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Alex Call doubles in 4-run second, Nationals beat Padres 5-3

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Call had a two-run double in Washington's four-run second inning and the Nationals held off the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday night. Call also singled to help the rebuilding Nationals improve to 11-11 in May and 21-28 overall. Washington starter Trevor Williams ...

Giants rally past Twins 4-3 on Conforto’s key double, go-ahead homer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Conforto doubled to spark a slow-developing sixth-inning rally and hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh for the San Francisco Giants, who rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their seventh win in eight games. Giants starter Alex ...

Goldschmidt hits 2 HRs as Wainwright, Cardinals beat Reds 8-5

CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered in his first two at-bats and Adam Wainwright earned his first victory over Cincinnati since 2019 as the Cardinals defeated the Reds 8-5 on Tuesday night. Since starting the season 10-24, the Cardinals have won 12 of their last 16 games. Goldschmidt ...

Soto shines in DC return as Padres down Nationals 7-4

WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his ninth home run and had three hits to begin a three-game visit to his former team as the San Diego Padres earned a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Jake Cronenworth followed Soto's seventh-inning solo shot with a two-run homer ...

Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2

CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory on Tuesday night. Mervis had three RBIs for the Cubs in the opener of a nine-game homestand. Dansby Swanson and Yan Gomes each contributed a run-scoring ...

Guerrero, Jays pound MLB-best Rays 20-1, score 10 off position players

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had six RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays stopped a five-game losing streak with a 20-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, scoring their last 10 runs off position players. Guerrero put Toronto ahead with an RBI single off Taj Bradley ...

Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3

DALLAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored the first of three quick goals for Vegas, an early onslaught that knocked Jake Oettinger out of the game after captain Jamie Benn had already been ejected, and the Golden Knights went on for a 4-0 win in Game 3 that has them within one victory of ...

Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Mike Mayers allowed one run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He struck out a ...

Conforto’s 3-run homer in 4-run 1st leads Giants over Twins 4-1

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer and the first San Francisco Giants batters scored in a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. San Francisco has won six of seven and at 23-24 is one game under .500 for the first time since the Giants were 5-6. Lamonte ...

Marcano’s first slam, Ortiz’s first win power Pirates past Rangers 6-4

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tucupita Marcano hit his first career grand slam, rookie Luis Ortiz pitched into the eighth inning and earned his first major league victory and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-4 on Monday night. Ortiz (1-2) allowed two runs and five hits in ...

Rays hit 3 more HRs in 6-4 win over sliding Blue Jays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jose Siri, Randy Arozaena and Luke Raley homered, and the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the sliding Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Monday night. Tampa Bay leads the major leagues with 94 home runs. The Rays opened a three-game lead over Baltimore in the AL ...