KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Ramirez homered, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Saturday.Vinnie Pasquantino hit his 10th homer of the season while Michael Massey belted his seventh into the right field bullpen to put the Royals ahead 2-1 in the second inning.Those two homers were the only runs Tanner Bibee (7-2) gave up over six innings while he allowed four hits and struck out three.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jonathan India doubled twice in his eighth consecutive multihit game, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4. India scored a run and drove in two more. He has at least one double in each of his last seven games. He is batting .512 with one homer and six RBIs during an 11-game hit streak. Austin Wynn hit three doubles for Cincinnati in his first major league game since Oct. 1 for Colorado against Minnesota. Elly De La Cruz doubled and tripled, and Will Benson and Stuart Fairchild each had two RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt hit his 11th homer for St. Louis, which beat Cincinnati 1-0 on Friday.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eleven people were injured when an escalator malfunctioned at American Family Field in Milwaukee following the Brewers’ loss to the Chicago Cubs. The issue occurred Saturday. Brewers' spokesperson Tyler Barnes says six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and five others were treated at the ballpark. The escalator’s malfunction resulted “in an increased downward speed." Other details were not immediately available. Saturday’s 5-3 loss ended the Brewers’ winning streak at five games.
UNDATED (AP) — LeBron James is not opting into what would have been a $51.4 million contract for this coming season and will instead seek a new deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because neither James nor the Lakers revealed the decision publicly. The move is among those coming just ahead of the NBA’s free agency period, which formally opens at 6 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, though at least $1.2 billion in contracts have already been agreed upon because of new rules that allowed teams to speak with their own players earlier than usual.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Noah Lyles kept his hopes for the sprint double at the Olympics alive Saturday night, coming from behind to win the 200 meters at the U.S. track trials in 19.53 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year. Lyles added the 200, his signature race and the distance at which he is a three-time world champion, to the 100 he won last weekend. It was no blowout, as Lyles had to race to the line to pass Kenny Bednarek with about 10 meters left and beat him by .06 seconds. Erriyon Knighton, racing for the first time this year at trials after being cleared after an investigation about eating drug-tainted meat, finished third and made his second Olympic team.
DETROIT (AP) — Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai each shot 4-under 68 on Saturday to reach 17 under through three rounds and share the lead for the second straight day at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Cam Davis and Cameron Young were a shot back at Detroit Golf Club. Sam Stevens and Erik van Rooyen were another stroke back. Amateur Luke Clanton, Min Woo Lee and Joel Dahmen were three shots behind the leaders, entering the final round Sunday. The round started a couple hours later than scheduled after more than an inch of rain soaked the course. The soggy conditions allowed players to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairways.
DENVER (AP) — The parade last June to honor the NBA champion Denver Nuggets was a day the city and 750,000 fans won’t soon forget. It also was a life-changing moment for police Sgt. Justin Dodge, the SWAT team supervisor who was providing security along the parade route when the fire truck carrying Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic and the NBA trophy ran over his left ankle. Dodge was rushed to the hospital through the crowded streets while holding on to the side of an all-terrain vehicle. His life was saved, but doctors couldn’t save his leg, which was amputated inches below the knee. He is steadily recovering and recently returned to work. Dodge now makes it his mission to inspire others.
SATURDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Chicago White Sox 11 Colorado 3
Final Arizona 3 Oakland 0
Final Washington 8 Tampa Bay 1
Final San Diego 11 Boston 1
Final Houston 9 N.Y. Mets 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Toronto 9 N.Y. Yankees 3
Final Cleveland 7 Kansas City 2
Final Baltimore 6 Texas 5
Final L.A. Angels 6 Detroit 5
Final Minnesota 5 Seattle 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 9 St. Louis 4
Final Chicago Cubs 5 Milwaukee 3
Final Miami 3 Philadelphia 2
Final Atlanta 2 Pittsburgh 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 14 San Francisco 7