The Pittsburgh Pirates thought they'd hit their stride after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series which ran from June 30 to July 2. The Pirates didn't surrender a single run all series against their division rivals and then set off for the Pacific Northwest in hopes of staying hot against the Seattle Mariners.

Fresh off their three consecutive shutouts in their sweep of the Cardinals, Pittsburgh's bats were unable to stay hot. In a stunning turn, the Pirates proceeded to drop all three games of the series against the Mariners and failed to put up a single run of their own.

According to Opta Stats, that's the first time in MLB history a team has had "back-to-back series of three-plus games with a sweep of shutouts for and against, in either order."

That's baseball for you.

Paul Skenes, who was named a National League All-Star on Sunday, started the rubber match of the series in Seattle. He struck out 10 across five scoreless innings before being removed at just 78 pitches. The Pirates surrendered a home run in the sixth inning and lost the game, 1–0.

They'll hope to avoid making it four straight shutouts when they take the field on Monday against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

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O Fluminense visita o Alianza Lima, do Peru, nesta quarta-feira (3), pela primeira rodada da fase de grupos da Copa Libertadores. A bola rola a partir das 21h30 (de Brasília), no Estádio Alejandro Villanueva, em Lima (PER) com transmissão de Globo (RJ e NE), Globoplay e Paramount+ (streaming).

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Confira abaixo todas as informações que você precisa saber sobre o confronto entre Alianza Lima e Fluminense (onde assistir, horário, escalações e local).

✅FICHA TÉCNICA
Alianza Lima x Fluminense
1ª rodada – Grupo A – Libertadores

Data e horário:quarta-feira, 3 de abril de 2024, às 21h30 (de Brasília)
Local:Estádio Alejandro Villanueva, em Lima (PER)
Ondeassistir:Globo (RJ e NE), Globoplay e Paramount+ (streaming)
Árbitro: Andrés Matonte (URU)
Assistentes: Nicolas Tarán e Carlos Barreiros (URU)

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⚽ PROVÁVEIS ESCALAÇÕES

ALIANZA LIMA (Técnico:Fábio Matias)
Ángelo Campos (Franco Saravia); Jiovany Ramos, Carlos Zambrano e Renzo Garces; Sebastián Rodriguez, Catriel Cabellos, Jesús Castillo, Kevin Serna e Juan Freytes; Cecilio Waterman e Hernán Barcos.

FLUMINENSE (Técnico:Fernando Diniz)
Fábio; Samuel Xavier, Manoel (Thiago Santos), Felipe Melo e Marcelo; André, Martinelli e Renato Augusto (Ganso); Marquinhos (Douglas Costa), Jhon Arias e Lelê.

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O Vasco da Gama venceu o Grêmio por 2 a 1 neste domingo (14), em São Januário, na estreia dos times no Brasileirão 2024. Os gols do Cruz-Maltino foram marcados por David e Mateus Carvalho, enquanto Gustavo Martins descontou para o Imortal. Com isso, os cariocas somam os primeiros três pontos no Campeonato Brasileiro, e os gaúchos seguem zerados.

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A partida foi marcada por homenagens a Roberto Dinamite, que completaria 70 anos no último sábado (13). Em campo, o Vasco construiu o placar durante o primeiro tempo com ótima atuação. No segundo, o Grêmio equilibrou as coisas e chegou a descontar, mas não foi o suficiente para tirar os três pontos do Gigante.

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Logo no ínicio de jogo, aos nove minutos, Kannemann se se chocou com Mateus Carvalho e desabou no gramado. O zagueiro do Grêmio precisou ser substituído por concussão e deu lugar a Gustavo Martins, que em seu primeiro lance disputou com Rossi dentro da área. O árbitro assinalou pênalti, as voltou atrás após revisão no VAR. A jogada, porém, não fez falta ao Cruz-Maltino, que abriu o placar com David. Ainda antes do intervalo, Mateus Carvalho ampliou.

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Na segunda etapa, o Grêmio conseguiu equilibrar a partida e teve boas chances logo na volta do vestiário. O Imortal conseguiu seu gol com Gustavo Martins, mas a pressão gaúcha perdeu força e o Vasco controlou a posse a partir do meio do segundo tempo, confirmando os três pontos

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📆 O QUE VEM POR AÍ?
O Vasco volta a campo na quarta-feira (17), às 19h, diante do Red Bull Bragantino, no Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid. No mesmo dia e horário, o Grêmio recebe o Athletico, na Arena. Ambos os jogos são válidos pela segunda rodada do Brasileirão.

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The Boston Red Sox parted ways with veteran right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler last week, but it didn't take long for him to find a new home in MLB.

Buehler is reportedly finalizing a deal to join the Philadelphia Phillies, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. Passan notes that Buehler will be eligible to pitch for the Phillies in the postseason.

Buehler, 31, struggled across 23 appearances in his lone season with the Red Sox. He made 22 starts and owned a 5.45 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 55 walks across 112 1/3 innings. The two-time All-Star hasn't been the same since he missed a full season in 2023 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but the Phils are hopeful he can make an impact in October.

The move comes a few days after Zach Wheeler was placed on the 60-day IL and ruled out for the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome.

Philadelphia currently holds a 6 1/2 game lead over the New York Mets in the NL East, and their .581 winning percentage is second best in all of MLB.

Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reinforced his larger-than-life reputation this postseason with yet another huge moment in Game 3 of the ALDS vs. the Yankees on Tuesday night.

After Blue Jays' Ernie Clement hit a ground ball to left field at the top of the third, Guerrero, leading off from second, took off toward home. But when it looked like he might not make it—whether he could sense the ball behind him or just had a Yankees hatred-fueled gut feeling—the first baseman opted to launch himself comically high into the air then slide toward home in his best attempt at making up the distance between him and another Blue Jays run.

Amazingly, he made it … and had the most pumped-up reaction to his Superman-esque play, which extended Toronto's lead at the time to 4–1.

Watch that below:

Should the Yankees, now trailing 6–3 at the top of the fourth (and down two games in the series), want to keep their postseason alive, they'll have to hope Guerrero, who also has a home run tonight, avoids channeling another comic book hero long enough for them to make up the deficit.

تغلب فريق آرسنال على خصمه ولفرهامبتون بهدفين مقابل هدف، خلال مباراة الفريقين ببطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، مساء السبت.

واستقبل آرسنال خصمه ولفرهامبتون على ملعب “الإمارات” ضمن مباريات الجولة السادسة عشر لـ الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “البريميرليج”.

وشهد الشوط الأول سيطرة لأصحاب الأرض، وقد بلغت نسبة استحواذ آرسنال 73%، مقابل 27% لولفرهامبتون خلال النصف ساعة الأولى.

وكان آرسنال الجانب الأكثر خطورة خلال الشوط الأول للقاء في محاولة للبحث عن تسجيل هدف، ولاحت له بعض الفرص لكن لم تسفر عن التقدم.

وبدأ الشوط الثاني بهجمة لآرسنال وانتهت بتسديدة اصطدمت بالدفاع، ولاحت فرصة أخرى لمارتينيلي في الدقيقة 56 مرت جوار القائم.

وفي الدقيقة 70 تقدم آرسنال بهدف أمام ولفرهامبتون مستفيدًا من هدف عكسي أحرزه سام جوناستون بالخطأ في مرمى فريقه.

وفي الدقيقة 83 لاحت فرصة خطيرة لآرسنال، حيث وصلت تمريرة لتروسارد وسدد كرة قوية من داخل منطقة الجزاء مرت بجوار القائم.

اقرأ أيضًا | ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي بعد فوز ليفربول وآرسنال

وفي توقيت قاتل أدرك ولفرهامبتون التعادل، بعد كرة عرضية من ماتيوس ماني، وارتقى أروكوداري ولعب رأسية داخل منطقة الجزاء هزت شباك آرسنال في الدقيقة 90.

وحالف الحظ آرسنال مجددًا ونجح في التقدم بهدف ثانٍ في الدقيقة الرابعة من الوقت المحتسب بدلاً من الضائع، وبدا في البداية أن جابرييل جيسوس هو صاحب الهدف، لكنها ارتدت من موسكيرا، ليسجل هدفًا في مرمى فريقه.

انتهت المباراة بفوز آرسنال بهدفين مقابل هدف، ليرفع رصيده في صدارة الترتيب للنقطة 36 ويتوقف رصيد ولفرهامبتون عند نقطتين في المركز الأخير. أهداف مباراة آرسنال وولفرهامبتون

Shohei Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player in history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season last year, accomplishing the incredible feat amid much fanfare. This year, able to pitch again after returning from injury, he has charted new ground yet again by becoming the sole member of another 50-50 club; this time becoming the first to post 50 dingers and 50 strikeouts.

Ohtani hurled five hitless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in what would become a 9-6 defeat, fanning five batters to bring his total to 54 on the year. He's right on the half-century mark when it comes to his own long ball total and carries a 1.006 OPS as the season reaches its final weeks.

Now, racking up 50 strikeouts on the mound in this day and age of swings and misses isn't the most impressive thing in the world. Doing it in 41 innings of work sure is, though.

Whenever Ohtani's career ends there are going to be countless stats and feats to sift through as we try to decide if he's the greatest player of all time. Becoming a founding member of two different clubs showcasing the diversity of his talent in back-to-back years will certainly be one of them.

If you’re going to make history, you might as well do it in style.

On Friday, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge took over sole possession of fourth place on the franchise’s all-time home run list, breaking a tie with legend Joe DiMaggio with career dinger No. 362. Judge had just matched DiMaggio yesterday, with two home runs against the Tigers.

Facing off against the Red Sox on Friday, Judge decided to one-up himself in terms of showmanship, smashing his tie-breaking home run all the way over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park.

Look at this tater.

And here it is from the ump cam. Delightful.

Judge currently sits at 362 home runs in pinstripes. The only three players in front of him are all legends—Lou Gerhig (493), Mickey Mantle (536) and Babe Ruth (659).

While it might take a while for Judge to jump up to the next spot on the list, we’re undoubtedly in for plenty more unbelievable highlights between now and then.

Aaron Judge put forth yet another magnificent season for the Yankees in 2025, and he’s been rewarded with his third AL MVP award.

Despite fierce competition in the form of Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, Judge earned his second consecutive MVP and third of his career. The New York superstar hit 53 home runs and led the league in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and OPS+. His 137 runs also ranked first in MLB.

Judge’s efforts helped lead the Yankees to a 94–68 regular season. New York advanced past the wild card round by beating the rival Red Sox in three games, but fell to the Blue Jays in the divisional round.

The 33-year-old slugger has been considered one of the best hitters in baseball for years now and this season proved no exception. For much of the season he was the primary, and occasionally only, source of offense for the pinstripes. He was so dangerous that, in addition to all his league-leading hitting stats, he also ranked first in intentional walks with 36. Judge was rewarded earlier this year for his efforts with his seventh All-Star nod.

What’s more, Judge shook off whatever remained of the perception that he struggled in postseason baseball with a strong playoff run. The Yankees’ slugger batted .364 against Boston in the wild-card round and .600 against Toronto in the divisional, totaling 13 hits and seven RBIs in seven games played. It wasn’t enough to push the Yankees over the finish line and return to the World Series but there’s no question Judge delivered upon the promises of another great regular season.

Judge becomes the 16th player in MLB history to win back-to-back MVP awards with his 2025 win. Another historic achievement for the big hitter.

When Freddie Freeman takes the field on Friday night for Game 1 of the World Series, it will feel like he's playing in one of his homes away from home at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. While Freeman's job with the Dodgers in their quest to capture back-to-back championships will be front and center on his mind, playing baseball in Canada, in which he holds dual citizenship along with the United States, will be special for both he and his family.

"Yeah my dad is obviously going to head out there tomorrow as well," Freeman said Tuesday. "So it's going to be pretty special. And I'm not so sure the Canadian fans, Blue Jays fans, will be cheering for me this time around like it was in the World Baseball Classic the last couple of times. But it is special."

Freeman played for Canada in both the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics, changing his representation to Canada through his citizenship from his parents. Freeman's return to Toronto will also be an emotional one, given that he'll be returning to the city where his mother grew up. She died after being diagnosed with melanoma when he was just 10 years old.

"Both my parents are born and raised in Canada, especially in the providence of Ontario—my mom from the Toronto area. My dad from Windsor," Freeman continued. "So, it is special. Everytime I go there, you just have this feeling inside that you feel just a little bit closer to my mom. So I'm looking forward to it."

And even though Freeman will be playing against the Blue Jays, he's still excited about what the team has accomplished thus far, given his Canadian roots.

"I mean, that’s special,’" Freeman said. "When you have a whole country that you know is behind one team, that’s pretty amazing. And then, obviously, what they’ve done. They’ve invested in their team, into that stadium, the visiting clubhouse, they’ve put a lot into the Toronto Blue Jays.

"So to just see the city come together, and get to experience so much jubilation that they had going to the World Series for the first time in 30-plus years, you know it’s an exciting time. And being from Canada, it’s pretty cool."