• The Canadian Press

    Nick Gonzales' single in the 10th inning gives Pirates 7-6 victory over Giants

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales' run-scoring single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Gonzales' leadoff hit up the middle off Erik Miller (0-2) scored automatic runner Connor Joe from second base and ended the Giants' season-high four-game winning streak. The Pirates have won four of their last five games. The Pirates scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at 6-all and pin Camilo Do

  • The Canadian Press

    Christian Yelich slugs go-ahead 2-run triple in 8th, helps Brewers beat Marlins 7-5

    MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a go-ahead two-run triple in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night. William Contreras had two hits and three RBIs, and Willy Adames doubled twice for the NL Central-leading Brewers (28-20). Trailing 5-4, Jake Bauers doubled against Marlins reliever A.J. Puk (0-5) to lead off the eighth and Contreras drew a two-out walk. Yelich then cleared the bases with a drive to deep right-center that put the Brewers ahead 6-5

  • The Canadian Press

    Stanley Cup playoffs averaging record 1.16 million viewers in the U.S. through first 2 rounds

    NEW YORK (AP) — The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs have been the most-watched in the U.S. Going into the conference finals, the playoffs are averaging 1.16 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS and truTV. That is a 9% increase over last year. The conference semifinals, where all four series went at least six games, averaged 1.55 million, a 12% jump. The Florida Panthers' 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 6 on May 17, averaged 2.2 million on TNT, truTV and Max.

  • The Canadian Press

    Crochet, three relievers combine on two-hit shutout as White Sox blank Blue Jays 5-0

    TORONTO — Chicago starter Garrett Crochet and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the White Sox dumped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Crochet retired the first 13 batters he faced and allowed just two hits and one walk over his six-inning appearance. He gave up a double to Justin Turner in the fifth inning and a single to Ernie Clement in the sixth. John Brebbia, Jordan Leasure and Michael Kopech each threw a clean inning of relief for the White Sox, wh