LOS ANGELES ― A night that began with a moving tribute to Vin Scully felt certain to end with a hotly contested duel between the two best teams in the National League West. Instead, the San Diego Padres pulled up a chair and watched the Dodgers cruise to an 8-1 victory before an announced crowd…
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SEATTLE —The Angels were able to convert a save as they audition new ninth-inning pitchers in the wake of the trade of Raisel Iglesias. It wasn’t the save they planned, though. Jesse Chavez, one of the pitchers the Angels got back from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Iglesias earlier this week, blew a three-run…
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ATLANTA — Cheyenne Parker drove the baseline and banked in a go-ahead layup with 0.3 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Dream past the Sparks, 88-86, on Friday night, another blow to the Sparks’ fading playoff hopes. The Sparks called a timeout after Parker’s basket and Nneka Ogwumike sank a shot from the baseline but…
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ST. LOUIS — What had started as an emotional homecoming ended as a disastrous loss for the Yankees. Hours after Matt Carpenter had been welcomed back to Busch Stadium with a standing ovation from the 46,940 fans, Clay Holmes coughed up a one-run lead in the eighth and the Cardinals rallied for a 4-3 win…
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At this point in the Mets’ season, we know what they are. This is a very good, even great team with above average players at nearly every important position. There’s a healthy mix of the high-paid stars, B- and C-tier players who turn losses into wins, and bottom-of-the-roster guys who fully understand their role. Moving…
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As the Mets try to figure out how their new pieces fit and what it all means for their eventual World Series chances, they should try to remember that going down 8-0 in the second inning is not conducive to winning. Taijuan Walker couldn’t get out of the second inning in the Mets’ 9-6 loss…
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Before the Orioles began their latest homestand Friday, manager Brandon Hyde said he expected a bounce-back outing from right-hander Dean Kremer. It took a little longer than expected, but he got it. After a rain delay of nearly two hours, the Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0, for their fourth straight win, with Kremer allowing…
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Willson Contreras ran into Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer von Friday morning for the first time since Hoyer decided Tuesday to keep his All-Star catcher for the rest of the season. “I saw him early in the morning when I was doing my workouts,” Contreras said Friday after the Cubs’ 2-1 win against the Miami…
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Derek Sulenta was excited to share the news of his actions. “Dude we breached the capital (sic) building. We got pushed back then a (lot) more people came in and we went further,” he posted on his Facebook page, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Now Sulenta is having to answer for his braggadocio.…
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LOS ANGELES — Dorian Thompson-Robinson greeted every reporter at UCLA’s Wasserman Football Center with a hello and a handshake, very much the host welcoming guests to his home. Which, well, yeah. Thompson-Robinson – or “DTR,” as he doesn’t mind being called – is from Las Vegas. But he’s grown up in Westwood. From cub to…
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