points during an 18-game stretch in May in which hits were hard to come by.,Suddenly, getting Rice out is a major chore for opposing teams. The 27-year-old is fresh off his first four-hit outing of the season and third of his career as he leads the New York Ya...
Fever's Caitlin Clark aims to atone for shooting woes in visit to Fire
The Indiana Fever and host Portland Fire will look to rebound after streak-breaking losses when they meet for the second time this season on Saturday.,The Fever (4-3) had a three-game winning streak halted in a 90-88 loss at Golden State on Thursday, when the Valkyries hounded Caitlin Clark into her...
Mets slowly building momentum ahead of rematch vs. Marlins
The last-place New York Mets are in no position to be picky about how they win games -- no matter how chaotic, exhausting and impossible to replicate those victories might be.,The Mets will look to extend their winning streak to three games on Saturday afternoon when they host the Miami Marlins in t...
Sparks ride high-octane offense into encounter vs. Sun
Erica Wheeler and Nneka Ogwumike helped the Los Angeles Sparks continue their recent surge and survive the first game without Kelsey Plum.,The Sparks hope to see another productive showing from the duo when they visit the league-worst Connecticut Sun on Saturday night in Hartford, Conn.,The Sparks (...
Braves enjoying hot bat of Michael Harris II against Reds
In search of their major league-leading 40th win, the visiting Atlanta Braves will look to post another series win on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds.,Since being shut out 8-0 by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Atlanta has combined to score 18 runs across its past two games, including an 8-3 v...
Rays strive to continue offensive momentum vs. Angels
With their four-game losing streak over, the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays will use the heart of their rotation Saturday afternoon when they face the Los Angeles Angels in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The Rays moved to 20-5 at home by rallying from a 2-1 fifth-inning deficit to win 8-5 over t...
Brewers push distractions aside ahead of rematch vs. Astros
Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe made news for the right reasons Friday night in the Brewers' 5-4 win against the Houston Astros.,In the opener of a three-game interleague series, which will continue Saturday afternoon in Houston, Uribe escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning that allowed the B...
Michael King works to rebound as Padres take on Nationals
San Diego right-hander Michael King will look for a bounce-back outing when the Padres visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,King (4-3, 2.76 ERA) leads Padres starters in ERA, innings pitched (62) and strikeouts (63) and has given up two earned runs or less in eight of his 11 starts ...
Pirates' Bryan Reynolds aims to stay hot in rematch vs. Twins
Bryan Reynolds is on a torrid hitting stretch as the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.,Reynolds' two-run walk-off homer on Friday extended his hitting streak to seven games and spared the Pirates from a three-game losing streak. ,The Twins, who have dropped three in ...
Guardians rookie Parker Messick out to extend woes of Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox hit a season low Friday night with 4-3 road loss to the Cleveland Guardians. The setback dropped Boston 10 games below .500 for the first time in 2026., ,Boston (23-33) will attempt to start moving in a positive direction when it faces Cleveland in the second game of the three-gam...