PHILADELPHIA — Substitute Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute to give Ivory Coast a deserved 1-0 win over Ecuador in both teams’ Group E opener on Saturday night.

Diallo’s first-time strike of Wilfried Singo’s cross gave the Ivorians their first-ever World Cup victory over South American opposition and halted Ecuador’s unbeaten run in all fixtures at 19 matches.

It also put a bow on a 19-year-old Yan Diomande’s dazzling performance as “Les Elephants” pulled even on points with a Germany side that thumped Curacao 7-1 in their opener earlier Sunday.

The promising Ivorians — who have the youngest squad at this World Cup — looked to be running out of ideas before Singo found space surging up the right from his defensive post.

His cross reached Diallo in stride, with the 23-year-old Manchester United charge deftly guiding it into the bottom left corner with the side of his left boot to give the West Africans a dream start to their first World Cup finals appearance since 2014.

Ecuador’s best first-half chances came from Ivory Coast’s casual defending. John Yeboah and Alan Minda struck the bar in the 23rd and 30th minutes, respectively.

But it was the West Africans who looked better in possession, with Diomande terrorizing Ecuador’s left side.

In the 35th minute, he picked up the ball at midfield, beat fullback Piero Hincapie down the line and dragged a cross into the path of Nicolas Pepe’s late run to the penalty spot. Pepe tried to sneak a second touch to get on his favored left foot, seeing his effort ultimately blocked.

In first-half stoppage time, Wilfried Singo nearly turned a spectacular bicycle kick on frame from Guela Doue’s cross.

Ivory Coast started well after the break, but in the 68th minute, a well-struck effort from Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata forced Yahia Fofana into a comfortable save.

Before that, it was more of Diomande. In the 52nd minute, his cross met Elye Wahi’s angling run, but Wahi’s first-time strike skimmed the crossbar.

And moments after switching to the left flank following two Ivory Coast changes in the 56th minute, he split Yeboah, Alan Franco and Moises Caicedo on his way into the box before firing high.

In a match played within driving distance of more than 600,000 Ecuadorian Americans estimated to live in New York and New Jersey, La Tricolor fans dominated the atmosphere, singing “Vamos Ecuatorianos!” and “Si Se Puede!” from the start and rising to their feet at every Ecuador half-chance.

–Ian Nicholas Quillen, Field Level Media

The San Francisco Giants placed right-handed reliever Keaton Winn, who pitched on three consecutive days last weekend, on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right elbow strain.

The move is retroactive to last Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Giants recalled right-hander Tristan Beck from Triple-A Sacramento.

Winn, 28, appeared in games on June 6, 7 and 8 — the last going two-thirds of an inning and allowing three runs on three hits to blow a save opportunity in a 4-3 home loss to the Washington Nationals.

San Francisco manager Tony Vitello said Winn felt soreness in the elbow while playing catch on Saturday and had an MRI exam. Vitello said Winn won’t throw for “a handful of days at the most” and doesn’t believe the injury is “anything too crazy.”

“It’s probably best for him to get a reset here,” Vitello said. “I think he’s in a fairly good spot. I think, more than anything, mentally, he’s a little frustrated. He wants to be out there.”

Winn is 2-2 with one save, a 3.23 ERA, nine walks and 26 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings over 29 relief appearances this season.

San Francisco selected Winn in the fifth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Iowa Western Community College. He missed the 2021 season in recovery from Tommy John surgery, and had season-ending surgery on his right elbow in July 2024.

He is a career 6-13 with two saves, a 5.33 ERA, 39 walks and 118 strikeouts in 138 1/3 innings over 57 games (17 starts) in parts of four seasons since 2023.

Beck, who turns 30 on June 24, has pitched eight innings for San Francisco this season and has a 9.00 ERA with two walks and three strikeouts. He was 2-1 with one save, a 3.91 ERA, nine walks and 23 strikeouts in 23 innings over 17 relief appearances for Sacramento this season.

For his career, Beck is 4-3 with four saves, a 4.18 ERA, 43 walks and 126 strikeouts in 165 2/3 innings over 77 games (five starts) for the Giants since 2023.

–Field Level Media

Willi Castro hit two home runs and drove in seven runs to lead the visiting Colorado Rockies, who set a franchise records for runs in a game in routing the Athletics 23-9 on Sunday in Las Vegas.

Castro hit a two-run homer in the second and a grand slam in the eighth to finish 4-for-6. Hunter Goodman also hit a pair of home runs and drove in four runs, going 5-for-6 and coming up a triple short of the cycle. Troy Johnston added a home run and four RBIs as the Rockies pounded out 24 hits and six home runs while scoring the most runs in a Major League Baseball game this season.

Colorado starter Tomoyuki Sugano (7-4) was battered by the A’s, giving up nine hits and eight runs in five innings. Eiberson Castellano picked up the save in his major league debut as he allowed no runs over the final three innings.

A’s starter Jeffrey Springs (3-7) gave up seven hits and eight runs (six earned) in four innings. The southpaw didn’t walk anyone and struck out five. Tyler Soderstrom and Max Muncy homered for the Athletics, who amassed 15 hits.

Marlins 4, Pirates 2

Heriberto Hernandez and Joe Mack each hit solo home runs and Max Meyer outdueled Paul Skenes as visiting Miami earned a rubber-match win over Pittsburgh.

Meyer (7-0) yielded one run on six hits over six innings. Pete Fairbanks gave up a run but struck out two to pick up his ninth save of the season. Liam Hicks added two hits and a run for the Marlins.

Skenes (6-6) allowed two runs on four hits. The reigning National League Cy Young winner struck out the side in the fourth and sixth, but the Pirates lost his sixth straight start. Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 with a home run and Nick Gonzales and Jake Mangum each had two hits for Pittsburgh.

Yankees 8, Jays 3

Ben Rice and Jose Caballero homered in a five-run ninth inning and visiting New York defeated Toronto in the rubber game of a three-game series.

With Paul Goldschmidt on second with one out in the ninth, Rice drilled a tiebreaking two-run homer off Braydon Fisher (2-2). Caballero hit a three-run shot to break the game open. Starter Will Warren allowed two runs, eight hits and three walks with one strikeout in four innings.

New York’s Camilo Doval (3-0) pitched a perfect eighth to earn the win. Goldschmidt had three hits. Davis Schneider hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays, while starter Patrick Corbin allowed two runs, seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

White Sox 6, Dodgers 3

Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth belted two-run homers to highlight a six-run sixth inning as host Chicago claimed the rubber match of its three-game set with Los Angeles.

With the White Sox trailing 1-0, Sam Antonacci opened the sixth with a solo homer. After Andrew Benintendi’s RBI double chased Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan, Montgomery and Meidroth added homers off reliever Jack Dreyer to build a 6-1 lead.

Sheehan (3-4) allowed three runs and four hits over five-plus innings while Erick Fedde (2-5) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the bulk role for the White Sox. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts poked solo homers for Los Angeles, which lost its first series since May 8-10 against the Atlanta Braves.

Twins 5, Cardinals 4

Ryan Kreidler roped a double with two outs in the eighth to drive in the winning run against St. Louis in Minneapolis.

Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 while Kody Clemens and Josh Bell added two hits apiece for the Twins. Starter Taj Bradley allowed four runs over 6 2/3 innings, then Andrew Morris (2-2) fanned three in the eighth and Yoendrys Gomez picked up his sixth save.

JJ Wetherholt went 2-for-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs for the Cardinals while Alec Burleson homered to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 14 games. Starter Michael McGreevy departed with a lead after giving up two runs over six innings, but relievers JoJo Romero and George Soriano (3-1) surrendered six hits and three runs in two innings.

Rays 8, Angels 3

Junior Caminero and Victor Mesa Jr. stroked two-run homers when Tampa Bay scored five runs in the eighth to snap a 3-3 tie and defeat Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Mesa, Jonathan Aranda and Cedric Mullins contributed two hits apiece for the Rays while Ben Williamson added his first homer of the season. Kevin Kelly (4-2), the third of six Tampa Bay pitchers in a bullpen game, struck out three in two innings.

Donovan Walton homered and Jo Adell posted two hits for the Angels, who used five relievers after Grayson Rodriguez left in the third inning with lower back tightness. Sam Bachman (1-1) surrendered all five runs in the eighth via four hits and two walks.

Padres 5, Orioles 2

Rodolfo Duran drove in three runs with a home run and a double to spark visiting San Diego past Baltimore.

Duran, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill posted two hits apiece for the Padres. Walker Buehler (4-3) allowed just one run over five innings, then Mason Miller capped four relievers’ work by fanning three of the four batters he faced to collect his 19th save.

Jeremiah Jackson poked a solo homer for the Orioles while Gunnar Henderson and Blaze Alexander notched two hits each. Starter Trevor Rogers (3-7) gave up five hits and two runs over six innings.

Nationals 10, Mariners 1

James Wood finished a triple shy of the cycle and Miles Mikolas pitched seven scoreless innings as host Washington routed Seattle to win its third straight series.

After Seattle scored its lone run off opener PJ Poulin in the first, Wood stroked his fifth leadoff homer of the year in the bottom of the first. Wood finished 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI while Keibert Ruiz also went 3-for-4 with a homer.

Mikolas (2-5) scattered three hits during his seven-inning stint with three strikeouts. Mariners starter Emerson Hancock (5-3) surrendered nine hits and six runs over four innings. Reliever Anthony Munoz (lower back tightness) and first baseman Josh Naylor (foul ball off right shin) left the game in the latter innings.

Mets 8, Braves 1

Freddy Peralta overcame a laborious first inning to toss five solid frames and earn the win as New York beat visiting Atlanta in the rubber game of a three-game series.

A.J. Ewing went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs for the Mets, who went 3-3 on their homestand. Ewing, Jared Young and Brett Baty all had an RBI during a four-run first inning before Ewing and Marcus Semien homered in the fifth. Juan Soto had two hits, including a two-run single in the eighth, and drew two walks. Baty, Carson Benge and Bo Bichette finished with two hits each.

Peralta (5-4) gave up one run on four hits and one walk while striking out two. He retired 14 in a row between the first and fifth and allowed just one runner beyond first base after the first. He opened the game giving up three straight singles and surrendering one run on 28 pitches.

Diamondbacks 5, Reds 3

Tommy Troy, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno homered to help visiting Arizona earn a win against Cincinnati in the rubber game of their three-game series.

Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen allowed three runs and six hits on 85 pitches in six innings. He struck out four, walked two and allowed solo homers to JJ Bleday and Noelvi Marte for the Reds, who have lost eight of 10.

Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott allowed one run and four hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked three on 95 pitches. Moreno led off the eighth by hitting a high fly to right off Zach Maxwell (0-1) that sailed just over the fence to give Arizona the lead for good.

Brewers 4, Phillies 0

Light-hitting Blake Perkins, who entered hitting .113, belted a three-run homer and Kyle Harrison tossed six innings of three-hit ball as Milwaukee shut out visiting Philadelphia.

Perkins put the Brewers in front 4-0 in the fourth with his first home run of the season off Cristopher Sanchez (8-3), who was 6-0 over his previous nine starts. Sanchez yielded four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings for his first loss since April 18.

Harrison (8-1) allowed three singles with three strikeouts, no walks and a hit batter in an efficient 80-pitch outing. Abner Uribe followed with a scoreless seventh and Aaron Ashby finished with two scoreless frames.

Royals 4, Astros 0

Stephen Kolek allowed five hits over 7 1/3 stellar innings and Maikel Garcia had three hits with three RBIs as Kansas City avoided a series sweep to visiting Houston.

Kolek (4-1) and two relievers limited the Astros to four singles and a double after Houston recorded 18 runs and eight homers over the first two games of the series. Jac Caglianone also drove in a run for the Royals.

Brice Matthews hit a leadoff double in the third for the Astros but was stranded at second. Spencer Arrighetti (7-2) allowed all the Royals’ runs on eight hits and struck out seven over six innings.

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Logan Webb threw eight innings of one-run ball for a second straight start, Matt Chapman gave him all the support he would need with a two-run homer, and San Francisco salvaged one win in a three-game home series against Chicago.

Six days after he was pulled before the ninth inning with a 3-1 lead and watched the Washington Nationals rally for a 4-3 victory, Webb saw Caleb Kilian lock down the right-hander’s second win in his last three starts by setting down the Cubs 1-2-3 in the ninth, striking out a pair. Webb (4-4) allowed seven hits without issuing a walk in his eight innings. He struck out seven.

Cubs opener Ryan Rolison and bulk-innings reliever Colin Rea (5-5) matched zeroes with Webb for four innings before surrendering three runs in the fifth, highlighted by Chapman’s homer.

–Field Level Media