KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the go-ahead double in the fifth inning for Kansas City after a costly error by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Royals’ bullpen shut down Toronto the rest of the way in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. Chris Stratton earned the win for Kansas City. The Royals got 4 2/3 scoreless innings from their relievers. James McArthur got the last six outs, leaving the tying run on base when he got Bo Bichette to ground out to end the game. It was his fifth save of the season. Kevin Gausman allowed three runs, though none of them earned, on seven hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings for Toronto.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavin Smith hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 14-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Christian Walker and Kevin Newman also homered for Arizona, which leads the majors with 148 runs. Tommy Henry (1-1) tossed six effective innings in his first win in five starts this season. The 26-year-old left-hander gave up one run on five hits and struck out six with one walk. Willson Contreras homered for St. Louis, which has lost five of six.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Figure Skating championships will be held in Wichita, Kansas. The event should provide a preview of the American team that will contest the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. The national governing body announced its calendar of domestically held international events on Tuesday. The U.S. championships will run from Jan. 20-26 at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita. The Grand Prix season begins Oct. 18 with Skate America in Allen, Texas. That's the first event in the six-stop Grand Prix international schedule. The U.S. also will host the 2025 world championships from March 23-30 at TD Garden in Boston.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA athletes are now eligible to play immediately no matter how many times they transfer — as long as they meet academic requirements — after the association fast-tracked legislation to fall in line with a recent court order. The Division I Board of Directors formally ratified the change to the transfer rule and approved a tweak that allows schools to identify name, image and likeness opportunities and facilitate deals between athletes and third parties. Athletes are not obligated to accept assistance from the school and must maintain authority over the terms in their NIL agreements. Beginning Aug. 1, member schools will be permitted to increase NIL-related support only for athletes who disclose their NIL arrangements.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame the return of Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard to beat Los Angeles 96-93 and tie their Western Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Leonard had 15 points and seven rebounds in 35 minutes of his first game since March 31. He had been out with inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. Kyrie Irving added 23 points and P.J. Washington Jr. had 18 for the Mavs. Game 3 is Friday in Dallas.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points for a career best in the playoffs and spearheaded another stifling defensive performance by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 105-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert each added 18 points to help the Timberwolves offset the smothering of Anthony Edwards by the Suns. He went 3 for 12 from the floor for 15 points. Game 3 is in Phoenix on Friday. Minnesota has held a 2-0 series lead one other time in franchise history, against Denver in the first round in 2004.
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey was fouled twice before his turnover that led to the go-ahead 3-pointer by Donte DiVincenzo in the New York Knicks’ victory over the 76ers in Game 2. That's according to the NBA's report on the officiating that the league released Tuesday. The league also says 76ers coach Nick Nurse was attempting to call a timeout that was “neither recognized nor granted by the officials” at the start of the possession. The league says Jalen Brunson grabbed Maxey's jersey to prevent him from cleanly catching a pass before Josh Hart made lower body contact that caused the All-Star guard to fall.
TUESDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Chicago Cubs 7 Houston 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Cleveland 4 Boston 1
Final Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 2
Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Oakland 3
Final Kansas City 3 Toronto 2
Final Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 5
Final Seattle 4 Texas 0
Final L.A. Angels 7 Baltimore 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 1
Final Atlanta 5 Miami 0
Final Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 4 Washington 1
Final Arizona 14 St. Louis 1
Final Colorado 7 San Diego 4
Final San Francisco 5 N.Y. Mets 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final Minnesota 105 Phoenix 93
Final Indiana 125 Milwaukee 108
Final Dallas 96 L.A. Clippers 93
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final N-Y Rangers 4 Washington 3
Final OT Florida 3 Tampa Bay 2
Final Colorado 5 Winnipeg 2