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NFL roundup: Ravens need OT to outlast Bengals in shootout
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard (94) pushes Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) out of bounds during the 4th quarter Sunday October 6, 2024 at Payor Stadium. Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes and led a comeback from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit on Sunday as the visiting Baltimore Ravens rallied for a 41-38 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Derrick Henry’s 51-yard run in the extra session set up Justin Tucker’s game-winning 24-yard field goal with 3:33 left for the Ravens (3-2).
Cincinnati holder Ryan Rehkow bobbled the snap on Evan McPherson’s 53-yard field-goal attempt that would have won the Bengals the game with 4:26 left in overtime.
Joe Burrow threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Ja’Marr Chase had 10 catches for 193 yards and two scores for the Bengals (1-4), who couldn’t protect three different 10-point leads.
Henry was held to 41 yards on 14 carries before the 51-yard run. He scored from 1 yard out with 8:54 left in the first quarter for his 100th career touchdown from scrimmage, giving the Ravens an early 7-0 lead. Henry would cross off another milestone in the second quarter when he surpassed the 10,000-yard rushing plateau for his career.
Jaguars 37, Colts 34
Cam Little booted a 49-yard field goal with 17 seconds left and Jacksonville picked up its first victory of the season by dispatching visiting Indianapolis.
Trevor Lawrence, who had dropped his past nine starts, passed for a career-high 371 yards to go along with two touchdowns on his 25th birthday. Brian Thomas Jr. had five receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown and Tank Bigsby rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries for Jacksonville (1-4), the last NFL team to win a game.
Joe Flacco completed 33 of 44 passes for 359 yards and three TDs and Alec Pierce had three receptions for 134 yards and one touchdown for Indianapolis (2-3), which lost its 10th straight road game against the Jaguars. The Colts played without quarterback Anthony Richardson, running back Jonathan Taylor and center Ryan Kelly.
Vikings 23, Jets 17
Andrew Van Ginkel returned an interception for a touchdown, C.J. Ham added a score on the ground and Minnesota held on to beat New York in London.
Sam Darnold completed 14 of 31 passes for 179 yards and an interception for the Vikings (5-0). Justin Jefferson had six catches for 92 yards. Minnesota jumped out to a 17-0 lead before the Jets pulled within one score late in the fourth quarter.
Aaron Rodgers completed 29 of 54 passes for 244 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions for the Jets (2-3). Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard each had a touchdown catch, with Wilson hauling in a game-high 13 receptions for 101 yards. With 49 seconds remaining and the ball at the Minnesota 26, Rodgers’ third-and-10 pass was intercepted by Stephon Gilmore to seal the win for the Vikings.
Bears 36, Panthers 10
DJ Moore caught two touchdown passes against his former team and Roschon Johnson had two touchdown runs as host Chicago blasted Carolina.
Caleb Williams threw both TD passes to Moore and finished with 304 yards on 20-for-29 passing as the Bears (3-2) improved to 3-0 at home. Moore, in his second season with Chicago following five with the Panthers, finished with 105 yards on five catches.
Chuba Hubbard gained 97 rushing yards on 13 carries and had a 38-yard touchdown burst for Carolina (1-4), which has lost two in a row. Andy Dalton completed 18 of 28 passes for 136 yards and an interception before Bryce Young, who was benched following the second game of the season, came in to throw for 58 yards in the fourth quarter.
Texans 23, Bills 20
Ka’imi Fairbairn connected on a 59-yard field goal as time expired to lift Houston over visiting Buffalo.
Texans receiver Stefon Diggs caught six passes for 82 yards in his first game against a Bills team that he starred for from 2020-23. C.J. Stroud hit on 28 of 38 passes for 331 yards with a touchdown and an interception as Houston (4-1) matched its second-best start through five games in franchise history.
Josh Allen endured a poor showing for Buffalo (3-2), connecting on just 9 of 30 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown. Keon Coleman caught a 49-yard touchdown for the Bills, who trailed 20-3 in the third quarter before scoring 17 straight points.
Dolphins 15, Patriots 10
Alec Ingold rushed for a go-ahead 3-yard touchdown with 4:24 remaining to lift Miami over New England in Foxborough, Mass.
Jaylen Wright racked up 86 yards on 13 carries for the Dolphins (2-3), who totaled 193 rushing yards as a team. Wright took on a larger role in the backfield after Miami lost De’Von Achane to a concussion in the first quarter.
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett finished with 160 yards on 18-of-34 passing for the Patriots (1-4). Rhamondre Stevenson collected 89 yards and a TD on 12 carries.
Commanders 34, Browns 13
Brian Robinson Jr. ran for two touchdowns and Jayden Daniels threw for another as Washington won its fourth straight game, routing Cleveland in Landover, Md.
Daniels completed 14 of 25 passes for 238 yards and an interception. The rookie quarterback also led Washington with 82 rushing yards on 11 carries. The Commanders outgained Cleveland 434-212 and improved to 4-1 for the first time since 2008.
Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was sacked seven times and managed 125 yards with a touchdown on 15-of-28 passing. Jerome Ford ran for a team-high 47 yards on nine carries as Cleveland (1-4) lost its third straight game.
Broncos 34, Raiders 18
Patrick Surtain II returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and Bo Nix had two touchdown passes and a rushing score as host Denver beat Las Vegas.
Nix completed 19 of 27 passes for 206 yards to fuel Denver’s third straight win. Jaleel McLaughlin and Josh Reynolds had touchdown catches for the Broncos (3-2), who beat the Raiders for the first time since 2019, ending an eight-game drought.
Gardner Minshew completed 12 of 17 passes for 137 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions before being replaced by Aidan O’Connell. Brock Bowers had eight catches for 97 yards and a touchdown and Maxx Crosby had two sacks for the Raiders (2-3).
Cardinals 24, 49ers 23
Chad Ryland, recently on Arizona’s practice squad, kicked in place of the injured Matt Prater and made a 35-yard field goal with 1:37 left to complete a comeback victory over San Francisco in Santa Clara, Calif.
Kyler Murray directed the game-winning drive for the Cardinals (2-3), who covered 75 yards in 14 plays. Murray finished 19-of-30 passing for 195 yards and a touchdown with one interception. He added 83 yards with another touchdown on the ground.
The Cardinals shut out the 49ers (2-3) in the second half. San Francisco’s Brandon Aiyuk led all receivers with 147 yards on eight receptions, while Brock Purdy went 19-of-35 passing for 244 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Giants 29, Seahawks 20
Daniel Jones threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns as New York stunned host Seattle despite playing without its leading rusher and receiver.
Giants rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr., starting for the injured Devin Singletary (groin), rushed for 129 yards. Darius Slayton, stepping up with Malik Nabers (concussion) out, had eight receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown. New York (2-3) clinched the victory on Bryce Ford-Wheaton’s 60-yard touchdown return of a blocked field goal with 55 seconds remaining.
Geno Smith led the Seahawks (3-2) by completing 28 of 40 passes for 284 yards and a touchdown. Seattle went up 7-0 on Rayshawn Jenkins’ 102-yard fumble return touchdown late in the first quarter.
–Field Level Media
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White Sox pursue sixth straight victory, sweep of Padres
May 1, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5), right is congratulated by center fielder Tristan Peters (29), left, and catcher Drew Romo (36) after hitting a three-run home run during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images While the Chicago White Sox’s power duo of Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery didn’t homer on Saturday night, their ability to hit the long ball has fueled the team’s longest winning streak in four years.
Chicago beat the host San Diego Padres 4-0 on Saturday night for its fifth straight victory and will go for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon.
Murakami leads the majors with 13 homers, and Montgomery is tied for 13th with nine. They’ve homered in the same game seven times in the team’s first 33 contests, the most by any teammate duo within the first 35 games of a season in MLB history.
“When you have guys in the middle of the order that are able to change the score with one swing, obviously it’s going to make a big difference,” White Sox manager Will Venable said.
Add Miguel Vargas’ six homers to the mix and you have three players teaming for 28 of the club’s 40 homers, which are good for a ninth-place tie in MLB.
Murakami, in his first season in the majors after playing in Japan, only figures to be more dangerous as he learns more about the pitchers, most of whom he’s facing for the first time.
“There’s still a lot of learning curve of the game,” he said through an interpreter.
Murakami and his teammates will try to provide plenty of run support Sunday for left-hander Anthony Kay (1-1, 6.12 ERA), who’s coming off a no-decision Monday in his team’s 8-7 home win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Kay permitted seven hits and four runs in four innings, walking two and striking out two. This will be his first career start against San Diego.
The Padres announced a change to their rotation after Saturday night’s game. Manager Craig Stammen said right-hander Griffin Canning would be activated from the injured list to make his first start of the season.
Canning, who was 7-3 with a 3.77 ERA last year for the New York Mets before suffering a season-ending ruptured Achilles, is 3-1 with a 2.86 ERA in four career starts against the White Sox.
Stammen said that the plan to start Canning on Sunday actually came to fruition earlier in the week.
“We just wanted to split Michael (King) and Randy (Vasquez) up a bit,” Stammen said.
Besides adding depth to a rotation that has battled injuries to start the season, Stammen also is looking for better, more consistent approaches from his hitters. San Diego has just nine runs in a four-game losing streak and was blanked at home Saturday for the first time this year.
“While there are some good at-bats in there, there are also some not-so-good at-bats in there,” Stammen said. “We have to figure out a way to stick nine good ones together through the entire lineup.”
The Padres are batting just .235 with a .307 on-base percentage this season, ranking 21st and 25th, respectively, in the majors. Their 29 homers are tied for 24th.
–Field Level Media
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Tigers hope to steal a series from Rangers
Detroit Tigers pitcher Drew Anderson (38), left, hugs catcher Dillon Dingler (13) after 5-1 win over Texas Rangers at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Aggressiveness on the bases could become a new dynamic for the Detroit Tigers.
As the Tigers look for a series win in the finale of a three-game home set with the Texas Rangers on Sunday night, Detroit’s sudden penchant for stealing bases could be a key.
The Tigers swiped four bases in a 5-1 win on Saturday to raise their season total to 14. While they haven’t torn it up on the bases this season, the Tigers are expected to turn to a bullpen game on Sunday, and Dillon Dingler said baserunning is a way to manufacture runs.
“It’s fascinating because we aren’t usually a team that runs the bases,” said Dingler, who hit a three-run home run in the first inning on Saturday. “It is something that applies pressure, though.”
Dingler leads the Tigers in RBIs (23) and slugging percentage (.495) and is tied with Kerry Carpenter for the team lead in home runs (six).
An injury to Casey Mize (right adductor strain) sent the right-hander to the 15-day injured list on Friday and has forced Detroit to turn to its bullpen to wrap up the series.
Tyler Holton (0-1, 5.54 ERA) is set to be the first pitcher for the Tigers. In nine career appearances against the Rangers, he is 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA in 11 innings.
On Tuesday, he gave up four hits and two runs while recording one strikeout in one inning as the Tigers lost 5-2 at the Atlanta Braves.
While the Tigers will piece together their pitchers on Sunday, the Rangers are scheduled to start right-hander Jack Leiter (1-2, 5.17 ERA), who made his major league debut, and only career appearance, on the road against the Tigers in 2024. He allowed eight hits, seven runs, walked three and struck out three in 3 2/3 innings.
In his most recent start, Leiter took the loss Monday after he gave up four runs on eight hits over six innings in a 4-2 home defeat to the New York Yankees.
Texas hopes Brandon Nimmo will return to the lineup as the team vies for a series win on Sunday night. He’s pushed through a hamstring strain the last three days but exited the series opener on Friday in the fourth inning after his third at-bat.
The Rangers already are playing without Wyatt Langford, who had a setback in his recovery from a Grade 1 flexor strain in his right forearm. He’s been on the injured list since April 22 and will be re-evaluated in a week.
Because of the chilly temperatures in Detroit on Saturday night, Texas manager Skip Schumaker played it safe with Nimmo. Without the outfielder, the Rangers’ offense managed just one run on seven hits.
“The thought is, if I can give him (Nimmo) maybe 48 hours almost with pulling him (Friday) and hopefully starting him tomorrow,” Schumaker told The Dallas Morning News. “I think that might really settle it down.”
–Field Level Media
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Mets' Bo Bichette could move to SS with injury to Ronny Mauricio
Apr 24, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets third baseman Ronny Mauricio (0) singles during the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images New York Mets shortstop Ronny Mauricio broke his left thumb Saturday, meaning starting third baseman Bo Bichette temporarily could take over at his former position.
Mauricio hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning Friday night, leading the Mets to a comeback road win against the Los Angeles Angels.
And in the seventh inning Saturday night, Mauricio broke the thumb on a headfirst slide into first base in the 4-3 loss.
The Mets are expected to put the 25-year-old Mauricio on the injured list Sunday morning before they play the finale of the three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.
Mauricio has started at shortstop for the Mets as a replacement for All-Star Francisco Lindor, who is expected to be out until at least June due to a serious left-calf strain.
Now, the Mets — the big-ticket team that has the MLB’s worst record — need a replacement for the replacement.
“I am pretty sure Bo is going to be in the conversation,” manager Carlos Mendoza said of the chance Bichette could take over at shortstop.
Bichette signed a three-year, $126 million contract in January, knowing he would move to third base with Lindor entrenched at shortstop.
With the Blue Jays (2019-25), Bichette played 716 of his 748 games at short.
“Whatever the team needs,” Bichette told reporters about a possible position switch.
Mauricio, in 10 games, is hitting .219 (7-for-32). He has one extra-base hit, a home run.
Bichette has gotten off to a slow start with his new team, hitting two home runs and driving in 14 in his first 32 games. His average of .238 is well below his career .292. Last season in Toronto, he hit .311 with 18 homers and 94 RBIs.
Mauricio joins a growing list of players on the injured list for New York — a list that includes outfielder Luis Robert Jr., infielder Jorge Polanco and right-hander Kodai Senga.
–Field Level Media
White Sox pursue sixth straight victory, sweep of Padres
Tigers hope to steal a series from Rangers
