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What Triston McKenzie's impressive season debut could mean for Guardians

The belated debut of right-hander Triston McKenzie made it a big day for the Cleveland Guardians. Just how big depends on how far McKenzie and the Guardians can take it the rest of the way in 2023. Making his first start of the season Sunday after being sidelined about 10

Jun 05

The Miami Heat roar back in Game 2 to tie the Denver Nuggets in NBA Finals

DENVER (AP) — Staring down a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, as the visitors in a hostile arena where no road team had prevailed in more than two months, the Miami Heat decided to do what they've done throughout the postseason. They found a way. Against all odds. Again.

Jun 05

Nuggets disappear in second half against Heat, suffer first home loss since March 30

DENVER (AP) — Erik Spoelstra bristled at the suggestion the Miami Heat somehow solved Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets by allowing the superstar to score at will while taking away his passing lanes and his penchant to elevate his teammates. "Yeah, that's ridiculous," Spoelstra interjected after Miami's 111-108 win

Jun 05

Braves' Marcell Ozuna benched after not hustling on 415-foot single

PHOENIX (AP) — Marcell Ozuna stayed at home plate way too long admiring his 415-foot single. The Atlanta Braves slugger spent most of the rest of the game watching from the bench. Ozuna was removed from the Braves' 8-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning Sunday after

Jun 05

Rosario's grand slam caps Braves' 8-5 comeback win over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX (AP) — The Atlanta Braves were down to their last out, the difference between a successful series and disappointment hanging in the balance. With one swing of the bat, Eddie Rosario sent the ball over the wall and the Braves back home with some momentum. Rosario hit a grand

Jun 05

Twins get good news on Royce Lewis after scary somersault, face-first landing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis had a noticeable scrape on his forehead after providing a scare for the Minnesota Twins with an inadvertent somersault followed by a face-first landing. He still managed a smile on his face afterward, apparently unscathed. But he said he felt like he "ran into a

Jun 04

Semien streak at 23, Heim drives in 5 as Rangers keep rolling in 12-3 rout of Mariners

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien's hitting streak, Nathan Eovaldi's nearly untouchable pitching, Travis Jankowski's leaping catches. The AL West-leading Texas Rangers are doing just about everything right. "Everybody I feel like is groovin' right now," Eovaldi said. Semien extended MLB's longest hitting streak this season to 23 games, Jonah

Jun 04

Golden Knights know from experience Game 1 victory doesn't ensure win over Panthers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, having just beaten Washington and believing they were en route to a miracle championship for the first-year franchise. Then reality hit in a big way, the Capitals winning the next

Jun 04

Hendriks gets win on Burger slam, White Sox beat Tigers 6-2 for 3-game sweep

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger's game-ending grand slam handed Liam Hendriks his first win since returning from cancer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep. Hendriks (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two. It was the third big league

Jun 04

Díaz's RBI single turns into Little League homer, MLB-best Rays beat sloppy Red Sox 6-2

BOSTON (AP) — Yandy Díaz's sixth-inning RBI single turned into a two-run Little League homer, and the major league-best Tampa Bay Rays beat the sloppy Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday. Josh Lowe, Luke Raley and Díaz each had two hits for the Rays (42-19), who are 6-1 against AL

Jun 04

Arraez's RBI infield single in 8th lifts Marlins over A's and series sweep

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez hit a tiebreaking infield single in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Joey Wendle doubled against A's reliever Austin Pruitt to lead off the inning, then advanced on Jacob Stallings' single. Stallings

Jun 04

Ohtani, Rengifo lifts Angels past Astros to avoid sweep, 2-1

HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep. Ohtani was hitless before clubbing a pitch from Phil Maton (0-1) off the wall in right field, driving

Jun 04

Singer pitches into sixth, Royals beat Rockies 2-0 to avoid sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Singer scattered five singles over 5 2/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Sunday. Singer (4-4) allowed just one runner past first base while striking out seven, his most since getting eight on April 14 against Atlanta. He

Jun 04

Guardians top Twins 2-1 to split series, as McKenzie sizzles with 10 Ks in debut

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Triston McKenzie eased right back into the rotation, hopeful that he can be part of an early summer spark for the lagging Cleveland Guardians. McKenzie tossed five scoreless innings in his injury-delayed season debut, and Josh Naylor delivered a breakthrough RBI double in the seventh to give

Jun 04

Adrian Houser pitches 7 innings as Milwaukee Brewers beat Cincinnati Reds 5-1

CINCINNATI (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched seven sparkling innings and Andruw Monasterio hit his first career homer, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Victor Caratini also went deep as Milwaukee (32-27) won for the fourth time in five games. The NL Central-leading

Jun 04