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Hot Phillies hope to feast on foundering Mets
The Philadelphia Phillies hit another impressive milestone under interim manager Don Mattingly on Friday night.,For the New York Mets, it was more of the same in their first game under interim manager Andy Green. ,The Phillies will look to continue the Mets' misery on Saturday afternoon when the tea...

White Sox work to continue roll after Royals played 'one of the worst games'
The Chicago White Sox, after regaining the top spot in the American League Central on Friday night, will look to win a franchise-record 10th straight home series on Saturday afternoon.,However, it will be hard to top the series opener against the Kansas City Royals.,Chicago crafted a 10-run third in...

Struggling Yankees look to end Red Sox bid for third straight home win
The New York Yankees reached the halfway point on pace for 96 victories, but some of their recent showings did not reflect a team holding the best record in the American League.,New York attempts to avoid a third straight loss Saturday when they visit the Boston Red Sox, who are seeking three straig...

Reds turn to sizzling RHP Chase Burns against Jared Jones, Pirates
A day after the Cincinnati Reds won a game in which they faced reigning National League Cy Young winner Paul Skenes, they'll send their own Cy Young contender to the mound when Chase Burns takes on the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.,Burns (9-1, 2.00 ERA) enters the matchup against Pira...

Blue Jays RHP Dylan Cease tasked with slowing fast-starting Rangers
The Toronto Blue Jays aim to flip the script Saturday afternoon after two similar losses to the visiting Texas Rangers.,The Blue Jays fell behind 5-0 on Friday night before coming close with a four-run eighth inning against the bullpen in a 5-4 loss after Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi struck out ni...

Tigers LHP Framber Valdez gets another shot at former team in Astros
Framber Valdez will face his former team for the second time when the host Detroit Tigers face the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.,Valdez (4-5, 3.91 ERA) spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Astros. The left-hander signed a three-year, $115 million contract with the Tigers as a...

Dream on rebound after first losing streak, visit struggling Storm
Amid a disappointing start to their four-game road trip, the Atlanta Dream will look to find their way out of a rare rough patch on Saturday night against the lowly Seattle Storm.,Atlanta (12-6) has lost back-to-back games for the first time this year -- dropping a pair of road contests against the ...

Sparks, Fever both missing prolific scorers for Saturday clash
The Los Angeles Sparks visit the Indiana Fever on Saturday in Indianapolis with two of the WNBA's leading scorers relegated to the sidelines.,Kelsey Plum, second in the league at 23.9 points per game, sustained a left leg injury in Los Angeles' 98-97 win over New York on Sunday. The Sparks (8-9) pla...

Stampeders, Lions descend on Kelowna in search of first win
The Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions will look to record their first win of the season on Saturday when they square off in the first CFL game played in Kelowna, B.C.,The Lions have relocated to Kelowna for two home games while World Cup matches take over BC Place in Vancouver.,Calgary (0-2) is biddin...

Local fans in Miami give Colombia advantage in Group K showdown with Portugal
There are hundreds of thousands of Colombian Americans living in the Miami metropolitan area, according to U.S. Census estimates.,So it's little wonder why Colombia's match against Portugal on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., was the most sought-after World Cup ticket of the 72 group-stage fixtures,...

Tempo riding high after record night, Mercury reeling after Alyssa Thomas suspension
Fresh off tying the single-game WNBA scoring record with 53 points, Marina Mabrey and the expansion Toronto Tempo host the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday afternoon.,Mabrey is the talk of the league after her record performance in the Tempo's 125-97 win over Los Angeles on Thursday. The veteran guard we...

Shane van Gisbergen chasing Sonoma repeat with one less obstacle
There just may be another road-course challenger for Shane van Gisbergen to contend with.,And he's not on the horizon. He's here -- except he's not.,With the NASCAR Cup Series closing out the road course schedule for 2026 Sunday in Northern California, all eyes have turned to last week's spectacular...

A's J.T. Ginn hopes for different result vs. Angels
J.T. Ginn will return to the scene of one of the highlights of his starting pitching career on Friday night when the Athletics open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,It also was one of the most devastating moments in the 27-year-old right-hander's career., ,Ginn w...

Max Meyer, Marlins gear up to stay on a roll in clash vs. Cardinals
Fresh off a 5-1 homestand, the Miami Marlins will look to take their winning ways on the road as they start a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.,After a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, manager Clayton McCullough's Marlins have the majors' best record thi...

Braves' Joey Bart returns to San Francisco in series opener
The Atlanta Braves will have revenge on their minds and potentially a familiar face behind the plate when they open a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,The matchup will pit two teams that have combined to win just six times since the start of their series last ...

Rays ride strong pitching performance into opener vs. D-backs
How close did Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash come to sending Ian Seymour back out for the ninth inning to try to finish a combined no-hitter on Thursday?,According to Cash, not close at all.,Casey Legumina and Seymour combined to no-hit the Kansas City Royals for eight innings before Cash sent Cr...

White Sox take winning attitude into series against Royals
The Chicago White Sox have established a reputation for resilience while asserting themselves as a contender in the American League Central. ,"We play until the last out," outfielder Randal Grichuk said. "We're going to keep fighting regardless of the situation. We've seen it many times -- down fou...

Brewers, Cubs open pivotal series fresh off series sweeps
Hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski will look to bounce back from his first loss in two months when the host Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday night., ,Misiorowski (8-3, 1.45 ERA), who leads the majors in ERA and strikeouts (138), will oppose fellow right-hand...

History-making Phillies take aim at Mets after Carlos Mendoza is fired
Three consecutive dramatic wins have vaulted the Philadelphia Phillies into the history books and provided another sign of how far they've come since a disastrous start.,For the New York Mets, a six-game losing streak led to the firing of manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday morning. ,Interim manager An...

Yankees strive for better defensive effort vs. Red Sox
The visiting New York Yankees made Thursday's game easy for the Boston Red Sox. ,The Yankees will try to avoid a repeat performance when the teams meet Friday night in the second matchup of a four-game series., ,The Yankees committed four errors during Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Red Sox. All six run...