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Orioles' Shane Baz puts unblemished mark on line vs. Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Shane Baz is undefeated against the host Toronto Blue Jays and hopes to maintain that Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Baz (3-5, 4.29 ERA), who was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to Baltimore in December, has posted a 4-0 mark with a 2.23 ER...
Phillies send veteran vs. White Sox rookie in rubber game
The Chicago White Sox got the best of a rookie pitcher Saturday., ,The Philadelphia Phillies will look to do the same Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series against the visiting White Sox., ,After an 8-6 victory in Friday's series opener, Philadelphia turned to first-year right-hander ...
MLB-best Braves rely on Bryce Elder to secure sweep vs. Pirates
The Atlanta Braves, owners of MLB's best record, will send Bryce Elder to the mound on Sunday in search of a series sweep against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Braves won the first two games of the three-game set and secured their 18th series victory of the season after Saturday's 6-3 victory...
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets pitching velocity record vs. Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers flamethrowing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski threw a fastball out of the strike zone that also was a record-setting pitch as he dominated the Colorado Rockies in a 7-1 victory on Saturday night in Denver.,Misiorowski's low and outside pitch to Kyle Karros in the third inning was 10...
Yanks' Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox
Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present.,Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened two-ga...
Mystics coach Sydney Johnson ejected, escorted off by police in loss to Dream
Washington Mystics coach Sydney Johnson was ejected and escorted off by police after a heated argument with officials in the third quarter of a 109-77 defeat to the host Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.,The incident occurred after the Mystics' Alicia Florez Getino was whistled for fouling Angel Rees...
Brewers back sharp Jacob Misiorowski with 5 HRs vs. Rockies
Brice Turang hit two of Milwaukee's five solo homers, Jacob Misiorowski struck out eight in seven solid innings and the Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,David Hamilton homered and tied a career-high with four hits, William Contreras and Jake Bauers (four walks) also...
Harry Kane header lifts England past New Zealand in World Cup tune-up
Harry Kane's header late in the first half lifted England to a 1-0 win over New Zealand Saturday afternoon in the first of the contender's first two World Cup tune-up friendlies at Tampa, Fla.,In the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Kane flicked a Djed Spence cross into the right corner of...
Brayden McNabb returns to action in Game 3 for Golden Knights
Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb, whose status was unclear earlier in the day, was in the starting lineup for the Golden Knights on Saturday night against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas.,In Game 2, McNabb was struck in the face by an 87-mph shot by Hurricanes ...
Rangers place C Danny Jansen (forearm) on 10-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed veteran catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a right forearm strain.,The move was retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Rangers signed another seasoned catcher, Elias Diaz, to a major league contract.,Jansen, 31, said he fel...
Nelly Korda (67) moves up to share US Women's Open lead
Nelly Korda finished in style with three consecutive birdies on Saturday and is tied with South Korea's Sei Young Kim for the lead at 6-under 207 after three rounds of the U.S. Women's Open in Los Angeles.,Korda fired a 4-under 67 for the second straight day as she takes aim at winning her first U.S...
Golden Tempo takes 158th Belmont Stakes, winning first, third legs of Triple Crown
Golden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The Saratoga Springs native join...
Argentina defender Leonardo Balerdi (calf) out of World Cup
Argentina defender Leonardo Balerdi will not participate in this summer's World Cup due to a right calf injury, the team announced ahead of Saturday night's friendly against Honduras in College Station, Texas.,"Defender Leonardo Balerdi suffered a muscle injury in the soleus of his right leg and wil...
Yankees-Red Sox game Saturday postponed
Saturday's game between the visiting Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees was postponed due to a forecast of sustained rain at Yankee Stadium.,The postponement was announced a little over a half hour after the originally scheduled 7:35 p.m. EST start. The game will be made up as a split doubleheader ...
Angels reinstate Nolan Schanuel, place Jorge Soler on IL
The Los Angeles Angels made a flurry of moves on Saturday. The club reinstated infielder Nolan Schanuel from the IL, placed outfielder Jorge Soler (oblique) on the IL (retroactive to June 4), selected the contract of outfielder Gustavo Campero and placed him on the 10-day IL and designated catcher O...
Denny Hamlin wins pole for Michigan NASCAR Cup race
The last driver to make a qualifying run around Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon, Denny Hamlin claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET on Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) - dashing Michigan native Carson Hocevar's hopes ...
Sparks, Fire both looking for bounce-back win on Sunday
After dropping consecutive games for the first time in their debut season, the Portland Fire will visit the Los Angeles Sparks in an attempt to avoid a first-ever three-game losing streak.,The Sparks currently are on a three-game skid, with the first two defeats coming without league leading scorer ...
Golden Tempo wins 158th Belmont Stakes, winning first and third legs of Triple Crown
Golden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The Saratoga Springs native join...
J.T. Poston, Ryan Gerard tied for Memorial lead after weather-shortened day
J.T. Poston and Ryan Gerard share the lead in the Memorial Tournament after a weather-hampered partial third round Saturday at Dublin, Ohio.,Poston and Gerard are at 9-under-par through five holes of the third round, which was suspended. setting up a long day of play Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf...
Denzel Ward wants to stay in Cleveland despite Myles Garrett trade
With star defensive end Myles Garrett traded away from Cleveland, cornerback Denzel Ward became the longest-tenured player on the Browns, and he has no plans to change that.,"I definitely still want to be here," Ward said Saturday at his inaugural celebrity softball game in Eastlake, Ohio, according...