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Kazuma Okamoto hopes to power Blue Jays past Padres
It's not been the season the Toronto Blue Jays envisioned. Even after a 5-3 win to start their weekend series Friday night at the San Diego Padres, they're four games under .500 and 1 1/2 games out of the American League's last wild-card spot.,Imagine how much worse off they'd be if Kazuma Okamoto w...
Reds aim to keep finding new ways to win vs. Cubs
The Cincinnati Reds are getting creative in their effort to remain in the National League wild-card race.,Spencer Steer figures prominently in those plans for the Reds, who continue their three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday.,Steer made his first career start in center fie...
Rangers focused on rival Astros with All-Star break looming
At the very least, the Texas Rangers ensured on Friday that the Houston Astros wouldn't bypass them in the American League West standings prior to the All-Star Game break.,The Rangers turned a four-run eighth inning into a 7-3 victory over the Astros in the opener of a three-game series between divi...
Seeking home series win, Orioles ride momentum into rematch vs. Royals
The last two times the Baltimore Orioles opened a home series with a victory, in June, they lost the next two games.,They'll try to reverse that trend when they have a rematch with the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.,Baltimore rode Samuel Basallo's two-run homer in the eighth inning to Friday ...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies bid for bounce-back effort vs. Tigers
Cristopher Sanchez's Cy Young Award candidacy took a hit in his last start.,The left-hander will try to bounce back when the visiting Philadelphia Phillies face the red-hot Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.,Sanchez was rocked for nine runs and 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings at Kansas City on Monday, raisi...
Rays, laden with All-Stars, hope to outshine struggling Mariners again
The Tampa Bay Rays are riding a power surge and sporting a new All-Star, the team's fifth, and will try to keep rolling Saturday afternoon when they face the Seattle Mariners in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The American League East-leading Rays hit four home runs in Friday night's 7-2 rout of the Mariners,...
Pirates add infielder for flexibility ahead of Brewers doubleheader
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn't stand pat on Friday despite seeing their scheduled series opener against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers rained out.,Pittsburgh sent the 34th overall pick in the upcoming MLB Draft and left-hander Jaden Woods to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for infielder Jacob Gonza...
Hot Red Sox put travel woes behind, seek to clinch series vs. Mets
The Boston Red Sox left Citi Field on Friday night uncertain who their starting pitcher would be on Saturday.,That may be just a small hurdle to overcome for a team that's already figured out how to win a game immediately after a nightmarish travel experience.,The surging Red Sox will look to clinch...
Yankees eye third straight win, face Nationals with Cam Schlittler on mound
Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler looks for his 10th win of the season when New York visits the Washington Nationals in the middle game of their series on Saturday.,The Yankees have won two straight for the first time since June 23-24 thanks to Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s heroics on Friday night when he h...
Otto Lopez, Marlins strive to topple Guardians
Winners of 26 of their last 35 games, the Miami Marlins are one of the most surprising teams in baseball. But the real shock is how the Marlins are getting it done.,Exhibit A is shortstop Otto Lopez, a first-time All-Star this season who was acquired in 2024 after he was designated for assignment by...
Giants, Rockies have little turnaround time for next contest
Two teams with just 14 hours to digest a crazy finish the night before will take the field for an afternoon game Saturday when the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants continue their four-game series in California.,In a marathon ninth inning that lasted almost an hour, began with the bases load...
Angels' Ryan Johnson aims to turn around fortunes vs. Twins
Ryan Johnson will look for a rare positive result on Saturday afternoon when he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Angels in their game against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.,Johnson (1-4, 6.99 ERA) has allowed 14 earned runs and six homers in 23 1/3 innings over five starts this season. The 2...
After scoring outburst, White Sox want repeat against Athletics
An overdue outburst propelled the Chicago White Sox to a lopsided victory against the visiting Athletics on Friday night.,The White Sox will aim to keep slugging and earn a series victory on Saturday afternoon.,Chicago rolled 14-1 in the series opener after managing two combined runs over three stra...
Vaughn Grissom, Grayson Rodriguez guide Angels over Twins
Vaughn Grissom hit a solo home run and sacrifice fly and Grayson Rodriguez threw 5 1/3 solid innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Grissom hit his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning, and the Angels built a 4-1 lead...
Sonny Gray-led Red Sox top Mets for 7th straight victory
Wilyer Abreu had three hits, including a two-run homer, Friday night as the Boston Red Sox capped an eventful day by beating the host New York Mets, 6-2, in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The first pitch was pushed back from 7:15 to 7:51 p.m. ET after the Red Sox didn't land at nearb...
Aaron Donald works out with Rams as comeback rumors swirl
Former Los Angeles Rams All-Pro Aaron Donald has made rumblings about a potential comeback in 2026 after the 10-time Pro Bowler retired in 2024.,The chances of the standout defensive tackle coming out of retirement look significantly more likely after TMZ released photos of Donald working out at the...
Conor McGregor weighs in at 170.5 for UFC 329 bout vs. Max Holloway
Conor McGregor is officially ready for his first UFC fight in five years after he weighed in at 170.5 pounds Friday for his bout with Max Holloway.,McGregor vs. Holloway 2 is the headliner for Saturday's UFC 329, which will cap International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas.,The Irishman has not ...
Blues re-sign F Oskar Sundqvist to 1-year contract
The St. Louis Blues brought back forward Oskar Sundqvist, who was an unrestricted free agent, on a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.,Sundqvist signed a deal worth $850,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the American Hockey League level.,He recorded 17 points (five goals, 12 assists), a minus-1...
Reports: Bam Adebayo punches ex-Heat teammate Tyler Herro
Bam Adebayo punched his former Miami Heat teammate Tyler Herro during a brief altercation in Las Vegas on Friday, ESPN and The Athletic reported.,Both the Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks, Herro's new team, confirmed to The Athletic that they were made aware of the situation, but they declined further c...
Team Yandex tied with 1w in Group D at Esports World Cup Dota tourney
Team Falcons and PARIVISION stand alone atop their groups, while 1w and Team Yandex share first place and Aurora Gaming is tied with Nigma Galaxy after Thursday's action at the Dota 2 event of the Esports World Cup in Paris.,Group A's Team Falcons and Group C's PARIVISION each won with 2-0 sweeps ov...