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Jake Rogers of the Tigers celebrating a pinch-homer against the Athletics
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Springs Rocked Again as Athletics Fall to Tigers

Tigers 6, Athletics 1 Struggling Athletics left-hander Jeffrey Springs gave up six runs in under five innings, putting his team in an insurmountable hole en route to a 6–1 loss to the host Detroit Tigers Wednesday night. His counterpart, Tigers right-hander Troy Melton, held the Athletics to one unearned run on four hits. Across 5 […]

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Middle Game
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Mets Beat Royals in Middle Game

Mets 6, Royals 2 In a quiet middle game of their series, the New York Mets strung together a 6–2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. At Citi Field on Wednesday, A.J. Ewing hit a leadoff shot in the first. Seven innings later, his team put five more runs across the board to move ahead […]

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Max Muncy of the Athletics after an inning-ending flyout against the Tigers
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Skubal, Tigers Too Much for Athletics

Tigers 6, Athletics 2 Tarik Skubal struck out the first three batters of the game, an omen for the rest of his outing as the Athletics bowed to the host Detroit Tigers, 6–2, Tuesday night. Skubal lasted five innings, striking out nine and walking two as he allowed one run on five hits. The Athletics […]

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Series Opener
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Mets Crumble Against Royals in Series Opener

Royals 16, Mets 12 In a high scoring series opener, the New York Mets surrendered a five run lead to collapse against the Kansas City Royals. At Citi Field on Tuesday, the Royals put 12 runs across the board in two innings to complete a 16-12 victory over the Mets, who were plagued by a […]

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Bart Verbruggen of the Netherlands, one of the World Cup teams with a close Big Four parallel. Verbruggen is facedown, lamenting a bad penalty-kick goal he had just allowed to Morocco in a penalty shootout
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The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams: Finding the U.S. Sports Twin for Soccer Giants

The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams (Author’s Note: For those new to or unfamiliar with soccer, “friendly” is soccer’s word for “exhibition game.” What defines a “competitive match” can vary depending on who is speaking, though there are universals, like the World Cup or a continental championship. For purposes of this article, a […]

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Tigers Hand Rangers a Dud on Independence Day

Tigers 3, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 4) — The Texas Rangers’ bats ran out of black powder on the Fourth of July as they dropped one to the Detroit Tigers, 3–0. The big firecracker came from Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, who hit a two-run home run in the first inning that helped knot this […]

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Rangers Take Series Opener From Tigers

Rangers 10, Tigers 4 ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers opened a long nine-game homestand with a 10–4 victory over the Detroit Tigers Thursday night. One of their many highlights was a solo home run by Elias Diaz in the second inning. After an off-day to accommodate Friday’s World Cup match between Australia and Egypt […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros celebrating a grand slam against the Twins
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Alvarez’s Grand Slam Lifts Astros Past Twins

Astros 6, Twins 4 The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins 6–4 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after erasing an early three-run deficit behind Yordan Alvarez‘s fourth-inning grand slam. The Astros fell behind 3–0 in the opening inning, but Alvarez delivered the game’s biggest swing with a go-ahead grand slam. Mike Burrows recovered after […]

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