• The Canadian Press

    Giants overcome 3rd straight 4-run deficit, hold off Mets 8-7 for wild win

    NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bailey hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning, Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman saved the game with a defensive gem and the San Francisco Giants came back from another big deficit to beat the staggering New York Mets 8-7 on Friday night. After squandering a four-run lead in the eighth, the Mets mounted a late rally of their own. They scored once in the ninth and loaded the bases with one out before Camilo Doval struck out slugger J.D. Martinez on three pitche

  • Yahoo Sports

    Justin Verlander passes Greg Maddux to enter top 10 of MLB all-time strikeout list

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  • The Canadian Press

    William Contreras hits 2-run homer and Brewers beat Red Sox 7-2

    BOSTON (AP) — William Contreras hit a two-run home run, Christian Yelich had three hits and Bryce Wilson tossed 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday night. Blake Perkins had two hits and two stolen bases for the NL Central-leading Brewers. Wilson (3-1) came in with two down in the first inning and struck out seven. Willy Adames and Yelich also drove in runs for Milwaukee, which played the seventh game of a nine-game road trip. Jarren Duran

  • The Canadian Press

    Cubs-Cardinals game rained out, rescheduled as part of July 13 doubleheader

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals was rained out Friday night and was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 13. The day game was scheduled for 1:15 p.m. CDT and the night game for 7:15 p.m. Chicago, third in the NL Central at 27-24, has lost seven of nine games. St. Louis has won eight of 10 games and is third in the NL Central at 23-26. __ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Associated Press, The As