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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Friedl homers and Francona gets 2,000th win as the Reds beat the Rockies 4-2
Colorado Rockies second baseman Kyle Farmer turns the first half of a double play against Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona signals to his team against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Cincinnati Reds' Spencer Steer, right, congratulates teammate TJ Friedl on scoring a run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Cincinnati Reds' Spencer Steer, right, congratulates teammate TJ Friedl on scoring a run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Colorado Rockies second baseman Kyle Farmer turns the first half of a double play against Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona signals to his team against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Cincinnati Reds' Spencer Steer, right, congratulates teammate TJ Friedl on scoring a run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl homered and scored three times, and Cincinnati manager Terry Francona got his 2,000th win when he directed the Reds to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Matt McLain and Austin Hays each had two hits as Cincinnati won the rubber game of the weekend series. Nick Martinez (7-9) pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball. Advertisement The Reds are 50-47 at the All-Star break in their first season since Francona was hired in October. The 66-year-old Francona is 2,000-1,719 in 24 years as a big league skipper. Mickey Moniak drove in two runs for Colorado, and Austin Gomber (0-3) allowed two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. The Rockies go into the break with a major league-worst 22-74 record. They have dropped seven of nine.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Messi at the double again to lift Miami to MLS win over Nashville
Lionel Messi continued his historic Major League Soccer scoring run on Saturday, netting two goals for the fifth game in a row to lift Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Nashville. Just days after he became the first player to score multiple goals in four straight MLS matches, Messi did it again as Miami continued their climb up the Eastern Conference standings after their league hiatus for the Club World Cup. Messi, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a trademark left-foot free-kick, which found the only gap in Nashville's defensive wall to go past goalkeeper Joe Willis. Miami dominated in the first half but, just four minutes after half-time, Hany Mukhtar's header pulled Nashville level. Messi grabbed the winner in the 62nd minute when he capitalised on a bad mistake from Willis, who misjudged a pass to tee up the Argentine for the strike. The two goals -- on the heels of his two in a 2-1 win over New England on Wednesday -- took Messi's total to 16 in 16 appearances this season, tied with Nashville's Sam Surridge, who was unable to add to his tally of 16 on Saturday. "There are not many words. It's incredible what he keeps doing, breaking records now every three days, not even every weekend," Miami coach Javier Mascherano said. "He is the standard-bearer of our team that shows us the way to compete. He is the leader. "It's a blessing for me to accompany this stage of his career." Miami were playing their third match since returning to MLS action in the wake of a month-long Club World Cup campaign that ended when they were eliminated in the last 16 by Paris Saint-Germain. With 38 points from 19 matches, they are in fifth place in the East, five points behind leaders Philadelphia with three games in hand. Philadelphia went top with a 2-0 victory over New York Red Bulls, Indiana Vassilev and Bruno Damiani delivering the goals. Cincinnati slipped to second in the East on 42 points after falling 4-2 to Columbus. Nashville and Columbus both have 41 points. Miami's jam-packed schedule continues Wednesday against Cincinnati, with the New York Red Bulls coming up next weekend. Mascherano knows he will have to find time to give the 38-year-old Messi some rest. "At some point we are going to have to find a space to give him some rest, we are going to talk about it day by day," he said. "He is feeling good and when we think it is time to give him some rest, we will do it."
