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Pirates turn to Bailey Falter in encounter against Marlins
Left-hander Bailey Falter, who is coming off perhaps the best season of his career, will start on Saturday afternoon as his Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Miami Marlins.,Falter went 8-9 with a 4.43 ERA last year, setting his career bests for wins, home run rate per nine innings (1.1), hits per nine (8...
Rays, feeling at home in the outdoors, host Rockies
There was plenty of newness around Tampa Bay's Opening Day win on Friday, and the Rays will look to do it again Saturday afternoon in their second meeting with the visiting Colorado Rockies.,For starters, the team finally put the "Tampa" in Tampa Bay Rays, playing their first-ever game in the city a...
Thumbs up: Max Scherzer set to make Jays debut vs. Orioles
Toronto's Max Scherzer was given the thumbs up to start Saturday afternoon against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. Now the Blue Jays hope his thumb holds up.,Scherzer's thumb was an issue during spring training, but it passed the test against the Minnesota Twins last Saturday at Fort Myers, Fla. ,Th...
Nashville SC, facing FC Cincinnati, seek 4th straight win
Nashville SC are off to the best start in franchise history, and they will look to continue the strong run when they host FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.,The sixth-year franchise is looking for its fourth straight victory after opening with a draw and a loss. Nashville (3-1-1, 10 points) has outsco...
Earthquakes, Sounders meet in matchup of struggling teams
One thing was pretty obvious to San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye minutes after a 4-1 loss on March 22 in Charlotte.,"This is not the way we want things to go," he said. "We understand some games aren't going to go the way we planned so we need to go back to the training field, watch...
LAFC set for first visit to expansion San Diego FC
San Diego and Los Angeles possess a strong baseball rivalry with the Padres and Dodgers.,Now, the MLS gets its first chance to see if the two cities can start another rivalry on Saturday night when expansion club San Diego FC hosts Los Angeles FC in a matchup of teams off to quick starts.,San Diego ...
Winless Galaxy try to contain high-scoring Orlando City
The LA Galaxy continue their search for a first win of the season on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City side whose current form resembles how the Galaxy were playing late last season.,The Galaxy (0-3-2, 2 points) have been without several of the key contributors to their 2024 MLS Cup titl...
Stars look to move closer to clinching playoff spot vs. Kraken
The Dallas Stars are spending the weekend in Seattle as they will play two games in three days against the Kraken starting Saturday night. The Stars can officially clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Kraken and a St. Louis Blues' loss to the Colorado Avalanche.,While the Kraken (31-36-6, 68 po...
Oilers, Flames both coming off losses entering latest Battle of Alberta
The Edmonton Oilers, short-handed without key parts last outing, will seek a huge rebound when they play host to their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames, on Saturday.,The Oilers (41-26-5, 87 points), who are likely to be without top scoring forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and N...
Surging Fire not taking winless CF Montreal for granted
The Chicago Fire appear to have hit their stride under coach Gregg Berhalter. CF Montreal -- after showing their coach the door -- are simply looking to find the back of the net, let alone win.,The Fire, winners of three straight, host struggling Montreal on Saturday night.,Chicago (3-1-1, 10 points...
Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake clash in playoff rematch
Minnesota United has a hole to fill in the midfield after losing versatile Hassani Dotson to knee surgery.,The Loons will try to overcome Dotson's absence when they face Real Salt Lake on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Dotson was injured during the first half of last weekend's 2-2 tie with the ...
FC Dallas eyes first home victory vs. winless Sporting KC
FC Dallas looks to find the win column at home for the first time this season when it hosts Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,The Toros (2-2-1, 7 points) have won twice and captured all seven of their points away from home this season, most recently a r...
Crew look to stay unbeaten as D.C. United visit
D.C. United have quickly moved past their last match to put the focus on hosting the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,Wise move. Despite scoring struggles, the Crew (2-0-3, 9 points) are one of two unbeatens in MLS along with Inter Miami (3-0-1, 10 points).,The Crew still pose a threat, because D.C. (1-1-...
Celtics carry road dominance to resilient San Antonio
The surging Boston Celtics look to keep alive their fleeting chances for the best record in the Eastern Conference when they square off against the host San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in a late-season interconference game.,The Celtics (54-19) travel to San Antonio on a seven-game winning streak, the ...
Fresh off record output, Pacers face tough Thunder defense
The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers squared off, defense made the difference in lifting the Thunder to a victory.,In a Dec. 26 matchup at Indianapolis, the Thunder forced 11 turnovers while turning it over just three times and outscored the Pacers 17-3 off those turnovers to p...
Lionel Messi likely to return for Inter Miami vs. Union
The Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami meet Saturday evening in South Florida in a clash for early-season Eastern Conference supremacy, and it will likely mark the return of Miami star Lionel Messi.,The 37-year-old Messi missed international duty with Argentina last weekend after sustaining an adduc...
In wake of coach's firing, Grizzlies turn to face Lakers
Searching for answers before postseason play, the Memphis Grizzlies made the surprising move of firing coach Taylor Jenkins with nine games left in the regular season.,The Grizzlies will reportedly tap assistant Tuomas Iisalo as their interim head coach as they open a three-game homestand Saturday w...
Mavs, Bulls bring play-in tourney aspirations into clash
Fresh off a memorable buzzer-beating win, Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls host the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night with both teams looking to improve their playoff positions.,Giddey sank a 46.5-footer to stun the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 119-117 on Thursday night. The shot capped an incredib...
Florida strives to continue 'surreal' run in Elite Eight vs. Texas Tech
SAN FRANCISCO -- Grant McCasland was not even 30 minutes removed from receiving his first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight when the inevitable question came.,What's it going to take Saturday against Florida, the No. 1 seed in the West Regional?,"Man, can they score," the head coach of ...
Bruins, Red Wings out to snap lengthy funks
A pair of floundering teams will meet up when the Boston Bruins visit the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.,The Bruins (30-34-9, 69 points) have lost seven straight and 15 of their last 18. The Red Wings (33-33-6, 72 points) have dropped 11 of their last 14, virtually ensuring they'll miss the pl...