ATLANTA -- The Los Angeles Sparks fell short of the fastest start in WNBA history Sunday when they lost to the Atlanta Dream 91-74.Los Angeles (20-2) had tied the 1998 Houston Comets, who finished the regular season 27-3, for the fastest start. The loss also snapped the Sparks WNBA record nine-game road winning streak to open a season.Layshia Clarendon had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Atlanta. Angel McCoughtry had 17 points, Bria Holmes scored a career-high tying 15 and Tiffany Hayes added 14 points for the Dream (12-11). Elizabeth Williams had nine points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta outrebounded the Sparks 42-34. It was Holmes second career start.McCoughtry scored five straight points during a 12-4 run to close the third quarter, giving the Dream their biggest lead to that point, 69-57, going into the fourth.After Candace Parker hit a 3 and Chelsea Gray made a layup to pull Los Angeles within nine, Clarendon converted a three-point play to make it 78-66 with 5:56 left and Atlanta led by double figures the rest of the way.Nneka Ogwumike had 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles. Parker added 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Sparks.The Dream, ranked fourth in the AP WNBA power poll, were without Sancho Lyttle, who left Fridays 78-72 loss to Indiana with a broken bone in her right foot. 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Right-hander Bryan Mitchell (1-1, 6.14) goes for New York, which has lost five of six and is struggling to stay in the AL playoff race.TOUGH TRIBEJustin Verlander (14-8, 3.33 ERA) has been roughed up by the Indians this season but gets a chance at some redemption when the Tigers continue their AL Central showdown in Cleveland. Verlander is 0-3 with a 9.18 ERA against the Indians in 2016, part of the reason Detroit trails first-place Cleveland by seven games. The right-hander is 9-14 in 25 career starts at Progressive Field.THUMBS UP?Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday will test his broken right thumb when he faces some live pitching with the hope he might be able to return this season as St. Louis makes a playoff push. The outfielder hasnt played since Aug. 11, when he was hit by a pitch. He had surgery to insert a screw for the fracture, but his thumb remains sore. Its clearly not 100 percent, Holliday said. 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Tillman beat Detroit on Sunday and can reach a career high in wins by defeating the last-place Rays. Tampa Bay will counter with Matt Andriese, who is 0-3 with a 9.24 ERA lifetime against Baltimore.FAB FREDDIEBraves bopper Freddie Freeman is expected back in the lineup against Washington, looking to reach base safely for a career-best 37th straight game. Freeman was not at the ballpark Friday to spend time with his wife and their first child, a son who was born on Thursday. During the streak, Freeman is batting .362. His run is the longest for Atlanta since Chipper Jones reached safely in 41 consecutive games in 2008. ' ' '