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9:23 PM on Friday, August 22

Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high-tying 16 assists for her 17th career triple-double, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Golden State Valkyries 81-72

9:13 PM on Friday, August 22

The scuffling New York Mets have been in desperate need of a starter other than David Peterson to pitch deep into games

9:02 PM on Friday, August 22

Yu Darvish combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, and the San Diego Padres pulled even with the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West once again with a 2-1 victory

8:43 PM on Friday, August 22

William Contreras hit a solo home run off All-Star reliever Randy Rodríguez in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants

8:33 PM on Friday, August 22

Royce Lewis hit a grand slam, Byron Buxton, Luke Keaschall, and Edouard Julien each had two hits, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7

8:21 PM on Friday, August 22

Vimael Machín has made a memorable return to the major leagues

8:12 PM on Friday, August 22

Joe Milton ran for a touchdown and threw for a score, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-13 in the preseason finale for both teams

8:11 PM on Friday, August 22

Joc Pederson hit a walk-off RBI double to give the Texas Rangers a 4-3 comeback win over the Cleveland Guardians

8:07 PM on Friday, August 22

Carson Williams homered and went 2 for 4 with three RBIs in his major league debut, a day after the Tampa Bay Rays called up the former first-round pick

8:05 PM on Friday, August 22

The NFL joined the WNBA in having a sex toy thrown onto the field when someone tossed one during the Tennessee Titans’ preseason finale

8:03 PM on Friday, August 22

Kyle McCord led Philadelphia to a 19-17 victory over the New York Jets in a preseason game

7:57 PM on Friday, August 22

Carson Williams hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, All-Star Junior Caminero hit his 36th longball and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6

7:34 PM on Friday, August 22

Nolan McLean gave the slumping Mets a boost with seven strong innings for his second career win, and New York beat the Atlanta Braves 12-7

7:27 PM on Friday, August 22

Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker each hit a three-run homer, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 10-7

7:21 PM on Friday, August 22

Brayan Bello pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees that clinched the season series between the longtime rivals

6:17 PM on Friday, August 22

Bubba Chandler has made an impressive major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

6:03 PM on Friday, August 22

Shane Bieber struck out nine over six dominant innings of one-run ball in his debut with the Blue Jays, helping Toronto beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 after 16 months away from the mound

6:00 PM on Friday, August 22

A squirrel ran onto the field during a game between the Yankees and the Red Sox and caused a brief delay

4:10 PM on Friday, August 22

Willy Adames couldn’t have scripted a much better scenario for his return to Milwaukee to face his former team

12:55 PM on Friday, August 22

The Baltimore Orioles have reached a long-term deal with rookie catcher Samuel Basallo