The Dodgers unleashed a five-run 12th to break out of a 3-3 tie and completed their dominant three-game series with a victory that took nearly five hours to complete. Juan Rivera homered in the fourth inning and visiting Los Angeles took a 3-1 lead in the sixth, but the Mets (47-48) battled back with a Daniel Murphy RBI in the seventh and a game-tying score...

Dale Thayer (2-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the victory for the Padres, who have won seven of nine and three straight series for the first time this season. Huston Street retired the side in order in the ninth to convert his 16th save in as many chances. Cabrera singled to lead off the seventh against Adam Ottavino (2-1) before...

Houston dropped its sixth straight and wrapped up a 1-9 trip with an 8-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Arizona outscored the Astros 33-13 in the three-game sweep. “We are glad we are going home,” Astros manager Brad Mills said. “It seems like it has been forever since we have been home.” The Astros have dropped...

The two-time medal-winning pitcher for the United States softball team traces her lack of enthusiasm to her sport being eliminated from the Olympic program. “We’re excited for people we know that get to go over again but you can’t help but think we should be going through processing, we should be getting on a flight soon, we should be over...

Johan Santana, the ace of the Mets’ pitching rotation, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of soreness in his right ankle. The team said that the ankle, which Santana hurt on July 6 against Chicago, was the primary source of his recent struggles. “We sat for quite a while this morning in discussion with Johan and the training staff, and...

With a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox, Detroit took over the lead in the AL Central and gave its excited fans reason to believe the Tigers’ first-half funk may be well behind them. It was Verlander who opened the series in grand style when he pitched Detroit to a 4-2 win Friday night. “I think we’re just being more consistent,...

An erratic U.S. managed to hold off the Argentines 86-80 in a friendly at Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi but Calderon said they appeared to switch off at times which could provide a valuable lesson in London for Spain, silver medalists behind the Americans four years ago. “The U.S. started really hard and made a lot of shots but everybody can make...

(Reuters) – Everton have agreed terms with the New York Red Bulls for the transfer of Australia midfielder Tim Cahill to the Major League Soccer team, the Premier League club said on Monday. “Tim will move to the Red Bulls for a nominal fee, subject to agreeing personal terms and passing a medical. He will travel to the U.S. in the next few...