By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston starter Framber Valdez said he apologized to catcher César Salazar after hitting him in the chest with a pitch Tuesday night, but he insisted that he didn’t hit his teammate on purpose. Valdez gave up a grand slam to Trent Grisham in the fifth inning of the 7-1 loss to the ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic celebrated beating Taylor Fritz in the U.S. Open quarterfinals with some dance moves to music from the hit movie “KPop Demon Hunters” that were taught to him by his daughter, Tara, who turned 8 on Tuesday. After meeting Fritz at the net when the 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win ... Read More »
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PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte hit a three-run homer that snapped a seventh-inning tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended the Texas Rangers’ six-game win streak with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night. Jorge Barrosa and Jordan Lawlar singled off Hoby Milner (2-4) to begin the seventh. Marte sent a 414-foot drive to left-center for his 25th ... Read More »
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PHOENIX (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, DeWanna Bonner added 19 points off the bench and the Phoenix Mercury won their fifth straight game with an 85-79 victory over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night. Phoenix (26-14), which had already clinched a playoff spot, moved into a second-place tie ... Read More »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Temi Fagbenle scored 16 points and the Golden State Valkyries beat the New York Liberty 66-58 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win to close in on becoming the first expansion team to earn a playoff berth in an inaugural season. The Valkyries dropped their magic number to clinch a ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic took a two-set lead against Taylor Fritz, an opponent he always beats, to close in on the semifinals, a round he often reaches at the U.S. Open, and marked the occasion by blowing kisses to those in Tuesday night’s crowd pulling for the final American man in the field. ... Read More »
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DENVER (AP) — Rafael Devers hit his 30th home run and Rockies starter Kyle Freeland took issue with Devers’ celebration, leading to the ejections of Freeland, Willy Adames and Matt Chapman in the first inning of the Giants’ 7-4 win over the Rockies on Tuesday night. Devers admired his high-arcing 2-run shot. Freeland (3-14) exchanged ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic took a two-set lead against Taylor Fritz, an opponent he always beats, to close in on the semifinals, a round he often reaches at the U.S. Open, and marked the occasion by blowing kisses to those in Tuesday night’s crowd pulling for the last American man in the field. ... Read More »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Trent Grisham hit his second grand slam in five days and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Max Fried (15-5) allowed four hits and a run with five strikeouts in seven innings to get the Yankees ... Read More »
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DETROIT (AP) — Pete Alonso homered twice, Juan Soto went deep again and rookie Nolan McLean pitched six solid innings as the New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 12-5 on Tuesday night. McLean (4-0) recovered from a rocky start to set down his final 14 batters. He gave up two runs on three hits ... Read More »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Trout was scratched from the Los Angeles Angels’ starting lineup Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals because of a skin infection on his left arm. “A weird thing that just crept up on him,” interim manager Ray Montgomery said following his team’s 5-1 victory. Montgomery said Trout will ... Read More »
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