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Orioles look to snap skid, reclaim AL East lead over Yankees
Entering play Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles led the New York Yankees by three games in the American League East and hoped to sail into the All-Star break with a multi-game lead.,But suddenly, the Orioles have lost five straight contests, are trying to figure out how to score, and find themselves in...
Yankees use power to hand Orioles fifth straight loss
Austin Wells hit a three-run home run and Juan Soto and Aaron Judge drilled back-to-back homers as the New York Yankees pulled even with the host Baltimore Orioles atop the American League East by winning 6-1 on Saturday.,Judge has 34 home runs, the most for a Yankee prior to the All-Star break. Jud...
Orioles OF Heston Kjerstad placed on 7-day concussion list
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad was scratched from Saturday's starting lineup against the New York Yankees and placed on the seven-day concussion list.,Kjerstad was beaned by a 96 mph sinker from New York closer Clay Holmes on Friday. The benches cleared after the ninth-inning incident....
Brionna Jones looks to continue comeback as Sun face Mercury
Brionna Jones has consistently scored in double figures for the Connecticut Sun this season, doing it 15 times in the last 19 games.,It's a sign she's back to her old self a year after rupturing her right Achilles tendon.,Jones credits her teammates for helping her have the confidence she's shown in...
Post-beaning scuffle raises heat in Yankees-Orioles series
The temperature for the series between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles rose significantly in the ninth inning of the series opener.,Following a dugout-clearing confrontation on Friday, tensions are bound to be heightened for the second game of the set on Saturday in Baltimore.,When Yankee...
Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge help Yankees beat Orioles
New York starter Gerrit Cole kept the Baltimore Orioles in check over six innings and Aaron Judge finally homered again as the visiting Yankees won 4-1 in matchup of AL East Division front-runners on Friday night.,Judge's majors-leading 33rd home run was his first long ball in nine games as the team...
Golden State GM vows Steph Curry will be 'Warrior for life'
Subtracting one of the Splash Brothers signals the end of one of the most iconic backcourt pairings in the NBA, but Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. is certain Stephen Curry isn't going anywhere.,Days after Klay Thompson's exit for the Dallas Mavericks, Dunleavy propped the do...
USWNT makes Olympics roster change with Catarina Macario injured
Midfielder Catarina Macario will be replaced on the 18-player United States Women's National Team roster in the Paris Games by alternate Lynn Williams. ,Coach Emma Hayes confirmed the change, pending IOC and FIFA approval, was due to persistent right knee inflammation keeping Macario out of practice...
Orioles, Yankees stumble into AL East showdown series
The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles have quite a bit in common.,Not all of it is good recently, but the teams open a three-game series in Baltimore on Friday owning two of the top four records in the major leagues.,The Orioles are in first place in the American League East, two games ahead of...
Justin Steele befuddles Orioles as Cubs earn sweep
Justin Steele turned in his second consecutive dominating pitching performance and Seiya Suzuki drove in runs with three extra-base hits as the Chicago Cubs completed a sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles, winning 8-0 on Thursday night.,Steele (2-3), coming off his first career complete game last we...
Orioles swing into slump, out to evade Cubs' sweep
Looking for their first four-game winning streak since April, the Chicago Cubs are in position to complete a series sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night., ,Chicago held the Orioles to two runs in the first two games of the series and delivered an emphatic response to ridicule of the...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs shut out Orioles
Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Imanaga, who was pitching for the first time in a week, outdueled Baltimore's Corbin Burnes. Both were picked for the All-Sta...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs shutout Orioles
Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Imanaga, who was pitching for the first time in a week, outdueled Baltimore's Corbin Burnes. Both were picked for the All-Sta...
All-Star pitchers face off for Cubs, Orioles
The Chicago Cubs suddenly have things going their way again, and they will look to build on their recent momentum in the second game of the interleague series with the host Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.,The Cubs romped to a 9-2 win on Tuesday night in the series opener, racking up 14 hits. C...
Cubs crank out 14 hits in blowout of O's
Michael Busch and Ian Happ homered and the Chicago Cubs opened a seven-game road trip with a 9-2 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night., ,Seiya Suzuki added a pair of run-scoring hits as the Cubs won for the fourth time in their last five games, marking their best stretch since Apri...
Braves scratch Chris Sale, recall Bryce Elder to start vs. D-backs
The Atlanta Braves scratched All-Star left-hander Chris Sale from his Monday night start against the Arizona Diamondbacks and recalled right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett to start the contest.,The Braves announced the promotion of Elder four-plus hours before first pitch. No reason was i...
Feeling snubbed by ASG, Orioles take aim at Cubs
The Baltimore Orioles are back home after a West Coast trip that went pretty well, but they might be in a bit of a surly mood anyway.,When a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs begins Tuesday night, the Orioles are likely still to be miffed that they'll only have three representatives in next...
Orioles bounce back to beat A's, complete winning road trip
Anthony Santander and Heston Kjerstad hit first-inning home runs, Grayson Rodriguez won his 11th game and the visiting Baltimore Orioles held on for a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics to complete a winning road trip Sunday afternoon.,One day after getting shellacked 19-8 by the Athletics, the ...
Homer-happy A's aim for improbable achievement against Orioles
The Oakland Athletics can capture an improbable season-series win over the Baltimore Orioles when the clubs go head-to-head for the sixth and final time Sunday afternoon in Oakland, Calif.,The A's hit five home runs -- including one in a unique McCann vs. McCann showdown -- en route to a 19-8 romp o...
Athletics score early and often, down Orioles
Brent Rooker and Max Schuemann hit home runs as part of an early 10-run explosion and the host Oakland Athletics beat the American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles for the third time this season in a 19-8 shellacking on Saturday afternoon.,Shea Langeliers, Tyler Nevin and Kyle McCann also homer...