Walters cruised in his third start of the season to snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak. He gave up a solo homer to Gordon Beckham with one out in the first inning, but allowed little else. Two batters after Beckham’s home run, Paul Konerko doubled off Walters, but the 27-year-old right-hander didn’t allow another hit until Konerko...

“I was on the edge of my seat,” Nolasco said. Left fielder Chris Coghlan preserved the lead with a spectacular catch in the eighth inning, Heath Bell escaped a jam in the ninth and Miami edged the Colorado Rockies 7-6. With that, on his third try, Nolasco became the Marlins’ sole leader in career wins, improving his record to...

It was his first shutout victory since Aug. 6, 2010, and third in his career. Wainwright (3-5), who missed the 2011 season with elbow ligament replacement surgery, struck out nine and walked one while throwing 111 pitches. He retired the first eight batters and allowed just one runner to reach third base. Carlos Beltran had two hits and two RBIs and Matt...

Watching his team at the plate doesn’t give Hurdle quite the same feeling. McDonald tossed seven sparkling innings against the New York Mets on Tuesday but the Pirates again couldn’t muster much run support in a 3-2 loss. Despite failing to pick up the victory on a night he allowed just one run on four hits, striking out eight and walking two,...

Brandon Beachy gave up a career-high three homers — two by Brandon Phillips — as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Tuesday night in another game of all-or-nothing. The Braves couldn’t keep up in one of the majors’ most homer-friendly ballparks. The teams have combined for 10 in the first two games of their series, seven by...

Sidelined since April 29 with a strained lower back, Youkilis marked his return by hitting a towering drive over the center-field fence. Unfortunately for the Boston Red Sox, that fourth-inning shot was the extent of their offense in a 4-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. Brian Matusz and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, and...

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The Czech Republic closed out a 3-0 victory over the United States as Frantisek Cermak and Radek Stepanek defeated Andy Roddick and Ryan Harrison 7-6 (5), 5-7, 10-8 in the doubles at the Team World Cup on Wednesday. Defending champion Germany and Argentina improved their records to 2-0. Philipp Kohlschreiber sealed...

London Welsh currently play at the ramshackle Old Deer Park in Richmond that has only one small stand and is barely good enough for championship rugby. In order to try and comply with RFU regulations they made an agreement with Oxford United to play their home fixtures at the fourth tier soccer club’s Kassam Stadium if promoted to the Premiership. ...