Month: August 2022

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sebastian Blanco scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the Portland Timbers won the Cascadia Cup with a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Friday night. The Cascadia Cup is a three-way competition between the Timbers, Sounders and the Vancouver

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kim Ha-seong homered and drove in five runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 13-5. Wil Myers and Jake Cronenworth also homered for San Diego in the franchise’s first trip to Kansas City since 2002. Myers finished with three hits and

MIAMI (AP) — Mookie Betts homered twice and hit a go-ahead double in the in the 10th and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 10-6. Freddie Freeman, Justin Turner and Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI each for the NL-West leading Dodgers, who are 27-7 since the All-Star break. Automatic runner

By SCOTT ORGERA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Canha hit two clutch doubles and Pete Alonso singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Brett Baty launched his second major league homer and

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe, Ezequiel Duran and Mark Mathias homered in the first three innings, and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-6 on Friday night. Adolis García extended his hitting streak to 22 games for Texas, matching Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the longest in the American

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Geno Smith is the choice as the first replacement for Russell Wilson at quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. Coach Pete Carroll made the announcement Friday night after a 27-26 preseason loss to the Dallas Cowboys that included three interceptions from Drew Lock. It seemed

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gilberto Celestino hit a bases-clearing double and Gary Sánchez added two-run home run, all in a six-run third inning, as the Minnesota Twins snapped a six-game skid with a 9-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Carlos Correa and Kyle Garlick also homered for Minnesota. Joe Ryan

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Kyle Bradish pitched a gem, throwing eight strong innings before two relievers completed the four-hitter to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. Bradish (2-5) limited Houston’s powerful offense to just a pair of singles and struck

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Rojas hit a three-run double and Emmanual Rivera had a two-run homer in Arizona’s six-run second inning, and the Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Friday night. Chicago product Alek Thomas hit a deep sacrifice fly to score Christian Walker to start Arizona’s frenetic

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chase Garbers was 12 of 22 for 141 yards and the Las Vegas Raiders finished the preseason undefeated after Friday’s 23-6 victory over the New England Patriots. It marked the first time in franchise history the Raiders (4-0) finished undefeated in the preseason. Las Vegas scored

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki may finally take a day off from his pregame routine of throwing, running, fielding during batting practice when he becomes the latest inductee into the Seattle Mariners’ Hall of Fame. Being the center of attention and tasked with giving a speech has been weighing

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Mike Trout hit a two-run home run to become the highest-scoring player in Angels history, Reid Detmers and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, and Los Angeles halted a six-game losing streak by routing the Toronto Blue Jays 12-0. Jo Adell hit two home runs, Andrew Velasquez

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield completed 9 of 15 passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns and the Carolina Panthers defeated the Buffalo Bills 21-0 on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams. Mayfield, who was announced as the Panthers’ Week 1 starter earlier in the

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donovan Solano hit a two-run double off Cade Cavalli in the pitching prospect’s big league debut, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 7-3. Aristides Aquino drove in three runs for Cincinnati, which had dropped four in a row. Mike Minor pitched seven sparkling innings for

By The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maximiliano Urruti scored two goals to help lead Austin to a 4-1 win over Los Angeles FC. Both of Urruti’s goals for Austin (15-6-6) came in the second half, the first in the 47th minute, assisted by Nick Lima, and the second in the 51st minute. Sebastian

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a two-run single in his first at-bat after a 52-game absence due to a broken left thumb, helping the streaking Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harper grounded out twice and lined out sharply in his three other at-bats in

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Things got sticky when a fan at a Philadelphia Phillies game caught Oneil Cruz’s bat and didn’t want to give it back. Cruz’s bat slipped out of his hands and went flying into the stands after the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie struck out Friday night. The lumber landed

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta threw six hitless innings for Milwaukee before Ian Happ homered against Matt Bush in the seventh, breaking up the Brewers’ no-hit bid against the Chicago Cubs. Happ connected for a two-run shot with one out, lifting Chicago to a 2-1 lead. Peralta struck out