• The Canadian Press

    Baltimore's Mateo enters concussion protocol after being hit by teammate's bat at on-deck circle

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore infielder Jorge Mateo left Sunday's game against Tampa Bay and entered concussion protocol after he was hit by a bat as teammate Cedric Mullins loosened up. Both players were in the area around the on-deck circle when Mullins, who was batting one spot ahead of Mateo, appeared to catch Mateo in the back of the helmet while lowering his bat behind him. “I was getting loose looking at the pitcher, and I did kind of like a circle stretch, just pretty normal stuff,” Mullins

  • The Canadian Press

    Grigor Dimitrov reaches his first French Open quarterfinal in his 14th appearance

    PARIS (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov bloodied his right hand by diving for a shot. He was covered in French Open clay — his arm, his leg, his back. He didn't get a whole lot of sleep the night before because rain forced him to forfeit the usual day off between Grand Slam matches. None of that mattered. Here's what did: The 10th-seeded Dimitrov reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time at age 33, beating No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3) at Court Suzanne Lenglen on Sunday. Di

  • The Canadian Press

    TJ Friedl hits a 3-run homer as the Reds beat the slumping Cubs 5-2

    CHICAGO (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer, Nick Lodolo pitched six effective innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Sunday. Jake Fraley had three hits for Cincinnati, which took two of three in the weekend series. Spencer Steer and Jeimer Candelario each had two hits. Lodolo (5-2) allowed two runs and seven hits in his second straight win. The left-hander struck out three and walked one. Nick Martinez tossed two scoreless innings for Cincinnati before Alexis D

  • The Canadian Press

    Javier Báez’s 2-run single in 10th helps Tigers beat Boston 8-4 to send Red Sox to first Sunday loss

    BOSTON (AP) — Javier Báez’s two-run single highlighted a four-run 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers beat Boston 8-4 to send the Red Sox to their first loss on a Sunday and earn a split of their four-game series. Rafael Devers had a game-tying solo homer, RBI triple and sliding play to his left on Matt Vierling’s grounder for the Red Sox, who were a major league-best 9-0 on Sundays. Wenceel Pérez added three hits, drove in a run and scored another on a close play for the Tigers, who won for just