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Gael Monfils withdraws from French Open with wrist injury

PARIS (AP) — A thrilling five-set victory took a toll on Gael Monfils, whose withdrawal from the French Open on Wednesday night handed No. 6 Holger Rune a walkover to the third round. The 36-year-old Frenchman said he has a strained left wrist and can't continue. He battled Sebastian Baez ...

Albies homer helps Braves beat Oakland 4-2, drop A’s to 12-46

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a three-run fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday to deny the Athletics' bid for their first three-game winning streak this season. Coming off their second pair of consecutive wins, ...

Novak Djokovic tries to put issue of Kosovo comments behind him at French Open

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic sure seemed like someone ready to move on from the latest non-tennis issue he's been involved in during a Grand Slam tournament. Criticized after his previous match for comments about clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and NATO-led peacekeepers, the ...

Reynolds’ 3 RBIs, great catch lead Pirates over Giants 9-4, back over .500

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds drove in three runs and made a leaping catch against the wall, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4 on Wednesday to climb back above .500. Former Giants Andrew McCutchen and Connor Joe each went 3 for 4 with an RBI as the ...

Barrero’s grand slam lifts Reds to 9-8 win over Red Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Jose Barrero hit a grand slam to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a fourth straight win with a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Will Benson had three hits to back Ben Lively (3-2), who pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings. He struck out six for the Reds, who blew it ...

Bregman, McCormick homer to help Astros beat Twins 5-1

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman and Chas McCormick each homered in the second inning and had two RBIs and the Houston Astros built a big lead early and beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Tuesday night. Bregman and McCormick connected off Joe Ryan (7-2) to put Houston up 3-0 — and snap Ryan's ...

Bogaerts, Carpenter rally Padres over Marlins 9-4 with 5-run 9th

MIAMI (AP) — Xander Bogaerts sparked a five-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking single and Matt Carpenter drove in two runs with his second double of the game, lifting the San Diego Padres over the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Tuesday night. Carpenter, who entered hitting .105 (6 for 57) in May, had ...

Senga dominates, Lindor homers as Mets blank Phillies 2-0 in series opener

NEW YORK (AP) — When the New York Mets introduced Kodai Senga at a news conference last December, the touted pitcher from Japan said he was looking forward to facing the Philadelphia Phillies. One by one, he sent them right back to the dugout Tuesday night. Made 'em disappear like a ghost, ...

Vaughn drives in 3, González homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3

CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn drove in three runs, Romy González homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3. The White Sox looked as if they were headed toward their fourth straight loss after Los Angeles raced out to a 3-1 lead against Lucas Giolito. But the White Sox ...

Cubs bullpen shines, defeats league-leading Rays 2-1

] CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner homered and the Chicago Cubs made the most of a rare gaffe by Tampa Bay, handing Shane McClanahan his first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night. The game was tied at 1 when Ian Happ led off the sixth with a shallow fly ball that ...

Connor Joe homers against former team as Pirates beat San Francisco 2-1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Connor Joe homered against his former team and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 2-1 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak against the Giants. The Pirates moved back to .500 (27-27) after falling under for the first time since they were 1-2. ...

Aaron Judge hits 18th homer of season, Yankees beat Mariners 10-2

SEATTLE (AP) — Anthony Volpe, Greg Allen and Isiah Kiner-Falefa took care of the heavy lifting early. Aaron Judge provided the final punch. Judge homered for the third time in two games, Volpe and Allen also went deep and the New York Yankees stretched their winning streak to four with a ...