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Athletics 9, Rangers 2: Henry Bolte made the announcement
Henry Bolte hit his first two major-league homers as the Athletics scored nine unanswered runs and turned Texas into a long highlight reel.
Blue Jays 11, Guardians 0: Toronto turned pressure into a parade
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in five runs, Dylan Cease blanked Cleveland for six innings, and Toronto made a wild-card game look alarmingly simple.
Cardinals 8, Dodgers 6: St. Louis refused to respect the script
Thomas Saggese and Leo Bernal homered, and St. Louis answered every Dodgers push before taking an extra-inning win in Los Angeles.
Mariners 8, Red Sox 3: Seattle found a repeatable answer
Seattle scored four runs in both the third and sixth innings, turning a late-season wild-card chase into a night of steady offensive pressure.
Mets 10, Rays 4: New York gave the rookie the loudest night
Nick Morabito collected his first major-league hit with a three-run double as the Mets built an early lead and finished off Tampa Bay.
Tigers 11, Twins 6: Detroit saved the fireworks for the 12th
Spencer Torkelson's two-run homer and Javier Báez's bases-clearing double finished a 12-inning win after Minnesota tied the game twice late.
Brewers 9, Cubs 4: Milwaukee turned Wrigley weather into a bullpen warning
The Cubs led 3-0, the Brewers found the sixth inning, and the division leaders turned a tense opener into a five-run finish.
Cardinals 13, Dodgers 8: St. Louis brought five-homer paperwork to L.A.
Five Cardinals home runs created a seven-run lead, and the Dodgers' ninth-inning rally arrived too late to rescue the expensive standard.
Mariners 9, Red Sox 6: Montes opened the door and Seattle walked through
Lazaro Montes homered in his Major League debut, Seattle built an eight-run lead, and the Mariners held on after Boston made the finish uncomfortable.
Phillies 7, Diamondbacks 1: Harper made September look like October
Bryce Harper kept reaching, Jesús Luzardo kept Arizona quiet, and the Phillies turned a September road game into a complete contender's examination.
Pirates 13, Giants 12: Pittsburgh survived its own masterpiece
The Pirates built an 11-5 lead, watched the Giants erase it, and found one more run when a wild night demanded an equally wild ending.
Yankees 7, Angels 3: New York made the opening statement early
Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. went back-to-back in the first, and the Yankees made that early advantage survive Los Angeles' sixth-inning push.
Orioles claim Luis Robert Jr. off waivers, adding one more September swing
The Orioles absorbed roughly $3 million for the rest of 2026 and gained a right-handed outfield option before the postseason-eligibility deadline.
Houston Dynamo FC 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0: The clean sheet was the argument
Houston and San Jose created pressure without a finish, closing a 0-0 draw with a clean sheet on each side and more questions for both attacks.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 0: The road trip became a statement
Vancouver Whitecaps FC scored three times before halftime, kept Sporting Kansas City scoreless, and turned a difficult road date into a full statement.
Minnesota United FC 3, Orlando City 3: Every lead was temporary
Orlando led twice and Minnesota led once, but neither team could keep the other from answering in a wild 3-3 draw at Allianz Field.
Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0: Mukhtar made the night louder
Nashville led only 1-0 at halftime, then scored three times after the break to turn FC Cincinnati's road ambition into a four-goal reality check.
Aces 93, Tempo 73: Wilson kept the standard
A'ja Wilson scored 27 points, Jackie Young added 23 and eight assists, and Las Vegas carried a 26-point lead before beating Toronto 93-73.
Gotham 1, Portland 1: The record stayed unbeaten
Jaedyn Shaw put Gotham ahead and Sophia Wilson answered from the penalty spot, leaving Gotham unbeaten in 10 straight matches and Portland with a hard-earned road point.
San Diego 3, Racing Louisville 2: Byars turned the match
Racing led 2-0 after 23 minutes, but Trinity Byars scored twice and Kenza Dali completed San Diego's comeback in a 3-2 win.
Seahawks 9, Chiefs 9: Myers left the tie alone
Jalen Milroe threw for 223 yards, Garrett Nussmeier added 198, and the preseason ended with both teams still looking for a way to make nine points feel decisive.
Sparks 88, Mystics 82: Burrell owned the fourth
Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points and Rae Burrell scored 12 of her 15 in the fourth as Los Angeles rallied past Washington 88-82.
Vikings 6, Broncos 34: Denver's depth chart made the statement
Denver scored 14 fourth-quarter points and held Minnesota scoreless, turning a preseason audition into a 28-point margin and a very loud depth-chart conversation.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0: One run was enough
Paul Goldschmidt's third-inning homer supplied the only run as New York's pitching staff held Boston scoreless despite five hits in a 1-0 win.
Fever 111, Sun 91: Two 34-point engines ended the argument
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 34 points as Indiana beat Connecticut 111-91 in the final meeting between the teams.
Fire 101, Dream 83: Portland turned the streak into smoke
Carla Leite scored 26 and Emily Engstler added a career-high 25 as Portland beat Atlanta 101-83 and ended the Dream's four-game winning streak.
Bengals 30, Eagles 13: Cincinnati owned the audition
The Bengals finished the preseason 3-0 by beating the Eagles 30-13 and outgaining Philadelphia 420-210 in a decisive final audition.
Saints 27, Cowboys 24: Carlson left the last word
The Saints built an early lead, watched Dallas erase it, and still got Daniel Carlson into position for a 53-yard winner in a 27-24 finish.
Packers 42, Cardinals 38: McCord made the comeback loud
The Packers trailed by 11 points late, then Kyle McCord and Kisean Johnson turned the final minutes into a roster argument with a 42-38 comeback.
49ers 18, Raiders 12: Piñeiro made every point count
Eddy Piñeiro went six-for-six and San Francisco's defense kept Las Vegas out of the end zone in an 18-12 preseason finale.
Bills 28, Steelers 27: Buffalo found the last drive
The Bills came back from 27-20 with a late touchdown and two-point conversion, finishing the preseason 3-0 by winning the only quarter that could still change the story.
Browns 37, Patriots 13: Cleveland turned the preseason into a policy
Dillon Gabriel threw three touchdowns, Luke Floriea caught two, and Cleveland shut out New England after halftime in a 37-13 finish.
Mystics 80, Mercury 73: Amoore owned the last quarter
Georgia Amoore scored 16 of her career-high 25 points in the fourth, and Washington closed on a 27-10 run to beat Phoenix 80-73.
Rams 20, Chargers 18: Los Angeles survived the last push
The Rams built a 20-10 lead, then held on when the Chargers scored eight points in the fourth quarter and threatened from their own 1-yard line.
Valkyries 79, Liberty 60: Golden State turned depth into distance
The Valkyries hit 13 threes, held the Liberty to 30.2 percent shooting, and completed a 3-0 season sweep with a 79-60 road win.
Mariners 4, Phillies 1: Five hits were enough to put Philadelphia on hold
Seattle had five hits to Philadelphia's six, but Cal Raleigh's homer, a two-run seventh, and George Kirby's work made every hit count.
Braves 4, Dodgers 3: Atlanta held the line after the lead disappeared
The Braves built a three-run first, lost the lead in the middle innings, and answered in the eighth before Raisel Iglesias closed a 4-3 win.
Astros 9, Yankees 7: Houston kept answering the microphone
The Astros and Yankees traded punches through eight innings, but Houston turned 14 hits and a two-run ninth-inning cushion into a complete road win.
Mystics 94, Mercury 84: Washington made the lead count
Washington shot 59% in the first half, led by 18 at the break, and held Phoenix's veteran comeback to a 10-point final margin.
Wings 96, Fire 78: Dallas clinched with everybody in the group project
Dallas never trailed, led by 26, and clinched the final playoff spot even after Portland won the fourth quarter 26-25.
Sun 87, Sky 81: Connecticut survived its own fourth-quarter fire drill
Connecticut led by 20 early in the fourth, surrendered a 21-4 run, and still found the block and layup that kept the night from becoming a full collapse.
Twins 9, Athletics 6: Minnesota built a cushion and then tested it
Kaelen Culpepper collected four hits, Josh Bell drove in three, and Minnesota held on after the Athletics scored four times in the ninth.
Pirates 3, Padres 2 (12): Pittsburgh made San Diego pay rent
Nick Gonzales singled home the winning run in the 12th, and Yohan Ramirez struck out the side as Pittsburgh ended San Diego's eight-game home winning streak.
Nationals 13, Rockies 3: Washington turned one error into an avalanche
Daylen Lile drove in five runs, Cade Cavalli struck out seven, and Washington scored 13 times after Colorado's early lead disappeared.
Rangers 11, White Sox 2: Texas made Rate Field a hitting drill
Texas scored in seven innings, Corey Seager had three hits and three RBIs, and Kumar Rocker struck out eight in an 11-2 Rangers win.
Dream 78, Sparks 71: Angel Reese turned the glass into a record book
Reese finished with 11 points and a WNBA-record 26 rebounds, while Allisha Gray scored 20 as Atlanta beat Los Angeles for the ninth straight time.
Valkyries 80, Lynx 66: Golden State finally solved Minnesota's math
Cecilia Zandalasini scored 18 points, five Valkyries reached double figures, and Golden State held Minnesota to its lowest score of the season in an 80-66 win.
Cowboys 34, Cardinals 13: Milton made the backup case loud
Joe Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as Dallas led from the opening quarter and finished its 34-13 win without a fourth-quarter scare.
Dream 99, Mercury 89: Reese made the night heavier
Angel Reese scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Atlanta's 26-21 fourth quarter kept Phoenix's Kahleah Copper from stealing the ending.
Liberty 109, Fever 102: Fiebich returned with answers
Leonie Fiebich scored 20 points in her return, and New York made 24 of 29 free throws to keep Indiana's 100-100 rally from becoming a road win.
Phillies 12, Cardinals 3: The middle innings belonged to Philadelphia
Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered, Andrew Painter struck out eight over seven innings, and Philadelphia scored eight times in the third and sixth innings.
Reds 11, Diamondbacks 5: Bleday made history loud
JJ Bleday hit for the cycle, Elly De La Cruz added four hits and a 450-foot homer, and Cincinnati collected 16 hits in an 11-5 win.
Sparks 77, Sun 68: Burrell wrote the ending
Rae Burrell scored 20 points, Nneka Ogwumike posted 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Los Angeles ended a six-game skid despite a 13-0 Connecticut run late.
Club América 1, Austin FC 1: Austin won the part that counts
Austin absorbed a 16-6 shot deficit, drew Club América 1-1, and won the shootout 6-5 after Myrto Uzuni repaired an own-goal setback.
Cruz Azul 1, Chicago Fire FC 2: Dithejane turned the finish
Chicago Fire FC answered Cruz Azul's late lead with a stoppage-time winner from Puso Dithejane, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 Leagues Cup win.
New York City FC 1, Club Necaxa 2: Necaxa flipped the whole second half
New York City FC led 1-0 at halftime, but Club Necaxa scored twice after the break and finished with a 5-2 edge in shots on target.
Philadelphia Union 0, Santos Laguna 2: Santos made halftime unforgiving
Santos Laguna scored in the 48th and 51st minutes to beat Philadelphia Union 2-0 despite a 12-7 Union edge in shot attempts.
Portland Timbers 3, Club Tijuana 1: The second half belonged to Portland
Portland turned a 1-1 halftime score into a 3-1 Leagues Cup win, finishing with an 8-2 edge in shots on target over Club Tijuana.
Brewers 5, Dodgers 4: The ninth was a trap
Milwaukee strung together three ninth-inning RBI singles to steal a 5-4 win from Los Angeles, turning Edwin Díaz's latest close into a full bullpen hearing.
Liberty 85, Sparks 81: New York survived a 40-point warning
Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones built enough cushion for New York to survive Los Angeles' 40-point fourth quarter and hold on 85-81.
Aces 83, Mystics 76: Young kept the answer ready
Jackie Young's 32 points and a controlled fourth quarter carried Las Vegas past Washington 83-76, even as the Mystics shot 51 percent.
Dream 104, Sun 69: Gray and Howard made the middle loud
Atlanta's two 29-point scorers and 14 three-pointers made a 104-69 win over Connecticut feel like four quarters of pressure instead of one runaway burst.
Angels 7, Rangers 0: Ureña made contact irrelevant
Walbert Ureña made two Texas hits feel decorative, while Mike Trout and Denzer Guzman helped the Angels turn 15 hits into a 7-0 shutout.
Phillies 7, Twins 1: Schwarber made two swings count
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, Brandon Marsh added another, and Aaron Nola's nine strikeouts made Philadelphia's 7-1 win over Minnesota feel sturdier than the scenery.
Bengals 16, Lions 14: Cincinnati banked the points before Detroit found the volume
Cincinnati held off Detroit 16-14 after the Lions owned the fourth quarter, turning an uneven preseason opener into a lesson about early margin.
Cardinals 27, Raiders 14: Arizona won the first half and made that do all the work
Arizona beat Las Vegas 27-14 after scoring 21 first-half points and shutting out the Raiders over the final two quarters.
Chargers 27, Texans 7: Los Angeles turned the game late and left Houston with one quarter
Los Angeles beat Houston 27-7 after scoring 14 fourth-quarter points and holding the Texans scoreless after their opening touchdown.
Colts 13, Patriots 13: Indianapolis finished the argument even when nobody won
Indianapolis and New England tied 13-13 after the Colts scored the only fourth-quarter points, leaving both teams with a useful closing note.
Steelers 28, Packers 9: Pittsburgh owned the finish and left Green Bay with the receipts
Pittsburgh beat Green Bay 28-9 after shutting out the Packers in the fourth quarter and scoring 14 points of its own in the final period.
Titans 19, 49ers 13: Tennessee kept San Francisco's second act off the stage
Tennessee beat San Francisco 19-13 by scoring in every quarter and never allowing the 49ers to build a second scoring burst after halftime.
Nationals 7, Cubs 0: Cavalli made the hot offense disappear
Cade Cavalli allowed one hit over eight scoreless innings as Washington shut out Chicago 7-0.
Mariners 1, Yankees 0: Seattle found one swing and made it enough
Weston Wilson homered in the second inning, Logan Gilbert threw six scoreless innings, and Seattle held New York to four hits.
Pirates 13, Marlins 1: The late innings became a demolition
Rafael Flores Jr. drove in six, Braxton Ashcraft struck out 10, and Pittsburgh scored all 13 of its runs after the fourth.
Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0: Late runs made the shutout louder
Boston scored six of its seven runs in the eighth and ninth innings, while Payton Tolle worked eight scoreless innings.
Reds 9, White Sox 8: The four-run fourth became a dare
Cincinnati scored four times in the fourth, and Tyler Stephenson's three RBI helped the Reds survive Chicago's ninth-inning push.
Tigers 3, Guardians 0: Three runs locked the door
Keider Montero worked 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Eduardo Valencia homered, and Detroit beat Cleveland 3-0.
Orlando City 2, Atlético de San Luis 2: The shootout made the draw count
Orlando City led by two, conceded twice late, and still beat Atlético de San Luis 5-3 in the shootout after a 2-2 regulation draw.
Inter Miami 2, Leon 3: Arcila made Miami's margin matter
Daniel Arcila scored twice, including the 83rd-minute winner, as Leon turned a frantic finish into Miami's Leagues Cup exit.
LAFC 1, Queretaro 1: Penalties kept the night alive
Denis Bouanga answered an early Queretaro goal, then LAFC won 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 regulation draw.
Monterrey 2, Nashville 1: Cuypers waited until late
Hugo Cuypers scored in the second minute of stoppage time as Monterrey flipped Nashville's early lead into a 2-1 Leagues Cup loss.
San Diego 3, Puebla 2: San Diego finished the comeback
San Diego FC scored twice after halftime and held off Puebla's late goal to win 3-2 in Leagues Cup.
Seattle 1, Chivas 2: Chivas turned the opener around
Chivas de Guadalajara answered Seattle's early goal with two second-half scores to leave Lumen Field with a 2-1 Leagues Cup win.
Toluca 3, FC Dallas 1: Toluca turned a hole into control
Toluca answered Petar Musa's early goal with two before halftime and added a third after the break to beat FC Dallas 3-1.
Cardinals 7, Phillies 1: Burleson turned a slow start into a statement
Alec Burleson and the Cardinals turned a one-run game into a seven-run verdict while Philadelphia searched for an answer that never arrived.
Lynx 85, Fire 81: Minnesota survived the fourth-quarter fire drill
Minnesota led by 29, watched Portland make the fourth quarter loud, and still left with an 85-81 win that came with a warning label.
Padres 4, Brewers 3 (11): San Diego kept the extra inning from becoming a referendum
The Padres survived a one-run argument for 11 innings, then made the final frame belong to San Diego.
Valkyries 91, Sky 71: Golden State made the middle quarters the whole story
Chicago led after one, but Golden State won the middle quarters 56-34 and turned a close start into a 91-71 statement.
White Sox 5, Reds 0: Castillo made the shutout feel inevitable
Luis Castillo made five Chicago runs feel enormous, and the White Sox kept Cincinnati from finding even one answer.
Wings 94, Tempo 88: Bueckers saved the second half for Dallas
Paige Bueckers scored all 22 points after halftime, and Dallas held off a Toronto rally to win 94-88.
Cubs 12, Nationals 6: Bregman turned the middle innings into a verdict
Alex Bregman hit three home runs and drove in seven as Chicago scored 12 runs across a six-inning avalanche against Washington.
Guardians 6, Tigers 4: Cleveland kept answering
Cleveland scored twice in the first, fifth and seventh innings, and Detroit never found the big reply in a 6-4 Guardians win.
Marlins 8, Pirates 2: Conine turned every trip into traffic
Griffin Conine reached five times, Miami scored six runs across the middle innings, and the Marlins beat Pittsburgh 8-2.
Rays 8, Athletics 4: Hicks kept the hits moving
Tampa Bay stacked 15 hits, scored four times in the fourth, and gave the Athletics too much traffic to solve in an 8-4 win.
Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4: Colorado banked the early damage
Colorado scored six times through four innings, then made Arizona's 11-hit night feel like a long list of almosts in a 6-4 win.
Twins 7, Orioles 5: Roden made the third inning stick
Minnesota answered Baltimore's early punch with four runs in the third, then kept the Orioles from finding a second scoring window until the ninth.
Angels 5, Rangers 2: Trout made the small-ball hurt
Mike Trout went 3-for-5 with two RBI, and the Angels built a three-run sixth that George Klassen and the bullpen made stand.
Astros 2, Giants 1: Two runs owned the margin
San Francisco led 1-0 early, but Houston found one run in the seventh and one in the eighth before closing the smallest possible road win.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 4: The eighth inning broke the balance
Jose Soriano kept Boston quiet for six innings, then Toronto's five-run eighth created just enough room for a nervous ninth.
Braves 6, Mets 3: Atlanta won the middle innings
Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered, but Tyler Mahle's six innings gave Atlanta's 12-hit attack the time to separate from New York.
Dodgers 4, Royals 2: The stars made the small margin count
Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Hunter Feduccia supplied the home runs, while Eric Lauer made a two-run cushion last all night.
Yankees 10, Mariners 5: Grisham made the comeback a group project
Seattle led 5-3 through five innings, but Trent Grisham's two homers and New York's seven-run finish turned a comeback into a warning.
Mets 13, Guardians 6: Eight runs made the answer impossible to miss
The Mets answered Cleveland's early pressure with 13 runs, 18 hits, and enough late separation to make the Guardians' final run decorative.
Reds 6, Athletics 5: Cincinnati stopped the comeback at the door
The Reds kept manufacturing separation until Oakland's ninth-inning push made the finish uncomfortable, not reversible.
Angels 4, Orioles 1: Neto turned one burst into a boundary
Zach Neto supplied the loudest swing, but the Angels' real win was making their one scoring burst survive every quiet inning after it.
Denver Summit 0, North Carolina Courage 2: Jackson and Schlegel made the road trip count
Riley Jackson converted a penalty and Ally Schlegel added a second goal as North Carolina Courage shut out Denver Summit 2-0.
FC Dallas 2, Querétaro 0: Moreno and Valiente made control count
Santiago Moreno opened the scoring and Joaquín Valiente finished the job as FC Dallas shut out Querétaro 2-0 in Leagues Cup.
Monterrey 1, Orlando City 2: Orlando's new era passed its first real test
Antoine Griezmann scored on his Orlando debut, Tyrese Spicer added a penalty, and Orlando held off Monterrey after Hugo Cuypers' stoppage-time goal.
Nashville 0, León 1: León made one chance enough
Daniel Arcila scored in the 79th minute as León beat Nashville SC 1-0 and made a low-margin match unforgiving.
Toluca 3, Seattle Sounders 0: Gallardo set the tone and Seattle never changed it
Jesús Gallardo scored in the third minute, Helinho and Federico Viñas finished the job, and Toluca shut out Seattle in Leagues Cup.
Dream 96, Mercury 82: Atlanta turned a big lead into a full-team warning
Howard, Gray, and Plum gave Atlanta several ways to make Phoenix defend, but the Dream still let the final quarter arrive with a small warning attached.
Inter Miami 4, Atlético de San Luis 2: Messi made the chaos useful
Miami conceded first, scored four times before halftime, and still needed a second-half response after San Luis pulled one back.
LAFC 1, Chivas 1: Son's debut had to survive the shootout
Denis Bouanga and Roberto Alvarado traded first-half goals, then LAFC won the Leagues Cup shootout 5-4 after Son's first appearance for the club.
Liberty 92, Storm 86: New York won the closeout even as Seattle found the mismatch
Malonga made Seattle's interior pressure impossible to ignore, but New York kept the last four minutes from becoming a different kind of story.
Mystics 96, Wings 92: Washington turned Dallas's 20-point lead into a collapse index
Dallas led 59-44 at halftime and 80-72 after three quarters, but Washington made the last 10 minutes feel like a different game.
Sky 95, Sparks 88: Chicago made the fourth quarter the whole argument
Chicago led by 10 at halftime, trailed by one after three quarters, and answered the entire argument with a 34-point finish.
Braves 4, Marlins 1: Elder turned Atlanta into one hit
The Braves scored three in the second and one in the third, then Bryce Elder allowed only one hit across seven innings.
Cardinals 3, Yankees 1: Wetherholt taxed the Bronx
Wetherholt drove in two during St. Louis' three-run fifth, and the Cardinals held New York to one run after that.
Diamondbacks 10, Padres 4: The fourth inning ate the game
The Diamondbacks built a 10-0 lead by the eighth, then let San Diego score four in the ninth without surrendering the result.
Mariners 4, Tigers 2: Woo made the middle quiet
Bryan Woo kept Detroit scoreless for seven innings, and Julio Rodriguez's three RBI gave Seattle enough margin to survive a two-run eighth.
Rays 4, Rockies 0: Five hits made the difference
The Rays scored twice in the first, then added one run in the third and seventh while keeping Colorado scoreless despite six Rockies hits.
Reds 3, Athletics 2: Cincinnati made the one-run game behave
The Reds scored in the second, fifth, and sixth innings after Oakland's first-inning homer, then protected a one-run edge through the ninth.
Brewers 4, Pirates 2: Harrison won the Skenes argument
Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh 4-2 because Kyle Harrison kept the scoreboard quiet while the Brewers made Paul Skenes work through a less forgiving version of five innings.
Mets 6, Guardians 5: New York won the extra question
The Mets and Guardians reached the 10th tied at five. New York found the one run that Cleveland could not, which is the entire job description of an extra inning.
Nationals 10, Phillies 4: The eleventh inning became the verdict
Washington and Philadelphia were tied after nine innings. The Nationals made the 11th so loud that the Phillies never got another argument.
Orioles 5, Angels 2: Baltimore won the middle
Baltimore scored three in the fourth and two in the eighth, while Trevor Rogers kept Los Angeles from turning its two runs into a real chase.
Red Sox 4, White Sox 0: Gray made the night small
Boston did not need a dramatic rally. Sonny Gray kept Chicago from building one, and the Red Sox turned a few scoring windows into a 4-0 shutout.
Royals 2, Twins 1: Cameron kept the door closed
Kansas City beat Minnesota 2-1 because Noah Cameron carried the game deep enough for the Royals to win the close part without turning it into a bullpen guessing game.
Charlotte 3, Pumas 0: The Crown left no room for a debate
Charlotte did not ask its opener to become dramatic. The Crown scored three, allowed none, and made Pumas carry the frustration of a game that never found a comeback lane.
Cincinnati 3, Pachuca 1: The cleaner answers won the opener
Cincinnati's 3-1 win over Pachuca was not a one-moment escape. The Orange and Blue kept finding answers until the final score gave the opener a clear owner.
Columbus 3, Atlas 1: The Crew made the first punch count
Columbus did not need a frantic finish to beat Atlas. The Crew built a 3-1 scoreline, protected the two-goal cushion, and started Phase One with a result that looked more settled than the tournament opener had any right to feel.
Juárez 2, Minnesota 1: The road side won the one-goal argument
Juárez left Minnesota with a 2-1 win, and the narrow scoreline is the point: the visitors found just enough separation and refused to let the home side turn the opener into a draw.
Tigres 1, Real Salt Lake 1: The shootout made the draw hurt
RSL drew Tigres 1-1 through regulation, then lost the penalty shootout 7-6. The result is both proof of the matchup and a very specific reason to be annoyed.
Whitecaps 0, Atlante 1: One goal made Vancouver chase the night
Atlante's 1-0 win over Vancouver was a one-goal game from start to finish, and that scarcity made the Whitecaps' first Phase One mistake the only one that mattered.
Brewers 4, Pirates 2: Chourio made the extra hit matter
Jackson Chourio homered and collected three hits while Logan Henderson carried Milwaukee through six innings in a 4-2 win.
Orioles 3, Angels 1: Povich made six innings carry the night
Cade Povich threw six scoreless innings, Pete Alonso drove in two, and Baltimore finished a 3-1 win after a late Angels push.
Rangers 5, Giants 4: Texas won the last answer
San Francisco tied Texas in the ninth, but Ezequiel Duran's four-RBI night ended with the Rangers scoring the last run.
Rays 9, Rockies 7: Tampa Bay kept adding one more answer
Liam Hicks drove in four runs, Tampa Bay survived a tie in the ninth, and the Rays scored twice in the 11th to beat Colorado 9-7.
Reds 5, Athletics 4: Cincinnati turned traffic into runs
Cincinnati scored three in the fifth and two in the eighth, then held Oakland at arm's length in a 5-4 win.
Royals 8, Twins 2: Kansas City made one good inning repeat
Bobby Witt Jr. collected three hits, Kansas City scored three runs in two separate innings, and the Royals finished an 8-2 win.
Blue Jays 5, Astros 4: Toronto answered Houston's power burst
Toronto turned a three-run sixth-inning answer into a tenth-inning lead and held Houston to one reply in the bottom half.
Braves 4, Marlins 2: Atlanta nearly let the margin leak
Atlanta held Miami scoreless for eight innings, built a four-run lead, and then had to finish the night after a two-run ninth-inning scare.
Cubs 7, Dodgers 6: Chicago survived the eighth-inning fire
Chicago led 6-1 before Los Angeles turned the eighth into a five-run alarm, but the Cubs found one more run and held the line in the ninth.
Mets 6, Guardians 2: New York kept the punches coming
New York scored three in the second, answered Cleveland's two runs, and added enough late insurance to keep the result settled.
Phillies 5, Nationals 0: Luzardo turned the night into a line
Philadelphia scored three in the third, added insurance, and let Jesus Luzardo carry a scoreless lead through eight innings.
Rangers 6, Giants 0: Texas made the shutout mean something
Texas scored four in the third, added insurance twice, and held San Francisco scoreless despite eight Giants hits.
Astros 7, Blue Jays 2: Houston made the middle its property
Houston scored four times in the fifth, rode nine hits, and held Toronto's offense to a pair of early questions with no follow-up.
Cubs 5, Dodgers 1: Skubal got the headline, Assad got the game
The Cubs absorbed the Dodgers' one scoring answer, then built a five-run night around nine hits and three home runs.
Padres 9, Diamondbacks 4: Machado made the margin mean something
The Padres scored three runs in each of the first two innings, survived Arizona's seventh-inning noise, and finished with 16 hits.
Red Sox 14, White Sox 2: A six-run first set the tone
Boston built a six-run lead immediately, built it again in the sixth, and finished a 14-2 win with 15 hits and four home runs.
Tigers 8, Mariners 0: Melton turned the series quiet
Detroit scored three times in the third, once in the fifth, and four in the ninth while Troy Melton kept Seattle scoreless for seven innings.
Yankees 2, Cardinals 0: Lombard made a clean win louder
The Yankees scored twice, gave St. Louis six harmless hits, and made a two-run cushion feel like a locked door.
Aces 104, Liberty 99: Wilson built the cushion
New York won the fourth quarter 28-26, but Las Vegas led 52-44 at halftime and had enough A'ja Wilson to keep the late push from becoming a comeback.
Dodgers 6, Mariners 2: An early hole became a runway
The Dodgers built a two-run first, absorbed Seattle's sixth-inning push, and finished a 6-2 win with the Mariners never getting the tying run close.
Giants 4, Padres 1: San Francisco made one swing count
San Francisco scored in three innings, Robbie Ray controlled six, and Daniel Susac supplied the swing that gave a patient Giants win its shape.
Braves 5, Nationals 4: Atlanta made four hits carry five runs
Atlanta beat Washington 5-4 despite a seven-hit deficit, making two home runs account for half of its four-hit attack.
Mets 4, Marlins 2: New York won with two-run answers
New York beat Miami 4-2 with two-run innings in the sixth and eighth, letting timely bursts carry a low-volume offense.
Rays 3, Rangers 2: Tampa Bay turned a thin margin into two power swings
Tampa Bay beat Texas 3-2 on two home runs, turning nine hits and a narrow margin into a win that never stopped feeling breakable.
Red Sox 5, Athletics 4: Boston won the extra-base margin
Boston beat the Athletics 5-4 with three extra-base hits, turning eight hits into more damage than Oakland's nine-hit, five-double attack.
Reds 3, Pirates 2: Cincinnati made four doubles feel like a warning
Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 3-2 with four doubles, nine hits, and an Elly De La Cruz performance that kept the Reds' pressure moving.
Twins 4, Royals 3: Minnesota turned the ninth into a four-run escape
Minnesota beat Kansas City 4-3 when Kody Clemens' ninth-inning home run made a three-hit night louder than the Royals' eight-hit advantage.
Cubs 4, Cardinals 2: Chicago kept the pressure alive with doubles
Chicago collected 11 hits and five doubles, then used one more extra-base wave in the tenth to beat St. Louis 4-2.
Current 5, Racing 1: Kansas City made every wave count
Haley Hopkins and Debinha scored twice each as Kansas City turned 17 shots into five goals and made Racing's pressure feel like background noise.
Gotham 1, Bay 0: Purce made one early chance enough
Midge Purce scored in the second minute, and Gotham kept its foot on the match by putting ten of its 16 shots on target.
Lynx 104, Tempo 72: Minnesota turned Toronto's turnovers into a runaway
Toronto led after one quarter, but Minnesota forced 22 turnovers, won the next three periods, and made the expansion club's evening feel much shorter.
Sky 94, Sun 88: Chicago turned a nine-point chase into a fourth-quarter takeover
Connecticut owned the first half, but Chicago's 33-point fourth quarter turned Kamilla Cardoso's big night into a comeback the Sky could actually keep.
White Sox 2, Yankees 1: Chicago found one more run in 11 innings
The Yankees and White Sox each collected six hits, but Chicago kept the game alive until a bases-loaded walk in the 11th supplied the only extra margin anyone needed.
Red Sox 4, Athletics 2: Rafaela erased five quiet innings
Jack Perkins kept Boston hitless through five innings, but Rafaela's first career grand slam turned the Red Sox's first real opening into all four runs.
Astros 6, Angels 4: Four runs came from one ninth-inning hit
The Angels carried a two-run lead into the ninth, then walks, hit batters and defensive mistakes gave Houston every opening it needed.
Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 2: Lowe finished a patient chase
Arizona led 2-0 in the sixth, but Bryan Reynolds tied the game in the eighth before Lowe's third hit brought home the automatic runner.
Orioles 8, Tigers 5: Baltimore kept replacing the cushion
Detroit reached five runs by the end of the fifth, but Baltimore answered with three homers, 12 hits and one more run whenever the margin tightened.
Rangers 7, Mariners 3: Four homers ended the suspense early
Pederson homered in each of the first two innings, and Texas made a five-run lead feel permanent before Seattle's bullpen could restore order.
Blue Jays 3, Nationals 2: The bullpen carried the return
Scherzer worked 2 2/3 innings, then Toronto's bullpen allowed one run and never surrendered the lead in a 3-2 win.
Giants 3, Brewers 0: Mahle made three runs enormous
Luis Arraez supplied the first run and Grant McCray added a two-run homer, while Mahle and the bullpen made the margin untouchable.
Cubs 7, Cardinals 3: Bregman and Hoerner owned the rivalry
Bregman and Hoerner went 8-for-10, drove in six runs and scored five as Chicago built an early lead and restored its cushion in the ninth.
Yankees 9, White Sox 5: Every answer grew louder
Chicago scored three in the first and tied the game again in the fifth, but New York produced all nine of its runs after falling behind.
Marlins 8, Phillies 7: A three-run ninth stole the finish
Philadelphia erased a three-run deficit and built a two-run lead, but five ninth-inning hits carried Miami all the way back.
Mets 14, Braves 3: Lindor turned a tie into a rout
Atlanta answered Lindor's first homer to tie the game, then the Mets scored 11 unanswered runs and kept adding pressure through the eighth.
Dodgers 4, Mets 3: Yamamoto built the margin the bullpen spent
Los Angeles scored three times in the third, Yamamoto allowed one run over six innings, and the Dodgers survived a two-run Mets eighth to win the series.
Cubs 11, Pirates 0: Four quiet innings became an avalanche
Paul Skenes dominated the first four innings, but Chicago scored all 11 of its runs after that point while Imanaga and Javier Assad completed the shutout.
Yankees 3, Phillies 1: Eight quiet innings followed the first
Philadelphia struck first, but Austin Wells, Cody Bellinger and Jasson Dominguez supplied three separate answers while New York's pitching erased the rest of the night.
Utah Royals 4, Courage 1: Dead balls became the attack plan
Three corner sequences and a stoppage-time penalty produced every Utah goal in the highest-scoring game in club history.
Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 1: Two set pieces flipped Hell Is Real
Cincinnati scored after nine minutes. Columbus answered with a corner and a penalty before halftime, then made the reversal survive.
Team Spoon 129, Team Coop 122: Jones filled every column
Team Spoon had eight players reach double figures, but Jones supplied the 22-point, 13-rebound, eight-assist performance that organized the whole show.
Boston 1, Current 0: Traoré's early goal survived everything
Traoré scored in the 18th minute, Murphy made four saves and Boston protected the lead even after a stoppage-time red card.
Padres 7, Marlins 2: France turned pressure into separation
The Padres led by one after six innings, then outscored Miami 5-1 across the final three.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 0: Cease allowed one hit and no argument
Toronto collected 15 hits. Boston collected one. The rest of the afternoon was arithmetic with a pitching masterpiece attached.
Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 3: Abrams answered Arizona immediately
Arizona scored twice in the third. Washington scored four before the inning ended and never surrendered the lead.
Giants 9, Angels 2: Devers and Lee ended the suspense early
The Giants scored five in the third and four in the fourth, which is one way to keep bullpen anxiety from receiving an invitation.
Royals 3, Tigers 2: Loftin supplied the last word
Salvador Perez tied it in the seventh, Nick Loftin won it in the ninth and Kansas City made two precise swings carry an otherwise crowded afternoon.
Royals put Bobby Witt Jr. on 10-day IL as back issue stops being day to day
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Royals 3, Giants 2: Kansas City made one run survive nine outs
Nick Loftin's sixth-inning single put Kansas City ahead. The Royals staff then protected that 3-2 margin without allowing another hit.
Angels 5, Cardinals 1: Five first-inning runs lasted all night
Jorge Soler, Vaughn Grissom and Jo Adell built a 5-0 lead before the second inning. The Angels pitching staff made it permanent.
Astros 5, Marlins 3: Paredes turned a close game with one swing
Miami pulled within one in the fifth. Paredes answered with a three-run homer before the Marlins could turn pressure into control.
Guardians 5, Twins 2: Cleveland won with the less glamorous tools
The Twins tied the game in the fourth. Cleveland answered with three runs across the sixth and seventh while its bullpen closed every exit.
Padres 8, Braves 3: San Diego's stars answered with four homers
Atlanta took a 2-1 lead in the second. Machado, Tatis and Merrill then turned the Padres' star power into the actual game plan.
Reds 4, Mariners 2: Cincinnati spread the answer across four innings
Elly De La Cruz, Eugenio Suárez and Nathaniel Lowe homered, and the Reds never let Seattle attach its two solo shots to a larger inning.
Rockies 8, Nationals 7: Goodman supplied the last answer at Coors
Washington erased Colorado leads twice and also moved ahead 6-5. Moniak and Goodman made sure the last two ties belonged to Colorado.
Cubs 11, Tigers 2: Chicago ended the suspense in the first inning
The Cubs sent 11 batters to the plate in the first, chased Framber Valdez and led 11-0 before Detroit scored in the ninth.
Diamondbacks 6, Athletics 5: Arizona answered twice in the 10th
The Athletics tied the game in the ninth and took the lead in the 10th. Nolan Arenado and Ildemaro Vargas made Arizona's last response the only one that survived.
Dodgers 2, Phillies 1: Muncy made one swing hold up all night
Philadelphia scored first and finished with more hits. Max Muncy erased the lead in one at-bat, and the Dodgers made that narrow advantage survive.
Mets 4, Brewers 0: Thornton made four runs feel luxurious
New York never produced a huge inning. It did not need one after Zac Thornton and three relievers held Milwaukee to four hits.
Rangers 10, White Sox 0: Rocker and 18 hits erased the debate
Kumar Rocker gave Texas six one-hit innings, and the Rangers lineup produced 18 hits while scoring in five of the first six frames.
Rays 12, Blue Jays 2: Tampa Bay turned 21 hits into a public audit
The Rays scored three in the first, reached 21 hits and made Toronto use a position player on the mound before the night finally ended.
MLBPA counters owners with a 20-round draft and wider eligibility
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Aces 109, Tempo 83: Wilson and Young controlled every answer
A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young combined for 50 points and 16 assists, leaving Toronto without a defensive choice that did not create another problem.
Lynx 105, Storm 102: McBride and Miles carried 65 points of the math
Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles combined for 65 points, and Minnesota needed nearly all of them to survive Seattle's final shot.
Mystics 90, Valkyries 82: Washington ended nine wins with a 17-2 finish
Golden State led by seven with 3:32 left. Washington scored 17 of the final 19 points and ended the Valkyries' nine-game streak.
Angels 3, Cardinals 2: Adell supplied the warning and the walk-off
St. Louis led 2-1 after the second inning. The Angels waited until the ninth, when Vaughn Grissom tied it and Jo Adell absorbed the walk-off pitch.
Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 2: McNeil turned a tie into separation
Arizona tied the game in the sixth. Jeff McNeil came off the bench in the seventh and drove home two runs before a wild pitch added another.
Nationals 7, Rockies 3: Three homers broke Colorado's only tie
The Rockies tied the game with one swing in the third. The Nationals responded with three homers that supplied six of their seven runs.
Royals 4, Giants 3: Kansas City answered the tie with a bunt
San Francisco erased a 3-1 deficit in the ninth. Kansas City responded with three singles, including Nick Loftin's walk-off bunt.
Rays 7, Blue Jays 1: Martinez kept every inning under control
The Rays never needed a huge rally. They scored repeatedly, collected 13 hits and watched Nick Martinez hold Toronto to one run.
Braves 3, Padres 2: Atlanta made four hits enough
San Diego had more hits and matched Atlanta's two homers. The Braves placed their four hits carefully enough to win by one.
Astros 8, Marlins 5: Houston answered with six at once
Miami opened a two-run lead. Houston replied with a grand slam, a solo homer and an inning that changed every remaining decision.
White Sox 10, Rangers 3: Chicago owned the fifth and ninth
The White Sox broke a tie in the fifth, protected the lead and then scored five in the ninth to remove all closing suspense.
Brewers 8, Mets 3: Three homers built all the distance
Cooper Pratt, Andrew Vaughn and Joey Ortiz each went deep, and the Brewers made every New York response feel late.
Yankees 8, Pirates 5: Chisholm answered Pittsburgh twice
Pittsburgh turned a 4-0 hole into a 5-4 lead. Jazz Chisholm Jr. needed one swing to reverse it and New York's bullpen handled the rest.
Guardians 13, Twins 4: Cleveland scored for seven straight innings
The Guardians hit seven homers, collected 19 hits and refused to give Minnesota one scoreless inning before the eighth.
Mariners 8, Reds 0: Raleigh broke open Kirby's shutout
Kirby gave Seattle six scoreless innings with almost no margin. Raleigh made the margin enormous with one seventh-inning swing.
Tigers 8, Cubs 6: Dingler powered both ends of the night
Dingler homered twice before Chicago tied the game in the eighth. His go-ahead single started Detroit's three-run response in the 10th.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 5: Durbin supplied the last answer
Baltimore moved ahead in the sixth and seventh innings. Boston answered in the bottom half both times, then went ahead for good on Durbin's solo homer.
Phillies 10, Dodgers 7: Turner kept answering every warning
The Dodgers made a 4-0 deficit uncomfortable twice. Trea Turner and the Phillies kept restoring enough distance to make the comeback theoretical.
Liberty 99, Wings 98: Ionescu owned the extra five minutes
Dallas led by nine entering the fourth quarter and shot 52 percent from three. New York still found the veteran shot-making required to take a one-point overtime win.
Packers agree to three-year, $57 million extension with Devonte Wyatt
The reported agreement includes a $20 million signing bonus and keeps the former first-round pick in Green Bay through the 2029 season.
Paige Bueckers out vs. Liberty with soreness; Wings say no concussion
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Michigan AD Warde Manuel will step down after athletics culture review
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Mariners 6, Giants 3: Seattle owned the middle of the game
The Giants led 2-0 and 3-2. Seattle scored five times from the fourth through the seventh and left both leads in the same recycling bin.
Angels 3, Tigers 2: Ryan Johnson made three runs hold
Detroit homered in the first and ninth. The Angels scored one run in three different innings and made that steadier pressure survive.
Nationals 5, Athletics 2: Foster Griffin made seven hits enough
The Athletics had four more hits. Washington had three more runs because its best swings arrived with the game ready to move.
Reds 9, Rockies 6: Cincinnati won the power distribution
The Reds led 8-1 after two innings. Goodman spent the rest of the afternoon trying to beat an entire lineup by himself.
Brewers 3, Marlins 1: William Contreras flipped the game with one swing
Eury Perez threw six scoreless innings and Miami led from the third onward. Contreras needed one ninth-inning swing to delete all of it.
Orioles 5, Astros 2: Brandon Young kept Houston waiting
Houston collected seven hits, but Young allowed only one run in seven innings while Baltimore made Hunter Brown's six walks expensive.
Braves 8, Rangers 5: Riley and Baldwin supplied four home runs
Texas cut a four-run deficit to one. Austin Riley and Drake Baldwin responded by continuing an afternoon-long demonstration of why pitching around one dangerous hitter does not solve Atlanta.
Cubs 10, Twins 1: Chicago finished the competitive part in four innings
The Cubs scored in each of the first four innings, and Shota Imanaga removed the part where Minnesota was supposed to make the afternoon interesting.
Diamondbacks 8, Cardinals 7: Arizona erased seven runs and walked it off
St. Louis built a 7-0 lead and then watched Arizona collect it one inning at a time. Nolan Arenado tied it, Max Kepler ended it, and the Cardinals acquired a fresh reason to audit the fundamentals.
Mets 6, Phillies 1: McLean and Lindor ended the suspense early
Francisco Lindor reached base five times and Nolan McLean supplied six scoreless innings. Philadelphia spent the afternoon chasing a game New York had already organized.
Pirates 7, Guardians 1: Skenes finally received a proper cushion
Paul Skenes handled seven innings, and Pittsburgh's lineup did the rare considerate thing by turning a tied game into a six-run margin before asking the bullpen to finish it.
Red Sox 6, Rays 1: Gray made win No. 13 look routine
Tampa Bay finished with more hits. Boston finished with five more runs, a four-game sweep and a winning streak that has stopped asking permission to become a full regional declaration.
Spirit 2, Boston 1: Washington built the win in six first-half minutes
Rudd scored from a corner in the 25th minute and Rodman doubled the lead in the 31st. Boston's late response arrived after Washington had already banked enough separation.
Mercury 72, Sun 63: Phoenix changed the rematch by changing possessions
The Mercury shot 13 percent from deep and still led for 81 percent of the game because Connecticut gave away too many possessions to build a sustained response.
Dream 93, Sky 91: Canada rescued Atlanta at the last possible moment
Chicago shot 52 percent and erased Atlanta's huge first-half advantage. Canada made sure the comeback became a warning rather than a loss.
Padres 19, Royals 2: Five homers turned the late innings into a flood
The Padres were already ahead 8-2 before scoring five in the eighth and six in the ninth. Kansas City did not lose the game late; it lost the right to a quiet ending.
Yankees 2, Dodgers 1: Chisholm saved the split one half-inning later
Tommy Edman tied the game in the top of the eighth. Chisholm restored New York's lead in the bottom half, giving the tie no time to become comfortable.
Dodgers 8, Yankees 2: Yamamoto owned every inning in the Bronx
The Dodgers did not need a relief decision, matchup visit or ninth-inning negotiation. Yamamoto handled all 27 outs and Los Angeles broke the game open in the eighth.
Wings 90, Sparks 82: Dallas made its sixth straight win a group project
Bueckers and Ogunbowale supplied 45 points, but Shepard's rebounding and playmaking helped Dallas keep control even when Los Angeles answered.
White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0: Chicago returned the shutout with interest
Toronto won 1-0 on Saturday. Chicago answered with six hits, three runs and a pitching handoff that never allowed the Blue Jays to connect their four hits.
Athletics 15, Nationals 1: The series margin swung 33 runs overnight
Washington won the opener by 19 runs. One night later, the Athletics won by 14 and made the series look like two unrelated experiments.
Tigers 7, Angels 0: Detroit moved all the drama to the first inning
Detroit needed two ninth-inning runs to win Friday. On Saturday, six runs in the first two innings gave Tarik Skubal the quietest possible assignment.
Mariners 4, Giants 3: Seattle made three hits carry ten innings
San Francisco led 3-0 and outhit Seattle 7-3, but Young's three-run homer and Rodriguez's walk-off sacrifice fly made volume irrelevant.
Royals 1, Pride 0: Miura finished Utah's shot-control clinic
Orlando had 42.8% possession, three total shots and none on target, leaving Miura's first-half finish protected by Utah's control rather than luck.
Valkyries 74, Mystics 69: Golden State saved its defense for last
Washington won the third quarter by 10, but the Valkyries answered with the same margin in the fourth and closed the game with better possessions.
Guardians 5, Pirates 3: Bazzana stole the doubleheader split
Pittsburgh led 3-0 after seven innings, but Cleveland tied the game in the eighth before Bazzana ended it with a 414-foot homer in the ninth.
Dash 1, Racing 1: Rader stole the ending in stoppage time
Racing found more shots with less of the ball and led for 76 minutes, but Rader's 95th-minute volley converted Houston's persistence into a point.
Lynx 101, Fire 93: McBride kept Minnesota at a safe distance
Portland won the fourth quarter, but Minnesota had already created enough separation through McBride's shooting and a rotation that kept producing answers.
Fever 108, Liberty 88: Indiana took over the third quarter
Kelsey Mitchell supplied 33 points, but Indiana's real statement was turning a four-point halftime deficit into a rout by making every loose New York possession expensive.
Angel City 2, Chicago 0: The pressure finally found its finish
Chicago held the match scoreless through halftime, but Angel City's volume kept asking the same question until the penalty and late insurance supplied the answer.
Brewers 8, Marlins 6: Milwaukee turned two innings into a complete reversal
Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell and Christian Yelich each drove in two runs as Milwaukee erased a 3-2 deficit and survived Miami's ninth-inning homer.
Rangers 7, Braves 6: Texas answered Friday's rout with a four-run sixth
Carter's two-run homer tied the game, Nimmo drove in the next two, and the Rangers recovered after Atlanta scored five times in the first three innings.
Red Sox 7, Rays 6: Wilyer Abreu turned six hits into a four-run comeback
Tampa Bay had 10 hits and led 6-3, but Boston scored four in the seventh and Abreu supplied the final two with his second homer.
Diamondbacks 5, Cardinals 3: Arenado supplied the reunion damage
Arizona scored three times with two outs in the third, and Pfaadt allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Diamondbacks answered Friday's loss.
Royals 6, Padres 1: Two home runs made San Diego's traffic irrelevant
Thomas put Kansas City ahead in the first, Perez finished the scoring in the sixth, and the Padres went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Orioles 4, Astros 2: Baltimore turned patience into a sixth straight win
Trevor Rogers supplied 6 1/3 strong innings, and the Orioles scored three times across the 10th and 11th to outlast Houston.
Rockies 10, Reds 3: Rumfield turned three innings into a blowout
Rumfield finished 4-for-5 with a 456-foot homer, while Sugano worked into the seventh and the Rockies answered Friday's loss with 14 hits.
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0: Bieber made one run enough
Guerrero doubled and scored on Springer's single in the fourth, while Toronto's pitching staff stranded each Chicago threat and struck out 10.
Phillies 6, Mets 1: Luzardo set the floor and the lineup kept adding
Schwarber supplied the first-inning lead, Turner reached base four times, and Philadelphia's pitchers turned the Mets' lone answer into an isolated event.
Bay 3, Courage 0: Karlie Lema broke the match in four minutes
North Carolina matched Bay in total shots and led possession and corners, but Lema's rapid brace made every territorial advantage feel like paperwork.
Cubs 6, Twins 2: Nico Hoerner made the answer four hits long
Hoerner collected four singles, Chicago scored in four different innings, and Matthew Boyd gave the Cubs six steady innings in a complete reversal of the series opener.
Pirates 7, Guardians 1: Jones built the runway for three home runs
Jones allowed one run in five innings, Pittsburgh collected 11 hits, and the bullpen gave Cleveland no route back into the first game of the split doubleheader.
Summit 2, Thorns 1: Natalie Means opened Denver's new home with a winner
Sophia Wilson struck first, but Janine Sonis equalized before halftime and Means delivered the first winning memory at Centennial Stadium.
Gotham 3, Reign 2: Esther and Lavelle stole the ending
Seattle led for 67 minutes, but Esther González scored twice and Rose Lavelle finished a three-goal avalanche in stoppage time.
Reds bet $105 million that Chase Burns' first 18 starts are the beginning
The 23-year-old All-Star turned half a season of ace-level production into an extension that runs through 2033 and buys two potential free-agent years.
Giants 7, Mariners 0: Roupp gave two swings room to wreck Seattle
Roupp allowed two hits in seven innings, Eldridge opened the scoring with a two-run homer, and Adames finished the damage with a grand slam.
LAFC 3, LA Galaxy 0: Three scorers owned the city
Delgado opened the scoring, Bouanga converted before halftime and Son finished the 3-0 rivalry statement after the break.
Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 4: Iván Herrera restored the lead immediately
Corbin Carroll tied the game with a two-run homer, but Herrera's sacrifice fly put St. Louis back ahead in the ninth.
Nationals 23, Athletics 4: The avalanche kept finding another inning
The Nationals scored in six innings, piled up 21 hits and turned a four-run lead after four into a 19-run final margin.
Tigers 2, Angels 1: Hao-Yu Lee stole the ninth inning
The Angels led from the first inning until Lee's two-out double brought home both Detroit runs in the ninth.
Sun 96, Mercury 83: Leila Lacan built a lead Phoenix never reached
Lacan scored 26, the Sun shot 52.2% and 24 assists helped Connecticut turn an 18-point lead into a controlled road win.
Orioles 3, Astros 2: Taylor Ward found the only swing Baltimore needed
Cam Sanders escaped a bases-loaded threat, Ward flipped the score one inning later, and Baltimore's bullpen protected another narrow win.
Reds 7, Rockies 2: Spencer Steer made Coors Field chase him twice
Steer homered over the wall and around the bases, Elly De La Cruz collected four hits, and Singer held Colorado to two runs in seven innings.
Royals 7, Padres 6: Carter Jensen erased a three-run 10th
San Diego scored three in the top of the 10th and still lost after Michael Massey restarted the inning and Jensen supplied the two-run walk-off single.
Twins 5, Cubs 2: Ryan Jeffers turned one swing into the whole argument
Chicago scored first, but Jeffers' three-run homer finished a four-run response and Minnesota never allowed the Cubs to restore the pressure.
Brewers 2, Marlins 1: Garrett Mitchell ended a 10-inning pitching duel
Joey Ortiz answered Griffin Conine's homer, five Brewers relievers supplied zeros, and Mitchell finally broke the tie with two outs in the 10th.
Current 2, Wave 2: Trinity Byars stole the last word
Croix Bethune and Temwa Chawinga flipped the match after halftime, but Byars' second goal preserved a road point for the league leaders.
Nashville 1, Atlanta 0: One real chance was enough
Atlanta looked more threatening for most of the night, but Mohammed's 79th-minute header gave Nashville the only number that counted.
White Sox 12, Blue Jays 4: Two Montgomerys broke the game open
Braden drove in four, Colson drove in three, and the White Sox turned a five-run second inning into a 12-run reminder that their hot streak has teeth.
Braves 15, Rangers 1: The entire Atlanta lineup joined the rout
Drake Baldwin drove in five, Sale reached 2,700 career strikeouts, and Texas spent the night discovering there was no quiet section of Atlanta's order.
Red Sox 5, Rays 3: Wilyer Abreu powered No. 11
The Red Sox followed a 10-0 afternoon win with a tight nightcap, and Abreu supplied four of their five runs.
Dodgers 2, Yankees 1: One Max Muncy swing was enough
New York collected six hits to Los Angeles' five, but Muncy turned two of those five into the only Dodgers runs and the bullpen protected them.
Fever 110, Storm 107: Clark and Mitchell stole Seattle's finish
Seattle led by eight with 5:23 left. Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell then turned the closing stretch into a star-power tax, combining for 75 points and dragging Indiana to the final buzzer.
Dream 111, Tempo 92: Atlanta taxed every Toronto turnover
Toronto shot 54 percent from the field and 48 percent from deep. It still lost by 19 because Atlanta forced 20 turnovers, ran whenever the door opened, and never stopped charging interest.
Sky 96, Sparks 82: Chicago's ball movement found a clean finish
Chicago shared the ball, protected it, and finished the job. The Sky's 27 assists and nine turnovers left Los Angeles chasing a game its 23 percent 3-point shooting could not rescue.
NFL suspends Cardinals scouting director Ryan Gold over gambling policy breach
The league said Gold shared non-public information about Arizona's 2026 draft selections and placed parlay bets on NFL and college games.
Red Sox 10, Rays 0: Boston built its 10-game streak from the mound out
Jake Bennett and Alec Gamboa combined on a three-hit shutout before Boston's offense turned the first game of the doubleheader into a rout.
Flyers give Jamie Drysdale four years and $26 million to complete the core lock-in
The Flyers avoided another arbitration hearing and paired Drysdale's extension with Trevor Zegras' deal to lock two former top-10 picks into the same four-year window.
Kai Wagner returns to Philadelphia Union after a 196-day front-office U-turn
The Union sold their all-time assist leader in January, hit the World Cup break at the bottom of MLS and bought back a very familiar answer in July.
Timbers 5, Sounders 1: Portland turned the restart into a rivalry reckoning
Portland turned a 1-0 halftime lead into a 4-0 demolition in seven minutes, giving interim coach Jack Cassidy a historic first win and Seattle a rivalry film session with no safe chapter.
St. Louis CITY 3, Sporting KC 2: Löwen stopped the comeback at the spot
St. Louis built a deserved 2-0 lead, watched Sporting Kansas City erase it, and needed Eduard Löwen's 85th-minute penalty to turn a 20-12 shot advantage into a 3-2 rivalry win.
Mets 4, Phillies 1: Francisco Alvarez powered a clean second-half opening
Seven hits were enough because Francisco Alvarez supplied two solo home runs, Brett Baty added another, and Christian Scott gave the Phillies no walks in 5 2/3 scoreless innings.
CF Montréal 0, Toronto FC 0: Toronto returned without a shot on target
Toronto survived 14 Montréal shots and kept the Canadian rivalry scoreless. The defense earned the point; the attack produced eight attempts and did not put one on target.
Fire 75, Mystics 56: Portland made every Washington possession expensive
Washington won the rebounding battle by 15 and still lost by 19. Portland forced 19 turnovers, held the Mystics to 30 percent shooting, and made the rematch look nothing like June's four-overtime epic.
Blues give Connor McMichael six years and $40.5 million to make the Kyrou trade pay off
The Blues avoided arbitration and committed through 2031-32 to the 25-year-old they acquired in the Jordan Kyrou trade.
Chicago Fire-Whitecaps postponement pushes an MLS showcase 82 days
Poor air quality erased Thursday's marquee return from the schedule and dropped it into the final month of the regular season.
Liberty-Wings postponement turns one charter problem into a three-game squeeze
New York's charter trouble erased Thursday's matchup and placed the makeup game between two other dates on Dallas' calendar.
Nashville SC adds Elias Saad because first place was not deep enough
The Supporters' Shield leader used the MLS restart to add a World Cup winger instead of admiring its own 10-1-3 record.
Gotham 1, Spirit 0: Lavelle lit the stage, Berger locked the door
Rose Lavelle supplied the finish, Ann-Katrin Berger supplied nine saves, and Gotham made a one-goal lead survive the loudest home night in club history.
Valkyries 88, Fever 75: Golden State made eight straight look routine
Indiana cut a 10-point halftime deficit to seven after three quarters. Golden State answered with a 30-point fourth and left Indianapolis carrying an eight-game winning streak.
Flyers bet four years and $36.5 million on Trevor Zegras' breakout
The $9.125 million annual commitment keeps Zegras in Philadelphia through the next four seasons and rewards the most productive year of his NHL career.
Boston 1, Orlando 0: Legacy made one early goal last all night
Bárbara Olivieri scored in the 17th minute, and Boston protected that slim advantage through the remaining 73 minutes to earn its second straight shutout.
Argentina 2, England 1: Messi turned seven late minutes into another World Cup final
England led until the 85th minute. Then Lionel Messi supplied two assists, Enzo Fernandez found the equalizer, and Lautaro Martinez headed Argentina into Sunday's final against Spain.
Alvin Kamara and Saints agree to a contract rework that keeps him in New Orleans
The agreement ends months of uncertainty around the franchise's all-time leading rusher and gives him a path to earn up to $8.5 million in 2026.
Lynx 96, Sparks 87: Minnesota turned a one-point lead into a closing statement
Los Angeles led at halftime and stayed within one through three quarters. Minnesota answered with a 28-point fourth and enough late shot-making to turn tension into routine paperwork.
Sky 95, Storm 90: Chicago finally closed the door
Chicago led by 12 at halftime, watched Seattle get within two, then found just enough fourth-quarter order to avoid turning a win into another late-game cautionary tale.
AL 4, NL 0: The All-Star bats missed the party
The American League scored three in the first, allowed three hits all night, and turned a showcase lineup into nine innings of famous names making quiet outs.
Mystics 79, Tempo 62: Washington took over the second half and kept the keys
Toronto led at halftime. Washington responded by winning the second half 53-30 and turning the home floor into a very quiet meeting room.
Sun 90, Fire 87: Connecticut survived the comeback it invited
Connecticut built the cushion, Portland supplied the panic, and the Sun escaped with exactly three points still standing.
Eagles 40, Chiefs 22: Philadelphia canceled the three-peat before Kansas City found the game
The Eagles turned Super Bowl LIX into a four-quarter demolition and left Kansas City's dynasty plans somewhere under the pass rush.