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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won his sixth straight start by striking out 12 in six innings and also hit a two-run triple in the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros. Ohtani improved to 9-4 and became the fifth pitcher to have at least 50

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer The Columbus Blue Jackets made the biggest splash in NHL free agency, stunning the league by landing Johnny Gaudreau with a seven-year contract for $68.25 million. Gaudreau rendered Calgary a loser when he informed the Flames on the eve of free agency that he was not signing their eight-year

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — JT Marcinkowski had a career-high eight saves, Cristian Espinoza and Jeremy Ebobisse scored first-half goals one minute apart and the San Jose Earthquakes held off the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2. Espinoza scored on a penalty kick in the 13th minute for his fifth goal of the season. Ebobisse followed with his

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — José Iglesias drove in a career-high six runs with a homer and two singles and the Colorado Rockies continued their home domination of San Diego with a 10-6 win over the Padres. Colorado has won 12 of its last 13 against San Diego at Coors Field since

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Gyasi Zardes scored in the second half to help the Colorado Rapids earn a 1-1 draw with Orlando City FC. Zardes’ second goal of the season for Colorado (5-8-6) came in the 65th minute with assists from Michael Barrios and Diego Rubio. Orlando City (8-7-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead in

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Santander hit a two-run double to spark Baltimore’s three-run first inning, Spenser Watkins and four relievers scattered six hits and the Orioles extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. It’s the Orioles’ longest winning streak in a single

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Héber Araujo dos Santos scored a first-half goal and Sean Johnson made it stand up as New York City FC beat FC Dallas 1-0. Araujo dos Santos’ fifth goal of the season came in the 29th minute with an assist from Santiago Rodríguez.Johnson needed just one save to get the clean

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Flamengo has signed Chile international Arturo Vidal on a free transfer. The 35-year-old midfielder played the last two seasons for Inter Milan. Brazilian media says the contract will run until December of next year. Vidal posted a message on social media saying

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hanser Alberto hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers climbed out of a huge hole in a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Los Angeles, which has won eight of nine, charged back from a 6-0

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tre Mann finished with 15 points and seven assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 86-80 victory over the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League. OKC’s three first-round picks in this year’s draft all contributed to the victory. No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren had eight points, five

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jon Gray allowed only a fourth-inning infield single in seven shutout innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2. Leody Taveras and Brad Miller hit two-run singles during a five-run first inning for the Rangers. Gray struck out nine and walked none, winning for the fifth time in his

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu capped his 34th birthday by sliding across the plate on Alexis Díaz’s second straight wild pitch in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 and stop a three-game losing streak. Luis Severino

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Lucas Giolito pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 2-1 after Guardians’ starter Aaron Civale exited after one inning because of a sore right wrist. Giolito yielded an unearned run in 6 1/3 innings and extended his dominance of Cleveland

MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Aguilar hit a tying single and scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the Miami Marlins rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4. The loss snapped the Pirates’ four-game winning streak. Pittsburgh last won five straight in April 2019.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez and Guardians slugger José Ramírez will compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium next Monday. Rodríguez will be the 14th rookie to particpate, and only two of those have won outright: Pete Alonso in 2019 and Aaron Judge in 2017. Alonso is the two-time defending

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ola Kamara scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time and D.C. United rallied for a 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew. After a scoreless first half, Cucho Hernández found the net in the 62nd minute to give Columbus (6-5-9) a 1-0 lead. Taxiarchis Fountas pulled D.C. United (5-10-4) even with

By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jesse Winker hit his second solo homer of the day and the Seattle Mariners won their 10th straight game, edging the Washington Nationals 2-1 to sweep a doubleheader. The Mariners have 10 consecutive wins for the first time since April 8-17, 2002. Seattle’s only longer winning streak

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Johnny Russell scored in the 63rd minute and Sporting Kansas City overcame an own-goal by goalkeeper John Pulskamp to earn a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United. Sporting KC (5-11-6) took a 1-0 lead in the 43rd minute when Andreu Fontàs’ chip pass to a prone Pulskamp bounced off his backside

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan earned his 10th win and regained the major league lead in strikeouts during his final outing before the All-Star Game, pitching the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 4-1. Taylor Walls homered for the Rays, who have won five straight against

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a pair of two-run home runs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays won their first game after firing manager Charlie Montoyo, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2. Toronto swept a two-game series, taking the finale under the charge of interim manager