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Braves' Chris Sale becomes fastest to 2,500 strikeouts
Chris Sale made baseball history on Thursday with his last pitch of the night.,The Atlanta Braves ace fanned the Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa to end the sixth inning, the 2,500th strikeout of Sale's career.,The left-hander became the fastest in baseball history to reach the 2,500-K milestone,...
Hot streak over, Orlando City out to rebound vs. Fire
Orlando City and the Chicago Fire will each be minus key contributors when they meet for the second time this month. ,Looking to rebound after its lengthy MLS unbeaten streak ended, Orlando aims to hand the visiting Fire a second straight defeat Saturday night. ,Amid a disastrous final stretch Wedne...
Twins, surprise star Kody Clemens open set at Seattle
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa knows a little something about MVPs, having played alongside Jose Altuve when the Houston Astros second baseman won the American League's top award in 2017.,Before the Twins wrap up a highly successful month of May with a three-game road series against the Sea...
Young sluggers face off as Nationals visit D-backs
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals conclude their season series with a three-game weekend set in Phoenix that features several of the game's brightest young hitting stars.,Arizona's Corbin Carroll, 24, and the Nationals' James Wood, 22, rank among the National League's top five in hom...
FC Cincinnati seeks to keep D.C. United down
FC Cincinnati will try to fix a suddenly leaky defense on Saturday night when they host a D.C. United side that has struggled to score without top striker Christian Benteke.,Manager Pat Noonan's Cincinnati (9-4-3, 30 points) has allowed seven goals over its last two matches, a 4-2 defeat at Atlanta ...
New York City FC aim to end Nashville SC's unbeaten run
Nashville SC will put a nine-game unbeaten streak on the line Saturday when it hosts New York City FC in an Eastern Conference battle.,Nashville (8-4-4, 28 points) enters the contest third in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. The Boys in Gold are on a 6-0-3 run in all competitions and a 4-0-...
Liberty head to Washington looking to remain perfect
Last season, the New York Liberty won their first four games before enduring their only losing streak -- two games -- en route to the first WNBA championship in team history.,The Liberty, off to another unbeaten start, will seek their sixth straight win when they visit the Washington Mystics on Frid...
David Critchley to make managerial debut for St. Louis City against San Jose
David Critchley will become St. Louis City's third different manager in an 11-month span when he takes the sideline Saturday afternoon against the visiting San Jose Earthquakes.,Critchley takes over for Olof Mellberg, who was fired Tuesday after just 15 games. Mellberg had replaced John Hackworth, w...
Rays look to steal another from Astros
After entering the opener of a four-game road series against the Houston Astros leading the majors with 76 stolen bases, the Tampa Bay Rays wreaked havoc again on the basepaths in their 13-3 win on Thursday.,The Rays swiped five bases, three from rookie left fielder Chandler Simpson, and forced a th...
Jays aim to build on blowout, keep Athletics reeling
The Blue Jays' struggling hitters feasted on the visiting Athletics' pitching in the opener of a four-game series, and Toronto will aim to continue the trend on Friday night.,The Blue Jays slammed four home runs and produced an eight-run second inning en route to a 12-0 victory on Thursday.,Ernie Cl...
Brewers, arriving in Philadelphia, look to extend win streak to 5
The Milwaukee Brewers will seek their first five-game winning streak of the season Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Milwaukee is coming off a thrilling three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox. The Brewers nipped the Red Sox 3-2 in the series opener on ...
Skidding Braves, Red Sox face off in interleague series opener
Two slumping clubs will try to find their footing on Friday when the Boston Red Sox visit the Atlanta Braves to start a three-game interleague series.,The Red Sox are coming off a three-game sweep at Milwaukee, the last two in extra innings, and have lost a season-high five in a row. Boston has fall...
Chris Sale's strong start carries Braves to DH split with Phils
Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves routed the host Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 in the nightcap of a split doubleheader on Thursday.,Austin Riley homered, doubled and drove in four runs for Atlanta, which had lost six of its previous seven games. Ozzie Albies knocked in thre...
Kelsey Plum returns to Vegas riding great start with LA
Kelsey Plum's return to Las Vegas to face her former team headlines Friday's matchup between the Los Angeles Sparks and the host Aces.,Las Vegas (2-2) won consecutive WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023 with Plum earning All-Star honors both seasons. She was selected for a third consecutive All-Star...
Yankees ready for revenge vs. Dodgers in World Series rematch
A World Series rematch arrives this weekend with the game's biggest stars aligned, while the teams themselves push into the third month of the season while trying to prove more.,The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani are looking MVP-worthy yet again after each w...
Short-handed Dream roll into Storm matchup on 3-game hot streak
The Atlanta Dream have won three consecutive games despite being short-handed.,Guard Jordin Canada has yet to play and center Brittney Griner has missed the last two games as both battle knee issues. The players' statuses for the game at the Seattle Storm on Friday remain uncertain, but the team has...
Undefeated Lynx face major test in visit to Phoenix
The Minnesota Lynx aim to continue their unbeaten start when they visit the Phoenix Mercury Friday night.,Minnesota (5-0) is beginning a stretch in which four of five games are on the road with the only home game coming against these Mercury on Tuesday.,Napheesa Collier, the WNBA MVP runner-up last ...
Padres look to continue trend against losing teams as they host Pirates
Wednesday's 10-8 home loss to Miami represented a rarity in the 2025 season for the San Diego Padres -- a stumble against a losing team.,San Diego's 31-23 record at the one-third mark of the year is built largely on dominating sub-.500 teams. It's 20-8 when playing squads south of break-even and 11-...
Braves RHP AJ Smith-Shawver exits start after feeling 'pop' in elbow
Atlanta Braves right-handed pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver exited Thursday's start with a right elbow injury after he "felt it pop," according to Braves manager Brian Snitker.,In the third inning of an eventual 5-4 road loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of a doubleheader, Smith-Shawver w...
Royals hope Seth Lugo's return can stop Tigers' roll
The Kansas City Royals are hoping for a boost Friday from the expected mound return of right-hander Seth Lugo.,It comes just in time for a second go-around against right-hander Casey Mize and the American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers, winners of four straight.,All-Stars Lugo (3-4, 3.02 ERA)...