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Miami’s Jesús Sánchez made a leaping, game-saving catch at the wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to rob Seattle’s Eugenio Suárez of a grand slam, and the Marlins avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Seattle loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning against A.J. Puk thanks to a pair of errors by Luis Arraez. Suárez lined a 2-1 pitch from Puk deep to right field, but Sánchez quickly tracked his way to the wall and made a leaping grab and pulled back the potential game-tying homer. Rookie Eury Pérez tossed a career-best six shutout innings and Jorge Soler hit his 20th home run of the season for the Marlins. ....
Seattle Mariners (31-32, fourth in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (35-31, third in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (4-3, 3.80 ERA, .96 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Angels: Griffin Canning (4-2, 4.47 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) ....
More changes could be coming to voting districts in some states. The 2022 elections marked the first using new districts for Congress and state capitols that were drawn from updated census data. But they could be short-lived in some places. That's because court challenges could force some states to redraw districts again before the 2024 elections. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling that Alabama's congressional districts should be redrawn to enhance Black voting strength. That ruling also could lead to new House districts in Louisiana, and potentially Georgia. Some other places in line for new districts include New York, North Carolina and Ohio. ....
A federal judge has rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles. U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan ruled Tuesday that given the “exceptional dangerousness of these weapons,” the state’s interest in regulating them trumps the challengers’ desire to purchase more assault weapons. The law was signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in April and took immediate effect. It prohibits the sale and manufacture of more than 50 types of guns, including AR- and AK-style rifles. The measure does not bar the possession of such weapons by people who already have them. Two gun-rights advocacy groups challenged the law, arguing it violates their constitutional right to bear arms. ....
SEATTLE (AP) For the first time in their history as Major League Soccer rivals, the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday in a match where scoring chances were limited and neither goalkeeper was tested. ....