Orlando City 1, FC Cincinnati 0
Facundo Torres scored late in the second half and Pedro Gallese made it stand up as Orlando City edged FC Cincinnati 1-0.
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Guardians 3, Rays 2
Rookie Bo Naylor doubled home Gabriel Arias with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, sending the Guardians to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Reds rally in 9th to beat the Cubs, earning a doubleheader split
Noelvi Marte’s two-out single in the ninth drove in the winning run as the Reds rallied for a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs and a split of a doubleheader between the playoff contenders.
Clippers 8, Saints 5 (11)
The Clippers rallied to score three runs with two outs in the 11th inning to beat the St. Paul Saints Friday at CHS Field.
Buckeyes defense faces test in opener
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day answered one big question about the 2023 Buckeyes this week when he named Kyle McCord the starting quarterback in the season opener at Indiana Saturday. But another issue that concerned fans in the off-season was the Buckeyes’ defense.
Saints 8, Clippers 7 (10)
Hernan Perez’s bases-loaded, two-out sibgle in thd 10th inning delivered the winning run for the St. Paul Saints as they beat the Clippers 8-7 Thursday night at CHS Field.
Dynamo beat the Crew 2-0
Corey Baird and Ibrahim Aliyu each scored, Steve Clark earned his MLS-leading 11th clean sheet of the season, and the Houston Dynamo beat the Columbus Crew 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Burrow returns to practice after calf injury
Joe Burrow is back at practice more than a month after the Bengals quarterback was sidelined by a strained right calf muscle.
Reds 4, Giants 1
Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered and drove in three runs in his first four-hit game in the majors, and the Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Cincinnati becomes first team to clinch MLS playoff spot
Luciano Acosta and Brandon Vazquez scored five minutes apart in the second half and Cincinnati became the first team to clinch an MLS playoff spot after a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United.