MIAMI (AP) – The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) – After starting the season with high expectations and a payroll to match, the New York Mets stumbled into the All-Star break following their worst first half in 31 years.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ildemaro Vargas had two hits, including a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame Shohei Ohtani’s 22nd home run in a 5-3 victory over the sloppy Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday that finished a three-game sweep heading into the All-Star break.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) – Manny Machado singled in the tying run in the eighth inning and Ty France’s sacrifice brought in the go-ahead run for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday to take two of three.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Rafael Devers scored the tiebreaking run in a two-run eighth inning when catcher Hunter Goodman threw wildly into center field on a stolen-base attempt, and the San Francisco Giants overcame Jake McCarthy’s second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Conor McGregor’s manager said in a social media post Sunday that fighter did not have a previous knee injury prior to his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway.

NEW YORK (AP) – It took the Boston Red Sox almost 24 hours Thursday and Friday to get to New York for their three-game series against the Mets.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Brandon Nimmo hit a game-ending single that drove in Wyatt Langford with his third hit of the game, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday to enter the All-Star break with a winning record at 49-47.