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Jalen Green puts up 38 as Rockets level series with Warriors
Jalen Green shot 8-for-18 from 3-point range en route to 38 points as the Houston Rockets evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 109-94 over the visiting Golden State Warriors in Game 2 on Wednesday.,Making the night more painful for the seventh-seeded Warriors was losing ...
Jimmy Butler (pelvis contusion) ruled out for rest of Game 2 vs. Rockets
Golden State Warriors wing Jimmy Butler left Wednesday's Western Conference playoff Game 2 matchup with Houston late in the first quarter after sustaining a lower-body injury and was ruled out for a return. ,The team announced Butler would not return to Game 2 with a pelvis contusion.,Butler hit the...
Nationals mash early to claim another Beltway win over Orioles
James Wood and Josh Bell belted early home runs and Luis Garcia Jr.'s eighth-inning sacrifice fly broke a tie as the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday night.,The Nationals won for the second night in a row and go for the sweep of the three-game series Thursday...
Nationals' Dylan Crews aims to stay hot vs. Orioles
Dylan Crews will look to extend his hitting streak when the Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles in the middle contest of their three-game series on Wednesday night.,Crews went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Washington's 7-0 win on Tuesday night. He has hit safely in seven straight games...
Mitchell Parker twirls gem as Nationals blank Orioles
Mitchell Parker allowed just one hit over eight innings, Dylan Crews and Nathaniel Lowe homered and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 7-0 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Parker (3-1) allowed only a third-inning single to Cedric Mullins and retired th...
Rockets look to bounce back in Game 2 vs. Warriors
Heading into a high-stakes Game 2, the host Houston Rockets are looking for more offensive production on Wednesday to avoid falling into a two-game hole against their Western Conference playoff counterpart, the Golden State Warriors.,"We dominated the glass, we dominated some areas, but had a poor o...
Reeling from 24-2 defeat, Orioles set sights on rival Nationals
The Baltimore Orioles hope to shake off one of the worst losses in franchise history when they open a three-game Beltway series at the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Baltimore was routed 24-2 by the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday while the Nationals ended a disappointing road trip with a doubleheader s...
Stephen Curry pours in 31 to propel Warriors past Rockets
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 31 points and Jimmy Butler III added 25 as the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 95-85 on Sunday in Game 1 of this Western Conference first-round series.,Curry, who shot 1-for-10 and scored three points in a home loss to the Rockets on April 6, was b...
Reds score 24 runs, destroy Orioles in series finale
Austin Wynns had a home run, five singles and drove in six runs and Noelvi Marte had a grand slam as one of his five hits and finished with seven RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds ripped the host Baltimore Orioles 24-2 in Sunday afternoon's series finale.,Austin Hays supplied four hits and scored four run...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani off paternity list, back in lineup
The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated star Shohei Ohtani from the paternity list on Sunday and designated outfielder Eddie Rosario for assignment.,The move comes one day after Ohtani announced that he and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, welcomed a baby girl. He also texted Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on Satu...
Orioles ask Charlie Morton to save bullpen in start against Reds
Charlie Morton's first season with the Baltimore Orioles hasn't gone all that well for the veteran right-hander.,The Orioles sure would like that to change on Sunday afternoon.,It's Morton's turn again in the rotation when Baltimore completes a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,The seri...
Rockets' rise leads to meeting with former nemesis Warriors
Before entering a protracted rebuild that required five seasons to complete, the Houston Rockets' postseason history was inextricably linked to the Golden State Warriors.,During one five-year stretch last decade, the teams squared off four times in the playoffs. The Warriors won each series, includi...
Ramon Laureano hits 2 of O's 5 HRs in pounding of Reds
Ramon Laureano homered twice Saturday in a game he wasn't expected to be so involved in as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 9-5.,Cedric Mullins, Gunnar Henderson and Jordan Westburg also homered as the Orioles evened the series at one game apiece. Ramon Urias added two hits.,L...
Red-hot Cincinnati righty Hunter Greene to take on Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles have struggled to get hits in the early going, but they've shown signs of life in the past three games -- a total of 18 runs and 18 hits.,But a huge challenge awaits them Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. That's right...
Reds slug three HRs while cruising past Orioles
Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain hammered three-run home runs as the Cincinnati Reds ripped the host Baltimore Orioles 8-3 in Friday night's series opener.,Jeimer Candelanio also homered for Cincinnati, which matched its third-highest run total of the season.,Winning pitcher Andrew Abbott struck out ...
Finally on win streak, Orioles welcome Reds to town
The Baltimore Orioles will carry some rare momentum into their next series, a three-game set against the visiting Cincinnati Reds that begins Friday.,The Orioles have their first winning streak of the season after claiming the final two games of three against the visiting Cleveland Guardians this we...
O's belt 3 HRs, clinch series win over Guardians
Ryan O'Hearn belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the third inning of Baltimore's 6-2 victory against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night, helping the host Orioles post back-to-back wins for the first time this season.,Gunnar Henderson (two hits) and Heston Kjerstad also homered to support ...
Orioles vie for elusive win streak in clash vs. Guardians
The Baltimore Orioles are in this position again, trying to win consecutive games for the first time this season when they play Thursday evening against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,"If it doesn't happen early in the season, it eventually will happen," Orioles outfielder Ramon Laureano said of ...
Yes, It’s Early, but These MLB Last-Place Teams Should Be Worried
Expanded playoffs offer hope — but not for everyone. Here are the last-place MLB teams that should already be sweating....
NBA notes officiating errors late in Warriors-Grizzlies game
The NBA acknowledged on Wednesday a number of officiating errors late in the Golden State Warriors' 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzles in a Western Conference play-in game on Tuesday night in San Francisco.,Notably, with the seventh-place Warriors leading 117-116, the NBA's Last Two Minute Report...