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The once-struggling Cardinals are quickly putting their woeful May behind them. Dexter Fowler and Harrison Bader hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning, and St. Louis outlasted the Chicago Cubs in a 7-4 victory that ended early Sunday after a rain delay of over three hours. “To kind of get it going and have some […]

Tim Locastro drove in the tie-breaking run with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 6-5 win over the New York Mets on Saturday night. Kevin Cron, called up from Triple-A Reno before the game, doubled off Mets reliever Tyler Bashlor (0-3) to start the bottom of the 11th inning. He

If the San Francisco Giants had more games like this, Bruce Bochy would have far more reason to smile during his final season as a big league manager. Backed by timely hitting and an error-free defense, San Francisco starter Shaun Anderson stuck around for seven innings and earned his first big league win , an

While players on the Yankees bench gaped at Gary Sánchez’s one-handed homer, manager Aaron Boone was already thinking about his next relief pitcher. “Once we got the lead,” he said, “we felt like we had a chance to really roll out our guys.” No surprise — Boone’s bullpen big guns delivered again. Sánchez hit a

A look at what’s happening around the majors Sunday: BACK ON TOP The World Series champion Red Sox haven’t looked quite the same this season — not even on the lineup card. Manager Alex Cora is changing that, restoring 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts to the leadoff spot. Cora informed Betts before Saturday night’s 5-3

The Latest on Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local): 8:05 p.m. The Boston Bruins are in command after the first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final in St. Louis. Patrice Bergeron, Charlie Coyle and Sean Kuraly scored to give Boston a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes.

Martin Kaymer is 18 holes away from ending five years without a victory. He is mildly surprised. He is not the least bit stressed. And he has plenty of company among contenders at the Memorial for whom winning has become more of a memory than a habit. Kaymer was bogey-free Saturday at Muirfield Village for

A Brazilian police document says an unidentified woman has accused Neymar of raping her in Paris last month. The player’s father calls the incident “a setup” against his son. The document obtained by The Associated Press on Saturday says the incident took place on May 15 at 8:20 p.m. in a hotel. The woman went

Major league batters set a record in May for most home runs in any month. Batters hit 1,135 home runs in May, topping the previous mark of 1,119 in August 2017, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Toronto rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit No. 1,120 for the month on Friday night. Four of the top

The Latest on the Detroit Grand Prix (all times local): 3:55 p.m. The start of the Detroit Grand Prix has been delayed. A severe thunderstorm warning led to the track and stands being cleared about 90 minutes before the start of the race. Race officials were unable to provide estimates for a possible start time