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Xander Bogaerts' big day helps Padres edge Athletics
Randy Vasquez threw five quality innings and Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 and scored twice as the visiting San Diego Padres posted a 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Vasquez (1-1) allowed just one run on one hit while striking out a batter and walking ...
Dodgers rally to edge Nationals
Teoscar Hernandez and Andy Pages homered, and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of the three-game series.,Hernandez had two hits and drove in three runs for Los Angeles, while Shohei Ohtani and Tommy Edman each had two hits....
Mike Yastrzemski's 10th-inning blast lifts Giants over Reds
Mike Yastrzemski launched a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday afternoon, allowing the San Francisco Giants to walk off the visiting Cincinnati Reds for an 8-6 victory and avoid a three-game sweep.,After Erik Miller (1-0) had stranded extra-inning courtesy runner N...
Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks overwhelm Orioles
Corbin Carroll, Pavin Smith, Josh Naylor and Geraldo Perdomo homered, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks shut out the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Carroll, Perdomo, Smith and Naylor -- the top four in the Arizona lineup -- were 11-for-17 with ...
Xander Bogaerts helps Padres edge Athletics
Randy Vasquez threw five quality innings, Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 and scored twice, and the visiting San Diego Padres posted a 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Vasquez (1-1) allowed just one run on one hit, while striking out a batter and walking ...
McIlroy, Scheffler have eyes on history at Masters
If it's supposed to be hard to win the Masters Tournament, no one told Scottie Scheffler.,The World No. 1 claimed his second Masters at age 27 last year, at the outset of a thoroughly dominant season. He has yet to win a tournament of any kind in 2025, but Scheffler could join Jack Nicklaus as the o...
Pedro Martinez: Family members missing after roof collapse in DR
Hall of Fame pitcher and current baseball analyst Pedro Martinez announced over social media that several of his family members were inside the nightclub that collapsed in the Dominican Republic.,"I still have family members that are still in the (rubble) and we don't know what happened to them," Ma...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets, April 9
April 9th's best sports betting picks from the MLB include Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets top over/under bet....
Cubs place LHP Justin Steele (elbow) on 15-day IL
Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele is headed to the 15-day injured list with tendinitis in his pitching elbow.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday, one day after Steele scattered three hits and struck out eight batters over seven scoreless innings in a 7-0 romp over the Texas Rangers.,Steele, 29,...
Jets prospect retires at 21 due to tissue disorder
Winnipeg Jets prospect Chaz Lucius announced his retirement due to a hereditary tissue disorder.,The 21-year-old forward, a first-round draft pick (18th overall) in 2021, confirmed his diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome on Tuesday.,The condition affects connective tissues that stabilize the body's ...
2025 Masters Betting Guide: Sleeper Picks, Top Debutants & More
Looking for value picks at the 2025 Masters? Skip the chalk and check out our top bets for Augusta National, including first-round leader, top debutant, and outright winner plays....
Magic, fighting for top play-in seed, host road-dominant Celtics
The Orlando Magic can move a step closer to securing the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference Wednesday when they meet the visiting Boston Celtics.,Sixth place is out of reach for the Magic (39-40), but the seventh position would allow Orlando to play at home throughout the NBA's play-in tournamen...
James Wood, Nats shoot for three-game sweep of Dodgers
James Wood and the host Washington Nationals will go for an improbable three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon.,Behind Wood's two home runs and five RBIs, the Nationals defeated the Dodgers 8-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win ...
Mariners shift from 'The Rock' to 'The Pebble' in clash vs. Astros
Veteran pitcher Luis M. Castillo has long gone by the nickname of "La Piedra," which translates to "The Rock.",So when the Seattle Mariners signed fellow right-hander Luis F. Castillo to a minor-league deal this past winter, they needed something to differentiate the two besides their middle initial...
With injuries mounting, Padres limp into series finale vs. A's
The team with the majors' best record had fielded a patchwork lineup by the end of Tuesday night's 10-4 loss to the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.,And there's not much recovery time for a growing list of walking wounded for the San Diego Padres (9-3) as they try to secure a series win against ...
With rotation in flux, Yankees relying on Max Fried as he prepares to face Tigers
Considering all the rotation injuries they've dealt with, the New York Yankees need Max Fried to have a big year. His last outing provided a glimpse of what Fried could do every fifth game.,Fried held Pittsburgh to one run in 5 2/3 innings on Friday. He'll look to at least duplicate that start again...
A's erupt early, rout Padres for first win in Sacramento
JJ Bleday homered and knocked in three runs while Gio Urshela added three hits and three RBIs as the Athletics won their first game in their temporary home in West Sacramento, Calif., stopping the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Tuesday night.,The Athletics battered San Diego with 13 hits, with the bottom ...
Celtics edge Knicks in OT, secure No. 2 seed in East
Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers, including one in the third quarter with a foot on the New York Knicks' logo, as the visiting Boston Celtics won 119-117 in overtime Tuesday night.,With their ninth straight win on the road, the Celtics secured their fi...
Padres put Jackson Merrill on IL, see two others exit with injuries
The San Diego Padres, who began play Tuesday with the best record in the major leagues, will be without Jackson Merrill for at least 10 days after placing the center fielder on the injured list.,Merrill is sidelined due to a strained right hamstring. Oscar Gonzalez was recalled from Triple-A El Paso...
Celtics edge Knicks in OT, will be East's No. 2 seed
Kristaps Porzingis had 34 points and a career-high-tying eight 3-pointers, including one in the third quarter with a foot on the Knicks' logo, as visiting Boston downed New York 119-117 in overtime Tuesday night.,With their ninth straight win on the road, the Celtics secured their first four-game re...