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DENVER — Tyler Seguin scored twice, Thomas Harley had an assist on all three of Dallas’ power-play goals in the second period and the Western Conference-leading Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Sunday night.

Dallas now has 107 points, which is five ahead of both Colorado and Pacific Division-leading Vancouver for the top spot in the West. The Stars have four games remaining.

“It’s completely in our hands, which is nice,” said Matt Duchene, who had a goal against his former team. “If we take care of business, we’ll end up being where we want to be.”

Jamie Benn, Roope Hintz, Mason Marchment and Wyatt Johnston all scored for the Stars, who finished the season series 1-2-1 against the Avalanche. Jake Oettinger stopped 34 shots.

Dallas showed no signs of fatigue after a 3-2 loss to Chicago the day before. The team had to remain in Chicago until Sunday morning due to the windy conditions in Denver.

“I think both teams have had this game circled for a little bit,” Seguin said of the importance. “We’re at that time of the year where you’re just kind of watching the standings and knew the importance of tonight’s game. So, pretty good hockey game.”

Leading 5-2 in the second period, the Stars saw Colorado start a rally and made it a one-goal game with 9:45 remaining on Jonathan Drouin‘s score. Johnston, though, quieted the comeback with his 31st goal of the season. Seguin added an empty-netter with 8.7 seconds left.

Sean Walker, Artturi Lehkonen and Brandon Duhaime also scored for a Colorado team that was missing Mikko Rantanen (concussion protocol). Alexandar Georgiev gave up six goals on 36 shots, two days after allowing six goals on 47 shots in a loss at Edmonton.

The Avalanche are trending the wrong direction down the home stretch, going 2-4-1 over their last seven games. Colorado remains in second place behind Dallas in the Central Division with 102 points. The Avalanche are trying to hold off Winnipeg (100 points), with the top two spots in the division earning home-ice in the first round.

“The defending breakdowns we had, we did some dumb stuff today,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “They all lead to really good scoring chances against.”

Benn absorbed penalties that allowed the Stars to go on their second-period power-play barrage. The Stars captain was hit by a high-stick from Walker that drew blood and a double-minor. Hintz and Seguin took advantage by scoring 1:20 apart. Benn later took a slash from defenseman Cale Makar that put the Stars on the man advantage again, with Marchment scoring to make it 5-2.

“That’s a different animal than some of the teams we’ve been playing,” Bednar said. “They’re a wagon. They’re deep.”

Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to give him 133 points (48 goals, 85 assists) for the season. He’s six away from matching Peter Stastny (139, 1981-82) for the most points for a season in franchise history.

Dallas came out flying in the first and outshot the Avalanche by a 9-1 margin at one point in the period. Colorado’s lone shot, though, was a goal by Walker just 1:59 into the game. Dallas responded late in the period, with Duchene and Benn scoring 2:06 apart.

Stars defenseman Esa Lindell returned to the game after suffering a lower-body injury. He had X-rays after the contest, which were negative, coach Pete DeBoer said.

“When he wakes up, I’m sure he’s going to be sore,” DeBoer said.

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Mariners vs. Blue Jays (Oct 13, 2025) Live Score – ESPN

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1st Rodríguez homered to left (370 feet), Arozarena scored and Raleigh scored. 3 0 1st Lukes reached on infield single to first, Springer scored on throwing error by first baseman Naylor, Lukes to second. 3 1 1st Kirk singled to center, Lukes scored. 3 2 2nd Lukes singled to right, Clement scored, Springer to third. 3 3 5th Polanco homered to center (400 feet), Arozarena scored and Raleigh scored. 6 3 6th Crawford singled to left, Rivas scored. 7 3 7th Naylor homered to right (359 feet), Polanco scored. 9 3 7th Crawford hit sacrifice fly to center, Suárez scored. 10 3

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Julio Rodriguez’s three-run HR gives Mariners early ALCS Game 2 lead

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Julio Rodriguez's three-run HR gives Mariners early ALCS Game 2 lead

The Seattle Mariners got off to a strong start in Game 2 of the American Champions League Series on Monday courtesy of Julio Rodriguez.

The center fielder smashed an 84 mph splitter off Trey Yesavage for a three-run homer in the top of the first inning. The Toronto Blue Jays right-hander had never allowed an extra-base hit on the splitter before, according to ESPN Research.

It marked Rodriguez’s second home run of the postseason as Seattle looks to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

The blast was Yesavage’s first career home run allowed in his fifth career start (regular season and playoffs). Entering Monday, he had allowed only two extra-base hits in 19⅓ innings pitched.

Seattle trailed 1-0 in the first inning in Game 1 before bouncing back to win 3-1 on Sunday. The series shifts to Seattle on Wednesday.

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Padres’ Shildt retires, cites ‘severe toll’ of job

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Oct 13, 2025, 12:30 PM ET

Mike Shildt is retiring as San Diego Padres manager with two years remaining on his contract, saying “the grind of the baseball season has taken a severe toll on me mentally, physically and emotionally.”

The 57-year-old Shildt on Saturday informed the team he would retire, nine days after the Padres were eliminated by the Chicago Cubs in a tense three-game wild-card series. He said he made the decision on his own accord.

Shildt led the Padres to the postseason in each of the two seasons he managed the franchise. The club confirmed Shildt’s decision Monday.

“While it has always been about serving others, it’s time I take care of myself and exit on my terms,” Shildt said in a statement given to the San Diego Union-Tribune. “I gave every fiber of my being to help achieve Peter Seidler’s vision of bringing a World Series Championship to San Diego.

“We fell short of the ultimate goal, but I am proud of what the players, staff and organization were able to accomplish the last two seasons.”

Shildt went 183-141 as manager in San Diego. The Padres won 90 games this season and finished second in the NL West before being eliminated by the Cubs.

“I am most grateful for our players,” Shildt said in his statement. “San Diego is rightfully proud of the Padres players. It is a group that conducts themselves with class, is dedicated to each other and the common goal of winning a World Series. I love our players and will miss them dearly!!

“After 34 years of dedicating myself to the rigors of coaching and managing, I can with great enjoyment look back on achieving my two primary goals: To help players get the most out of their God given ability and become better men. Also, to win games.”

Before joining the Padres organization in early 2022 as a player development coach, Shildt was the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals from 2018 to 2021, posting a winning record in each of his three full seasons. He was the NL Manager of the Year in 2019 after leading the Cards to 91 wins and the NL Central title.

“We would like to congratulate Mike on a successful career and thank him for his significant contributions to the Padres and the San Diego community over the last four years,” Padres general manager A.J. Preller wrote as part of a statement.

Preller added that the search for a new Padres manager “will begin immediately with the goal of winning a World Series championship in 2026.”

The Padres’ new manager will be the eighth person to lead the dugout since Preller fired Bud Black in June 2015. Their chief rival, the Dodgers, has been managed by San Diego County product Dave Roberts since November 2015.

San Diego becomes the eighth MLB team with a managerial opening and the ninth to change managers in this offseason. Texas has already hired Skip Schumaker, but there are openings with the Padres, Angels, Braves, Orioles, Twins, Giants, Nationals and Rockies.

Information from ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez and The Associated Press was used in this report.

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