Japanese knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida plays on her own ‘Field of Dreams’
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice…
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Gallen pitches 6 shutout innings, Diamondbacks hit 3 HRs in 5-1 win over Rockies
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched six shutout innings, Ketel Marte and Evan Longoria homered in the first inning…
Continue Reading A’s score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown scored on a fielding error by Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley in the ninth…
Continue Reading Freeman has 4 hits to extend hitting streak to 19, Dodgers beat Nationals 9-3
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 19 games, capping a four-hit game with an…
Continue Reading Connor Joe homers against former team as Pirates beat San Francisco 2-1
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Connor Joe homered against his former team and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 2-1 to…
Continue Reading Aaron Judge hits 18th homer of season, Yankees beat Mariners 10-2
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Anthony Volpe, Greg Allen and Isiah Kiner-Falefa took care of the heavy lifting early. Aaron Judge…
Continue Reading Vaughn drives in 3, González homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn drove in three runs, Romy González homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los…
Continue Reading Petes beat Remparts 4-2 to avoid elimination in Memorial Cup
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Michael Simpson stopped 26 shots, Tucker Robertson, J.R. Avon, Avery Hayes and Connor Lockhart scored and the…
Continue Reading Seattle catcher Tom Murphy, manager Scott Servais ejected after arguing with umpires
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle catcher Tom Murphy and manager Scott Servais were both ejected by plate umpire Brian Walsh in the sixth inning of…
Continue Reading Bregman, McCormick homer to help Astros beat Twins 5-1
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman and Chas McCormick each homered in the second inning and had two RBIs and the…
Continue Reading Breanna Stewart says return to Seattle with Liberty “feels good, but also very weird”
By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart got right to the point: Returning to Seattle “feels good, but also very…
Continue Reading Bogaerts, Carpenter rally Padres over Marlins 9-4 with 5-run 9th
MIAMI (AP) — Xander Bogaerts sparked a five-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking single and Matt Carpenter drove in two runs with his second double…
Continue Reading Santander’s big night (3 hits, 3 RBIs) helps Orioles outlast Guardians 8-5
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Santander hit a bases-clearing triple during Baltimore’s five-run second inning, then…
Continue Reading Barrero’s grand slam lifts Reds to 9-8 win over Red Sox
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jose Barrero hit a grand slam to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a fourth straight win with a 9-8 victory…
Continue Reading Tigers lose Eduardo Rodriguez and Riley Greene on dispiriting Tuesday
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers might have lost their best pitcher and their best hitter Tuesday. Hours after…
Continue Reading Florida to face Georgia Tech in NCAA men’s golf championship match
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ricky Castillo birdied the third extra hole to beat Brett Roberts and give Florida a 3-2…
Continue Reading Hoerner homers, bullpen shines as Cubs beat McClanahan, Rays 2-1
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner homered and the Chicago Cubs made the most of a rare gaffe by Tampa Bay, handing Shane…
Continue Reading Guerrero gets 3 hits, Kikuchi earns the win as Blue Jays beat Brewers 7-2
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk each had three hits, Whit Merrifield reached twice and…
Continue Reading Senga dominates, Lindor homers as Mets blank Phillies 2-0 in series opener
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga allowed one hit through seven dominant innings and Francisco Lindor homered to…
Continue Reading Grant Anderson wins in relief in MLB debut, Rangers beat Tigers 10-6
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Reliever Grant Anderson won in an overpowering major league debut and the Texas Rangers beat the…
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