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D-backs, A's aim to regroup ahead of series opener
Merrill Kelly was slated to start Friday's game for the Arizona Diamondbacks.,Instead, he will get to know his new teammates with the Texas Rangers.,The Diamondbacks and Athletics both were hit with big departures at Thursday's trade deadline. The squads will have to regroup on Friday night for the ...
M's Eugenio Suarez bids to keep 'good vibes' going vs. Rangers
Good vibes, indeed.,Thursday started with the Seattle Mariners reuniting with Eugenio Suarez shortly after midnight on a plane at Sacramento (Calif.) International Airport and concluded that night with a 6-0 victory against the visiting Texas Rangers.,The teams entered Thursday tied for both second ...
Skidding Sky seek to tighten up defensively vs. Valkyries
Mired in a season-long six-game losing streak, the Chicago Sky return home Friday to take on the Golden State Valkyries.,The Sky (7-19) lost Ariel Atkins to a leg injury at the start of the losing streak and received just seven games out of Courtney Vandersloot before she was lost for the season wit...
With new additions, Padres seek to subdue Cardinals
If the San Diego Padres are contending, it's a given that general manager A.J. Preller is going for it.,After making five trades on Thursday, Preller showed he is swinging for the fences to bring the franchise its first World Series title. The acquisition of Mason Miller, J.P. Sears, Freddy Fermin, ...
After uneventful deadline, Dodgers visit slumping Rays
The Los Angeles Dodgers will look relatively unchanged when they begin a three-game series against the host Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,While many expected Los Angeles to be active ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline, the team instead made a series of minor moves to try to improve their roste...
White Sox aim to match 2024 win total in series opener at Angels
The Chicago White Sox head into Game 110 of the season on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., with an opportunity to match their win total for the entire 2024 campaign.,Of course, Chicago's 41-121 finish last season featured the most losses in modern major league history. The White Sox finished an eye-...
Pirates and Rockies, both with a new look, open series looking to future
The Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates were expected to be sellers before Thursday's trade deadline, and the New York Yankees helped fulfill those expectations.,Colorado dealt three of its veterans -- two to New York -- ahead of the deadline, and Pittsburgh sent reliever David Bednar to the Yan...
Giants hope for revenge as they visit Mets
The San Francisco Giants and New York Mets will get a chance to put new players on display -- including two who simply will be trading dugouts -- when the rivals open a three-game series in New York on Friday night.,The teams will meet for the fourth, fifth and sixth times over a 10-day span that be...
New-look Yankees set sights on slowing down Marlins
The New York Yankees, who highlighted a busy trade-deadline day by acquiring two-time All-Star closer David Bednar, will start a three-game series at the Miami Marlins on Friday night.,With superstar Aaron Judge on the injured list due to a flexor strain in his right elbow, the headline for the Yank...
Jose Altuve aims to stay hot as Astros open road trip vs. Red Sox
The Astros will kick off a nine-game road trip when they face the Boston Red Sox on Friday, and few American League hitters are coming off a better month than Houston's Jose Altuve., ,Altuve collected four hits, including a three-run home run, to help Houston defeat Washington 9-1 on Wednesday. He h...
Following stunning fire sale, rebuilding Twins visit Guardians
The Minnesota Twins begin a three-game series at the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Who they have in uniform remains to be seen after trading 10 of the 26 players on their roster over the past two days.,Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.82 ERA) will start against Guardians right-hander Gavi...
Blue Jays host Royals after flurry of trade-deadline deals
The impact of Toronto's highest-profile deadline trade will not be evident Friday night when the Blue Jays host the Kansas City Royals to open a three-game series.,In one of several deals by both teams on Thursday, the Blue Jays acquired right-hander Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians for a t...
Brewers, largely unchanged after deadline, open series vs. Nats
The Milwaukee Brewers bring the best record in the National League with them when they visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series starting on Friday.,The Brewers were relatively quiet at the trade deadline, acquiring outfielder Brandon Lockridge from the San Diego Padres after obtaining ...
After acquisitions, Tigers try to keep momentum going vs. Phillies
The Detroit Tigers and host Philadelphia Phillies, both bolstered by late trade-deadline upgrades, open a three-game series Friday night, each looking to sharpen their playoff push with a fresh wave of veterans.,The Phillies addressed their biggest need by acquiring one of the majors' best relievers...
New-look Orioles visit Cubs after eventful trade deadline
The Baltimore Orioles will look like a different team when they open a three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs on Friday.,The Orioles unloaded a big chunk of their roster leading up to the trade deadline, even making a deal with the Cubs to acquire 17-year-old shortstop Wilfri De La Cruz for...
Brady Singer, Reds look to respond to chaotic loss vs. Braves
After an extraordinarily chaotic series opener, the visiting Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds continue their unconventional three-game series early Friday afternoon.,In the opener Thursday night, the Braves scored eight runs in the top of the eighth inning, only to have the Reds open the bottom of...
Argonauts go for back-to-back sweep of skidding Blue Bombers
The Toronto Argonauts scored a much-needed victory when they won the front end of a back-to-back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.,Six days later, the two participants in last season's Grey Cup meet again when Toronto travels to Winnipeg.,The Argonauts posted a 31-17 victory at home on Saturday behind...
Storm try to carry road success back home to face surging Sparks
The Seattle Storm return home from a three-game road swing on Friday when they face the Los Angeles Sparks for the first time since June's Commissioner's Cup.,Seattle (16-11) bookended last week's series of away dates with routs of Chicago and Connecticut. The Storm's 196 combined points in the wins...
Liberty aim to end losing skid with visit to struggling Sun
The New York Liberty look to snap a season-worst three-game losing streak when they visit the reeling Connecticut Sun on Friday night in Uncasville, Conn.,This is the first of a two-game set in Connecticut between the defending WNBA champion Liberty (17-9) and the Sun (4-21), with the second contest...
Fever running hot as they face scuffling Wings
Despite the absence of Caitlin Clark, the Indiana Fever carry a three-game winning streak into Dallas to battle the Wings on Friday at the American Airlines Center.,Indiana is 2-0 against Dallas this season, including a 94-86 road win also played in Dallas rather than the Wings' regular home arena i...