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Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Russian Mirra Andreeva to meet in French semis
Jun 2, 2026; Paris, France; Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine celebrates winning her match against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine at Roland Garros. Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina played for something much greater than a coveted berth in the semifinals at the French Open on Tuesday.
They took the court at Roland Garros in Paris for their country.
The two Ukrainian women, whose families and friends have been impacted by the Russian invasion of their homeland four years ago, played with heavy hearts hours after learning of an overnight attack launched by Russia. Drones and missiles directed at the capital, Kyiv, and other cities killed at least 18 civilians and injured at least 100 more, per authorities.
No. 15 seed Kostyuk, dominant on the clay courts this season, will be the first Ukrainian woman to play in a singles semifinal at the French Open after defeating No. 7 seed Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. It was the first quarterfinal at Roland Garros to be contested by two Ukrainian women.
In the semifinals, Kostyuk will meet Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No. 8 seed, who defeated Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3 in just 56 minutes. The Ukrainians have had a frosty relationship with players from Russia and Belarus since the start of the war.
During an emotional on-court interview after the match, a teary-eyed Kostyuk dedicated her victory to the people of Ukraine. She will be making her first appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal.
“I want to start with this historic match that we played today with Elina,” she said. “We had a very difficult night again in Ukraine, especially in Kyiv. So many people dead. I want to give this match to Ukrainian people and to their resilience.”
Svitolina was attempting to reach the semifinals in Paris for the first time but fell to 0-6 in quarterfinals there. After winning the clay-court Italian Open — one of two titles this season — she could have been considered a favorite.
But Kostyuk has been unflappable on clay this season, winning 17 consecutive matches and two titles. She defeated No. 3 seed and four-time champion Iga Swiatek to reach her first quarterfinal.
In the first set, five of the nine games went to deuce, with Kostyuk prevailing in all five. In the second set, Svitolina became the aggressor and won a marathon final game with a service break.
And in the decider, the 23-year-old Kostyuk showed her speed against Svitolina, who faded at the end. With the set tied at two games each, Kostyuk won 16 of the next 19 points to close out the match.
Andreeva, 19, will be playing in her second Grand Slam semifinal — both in Paris. She said she had a terrific warm-up on Tuesday that carried over into the match.
“Usually when you have an amazing warmup, you don’t play the same way during the match. But, I don’t know, I just found myself being very, very focused, very aggressive, going for my shots all the time,” she said. “I don’t know what happened, but I was just, like, in the zone, I guess. Sorana is, as I said, a very tough opponent to play against, so I’m just happy about the win today.”
Cirstea had just four winners against 18 unforced errors, and Andreeva converted all six break opportunities.
–Field Level Media
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Jose Ramirez hits 3 doubles to guide Guardians over Yankees
May 31, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) celebrates after scoring during the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking double with one out in the fifth inning and the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
Ramirez had three doubles for the fifth time in his storied career, and the first since Aug. 26, 2024 against Kansas City.
He doubled in three straight at-bats in the fourth, fifth and seventh, producing his third three-hit game this season.
Ramirez’s second double snapped a 4-4 tie. After the Guardians loaded the bases when Brayan Rocchio was plunked by New York’s Cam Schlittler (7-3), rookie Travis Bazzana lifted a sacrifice fly to tie the game.
Ramirez followed by ripping a 2-2 curveball over first baseman Ben Rice and to the right field corner as Patrick Bailey easily scored. Ramirez added an insurance run with a double to left field in the seventh off Tim Hill to put Cleveland ahead 6-4.
Bazzana padded the lead with a bases-clearing double in the eighth off Camilo Doval as the Guardians collected 12 hits, marking the fourth time in five games they totaled double-digit hits.
Paul Goldschmidt drove in all four runs for the Yankees, who lost for the second time in eight games. Goldschmidt gave New York a 2-1 lead with a two-run homer off Joey Cantillo in the third and added a two-run single in the fourth for a 4-3 advantage.
Schlittler endured his shortest outing this season and allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked none.
Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer off Schlittler’s first-pitch cutter that landed in the right-center field seats to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
Cantillo allowed four runs on six hits in four innings. The left-hander struck out four and walked three.
Five relievers followed Cantillo and allowed two hits the rest of the way. Colin Holderman (4-1) stranded a runner in the fifth and Matt Festa finished with a 1-2-3 ninth.
–Field Level Media
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Reds rally late, walk off with 10-inning win over Royals
inning of the MLB Interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The Reds won 4-3 on a walkoff hit by Blake Dunn, scoring Spencer Steer from second base in the 10th inning. Blake Dunn’s RBI single in the 10th inning completed a comeback and gave the host Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Spencer Steer hit two home runs and scored the winning run as the automatic runner for the Reds, who won for the second time in the last six games.
Will Benson’s pinch-hit home run to right field off Royals closer Lucas Erceg leading off the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 3-all.
Dunn’s game-winning hit, off John Schreiber (0-3), was the only Reds’ hit that was not a home run.
Brock Burke (2-2) earned the win with a scoreless 10th.
The loss spoiled a gem by Royals starter Noah Cameron, who retired 20 of the 21 batters he faced. Kansas City has lost seven of its last eight.
Cameron only allowed Steer’s first homer, did not walk a batter and struck out eight.
Steer’s second home run of the game, a drive to right-center leading off the eighth, pulled Cincinnati to within 3-2. His ninth homer was an opposite field drive into the stands in right-center.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott gave up three runs on five hits in six innings with four walks and five strikeouts.
Steer’s first home run of the game, a shot to left-center, came with one out in the fifth after Cameron had retired the first 13 Cincinnati batters.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on a fielder’s choice groundout with the bases loaded by Jac Caglianone and a bases-loaded, two-run, two-out single by Michael Massey.
Cameron made an outstanding defensive play for the first out of the third on Dunn’s attempt for a bunt single. Dunn bunted the ball between the mound and first, and Cameron, in one motion, picked up the ball with a backhand swipe and flipped it out of his glove first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Reds center fielder Dane Myers made a leaping catch at the wall on Starling Marte’s long drive for the second out of the fifth.
–Field Level Media
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Twins prevail over White Sox; halt Davis Martin's 6-game win streak
Jun 2, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins third baseman Brooks Lee (22) hits a single during the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images Tristan Gray went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Luke Keaschall added a pair of hits and drove in two runs for Minnesota, which secured a series victory. Alex Jackson finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Chicago at the plate. The White Sox have dropped back-to-back games after winning their previous five in a row.
Twins left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-3) allowed four runs on six hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out seven.
White Sox right-hander Davis Martin (8-2) endured his shortest outing of the season. Martin gave up six runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak and he suffered his first setback since April 10.
Twins right-hander Yoendrys Gomez got the final four outs to record his fourth save.
The White Sox opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the third.
Luisangel Acuna started the action when he drew a leadoff walk, stole second base and scored on a throwing error by Jackson. The White Sox had runners on second and third with one out later in the inning, and Vargas delivered with a two-run single to left to make it 3-0.
The hit gave Vargas six RBIs in the first two games of the series.
The Twins got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third. Brooks Lee hit a sacrifice fly to left, plating Gray.
Minnesota added four runs in the fourth to seize a 5-3 lead.
Keaschall started the scoring with an RBI single to left. Gray followed with a two-run single to left, and Jackson capped the outburst with an RBI single to right.
Gray, who hit a grand slam and drove in five runs in the series opener, has 11 RBIs in his past five games.
The Twins increased their lead to 6-3 on another RBI single by Keaschall in the fifth.
Chase Meidroth notched an RBI infield single in the seventh to cut Chicago’s deficit to 6-4. But he fanned to end the eighth with two runners on base.
–Field Level Media
Jose Ramirez hits 3 doubles to guide Guardians over Yankees
Reds rally late, walk off with 10-inning win over Royals
