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Bichette has 2 homers, 6 RBIs as Blue Jays get 25 hits in 15-1 win over Rockies
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Bo Bichette homered twice and drove in six runs, Ernie Clement had a career-best five of Toronto’s season-high 25 hits and the Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 15-1 on Monday night. Eric Lauer (7-2) allowed a run in six innings, giving up seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Clement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bichette has 2 HRs and 6 RBIs, Blue Jays get 25 hits in 15-1 victory over Rockies
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Bo Bichette homered twice and drove in six runs, Ernie Clement had a career-best five of Toronto’s season-high 25 hits and the Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 15-1 on Monday night. Eric Lauer (7-2) allowed a run in six innings, giving up seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Clement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alonso pulls within 1 homer of Strawberry, but Mets fall to Guardians after comeback bid
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit his 251st career homer Monday night to pull within one of Darryl Strawberry’s New York Mets franchise record, but the Cleveland Guardians earned a 7-6, 10-inning win after squandering a five-run lead. Gabriel Arias’ 440-foot, three-run homer to left-center ended a five-run sixth inning against Sean Manaea, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jung hits game-ending homer after Pederson’s pinch shot as Rangers beat Yankees
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, after Joc Pederson’s tying pinch-hit homer in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Monday night for their seventh consecutive home win. Jung connected off Jake Bird (4-2) for his 11th homer, a 401-foot drive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friedl hits a tiebreaking single in the 7th inning as the Reds edge the Cubs 3-2
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs for a 3-2 win on Monday night. Tyler Stephenson homered for Cincinnati, and Elly De La Cruz had an RBI double. The Reds (59-54) had dropped four of six. Dansby Swanson hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexander, Peña help Astros beat Marlins and snap Miami’s five-game winning streak
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Jason Alexander pitched six scoreless innings, Jeremy Peña doubled twice and the Houston Astros used a five-run fourth to beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 on Monday night. Alexander picked up his second win of the season after holding Miami to three hits. He struck out six and walked one. The Astros built ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-seeded Zverev beats defending champ Popyrin to reach semifinals in Toronto
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallied to defeat No. 18 Alexei Popyrin of Australia 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 on Monday to reach the semifinals of the National Bank Open. Zverev, the 2017 tournament champion, will face either No. 11 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia or No. 26 Alex Michelsen of the U.S. Zverev, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox ride Duran HR, strong outing from Bello to 6th straight win, beating Royals 8-5
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer and Brayan Bello pitched six effective innings, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Rob Refsnyder drove in two runs, and Duran added a leaping, run-saving catch in front of the Green Monster in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alonso pulls within one of Strawberry, but Mets fall to Guardians after comeback bid
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit his 251st career homer Monday night to pull within one of Darryl Strawberry’s New York Mets franchise record, but the Cleveland Guardians earned a 7-6, 10-inning win after squandering a five-run lead. Gabriel Arias’ 440-foot, three-run homer to left-center ended a five-run sixth inning against Sean Manaea, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders trade CB Jakorian Bennett to Eagles for DT Thomas Booker IV, AP source says
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are trading cornerback Jakorian Bennett to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for defensive tackle Thomas Booker IV, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday. That person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the trade is pending physicals on both players. Bennett, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian teenager Mboko reaches semifinals in Montreal and will face Rybakina
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko advanced to her first career WTA Tour semifinal with a 6-4, 6-2 win victory over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Monday night at the National Bank Open. Two days after ousting No. 1 seed Coco Gauff in just 62 minutes, there was no letdown for the 18-year-old from ... Read More »
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