Year: 2022

By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker’s absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-111 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round series. Deandre Ayton added 28 points and 17 rebounds

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Robinson Chirinos drove in three runs and Bruce Zimmermann pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Anthony Santander and Ramón Urías drove in runs in a small-ball rally in the sixth for the Orioles.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Julio Rodríguez lined a bases-loaded, two-run double, Jarred Kelenic followed with a two-run triple on the next pitch and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. Seattle starter Chris Flexen threw seven strong innings and the Mariners relied on one big inning to

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and first baseman José Abreu each made throwing errors on the same sloppy play, allowing the Minnesota Twins to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of a 2-1 victory over Chicago on Friday night. Anderson made his sixth error in

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Roberto Perez drove in three runs, Michael Chavis broke a tie with a home run in the fourth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2. The Cubs were held scoreless over the final seven innings by Pirates left-hander Jose Quintana and four relievers. The

HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Chapman doubled home Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-3 for their third straight win. Chapman’s tiebreaking drive into the left-center field gap off reliever Héctor Neris scored Guerrero from first base. Houston lost its third in a

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jin Young Ko had five back-nine birdies in a 7-under 64 at demanding Wilshire Country Club for a share of the second-round lead Friday with Nasa Hataoka in the DIO Implant LA Open. Five strokes behind first-round leader Alison Lee after a 71, the top-ranked Ko moved into position for her

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Grayson Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points and the Milwaukee Bucks dominated the Chicago Bulls 111-81 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series without the injured Khris Middleton. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 18 points, Bobby Portis had 18 points

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning, Bryce Harper got two key hits and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Milwaukee 4-2, stopping the Brewers’ four-game winning streak. Jean Segura, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto also had two hits each for Philadelphia, which won for

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and three assists to become the first player in Minnesota franchise history with at least 100 points in a season, and the Wild established four franchise records and tied another in beating Seattle 6-3. Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had three hits and scored twice in the first five innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3. Trevor Story made three key defensive plays to preserve the win for the Red SOx. Wander Franco, Tampa Bay’s 21-year-old shortstop,

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young hit a floater in the lane with 4.4 seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat top-seeded Miami 111-110 on Friday night, cutting the Heat’s series lead to 2-1. Jimmy Butler missed a jumper with 12.6

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt helped slow down rookie fireballer Hunter Greene, Steven Matz pitched one-run ball over five innings and the St. Louis Cardinals stretched the Cincinnati Reds’ losing streak to 10 games with a 4-2 victory. Greene delivered 39 fastballs at least 100 mph in his previous