• The Canadian Press

    Kepler hits sacrifice fly in 9th inning to lift Twins to 6-5 win over White Sox

    CHICAGO (AP) — Max Kepler hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins won their ninth straight game, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Tuesday night. The Twins extended their best win streak since a 10-game run in June 2008. They also won their seventh in a row against the White Sox and put themselves in position to sweep Chicago again after taking four at Target Field last week, though this one certainly wasn’t easy. Chicago’s Andrew Benintendi homered leading

  • The Canadian Press

    Drury, Noesen help Hurricanes beat Islanders 6-3, win series in 5 games

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen cleaned up a fluky puck bounce off the boards for another goal eight seconds later as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night, clinching their first-round NHL playoff series in five games. The Hurricanes twice blew two-goal leads and entered the final 20 minutes in a 3-3 tie before Drury struck for his first career post-season goal, controlling a dribbling puck to

  • The Canadian Press

    Michael Massey lifts Royals over Blue Jays 4-1; Toronto's two-game win streak ends

    TORONTO — Jose Berrios made just one mistake in an otherwise impressive outing as he continues to dominate on the mound to start the season. Michael Massey's two-run homer gave Kansas City a lead it never relinquished as the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday. After Massey's blast Berrios settled down, facing just 17 more batters. "I've been feeling healthy, strong, mentally, really stronger and more mature," said Berrios. "I want to keep building on top of this by knowing myself,

  • The Canadian Press

    Rays and Brewers get into wild brawl, with Uribe and Siri in the middle of it

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Punches were thrown when a brawl broke out between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth inning Tuesday night. The fracas ensued after Jose Siri grounded out against Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe leading off the inning. Uribe and Siri exchanged words near first base and things quickly became heated. With an umpire standing between them trying to keep the peace, Uribe threw a punch at Siri, who then took a wild swing at the reliever. Milwaukee first baseman Rhys Ho