Month: September 2021

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the seventh inning, Bryce Harper had an RBI double and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled closer to first place in the NL East with an 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies moved within 1 1/2 games of

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Adolis García hit a go-ahead two-run double in a five-run ninth inning and the Texas Rangers snapped a five-game losing streak with 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Baltimore centerfielder Cedric Mullins became the first player in Orioles history to hit 30 home runs

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Max Fried retired his last 18 batters and finished with a three-hitter for his second career shutout, and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 to split an unusual night of baseball. A few hours earlier, after a rare San Diego

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Aaron Shampklin and Sone Ntoh rushed for two touchdowns apiece en route to a 49-17 win over Brown in their Ivy League opener. A crowd of 20,748 was on hand to watch Crimson coach Tim Murphy earn his 180th Ivy League win, surpassing Yale’s Carmen Cozza (1965-96) for most coaching wins

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Hernandez pitched five shutout innings and Whit Merrifield drove in a pair of runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The win clinched the season series for the Royals, who lead 10-7 with two games remaining. Hernandez allowed two hits, walked  three

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough allowed two hits over six innings of splendid relief and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 8-0. Yarbrough replaced opener David Robertson in the second and had four strikeouts. Robertson worked a scoreless first in his first career start

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Chicago starter Dylan Cease left after being struck on the right arm by a comebacker in the sixth inning as the White Sox beat Cleveland 1-0 in Indians ace Shane Bieber’s return. The White Sox said Cease has a right triceps contusion and that X-rays were negative.

By The Associated Press The surging Cardinals will try for a franchise-record 15th consecutive win in a game at Wrigley Field. St. Louis swept a doubleheader against the Cubs on Friday, equaling a 14-game run set in July 1935. The winning streak has rocketed the Cardinals into control of the second NL wild card, leading

By The Associated Press SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A look at Day 1 of the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Pairings for Saturday morning Ryder Cup matches.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease left a game after being struck on the right arm by a comebacker in the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians. The White Sox said Cease has a right triceps contusion and that X-rays were negative. Cease took a shutout into the inning but was hit

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Tiger Woods isn’t at Whistling Straits, but several U.S. players say he helped inspire them to a big lead in the first day of the Ryder Cup. Woods sent a group text Friday to American players, saying he was behind them in their battle to