BOSTON — On Monday night at Fenway Park, Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was hit on the hand by a pitch from Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff, prompting Contreras to tell reporters he would 'take one of them out' if hit again; the Brewers won 8-6. In Tuesday's meeting, Contreras was...
Washington — On Monday night at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals erased a three-run deficit when James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams hit eighth-inning homers to produce a 9-6 comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals, overturning a 6-3 score and snapping Washington's skid. Washington — The following night the...
PITTSBURGH — San Diego right-hander Germán Márquez earned his first win with the Padres, pitching five innings in a 5-0 victory Monday night that ended the Pittsburgh Pirates' five-game winning streak; Nick Castellanos, Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth and Ramón Laureano supplied run-scoring doubles. The Padres used relievers Ron Marinaccio and David...
San Antonio — On Monday night the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 after Victor Wembanyama left the first half with a bruised left rib following inadvertent contact from Paul George, and he was ruled out at halftime. The Spurs secured their 60th win with Stephon Castle recording a...
Buffalo, N.Y. Jason Zucker tipped Bowen Byram’s shot for a go-ahead goal 7:38 into the second period as the Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 Monday at KeyBank Center, and Jack Quinn scored into an empty net with 1:54 remaining to seal the regulation victory. The win moved Buffalo into...
MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Monday at Target Field; Keaschall also walked twice and scored twice as the Twins regained offensive production in cold conditions. The victory gave Joe Ryan his first win (1-1)...
MEMPHIS — On April 6, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 142-126 in Memphis as Evan Mobley scored 24 points and Dennis Schroder added 22 points and 11 assists while Memphis matched the NBA single-game record with 29 made three-pointers. Cleveland improved to 50-29 with the win this week, overcoming...
ARLINGTON, Texas. The Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 Monday night after Jake Burger hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the sixth inning and Jacob deGrom and five relievers combined on a two-hitter, while Cal Raleigh homered for Seattle in the first. The win ended a four-game Rangers losing streak...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Patrick Reed left LIV Golf and this year announced his return to the PGA Tour, but under reinstatement terms he is barred from PGA Tour events until after Aug. 25, prompting him to compete on the European Tour and prepare to play at Augusta National this week. His...
Augusta, Ga. — Tiger Woods was absent from the Masters this week after a March 27 Florida crash that led to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence; authorities reported two painkiller pills found and said he briefly was jailed after refusing a urine test. This week peers at...
