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Cards complete 3-game sweep of Guardians with 7-0 victory

CLEVELAND (AP) — Nolan Gorman belted a three-run homer, Victor Scott II had a two-run shot and Matthew Liberatore won his career-high third straight start and the St. Louis Cardinals rolled to a 7-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Gorman went deep in the first inning off Logan ...

US women beat Ireland 4-0 for the second straight match

CINCINNATI (AP) — Izzy Rodriguez scored in her first appearance for the national team and the United States shut out Ireland 4-0 on Sunday. Lynn Biyendolo, Yazmeen Ryan and Alyssa Thompson also scored for the United States, which beat Ireland by an identical score in Commerce City, Colorado, ...

Ranger Suárez shines again as Phillies edge Braves 2-1 to take series

ATLANTA (AP) — Ranger Suárez pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 to take the three-game series on Sunday. Suárez (7-2) gave up just one run on four hits. He struck out eight, walked one and lowered his ERA to 2.00. Orion Kerkering ...

Cardinals rally from 5-run deficit to defeat Guardians 9-6

CLEVELAND (AP) — Victor Scott II had two hits and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. Masyn Winn added three hits for St. Louis, and Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras both homered. Donovan and Alec Burleson each drove in ...

Gavin Sheets’ 3-run homer caps Padres’ rally for 6-4 win over Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — Gavin Sheets hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Saturday. After the Padres were no-hit for eight innings in Friday night's 8-1 loss, their bats woke up against the Cincinnati bullpen. Jake ...

Pirates bats remain hot, pummel Mets, 9-2

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds hit consecutive two-run doubles during a six-run eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away for a 9-2 victory over the struggling New York Mets. New York manager Carlos Mendoza was ejected in the ...

Cardinals rally from 5-run deficit to defeat Guardians 9-6

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Victor Scott II had two hits and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. Masyn Winn added three hits for St. Louis, and Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras both homered. ...

Quinn Priester throws 7 dominant innings as Brewers blank Rockies 5-0

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Quinn Priester struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings of one-hit ball, Joey Ortiz homered for the third time in four games, and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to four with a 5-0 victory over the major ...

Are the Broad Street Bullies coming back? Flyers go big at the NHL draft

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer By the time the Philadelphia Flyers are legitimate contenders again a few years down the road, they could have a lineup that makes the 1970s Broad Street Bullies proud. Six of their nine selections in the NHL draft stand 6-foot-3 or taller, including ...