PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 22 points and the Portland Fire held Indiana's Caitlin Clark to six points in a 100-84 victory over the Fever on Saturday night.
Carla Leite had 18 points and 12 assists, while Emily Engstler had 16 points and 10 rebounds, the first double-doubles for the expansion Fire. Portland has won four of its last five games.
Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 18 points and seven rebounds. Clark played for 22 minutes, going 1 for 7 from the field with two rebounds, six assists. She got into foul trouble, collecting her fourth in the third quarter, and finished with five.
The Fever were coming off a 90-88 loss at the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night.
The Fire jumped out to a 29-15 lead after the first quarter after a layup from Gustafson, who led all players with eight points in the quarter.
Portland's dominance continued in the second quarter, with Sarah Ashlee Barker's 3-pointer putting the Fire up 44-26 with four minutes to go before the half.
After leading 50-37 at the break. the Fire stretched the lead to 25 points in the third quarter. Barker capped the period with another 3-pointer that put the crowd at the Moda Center on its feet.
With the Fire up 98-79 in the fourth quarter, coach Alex Sarama sat most of his starters.
Clark did not play in the Fever's May 21 game against the Fire in Indianapolis because of a back issue. The Fever disclosed her injury less than two hours before tipoff, prompting a warning from the WNBA the next day for not reporting the injury sooner. The Fever beat Portland 90-73 without Clark.
The game was a sellout with 19,347 at the Moda Center.
Fever: Host Atlantaon Thursday night.
Fire: At Golden State on Tuesday night.
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Fans fill Moda Center during a WNBA basketball game between the Portland Fire and the Indiana Fever in Portland, Or., Saturday May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Anne M. Peterson)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for a third straight game — hitting a pair of solo shots — to lead the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Saturday night.
Acuña homered to right-center field off Brady Singer (2-5) to tie it at 2 in the third inning. The 2023 NL MVP capped the scoring with a two-out shot in the ninth off Lyon Richardson. He also stole two bases to help the Braves become the first team to 40 wins.
Jorge Mateo hit his third homer — to the second deck in left field off Singer for a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Matt Olson followed with his 16th — off Brock Burke — to make it 4-2 in the seventh.
Martín Pérez (3-3) allowed two runs and four hits and walked three in five innings to earn the win. Three relievers each pitched a scoreless inning before Raisel Iglesias closed it with a perfect ninth for his 10th save.
Ozzie Albies hit a ground-rule double leading off the second before scoring on a single by Mike Yastrzemski to put Atlanta up 1-0.
Spencer Steer drew a one-out walk from Pérez to extend his on-base streak to 18 games and JJ Bleday hit his ninth home run and second in as many days to put the Reds up 2-1 after two innings.
De La Cruz answered with a one-out triple, but was stranded when Pérez retired Sal Stewart on a grounder to third before striking out Eugenio Suárez to keep it 2-2.
Singer gave up three runs and four hits and four walks in five innings. He has allowed eight home runs in his last 12 innings.
The Braves improved to 23-9 on the road — best in the majors.
Braves RHP Spencer Strider (3-0, 3.46) starts Sunday as Atlanta aims for a sweep of the Reds, who'll start LHP Nick Lodolo (1-1, 5.57).
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Raisel Iglesias, right, celebrates with catcher Chadwick Tromp after winning a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brady Singer throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Cincinnati, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Martin Perez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. reacts as he crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
