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Twins meet Orioles again, out to extend eight-game win streak
It took about a month for the Minnesota Twins to get on track, with some of that momentum generated last week against the Baltimore Orioles.,The teams meet again, beginning a three-game series Tuesday night in Baltimore. Both teams were off Monday after winning games the previous day.,The Twins carr...
WNBA roars into new season marked by growth, star power
The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces have combined to collect the past three WNBA championships. As the 2025 season lifts off Friday with more eyes on the league than ever before, those franchises are in something of an arms race while the Indiana Fever prepare to make a leap in Caitlin Clark's s...
D-backs aim to regain footing against Justin Verlander, Giants
The Arizona Diamondbacks will face the Giants for the first time this season and will get acquainted with Justin Verlander in a new uniform when the National League West rivals begin a three-game series Monday night in San Francisco.,Both teams are coming off exhausting experiences that concluded wi...
Yankees' Aaron Judge looks to continue torrid play in opener vs. Mariners
Comparing Aaron Judge's season to his contemporaries increasingly is becoming moot.,What he's doing can only be judged, no pun intended, against history. He's putting up numbers that haven't been seen in decades.,Which doesn't bode well for the suddenly struggling Seattle Mariners, who will host Jud...
Despite loss, Padres confident ahead of series with Angels
The San Diego Padres took their 9-3 loss Sunday at the seven-win Colorado Rockies in stride.,"One hundred sixty-two," Padres third baseman Manny Machado said, referring to the length of a baseball season. "It's a beautiful thing.",San Diego will try to paint a prettier picture Monday night when it o...
Astros optimistic about Jose Altuve's health entering series vs. Royals
The Houston Astros received good news even before their 6-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday when it was determined that nine-time All-Star Jose Altuve will avoid a stint on the injured list.,Altuve left in the third inning because right hamstring tightness in the Astros' 13-9 loss on Satu...
Under new management, Rockies hit the road to face Rangers
The Colorado Rockies head to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to open a three-game interleague series with Texas Rangers on Monday without manager Bud Black, who was fired on Sunday.,Black, who was in his ninth year at the helm in Denver, was relieved of his duties on Sunday after an 9-3 home win ove...
Cubs, Marlins seeking way back to winning track
After losing back-to-back series for the first time this season, the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs begin a six-game homestand with the opener of a three-game series against the Miami Marlins on Monday night.,Colin Rea (2-0, 2.43 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs against fellow right-ha...
Offensively challenged Braves could be salve for Nationals' losing ways
The Washington Nationals will try to end their five-game losing streak when they begin a road trip with a four-game series in Atlanta.,This will be the first of 13 meetings between the two National League East clubs. Last year, the Nationals won eight of 13 games, the first time they had beaten the ...
Paul Skenes will look to pitch Pirates past surging Mets
Paul Skenes is no stranger to the big stage.,But on Monday night, one of baseball's most electric pitchers will finally make his first extended appearance in the Big Apple when Skenes starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series against the New York Mets.,The right-handed S...
Something has to give when scorching Cards meet sizzling Phillies
The hottest team in the National League strolls into Philadelphia on Monday when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Phillies in the opener of a three-game series.,St. Louis has won eight straight games, including a sweep of the Washington Nationals over the weekend. They outscored the Nationals 20-3 ...
Tigers look for fresh start against surging Red Sox
The Detroit Tigers have not lost three straight games since their season-opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They'll try to dodge a second three-game slide when they host the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.,Detroit had won five straight before losing two in a row to the visiting Texas Ra...
Guardians try to wake up bats against Brewers
The warmest weekend of the year in Cleveland coincided with the coldest performances by the Guardians' offense this season.,Back-to-back outstanding starts by Ranger Suarez and Zack Wheeler helped the Philadelphia Phillies limit Cleveland to seven total hits in the final two games of their series. T...
Warriors need to prove they can beat Timberwolves without Stephen Curry
The Golden State Warriors will attempt to win without Stephen Curry for the first time this postseason and even their Western Conference second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves when the clubs meet in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Monday night in San Francisco.,The seventh-seeded...
Celtics' confidence remains high as they prepare for Game 4 with Knicks
The Boston Celtics insisted they weren't concerned by dropping the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Knicks.,They stuck to the story despite those two setbacks coming at home. Even the fact they swept the four regular-season meetings and nearly all obs...
With new life, Golden Knights ready for Game 4 with Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights are back in the hunt in their Stanley Cup playoff series thanks to their last-second victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3.,Now the Golden Knights can regain home-ice advantage with a win in Monday's Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Edmonton.,Edmon...
Down 2-1 to Canes, Caps look for Alex Ovechkin to deliver
The Washington Capitals understand the significance of Monday's Game 4 in their Stanley Cup second-round series with the Carolina Hurricanes.,With his squad down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series before they take the ice Monday in Raleigh, N.C, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery believes his veteran squad...
Dodgers, Diamondbacks go for win of up-and-down series
Twenty-five runs one night. Three the next.,The roller-coaster ride the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers have been on the past two days will end Sunday. It is just hard to tell how. ,Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen (3-4, 4.37 ERA) will oppose Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin (1-0,...
With Orioles in need of a boost, Zach Eflin returns to mound vs. Angels
The Baltimore Orioles will look to right-hander Zach Eflin to try to get them in some semblance of a groove when he makes his first appearance in more than a month on Sunday afternoon.,The Orioles will wrap up a rough road trip when they face the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. ,Baltimore is 1...
Bryce Harper, Phillies chase series win vs. Guardians
Bryce Harper broke out of his slump in a big way on Saturday, and Ranger Suarez threw a gem on the same evening. ,The Philadelphia Phillies are feeling good about themselves heading into their series finale Sunday night against the Guardians in Cleveland.,Harper hit a two-run homer, doubled and had ...