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1:33 AM on Thursday, May 7

Paul Skenes struck out the side in the eighth inning, throwing a nasty splitter past Gabriel Moreno on his 97th and final pitch of the evening before smacking his glove in approval as he walked back to the dugout

12:46 AM on Thursday, May 7

Juan Soto led off with a home run, Marcus Semien homered and finished with four hits, and the surging New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Wednesday night after the start time was pushed back six hours due to a snowstorm

12:26 AM on Thursday, May 7

The Buffalo Sabres appear to have rediscovered their power-play production

12:26 AM on Thursday, May 7

Cloé Lacasse and Courtney Brown both scored and the Utah Royals stretched their winning streak to five straight games with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dash on Wednesday night

12:02 AM on Thursday, May 7

Paul Skenes threw eight brilliant innings in one of the best outings of the young star’s career, Brandon Lowe hit a solo homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0

12:01 AM on Thursday, May 7

Toluca has qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final with a 4-0 win over LAFC, advancing 5-2 on aggregate

10:57 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Joey Cantillo and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Chase DeLauter hit a go-ahead, two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 3-1 to stop their three-game skid and the Royals’ five-game winning streak

10:05 PM on Wednesday, May 6

CJ Abrams hit a grand slam with a career-high five RBIs, Drew Millas, Brady House and José Tena also homered and the Washington Nationals set their season high for runs in a 15-2 rout of the Minnesota Twins

10:03 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Nathan Eovaldi cooled off the New York Yankees for the second time in eight days, and the Texas Rangers got early home runs from Corey Seager and Evan Carter in a 6-1 victory

10:03 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and helped New York seize control of a close game after a run of blowouts, leading the Knicks to a 108-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals

9:54 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Sonny Gray pitched five innings in his return from injury and the Boston Red Sox finished a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-0 win

9:50 PM on Wednesday, May 6

When the ball got stuck behind the basket in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, the Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns proved that if you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself

9:46 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer, Adley Rutschman had two RBI doubles and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Miami Marlins 7-4

9:46 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive power-play opportunities in reviving Buffalo’s anemic special-teams unit, and the Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series

9:40 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, Adolis García homered and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Athletics 6-3

9:05 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans left his start against Cleveland after three scoreless innings because of left triceps and elbow soreness

8:06 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagán has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain

7:47 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Carlos Rodón is expected to rejoin the New York Yankees’ rotation Sunday in Milwaukee, but first baseman Ben Rice remained out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game Wednesday night with a bruised left hand

7:13 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd is going to have surgery after he injured his left knee while hanging out with his kids

1:31 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The Philadelphia 76ers put up a good fight without Joel Embiid, though could have used their man in the middle when they struggled to score in the final minutes of Game 2