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PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka's attempt at a third straight Grand Slam title is over. The top-ranked player struggled throughout a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Katerina Siniakova in the third round of the French Open. The loss ends Osaka's run of 16 straight wins in Grand Slam tournaments, which included titles at the U.S. Open and Australian Open.
PARIS (AP) _ Top-ranked Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) has advanced to the fourth round without dropping a set. Djokovic never lost control in a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win over 147th-ranked Italian qualifier Salvatore Caruso. Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRINK'-ah) also advanced with a 7-6, 7-6, 7-6 win over Grigor Dimitrov (GREE'-gohr DIH'-mih-trahv) in a match that was suspended last night after two sets.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ The Oakland Athletics are hoping to get injured slugger Khris Davis back in the lineup for the middle game of a series against the first-place Houston Astros. Davis has been sidelined since May 22 with a left hip injury. If he returns tonight he’ll face Houston ace Justin Verlander, who is tied for second in the majors in wins. Davis homered three times in eight at-bats against Verlander last season.
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Clayton Kershaw starts for the Dodgers at home tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies in a match-up of first-place teams. The left-hander is 5-0 with a 3.46 ERA and 48 strikeouts this year and 3-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 13 starts against the Phillies. Kershaw will be facing Bryce Harper, who is 2 for 21 with 13 strikeouts against the Dodgers ace.
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Milwaukee's Brandon Woodruff will try for his seventh straight victory when he faces the Pirates this afternoon in Pittsburgh. The 26-year-old is 6-0 with a 2.37 ERA over his last eight starts, including a 5-0 mark with a 1.42 ERA in his last five outings. A win would lift Woodruff into a tie with Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers for tops in the National League. Woodruff is 0-1 in three appearances against the Pirates in his career.
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