MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 2, Houston Astros 1 – F/10
Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 1
Tigers 2, Astros 1 – F/10 – Grossman’s 10th-inning squeeze bunt lifts Tigers over Astros
Robbie Grossman’s squeeze bunt in the 10th inning drove in the winning run and the Detroit Tigers won a duel of small ball, beating the Houston Astros 2-1 for a split of their four-game series. The Tigers went 5-2 against Houston this season. There were a total of only seven hits in their final meeting this year, and Detroit needed just three to win. Houston brought in reliever Blake Taylor to begin the 10th with Akil Baddoo starting on second as the automatic runner. Jonathan Schoop’s groundout moved the winning run to third. Grossman bunted Taylor’s first pitch to the third-base side of the mound and Baddoo beat Taylor’s desperate flip.
Mariners 3, White Sox 2 – LHP Santiago ejected, glove confiscated during Mariners’ win
Seattle reliever Hector Santiago was ejected after he was checked by the umpires as part of baseball’s new sticky substance protocols, and the Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 in the resumption of a suspended game. Santiago was stopped as he exited in the fifth inning. His glove was confiscated, and it was later announced that Santiago had been thrown out. Taylor Trammell homered twice for Seattle, which improved to 10-2 in its last 12 games. Paul Sewald got one out for the win, and Kendall Graveman worked the ninth for his seventh save.
Dodgers 7, Cubs 1 – Kershaw’s 13 Ks, McKinstry’s slam lift Dodgers past Cubs 7-1
Clayton Kershaw racked up a season-high 13 strikeouts over eight dominant innings, and Zach McKinstry hit a grand slam in the second inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Cody Bellinger homered in his second straight game and drove in three runs in the Dodgers’ third consecutive win over Chicago after four Cubs pitchers combined for a no-hitter in the series opener Thursday. Kershaw yielded four hits while flummoxing the Cubs with his slider, recording his highest strikeout total in a regular-season game since July 2017 and getting a season-high 25 swings and misses.
Tonight
Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians, 7:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50
Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:10 p.m.
MLB – Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo leaves game with lower back tightness
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo has left Chicago’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with tightness on the left side of his lower back. The slugger struck out and grounded out in his first two at-bats against Clayton Kershaw. Rizzo also couldn’t make a difficult scoop on a low throw from shortstop Javier Báez, prolonging the second inning. Báez was charged with an error, and Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer moments later to put the Dodgers up 6-0. Rizzo is batting .248 with 32 RBIs in 70 games this season.
NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – Best of 7
Tonight
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, 8:00 p.m. (Game 1)
NHL – Canadiens’ Armia in COVID-19 protocol day before Cup Final
Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia has been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. He didn’t travel with the team to Tampa Bay, a day before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. General manager Marc Bergevin made the announcement after Armia was not at practice in Montreal before the Canadiens traveled to play the Lightning. It’s unclear how long Armia will be in the protocol or whether he tested positive. Armia spent 19 days in the protocol from March 22 to April 9.
NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Rd. 3 – Conference Finals – Best of 7
Last Night
Milwaukee Bucks 113, Atlanta Hawks 102 (MIL leads 2-1)
Bucks 113, Hawks 102 – Middleton’s 38 power Bucks past Hawks 113-102 for 2-1 lead
Khris Middleton scored 20 of his playoff career high-tying 38 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 113-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks for a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Trae Young scored 35 points for Atlanta but was slowed in the final period after injuring his right ankle after stepping on an official’s foot late in the third. Middleton then scored 10 points in a 15-3 run in the fourth that gave Milwaukee the lead. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points for the Bucks, who trailed most of the game before surging in the fourth quarter.
Tonight
Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns, 9:00 p.m. (PHX leads 3-1)
NBA – Billups gets first chance as head coach with Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers have hired Chauncey Billups as their new coach. Billups, a five-time NBA All-Star over a 17-year playing career, has never been a head coach. He has served as an assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers for the past season. he Blazers have scheduled a Tuesday press conference to introduce Billups, 44. He becomes the 15th head coach of the franchise. The Blazers parted ways with Terry Stotts shortly after the team was eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the opening round of this season playoffs.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Connecticut Sun 74, Chicago Sky 58
Sun 74, Sky 58 – Bonner, Sun beat Sky 74-58, end Chicago’s 7-game win streak
DeWanna Bonner hit four 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, Brionna Jones added 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun cruised to a 74-58 win over Chicago, snapping the Sky’s seven-game win streak. Jasmine Thomas had 18 points and three steals and Beatrice Mompremier grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds for Connecticut. Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper scored 11 points apiece to lead Chicago.
Golf – PGA – English wins Travelers, beating Hickok in 8-hole playoff
Harris English made birdie on the eighth hole of sudden death to win the Travelers Championship. He beat Kramer Hickok after both golfers birdied the final hole of regulation to force the second-longest playoff in PGA Tour history. English shot 65 to finish the fourth round at 13 under, then made a 16-foot putt on the seventh trip down the 18th hole of the day. Hickok had missed a 36-foot birdie putt and finished the playoff with eight consecutive pars. The tour record for a sudden death playoff is 11 holes in the 1949 Motor City Open, when Lloyd Mangrum and Cary Middlecoff were declared co-winners by mutual agreement due to darkness. Four other events have reached an eighth playoff hole.
Olympics – Gymnastics – Biles, Lee lock up spots on U.S. Olympic gymnastics team
Simone Biles’ Olympic encore is finally here. The reigning world and Olympic gymnastics champion locked up her spot in Tokyo by easily winning the U.S. Olympic Trials. The 24-year-old’s two-day total of 118.098 earned her one of two automatic spots on the four-woman U.S. team. Sunisa Lee also earned an automatic spot with a second-place finish that included the top scores on balance beam and uneven bars. The final three spots will be decided by a selection committee. Jade Carey also earned a nominative spot following her performance in World Cup events.
MILB – Minor League Baseball – High-A Central
Yesterday
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 3, South Bend Cubs 2 – Game 1
South Bend Cubs 11, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 – Game 2
Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 – Game 1
West Michigan Whitecaps 12, Dayton Dragons 10 – Game 2
Great Lakes Loons 14, Lake County Captains 6 – Game 1
Great Lakes Loons 9, Lake County Captains 8 – F/8 – Game 2
Cedar Rapids 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0
Tonight
No games tonight
