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8:04 PM on Saturday, May 23

Rookie Jorge Ruvalcaba scored twice in the first half and the New York Red Bulls held on for a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City

7:54 PM on Saturday, May 23

Kelsey Plum scored a season-high 38 points, Erica Wheeler hit the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Las Vegas Aces 101-95

7:54 PM on Saturday, May 23

Maxwell Woledzi scored his first MLS goal, Jeisson Palacios added his first goal this season, and MLS-leading Nashville SC beat New York City FC 2-1 to extend its unbeaten streak to eight games

7:45 PM on Saturday, May 23

Teoscar Hernández homered and matched a career high with six RBIs, and Los Angeles’ bullpen extended its streak of scoreless innings to 36 in the Dodgers’ 11-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers

7:44 PM on Saturday, May 23

Robin Lod and Andrew Gutman each scored a goal to help Chicago beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday night for the Fire’s third consecutive win

7:22 PM on Saturday, May 23

Prince Owusu finished off his first MLS hat trick on a penalty kick four minutes into stoppage time, and teenager Hennadii Synchuk scored the equalizer two minutes later to rally CF Montreal to a 4-4 draw with D.C. United

6:51 PM on Saturday, May 23

Evander Da Silva Ferreira — known simply as “Evander” — had two goals and three assists, Kenji Mboma Dem scored two goals, his first multi-goal game in MLS, and FC Cincinnati beat Orlando City 6-2

6:41 PM on Saturday, May 23

Idan Toklomati scored an early goal for Charlotte and Kristijjan Kahlina made it stand in a 1-0 victory over New England, despite the Revolution having a man advantage over the final 42 minutes

6:15 PM on Saturday, May 23

Zack Wheeler pitched six shutout innings and Bryson Stott hit a two-run single as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cleveland 3-0, ending the Guardians’ seven-game winning streak

5:58 PM on Saturday, May 23

Turns out, Taylor Swift likes basketball, too

5:48 PM on Saturday, May 23

Jake Irvin pitched five hitless innings for his first win in nearly two months

5:31 PM on Saturday, May 23

Emily Engstler had 16 points and seven rebounds, Portland dominated the second half, and the Fire defeated the Toronto Tempo 99-80 in the inaugural matchup between these two expansion teams

5:08 PM on Saturday, May 23

The Vegas Golden Knights take a 2-0 lead into Sunday night's home game against the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final

4:38 PM on Saturday, May 23

Harrison Bader hit a grand slam for the second time in six days, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3

4:37 PM on Saturday, May 23

Stephen Kolek threw a complete-game shutout and Carter Jensen had two RBIs and the Kansas City Royals shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 to end a four-game losing streak

4:21 PM on Saturday, May 23

Jake Irvin held the Braves hitless over five innings before leaving with an injury, and the Washington Nationals defeated Atlanta 2-0 with a combined one-hitter

4:19 PM on Saturday, May 23

Trevor Larnach matched his career-high with four hits, Taj Bradley allowed one run over five innings in his return from a chest muscle injury and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 for their ninth win in 13 games

4:12 PM on Saturday, May 23

Max Meyer threw seven shutout innings of one-hit ball, Liam Hicks homered twice and the Miami Marlins beat the punchless New York Mets 4-1

3:52 PM on Saturday, May 23

Mauricio González subbed on in the 77th minute for Minnesota United and scored his first career goal in stoppage time in 1-1 tie with Real Salt Lake

2:53 PM on Saturday, May 23

Christian Walker homered twice with three RBIs, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 to extend the Cubs’ losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years