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After one of the most dominant offensive showings in MLS history, Nashville SC will look to keep the momentum rolling when they visit Atlanta United on Saturday afternoon. Nashville (5-4-1, 16 points) dismantled the Chicago Fire 7-2 last weekend, scoring five goals in the first half alone — a feat accomplished by just four other teams in MLS history. The star of the show? Sam Surridge, who netted four goals in a record-setting performance. The 26-year-old striker now leads Nashville with six goals, surpassing former MVP Hany Mukhtar (four). Nashville has won two of its last three matches and is trending upward in the Eastern Conference standings. In stark contrast, Atlanta (2-5-3, 9 points) is in desperate need of a

San Diego closed out April with a franchise-record 19 wins, sweeping the Giants to snap a four-game skid and reaffirm its contender status. Luis Arraez and Jason Heyward returned to the lineup, and Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth loom close to rejoining, giving the club hope that its offense can sustain the torrid pace that powered March into April. Veteran right-hander Dylan Cease (1-2, 5.76 ERA) meets the Pirates seeking smoother command after walking four batters in his last outing. In three career starts against Pittsburgh, he owns a 2.31 ERA and has shown the ability to dominate when in synch. Opposing him is Mitch Keller (1-2, 3.97 ERA), who has allowed just three runs over six innings in his

After a lopsided Game 5 loss on the road, the Golden State Warriors return to San Francisco on Friday with another chance to close out the Houston Rockets in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Down by 29 points with under six minutes left in the third quarter on Wednesday, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr benched his entire starting lineup. None of the starters played more than 26 minutes as Golden State essentially conceded the game and turned its attention to Game 6. Golden State’s reserves rallied late but couldn’t close the gap, falling 131-116. Now, the Warriors aim to finish the series at home, drawing confidence from past playoff comebacks and elimination-game experience. Houston, meanwhile, extended the series with

The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to extend their five-game winning streak when they begin a 10-game road trip Friday night with a high-profile showdown against the Atlanta Braves. Fresh off a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins, the Dodgers are tied with the New York Mets for the most wins (21) in MLB. Their early dominance has included a three-game sweep of the Braves in early April — a series that helped drop Atlanta to an 0-7 start. Now, the Dodgers aim to continue their success against a much-improved Braves squad. The pitching matchup features one of the National League’s best arms in Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 1.06 ERA) against Braves starter Grant Holmes (2-1, 4.50 ERA). Yamamoto