Month: April 2023

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners placed starter Robbie Ray on the 15-day injured list with a left flexor strain. After going through the entire 2022 season with none of Seattle’s starting pitchers missing a start due to injury, it took two games for the Mariners; rotation to be impacted. Ray had a rocky outing

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brooks Koepka is gearing up for the Masters. He shot bogey-free 65 to lead LIV Golf Orlando by three shots over Sebastian Munoz. Koepka says the key for him at Orange Country National is to eliminate mistakes. He says he played well in two other LIV events this year but lost

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sonny Gray and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Jose Miranda had an RBI single, Kyle Farmer drove in another run with a sacrifice fly and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 to open with consecutive shutouts for the first time in

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward homered and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Angels scored 11 times in the third inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 13-1, spoiling the major league debut of pitcher Shintaro Fujinami. Shohei Ohtani had two hits and two RBIs for Los Angeles.

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Camillo Doval retired Giancarlo Stanton on a game-ending, double-play grounder with the bases loaded and the San Francisco Giants hung on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees. Doval gave up Aaron Judge’s RBI single in the ninth, the slugger’s third hit, but earned

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Taiyanna Jackson had 17 points and career-high tying 21 rebounds —  her fourth consecutive double-double and 23rd of the season — Zakiyah Franklin added 19 points and Kansas beat Columbia 66-59 to win the WNIT championship. The Jayhawks finished with their most wins since the 1997-98 team that also won 25

LONDON (AP) — Former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has returned to his winning ways but only after an unconvincing display in a unanimous points victory over Jermaine Franklin. The British fighter had lost three of his last five fights but tasted success again for the first time since 2020 after judges scored the

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall ended the game with his second two-run homer after left fielder Ryan McKenna dropped a two-out fly in the ninth, giving the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Duvall had four hits and five RBIs. Baltimore stole five bases and became the

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien led off with a homer, Mitch Garver hit two and the Texas Rangers powered their way to a 16-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, becoming just the seventh team since 1900 to start a season by scoring 10 or more runs in consecutive games. Garver ripped a three-run shot

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead double, Tylor Megill struck out seven over five innings and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-2. Megill started in place of Justin Verlander, who went on the injured list with a strained upper back muscle hours before the