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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. A man being held in the Dominican Republic in connection with the shooting and serious wounding of retired Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz was charged in New Jersey on Thursday with drug and weapons violations in an unrelated case, the U.S. Justice Department said. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz, 25, of Paterson, New Jersey, was indicted in Newark on three federal counts, including conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine and possession of a firearm to traffic drugs, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 3:58:am EST

Jake Marisnick and Alex Bregman hit back-to-back homers in the fifth for Houston off Nestor Cortes Jr. Rookie Yordan Alvarez hit a solo homer in the sixth off Tommy Kahnle, and Josh Reddick hit an RBI single in the eighth as the Astros lost their fifth straight game. Dodgers 9, Giants 8 In what was expected to be Madison Bumgarner's final start in a San Francisco uniform at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles gave its own version of a sendoff, holding on for a victory. The Giants made things interesting by scoring seven runs over the final three innings, including four in the ninth. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 3:26:am EST

Gary Sánchez, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu homered in a hurry, connecting in a six-run fourth inning that powered the Yankees past the Houston Astros 10-6 Thursday night for their sixth straight win. Edwin Encarnación hit his AL-leading 23rd home run as the Yankees handed Houston its season-worst fifth loss in a row, matching its longest skid since 2016. The Astros dropped a matchup of division leaders despite Jake Marisnick's two home runs and solo drives by Alex Bregman and rookie Yordan Álvarez. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 12:40:am EST

Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu homered in the bottom of the fourth inning as the New York Yankees connected for the 23rd consecutive game and recorded a 10-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium in the opener of a four-game series. Edwin Encarnacion added his league-leading 23rd homer by hitting a two-run drive in the seventh as the Yankees won their sixth straight. Sanchez opened the barrage with a solo homer to start the inning, hitting a 2-1 fastball from Framber Valdez (3-3) for his 22nd homer, tying Mike Trout for second place in the AL home run race. Continue to Article

June 20, 2019 11:40:pm EST

The New York Yankees are expected to activate slugger Aaron Judge from the injured list on Friday and have him in the lineup to face the Houston Astros. Judge has missed two months with a strained left oblique sustained during a swing on April 20, but he isn't worried about easing back in or avoiding re-injury upon his return. "I'm not going to try to baby it or go at 80 percent," Judge told reporters Thursday. Continue to Article

June 20, 2019 8:37:pm EST