By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes might still be relatively new in the major leagues. The Pittsburgh Pirates star isn't new to baseball. The 22-year-old has been pitching for a while. He knows that some days — hopefully most of them — he's going to have ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy homered and drove in four runs in his return from a rib injury, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on Tuesday night. Austin Riley hit two doubles for Atlanta, including a tiebreaking shot to the wall in ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Nolan Jones drew a bases-loaded walk from Mike Clevinger in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians won their home opener 1-0 over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. It was the first 1-0 game that ended with a walk-off walk since the Los ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill landed on the injured list Tuesday, a week after finalizing a $135 million, nine-year deal with the San Diego Padres. He's out with a right hamstring strain in a huge blow for the NL West leaders. Merrill was off to a ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes was knocked around by the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night, allowing a career-high five runs in a 5-3 loss at frigid PNC Park. Skenes (1-1), who was electric in his first two starts this season, was ...
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood homered twice and matched a career high with five RBIs, leading the Washington Nationals over the Dodgers 8-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory and their first home series win over Los Angeles since ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Ilya Mikheyev scored twice, Frank Nazar added a goal and Spencer Knight stopped 28 shots as the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game skid with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night. Rickard Rakell scored on a power play and Alex Nedeljkovic made 28 saves for ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart, Andrew McCutchen and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each drove in two runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed St. Louis its fourth consecutive loss with an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals on Monday night. Bart connected in the first inning for his first homer of the season. ...
MIAMI (AP) — Duncan Robinson scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro scored 20 and the Miami Heat pulled away to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-105 on Monday night. Kel'el Ware had 19 points and 17 rebounds for the Heat, and Davion Mitchell had 12 points and nine ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for Ottawa's second straight shutout and the Senators moved to the brink of their first playoff appearance since 2017, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Sunday for their third straight victory. With five games left, Ottawa holds the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 37 points, including 11 in the decisive fourth quarter, and the Sacramento Kings remained in position for a play-in spot with a 120-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Domantas Sabonis added 27 ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hunter Greene came within one out of a complete game, outlasting Logan Webb in an old-fashioned pitchers' duel between All-Star starters, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Monday night to stop their seven-game winning streak. Blake Dunn hit a ...
New West Virginia coach Ross Hodge's five-year agreement will pay him $15 million and includes a hefty buyout if he leaves within a year — a nod to predecessor Darian DeVries, according to a document released by the school Friday. After Hodge signed the document on March 26, he remained as ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Sunday. The Phillies took two of three from the World Series champion Dodgers, a series that might not mean much by October ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Pham's run-scoring single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday for just their second win in eight games. The Yankees scored three times in the ninth off Ryan Borucki to tie the game at 4. ...
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander and Nick Robertson each scored twice, Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Auston Matthews also scored, and Morgan Rielly added two assists. Stolarz ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aziel "AZ" Jackson scored a goal in the 11th minute, Jacen Russell-Rowe added a goal and an assist and the Columbus Crew beat CF Montreal 2-1 on Saturday night. AZ, on the counter-attack, ran onto a long arcing ball played ahead by Russell-Rowe and skipped a shot ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout and Logan O'Hoppe hit two-run homers to highlight Los Angeles' seven-run fifth inning, Jack Kochanowicz threw five solid innings and the Angels beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-4 on Saturday night. Trout, who struck out looking to end a 10-pitch at-bat in the ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio homered twice and matched a career high with five RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Sunday. Chad Patrick (1-0) allowed one run and two hits over 5 1/3 innings for his first major league win. Since starting the season 0-4, the ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Logan O'Hoppe homered in his fourth consecutive game, and Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking shot in the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Kyren Paris also homered for the Angels, who have won six of eight after ...