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Darvish takes no-hitter into 7th, Cubs beat Brewers 4-2
CHICAGO (AP) ??" Yu Darvish took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his third straight dominant start, and the major league-leading Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night.Darvish allowed just one hit ??" Justin Smoak's towering solo homer to right field with one out in the seventh inning on his 98th pitch ??" before being relieved by Casey Sadler to start the eighth. The 33-year-old right-hander from Japan struck out 11 and threw 104 pitches.
Before Smoak's drive, Darvish allowed only three baserunners. He walked Ben Gamel in the second... Read More
Darvish's no-hit bid for Cubs broken up on HR in 7th inning
CHICAGO (AP) ??" Yu Darvish's bid for a no-hitter ended when Justin Smoak homered off the Chicago Cubs pitcher with one out in the seventh inning to put the Milwaukee Brewers on the scoreboard Thursday night at Wrigley Field.Smoak connected on Darvish's 98th pitch, sending a shot to right field that trimmed Chicago's lead to 4-1.
The Cubs entered with a 12-3 record, best in the majors.
Darvish, who had 11 strikeouts, allowed three baserunners and threw 92 pitches over the first six innings in his third straight dominant start. The 33-year-old right-hander... Read More
Cardinals-White Sox opener pushed back to Saturday
CHICAGO (AP) ??" St. Louis' series opener against the Chicago White Sox has been postponed to Saturday, giving the Cardinals an extra day to recover from a coronavirus outbreak.The Cardinals, who haven't played since July 29, were set to resume their season Friday night in Chicago. But the series opener was pushed back to a straight doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, the beginning of an extended stay in the Windy City for the Cards.
There was no word from Major League Baseball on the postponement, but John Mozeliak, the president of baseball operations for the... Read More
Smith scores in OT, Vegas takes 2-0 series lead on Chicago
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) ??" Reilly Smith scored in overtime, Robin Lehner made 22 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 35 of the 39 shots he faced in a losing effort. Crawford and Lehner were teammates with Chicago until the trade deadline.
The Western Conference top-seeded Golden Knights are looking for their first playoff series victory since 2018. They reached the Stanley Cup Final that year, then lost to San Jose in seven games in the... Read More
Sibling rivalry: Serena beats Venus to take 31st meeting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ??" There was zero interaction between the two, not even a furtive glance, when Venus Williams walked past Serena Williams in the Top Seed Open's warmup area Thursday before their 31st matchup as pros.Moments later, both headed to the court, each wearing a face covering ??" Serena sporting a leopard print design, Venus with a light blue medical mask ??" and were greeted not by the roars of an appreciative audience but basically by silence. Zero fanfare because, well, there are zero fans at the first tennis tournament in the U.S. since the onset of the... Read More
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- Cardinals-White Sox opener pushed back to Saturday
- Smith scores in OT, Vegas takes 2-0 series lead on Chicago
- Sibling rivalry: Serena beats Venus to take 31st meeting
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