Baseball
Twins have maintained their starting pitching strength Brandon Lowe hits an inside-the-park home run and Pirates beat Cardinals 6-2 Guardians in four-game series sweep with 3-1 win over reeling Tigers Longtime NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent announces retirement at end of season Tarik Skubal takes 'great step' in recovery from elbow surgery
Trey Yesavage outduels Cam Schlittler as Blue Jays top Yankees 2-1
Shohei Ohtani hits leadoff homer in another 2-way gem for victorious Dodgers
Jeff McNeil's homer lifts A's to 6-5 win over Angels
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong makes another mistake on defense
Nationals return to .500 with 8-4 defeat of Mets
WASHINGTON (AP) – CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Jacob Young added a two-run shot in the eighth and the Washington Nationals returned to .500 for the second time since the season’s first week Wednesday night with an 8-4 victory over the New York Mets.