PITTSBURGH (AP) — Owen Caissie had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Sandy Alcantara (6-4) won for the third time in three starts in June, working eight innings. He gave up ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski threw a 104.5 mph pitch, the fastest by a starting pitcher since tracking began, and struck out 15 with no walks in a one-hitter that led the Milwaukee Brewers over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday night. The 24-year-old right-hander struck out Kyle ...
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin will start his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race from the pole after qualifying in the top spot at Pocono Raceway on Saturday. Hamlin, who is trying to win his third consecutive race, covered the "Tricky Triangle" in 51.948 seconds during qualifying ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz was hit by a pitch from Anthony Bender with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to bring in the go-ahead run and give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over Miami on Saturday, ending the Marlins' six-game win streak. Bender (1-1) struck out the first two ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies scored five times in the sixth inning before holding on for a 9-8 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night. Bryson Stott put the Phillies ahead 4-3 with an RBI double in the sixth. Realmuto followed ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Blake Dunn dropped a fly ball in the ninth inning to allow the go-ahead run to score in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. With runners on first and second and two outs, Geraldo Perdomo's fly ball to left went off Dunn's glove ...
Cleveland Cavaliers player James Harden was arrested on Saturday in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle, according to the Harris County District Clerk's Office. Harden was arrested at 3:41 a.m. and booked just before 5 a.m., then posted $100 bond ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tarik Skubal was tagged for a two-run homer by Cleveland's Daniel Schneemann in the two-time reigning Cy Young winner's return from elbow surgery and the Guardians downed the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday. Skubal (3-3) threw 80 pitches in his first start since April 29. The ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A capsule look at the five previous U.S. Open golf championships held at Shinnecock Hills: 1896 Winner: James Foulis. Score: 152. Margin: 3 shots. Runner-up: Horace Rawlins. Prize: $150. Summary: Foulis of Scotland won the second U.S. Open as golf was ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun fired his second goal into the top far corner of Paraguay's net and then led his American teammates to the corner of their home stadium, reveling in the frenzy created by their historic first half at their World Cup ...
By AMY TAXIN and JAIMIE DING Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — It was a stadium like any other, packed with American sports fans wearing their favorite team's jerseys and red-white-and-blue face paint, roaring as players took the field. Only this time, the sport was soccer. The ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer TORONTO (AP) — Canada earned its first World Cup point in seven matches on soccer's biggest stage, and coach Jesse Marsch noted the sea of red-clad, maple leaf-waving fans who continuously belted out chants of "Go Ca-na-da!" helped get it. A slow start ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers fireballer Jacob Misiorowski turned in his finest outing one year to the day of his major league debut. Misiorowski dominated the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, striking out 15 and tossing a complete-game one-hitter in a 6-0 victory. As Misiorowski ...
The United States and Mexico had a dream start to a World Cup on their home soil. Canada's first game wasn't too bad, either. The Americans put an exclamation point on Friday's action with a 4-1 win over Paraguay in Inglewood, California, building a 3-0 lead by halftime and matching the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Alvarez became the third player in Houston history to hit two homers in an inning, with a two-run shot and a grand slam during a nine-run first, and the Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 on Friday night. Alvarez is the 63rd player in major league history ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Blake Dunn dropped a fly ball in the ninth inning to allow the go-ahead run to score in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. With runners on first and second and two outs, Geraldo Perdomo's fly ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson hit his 100th career home run in a three-hit night, Samuel Basallo also homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Friday for their fifth straight victory. Henderson's 386-foot solo shot in the fourth inning moved him into a tie with ...
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and had three RBIs, Sonny Gray allowed one run in six innings and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 10-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu also homered for the Red Sox, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Owen Caissie had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Sandy Alcantara (6-4) won for the third time in three starts in June, working eight innings. He gave up ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee had eight strikeouts to win his second straight start as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Bibee — who went 0-7 in his first 13 starts this season — allowed only two hits in seven-plus ...