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Morgan Frost helps Flames upend slumping Ducks
Apr 4, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Calgary Flames right wing Matt Coronato (27) take a shot on goal against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger (51) during the first period at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Corinne Votaw-Imagn Images Morgan Frost scored twice while Joel Farabee and Matvei Gridin both collected one goal and one assist to lead the visiting Calgary Flames to a 5-3 upset of the slumping Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
Ryan Strome also scored for the Flames (32-36-8, 72 points), who snapped a two-game losing skid.
Goaltender Devin Cooley made 36 saves and held strong while the Ducks frantically pushed for the equalizer in a comeback that fell short.
The Flames have won 56 consecutive games when scoring four or more goals.
Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish replied for Anaheim, which is winless in five games.
Goalie Ville Husso stopped 15 shots.
The Ducks (41-31-5, 87 points) squandered an opportunity to regain the top spot in the Pacific Division.
After Anaheim opened the scoring early, Farabee tied the clash with a breakaway tally created by Gridin’s long pass, lifting a back-hand shot to complete the deke at 13:24.
Strome, in his first game in Anaheim since being traded to Calgary from the Ducks at the deadline, made it a 2-1 affair by sliding home a chance on another breakaway 80 seconds into the second period for his 500th career point. Strome has collected five goals and 11 points in 15 games since being acquired by Calgary.
Gridin’s tap-in tally coming when he created a turnover at his own blueline and finished with a 2-on-1 pass from Farabee made it a 3-1 game at 7:49.
Frost added another breakaway goal, right after the Flames killed a penalty, by tucking home a forehand shot at 18:44 of the second period. The tally gives him his first career 20-goal season.
Anaheim did push for yet another comeback win. Carlsson provided a jolt of life for the Ducks when he found the mark off the rush at 7:49 of the third period.
Then McTavish made it a one-goal game by rifling a top-corner shot from the right circle 121 seconds later.
Anaheim’s hopes were dashed by Frost’s empty-net goal with 71 seconds remaining in regulation time.
Sennecke opened the scoring just past the midway point of the opening period with his 23rd goal of the season, tops among rookies, before surrendering four consecutive goals.
–Field Level Media
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Diamondbacks use 7-run seventh to blast past Guardians
Aug 1, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll (7) hits a three-run home run during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images Geraldo Perdomo hit a go-ahead solo homer and Corbin Carroll belted a three-run shot in a seven-run seventh inning, powering the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-8 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.
Perdomo smacked the first pitch thrown by reliever Hunter Gaddis (1-3) into the right field stands and Carroll went deep against Franco Aleman. James McCann added a two-run double and Ildemaro Vargas had an RBI single as Arizona seized a 9-2 advantage.
The Diamondbacks, who trailed 2-0 entering the fifth, won their fourth straight game to remain in the second wild-card spot in the National League. They are an NL-best 14-5 since July 9.
Gerardo Carrillo (2-0) tossed two scoreless innings for the victory. Gaddis, Aleman, Will Dion and Tim Herrin were torched for 10 runs in the final three frames.
Arizona extended its lead to 10-2 on a solo homer by Nolan Arenado in the eighth before Paul Sewald gave up five runs in the bottom of the inning without retiring a batter.
Perdomo finished with a career-high tying four hits along with three RBIs.
Steven Kwan had a two-run single and Chase DeLauter homered in the eighth for Cleveland, which fell to .500 for the first time since May 10 but remains tied for the third and final wild-card spot in the American League with the Minnesota Twins.
Arizona catcher Gabriel Moreno went 0-for-6, ending his on-base streak at 27 games. He also had safely reached in a franchise-record 46 consecutive starts.
The Diamondbacks tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth, scoring two runs (one earned) against All-Star Parker Messick. First baseman Rhys Hoskins made a diving stop of a grounder by Perdomo, but inexplicably threw the ball to no one at the bag.
Hoskins put the Guardians up 2-0 in the first with a two-run homer off Kohl Drake. The 424-foot blast to center scored DeLauter, giving Hoskins all three of Cleveland’s RBIs in the first 16 innings of the interleague series.
Messick labored throughout his 91-pitch outing, lasting a season-low 4 1/3 innings and remaining winless at home since May 13. The left-hander gave up six hits, two runs (one earned), walked one and struck out six.
Drake went four innings, allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and a career-high six strikeouts in his third appearance. The lefty made his major league debut on July 21 against the Athletics.
–Field Level Media
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Reports: Warriors bringing back key reserve Gary Payton II
Apr 7, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II (0) makes a layup past Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) in the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images Gary Payton II is returning to the Golden State Warriors on a one-year contract for the veteran minimum of $3.9 million, according to multiple reports on Saturday.
Payton, 33, is a 6-foot-2 guard with the athleticism to play in the frontcourt. He’s coming off one of his best seasons after dealing with injuries in earlier seasons. Payton averaged a career-high 7.5 points along with 3.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 15.6 minutes in a career-best 73 games (one start) last season.
He averages 5.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 15.1 minutes in 343 regular-season games (52 starts) for the Milwaukee Bucks (2016-18), Los Angeles Lakers (2018), Washington Wizards (2019-20), Warriors (2020-22, 2023-present) and Portland Trail Blazers (2022-23).
He won the NBA championship with the Warriors in the 2021-22 season.
–Field Level Media
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Walk-filled 3rd inning helps Pirates beat Reds, snap 4-game skid
Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain (9) tags out Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez (55) on his way to second in the third inning between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Pittsburgh starter Braxton Ashcraft threw five solid innings and Jake Mangum had two hits and a run to lift the visiting Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
Ashcraft (11-4) allowed one run on two hits with one walk and five strikeouts before a 106-minute weather delay preceded the bottom of the sixth inning.
Bryan Reynolds, Esmerlyn Valdez, Nick Gonzales and Henry Davis finished with an RBI apiece for the Pirates, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Gregory Soto pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 14th save. Three Pittsburgh pitchers combined to hold Cincinnati to three hits. The Pirates recorded six hits.
Pittsburgh took a 3-0 lead in the third despite collecting only one hit. Davis drew a leadoff walk, Mangum singled and Brandon Lowe coaxed a walk to load the bases. Reynolds and Valdez drew consecutive bases-loaded walks to make it 2-0.
Gonzales followed with a fielder’s choice to plate Brandon Lowe and give the Pirates a three-run lead. As a steady rain fell throughout the inning, the grounds crew briefly tended to the mound.
Cincinnati got on the board in the fifth when Jose Trevino opened the frame with an opposite-field homer to right.
The Pirates extended their advantage to 4-1 in the sixth when Davis feathered an RBI single into shallow center, just beyond the reach of a diving TJ Friedl.
The Reds, who were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position, threatened in the fourth. Sal Stewart was hit by a pitch before being forced out at second on JJ Bleday’s fielder’s choice. Nathaniel Lowe singled to center and, after Noelvi Marte popped out, Bleday advanced to third when no one covered second on Ashcraft’s pickoff attempt. But Eugenio Suarez struck out to end the inning.
Elly De La Cruz lined a rocket to center to open the eighth, but Mangum chased it down and made a leaping catch.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott (5-7) allowed three runs on three hits while matching a season high with five walks over five innings. He struck out one.
–Field Level Media
Diamondbacks use 7-run seventh to blast past Guardians
Reports: Warriors bringing back key reserve Gary Payton II
