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Every game critical for contending Astros, who go for sweep in Atlanta
After posting two of their most important victories of the season to date, the visiting Houston Astros will look to earn a pivotal series sweep of the floundering Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,With 13 games left in the regular season, Houston (81-68) is tied with the Seattle Mariners atop the ...
Red-hot Phillies can clinch NL East in series finale vs. Royals
For most of the season, the National League East race looked like it would come down to the wire. However, everything changed in the last 10 days.,The surging Philadelphia Phillies can clinch the division for a second straight year Sunday afternoon in the finale of their weekend series with the visi...
Aces host gritty Storm in Game 1 with eyes on the championship
Pursuit of a third WNBA championship begins for the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday when they host the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of their best-of-three opening-round playoff series.,Closing the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, just two shy of matching the league all-time record, Las Vegas climbed ...
Liberty finally at full health as WNBA title defense begins vs. Mercury
The New York Liberty are healthy at the right time. The Liberty will begin defense of their WNBA title in a first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a full complement of players, a rarity this season.,Breanna Stewart, the 2023 MVP in her first season in New York, missed ...
Unsatisfied Dream face determined Fever in playoff opener
For the better part of the last two months, no team has appeared to play with as much confidence as the Atlanta Dream.,Fresh off its best regular season in franchise history with 30 wins, No. 3 seeded Atlanta has much more it would like to accomplish. After six straight losing seasons, the Dream hir...
Valkyries face uphill battle in Game 1 vs. Lynx
The WNBA playoffs for the No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx begin in Minneapolis on Sunday when they face the eighth-seeded Golden State Valkyries for the second straight game.,Minnesota and Golden State had a warmup for the playoffs in the last game of the regular season on Thursday, when the Lynx posted a...
Manchester City, United attempt to switch season into higher gear
Gianluigi Donnarumma could make his debut in the Manchester City net against visiting Manchester United in Sunday's Manchester Derby.,City (1-2-0, 3 points) completed the move for Donnaruma from Paris Saint-Germain, for a fee reportedly of at least $35 million, just as the primary transfer window cl...
Reds seek to convert opportunities in rematch vs. A's
The Cincinnati Reds look to rebound from a night of missed opportunities when they face the Athletics in the middle contest of a three-game series on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Cincinnati missed the chance to gain ground on the New York Mets in the National League wild-card race as th...
Giants continue fight for wild-card berth against Dodgers
The San Francisco Giants will have a chance to move into a playoff spot when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series. ,The Giants (75-72) moved a half game out of a National League wild-card spot in dramatic fashion Friday when Patrick Bailey hit a gam...
Mariners face Angels, aiming for eighth straight victory
Another night, another hero for the Seattle Mariners.,Backup catcher Mitch Garver was the latest, hitting a tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Mariners a 2-1 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday.,It was the seventh victory in a ro...
Rockies seek to deal Padres another blow in quest for NL West title
In a season with far too many long nights, the Colorado Rockies experienced a really good one on Friday that might put a serious crimp in the San Diego Padres' hopes of a National League West title.,The Rockies (41-107) snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory on Friday. The decision kept...
Astros look to keep playoff pace against Braves
With a chance to post consecutive victories for the first time in two weeks, the visiting Houston Astros will look to maintain their position in the American League postseason picture against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Houston (80-68) recorded a pivotal 11-3 win in the series opener on Friday, ...
A win away from playoff berth, Brewers turn to Jacob Misiorowski against Cards
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to hard-throwing rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski as they try to become the first MLB team to clinch a postseason berth when they host the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.,Misiorowski (5-2, 4.09 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Sonny Gray (13-8, 4.45 ERA).,Th...
Mets aim to halt latest 7-game slide in rematch vs. Rangers
The New York Mets have done something that's been done only five times in the franchise's 63-year history.,And somehow, the Mets still control their destiny in the race for the final wild-card spot in the National League.,The Mets will look to snap their latest long losing streak Saturday afternoon ...
Guardians face White Sox, continue rugged stretch
Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt had to come up with a plan when his team began a stretch of 17 games in 17 days on Aug. 29.,As a result, Vogt opted to employ a six-man rotation to get through the grueling late-season schedule. It will continue Saturday evening as Cleveland (76-71) hosts the...
Tigers, amid injury worries, look to snap Marlins' winning streak
The Detroit Tigers, who are closing in on their likely first American League Central title since 2014, suddenly have reason for concern.,Detroit (84-64), which will visit the Miami Marlins (69-79) on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a weekend series, suffered a pair of injuries during an 8-2...
Twins' Kody Clemens off to great start in series with Diamondbacks
Minnesota's Kody Clemens has a couple of weeks to keep building his best major league season. ,Clemens hit three home runs Friday night in the Twins' 9-8 comeback win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The blasts gave him a career-high 19 home runs this year. ,Clemens, a 29-year-old who is in his fourth...
High-octane Phillies aim to continue roll vs. reeling Royals
The Philadelphia Phillies are closing in on the National League East title -- and they can take another step toward that goal Saturday evening when they host the Kansas City Royals.,Philadelphia (88-60) has won five straight games to drop its magic number to three as it aims to clinch its second str...
Red Sox ask Brayan Bello to cool Aaron Judge, Yankees
The middle game of a high-stakes weekend series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will feature a high-tier pitching matchup on Saturday afternoon.,After another Aaron Judge homer and Luis Gil's six no-hit innings set the tone for New York's 4-1 win on Friday, the Yankees will hand the ...
Pirates looking to end skid as series continues at Nationals
Youth will be served on Saturday when the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals play the second game of their weekend series.,With Pittsburgh (64-84) looking to snap a seven-game losing streak, a pair of rookies who have combined for six major league appearances will square off wh...