Reds 1, Blue Jays 0
Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders.
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Guardians split DH with Tigers
Will Brennan hit a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland’s four-run eighth inning, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 for a doubleheader split.
Estate of former OSU QB Haskins reaches partial settlement in lawsuit over death on Florida highway
The lawyer for the family of former Buckeye quarterback Dwayne Haskins says the estate has reached a “partial settlement” in its lawsuit against the driver, the owner and the broker of the dump truck that struck and killed Haskins.
Bengals’ Mixon found not guilty of aggravated menacing during traffic dispute
Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been found not guilty of aggravated menacing in a January traffic dispute.
Mets 7, Clippers 3
The Clippers watched a two-run lead evaporate as the Syracuse Mets scored three runs in the sixth inning and went on to beat Columbus 7-3 Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium.
Reds beat Guardians for series split
Cincinnati handed Cleveland’s Noah Syndergaard his first loss in 10 career starts against the Reds with a 7-2 interleague victory over the Guardians.
Guardians over Reds 3-0 in first Ohio Cup matchup of year
Rookie Logan Allen allowed four hits in six innings, Kole Calhoun hit a two-run single in the first and the Guardians beat the Reds 3-0 to get consecutive wins for the first time in three weeks.
Mets 6, Clippers 4
Brett Batty’s third-inning grand slam kick-started the Syracuse offense and the Mets went on to beat the Clippers 6-4 in the opening game of a six-game series at NBT Bank Stadium Tuesday night.
Buckeyes No. 3 in preseason AP Top 25
Ohio State is ranked third in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, right behind defending champion Georgia and the Buckeye’ archival, Michigan.
Reds beat Pirates 6-5 to gain doubleheader split
Stuart Fairchild drove in the tying run in the eighth inning and the go-ahead run in the 10th, helping the Reds to overcome a two-run deficit and split a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-5 victory Sunday night.