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Pasquantino hits 2-run homer, Royals beat struggling Padres 4-3

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Yu Darvish and the Kansas City Royals beat the struggling San Diego Padres 4-3 Wednesday to take two of three in the series. Pasquantino's homer to right field, his eighth, and Maikel Garcia's RBI double gave the Royals ...

Gurriel scores go-ahead run in 9th to lead Diamondbacks past A’s, 5-3

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Just when it looked as if the Arizona Diamondbacks might blow another late lead to the Oakland Athletics, the defense delivered. Dominic Fletcher threw out the potential go-ahead run at home in the seventh inning and the Diamondbacks rallied with two runs in the ninth ...

Estrada’s RBI single keys 3-run 8th inning, Giants sweep Phillies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thairo Estrada hit a tiebreaking RBI single as part of a three-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Wilmer Flores and Casey Schmitt each had two-run singles, and Blake Sabol and ...

Yankees pitcher Germán suspended 10 games by MLB for using foreign substance

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán was suspended for 10 games Wednesday by Major League Baseball and fined for violating the sport's prohibition of foreign substances on the mound. The penalty was announced following Germán's ejection in the fourth inning Tuesday night ...

Outman hits grand slam to propel Dodgers to 7-3 victory over Twins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Outman has struggled since being named the National League's Rookie of the Month in April. The Dodgers outfielder though showed signs of possibly getting back to his earlier form with a big game Wednesday. The outfielder hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh ...

Soler’s 2-run walk-off HR rallies Marlins to 5-4 win over Nationals

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a walk-off two-run homer and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night. The Marlins were down to their last out when Garrett Cooper doubled off Nationals reliever Hunter Harvey (2-1). Luis Arraez singled to score Cooper and ...

Yoshida helps Red Sox beat Mariners 9-4 to snap 4-game losing streak

BOSTON (AP) — Masataka Yoshida doubled, tripled and drove in three runs while scoring on a wild pitch, and the Boston Red Sox ended a four-game losing streak with a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Justin Turner, Triston Casas and Jarren Duran homered for Boston, which ...

Garcia extends MLB-best RBIs total, Rangers beat Braves 7-4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García extended his MLB-leading RBsI total to 44 with a two-run homer, Dane Dunning was solid again while filling the rotation spot of injured ace Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 on Tuesday night in an interleague matchup of ...

The Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It’s the Spurs

CHICAGO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is set to follow in the footsteps of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, and the San Antonio Spurs are ready to welcome the French phenom. It sure seems like an ideal pairing. The Spurs hit the lottery jackpot on Tuesday, landing the No. 1 pick and the right to ...

Germán ejected, Judge booed as allegations of cheating swirl around Yankees

TORONTO (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays after umpires checked his hands for banned sticky stuff. Germán's ejection, likely to trigger a 10-game suspension, was the fourth since Major League Baseball ...

Paredes has 2 homers, 5 RBIs as Rays hammer Verlander and Mets 8-5

NEW YORK (AP) — Isaac Paredes homered twice and drove in five runs, ruining Justin Verlander's home debut for the New York Mets as the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to an 8-5 victory Tuesday night. Jose Siri also went deep and Harold Ramírez had two RBI singles among his three hits for the Rays, ...

Michael Lorenzen has season-high 7 strikeouts, Tigers beat Pirates 4-0

DETROIT (AP) — Michael Lorenzen had a season-high seven strikeouts in six innings, Spencer Torkelson doubled twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Tuesday night. Lorenzen (2-2) gave up five hits and two walks and has allowed just two runs in his last three ...

Marlene Hagge-Vossler, last surviving LPGA founder, dies at 89

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World ...

As NBA coaching changes mount, some lament the lack of job security

MIAMI (AP) — Miami's Erik Spoelstra and Denver's Michael Malone are two of the four NBA coaches to have spent at least eight years with their current team. They know how rare that is — especially as the league's coaching changes mount. Championship-winning or title-contending coaches ...

Braves blast five 2-run HRs to rout Rangers 12-0 in matchup of 1st-place teams

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kevin Pillar and Ronald Acuña Jr. each hit a two-run homer in the second inning, spoiling Cody Bradford's big league debut as the Atlanta Braves routed the Texas Rangers 12-0 on Monday night in an interleague matchup of division leaders. Orlando Arcia, Austin Riley ...