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By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Tyler O’Neill homered in a five-run fourth inning, Corey Dickerson had four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 13-3 to split a doubleheader. The Cubs blanked the Cardinals 2-0 in the opener, ending St. Louis’ season-best eight-game winning streak. Javier

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander was pulled after pitching six no-hit innings in his major league-leading 16th win and the Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in Carlos Correa’s return to Houston.  Verlander allowed just one runner to reach base — Nick Gordon struck out in the second inning

JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning, Elias Díaz also had a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies overcame two three-run deficits for a 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers. Cron’s two-out homer came after a fielding error by shortstop Corey Seager opened the

By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brian Anderson homered, Pablo López pitched six scoreless innings and the Miami Marlins survived Oakland’s ninth-inning rally to beat the Athletics 5-3. López (8-8) struck out five, allowing four hits and two walks in his first career start against Oakland. Anderson broke a scoreless tie in

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled and scored to key an eight-run inning against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. George Springer had a pair of hits and drove in three runs in his return to

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray has lost his no-hit try on a leadoff home run in the seventh inning by Washington’s Joey Meneses. Ray had faced just one batter over the minimum through six innings. But Meneses ended any chance of Ray’s first no-no with his sixth home run of the season.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer off Dylan Cease in the first inning, and Félix Bautista pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to help the Baltimore Orioles hold on for a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cease allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings,

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Maton hit a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-6 comeback win over the Cincinnati Reds. Matt Vierling homered and J.T. Realmuto had a two-run triple for the Phillies, who have won the first two contests of

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper hit two home runs in his first game for Philadelphia’s Triple-A team as part of his rehabilitation assignment from a broken left thumb. Harper was the designated hitter Tuesday night and hit second in the lineup for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a 453-foot drive halfway up the bleachers for his 48th home run and added an RBI single during a seventh-inning rally, boosting the Yankees past the Mets 4-2 for a two-game sweep in a Subway Series both teams hope was a World

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Max Fried allowed three hits in eight innings, pacing the Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Fried (12-4) struck out seven and walked one, retiring 20 of the final 23 batters he faced. The All-Star left-hander got through eight innings

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Christian Bethancourt had two run-scoring hits in the same inning and later moved from behind the plate to the mound to pitch a scoreless ninth as the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-1. The Rays own the top AL wild-card spot.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez had three extra special guests at Minute Maid on Park on Tuesday night. His father, mother and brother came from Cuba to see him play professionally for the first time. The family arrived on Friday and is staying with Alvarez at

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Rodón continued his hot streak with seven strong innings as the San Francisco Giants held off the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Giants survived a bases-loaded threat in the ninth. Evan Longoria homered for the Giants, who won their eighth straight interleague game on the road. Rodón

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Dominic Thiem, playing in his first tournament on American soil since winning the 2020 U.S. Open, defeated top-seeded Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open after Dimitrov was forced to retire because of dizziness. Dimitrov was leading the match 6-0, 2-4 at the time. Thiem said “that’s not

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers All-Star pitcher Walker Buehler underwent Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career on Tuesday, leaving Los Angeles to head into the postseason and likely next year without a key member of the rotation. “There’s no sugarcoating it,” said Andrew Friedman, president

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has hit a home run in his first at-bat for Philadelphia’s Triple-A team as part of his rehabilitation assignment from a broken left thumb. Harper was the designated hitter Tuesday night and hit second in the lineup for the Lehigh Valley

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Per an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, Kansas City Royals pitcher Amir Garrett’s three-game suspension for throwing a drink on a fan has been reduced to two games. He began serving the suspension Tuesday night against Arizona and will complete it

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Drew Lock will get a significant amount of playing time in Seattle’s final preseason game and still has a chance to win the Seahawks’ starting quarterback job. Seattle coach Pete Carroll did not say whether it would be Lock or Geno Smith starting against the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers went through another round of roster cuts with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo still on the roster. The Niners reduced the active roster from 85 players to 80 without making a move with Garoppolo, their former starter who has spent all