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Warriors lose Stephen Curry, still beat Timberwolves in Game 1
Buddy Hield scored 24 points as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, despite losing star Stephen Curry to injury.,Jimmy Butler notched a double-double with 20 points ...
Tyrese Haliburton drains winning 3 as Pacers finish off comeback vs. Cavs
Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a commanding lead in the series Tuesday night.,The ...
Giants erupt for 9 runs in 11th to top Cubs
Jung Hoo Lee belted a two-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single during a nine-run 11th, lifting the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 14-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Matt Chapman added a two-run single in the 11th to join Lee with a three-hit performance. Heliot Ramos...
After blowing 9th-inning lead, Giants erupt for 9 runs in 11th to top Cubs
Jung Hoo Lee belted a two-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single during a nine-run 11th, lifting the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 14-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Matt Chapman added a two-run single in the 11th to join Lee with a three-hit performance. Heliot Ramos...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off caps Royals' ninth-inning rally over White Sox
Bobby Witt Jr.'s long walk-off single capped the Kansas City Royals' two-run rally in the ninth inning as they earned their fourth straight win, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Witt was 0-for-4 entering the ninth. With the bases loaded and one out in a 3-3 game, Witt sent a deep...
Braves stage comeback, nip Reds in 10 innings
Marcell Ozuna singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 2-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.,With runners on first and second, Ozuna lined a single to left field off reliever Lyon Richardson (0-1), who had been recalled from Triple-A ...
Pedro Lopez fans 11 as Twins thrash Orioles
Pablo Lopez threw five quality innings and Byron Buxton homered and drove in four as the Minnesota Twins posted a 9-1 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.,Lopez (3-2) allowed one run on two hits while striking out 11 and walking one. Carlos Correa went 3-for-4 with a homer and thr...
Brewers get off to fast start, hang on to edge Astros
Jake Bauers homered to cap a four-run first inning, rookie Chad Patrick took a shutout into the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday night.,Patrick (2-3), who had lost his previous three starts, allowed just one hit through six innin...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off completes Royals' 9th-inning rally in win over White Sox
Bobby Witt Jr.'s long walk-off single capped the Kansas City Royals' two-run rally in the ninth inning as they earned their fourth straight win, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Witt was 0-for-4 entering the ninth. With the bases loaded and the teams tied at 3, Witt sent a deep f...
Jaccob Slavin's OT goal gives 'Canes Game 1 win over Caps
Jacob Slavin's goal 3:06 into overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory Tuesday over the host Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff second-round matchup.,The defenseman's first overtime playoff goal came on the Hurricanes' 94th shot attempt of the game (their 33rd on n...
Alec Burleson, Matthew Liberatore help Cardinals edge Pirates
Alec Burleson's two-run, go-ahead double in the bottom of the sixth backed up a strong start from Matthew Liberatore as the host St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night.,The Cardinals have won a season-high four in a row and dealt the Pirates their season-high...
Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi goes six strong to slow BoSox
Nathan Eovaldi pitched six strong innings and the visiting Texas Rangers collected 16 hits en route to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox in soggy conditions Tuesday night.,Eovaldi (3-2) limited the Red Sox to one run on five hits to lower his ERA to 2.03. He walked one and struck out seven.,Josh...
Marlins, Jesus Sanchez get by Dodgers in extras
Jesus Sanchez hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Tuesday night.,With Xavier Edwards beginning the inning on second base, the Dodgers intentionally walked Kyle Stowers before Augustin Ramirez singled off reliever J.P. Feyereisen ...
Tyrese Haliburton drains winning 3 as Pacers finish off Game 2 comeback vs. Cavs
Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a commanding lead in the series Tuesday night.,The ...
Phillies drill three opposite-field homers to pain Rays
Zack Wheeler allowed two runs and four hits over seven innings to help the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-4 win against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night in the opener of their three-game series.,Wheeler (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter for the third time in eight starts this se...
Yankees use 10-run inning to rout hot Padres
Austin Wells hit a grand slam that capped a 10-run seventh inning for the New York Yankees, who emphatically snapped a three-game losing streak with a 12-3 rout of the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.,The Yankees avoided their season-high fourth straight loss by teeing off against Adrian ...
Guardians salvage doubleheader split with Game 2 rout of Nationals
Carlos Santana belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the visiting Cleveland Guardians salvage a split of a doubleheader with a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Daniel Schneemann also went deep and joined Santana in scoring on a wild pitch for the Guardians, who a...
Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski injured in Game 1 vs. Capitals
Hurricanes center Mark Jankowski sustained an undisclosed injury in Game 1 of Carolina's Eastern Conference second-round matchup versus the Washington Capitals and will not return.,Jankowski, appearing in his third game of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, was last on the ice with 4:42 remaining in ...
Nationals outlast Guardians in opener of doubleheader
Jose Tena smacked a two-run double to break a tie as the Washington Nationals recovered with a big seventh-inning rally to defeat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 10-9 in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.,James Wood hit a two-run homer and Jacob Young also drove in two runs for the Nationals...
Maple Leafs pledge to play Game 2 'the right way' vs. Panthers
The Toronto Maple Leafs are focused on what lies ahead, not retribution, as they get set to host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second-round series.,Starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Game 1 on Monday midway through the second period. He took an elbow t...