Valkyries beat the expansion Tempo 83-75 for 6th straight victory

TORONTO (AP) — Janelle Salaun scored 26 points and the Golden State Valkyries held off the expansion Toronto Tempo 83-75 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.

Fellow reserve Kaitlyn Chen added 16 points for Golden State (16-7). Kayla Thornton had 15 points and nine rebounds.

Isabelle Harrison had 24 points and eight rebounds for Toronto (9-12). The Tempo have lost three straight.

Marina Mabrey scored 11 points a day after being named the Tempo’s first WNBA All-Star. She also had six rebounds and four assists.

Toronto players Brittney Sykes (left plantar fascia), Kiki Rice (ankle sprain), and Temi Fagbenle (concussion) all missed the game.

Valkyries: At Connecticut on Friday night.

Tempo: Plays Dallas in Montreal on Friday night.

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Toronto Tempo Marina Mabrey (3) drives past Golden State Valkyries Gabby Williams (1) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Golden State Valkyries guard Kaitlyn Chen (2) shoots against Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey (3) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Tempo Julie Allemand (22) battles for a loose ball with Golden State Valkyries Gabby Williams during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Golden State Valkyries forward Janelle Salaun (13) grabs a loose ball in front of Toronto Tempo forward Isabelle Harrison during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey (3) shoots against Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton (5) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts singled in the go-ahead run with two strikes in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night in the series finale.

Betts ended the nine-pitch at-bat with his hit to center off Rockies reliever Antonio Senzatela (8-1) that scored Tommy Edman, who singled and moved to third on Freddie Freeman's double.

The Dodgers took two of three to prevent Colorado from winning its first series at Dodger Stadium since August 2021.

The Rockies loaded the bases against reliever Alex Vesia in the eighth, but Edgardo Henriquez (4-0) came in and got Karros to fly out for the third out.

Tanner Scott retired the side in the ninth to earn his 13th save.

Colorado’s Gabriel Hughes had a rough first inning in his first major league start. The 24-year-old right-hander gave up three runs, with Tommy Edman singling and scoring on Hughes’ wild pitch and a two-run RBI single by Kyle Tucker.

Hughes then settled down and retired 15 consecutive batters before Max Muncy’s double in the sixth. The Alaska native retired Shohei Ohtani three times, including a strikeout. Ohtani struck out a second time in the eighth on his bobblehead night after homering in the first two games of the series.

The Rockies answered with three runs to tie it at 3.

Kyle Karros and Edouard Julien hit solo shots off Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki in the second. Brett Sullivan walked, took second on Sasaki’s wild pitch, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Mickey Moniak’s sacrifice fly in the third.

Sasaki gave up three runs and four hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked one.

Rockies: RHP Ryan Feltner (3-2, 4.27 ERA) starts Thursday against San Francisco LHP Robbie Ray (8-6, 3.45).

Dodgers: After an off day for Los Angeles, Ohtani (8-2, 1.79) starts Friday against Arizona in the series opener.

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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Gabriel Hughes throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Colorado Rockies' Edouard Julien, right, heads to second for a solo home run as Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman stands by during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Colorado Rockies' Kyle Karros, right, hits a solo home run as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo watches during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)