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Streaking Mariners look to stay hot vs. tumbling Twins
The Seattle Mariners are starting to look like a first-place team again.,Seattle remains in second place in the American League West but appears ready to re-challenge the Houston Astros for the division lead. ,Winners of eight of their last 11 games, the Mariners -- who were in first place at the be...
Royals face surging Rays, look to turn around home skid
The surging Tampa Bay Rays are the latest team adding to the Kansas City Royals' current misery at home. ,After opening this series with a fourth straight road win, the Rays will try to send the Royals to their ninth consecutive home defeat Wednesday night. ,Amid a 23-9 stretch, Tampa Bay cranked ou...
Braves bid to continue dominance of struggling Mets
Francisco Lindor said he believes a good week can change the perception of the New York Mets. ,Lindor and the Mets already know the impact that can be made by a bad week -- or two.,The Mets again will try to snap out of their lengthy slump Wednesday night when they host the Atlanta Braves in the thi...
Reds soaring, Yankees swooning as series enters finale
Following their most electrifying win of the season, the Cincinnati Reds will look to finish a sweep of the visiting New York Yankees when the clubs wrap up their three-game series Wednesday night. ,On Tuesday night, the Reds pulled off their first win in 31 tries this season when trailing after si...
Max Scherzer returns as Blue Jays bid for series win vs. Guardians
The long wait is over for Toronto Blue Jays fans.,After spending three months on the injured list with right thumb inflammation, Max Scherzer will return to action Wednesday night against the Guardians in Cleveland.,Scherzer (0-0, 6.00 ERA) has made only one appearance since signing as a free agent ...
'Execution' remains key as Tigers' Jack Flaherty prepares for A's
Jack Flaherty's ERA has taken a beating in his last two starts. ,The veteran Detroit Tigers right-hander will look to move past those ugly stats when he faces the visiting Athletics on Wednesday night.,Flaherty had a 3.41 ERA after four consecutive quality outings. He lost his control on June 14, as...
D-backs 2B Ketel Marte in tears after fan's verbal assault
Arizona's victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night was marred by a fan yelling derogatory comments about Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte's deceased mother.,Marte was visibly upset and in tears while on the field in the seventh inning following the incident during his at-bat t...
Padres' Nick Pivetta out to reverse his fortunes vs. Nats
The San Diego Padres played Tuesday night's game against the Washington Nationals almost like a postseason game by default. ,Starter Ryan Bergert left in the fourth inning after absorbing a 103 mph liner off his pitching elbow, and Padres manager Mike Shildt, trailing 2-0, used all his top arms.,Cha...
Rangers finding different ways to succeed, go for series win at Orioles
The Texas Rangers are finding different ways to fight through challenges and now they're in position to win a road series for the second time in less than a week.,They'll take on the Baltimore Orioles in the rubber game of the three-game series Wednesday night.,"It's so important to keep fighting," ...
Red Sox RHP Richard Fitts gets a second chance against Angels
The Boston Red Sox will send right-hander Richard Fitts to the mound Wednesday afternoon when they visit the Los Angeles Angels for the final contest of a three-game series. ,It will be Fitts' second career start against the Angels, and he's undoubtedly hoping it turns out better than his first one....
Pirates' Paul Skenes, Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski set for 'epic' duel
Thanks to what is being billed as an "epic" pitching matchup, one of the hottest tickets of the 2025 season will be Wednesday afternoon's rubber game between the host Milwaukee Brewers and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates., ,The contest will feature a showdown between two of baseball's hardest thro...
D-backs collecting wins -- and injuries -- in series at White Sox
The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to stack victories as they conclude a nine-game road trip with Wednesday's series finale against the Chicago White Sox.,Trouble is, injuries are piling up, too.,Although Arizona defeated Chicago 4-1 on Tuesday to clinch a series victory and a winning trip, the Diamo...
Report: Kyrie Irving will decline option, sign 3-year, $119M contract
Nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving will decline his $43 million player option and instead plans to sign a three-year, $119 million contract to remain with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN reported on Tuesday night.,Irving, who will have a player option for the 2027-28 season, per the report, is r...
Sirens select Colgate F Kristyna Kaltounkova No. 1 in PWHL draft
After spending their No. 1 overall pick in the PWHL draft on Colgate forward Kristyna Kaltounkova, the New York Sirens traded up to acquire the No. 3 pick and selected Wisconsin center Casey O'Brien on Tuesday.,With the Sirens' roster depleted by the expansion draft, general manager Pascal Daoust wo...
San Diego FC challenge Whitecaps for top spot in the West
Western Conference supremacy will be on the line Wednesday night when the expansion San Diego FC visit the Vancouver Whitecaps.,Upstart San Diego (10-5-3, 33 points) is 6-1-0 in its last seven MLS matches to move within two points of Vancouver (10-2-5, 35 points), which boasts a 6-1-2 record at home...
Joey Ortiz, Caleb Durbin help Brewers pile on Pirates
Joey Ortiz hit two home runs and drove in four runs and Caleb Durbin added a home run, three RBIs and two runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,It was the first multi-homer game of Ortiz's career, and the four RBIs matched a career...
Julio Rodriguez, Mariners push past sinking Twins
Julio Rodriguez drove in a pair of runs, including a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners held on for a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Donovan Solano also drove in two runs for Seattle, which won its third game in a row...
2025 NBA Draft: Sleepers to know
As the NBA draft kicks off Wednesday, the names of several fringe prospects will begin percolating by the end of the night and fully simmer to the surface before the final selection is made Thursday. ,Here are five players well below the radar we'd classify as "sleepers" to keep your eye on.,Bogolju...
Nationals C Keibert Ruiz lands on IL with head contusion
One day after he was hit in the head by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout, catcher Keibert Ruiz was placed on the injured list by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday with what the team is calling a head contusion. ,Washington called up Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester to replace Ruiz on the...
Ace Bailey 'focused on basketball' not reports of draft night fall
Labels from prima donna to pariah are pushing doubt to the forefront and raising the likelihood teams could pass on Ace Bailey, the Rutgers small forward who had been considered a virtual lock to be selected with one of the top three picks in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday.,There is also a chance B...