Recap Page 15 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Blue Jays surge past fellow wild-card contending Guardians
Nathan Lukes delivered the go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run fifth inning and rookie Brett Bateman had three hits as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Thursday afternoon.,Toronto (70-71) scored five consecutive runs to claim the rubber match of the three-game se...
Astros pitching holds down White Sox in series-clinching win
Daulton Varsho ripped a two-run triple and scored as part of a four-run third inning, fueling the host Houston Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.,The Astros took three-of-four in the series and five-of-seven from Chicago this season.,Jose Altuve belted a two-ru...
Pirates turn small-ball approach into 5-2 win over Giants
Six pitchers combined to allow two hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates were proficient at small ball on offense to pick up a 5-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon.,Pirates rookie right-hander Khristian Curtis (1-0), who was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis before t...
Cardinals rally in 10th inning, extend Dodgers' slump
Thomas Saggese hit a home run and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with an infield single as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.,Leo Bernal added a homer, his first after making his major league debut on Tuesday, and the Cardinals...
Austin Wells' single sparks Yankees to 10-inning win over Angels
Austin Wells went 2-for-2 with a two-run go-ahead single to highlight a five-run 10th inning as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 on Wednesday in the decisive game of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.,With two outs and the bases loaded, Wells pulled a 1-2 fastball from Luke M...
Spencer Torkelson, Tigers put away Twins in 12th inning
Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run 12th inning, and the Detroit Tigers pulled away for an 11-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,John Peck doubled and singled for his first major league hits while driving in three runs for Detroit (64-75), which stave...
Jackson Chourio powers Brewers to second straight win over Cubs
Jackson Chourio had four hits, including his 21st homer, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Wednesday.,Joey Ortiz singled home two runs for the major-league-best Brewers (87-53), who have won two straight since losing the opener of the four-game series 17-3 on Monday.,Th...
Javier Sanoja, Marlins overcome slow start to best Royals
Kyle Stowers and Heriberto Hernandez each had two hits and two RBIs, Javier Sanoja homered among his three hits and the Miami Marlins rallied from an early hole to defeat the host Kansas City Royals 9-6 on Wednesday night. ,Griffin Conine added two hits with an RBI and made a pair of stellar outfiel...
Nelson Velazquez breaks late scoreless tie, leads Astros past White Sox
Nelson Velazquez produced a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Velázquez plated Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve with his single to center field off White Sox reliever Sean Newcomb ...
Rafael Devers stays hot as Giants edge Pirates in extras
Bryce Eldridge drove in two runs, including the tie-breaking run on a double in the 10th, to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 5-4 comeback win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Eldridge's double down the left field line off reliever Camilo Doval (3-2) scored Christian Koss. Rafa...
Mets ride pair of 3-run doubles to series win over Rays
Nick Morabito and Brett Baty each stroked three-run doubles as the New York Mets won their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, clobbering the American League's top club 10-4 on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,With the Mets' six-run lead trimmed to 6-4, Morabito, who went 2-for-2 off t...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ignites Blue Jays' rout of Guardians
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-4 with a home run and a season-high five RBIs Wednesday night and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 11-0.,Guerrero, who has had a disappointing season at the plate, hit a three-run homer, an RBI double and an RBI single.,Toronto starter ...
Jessica Pegula cruises past Sofia Kenin at US Open
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula needed just 56 minutes Wednesday to dispatch fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 and advance to the third round of the U.S. Open in New York.,Pegula, the 2024 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, surrendered only seven points on serve and finished with 18 winners against eight u...
J.P. Crawford helps Mariners sail past Red Sox
The visiting Seattle Mariners rode a pair of four-run innings to an 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday.,J.P. Crawford went 3-for-3 with two runs scored to lead four multi-hit performances for Seattle (66-74). Jhonny Pereda had two RBI and score...
Rockies rally twice to drop Orioles in extras
Brett Sullivan hit a two-run single with two outs in the 11th inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon in Denver.,The win was the second straight for Colorado (54-86), which had lost 10 home games in a row entering September. Cole Carrigg ha...
Ben Shelton wins in four sets to reach third round of US Open
Eighth-seeded Ben Shelton delivered 44 winners on Wednesday while notching a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory over Poland's Hubert Hurkacz to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open in New York.,Shelton was pushed as Hurkacz won the second set before the American pulled through in a third-set tieb...
D-backs edge Phillies on James McCann HR, retake 3rd NL wild-card spot
James McCann homered to break a scoreless tie in the eighth, seven Arizona pitchers limited Philadelphia to three hits, and the host Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep with a 1-0 victory over the Phillies in Phoenix on Wednesday.,McCann hit a 409-foot homer on the first pitch he saw from Jonathan B...
Henry Bolte homers twice, A's bash Rangers to snap skid
Henry Bolte had three hits, including a pair of two-run homers, to help the Athletics avoid a three-game sweep by the Texas Rangers with a 9-2 win on Wednesday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,Zack Gelof, Jonah Heim and Alika Williams also homered and Jeff McNeil had two hits and scored twice for the ...
Sean Murphy, Ronald Acuna Jr. power Braves' rout of Nationals
Sean Murphy and Ronald Acuna Jr. each hit three-run home runs to help lift the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 9-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.,The game was delayed by rain for an hour and 26 minutes in the top of the fourth inning. ,Elieser Hernandez (2-0) threw three ...
Reds smash three HRs, beat Padres for second straight day
Juan Brito belted his first career home run in support of Brandon Williamson's return to the mound after a four-month injury hiatus to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres in the rubber game of the three-game series Wednesday afternoon in Cincinnati.,JJ Bleday, wh...