Mitchell scores 29 points before sitting out 4th and Clark adds 24 as Fever beat Tempo 101-95

TORONTO (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 16 points in the first quarter and finished with 29 before sitting out the fourth, Caitlin Clark added 24 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Toronto Tempo 101-95 on Tuesday for their fifth straight victory.

Clark and Mitchell have each scored 20 or more in the same game 16 times this season, a WNBA record. Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter did it 15 times with Phoenix in 2008.

Mitchell also scored 20 or more for the 20th consecutive game, matching Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson for the longest such streak in WNBA history. But after she scored eight points in the span of less than a minute late in the third quarter, she went to the locker room and did not return.

Fever coach Stephanie White said Mitchell got “overheated.”

Aliyah Boston scored 16 points, and Sophie Cunningham made all three 3-point attempts and finished with 13 for the Fever, who never trailed. Indiana has won 10 of 12.

Toronto’s Marina Mabrey cut the gap to 97-93 with back-to-back 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter, but the Tempo got no closer. Mabrey finished with 22 points and Brittney Sykes had 15 in her return from injury, but the slumping Tempo lost their 11th straight.

In the Fever's first visit to Toronto this season, there was a mix of cheers and boos when Cunningham entered the game, and fans cheered when she missed her first free-throw attempt. Cunningham said in an ESPN profile published last month that she was opposed to transgender girls and women competing in girls’ and women’s sports.

Late in the fourth, fans cheered when someone holding a banner in support of transgender rights was shown on the video screen during a timeout.

Before the game, a small group gathered near the stadium’s west entrance, offering people the chance to take selfies in front of a banner with Cunningham’s photo.

Mitchell and Mabrey were issued technical fouls after they clashed early in the third.

Aneesah Morrow had 15 points and 16 rebounds for Toronto. Temi Fagbenle scored 13 points and Kiki Rice had 10.

Sykes returned after missing more than two months with a left plantar fascia injury. She hadn’t played since a June 16 loss at Indiana.

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Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) drives past Toronto Tempo's Kiki Rice (1) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Indiana Fever's Kelsey Mitchell (0) drives as Toronto Tempo's Kia Nurse (11) and Marina Mabrey (3) defend during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham (8) points during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) drives as Toronto Tempo's Ornella Bankole (33) defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Indiana Fever's Kelsey Mitchell (0) scores past the Toronto Tempo defence during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed New York's Francisco Lindor of a grand slam and hit two homers, leading the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 win over the Mets on Tuesday night.

Tatis hit the first pitch from Zac Thornton 452 feet into the second deck in left field for his team-record 18th career leadoff homer. Tatis added a two-run homer off Thornton in the fifth. He has 15 homers after opening the season without a longball in his first 238 at-bats.

But, Tatis' biggest contribution in the game came in the field in the second inning when reached over the wall in in right field and pulled back Lindor’s potential slam. Tatis stood and stared straight ahead when he landed, leaving everyone momentarily confused as to whether he'd caught the ball. Tatis then help up his glove and Padres pitcher Robbie Ray raised his arms and put his own glove on his head.

Tatis’ leaping catch came a night after Mets outfielders Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing combined to throw out three Padres players at the plate.

Ty France added a run-scoring single in the seventh for the Padres, who lead the majors with an 18-6 record since July 24. Manny Machado hit his 24th homer of the season, a solo shot in the ninth inning.

Ray (11-7) allowed three hits, including Luis Torrens’ homer, and struck out four in six innings on the way to his first win since being acquired from the San Francisco Giants at the trade deadline. Mason Miller struck out two in the ninth and earned his 31st save.

New York's Luis Robert Jr. homered in the eighth.

Thornton (3-4) gave up three runs and tied a career-high with seven strikeouts in five innings for the Mets, who are 10-4 since the trade deadline.

Padres RHP Michael King (8-8, 3.41 ERA) starts against Mets RHP Robert Stock (0-2, 6.57 ERA) in Wednesday’s series finale.

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San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates with Ty France (25) after hitting a home run against the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Mets pitcher Zac Thornton throws against the San Diego Padres during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. reacts after hitting a two run home run against the New York Mets during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

San Diego Padres' Robbie Ray (38) throws against the New York Mets during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. follows through on a two run home run against the New York Mets during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)