Month: August 2022

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dustin May dominated for five innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, Will Smith and Justin Turner hit three-run homers and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 7-0 victory over the Miami Marlins. In his first big league start since May 2021, May gave

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cade Cowell’s goal helped lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC. With the victory , the Earthquakes are now 6-11-9, while LAFC fell to 18-5-3.

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Fraley’s two-run home run highlighted a four-run outburst in the fourth inning and Justin Dunn earned his first win in 16 months as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1. Fraley’s sixth homer of the season landed in the Allegheny River and increased the Reds’

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Brendan Rodgers drove in Wynton Bernard with his fourth hit of the game, and the Colorado Rockies beat the scuffling San Francisco Giants 4-3 in 10 innings. Ryan McMahon had three hits and Lucas Gilbreath (2-0) pitched the 10th inning for the win. Bernard started the 10th

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Sebastian Ferreira scored the equalizer for the Houston Dynamo in a 1-1 draw against the Colorado Rapids. The Rapids moved to 8-10-8 and the Dynamo are 7-14-5.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tony Kemp scored the winning run after pitcher Diego Castillo mishandled a high chopper by Sheldon Neuse with none out in the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the surging Seattle Mariners 4-3. Seattle had its four-game winning streak snapped. Kemp started on second

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bailey Falter threw six innings of two-hit ball, Kyle Schwarber tripled and doubled, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 to earn a split of a day-night doubleheader. In the opener, Starling Marte had three hits as the Mets won 8-2. The Phillies came

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chelsea Gray had 27 points and eight assists and hit a career-high seven of Las Vegas’ WNBA playoff-record 23 3-pointers and the Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 117-80 on Saturday night to sweep the best-of-three series. Las Vegas, which never trailed, also set WNBA playoff marks for consecutive field goals made

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud run-scoring single in the 11th capped Atlanta’s second comeback in extra innings, and the Braves beat the Houston Astros 5-4. Matt Olson’s check-swing double through an empty spot in the infield was the key hit as Atlanta won for the 11th time in 12

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Corey Seager hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and Mark Mathias added an RBI in the frame, leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Seager’s hit off Twins reliever Caleb Thielbar drove in Marcus Semien, who started the inning at