• The Canadian Press

    Mariners starter Bryan Woo leaves in 5th inning with arm tightness but expected to make next start

    SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners’ starter Bryan Woo left Friday’s game with one out in the fifth inning for precautionary reasons after experiencing tightness in his arm, but is expected to make his next turn in the rotation for Seattle. Making his first start of the year after being slowed by a sore elbow during spring training, Woo allowed just one hit through the first four innings only to leave the game after getting Oakland's Tyler Soderstrom to foul out behind third base to open the fifth. Manager

  • The Canadian Press

    Stuart Fairchild hits inside-the-park homer, Reds beat Giants 4-2 to end 8-game skid

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Stuart Fairchild had an inside-the-park homer that provided a key insurance run late to help left-hander Andrew Abbott win for the first time in almost a month, and the Cincinnati Reds snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Friday night. Left fielder Michael Conforto and center fielder Tyler Fitzgerald each tried to run down Fairchild's flyball to left-center off Erik Miller, but the ball caromed off the wall between them

  • The Canadian Press

    Nuggets bounce back with 117-90 blowout of Timberwolves behind 24 points from energized Murray

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamal Murray rebounded from a rough start to the Western Conference semifinals with 24 points to lead the Denver Nuggets on a 117-90 romp in Game 3 on Friday night that made the Minnesota Timberwolves the last team in the NBA to lose this postseason. Nikola Jokic, the three-time league MVP, had 24 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 points and the Nuggets cut theTimberwolves' series lead to 2-1 on the strength of their 14-for-29 shooting from 3-p

  • The Canadian Press

    Dylan Moore sets career high with 5 RBIs to help Mariners topple Athletics 8-1

    SEATTLE (AP) — Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Friday night. While the Mariners rebounded to open a brief homestand after losing three of four in Minnesota, the immediate concern was the status of starting pitcher Bryan Woo after he left with one out in the fifth inning. Making his first start of the year after being slowed by a sore elbow during spring training, Woo allowed just one hit through the fi