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With help on the way, Astros look to top Red Sox again
Immediately after announcing that veteran right-hander Justin Verlander would return to the rotation for the first time in more than two months to start the Wednesday finale of a three-game series against the visiting Boston Red Sox, Astros manager Joe Espada on Monday closed the book on another pot...
Yainer Diaz hits walk-off HR as sloppy Astros top Red Sox
Yainer Diaz belted his first career walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros overcame an error-prone performance and claimed a 5-4 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Diaz drilled a first-pitch cutter from Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (3-2) 401 feet to lef...
Dodgers activate INFs Max Muncy, Tommy Edman from IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated third baseman Max Muncy and infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman from the injured list on Monday prior to their three-game series opener against the visiting Seattle Mariners.,Muncy returned to the Dodgers' lineup right away, batting seventh and manning third base on Mo...
Astros RHP Justin Verlander (neck) to return Wednesday vs. Red Sox
Astros right-hander Justin Verlander will return from the injured list to start Wednesday's series finale against the visiting Boston Red Sox, Houston manager Joe Espada confirmed Monday.,Verlander has been sidelined since June 9 with neck soreness. The three-time Cy Young Award winner and former MV...
Storm, Mystics still searching for first win since Olympic break
The Seattle Storm have yet to improve their playoff position since returning from the Olympic break. The Washington Mystics, meanwhile, have fallen even further out of the postseason race during that stretch.,Both teams go for their first win since the WNBA season resumed last week when Seattle visi...
Pirates place 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes (back) on 10-day IL
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes is headed to the 10-day injured list due to low back inflammation.,In corresponding moves Monday, the Pirates recalled right-hander Hunter Stratton from Triple-A Indianapolis, selected the contract of outfielder/first baseman Billy McKinney from Indian...
Astros recall 3B Trey Cabbage, option SS Pedro Leon
The Houston Astros recalled third baseman Trey Cabbage from Triple-A Sugar Land and optioned shortstop Pedro Leon back to Triple-A.,Cabbage, 27, played in 43 games for the Astros earlier this season, batting .217 with one home run and eight RBIs. He last played a game in the major leagues on Aug. 5....
Braves 3B Austin Riley out 6-8 weeks with hand fracture
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley was diagnosed Monday with a fractured right hand and will miss the next 6-8 weeks, potentially ending his season.,Riley left Sunday's road game against the Los Angeles Angels when he was hit in the hand by a pitch from right-hander Jack Kochanowicz.,After in...
Ole Miss DL Zxavian Harris faces domestic violence charge
Ole Miss defensive tackle Zxavian Harris was arrested Sunday on charges of domestic violence and obstructing arrest, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office.,The university did not respond to a request from ESPN for comment on Monday. Rebels coach Lane Kiffin was scheduled to meet with re...
Report: Predators G Yaroslav Askarov requests trade
Top Nashville Predators goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov has requested a trade and will not report to the team's AHL affiliate, ESPN reported Monday.,The 2020 first-round draft pick's career path is blocked in Nashville, where veteran starter Juuse Saros signed an eight-year, $61.92 million ext...
Recently swept at home by Astros, Red Sox eye revenge
In advance of a critical three-game series starting Monday against the visiting Red Sox, Houston received exactly what it needed from starters Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez over the final two games of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.,After Brown matched his season high of seven inni...
FlyQuest move to upper-bracket semifinals at LCS Summer Split
FlyQuest advanced to the upper-bracket semifinals by defeating NRG in the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs on Sunday.,With the 3-1 win, FlyQuest will next face Cloud9 on Saturday. Cloud9 begins the playoffs in the semifinals thanks to their 6-1 performance in the Summer Split's group...
NASCAR Cup race at Michigan postponed till Monday
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., was postponed until Monday at 11 a.m. after inclement weather forced the red flags to come out Sunday evening.,Chase Elliott was in the lead with Martin Truex Jr. and Bubba Wallace behind him 51 laps into the second of...
Team Vitality take down Natus Vincere to win IEM Cologne title
Team Vitality used a triple-overtime win on their third map to take the lead for good en route to a 3-1 victory over Natus Vincere in the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event on Sunday in Germany.,Vitality did not drop a match the entire tournament, winning Group B before sailing t...
Framber Valdez, Astros fluster White Sox
Framber Valdez recorded his fourth scoreless start of the season and Yainer Diaz snapped a deadlock with a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as the host Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of a three-game series with a 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Valdez (13-5) improved to 8-...
Jordan Spieth headed for wrist surgery with '24 season over
Jordan Spieth's 2024 season ended with an eventful 18th hole at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday, where he found the water twice before holing a 32-foot putt for double bogey.,Spieth will not qualify for the next leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs, and after his round Sunday he confirmed to repo...
A's place RHP Austin Adams (forearm) on IL, activate RHP Dany Jimenez
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Austin Adams on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with right forearm tendinitis.,The move is retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the A's activated right-hander Dany Jimenez (strained left oblique) from the 15-day IL.,Adams, 33, is 1-2 with a 3....
Astros' Framber Valdez aims to continue torrid stretch in matchup vs. White Sox
In addition to a 6-1 win Saturday over the Chicago White Sox that squared the three-game series, the host Houston Astros could get an additional helping of good news along with a victory in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon.,Veteran right-hander Justin Verlander (neck discomfort) appears poised t...
Red Sox set sights on another road win vs. Orioles
The Boston Red Sox might have found an unexpected venue to get their season to another level.,The Red Sox seek their third straight victory at Camden Yards when they take on the host Baltimore Orioles in the series finale Sunday afternoon.,Boston won 5-1 on Saturday night after a weather delay, rema...
Astros beat White Sox for 9th win in past 10 games
Hunter Brown recorded his 14th quality start while matching his single-season high for victories to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-1 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.,Brown (11-7) logged seven innings for only the second time this season and allowed one run on four hits and two wa...