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9:46 PM on Saturday, April 18

Corbin Carroll hit a grand slam to break an eighth-inning tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory

9:43 PM on Saturday, April 18

George Kirby threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball and Luke Raley hit his fifth home run of the season as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 to snap a four-game losing streak

9:35 PM on Saturday, April 18

Dor Turgeman scored the equalizer early in the second half and Carles Gil netted the winner on a penalty kick in the 85th minute as the New England Revolution rallied to beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 to remain unbeaten at home

9:33 PM on Saturday, April 18

Minnesota Wild rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt was a little surprised when told he was starting the postseason opener

9:30 PM on Saturday, April 18

Cedric Mullins led off the 13th inning with a two-run home run and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on a rainy Saturday

9:20 PM on Saturday, April 18

Chris Sale struck out seven in seven innings to outduel Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of an error to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1

9:14 PM on Saturday, April 18

Houston’s Héctor Herrera scored late in the second half and Jonathan Bond made it stand up for the Dynamo in a 1-0 victory over Orlando City

9:14 PM on Saturday, April 18

Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and José Fermín and Alec Burleson added solo shots to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros Saturday night

9:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

Tom Barlow and Evander Da Silva Ferreira — known simply as “Evander” — each scored a goal for FC Cincinnati in a 3-3 tie with the Chicago Fire

9:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist and Nashville SC shut out Atlanta United 2-0 behind rookie Brian Schwake

8:38 PM on Saturday, April 18

Sean Johnson finished with four saves and had his third shutout this season for D.C. United in a 0-0 tie with the Philadelphia Union

7:59 PM on Saturday, April 18

Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 of his 25 in the second half and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series

7:56 PM on Saturday, April 18

Jamal Murray shot and made 16 free throws

7:39 PM on Saturday, April 18

Matt Boldy had two goals with an assist, Joel Ericksson Ek scored two power-play goals and rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 27 shots in his postseason debut to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series

6:07 PM on Saturday, April 18

Lionel Messi had two goals, Germán Berterame scored a goal for the second consecutive game, and Inter Miami beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2 to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games

5:48 PM on Saturday, April 18

The Arizona Diamondbacks activated Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from the injured list on Saturday and the outfielder had mixed results in his return to the lineup

5:43 PM on Saturday, April 18

San Jose Sharks teenage sensation Macklin Celebrini is open to signing a contract extension this summer after breaking the franchise record for points in a season in just his second year in the NHL

3:59 PM on Saturday, April 18

Pinch-hitter Carson Kelly connected for a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory

3:48 PM on Saturday, April 18

A skydiver has crashed into the Lane Stadium scoreboard before Virginia Tech’s spring football game

1:00 PM on Friday, April 17

Fernando Mendoza will get a chance to learn from Kirk Cousins before the Las Vegas Raiders give him an opportunity to start