Kurt Suzuki hit a game-ending three-run home run as the Washington Nationals scored seven runs in the ninth inning to earn an improbable 11-10 victory over the New York Mets. New York relievers Paul Sewald, Luis Avilan and Edwin Diaz contributed to the meltdown, securing only one out as Washington earned its 20th victory in its last 26 games. It was the largest ninth-inning comeback in Nationals history.
James Paxton pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings, striking out 12 and winning his seventh straight start as the New York Yankees bounced back in a big way, routing the Texas Rangers 10-1. Gary Sánchez hit two home runs, Edwin Encarnación added a two-run drive in his return from the injured list, and Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner also connected.
Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sanó connected in the fifth inning to pad Minnesota's record home run total, and the Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5. Jake Cave added a two-run triple for the Twins, who won for the ninth time in 10 games and improved to 7-1 on a 10-game trip. Minnesota extended its major league record to 271 homers with nearly four weeks left in the season.
Bryce Harper drove in his 100th run with a single, J.T. Realmuto had a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly, and the Philadelphia Phillies won their third in a row, 6-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The Phillies began the day 2½ games behind the Cubs for the final NL wild card.
In MLB news, the New York Yankees activated slugger Edwin Encarnación from the injured list before their game against the Texas Rangers. Encarnación missed 30 games with a fractured right wrist and appeared in two rehab games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before returning. He was injured when he was hit by a pitch from Boston reliever Josh Smith on August 3rd.
The New York Mets have activated second baseman Robinson Cano from the injured list after he missed nearly a month with a torn left hamstring.
Pirates rookie right-hander Mitch Keller has been pulled from a game after being struck in the right wrist by a line drive. Keller was injured in the second inning on a comebacker hit by Miami's Garrett Cooper. Considered the Pirates' top prospect coming into the season, Keller was making his eighth major league start. He is 1-3 with an 8.18 ERA.
The Chicago Cubs have scratched All-Star third baseman Kris Bryant because of right knee soreness. While Ben Zobrist and Willson Contreras returned to Chicago's starting lineup against Seattle, Bryant was replaced by Ian Happ.
TENNIS
Serena Williams picked up her 100th match win at the US Open to reach the semifinals in dominating fashion. Williams won 6-1, 6-0 in 44 minutes against Wang Qiang of China. She next faces No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina for a berth in the final. Elina Svitolina reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Johanna Konta.
Betrayed by his body, and his forehand, too, Roger Federer is out of the U.S. Open. Federer gave away a lead against a guy he'd never lost to and was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals before a stunned crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
NFL
The Dallas Cowboys and right tackle La'el Collins have agreed on a new contract, the second extension to get settled during star running back Ezekiel Elliott's holdout. The deal signed Tuesday is for $50 million over five years with $35 million guaranteed. It's the second extension Collins and the Cowboys have negotiated since he chose them as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
The Los Angeles Chargers say they’ve extended Pro Bowl center Mike Pouncey's contract through the 2020 season. Pouncey was in the final season of a two-year, $15 million contract. The extension will be worth $9 million next season.
The Bengals signed running back Giovani Bernard to a two-year contract extension through the 2021 season. He could have become a free agent after this season.
The Detroit Lions have released wide receiver Andy Jones from injured reserve. Jones played in eight games last season for Detroit and made three starts. He had 11 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Quarterback Jared Goff has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams through the 2024 season. Goff is beginning his fourth year with the Rams, who made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged: No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama are at the top of the first regular-season AP college football poll of 2019. The Tigers received 54 first-place votes out of 62 in the media poll, up two from the preseason. The Crimson Tide received the remaining eight in the poll presented by Regions Bank. The only Top 25 team to lose was Oregon, which slipped to 16 after dropping a thriller to Auburn. The Tigers moved up to 10th. The top seven teams in the preseason rankings held their spots Tuesday. Clemson and Alabama were followed by No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 LSU and No. 7 Michigan. Notre Dame moved up a spot to No. 8 and Texas was ninth. Florida slipped three spots to No. 11.
Western New Mexico University officials say freshman wide receiver Eddie Cruz has died in an apparent drowning. A New Mexico State Police dive team was called out to Bill Evans Lake north of Silver City Monday afternoon. Divers recovered a man's body. Sheriff's officials say the incident remains under investigation.
NBA
Brooklyn Nets player Rodions Kurucs has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend inside his apartment. The 21-year-old Latvian-born small forward turned himself in on Tuesday and was arraigned on a misdemeanor assault charge. He's due back in court Oct. 21. Police say the 32-year-old woman claims she had a verbal dispute with Kurucs in his Brooklyn apartment on June 27 and he choked her. She says he also struck her. The Daily News reports that Kurucs' lawyer noted there are no photos of the alleged assault and the woman didn't report the incident for nearly two months. He says the two then flew together to Las Vegas the day after the alleged assault. The Nets released a statement saying they're in "the process of gathering more information."
WNBA
Elena Delle Donne scored 25 of her 30 points in the first half and the Washington Mystics cruised to a 93-77 win over the New York Liberty. Ariel Atkins added 23 points for the Mystics (24-8), who have clinched a top-two seed for the playoffs and extended their lead over second place Connecticut to 1½ games.
NHL
Niklas Kronwall is retiring after 15 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings. The hard-hitting defenseman announced his retirement in a video Tuesday on the team's Twitter account, saying he would be taking a new role within the organization. Kronwall played 953 games in his NHL career and was part of the Detroit team that won the Stanley Cup in 2008. Kronwall had three goals and 24 assists in 79 games last season.