Yainer Diaz homers as the Astros beat the Nationals to stop a 5-game slide

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Houston Astros' Cooper Hummel, right, yells after hitting a RBI single against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) DP flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false firstAuthor.avatar :

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Alonso pulls within one of Strawberry, but Mets fall to Guardians after comeback bid

Winnipeg Free Press

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Winnipeg Free Press

Alonso pulls within one of Strawberry, but Mets fall to Guardians after comeback bid

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit his 251st career homer Monday night to pull within one of Darryl Strawberry's New York Mets franchise record, but the Cleveland Guardians earned a 7-6, 10-inning win after squandering a five-run lead. Gabriel Arias' 440-foot, three-run homer to left-center ended a five-run sixth inning against Sean Manaea, who surrendered RBI singles to David Fry and Carlos Santana earlier in the inning. Alonso, starting at designated hitter for the 59th time in his career, hit a 388-foot blast to left-center in the bottom half against Slade Cecconi. The slugger has three homers in his last four games. Alonso had his fourth hit, an RBI single, in the eighth, before Mark Vientos delivered the game-tying sacrifice fly. Cade Smith (4-4) escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the ninth. Automatic runner Daniel Schneemann scored the tie-breaking run in the 10th, when third baseman Brett Baty threw the ball wide of second on David Fry's bunt against Ryan Helsley (3-2). Arias added a sacrifice fly. Nic Enright earned his first career save despite allowing Baty's two-out RBI single in the 10th. Manaea gave up five runs and struck out three in 5 2/3 innings. Cecconi surrendered three runs (two earned) with six strikeouts in six innings. Key moment Smith ended the ninth by striking out Alonso and getting Jeff McNeil to line to second. Key stat Alonso entered Monday batting just .218 in 220 at-bats as a designated hitter. … Manaea threw 56 pitches in his first five scoreless innings but 29 pitches in the sixth. Up next The three-game interleague series continues Tuesday, when Mets RHP Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.45 ERA) opposes Guardians LHP Logan Allen (7-9, 4.06). ___ AP MLB:

Shedeur Sanders remained focused on rookie season with Browns during father's cancer battle

Toronto Star

6 hours ago

Toronto Star

Shedeur Sanders remained focused on rookie season with Browns during father's cancer battle

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders warms up during a practice at the team's NFL football training camp Friday, July 25, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard) DR flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Cincinnati Open and will head to the US Open without preparation

Toronto Star

9 hours ago

Toronto Star

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Cincinnati Open and will head to the US Open without preparation

Serbia's Novak Djokovic gets treatment during a medical timeout break against Italy's Jannik Sinner in a men's singles semifinal at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) TH flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :