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Braves' Chris Sale aims for another sharp effort in clash vs. D-backs
Two veteran pitchers will square off Wednesday night when the Atlanta Braves host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of their three-game series.,Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly (5-2, 3.78 ERA) is scheduled to start against Atlanta left-hander Chris Sale (3-3, 3.06). The Diamondbacks won ...
Phillies' Mick Abel returns to majors for start vs. Jays
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Mick Abel has given himself a tough act to follow for his second career major league start Wednesday night against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The 23-year-old matched the franchise record for strikeouts in a major league debut with nine over six innings on May 18 t...
Yankees, opposing Guardians, eye yet another series win
Jazz Chisholm Jr. received an ovation before his first at-bat Tuesday night, and he later delivered the biggest hit in the latest win for the New York Yankees.,After getting a tiebreaking homer from Chisholm in his return from an oblique injury, the Yankees seek their sixth straight home victory whe...
Cal Quantrill looks to stop Rockies from sweeping Marlins
Cal Quantrill spent 2024 helping the Colorado Rockies win games. On Wednesday, he will try to stop them from sweeping their first series of 2025 when the Miami Marlins host the Rockies in the finale of their three-game series.,Quantrill (3-5, 5.84 ERA) faces his former team in the finale of the seri...
Homer-stealing TJ Friedl, Reds seek series win over Brewers
Following a game-saving, homer-robbing catch to end the Tuesday night game, TJ Friedl and the Cincinnati Reds will try to accomplish another rarity against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber game of the three-game series Wednesday afternoon.,The Reds have lost 11 straight series against th...
Rookie right-handers square off as Astros face Pirates
Despite having their rotation decimated by injuries, the Houston Astros are on top of the American League West.,Due to the absences, rookie right-hander Ryan Gusto remains part of Houston's rotation as a sixth starter despite his recent struggles. Gusto will oppose another rookie right-hander, Mike ...
Nationals turn to lefty MacKenzie Gore to slow red-hot Cubs
The visiting Chicago Cubs go for their fourth straight win when they play the Washington Nationals in the middle game of their series Wednesday night.,Chicago took the series opener 8-3 and has won 13 of its past 16 games. Washington has lost two in a row after winning four straight.,Michael Busch f...
Angels look to complete road sweep of frustrated Red Sox
The visiting Los Angeles Angels will be attempting to sweep the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon when the teams complete their three-game series.,The Angels prevailed 7-6 on Monday and 4-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday, which left Boston with a 6-17 record in one-run games this season. The Red Sox h...
Dodgers rally in ninth, push past Mets in 10th
Freddie Freeman drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning double after Max Muncy tied it with a homer in the ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.,Muncy's second home run of the game came against Huascar Brazoban.,An inning later, Fr...
Twins hit three homers, send A's to 19th loss in 20 games
Willi Castro hit two homers and Trevor Larnach also went deep to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 10-3 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Royce Lewis ended a 0-for-32 drought with a two-run double and Byron Buxton had a two-run single as the Twins beat the Athletics ...
Twins' Pablo Lopez exits due to shoulder tightness
Minnesota right-hander Pablo Lopez departed the Twins' Tuesday contest against the Athletics due to tightness in his pitching shoulder.,Lopez was warming up for the bottom of the sixth inning at West Sacramento, Calif., and after his third toss, he motioned to the dugout. He left after a brief conve...
White Sox's bats back Shane Smith in blowout of Tigers
Michael A. Taylor smacked a three-run home run and Shane Smith pitched sharply into the sixth inning, boosting the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.,Taylor connected against Detroit's Tyler Holton in the sixth inning to break the game open. He also drove in...
White Sox bats back Shane Smith as White Sox rout Tigers
Michael A. Taylor smacked a three-run home run and Shane Smith pitched sharply into the sixth inning to boost the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.,Taylor connected against Detroit's Tyler Holton in the sixth inning to break the game open. He finished with ...
USWNT maintains dominance of Jamaica with 4-0 win
Ally Sentnor's first-half brace and two goals by second-half substitute Lynn Biyendolo helped the U.S. women's national team continue its dominance over Jamaica with an easy 4-0 victory in a friendly in St. Louis on Tuesday.,Sentnor scored in the 19th and 28th minutes and Phallon Tullis-Joyce record...
TJ Friedl's game-saving catch ends Reds' win over Brewers
Pinch hitter Connor Joe drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly as the Cincinnati Reds edged the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Tuesday.,Reds center fielder TJ Friedl robbed pinch hitter Jake Bauers of a game-tying home run for the final out when he leaped over the wall and ...
Minkah Fitzpatrick's brother, No. 3 CB prospect, commits to Georgia
Justice Fitzpatrick, a four-star cornerback in the Class of 2026 and the younger brother of NFL star Minkah Fitzpatrick, committed to play for Georgia on Tuesday.,The younger Fitzpatrick is considered the No. 3 cornerback in his class and No. 47 overall prospect by the 247Sports composite rankings.,...
Fever dominate from 3-point range to tame Mystics
Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 points as the short-handed Indiana Fever rode their 3-point shooting to an 85-76 victory against the visiting Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.,Lexie Hull added 14 points and Aliyah Boston had 10 for the Fever, who played without injured guards Caitlin Clark, who missed ...
Katie Ledecky threatens own world record at U.S. Swimming Championships
Katie Ledecky highlighted opening night of the 2025 U.S. Swimming Championships on Tuesday in Indianapolis by threatening the 800-meter freestyle world record that she set last month in Florida.,Ledecky was more than one second ahead of her world-record pace midway through the fast heat of the 800, ...
Dodgers sign veteran RHP Jose Urena
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed right-handed pitcher Jose Urena on Tuesday.,Los Angeles also optioned right-hander Will Klein -- whom it had acquired from the Seattle Mariners the day before -- and designated catcher Chuckie Robinson for assignment.,Urena, 33, has no decisions and a 5.87 ERA in seven...
Brenda Tracy files lawsuit against Michigan State board of trustees
Brenda Tracy, whose sexual harassment accusations resulted in the dismissal of Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker in September 2023, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the university's Board of Trustees and two individual board members.,The 51-page lawsuit filed by Tracy accuses MSU Tr...