Month: July 2022

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Bohm hit two solo home runs, Zack Wheeler outpitched Adam Wainwright and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0. Bohm homered 419 feet to center field to lead off the sixth inning for the Phillies’ first run. He hit his sixth homer of

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — José Cifuentes scored two goals and Cristian Arango got the eventual game-winner late in the second half to lead Los Angeles FC past the LA Galaxy in another exciting edition of the clubs’ El Tráfico crosstown rivalry. LAFC improved its record atop the Major League

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson homered off Erick Fedde, rookie Michael Harris II went 4 for 4, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 12-2. William Contreras also connected off Fedde for the defending World Series champions, who improved to an NL-best 27-8 since

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and the Texas Rangers reached the midpoint of their season on the right side of a one-run game. Mitch Garver, another of the Texas newcomers, got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded against his former team

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames homered and threw out Kevin Newman at the plate to end the game as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. The Pirates trailed 4-2 and had runners on the corners against Brewers closer Josh Hader when Daniel Vogelbach got a two-out single

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The Philadelphia Union tied the Major League Soccer record for victory margin with a 7-0 rout of D.C. United on Friday night behind Julián Carranzas’s first MLS hat trick. Mikael Uhrem, a 27-year-old forward in his first MLS season, and Alejandro Bedoya had two goals apiece in the first MLS multigoal

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jeimer Candelario homered and drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers won their sixth straight, beating the Chicago White Sox 7-5. The Tigers went ahead by five and hung on after Chicago scored three in the eighth and put two on in the ninth, extending

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael A. Taylor hit a game-ending RBI single, and the Kansas City Royals beat the slumping Cleveland Guardians 4-3. Vinnie Pasquantino opened the Kansas City ninth with a double to right against Sam Hentges (2-1) that nearly cleared the fence.  Edward Olivares then entered the

By SCOTT ORGERA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Garrett Cooper hit a two-run homer off the right field foul pole and Bryan De La Cruz doubled three times as the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 5-2 for their seventh win in nine games. Pablo López allowed one run and four hits in

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five-time All-Star John Wall signed a free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Wall posted photos on his social media accounts of him signing his contract and receiving congratulations from owner Steve Ballmer in Las Vegas, where the Clippers have a team in the NBA Summer League. The 31-year-old guard averaged

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Quentin Grimes had 24 points and eight assists, Jericho Sims scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and the New York Knicks overcame Moses Moody’s 34 points to beat the Golden State Warriors 101-88 at the Las Vegas Summer League. Moody was 8 for 13 from the floor and

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini hit a game-winning single in a three-run ninth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles extended their season-high win streak to six games with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani both homered on the night they earned

CINCINNATI (AP) — Mark Kolozsvary scored on a game-ending balk by Matt Wisler in the 10th inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Kolozsvary opened the 10th on second as a pinch-runner for Mike Moustakas. He advanced on Nick Senzel’s sacrifice bunt against Wisler. Albert Almora Jr. walked