BALTIMORE (AP) – Jackson Merrill and Samad Taylor each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and three more San Diego batters went deep as the Padres rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Samba soccer this wasn’t.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Tarik Skubal wasn’t seeking any sentimentality for his return from elbow surgery. Save the pats on the back and warm words for someone else.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu made the final decision about team captain Wataru Endo not playing in the World Cup because of a left foot injury that would have likely kept the 33-year-old Liverpool midfielder from playing full matches.
HOUSTON (AP) – Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has fully recovered from a calf injury he sustained last month and is ready to go for Germany’s World Cup opener against Curaçao on Sunday.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Portugal is very aware of the enormous expectations it faces in the World Cup.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Aldon Smith, the troubled but talented pass rusher whose promising career was derailed by legal problems, has died at age 36.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Tarik Skubal was tagged for a two-run homer by Cleveland’s Daniel Schneemann in the two-time reigning Cy Young winner’s return from elbow surgery and the Guardians downed the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans has experienced a setback during his injury rehab, the team said Saturday.