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Logan Webb steals the show in SF Giants’ win over Pirates
SAN FRANCISCO — On a night the San Francisco Giants hosted dozens of players sporting World Series rings in a celebration of their 2012 title, it was their pitcher on the mound Saturday who provided the star power. In one of the best starts of his young career, Logan Webb dazzled for eight shutout innings to beat the Pirates 2-0. The win was the Giants’ second in a row, clinching at least two of three in this series with Pittsburgh, and their fifth in their past seven games, after dropping five of their previous seven. It also pulled them within 6.5 games of the Padres, who lost at Washington....
The Mercury News
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Dolphins hold on for 26-24 win over Buccaneers in preseason opener, Mike McDaniel’s debut
TAMPA, Fla. — Several of the Dolphins’ top stars sat out the team’s preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday night, but a team led mainly by reserves and roster longshots was able to secure a 26-24 win in Mike McDaniel’s head-coaching debut. A 53-yard go-ahead field goal by kicker Jason Sanders gave the Dolphins a 26-24 lead with 6:53 remaining in the game and Tampa Bay kicker Jose Borregales missed a 49-yard field goal as time expired to preserve the Miami victory. Over 20 Dolphins players were sidelined, most notably expected starters such as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, wid...
Miami Herald
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa homers, drives in 3 as Yankees snap skid with 3-2 win against Red Sox
BOSTON — Isiah Kiner-Falefa has not exactly had a stellar first season with the Yankees. The shortstop has made some really good plays and blundered some routine ones. His bat has been lighter than even the Yankees expected when they traded for him this spring. But Saturday night, he had his moments. Kiner-Falefa hammered his first home run of the season and drove in all three Yankees runs as they snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. It was a ray of light in what has been a dark time for the Yankees (72-42). It was just their second win in their la...
New York Daily News
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Sloppy play opens door for Rangers to snap nine-game losing streak vs. Mariners
ARLINGTON, Texas — After losing their last nine games against them and 10 of the 12 meetings this season, the Texas Rangers finally found a way to beat the Seattle Mariners, prevailing, 7-4. But in an uncharacteristically sloppy performance for the Mariners, it wasn’t so much that the Rangers beat them, but that they beat themselves with mistakes and failed execution. It was more than the Mariners’ restored offense could overcome. The Mariners lost just for the 13th time in 62 games where they’ve scored four runs or more. The Mariners seemed to be headed for another win over the Rangers, grabb...
The Seattle Times
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Padres blow too many chances in loss to Nationals
WASHINGTON — Now back to worrying about winning baseball games. The shock hasn’t necessarily worn off, but baseball comes at its participants fast. So a day after being rocked by news of Fernando Tatis Jr.’s PED suspension, the Padres continued with the business of their intended march to the postseason. Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Nationals, coupled with a Brewers victory over the Cardinals, left the Padres just one game up in the race for the final National League wild-card spot with 46 games remaining. There can’t be all that many more losses like Saturday’s, especially against a team like t...
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Royals lose a blowout against Dodgers, 13-3, in rough start for Brad Keller
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Everything about this season so far has pointed to the Los Angeles Dodgers being a special team. Well, the Kansas City Royals got an up-close view of just how overwhelming the Dodgers can be when they’re clicking on all cylinders. Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller struggled out of the gate as the Dodgers jumped on him for five first-inning runs. The Royals never recovered from the early deficit and fell, 13-3, to the Dodgers in front of an announced 29,689, the largest crowd of the season in KC, for Salute to the Negro Leagues night at Kauffman Stadium. The Dodgers, who en...
The Kansas City Star
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After doubleheader sweep, Marlins’ scoring struggles hit point MLB hasn’t seen in over 40 years
MIAMI — The Miami Marlins lost both games of their doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday at loanDepot park, falling 5-2 in the first game and 6-2 in the nightcap. With that, Miami’s scoring woes have reached a point not seen in more than 40 years. The Marlins (50-64) have scored three runs or fewer in 14 consecutive games, the longest streak in MLB since the Chicago Cubs went 15 games without scoring at least four runs from Sept. 11-24, 1979. The last time Miami scored at least four runs in a game was July 29 in a loss to the New York Mets. Miami has lost 11 of these 14 games and...
Miami Herald
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Brewers survive Adam Wainwright's nine-inning gem, beat Cardinals in 10th
ST. LOUIS — Bob Forsch would have been smiling. The last Cardinals pitcher to author a no-hitter in St. Louis was not on hand Saturday night at Busch Stadium to witness potential history, having died in 2011. But Forsch’s second wife, Jan, and daughters Amy and Kristin were here to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Cardinals World Series championship. There was almost much more to celebrate, though. Adam Wainwright, 18 days shy of 41 years old, flirted with the first no-hitter tossed here since Forsch threw one on Sept. 26, 1983 against the Montreal Expos. He took it 6 2/3 innings bef...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Tigers stop hitting too soon, Hinch ejected in another frustrating loss to White Sox
CHICAGO — Riley Greene talked before Saturday's game about getting back to his smooth, natural swing. He felt like he’d been trying to do too much, getting outside of himself, not letting the game just come to him. Well, it came to him in the second inning against Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito. With the bases loaded and two outs, he stayed back on a first-pitch change-up and drove it to the base of the wall in left-center. All three runs scored on his double and, after the Tigers were shut out for the 16th time this season on Friday, it felt like the damn might’ve broke. It didn’t. T...
The Detroit News
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Jacob deGrom strikes out 10, early run holds up as Mets blank Phillies, 1-0
NEW YORK — The funny thing about greatness, at least when it comes to starting pitchers, is that it can be defined by the things that don’t happen. Rather than big, grand spectacles or heroic, one-off displays, a great starting pitcher is more metronomic, repeating the same thing over and over until it becomes wholly expected. Jacob deGrom is that. He is the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. He is the train that always arrives on time. When those things get out of whack, or when deGrom misses over a year with injury, their return to form restores balance. In the Mets’ 1-0 win ove...
New York Daily News
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