Recap Page 65 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Blue Jays top Nationals on solid pitching, timely hits
Right-hander Trey Yesavage pitched a strong 6 2/3 innings Wednesday afternoon and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Washington Nationals 5-2.,Yesavage (5-5) allowed one run, three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the rubber match of a three-game series. Right-hander Louis Varla...
Mets squeeze by Braves in opener of DH
Carson Benge had two hits Wednesday afternoon, including the go-ahead run-scoring double in the seventh inning, as the host New York Mets edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in the first game of a split doubleheader.,A.J. Ewing and Francisco Lindor walked against Dylan Dodd (1-1) and Ewing moved to third o...
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks shut down Pirates
Eduardo Rodriguez threw eight scoreless innings, and Gabriel Moreno hit a go-ahead two-run home run to propel the Arizona Diamondbacks to a potentially crucial 3-0 shutout of the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.,Arizona won two of three against Pittsburgh and are tied for second in th...
Griffin Conine plays hero as Marlins finish off sweep of Phillies
Griffin Conine hit a two-run pinch homer in the eighth inning as the Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with an 8-6 victory Wednesday afternoon after rallying from a six-run deficit., ,Miami entered the series riding a 12-game losing streak -- the longes...
Anna Moesch sets American 100m freestyle record at U.S. Championships
Anna Moesch topped her own national record while winning the women's 100-meter freestyle on Tuesday as the U.S. Swimming Championships got underway in Irvine, Calif.,Moesch finished in 51.88 seconds, topping the U.S. mark of 51.93 that she established in London two months ago. Her time was also a me...
Diamondbacks edge Pirates in 12 innings after blowing 6-run lead
James McCann's RBI single in the top of the 12th proved to be the difference in the Arizona Diamondbacks' wild 8-7 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks reclaimed sole possession of the third National League wild-card spot, grabbing a one-game lead over the Pira...
Xander Bogaerts' walk-off sac fly lifts Padres past Rockies
Xander Bogaerts' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night enabled the San Diego Padres to outlast the visiting Colorado Rockies 8-7.,Jackson Merrill started the winning rally with a single off Jimmy Herget (0-4), then stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by Hunter...
Logan Henderson's strong pitching helps Brewers pull away from Giants
Logan Henderson pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Luis Lara drove in three runs and the Milwaukee Brewers gradually pulled away from the San Francisco Giants en route to an 8-2 road victory Tuesday night.,Brice Turang collected three hits while Jackson Chourio and William Contreras added tw...
Mariners sock season-best 5 home runs, outslug Dodgers
Dominic Canzone hit two home runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, as the visiting Seattle Mariners finished off a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday.,Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder also hit home runs to gi...
Yordan Alvarez powers Astros past struggling Angels
Yordan Alvarez homered and singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Christian Walker homered and had two hits and Jose Altuve also had two hits for Houston, which won for the seventh ...
Liberty shoot the lights out, hold off Sparks
Breanna Stewart scored 19 of her game-high 29 points in the second half and came away with a critical steal down the stretch to lift the visiting New York Liberty to a 113-109 defeat of the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. ,New York (16-12) gave up a 20-4 run midway through the second quarter, allowin...
Gage Jump fires 6 shutout innings as Athletics edge Red Sox
Brian Serven smacked a two-run homer and Gage Jump tossed six shutout innings to help the Athletics record a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Henry Bolte had two hits, including an RBI single, and Tommy White notched his second four-hit outing in just 10 big ...
Caitlin Clark's 32 points help Fever take down Storm
Caitlin Clark scored 32 points and had seven assists and fellow All-Star Kelsey Mitchell added 28 points as the Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Fever held off the host Seattle Storm 105-95 Tuesday night.,Monique Billings added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Fever (18-10), who won their fourth ...
A'ja Wilson, Aces coast to wire-to-wire win over Fire
The Las Vegas Aces wasted no time getting back on track after the All-Star break, defeating the visiting Portland Fire 98-83 in a wire-to-wire effort upon their return from a six-day hiatus. ,The Aces were led by a 28-point, 14-rebound performance from A'ja Wilson, who was 7 of 10 from the field, 13...
Diamondbacks hold off Pirates in 12 innings
James McCann's RBI single in the top of the 12th proved to be the difference in the Arizona Diamondbacks' wild 8-7 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks reclaimed sole possession of the third wild-card spot in the National League and a one-game lead over the Pir...
Cade Cavalli's quality start steers Nationals past Blue Jays
Luis Garcia Jr. and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers, Cade Cavalli pitched six solid innings and the Washington Nationals evened their three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, prevailing 8-6 on Tuesday.,Garcia and Brady House had two hits apiece for the Nationals, who collected e...
Cubs continue offensive outburst in runaway win over Cardinals
Seiya Suzuki had three hits with two RBIs and Colin Rea tossed six strong innings for his team-high eighth victory as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-2 on Tuesday.,Ian Happ had two hits and drove in two runs for the Cubs, who pounded out 17 hits and won for the fourth time ...
Gerrit Cole delivers again to propel Yankees past White Sox
Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings and Max Schuemann delivered a two-run double to lift the visiting New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Jasson Dominguez had a pair of hits for New York, which won for the fifth time in six games while sending American Lea...
Royce Lewis' 2-run triple gives Twins walk-off win over Royals
Royce Lewis hit a walk-off two-run triple on Tuesday, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals in Minneapolis.,Kansas City's Alex Lange (1-6) allowed Victor Caratini's leadoff single and Brooks Lee's one-out walk in the ninth before striking out Ryan Kreidler. On a 1-...
Olivia Miles guides Lynx past Tempo for eighth straight win
Olivia Miles scored 24 points and reserve Antonia Delaere nailed three critical 3-pointers down the stretch as the Minnesota Lynx held off the Toronto Tempo 100-93 on Tuesday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (23-6) won its eighth consecutive game. The Lynx led for most of the last three quarters and threat...