CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Wacha dominated Cleveland's lineup by allowing just four singles over eight innings as the Kansas City Royals stayed scorching hot with a 3-0 win on Friday night to end the Guardians' winning streak at seven games. Wacha (8-8) was in control from his first pitch to ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Colson Montgomery hit his 28th homer and Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs to help the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Friday night. Chicago took advantage of shaky pitching early by the Twins. Montgomery's three-run homer off starter Dean Kremer (2-5) in the first inning put the White Sox up 4-0. The Twins climbed back with first-inning homers by Brooks Lee and Kody Clemens. Lee also singled in the second to tie it at 4 before Chicago regained the lead on Benintendi's double in the third. Both starting pitchers went just ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Quinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Mathews (1-2) threw 102 pitches in the longest of his four starts. He struck out seven for the second time and walked one in his first outing at home. Ryan Fernandez followed Mathews with two scoreless innings. Fernandez left after a two-out walk to Brian Reynolds in the eighth and Caleb Ferguson got the final out when Reynolds was hit on the foot on a ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Miles Davis said his father was a huge jazz fan. So it was a no-brainer for his pops when it came time to choosing his son's name. He named him after his favorite jazz musician. "He was like, 'you know what, our last name is Davis, and well, Miles Davis has a nice ring to it," Davis said. Davis hopes to make a name for himself in the NFL. The undrafted rookie from Utah State ran for a 1-yard touchdown, Ryan Fitzgerald kicked three field goals and the Carolina Panthers held on to defeat the Houston Texans 16-13 on Friday night ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Kyle McCord threw four touchdown passes — including two to Kisean Johnson in the last 3 1/2 minutes of the game — and the Green Bay Packers rallied to beat the Arizona Cardinals 42-38 in the preseason finale for both teams Friday night. Both teams rested their starters to stay healthy for the regular season. The Packers also didn't use backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, giving McCord an opportunity to play the entire game. The second-year pro responded by going 22 of 35 for 226 yards without turning the ball over. McCord threw a 28-yard strike to Johnson ...
A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary restraining order reinstated a pause that she had lifted just a day earlier, following a U.S. Supreme Court procedural ruling Monday that allowed the administration to implement the policy. The federal government will likely appeal Thursday night’s order. Throughout months of litigation, Talwani, whom President Barack Obama appointed to ...
