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Reeling Braves turn to Max Fried vs. Nationals
The Atlanta Braves will turn to ace left-hander Max Fried on Tuesday when they try to even their four-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Nationals won the series opener 8-4 on Monday afternoon, the first meeting between the two National League East foes this season.,Fried (4-2, ...

Celtics complete sweep of Pacers, punch ticket to Finals
Derrick White drained a tiebreaking corner 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in regulation and the Boston Celtics finished off a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-102 victory on Monday night at Indianapolis.,Jaylen Brown scored 29 points and Jayson Tatum ...

Nationals rack up 15 hits in win over Braves
Jacob Young had three hits, one of six Washington players with multi-hit games, to pace the visiting Nationals to an 8-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday in the opener of their four-game series.,Young went 3-for-4 and drove in a run during the sixth inning. The Nationals banged out 15 hits, wit...

Orioles get big hits, cruise past Red Sox
Kyle Stowers drove in four runs and Cole Irvin pitched five shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles returned from a road trip to rip the Boston Red Sox 11-3 on Monday afternoon.,Adley Rutschman added two runs batted in and Cedric Mullins rapped a two-run triple as part of Baltimore's big day of off...

Rays put 'all-encompassing' struggles up against A's
The Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays meet for the first time this season Tuesday night at the start of a three-game series at St. Petersburg, Fla., that matches a pair of clubs trending in opposite directions.,In Oakland's 112-loss campaign in 2023, not much went right on or off the field. This ...

Nationals DFA Victor Robles, reinstate Lane Thomas
The Washington Nationals reinstated Lane Thomas from the 10-day injured list on Monday and designated fellow outfielder Victor Robles for assignment.,Thomas missed a month with an MCL sprain in his left knee. He was injured stealing second base in an April 23 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Th...

Orioles activate RHP Thyago Vieira to roster
The Baltimore Orioles activated right-hander Thyago Vieira to the active roster Monday after he was acquired in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Left-hander Nick Vespi was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk.,Vieira and right-hander Aneuris Rodriguez both were acquired from the Brewers for r...

Braves reinstate C Sean Murphy from injured list
The Atlanta Braves reinstated catcher Sean Murphy from the 10-day injured list on Monday, one day after losing reigning National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. for the season with a torn left ACL.,In addition to placing Acuna on the IL, the Braves recalled fellow outfielder J.P. Martinez from Triple-A ...

With Ronald Acuna Jr. out, Braves turn attention to Nationals
The Atlanta Braves are scrambling to regroup after learning Sunday night that star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. will miss the rest of the season due to a torn ACL in his left knee that he suffered during a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier in the day.,Atlanta begins battling through its latest ...

Astros' Ronel Blanco returns from suspension, shuts down A's
Ronel Blanco returned from a suspension with seven shutout innings, Kyle Tucker capped a five-run fourth in a home run and the Houston Astros completed a road series win over the Oakland Athletics with a 5-2 triumph Sunday afternoon.,Blanco (5-0) was pitching for a second consecutive time against th...

Celtics eye East finals sweep, but Pacers won't back down
The Boston Celtics are in the driver's seat but Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle says his club will be controlling the throttle in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.,There's no reason for Indiana to do anything other than push the pedal to the medal on Monday night in Indianapolis since no t...

Julio Rodriguez, Mariners surge past Nationals
Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Washington Nationals 9-5 on Sunday afternoon.,Ty France also went deep and singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the American League West-leading Mariners, who blew a 4-0 lead before ra...

Ravens convert Malik Cunningham from QB to WR
Career quarterback Malik Cunningham's future with the Baltimore Ravens is at wide receiver, as the team made it official during OTAs the past week.,The Ravens had claimed Cunningham, then a rookie, off the New England Patriots' practice squad in December 2023. The intention was that he would develop...

Astros' Ronel Blanco back from suspension, will face A's in finale
Ronel Blanco hopes to finish something he started in mid-May as he and the Houston Astros face the host Oakland Athletics in the rubber match of their three-game series Sunday afternoon.,After the Astros swept a May 13-16 four-game home set against the A's, the clubs have battled on even terms in Oa...

Orioles seek four-game sweep vs. White Sox
The Baltimore Orioles have pulled out victories in the first three games of a series with the Chicago White Sox and go for the road sweep Sunday afternoon., ,The outcomes have been uplifting for the Orioles and equally frustrating for the White Sox., ,"We know we have a shot any time," Orioles infie...

Austin FC, Earthquakes play to 1-1 draw
Jeremy Ebobisse scored early for the Earthquakes and Brendan Hines-Ike later tallied the equalizer for Austin as the two clubs played to a 1-1 tie on Saturday night at San Jose.,It marked the sixth time in nine all-time meetings that San Jose and Austin played to a tie. The Earthquakes have won two ...

Evander, Felipe Mora power Timbers past Sporting Kansas City
Evander and Felipe Mora each had a goal and an assist as the Portland Timbers defeated visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday night.,Portland goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau made a diving save on a header by Johnny Russell late in second-half stoppage time as the Timbers (4-7-4, 16 points) snapped ...

Celtics surge late vs. Pacers, take 3-0 lead in East finals
Jrue Holiday converted a go-ahead three-point play and added a key steal in the final seconds of regulation to help the Boston Celtics post a 114-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Indianapolis. ,Jayson Tatum recorded 36 points, 10 reb...

Hot-shooting Storm keep Mystics out of win column
Nneka Ogwumike scored 19 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith added 16 points with nine assists as the Seattle Storm continued to show improvement with their revamped roster by rolling to a 101-69 victory Saturday against the visiting Washington Mystics., ,Jewell Loyd added 18 points as last season's top...

Skidding Mariners in need of variety in their offense vs. Nationals
For the Seattle Mariners, it has been home run or bust as of late.,But mostly bust.,The Mariners suffered their season-worst fourth consecutive loss Saturday, dropping a 3-1 decision at Washington. The Nationals will go for a sweep of the three-game interleague series Sunday afternoon.,Seattle has s...