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Angel MartĂ­nez’s grand slam in 10th inning gives Guardians win over Astros

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

HOUSTON (AP) — Angel MartĂ­nez hit a grand slam off closer Josh Hader with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. JosĂ© RamĂ­rez and Brayan Rocchio also homered to help the Guardians beat the Astros for a second straight night ... Read More »

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Bassitt pitches 6 innings and Blue Jays beat White Sox 6-1 in rain-shortened game

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings, Davis Schneider hit a home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night in a game that was shortened to seven innings because of rain. The Blue Jays have won 10 games in a row — their longest win ... Read More »

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Lawrence Butler hits 1st leadoff inside-the-park homer for A’s in 82 years, adds solo shot in 3rd

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler became the first Athletics player in 82 years to hit a leadoff inside-the-park home run when he rounded the bases Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves. Butler hit the first pitch from Braves right-hander Didier Fuentes off the right-center field wall at Sutter Health Park, and the ball ... Read More »

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Lawrence Butler hits first leadoff inside-the-park homer for A’s in 82 years

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler became the first Athletics player in 82 years to hit a leadoff inside-the-park home run when he rounded the bases Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves. Butler hit the first pitch from Braves right-hander Didier Fuentes off the right-center field wall at Sutter Health Park, and the ball ... Read More »

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Shakira Austin makes 2 free throws with 2.8 seconds left to give the Mystics a win over Sky

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Shakira Austin scored 15 points, including two free throws with 2.8 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 81-79 on the campus of George Mason University on Tuesday. Austin missed two free throws with 31.8 seconds left but Washington secured the offensive rebound and she made a driving ... Read More »

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Oilers trade Sam O’Reilly for Hobey Baker Award winner Isaac Howard

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

EDMONTON — Despite being selected in the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft, the Edmonton Oilers have decided to part ways with forward Sam O’Reilly. The Oilers announced Tuesday night they have acquired 21-year-old forward Isaac Howard from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for O’Reilly, who was selected 32nd overall in the ... Read More »

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Keith homers, drives in 3 runs as Tigers win fifth straight over Rays

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Colt Keith homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight game, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night. Detroit has outscored its opponents 19-6 in the winning streak, which started with a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend. Tigers starter Jack ... Read More »

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Aces star A’ja Wilson injures her right wrist vs. the Liberty and will get an MRI

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson will have an MRI on the right wrist that she injured in an 87-78 loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night, Aces coach Becky Hammon said. The coach didn’t know the severity of the injury and said Wilson would get the imaging Wednesday morning. ... Read More »

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Judge and Raleigh trade homers late in Yankees’ 10-3 rout of Mariners

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, Austin Wells went deep for the third consecutive game and the New York Yankees pounded the Seattle Mariners 10-3 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series between American League playoff contenders. Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh traded late home runs after the ... Read More »

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Juan Soto drives in go-ahead run in 10th to help Mets rally past Orioles 7-6

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

BALTIMORE (AP) — Juan Soto singled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets hit three home runs in a 7-6 comeback victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. New York trailed 6-2 before rallying past the Orioles to improve to 5-34 when trailing after seven innings. Ronny Mauricio, ... Read More »

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Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-78 as A’ja Wilson exits with injury

By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 28 points to lead the New York Liberty to an 87-78 victory Tuesday night over the Las Vegas Aces, who lost star A’ja Wilson to a right wrist injury in the first half. Wilson went down hard halfway through the second quarter and spent several minutes on the ... Read More »

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