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Athletics searching for way to slow Yankees, Ben Rice
Ben Rice's batting average plummeted 67 points during an 18-game stretch in May in which hits were hard to come by.,Suddenly, getting Rice out is a major chore for opposing teams. The 27-year-old is fresh off his first four-hit outing of the season and third of his career as he leads the New York Ya...
Fever's Caitlin Clark aims to atone for shooting woes in visit to Fire
The Indiana Fever and host Portland Fire will look to rebound after streak-breaking losses when they meet for the second time this season on Saturday.,The Fever (4-3) had a three-game winning streak halted in a 90-88 loss at Golden State on Thursday, when the Valkyries hounded Caitlin Clark into her...
Mets slowly building momentum ahead of rematch vs. Marlins
The last-place New York Mets are in no position to be picky about how they win games -- no matter how chaotic, exhausting and impossible to replicate those victories might be.,The Mets will look to extend their winning streak to three games on Saturday afternoon when they host the Miami Marlins in t...
Sparks ride high-octane offense into encounter vs. Sun
Erica Wheeler and Nneka Ogwumike helped the Los Angeles Sparks continue their recent surge and survive the first game without Kelsey Plum.,The Sparks hope to see another productive showing from the duo when they visit the league-worst Connecticut Sun on Saturday night in Hartford, Conn.,The Sparks (...
Braves enjoying hot bat of Michael Harris II against Reds
In search of their major league-leading 40th win, the visiting Atlanta Braves will look to post another series win on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds.,Since being shut out 8-0 by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Atlanta has combined to score 18 runs across its past two games, including an 8-3 v...
Rays strive to continue offensive momentum vs. Angels
With their four-game losing streak over, the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays will use the heart of their rotation Saturday afternoon when they face the Los Angeles Angels in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The Rays moved to 20-5 at home by rallying from a 2-1 fifth-inning deficit to win 8-5 over t...
Brewers push distractions aside ahead of rematch vs. Astros
Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe made news for the right reasons Friday night in the Brewers' 5-4 win against the Houston Astros.,In the opener of a three-game interleague series, which will continue Saturday afternoon in Houston, Uribe escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning that allowed the B...
Michael King works to rebound as Padres take on Nationals
San Diego right-hander Michael King will look for a bounce-back outing when the Padres visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,King (4-3, 2.76 ERA) leads Padres starters in ERA, innings pitched (62) and strikeouts (63) and has given up two earned runs or less in eight of his 11 starts ...
Pirates' Bryan Reynolds aims to stay hot in rematch vs. Twins
Bryan Reynolds is on a torrid hitting stretch as the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.,Reynolds' two-run walk-off homer on Friday extended his hitting streak to seven games and spared the Pirates from a three-game losing streak. ,The Twins, who have dropped three in ...
Guardians rookie Parker Messick out to extend woes of Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox hit a season low Friday night with 4-3 road loss to the Cleveland Guardians. The setback dropped Boston 10 games below .500 for the first time in 2026., ,Boston (23-33) will attempt to start moving in a positive direction when it faces Cleveland in the second game of the three-gam...
Rangers eager to keep offense rolling vs. reeling Royals
In a matchup of struggling offenses, the Texas Rangers broke out at the plate Friday to build some needed confidence and potential momentum. ,Following one of their most dominant performances of the season, the Rangers will try to hand the visiting Kansas City Royals a fifth straight defeat when the...
Fresh off late rally, Blue Jays bid to fluster Orioles again
The Toronto Blue Jays have found answers even with an evolving lineup, and that might be one of the biggest parts of their emerging confidence midway through their series with the Baltimore Orioles.,The teams will meet Saturday afternoon in the third contest of a four-game series in Baltimore.,The B...
Hot at home: White Sox chase series win vs. tumbling Tigers
One victory shy of securing their sixth straight home series win, the Chicago White Sox applauded the fans who have backed them through the early stages of what's shaping up as a turnaround season.,"Having all of them (a crowd of 30,019) here in the stadium, showing all the love for us, and seeing t...
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Spurs' Victor Wembanyama ready for rare Game 7
It didn't take long after the Oklahoma City Thunder's Western Conference Final Game 6 loss to the San Antonio Spurs for Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to start turning the page.,"Oh, I'm good. I'm ready to go," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Biggest game of my career.",That's bold talk for a player...
Kyle Larson among drivers seeking Music City breakthrough
Thirteen races.,That is how deep we are in a wild 2026 with a new format, and the baker's dozen also represents the halfway point of this wacky regular season.,How crazy is it?,For starters, defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson has unimaginably gone 37 consecutive regular-season points r...
Tempo looking to repeat earlier success against Storm
The Toronto Tempo will be out for a repeat win against the visiting Seattle Storm on Saturday afternoon.,The expansion Tempo defeated the visiting Storm 86-73 on May 13 for the first victory in franchise history.,Toronto (4-4) is coming off Wednesday's 111-104 road win over the Chicago Sky that snap...
Back from successful road trip, Astros brace for Brewers
The Houston Astros were a season-worst 11 games under .500 four times this month and have been as many as six games out of first place in the American League West.,However, with the division devoid of a juggernaut, the Astros just needed one hot streak to climb back into contention. That stretch cam...
White Sox carry hot home form into series vs. slumping Tigers
Winning five straight home series takes communication, cohesiveness and versatility.,The Chicago White Sox, who are on a home heater ahead of a three-game series against the visiting Detroit Tigers that starts Friday, aren't shy about touting their success.,"It's huge," outfielder Randal Grichuk sai...
Teams in need of slump-buster clash as Rangers host Royals
Two teams trending in the wrong direction meet when the Texas Rangers begin a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Kansas City has lost 13 of its past 16 to slip a season-low 12 games under .500. Texas has dropped six of its past seven to fall a season-wors...
Orioles look to address fundamentals as series with Jays continues
The Baltimore Orioles have had games without many baserunners, so they need to be particularly careful when they do get scoring chances.,That's one of the messages from manager Craig Albernaz going into Baltimore's Friday night home game against the Toronto Blue Jays.,The contest will be the second ...