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Victor Wembanyama Strengthens Case To Be the Best Player in the World
Victor Wembanyama’s dominant playoff performance against the Thunder has reignited debates about his place among NBA legends....
Pete Crow-Armstrong Should Be Allowed To Yell at Fans
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s heated exchange with a fan during a Cubs-White Sox game has sparked debate about fan behavior and athlete reactions....
D-backs' Ryne Nelson, Giants' Landen Roupp want same thing: elusive May win
Two pitchers looking for something positive to happen in May will oppose each other on Tuesday night when the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks continue a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks jumped on Giants starter Robbie Ray for 10 runs (nine earned) in 4 1/3 innings of a 12...
Rockies vie for rare series win at home as injury-plagued Rangers await rematch
The Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies began a three-game series in Denver on a cold, damp night on Monday. ,More of the same is forecast for the second game on Tuesday night.,Fresh off a 7-6 victory, Colorado will try to make it two straight triumphs on Tuesday and win a home series for the first t...
Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore downplays lat ailment
Texas Rangers left-hander MacKenzie Gore left his Monday start against the Colorado Rockies due to left lat tightness, but he was optimistic the issue isn't serious.,Gore, making his 10th start of the season, pitched one inning, allowing two runs and three hits while throwing 28 pitches. He struck o...
Behind Ranger Suarez, Red Sox eager to continue Royals' woes
Ranger Suarez has been dominant on the mound of late, but he needs some run support from his Boston Red Sox teammates. ,Having not allowed a run in three straight starts, Suarez will aim to help the Red Sox to a second consecutive victory and a road-series win over the struggling Kansas City Royals ...
Hot streak carries Yankees, Jazz Chisholm Jr. into rematch vs. Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s recent uptick at the plate helped the New York Yankees successfully start the season series with the Toronto Blue Jays after some frustrating experiences against their division rival last year.,Coming off a fourth straight multi-hit game and a clutch two-run homer, Chisholm and t...
Twins' Josh Bell heating up ahead of rematch vs. Astros
Josh Bell is coming off his best game with the Minnesota Twins.,That could be bad news for opposing pitchers.,"We know how strong he is and (his) ability to impact the baseball," Twins manager Derek Shelton said of Bell, an 11-year veteran who is in his first season with the Twins. "The one thing ab...
After wild game, Mets and Nationals focus on pitching in rematch
A pitchers' duel could be in the offing Tuesday night following a wild affair in the series opener between the visiting New York Mets and the Washington Nationals.,Washington rallied late to tie Monday's game and squandered two chances to end it before the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning of a...
Amid struggles, Cubs now stuck facing Brewers' hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski
In what could be another season-long battle to the finish line, a victory for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday would propel them to the top of the NL Central division.,Milwaukee got off to a strong start to the series, taking the opener 9-3 on Monday to move within a h...
Behind now-starter Griffin Jax, Rays chase series win vs. Orioles
The Griffin Jax Experiment is going well, which is just fine, of course, with the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander.,A career reliever who has made the transition to starting every fifth day, Jax will take the mound Tuesday night in the second contest of the three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles...
Tigers determined not to fall too far behind Guardians
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch sees the Cleveland Guardians as the heavyweights in the American League Central.,"We know the division runs through Cleveland, as much as we want to say otherwise," he said. "They've done it. And so we have to take that personally and overcome them in order to get t...
Sizzling club faces hot pitcher as Phillies oppose Reds' Chase Burns
Cincinnati right-hander Chase Burns, currently one of the best pitchers in the National League, faces a challenging foe on Tuesday when the Reds visit the surging Philadelphia Phillies.,Burns (5-1, 1.87 ERA) has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts this season while logging at least...
Braves eager to see Ronald Acuna Jr. hit against Marlins
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return to the Atlanta starting lineup on Tuesday when the visiting Braves play the Miami Marlins in the second game of a four-game series.,Acuna was activated on Monday and did not play as Miami rolled to a 12-0 win. He had been on the injured list since leaving a game on May 2...
Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore downlplays lat ailment
Texas Rangers left-hander MacKenzie Gore left his Monday start against the Colorado Rockies due to left lat tightness, but he was optimistic the issue isn't serious.,Gore, making his 10th start of the season, pitched one inning, allowing two runs and three hits while throwing 28 pitches. He struck o...
Josh Bell blasts 2 home runs to carry Twins past Astros
Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on a rain-soaked Monday night in Minneapolis.,Luke Keaschall added two RBIs for Minnesota, which took the opener of a three-game series. The Twins have won six of their past...
Jake Bauers, Christian Yelich spark Brewers' rout of Cubs
Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs on Monday night to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.,Christian Yelich homered and knocked in two for Milwaukee, which won its ninth game in 11 tries.,Brewers pitchers Brandon Sproat and Shane Drohan combined to st...
Jovana Nogic standing out as Mercury welcome Tempo
Jovana Nogic has been a revelation for Phoenix as the Mercury get ready to host the expansion Toronto Tempo on Tuesday night.,A 28-year-old from Serbia, Nogic put up 27 points in Phoenix's 91-83 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday set a WNBA record for the most points scored by an undrafted rookie in...
Gerrit Cole might rejoin Yankees' rotation this week
The New York Yankees made a transaction on Monday that could pave the way for Gerrit Cole to return this weekend for his first major league appearance in more than a year and a half.,Cole, 35, has been rehabbing in the Yankees' farm system as he works his way back from the Tommy John surgery he had ...
Tarik Skubal throws full bullpen session for first time since surgery
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal threw a full bullpen session on Monday, resuming his usual five-day routine, according to The Athletic.,Skubal had surgery to remove a loose body from his left elbow on May 6.,Monday's throwing session was the two-time Cy Young winner's second time throwing off a moun...