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Matthew Stafford excels as Rams knock off Vikings

NFL: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles RamsOct 24, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams (23) is brought down by Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. (0) and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) during the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Matthew Stafford completed 25 of 34 passes for 279 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and the Los Angeles Rams pulled away for a 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night at Inglewood, Calif.

Demarcus Robinson had two touchdown catches for the Rams (3-4), who won their second game in five days. Kyren Williams and Cooper Kupp had one touchdown reception apiece.

Sam Darnold completed 18 of 25 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota (5-2), which dropped its second straight game. Justin Jefferson caught eight passes for 115 yards, and Josh Oliver and Trent Sherfield Sr. each had one touchdown catch.

Los Angeles outgained Minnesota 386-276.

The Vikings opened the scoring on the first drive of the game. Darnold found Oliver wide open near the goal line for a 5-yard touchdown.

The Rams responded with a touchdown on their first possession to even the score. Williams caught a 5-yard touchdown pass across the middle.

The back-and-forth battle continued as the Vikings pulled ahead 14-7 with 53 seconds left in the first quarter. Sherfield caught a pass from Darnold and sprinted a few steps into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown.

Kupp scored in his first game since being injured in Week 2 to tie it at 14 with 10:05 remaining in the second quarter. Stafford escaped pressure in the pocket, stepped up and hit Kupp for a 7-yard touchdown.

The Vikings regained a 17-14 lead on Will Reichard’s 23-yard field goal midway through the third quarter.

The Rams grabbed their first lead at 21-17 with 2:36 left in the third quarter. Stafford lofted a pass down the right sideline toward Robinson, who drew a flag for pass interference but made the catch anyway for a 25-yard touchdown.

Reichard made a 35-yarder to cut the Vikings’ deficit to 21-20 with 12:47 to play.

Stafford put the Rams ahead 28-20 with his fourth touchdown pass of the evening. He hit Robinson in the back of the end zone for a 10-yard score.

The Rams registered a safety to go ahead 30-20 with 1:36 left. Rams linebacker Byron Young grabbed Darnold by the facemask and twisted him to the turf in the end zone, but officials did not call a penalty and the play could not be reviewed.

Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw injured his left knee late in the first half and did not return.

–Field Level Media

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Coby Mayo leads Orioles past Tigers

Jul 27, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA;  Baltimore Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo (16) receives congratulations from teammates after he hits a two run home run in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn ImagesJul 27, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Baltimore Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo (16) receives congratulations from teammates after he hits a two run home run in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

Coby Mayo homered and drove in three runs as the visiting Baltimore Orioles powered past the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, on Monday.

Leody Tavares and pinch-hitter Tyler O’Neill also homered, while Jackson Holliday supplied four hits and scored twice. Pete Alonso added two hits and scored a run.

Orioles starter Kyle Bradish gave up five runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. Grant Wolfram (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and was credited with the victory. Rico Garcia got the last three outs for his fifth save.

Hao-Yu Lee drove in two runs for the Tigers, who have lost three straight. Spencer Torkelson and Zach McKinstry each had two hits, a run scored and an RBI.

Detroit starter Keider Montero (7-6) allowed six runs, four earned, and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Baltimore scored a run in the first on Taylor Ward’s fielder’s choice, which knocked in Alonso.

The Orioles extended their lead to 3-0 in the second. Holliday doubled and Mayo reached on a Colt Keith error before Jeremiah Jackson’s RBI grounder. Dylan Beavers drove in the next run with a single.

McKinstry led off the bottom of the inning with a triple and scored on Lee’s sacrifice fly to make it 3-1.

Mayo drove in the Orioles’ fourth run in the third with a single.

Detroit pulled within 4-3 in the fourth after loading the bases without an out. Lee knocked in a run with an infield single and Matt Vierling drove in the next run with a one-out sacrifice fly.

Tavares blasted his homer with one out in the fifth. After a Holliday single, Montero was replaced by Brenan Hanifee. Mayo greeted him with a 390-foot shot over the left-center field wall for a 7-3 Orioles lead.

The Tigers cut their deficit in half during the bottom of the frame. Torkelson had a sacrifice fly and McKinstry followed with an RBI single.

O’Neill homered to lead off the sixth against Tyler Horton, driving the ball 400 feet over the left-center field wall.

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Max Scherzer comes off IL as Blue Jays eke past Nationals

Jul 27, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Mason Fluharty (68) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the third inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-Imagn ImagesJul 27, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Mason Fluharty (68) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the third inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images

Luis Urias homered, Myles Straw had two hits and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Nationals 3-2 on Monday in Max Scherzer’s return to Washington.

Scherzer, who spent 6 1/2 seasons in Washington and won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019, came off the injured list to make his seventh start of the season. He gave up a run on four hits, walking three and striking out four on 75 pitches in 2 2/3 innings.

Mason Fluharty (5-1) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Louis Varland, the last of six Toronto relievers, pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.

The Blue Jays have alternated losses and wins for six games.

Andres Chaparro homered for the Nationals, who had won two straight.

Nationals opener Eddy Yean (0-1) gave up two runs on three hits in 2 1/3 innings. He didn’t issue a walk nor fan a batter.

Scherzer, making his 100th start at Nationals Park and working on his 42nd birthday, had been sidelined due to back and thumb issues. He pitched in and out of trouble in the first inning.

James Wood led off with a single and stole second, and Luis Garcia Jr. singled him to third. Jose Tena struck out before CJ Abrams walked to load the bases. Scherzer struck out Dylan Crews, and Daylen Lile grounded out.

Nasim Nunez singled with one out in the Washington second and stole second. Wood walked and Garcia doubled off the wall in right, scoring Nunez to give Washington a 1-0 lead.

Urias tied it 1-1 with a solo homer in the third, and Straw and Ernie Clement followed with back-to-back doubles to make it 2-1 Blue Jays.

Scherzer left after striking out Lile to end a 12-pitch at-bat in the third. The crowd gave him a standing ovation and he waved as he entered the dugout.

In the fourth, Toronto’s Kazuma Okamoto singled, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Straw to make it 3-1.

With runners on first and third and two outs in the top of the fifth, George Springer got in a rundown between first and second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke for home but was tagged out on a close play.

Chaparro’s pinch-hit homer made it 3-2 in the fifth.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Nunez singled and Wood walked, but Varland fanned Garcia to end the game.

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Marlins end 12-game slide as Griffin Conine walks off Phillies

Jul 27, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA;  Miami Marlins left fielder Griffin Conine (18) celebrates his home run with second baseman Javier Sanoja (8) against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn ImagesJul 27, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins left fielder Griffin Conine (18) celebrates his home run with second baseman Javier Sanoja (8) against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images

Griffin Conine’s walk-off single capped a three-run ninth inning for the Miami Marlins, who snapped a franchise-record 12-game losing streak with an 8-7 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

Heriberto Hernandez and Conine homered for Miami, which had not won since July 9. The Marlins appeared destined for another defeat before Hernandez’s two-run single tied it against Jhoan Duran (1-4), who had previously blown only one save this season.

Bryce Harper hit an early two-run homer and J.T. Realmuto also had two RBIs for Philadelphia, which has lost seven of 10 since the All-Star break. Zack Wheeler struggled through three innings, allowing a season-high five runs and six hits.

With Miami trailing 7-5, Jakob Marsee opened the ninth with a single up the middle and advanced to third on Otto Lopez’s single to right. Duran hit Kyle Stowers to load the bases for Hernandez, whose single up the middle tied the game.

Three batters later, the bases were loaded with one out when Conine lined one into right field, over a drawn-in Philadelphia infield.

There was plenty of early action, beginning with Harper’s two-run homer off Tyler Phillips in the top of the first. In the bottom half, Miami answered with two runs of its own, highlighted by Hernandez’s solo shot off Wheeler.

The veteran right-hander struggled in the second inning as well, as he allowed three more runs, including Conine’s leadoff blast.

The fourth and fifth innings were uneventful, but Philadelphia rallied to take the lead with four runs in the sixth. Alec Bohm, Realmuto and Justin Crawford had run-scoring hits in the frame.

The Phillies led 7-5 after Bryson Stott tripled and scored an insurance run in the eighth before things fell apart in the ninth.

Phillips received a no-decision, allowing two runs and three hits in five innings. Calvin Faucher (5-5) worked the top of the ninth to earn the win.

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