August 15th, 2025

National Sports

Pasquantino doubles, homers, drives in 5, leading the Royals past the Nationals 8-5

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino doubled, homered and drove in five runs as the Kansas City Royals topped the Washington Nationals 8-5 to reach the .500 mark for the second time since mid-June. After a two-out, third-inning walk by Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr.’s infield hit, Pasquantino hit Mitchell Parker’s first-pitch fastball ... Read More »

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Judge homers, Stanton goes 4 for 5 with a homer, as Yankees rout Twins 9-1

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his first homer in nearly three weeks, Giancarlo Stanton had his first four-hit game in nearly two years, and the New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 9-1 on Tuesday night. Carlos RodĂłn (12-7) allowed one hit in seven innings. He allowed a leadoff single to Austin Martin ... Read More »

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Frelick and Turang homer off Skenes as the Brewers beat the Pirates 14-0 for their 11th straight win

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick and Brice Turang homered off Paul Skenes, and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0 on Tuesday night for their 11th consecutive victory. Christian Yelich, Andrew Vaughn and Caleb Durbin also went deep as major league-leading Milwaukee improved to 27-5 in its last 32 games. Freddy Peralta (14-5) pitched ... Read More »

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Maddy Siegrist scores 22 and Dallas holds on for an 81-80 win after the Fever close on a 19-3 run

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Maddy Siegrist tied a career high with 22 points in her first start since June 6, Li Yueru added 20 points off the bench, and the Dallas Wings held off the Indiana Fever 81-80 on Tuesday night to end a five-game losing streak. Paige Bueckers’ wraparound pass to Myisha Hines-Allen for a ... Read More »

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Kirby shines as the Mariners beat the Orioles for their 8th straight victory

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

BALTIMORE (AP) — George Kirby pitched seven three-hit innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Tuesday night for their eighth victory in a row. Seattle pulled within a half-game of AL West-leading Houston, with the Astros playing at Boston on Tuesday night. Josh Naylor’s RBI single in the first inning was ... Read More »

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Cardinals 1B Willson Contreras breaks bat in frustration after being hit by a pitch

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras departed Tuesday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies at the end of the fifth inning with a right foot contusion after being hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fourth. Contreras was hit in the foot by an 82.9 mph pitch from ... Read More »

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Stanton goes 4 for 5, Judge homers, RodĂłn pitches 7 innings as Yankees rout Twins 9-1

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his first homer in nearly three weeks, Giancarlo Stanton had his first four-hit game in nearly two years, and Carlos RodĂłn allowed one hit in seven innings as the New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 9-1 on Tuesday night. Stanton went 4 for 5 for his first ... Read More »

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Alonso homers twice, including his franchise-record 253rd, to power Mets past Braves 13-5

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso broke the Mets’ franchise home run record, going deep twice and knocking in three runs as New York beat the Atlanta Braves 13-5 on Tuesday night. Alonso’s first homer, a two-run shot off Spencer Strider (5-10) in the third inning, was his 253rd. He moved past Darryl Strawberry, who ... Read More »

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Clement and Varsho homer as the Blue Jays reach 70 wins with a 5-1 victory over the Cubs

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Ernie Clement and Daulton Varsho homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays became the first AL team to reach 70 wins by beating the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Tuesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits as the AL East-leading Blue Jays (70-50) improved to 23-11 against NL opponents. The Cubs have dropped ... Read More »

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Clement and Varsho hit homers as Blue Jays kick off homestand with 5-1 win over Cubs

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

TORONTO — Ernie Clement hit a three-run homer and Jose Berrios threw 5 1/3 effective innings as the Toronto Blue Jays kicked off a six-game homestand Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. With Daulton Varsho and Ty France aboard in the fourth inning, Clement turned on a first-pitch slider from Javier Assad ... Read More »

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Singer works 6 shutout innings, Steer drives in 3 runs as the Reds end Phillies’ 4-game win streak

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brady Singer pitched six shutout innings, Spencer Steer drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat NL East-leading Philadelphia 6-1 Tuesday night, halting the Phillies’ four-game win streak. Singer (10-9) gave up three of the Phillies’ four hits, struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. The 29-year-old right-hander faced the ... Read More »

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