• Santana hits tiebreaking HR as Twins beat Blue Jays for 16th win in 18 games

    Carlos Santana hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning, Joe Ryan pitched a season-high seven innings and the Minnesota Twins won for the 16th time in 18 games by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night. Carlos Correa had two hits and scored twice as the Twins won for the ninth time in their past 13 games in Toronto. Jose Miranda added an RBI single as the Twins, who successfully brought their lucky sausage across the Canadian border, extended their road winning streak to seven.

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    Santana hits tiebreaking HR as Twins beat Blue Jays for 16th win in 18 games

    TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning, Joe Ryan pitched a season-high seven innings and the Minnesota Twins won for the 16th time in 18 games by beating the

  • Cody Bellinger hits home run, collects four hits in Cubs' win

    PITTSBURGH -- Welcoming the Cubs at the start of their three-game trip to Pittsburgh this weekend are two of the most electric starting arms they’ll face in the division: Jared Jones and Paul Skenes, two pitchers who can hit 100 mph. Thankfully for Chicago, Cody Bellinger can hit 100 mph,

  • Andy Ibáñez hits 2 HRs, Ryan Vilade gets 1st MLB hit, RBIs in Tigers' win

    CLEVELAND -- The baseball Ryan Vilade struck for his first Major League hit sat in a plastic bag on the top shelf of his locker in the Tigers clubhouse at Progressive Field. It was three years in the making, so it was fittingly preserved for safe keeping. There were three

  • Giants-Rockies Series Preview: Giants trying to get back on winning track against Rockies team that has won 7 straight

    The last time I wrote about the San Francisco Giants facing a team that had been on a long losing streak (the Reds), I thought what most of you thought: the Giants are gonna lose because that’s a long streak that’s due to end. Well, with the Colorado Rockies visiting this weekend and on a 7-game winning streak, rest assured I feel the Giants are due to win. Yes, you can’t predict baseball and yes, nobody around here believes me when I’m even remotely positive about the Giants chances, but here I...

  • Indiana primary election results: Mike Braun wins GOP governor primary, Jim Banks wins Senate primary

    Republican Sen. Mike Braun won the Republican nomination for governor of Indiana, NBC News projects, making him the favorite to succeed term-limited Gov. Eric Holcomb as Rep. Jim Banks secured the GOP nomination to succeed Braun in the Senate. And in the House, NBC News projects Rep. Victoria Spartz saw off a Republican primary challenger for her seat, leading a slate of interesting congressional fights on the GOP side. Braun jumped into the governor's race as the favorite, despite a crowded...

  • Mike Braun wins Republican Primary for Indiana Governor

    Mike Braun is the Republican Primary winner for Indiana Governor.

  • What we learned as Giants' offense sparks comeback win vs. Rockies

    The Giants' offense came to life as San Francisco came back from an early deficit to defeat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Friday at Oracle Park.

  • Amazin' recovery! Nimmo heals up in time to hit walk-off HR

    NEW YORK -- Hours before the Mets’ series finale against the Braves on Sunday, a conference convened in the home batting cage. Brandon Nimmo was there, along with manager Carlos Mendoza, head trainer Joe Golia and two hitting coaches. The subject: Nimmo’s tight right intercostal. About 24 hours earlier, Nimmo

  • Mike Braun wins GOP nomination in race for governor of Indiana

    The GOP primary race to serve as Indiana's next governor concluded Tuesday evening after it was announced Sen. Mike Braun received the most votes and will serve as the party's nominee for the role in November. A total of six candidates ran in the GOP gubernatorial primary election to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has held the position since 2017. Each of the six candidates in the competitive, multi-million dollar primary race cast themselves as an outsider in an appeal...

  • Sen. Mike Braun wins GOP primary for Indiana governor

    Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has come out on top of a crowded GOP primary in Indiana’s gubernatorial race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Braun, a first-term senator, beat out five other Republican hopefuls, including Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and former state Attorney General Curtis Hill. Emerson College Polling/The Hill polling from March found Braun with

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    Yastrzemski homers and Webb pitches the Giants past the Dodgers 4-1

    By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched six scoreless innings and Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer as the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Webb (4-4) limited Los Angeles to three hits, striking out five and walking three