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The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a 3-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis Friday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a 3-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis Friday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a 3-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis Friday.

The Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees begin a 3-game series Friday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres open a 3-game series Friday at Petco Park in San Diego.

The Toronto Blue Jays and A's open a 3-game series Friday at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks face the San Diego Padres in the finale of a 4-game set at Petco Park in San Diego Thursday.

The Chicago Cubs and the Minnesota Twins wrap up a 3-game interleague series Thursday at Target Field in Minneapolis.

PHOENIX (AP) — Alyssa Thomas scored 12 of her career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Mercury closed on a 19-4 run to beat the Minnesota Lynx 79-71 on Wednesday.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.S. envoy said on Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after the latest round of talks.