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MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
NEW YORK (AP) — With the stench of smoke permeating Yankee Stadium and wafting through its walkways, Major League Baseball postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires. A National Women's Soccer League game...
Phillies-Tigers game postponed to Thursday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies' series finale against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. The game was rescheduled for 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, originally an off day for both teams. ...
Schwarber's leadoff homer backs Walker, Phils top Tigers 1-0
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer, Taijuan Walker threw seven scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies won their fourth straight, 1-0 over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Walker (5-3) allowed two hits, Seranthony Dominguez worked the eighth and...
Stanley Middleman buys ownership stake in Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Stanley C. Middleman is buying an ownership stake in the Philadelphia Phillies. John Middleton, the Phillies’ managing partner and CEO, announced the addition of Middleman as a limited partner on Tuesday. “This is a significant moment in our...
Turner's 2 home runs, 4 hits, a hopeful breakout game for Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner laughed as he pointed out that, no, his mom had not booed him again as she did from home during a game last month even as his numbers dipped more into uh-oh than All-Star territory. Turner stuck with his process even as some Phillies fans grumbled...
Phillies' ace Nola loses no-hitter in 7th, wins game 8-3 over Tigers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola's strikeout total was up — the Phillies' ace would tie his career-high with 12 — and so was his pitch count. As Nola delivered with two outs in the seventh inning, and a shot at baseball history still on the line, manager Rob Thomson wasn't sure just how much...
Phillies' Nola loses no-hit bid on homer in 7th against Tigers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola lost his no-hit bid against the Detroit Tigers on Nick Maton's three-run homer into the second deck with two outs in the seventh inning on Monday night. Nola had faced the minimum through six innings and struck out 10...
Flirting with .400, Miami's Arraez getting due as elite MLB hitter
The calendar has turned to June and Miami's Luis Arraez is flirting with a .400 batting average. Considering the last man to hit that hallowed number for a full season — Boston's Ted Williams — accomplished the feat in 1941 with a .406 average, it's safe to say that Arraez is an...
Roger Craig, former MLB pitcher and manager who was World Series fixture, dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93. A spokesperson for the Giants said the team was...
Schwarber, Ellis homer twice as Phillies beat Nationals 11-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of three run homers, Drew Ellis hit his first two home runs of the season, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 11-3 on Sunday to take the rubber game of the series. J.T. Realmuto went deep for the second day in...
