Archives for June 2021

Four NHL teams have overcome 3-0 deficits in a best-of-seven playoff series, including the 1942 Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs. The Boston Red Sox pulled off MLB's only such comeback against the New York Yankees in 2004. The Denver Nuggets are the 143rd NBA team to go down 3-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series and nobody's ever overcome such a daunting deficit to win … [Read more...] about Nuggets face daunting deficit, Jokic faces ignominious exit

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time National League Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom is expected to make his next scheduled start for the New York Mets despite having to leave Friday's game after six innings with flexor tendinitis. DeGrom played catch and threw a bullpen session Saturday afternoon. Manager Luis Rojas said his ace should be ready to face the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. A … [Read more...] about Mets' ace Jacob deGrom on track for next scheduled start

J.J. Matijevic #23 of the Houston Astros at bat against the Washington Nationals during a Grapefruit League spring training game at FITTEAM Ballpark of The Palm Beaches on February 23, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of minor league baseball is in the books and you can see … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: June 11th

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough followed up a rare Tampa Bay complete game with six solid innings and the Rays became the first team to reach 40 wins this season, 4-2 over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. “Hopefully we're first to 41, too,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. Yarbrough (4-3), the first Rays’ pitcher to go the distance in five years in his … [Read more...] about Rays become first team to reach 40 wins, 4-2 over Orioles

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds hit five homers over the first five innings, including a three-run blast by Joey Votto, and Cincinnati extended the Colorado Rockies' road woes with an 11-5 win on Friday night. Nick Castellanos, Scott Heineman, Kyle Farmer and Tyler Stephenson also went deep against Kyle Freeland (0-2), who set a career high for home runs allowed. The Rockies fell to … [Read more...] about Reds hit 5 homers, extend Rockies' road woes with 11-5 win

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora doesn’t expect people to forget about the guy they gave up for Alex Verdugo. He just wants the Boston fans to appreciate the player they got when Mookie Betts was traded to the Dodgers. “We believe in this guy,” Cora said after Verdugo banged a walkoff single off the Green Monster to help the Red Sox rally from a four-run deficit and beat … [Read more...] about Verdugo, Red Sox rally from 4 down, top Blue Jays 6-5 in 9th

DETROIT (AP) — Liam Hendriks angrily threw a wet ball into foul territory after his first pitch of the ninth inning, leading to a lengthy rain delay, then gave up a tying two-run homer to Daz Cameron before the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in 10 innings on Friday night. Chicago led 4-2 when Hendriks entered to start the ninth, seeking his AL-high 17th save. The … [Read more...] about Hendriks has tantrum over rain, gives up tying homer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Martín Maldonado hit a go-ahead double in the ninth, prompting a fan to toss an inflatable trash can onto the field, and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Friday night. This was Houston’s first trip to Target Field with fans in the stands since 2019, and the Astros heard a chorus of boos and chants of “You’re a cheater.” The Astros came into … [Read more...] about Maldonado, Astros make late noise, overcome 4 Twins homers