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Max Fried dominates for wild card-contending Braves in 3-1 win over Blue Jays

ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night. Atlanta began the night tied with the Mets for the final NL wild-card spot. New York was playing the Cincinnati Reds. Fried (9-8) had command of the plate all night, striking out eight […]

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Dean Kremer holds Rays hitless for 6 innings as first-place Orioles beat Rays 2-0

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Gunnar Henderson hit his 36th home run and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 Friday night to remain atop the AL East. Baltimore holds a half-game lead over the New York Yankees, who blanked the Chicago Cubs earlier Friday. The

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Red Sox snap 5-game skid, hand White Sox 110th loss, with 3-1 win

BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a tiebreaking two-run homer over the Green Monster in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox handed the Chicago White Sox their 110th loss of the season, 3-1 on Friday night. Triston Casas drove in the other run with a fourth-inning single for the Red Sox, who ended

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Toglia hits a 3-run homer, Feltner strikes out 6 in 6 innings and Rockies beat Brewers 3-2

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Toglia hit a three-run home run, Ryan Feltner struck out six over six innings of one-run ball and the Colorado Rockies won consecutive games for the first time since early August with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Feltner (2-10) held Milwaukee to a pair of hits

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Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto leaves in 4th inning, 2 innings after fouling pitch off left knee

MIAMI (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto left in the fourth inning against the Miami Marlins on Friday night, two innings after fouling a pitch off his left knee. Realmuto sustained a contusion on the foul ball against Austin Kitchen in the second. He limped away and was treated by a trainer before returning

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Orioles Dean Kremer has no-hitter through six innings against Rays

BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer has a no-hitter though six innings Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. Kremer has walked three and struck out seven to help Baltimore take a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning. The closest the Rays have come to getting a hit was in the sixth inning, when

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NFL Kickoff record 28.9 million viewers watch Kansas City hold off Baltimore

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kansas City’s thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore on Thursday night was the most-watched NFL Kickoff game since it started in 2002. The game had a total audience average of 28.9 million, surpassing the 27.6 million that watched the New England Patriots defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2015 opener on NBC.

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Some NFL fans defy host soccer club’s preference by wearing green to Packers-Eagles game in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — The host of the NFL’s first game in Brazil, soccer club Corinthians, is not keen on the green-dominated color schemes of its Friday night visitors, the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles. But many fans arriving at the NeoQuimica Arena didn’t seem to mind. And that included some supporters of

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Nationals vs. Pirates postponed by rain, doubleheader set for Saturday

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A game between the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed Friday night because of rain in the forecast. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. The first game is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. and the nightcap for 6:40 p.m. Neither team immediately announced their starting

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