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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a tough week for the Megill boys. One day after Milwaukee Brewers reliever Trevor Megill was sent down to the minors, younger brother Tylor was demoted to Triple-A Syracuse by the New York Mets. For one California family, it was a double dose

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sophia Smith scored three goals and the Portland Thorns defeated the Washington Spirit 4-2 in a National Women’s Soccer League match. Smith, who was one of the players selected earlier this week for the U.S. national team headed to the World Cup next month,

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a pair of two-run doubles, Patrick Bailey homered to back Logan Webb’s third straight winning start and the San Francisco Giants beat the road-weary Arizona Diamondbacks 8-5. Webb (7-6) gave up four runs on five hits, struck out five with two walks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points, Destanni Henderson had a career-high 18 points and the Los Angeles Sparks rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Dallas Wings 76-74. Los Angeles took its first lead with 2:28 left in the fourth quarter on a free throw by Chiney Ogwumike. Los Angeles guard

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Busch doubled in the go-ahead in the fourth inning, Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 3-2 in an acrimonious game. The first interleague meeting since 2021 between the defending World Series champion Astros and the Dodgers, who led

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Ha-Seong Kim hit home runs and Joe Musgrove threw seven strong innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 13-3 victory against the Washington Nationals. The superstar-laden Padres have struggled at the plate most of the season but have

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hit back-to-back homers at Coors Field, but Elias Díaz’s go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning rallied the Colorado Rockies past the Los Angeles Angels 7-4. Jurickson Profar launched a leadoff homer for the Rockies, who snapped their longest losing streak of

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Adolis García hit a two-run homer on Michael King’s first pitch of the 10th inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the slumping New York Yankees 4-2 for their fifth win in six games. New York’s offense again struggled in the absence of injured slugger Aaron

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brayan Bello pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the sloppy Chicago White Sox. Boston struck out 17 times and finished with just four hits, but it made the

CINCINNATI (AP) — Dazzling rookie Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle, Joey Votto launched tying and go-ahead homers and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to 12 games Friday night with an 11-10 victory over the Atlanta Braves. In a wild matchup of National League division leaders, Cincinnati erased an early 5-0

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taijuan Walker pitched six strong innings, Trea Turner had a pair of RBIs and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of two New York defensive miscues in a 5-1 victory over the Mets. Brandon Marsh had three hits, a double and RBI for Philadelphia, which has won seven

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 to snap an eight-game losing streak. Langeliers hit his ninth home run off Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (3-3) as Toronto lost the opener of a

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kenta Maeda pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-1. Royce Lewis and Max Kepler homered for the Twins who had two players and manager Rocco Baldelli ejected by home plate umpire Lance Barrett. Maeda

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Willy Adames homered twice and drove in five runs and Wade Miley pitched six scoreless innings, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Adames belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning off Shane Bieber. Milwaukee’s hard-hitting shortstop added a solo

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — Jose Siri homered and drove in four runs, Zach Eflin won his ninth game, and the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3. Siri had a three-run shot during the second, and put the Rays ahead 4-3 on an RBI single in

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz became the first Cincinnati Reds player in 34 years to hit for the cycle when he accomplished the feat against the Atlanta Braves. De La Cruz doubled to open the second inning, had a two-run homer in the third, singled to center in the fifth and

MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Santana broke a ninth-inning tie with an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 10-game losing streak, rallying to beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night. Down 1-0 after eight innings, the Pirates scored three runs against relievers A.J. Puk (3-2) and Dylan Floro. Santana chased Puk with a