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The Chicago Cubs cruised to a 10-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics at Wrigley Field in MLB on Wednesday. The Cubs took their three-game set against the Athletics by notching two wins and showcased some stellar hitting in the rubber game. Chicago notched 11 hits to Oakland's three and got home runs from Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Victor Caratini. Continue to Article

August 08, 2019 1:33:am EST

Here come the Mets. The Mets' formidable starting rotation has done the heavy lifting in recent weeks, but it was the offense, highlighted by a trio of youngsters, that stole the spotlight in Wednesday's series finale against the Marlins. Burgeoning slugger Michael Conforto homered twice, rookie sensation Pete Alonso launched his 37th round-tripper of the season, and table-setter Jeff McNeil, who boasts a major league-leading .339 batting average this season, also went deep to help the Mets' complete a four-game series sweep against the bottom-feeding Marlins with a lopsided 7-2 victory on Wednesday. Continue to Article

August 08, 2019 12:30:am EST

Ozzie Albies homered twice in his second straight four-hit game, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Freddie Freeman both went deep, and the Braves again bashed their way past the Twins 11-7 on Wednesday. "They're relentless. That's a really good ballclub," Braves manager Brian Snitker said, reflecting on the Twins and their majors-most 224 home runs that is well on pace to break the all-time season record. Continue to Article

August 07, 2019 6:16:pm EST

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets have acquired offensive lineman Alex Lewis from the Baltimore Ravens for a conditional seventh-round pick in next year's NFL draft. Lewis started 10 games at guard last season for the Ravens and can also play tackle. The 27-year-old was a fourth-round pick of Baltimore in 2016 out of Nebraska. Continue to Article

August 06, 2019 2:49:am EST

Miguel Sano hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to break a 3-3 tie and give the Minnesota Twins a 5-3 walk-off victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in Minneapolis. Sano hit an 0-1 cutter by Braves' reliever Chris Martin (0-3) high off the batter's eye in center field for his 19th home run of the season, driving in Luis Arraez, who had kept the inning alive with a two-out bloop single. It was the second pinch-hit homer of Sano's career and a major league-best 219th home run for the Twins. Continue to Article

August 06, 2019 1:46:am EST