By The Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates (38-55, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (45-48, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-4, 3.69 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (7-6, 2.36 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 107 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Seattle -120 at N.Y YANKEES +102 Tampa Bay -110 at BOSTON -106 Cleveland -134 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +114 Texas -118 at LA ANGELS +100 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI -188 Miami +158 at ST. LOUIS -146 Washington +124 Arizona
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .299; Busch, Chicago, .297; Donovan, St. Louis, .296; Naylor, Arizona, .296; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .294; Arraez, San Diego, .293; Edwards, Miami, .291; Alonso, New York, .290; Burleson, St. Louis, .290; Frelick, Milwaukee, .290; Machado, San Diego, .290. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 88; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 69; Soto, New York, 66; Schwarber,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .360; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .335; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .327; Peña, Houston, .322; Meyers, Houston, .308; Kirk, Toronto, .306; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .305; RamÃrez, Cleveland, .299; Witt, Kansas City, .295; Clement, Toronto, .292; Kwan, Cleveland, .292. RUNS_Judge, New York, 82; Raleigh, Seattle, 63; Buxton, Minnesota, 59; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 56; Rooker, Athletics, 56;
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a 421-foot drive
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, known more for delivering hard-hit homers than producing them in quantity, was added Tuesday to next week’s Home Run Derby in Atlanta. He is the fifth player named as a participant in Monday’s event at Truist Park, which hosts the All-Star Game a night
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Mark Canha on the 10-day injured list with a left elbow injury Tuesday. Canha is in his first season with the Royals after being acquired in a trade during spring training. He’s hitting .212 with a .537 OPS in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 9 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Carlton CYCLING 6:30 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 5, Caen, France 6 a.m. (Thursday) PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 6,
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 12 6 .667 — Atlanta 12 7 .632 ½ Indiana 9 9 .500 3 Washington 9 10 .474 3½ Chicago 5 13 .278 7 Connecticut 2 16 .111 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 2 .895 — Phoenix 13 6 .684
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Cincinnati 13 5 3 42 33 27 Nashville 12 4 5 41 37 23 Philadelphia 12 5 4 40 35 21 Columbus 10 3 8 38 34 27 Orlando City 9 5 7 34 39 28 Inter Miami CF 9 3 5 32 40
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 38 .587 — New York 50 41 .549 3½ Tampa Bay 49 43 .533 5 Boston 48 45 .516 6½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 34 .634 — Kansas City 45 48 .484 14 Minnesota 44
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 53 39 .576 — Philadelphia 53 39 .576 — Miami 42 48 .467 10 Atlanta 39 51 .433 13 Washington 37 54 .407 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 37 .593 — Milwaukee 52 40 .565 2½ St. Louis 49 43
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 54 38 .587 — — 10-0 W-10 32-16 22-22 426 405 21 New York 50 41 .549 3½ +2 3-7 W-2 27-17 23-24 472 370 102 Tampa Bay 49 43 .533 5 +½ 3-7 L-2
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 38 .587 — New York 50 41 .549 3½ Tampa Bay 49 43 .533 5 Boston 48 45 .516 6½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 34 .634 — Kansas City 45 48 .484 14 Minnesota 44
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 10 Colorado 2 Final N.Y. Mets 7 Baltimore 6 Final Kansas City 4 Pittsburgh 3 Final Minnesota 8 Chicago Cubs 1 Final Athletics 10 Atlanta 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 2 Final Toronto 6 Chicago White Sox 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 10 Seattle 3
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates (38-54, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (44-48, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (3-10, 3.64 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (6-5, 2.65 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .303; Naylor, Arizona, .299; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .299; Busch, Chicago, .297; Donovan, St. Louis, .296; Frelick, Milwaukee, .293; Machado, San Diego, .293; Arraez, San Diego, .292; Edwards, Miami, .292; Alonso, New York, .290; Burleson, St. Louis, .290. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 88; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 68; Soto, New York, 66; Tucker,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .360; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .335; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .321; Meyers, Houston, .308; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .306; Kirk, Toronto, .300; RamÃrez, Cleveland, .298; Kwan, Cleveland, .297; Clement, Toronto, .296; Witt, Kansas City, .296. RUNS_Judge, New York, 80; Raleigh, Seattle, 62; Buxton, Minnesota, 57; Witt, Kansas City, 56; V.Guerrero, Toronto,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Wednesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Toronto -148 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +126 at DETROIT -156 Tampa Bay +132 at N.Y YANKEES -144 Seattle +122 at HOUSTON -144 Cleveland +122 Texas -126 at LA ANGELS +108 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE LA Dodgers -156 at MILWAUKEE +132 Philadelphia
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, and the Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Monday night. Cameron (3-4) struck out seven in a season-high seven innings. The left-hander allowed three hits, a
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are back on the board. Tommy Pham’s two-run home run in the third inning at Kansas City on Monday night ended a 30-inning scoreless streak for the Pirates, who were shut out in all three games at Seattle during their previous series. Before beginning this nine-game trip
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 8 MLB BASEBALL 7:30 p.m. TBS — L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee TRUTV — L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at Athletics (10:05 p.m.) OR Arizona at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. NBATV
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 12 6 .667 — Atlanta 12 7 .632 ½ Indiana 9 9 .500 3 Washington 8 10 .444 4 Chicago 5 12 .294 6½ Connecticut 2 16 .111 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 2 .895 — Phoenix 13 6 .684
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Cincinnati 13 5 3 42 33 27 Nashville 12 4 5 41 37 23 Philadelphia 12 5 4 40 35 21 Columbus 10 3 8 38 34 27 Orlando City 9 5 7 34 39 28 Inter Miami CF 9 3 5 32 40
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 53 38 .582 — New York 49 41 .544 3½ Tampa Bay 49 42 .538 4 Boston 47 45 .511 6½ Baltimore 40 49 .449 12 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 58 34 .630 — Kansas City 44 48 .478 14 Minnesota 43
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 53 38 .582 — New York 52 39 .571 1 Miami 41 48 .461 11 Atlanta 39 50 .438 13 Washington 37 53 .411 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 36 .600 — Milwaukee 51 40 .560 3½ St. Louis 48 43
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 53 38 .582 — New York 49 41 .544 3½ Tampa Bay 49 42 .538 4 Boston 47 45 .511 6½ Baltimore 40 49 .449 12 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 58 34 .630 — Kansas City 44 48 .478 14 Minnesota 43
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 53 38 .582 — — 9-1 W-9 32-16 21-22 420 404 16 New York 49 41 .544 3½ +1 3-7 W-1 26-17 23-24 462 367 95 Tampa Bay 49 42 .538 4 +½ 3-7 L-1
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Kansas City 9 Pittsburgh 3 Final Boston 9 Colorado 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 1 Final Toronto 8 Chicago White Sox 4 Final Cleveland 7 Houston 5 Final L.A. Angels 6 Texas 5 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Miami 5 Cincinnati 1 Final Milwaukee 9 L.A.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates (38-53, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (43-48, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Andrew Heaney (4-7, 4.16 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-4, 2.56 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
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