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MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Josh Harrison hit a two-run single, Starling Marte added an RBI double, and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday night. James Kaprielian pitched three-hit ball over five innings to remain unbeaten in three starts since coming off the Injured List to help

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Jeremy Ebobisse scored in the 52nd minute and San Jose got an own goal in the 71st as the Earthquakes beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 in the California Clásico. San Jose is unbeaten in six straight away matches — with two victories. Los Angeles won the first two matches against San

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard hit a go-ahead RBI triple in the sixth inning, Garrett Hampson homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4. C.J. Cron had three hits and two RBIs, and Connor Joe added two hits and two RBIs for the Rockies, who won their

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Rookie running back Jaret Patterson did a little bit of everything and scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter in Washington’s 17-13 preseason victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday night. Patterson, an undrafted free agent from Buffalo, ran for 71 yards, caught three passes

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Álvarez homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros jumped on Yusei Kikuchi early and cruised to a 12-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. Álvarez and Jake Meyers hit two-run homers off Kikuchi (7-7) as he tied a career-high by allowing seven runs

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out six over five solid innings, Gregory Polanco drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. Pinch-hitter Yoshi Tsutsugo hit his first homer with Pittsburgh in the ninth. Keller walked one and worked around six hits in

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tim Anderson had a game-tying homer in the ninth inning and a tiebreaking RBI single in the 11th as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 in a matchup of AL division leaders. After Andrew Kittredge had a perfect 10th, Anderson opened

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chad Henne and rookie Shane Buechele threw touchdown passes to help the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Arizona Cardinals 17-10 in a preseason game Friday night. Patrick Mahomes started and completed 10 of 18 passes for 78 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. The 2018

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes hit a towering three-run homer and tied his career high with five RBIs, powering the Cleveland Indians to a 9-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels. Reyes’ 430-foot blast to center opened the scoring in the first. His two-run single in the sixth extended the

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Danielle Robinson converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 7.2 seconds left and the Indiana Fever rallied to beat the Dallas Wings 83-81. Indiana won on the road for just the second time this season — in 11 attempts. Trailing 81-80 with 25.8 seconds left, Robinson dribbled down the clock and drove

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale pitched five shutout innings in his second outing since Tommy John surgery to help the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 and bounce back after a sweep to the Yankees knocked Boston into third place. Xander Bogaerts homered and the Red Sox, who

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Harold Castro singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera remained at 499 career home runs after going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts. Trevor Richards (5-2) struck out the first

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit backed his recent demand for playing time with a homer, four hits and four RBIs, and the surging New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 10-2 for their season-high eighth straight win. The burst came three days after the 2020 major league home run

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched one-hit ball through seven scoreless innings, Tyler Naquin and Joey Votto homered in the fifth, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 5-3. Gray had a 7.22 ERA over his previous six starts but was efficient against Miami. He needed eight pitches

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud celebrated his new contract with a two-run homer, Jorge Soler also went deep and the Atlanta Braves beat Baltimore 3-0, extending their winning streak to seven games while handing the Orioles their 16th straight defeat. Max Fried (11-7) allowed four hits in his first career

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — Ernie Els made a 50-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 66-under 66 and a share of the Boeing Classic lead Friday with Woody Austin and Billy Mayfair. Els also had six birdies and two bogeys at Snoqualmie Ridge. The 51-year-old South African star, a four-time major champion, won