“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA BASEBALL SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS
NORTH
CLASS 4A AT LAPORTE (SCHREIBER FIELD)
G1: HOMESTEAD VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, 11:30 A.M.
G2: PENN VS. LAKE CENTRAL, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 3A AT OAK HILL
G1: HERITAGE VS. FRANKFORT, 11 A.M.
G2: ANDREAN VS. NORWELL, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 2A AT KOKOMO (MUNICIPAL STADIUM)
G1: WESTVIEW VS. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, 11 A.M.
G2: WINCHESTER VS. DELPHI, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER | 8 PM ET
CLASS A AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (LOEB STADIUM)
G1: FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, 11 A.M.
G2: WES-DEL VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
SOUTH
CLASS 4A AT PLAINFIELD
G1: NEW PALESTINE VS. CASTLE, 11 A.M.
G2: CENTER GROVE VS. BROWNSBURG, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 3A AT SOUTHRIDGE (LEAGUE STADIUM)
G1: BISHOP CHATARD VS. TRI-WEST, 11 A.M.
G2: SILVER CREEK VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 2A AT MOORESVILLE (PIONEER FIELD)
G1: COVENANT CHRISTIAN VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, 11 A.M.
G2: MITCHELL VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M
CLASS A AT JASPER (RUXER FIELD)
SHAKAMAK VS. RISING SUN, 11 A.M.
BARR-REEVE VS. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
INDIANA SOFTBALL STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT
ANDREAN (29-7) VS. NORTH POSEY (28-0)
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT
NEW PRAIRIE (30-5) VS. TRI-WEST HENDRICKS (27-5)
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT
CASTON (22-4) VS. TECUMSEH (24-9)
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT
PENN (27-4-1) VS. RONCALLI (31-3-1)
INDIANA HS BASKETBALL
ALL-STAR SERIES
INDIANA BOYS JUNIOR ALL-STARS 92 KENTUCKY 106
INDIANA GIRLS JUNIOR ALL-STARS 79 KENTUCKY 69
COLLEGE BASEBALL
WINSTON-SALEM REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 2 MARYLAND 7, NO. 3 NORTHEASTERN 2
GAME 2: NO. 1 WAKE FOREST 12, NO. 4 GEORGE MASON 0
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: GEORGE MASON 11, NORTHEASTERN 3 (NORTHEASTERN ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: WAKE FOREST 21, MARYLAND 6
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: GEORGE MASON 11, MARYLAND 10 (MARYLAND ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: WAKE FOREST 15, GEORGE MASON 1 (WAKE FOREST ADVANCES)
GAINESVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 3 TEXAS TECH 3, NO. 2 UCONN 2
GAME 2: NO. 1 FLORIDA 3, NO. 4 FLORIDA A&M 0
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: UCONN 9, FLORIDA A&M 6 (FLORIDA A&M ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: TEXAS TECH 5, FLORIDA 4
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: FLORIDA 8, UCONN 2 (UCONN ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: FLORIDA 7, TEXAS TECH 1
MONDAY, JUNE 5
GAME 7: FLORIDA VS. TEXAS TECH, NOON, ESPNU, FUBO
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 1 ARKANSAS 13, NO. 4 SANTA CLARA 6
GAME 2: NO. 2 TCU 12, NO. 3 ARIZONA 4
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: SANTA CLARA 9, ARIZONA 3 (ARIZONA ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: ARKANSAS VS. TCU, PPD.
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 4: TCU 20, ARKANSAS 5
GAME 5: ARKANSAS 6, SANTA CLARA 4 (SANTA CLARA ELIMINATED)
MONDAY, JUNE 5
GAME 6: TCU VS. ARKANSAS, 3 P.M., ESPNU, FUBO
GAME 7: REMATCH OF GAME 6 IF NECESSARY, 9 P.M., ESPN+
CLEMSON REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 1 CLEMSON 12, NO. 4 LIPSCOMB 5
GAME 2: NO. 2 TENNESSEE 8, NO. 3 CHARLOTTE 1
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: CHARLOTTE 9, LIPSCOMB 2 (LIPSCOMB ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: TENNESSEE 6, CLEMSON 5 (14 INN.)
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: CHARLOTTE 3, CLEMSON 2 (CLEMSON ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: TENNESSEE 9, CHARLOTTE 2 (TENNESSEE ADVANCES)
BATON ROUGE REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 1 LSU 7, NO. 4 TULANE 2
GAME 2: NO. 2 OREGON STATE 18, NO. 3 SAM HOUSTON 2
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: TULANE VS. SAM HOUSTON, SUSP.
GAME 4: LSU VS. OREGON STATE, PPD.
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 3: SAM HOUSTON 10, TULANE 2 (COMP. OF SUSP. GAME) (TULANE ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: LSU 6, OREGON STATE 5
GAME 5: OREGON STATE 3, SAM HOUSTON 1 (SAM HOUSTON ELIMINATED)
MONDAY, JUNE 5
GAME 6: LSU VS. OREGON STATE, 2 P.M., ESPN+
GAME 7: REMATCH OF GAME 6 IF NECESSARY, 6 P.M., ESPN+
NASHVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 2 OREGON 5, NO. 3 XAVIER 4
GAME 2: NO. 1 VANDERBILT 12, NO. 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS 2
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: XAVIER 7, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0 (EASTERN ILLINOIS ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: OREGON 8, VANDERBILT 7
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: XAVIER 2, VANDERBILT 1 (VANDERBILT ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: OREGON 11, XAVIER 2 (OREGON ADVANCES)
CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 1 VIRGINIA 15, NO. 4 ARMY 1
GAME 2: NO. 2 EAST CAROLINA 14, NO. 3 OKLAHOMA 5
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: OKLAHOMA 10, ARMY 1 (ARMY ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: VIRGINIA 2, NO. 2 EAST CAROLINA 1
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: EAST CAROLINA 8, OKLAHOMA 5 (OKLAHOMA ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: VIRGINIA 8, EAST CAROLINA 3 (VIRGINIA ADVANCES)
STANFORD REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 1 STANFORD 13, NO. 4 SAN JOSE STATE 2
GAME 2: NO. 2 TEXAS A&M 12, NO. 3 CAL STATE FULLERTON 7
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: CAL STATE FULLERTON 9, SAN JOSE STATE 5 (SAN JOSE STATE ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: TEXAS A&M 8, STANFORD 5
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: STANFORD 6, CAL STATE FULLERTON 5 (CAL STATE FULLERTON ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: STANFORD 13, TEXAS A&M 5
MONDAY, JUNE 5
GAME 7: STANFORD VS. TEXAS A&M, 9 P.M., ESPN+
CORAL GABLES REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 2 TEXAS 4, NO. 3 LOUISIANA 2
GAME 2: NO. 1 MIAMI 9, NO. 4 MAINE 1
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: LOUISIANA 19, MAINE 10 (MAINE ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: TEXAS 4, MIAMI 1
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: MIAMI 8, LOUISIANA 5 (LOUISIANA ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: TEXAS 10, MIAMI 6 (TEXAS ADVANCES)
CONWAY REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 2 DUKE 12, NO. 3 UNC WILMINGTON 3
GAME 2: NO. 4 RIDER 11, NO. 1 COASTAL CAROLINA 10 (10 INN.)
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: COASTAL CAROLINA 12, UNC WILMINGTON 2 (UNC WILMINGTON ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: DUKE 2, RIDER 1
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: COASTAL CAROLINA 13, RIDER 5 (RIDER ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: COASTAL CAROLINA 10, DUKE 6
MONDAY, JUNE 5
GAME 7: COASTAL CAROLINA VS. DUKE, 6 P.M., ESPN+
STILLWATER REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 3 WASHINGTON 9, NO. 2 DALLAS BAPTIST 5
GAME 2: NO. 4 ORAL ROBERTS 6, NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE 4
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: DALLAS BAPTIST 18, OKLAHOMA STATE 4 (OKLAHOMA STATE ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: ORAL ROBERTS 15, WASHINGTON 12
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: DALLAS BAPTIST 9, WASHINGTON 1 (WASHINGTON ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: ORAL ROBERTS 6, DALLAS BAPTIST 5 (ORAL ROBERTS ADVANCES)
LEXINGTON REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 1 KENTUCKY 4, NO. 4 BALL STATE 0
GAME 2: NO. 3 INDIANA 12, NO. 2 WEST VIRGINIA 6
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: WEST VIRGINIA 13, BALL STATE 5 (BALL STATE ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: INDIANA 5, KENTUCKY 3
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: KENTUCKY 10, WEST VIRGINIA 0 (WEST VIRGINIA ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: KENTUCKY 16, INDIANA 6
MONDAY, JUNE 5
GAME 7: KENTUCKY VS. INDIANA, 6 P.M., ESPN+
AUBURN REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: SAMFORD 4, NO. 2 SOUTHERN MISS 2 (10 INN.)
GAME 2: NO. 4 PENN 6, NO. 1 AUBURN 3 (11 INN.)
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: SOUTHERN MISS 7, AUBURN 2 (AUBURN ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: PENN 5, SAMFORD 4
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: SOUTHERN MISS 9, SAMFORD 4 (SAMFORD ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: SOUTHERN MISS 11, PENN 2
MONDAY, JUNE 5
GAME 7: SOUTHERN MISS VS. PENN, 3 P.M., ESPN+
TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 1 INDIANA STATE 6, NO. 4 WRIGHT STATE 5
GAME 2: NO. 2 IOWA 5, NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA 4
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: NORTH CAROLINA 5, WRIGHT STATE 0 (WRIGHT STATE ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: INDIANA STATE 7, IOWA 4
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: IOWA 6, NORTH CAROLINA 5 (13 INN.) (NORTH CAROLINA ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: INDIANA STATE 11, IOWA 8 (INDIANA STATE ADVANCES)
COLUMBIA REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 3 N.C. STATE 5, NO. 2 CAMPBELL 1
GAME 2: NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 19, NO. 4 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 1
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: CAMPBELL 10, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 5 (CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: SOUTH CAROLINA 6, N.C. STATE 3
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: CAMPBELL 11, N.C. STATE 1 (N.C. STATE ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: SOUTH CAROLINA 16, CAMPBELL 7 (SOUTH CAROLINA ADVANCES)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
GAME 1: NO. 3 TROY 11, NO. 2 BOSTON COLLEGE 10
GAME 2: NO. 1 ALABAMA 4, NO. 4 NICHOLLS 3
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
GAME 3: BOSTON COLLEGE 14, NO. 4 NICHOLLS 6 (NICHOLLS ELIMINATED)
GAME 4: ALABAMA 11, TROY 8
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
GAME 5: BOSTON COLLEGE 4, TROY 1 (TROY ELIMINATED)
GAME 6: ALABAMA 8, BOSTON COLLEGE 0 (ALABAMA ADVANCES)
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
SUNDAY:
GAME 9: NO. 9 STANFORD 1, NO. 7 WASHINGTON 0 (WASHINGTON ELIMINATED)
GAME 10: NO. 4 TENNESSEE 3, NO. 6 OKLAHOMA STATE 1 (OKLAHOMA STATE ELIMINATED)
MONDAY:
GAME 11: NO. 1 OKLAHOMA VS. NO. 9 STANFORD, NOON, ESPN
GAME 12: REMATCH GAME 11 (IF NECESSARY), 2:30 P.M.
GAME 13: NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE VS. NO. 4 TENNESSEE, 7 P.M., ESPN
GAME 14: REMATCH GAME 13 (IF NECESSARY), 9:30 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:
GAME 1: WEDNESDAY, 8 P.M.
GAME 2: THURSDAY, 7:30 P.M.
GAME 3: FRIDAY (IF NECESSARY), 8 P.M.
NBA FINALS
MIAMI 111 DENVER 108
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
TORONTO 6 NY METS 4
MIAMI 7 OAKLAND 5
KANSAS CITY 2 COLORADO 0
BALTIMORE 8 SAN FRANCISCO 3
NY YANKEES 4 LA DODGERS 1
TAMPA BAY 6 BOSTON 2
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6 DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 2 MINNESOTA 1
LA ANGELS 2 HOUSTON 1
TEXAS 12 SEATTLE 3
PITTSBURGH 2 ST. LOUIS 1
PHILADELPHIA 11 WASHINGTON 3
MILWAUKEE 5 CINCINNATI 1
ATLANTA 8 ARIZONA 5
CHICAGO CUBS 7 SAN DIEGO 1
FINAL STAT LINES: HTTP://HOSTED.STATS.COM/MLB/SCOREBOARD.ASP
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 7 TOLEDO 0
FORT WAYNE 8 SOUTH BEND 2
WNBA SCORES
SUN 80 WINGS 74
SKY 86 LIBERTY 82
ACES 84 FEVER 80
USFL SCORES
SHOWBOAT 25 GENERALS 16
BREAKERS 24 PANTHERS 20
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
LEON 1 LAFC 0
TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES
NBA FINALS
SERIES TIED: HEAT ROAR BACK IN THE 4TH QUARTER, BEAT NUGGETS 111-108 IN GAME 2 OF NBA FINALS
DENVER (AP) Staring down a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, as the visitors in a hostile arena where no road team had prevailed in more than two months, the Miami Heat decided to do what they’ve done throughout the postseason.
They found a way. Against all odds. Again.
The Heat tied the NBA Finals and had to overcome a monster 41-point effort from Nikola Jokic to do it. Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.
“Our guys are competitors,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “They love these kind of moments.”
Evidently.
They were down by as many as 15 points, down eight going into the fourth, and those numbers signified they were going to lose. Denver was 11-0 in these playoffs when leading by double digits at any point in a game, and 37-1 this season overall when leading by at least eight going into the fourth.
The Heat didn’t care. They outscored Denver 17-5 in the first 3:17 of the fourth to take the lead for good, eventually went up by 12, then frittered most of it away and had to survive a 3-point try by Jamal Murray as time expired.
“This is the finals,” Adebayo said. “We gutted one out.”
Game 3 is Wednesday in Miami.
Max Strus scored 14 and Duncan Robinson had 10 – all of them in the fourth – for the Heat, who had a big early lead, then got down by as many as 15. They had no answers for Jokic, who was 16 of 28 from the floor, the last of those shots a 4-footer with 36 seconds left to get the Nuggets within three.
Denver elected not to foul on the ensuing Miami possession and it paid off. Butler missed a 3, and with a chance to tie, Murray missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
“I just contested it,” Butler said. “Pretty glad that he missed it.”
Denver lost at home for the first time since March 30, and for the first time in 10 home playoff games this year. And just as he did after a Game 1 win, Nuggets coach Michael Malone sounded the alarm after a Game 2 loss.
“Let’s talk about effort,” Malone said. “I mean, this is the NBA Finals and we’re talking about effort. That’s a huge concern of mine. You guys probably thought I was just making up some storyline after Game 1 when I said we didn’t play well. We didn’t play well. … This is not the preseason. This is not the regular season. This is the NBA Finals.”
Murray had 18 points and 10 assists for Denver, while Aaron Gordon had 12 points and Bruce Brown scored 11.
“They just played hard, and like I said, it was more discipline,” Murray said. “It’s defeating when you’re giving up mistake after mistake, and it’s not them beating you, you’re giving them open dunks or open shots. That’s tough to come back from.”
Strus, who was 0 for 10 in Game 1, had four 3-pointers in the first quarter of Game 2. Butler made a jumper with 4:56 left in the opening quarter to put Miami up 21-10, tying the second-biggest lead any opponent had built in Denver so far in these playoffs.
In a flash, it was gone – and then some.
The Nuggets outscored Miami 32-11 over the next 9 minutes, turning the double-digit deficit into a double-digit lead thanks to an absolute 3-point barrage.
In a 70-second span early in the second quarter, Denver got four 3s – more points than Miami got in that entire 9-minute stretch – and they came from four different players: Brown, then Jeff Green, then Murray, then Gordon.
Boom, boom, boom, and boom. Murray had five straight points to end the flurry, and Denver led 44-32 when it was over. It looked like everything was going Denver’s way.
Miami insisted otherwise. And for the 44th time this season, the Heat won a game by five points or less. None of them was bigger than this one.
“When it comes down to the wire,” Vincent said, “we’re strangely comfortable.”
TIP-INS
Heat: Miami changed its starting lineup, with Kevin Love back in the opening five and Caleb Martin – who missed practice Saturday with an illness – coming off the bench. … The Heat got their 13th win of these playoffs, breaking a tie with the 1999 New York Knicks for the most ever by a No. 8 seed.
Nuggets: Jokic became the 14th different player in NBA history to score at least 41 in a finals loss. … Denver hadn’t lost a game since May 7 – four weeks ago. … Nuggets legends Alex English, LaPhonso Ellis (who actually ended his NBA career with Miami) and David Thompson were among those in attendance.
HERRO UPDATE
Injured Heat guard Tyler Herro played 2-on-2 on Saturday as he continues his efforts to try to return from a broken hand at some point in these finals – but remained out. Herro got hurt in the first half of Game 1 of Round 1 at Milwaukee. His status for Game 3 is unclear.
EXPANSION TALK
Commissioner Adam Silver told NBA TV before the game that negotiations for the next media rights deal are now a priority since the new Collective Bargaining Agreement has been ratified – and how expansion talk will come after that.
Silver said he thinks the media deal negotiations will begin “in earnest probably this next spring.” And after that, plans to add franchises will be the next item on the to-do list.
“We don’t have anything specific in mind right now,” Silver said. “But I think it makes sense over time if you’re a successful organization to continue to grow. There’s no doubt there’s a lot of great cities we’re interested in having in the NBA.”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: WHITE SOX SINK TIGERS ON WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM
Jake Burger hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to give the host Chicago White Sox a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.
Burger’s 12th homer of the season gave Chicago a three-game series sweep. Luis Robert Jr. had two hits and scored two runs for the White Sox. Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer for Detroit.
Liam Hendriks (1-0) pitched an inning of scoreless relief to record his first victory since recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. White Sox starter Michael Kopech gave up two runs and three hits in seven innings while recording nine strikeouts. Detroit starter Matthew Boyd allowed one run and three hits in five innings and also struck out nine.
In the bottom of the ninth, pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi led off with a single against Alex Lange (3-1) and stole second. With one out, Yoan Moncada and Tim Anderson walked to load the bases. Burger then hit a 1-0 curveball over the left-center-field wall.
Braves 8, Diamondbacks 5
Eddie Rosario hit a grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to give Atlanta a win over Arizona in Phoenix.
Rosario was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts when he hit a 96-mph sinker from Miguel Castro (3-2) over the right-center-field fence. It was his eighth home run of the season. Raisel Iglesias pitched a hitless ninth to earn his seventh save. A.J. Minter (3-5) got the win in relief.
Arizona starter Zac Gallen, 6-0 at home this season, left with a 5-3 lead after six innings. The right-hander allowed nine hits and three runs (two earned) with six strikeouts and one walk. His ERA at home is now 0.96 (five earned runs in 47 innings).
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Ji Hwan Bae’s two-run single in the first inning held up as the difference as Pittsburgh topped visiting St. Louis for a three-game series sweep and its fifth straight win overall.
Pirates starter Rich Hill (5-5), who had lost two straight starts, gave up one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings, with six strikeouts and three walks. It was the longest start of the season for the 43-year-old. David Bednar earned his 13th save, including one in each game of the series.
Andrew Knizner hit a solo homer in the seventh inning for the Cardinals, who have lost five of their past six games. St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas (4-2), who had a 16-inning scoreless streak entering the game, allowed two runs and 10 hits over five innings, with two strikeouts and no walks.
Yankees 4, Dodgers 1
Kyle Higashioka and Oswaldo Cabrera each drove in runs on slow infield groundouts, and visiting New York pulled off a victory over Los Angeles.
Anthony Volpe hit an insurance home run in the ninth inning, while Domingo German gave up one run on four hits over 6 2/3 innings as the Yankees won two of three games between the cross-country rivals in their first meeting since 2019. Clay Holmes (4-2) pitched a scoreless inning, while Wandy Peralta recorded the final four outs for his fourth save.
Three Yankees pitchers held the top-scoring team in the National League to four hits. Bobby Miller pitched six scoreless innings for the Dodgers, allowing just one hit with two walks and seven strikeouts in his third major league start. J.D. Martinez hit a home run for the Dodgers, who had won 14 of 16 home games before dropping the last two.
Rays 6, Red Sox 2
Tampa Bay scored in four straight innings to beat host Boston for its second straight win.
Yandy Diaz, Josh Lowe and Luke Raley all had two hits, drove in a run and scored another for Tampa Bay, which took a 2-1 advantage in the four-game set. The teams will play a rescheduled finale Monday afternoon after splitting Saturday’s day-night doubleheader. Taj Bradley (4-2) struck out six over five innings of two-run, six-hit ball.
Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and both runs for the Red Sox, who have lost nine of their last 13 games. Masataka Yoshida was 2-for-4 with one RBI. Tanner Houck (3-5) took the loss after yielding four runs, five hits and four walks over five innings. He fanned six.
Phillies 11, Nationals 3
Drew Ellis hit two home runs and Kyle Schwarber belted a pair of three-run blasts as Philadelphia topped host Washington.
Schwarber drove in six runs from the leadoff spot in the batting order and pushed his home run total to 15 for the season. Ellis, playing in his fourth major league game of the season and batting in the No. 9 spot, went 3-for-3 with two walks, three RBIs and four runs.
Washington scored on Stone Garrett’s fourth-inning sacrifice fly for its only run until Ildemaro Vargas’ two-run homer in the ninth. Vargas, Dominic Smith, Riley Adams and Alex Call each had two hits for the Nationals, who have lost five of their last seven games.
Brewers 5, Reds 1
Andruw Monasterio belted his first career homer in support of seven strong innings from Adrian Houser as visiting Milwaukee won to secure its third straight victory over Cincinnati.
Houser, 2-3 with a 6.14 ERA in eight previous starts at Great American Ball Park, held the Reds to one run and six hits over his seven innings. Jake Fraley broke up the shutout with a solo homer to left center off Houser (2-1) to lead off the seventh.
The Brewers used the long ball to account for their first four runs. Monasterio clubbed a 400-foot homer to straightaway center for a 3-0 lead in the first inning, and Victor Caratini added a solo shot in the fifth.
Blue Jays 6, Mets 4
Brandon Belt hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning for Toronto, which completed a three-game sweep of host New York.
The Mets used four solo homers to erase a 4-0 deficit before the Blue Jays went ahead against Dominic Leone (0-2). Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled with one out before Belt hit a 1-2 pitch well beyond the center field wall.
Reliever Nate Pearson (3-0) was awarded the win despite giving up homers to Pete Alonso and Starling Marte in the sixth. Adam Cimber tossed a one-hit seventh and Erik Swanson threw a perfect eighth before Jordan Romano earned his 15th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Marlins 7, Athletics 5
Garrett Cooper hit a three-run homer to help Miami complete a three-game sweep of visiting Oakland.
Cooper also doubled and scored; Yuli Gurriel singled, doubled and tripled; and Bryan De La Cruz and Luis Arraez each had two hits for the Marlins, who have won seven of their last nine games. Miami starter Sandy Alcantara allowed five runs and six hits in seven innings. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
A’s starter Paul Blackburn allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked two. Ramon Laureano had two hits and two RBIs for the A’s, who have lost four straight games.
Royals 2, Rockies 0
Brady Singer logged his first scoreless outing of the season and Maikel Garcia hit his first career home run to propel host Kansas City over Colorado.
Singer (4-4) scattered five hits across 5 2/3 innings while striking out seven without issuing a walk. Scott Barlow fanned Elehuris Montero and Ezequiel Tovar to notch his seventh save.
Michael Massey singled to drive in MJ Melendez in the bottom of the fifth before Garcia provided an insurance run in the eighth when he blasted Kyle Freeland’s 2-2 changeup over the center field wall. Freeland (4-7) allowed two runs on four hits with no walks and one strikeout in seven innings.
Guardians 2, Twins 1
Josh Naylor and Andres Gimenez ripped back-to-back extra-base hits in the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie and power Cleveland past Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Right-handers Joe Ryan of the Twins and Triston McKenzie of the Guardians each allowed only a hit early as both starting pitchers were firmly in control until midway through the game. Ryan (7-3) took the loss after pitching 6 2/3 innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out four.
McKenzie — making his 2023 debut for the Guardians after straining his teres major on March 27 in spring training — was dominant for five innings. He struck out 10 Twins and gave up one hit before giving way to James Karinchak (2-4), who threw a scoreless sixth to earn the win.
Angels 2, Astros 1
Shohei Ohtani delivered a tiebreaking RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning and Los Angeles salvaged the finale of a four-game series with a victory over host Houston.
Ohtani drove a 3-2 curveball from Astros reliever Phil Maton (0-1) off the wall in right field, scoring Zach Neto from first base and snapping a 1-1 deadlock.
The Angels snapped their three-game skid behind the exceptional pitching of starter Griffin Canning and relievers Chris Devenski (3-0) and Carlos Estevez, who earned his 14th save in as many opportunities by recording the final four outs.
Rangers 12, Mariners 3
A heavy offensive output combined with six scoreless innings from Nathan Eovaldi earned Texas a lopsided win over Seattle in Arlington, Texas.
Jonah Heim had five RBIs on a two-run single and a three-run home run for the Rangers, who swept the three-game series and have won five of six games. Eovaldi (8-2) allowed just one hit, did not walk a batter and struck out seven.
The Mariners scored all three of their runs in the seventh to avoid the shutout. Eugenio Suarez’s double scored Ty France, and Jose Caballero and Kolten Wong followed with two-out RBI singles.
Orioles 8, Giants 3
Tyler Wells took a shutout into the sixth inning and Baltimore scored three runs on a single to center field as part of a six-run third en route to a victory over host San Francisco.
James McCann homered and Josh Lester drove in two runs in his Orioles debut, helping Baltimore, which has alternated losses and wins in its last eight games, take two of three from San Francisco. Blake Sabol belted his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot, for the Giants.
The teams were scoreless for two innings before McCann drew a walk and Jorge Mateo doubled off Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani (4-5) to open the floodgates in the decisive third. RBIs by Adam Frazier, Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle made it 3-0 before Lester lashed the game’s most productive hit.
Cubs 7, Padres 1
Marcus Stroman allowed an unearned run over six innings, rookie Miguel Amaya had three hits, including his first career home run, and Yan Gomes and Trey Mancini added back-to-back homers as visiting Chicago beat San Diego.
After tossing a complete-game, one-hit shutout against Tampa Bay on Monday, Stroman (6-4) overcame four hits and three walks, yielding only a third-inning run. The right-hander also struck out six. Chicago’s offense broke out with 11 hits after being held to two runs and six hits while splitting the first two games of a four-game set.
Fernando Tatis Jr. had two of the five hits for the Padres, who went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position while falling to 13-17 at home. San Diego’s Ryan Weathers (1-4) lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and Chicago’s first five runs.
ROGER CRAIG, FORMER MLB PITCHER AND MANAGER WHO WAS WORLD SERIES FIXTURE, DIES AT 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93.
A spokesperson for the Giants said the team was informed by a family member that Craig died Sunday in San Diego following a short illness.
“We have lost a legendary member of our Giants family,” Giants President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer said in a statement. “Roger was beloved by players, coaches, front office staff and fans. He was a father figure to many and his optimism and wisdom resulted in some of the most memorable seasons in our history.”
Craig was a rookie on the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers club that won the franchise’s first title. He had a terrific season for the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series. And he made 39 appearances for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals squad that topped the New York Yankees for the championship.
The 6-foot-4 right-hander also pitched for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies during his 12-year career, finishing 74-98 with a 3.83 ERA and 19 saves. His best season came in 1959, when he went 11-5 with a 2.06 ERA in 29 games (17 starts), and his four shutouts tied for most in the National League.
Craig started and won Game 5 of the 1955 World Series against the Yankees to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. He was hit hard in his next two Series (1956 and 1959), then rebounded in the 1964 Fall Classic as he struck out eight in 4 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Game 4 for the Cardinals.
But for all his team success, Craig also knew well what it was like to languish in last place. He started the first game in franchise history for the expansion Mets in 1962, taking an 11-4 loss in St. Louis. On a laughingstock squad that went a woeful 40-120, he paced New York with 10 wins. He was 15-46 for the Mets from 1962-63, leading the majors in losses both years.
After his playing days were done, Craig became a renowned pitching coach for the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers — famously encouraging his charges to “humm, baby” in a low southern drawl.
He was on manager Sparky Anderson’s staff with the 1984 Tigers, who opened 35-5 and won the World Series. Craig was credited with teaching the split-finger fastball to Hall of Fame starter Jack Morris and 1986 NL Cy Young Award winner Mike Scott.
Craig’s first job as a big league manager came with the Padres in 1978. He guided them to a 15-win improvement from the previous year and the first winning record in team history at 84-78. But he was fired after going 68-93 in 1979.
He was hired by the Giants in September 1985 and managed them through 1992, winning NL West titles in 1987 and 1989.
San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs in the 1989 playoffs to capture its first National League pennant in 27 years, but the Giants were swept by the Oakland Athletics in a World Series billed as the Battle of the Bay.
Just before Game 3 was scheduled to begin at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked Northern California, killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages.
The game was postponed and the World Series resumed 10 days later, with the A’s ultimately completing a four-game sweep of Craig and his Giants.
He finished with a 738-737 record as a major league manager, including 586-566 for San Francisco.
Craig was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Durham, North Carolina, and attended North Carolina State on a basketball scholarship before signing with the Dodgers. The Giants said he is survived by his wife, Carolyn, his four children, Sherri Paschelke, Roger Craig Jr., Teresa Hanvey and Vikki Dancan, seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
NHL NEWS
GOLDEN KNIGHTS KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE GAME 1 VICTORY DOESN’T ENSURE WIN OVER PANTHERS
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, having just beaten Washington and believing they were en route to a miracle championship for the first-year franchise.
Then reality hit in a big way, the Capitals winning the next four games and celebrating on the Knights’ home ice and later on Las Vegas’ famed Strip after Game 5.
It’s a memory that has stuck with seven current Vegas players — the six original Knights and Chandler Stephenson, who was on the Capitals at the time. That experience could be vital after the Knights opened this year’s Stanley Cup Final with a 5-2 Game 1 victory on Saturday over the Florida Panthers.
“I think we’re a little bit more humble to the situation now,” said Jonathan Marchessault, who also played for Vegas in its first Cup Final. “We know that it doesn’t mean anything winning one game in one series. For us, the focus is on next game, and that’s how we’re going to approach every game.”
The Knights have the chance Monday to send a strong message by taking a 2-0 series lead, or the Panthers could show they’re not going anywhere by pulling even to make it a best-of-five.
Florida also has folks who have been in this spot before, and players can look back to losing the first game of the first round against Boston for recent experience. Coach Paul Maurice has stayed even-keeled throughout, and that didn’t change Sunday.
“Why do I got to be in a bad mood today just because we lost the game?” Maurice said. “That also doesn’t do my team any bit of good, to be growling up here or sending messages. That’s not what that group needs from me.”
Perhaps what the Panthers need is a few more bounces and a little less truculence. They took four penalties in the first 50-plus minutes of the game and then many more, including three misconducts, in a late scuffle.
“Staying out of the box is another thing of emphasis for us,” said forward Sam Reinhart, who was held off the scoresheet in the series opener. “We got to play that line where we’re trying to play an aggressive game, an in-your-face game. And we’re trying to play on that line, for sure.”
Other teams have tested the Knights during the playoffs, and sometimes Vegas has responded in ways that has hurt its team. Other times, the Knights have chosen not to retaliate, an approach they mostly took in Game 1.
’I think it’s more about us just keeping our discipline and playing between the whistles,” Cassidy said. “I don’t think we get rattled by certain things. Obviously, our team has emotion and they will play with it. I think we’ve done a good job across the line for the most part in taking it out of our game when the other teams get to use that as an advantage.”
Cassidy knows what it’s like as a coach to win Game 1, overseeing the Boston Bruins team that took the initial lead in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final over St. Louis. The Blues, who had current Knights Alex Pietrangelo and Ivan Barbashev on that team, came back to win in seven games.
So Vegas’ locker room is filled with those who understand the importance of maintaining urgency in what could potentially be a long series.
Shea Theodore talked before facing the Panthers about how that 2018 team thought it was headed for the championship after that first victory over the Capitals. Perhaps with the disappointment of that outcome still on his mind, when asked Sunday what the experience showed him, Theodore said his only focus was on Game 2.
“Every year, when you lose that last game, you take a lesson out of it,” said William Carrier, another holdover Knights player from that first year. “So all the boys who were here the first year, the first game you’re not winning it right off the bat. You’ve got to keep pushing.”
COLLEGE BASEBALL
TCU’S TRE RICHARDSON HITS TWO SLAMS, TIES NCAA POSTSEASON MARK WITH 11 RBIS IN ROUT OF ARKANSAS
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tre Richardson hit two grand slams among his three home runs and tied an NCAA postseason record with 11 RBIs to lead TCU to a 20-5 rout of Arkansas on Sunday in a winner’s bracket game of the Fayetteville Regional.
Richardson hit a grand slam in the first inning and another in the second. His third home run was a two-run shot in the sixth and he added an RBI single in the ninth. He had five hits in six at-bats.
Richardson entered the game with only two home runs in his first 60 games for TCU after going deep seven times in 115 games over three seasons at Baylor.
The Horned Frogs had one other home run, a three-run shot by Brayden Taylor in the third inning.
Tavian Josenberger hit two home runs and had three RBIs for Arkansas.
The game was rescheduled from Saturday, when it was not able to start before 11 p.m. There were two lightning delays, for a total of nearly two hours, during Sunday’s game.
TCU advanced to the championship round of the regional on Monday and awaits the winner of a later matchup between Arkansas and Santa Clara.
JOBERT’S HOME RUN IN EIGHTH LEADS LSU TO 6-5 WIN OVER OREGON STATE AT BATON ROUGE REGIONAL
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Brayden Jobert hit a leadoff home run in the eighth inning, lifting LSU to a 6-5 victory over Oregon State on Sunday in a weather-delayed game at the Baton Rouge Regional.
The home run answered a two-run home run by Oregon State’s Gavin Turley that tied the game at 5 an inning earlier.
Lightning storms caused several delays in the regional and Oregon State (40-19), which took its first loss of the weekend, was forced to play a late-night loser-out game against Sam Houston. LSU (45-15) has won both of its games and advanced to the championship round on Monday.
Oregon State took a 3-0 lead over LSU, but the Tigers rallied with a two-run home run by Dylan Crews in the fourth inning and solo home runs by Hayden Travinski and Cade Beloso to open the fifth. The Tigers went up 5-3 in the sixth when Josh Pearson led off with a home run.
In all, the Tigers hit five home runs, four of them with no outs.
O’DONNELL, KEEL AND STEPHAN EACH HIT A HR TO HELP VIRGINIA BEAT ECU 8-3, ADVANCE TO SUPER REGIONALS
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ethan O’Donnell hit a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh inning, Connelly Early had 10 strikeouts and Virginia beat ECU 8-3 Saturday to win the Charlottesville Regional.
Virginia (48-12) advances to the program’s eighth super regional and its second in the last three seasons.
O’Donnell’s three-run home run gave the Cavaliers a 4-2 lead and Anthony Stephan added another three-run shot in the eighth to make it 7-2.
Early (11-2) allowed two runs while scattering seven hits and a walk across 6 ⅓ innings to get the win.
Kyle Teel went 4 for 5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs for Virginia. His solo home run in the ninth gave him 101 hits, breaking the program’s single-season record set by Phil Gosselin in 2010.
Jake Gelof scored in the top of the first on a double by Teel but Jacob Starlings scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Moylan to make it 1-1 in the bottom of the inning.
Moylan and Jacob Jenkins-Cowart each singled before Justin Wilcoxen followed with another that drove in Moylan and gave ECU (47-19) a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
Cam Clonch led off the bottom of the eighth with a double and scored on a single by Wilcoxen to make it 7-3 before Teel’s shot capped the scoring.
NASCAR NEWS
KYLE BUSCH HOLDS OFF DENNY HAMLIN FOR NASCAR CUP SERIES WIN OUTSIDE ST. LOUIS
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Kyle Busch had been in and out of his car through a lengthy weather delay. He had idled on the track through two red flags. He had kept his poise through 11 cautions, including five down the stretch as he tried to protect his lead.
Must have seemed like Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Race at World Wide Technology Raceway would never end.
It finally did in the twilight, though, some six hours after the green flag initially dropped. Busch got a big push from Denny Hamlin on the last restart and then held him off in a green-white-checkered finish for his third victory of the year.
“That was pretty awesome, man, to sit on the pole, lead a lot of laps and have my guys do such a great job today. It was pretty phenomenal for us,” Busch said. “We’re going to have a great time with this one. This one is pretty cool.”
Bubba Wallace brought out the 11th and final yellow when he was fighting for a top-10 finish and his brake rotor let go with five laps remaining, the last in a series of broken rotors that ended the race for at least three other drivers.
Busch, who had held off Kyle Larson on each previous restart, had one last phenomenal jump in him. He was well ahead of the rest of the field by the backstretch with just over a lap left and was never seriously challenged by Hamlin after he took the white flag, giving Richard Childress Racing another victory after triumphs at Talladega and Auto Club Speedway.
“Any time we give him a car capable of winning, he’s going to win it,” Childress said. “Those last three or four or however many restarts, I thought that was pretty tough, but I knew he would do his job.”
The win was especially gratifying for Busch’s crew chief, Randall Burnett, who not only produced a car fast enough to win the pole in his hometown but also made all the right calls on Sunday. Burnett hails from nearby Fenton, Missouri, and had plenty of friends and family in a sellout crowd of about 60,000 on a brutally hot late spring day.
“It means a lot to me coming home,” Burnett said.
Hamlin finished second while Joey Logano, the winner a year ago in the Cup Series debut at the track, got around Larson on the final lap for third. Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top five ahead of Ryan Blaney, last week’s winner at Charlotte.
“Long day for sure,” Logano said after climbing out of his car. “There were four or five cars that were just better than us. We made some good adjustments at the end and we were in the hunt.”
It was a long day for Corey LaJoie, who filled in for Chase Elliott in the No. 9 car for Hendrick Motorsports and spent most of the day near the back before finishing 21st. Elliott was suspended for the race for intentionally wrecking Hamlin last week.
It also was a long day for everyone on pit stands. There were some technical issues that not only prevented them from having communication with teams back at their shops, but also limited the amount of data that they were able to see.
“It was interesting for sure,” Truex said. “It was just an uphill climb.”
LATE START
The race went to caution on the second lap when Tyler Reddick spun on the back stretch. Moments later, the race was halted due to popup lightning in the area. While the delay lasted about two hours, rain never fell on the track.
HOCEVAR’S DEBUT
Carson Hocevar made his Cup Series debut in place of LaJoie in the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports. But the car still carried LaJoie’s name, so the 20-year-old Hocevar walked through the fan area several hours before the green flag handing out drinks to make sure everyone knew he was in it. Hocevar was on the move Sunday when his brake rotor broke during Stage 2.
“I was running 16th and it was so surreal. I thought we were going to have a good day and be in a good spot,” Hocevar said. “Hopefully that call for a Cup ride isn’t the only one I get in my life.”
BRAKING PROBLEMS
The egg-shaped oval at World Wide Technology Raceway is particularly hard on brakes. Reddick was running seventh when his rotor exploded, putting him into the wall and out of the race. The same fate as Hocevar and Reddick hit Noah Gragson, who spun from the bottom of the track up into the wall and made hard contact with 42 laps to go.
CREW MEMBER HURT
Thomas Hatcher, who changes the right front tire for Erik Jones, was hurt when he got tangled with another crew member as the car slid into the stall during a pit stop. Hatcher was taken by ambulance to the hospital but was awake and alert.
UP NEXT
The series heads next Sunday to the road course in Sonoma, California. Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race when he dominated the final stage to win the race a year ago.
ALEX PALOU WINS DETROIT GRAND PRIX IN INDYCAR’S RETURN TO DOWNTOWN TRACK
DETROIT (AP) Alex Palou went from critic to champion in a day.
He started and finished first in the Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday, roughly 24 hours after the IndyCar points leader said the street course was too tight and short for the series.
“It was a lot better than I expected,” said Palou, who won his second race in less than a month and the sixth of his caeer.
The Spaniard, who won the Indianapolis Grand Prix, led 74 of 100 laps on Detroit’s new street circuit and went ahead for the last time on lap 77. He stayed in front after Will Power made a move that didn’t pan out as he made contact with Scott Dixon on lap 91.
“I couldn’t get him,” said Dixon, a Team Penske driver. “I tried everything. My one chance was when Dixon got into me.”
After a seventh yellow flag, Palou pulled away in his Honda with five laps left and beat Power’s Chevrolet by 1.1843 seconds. Flex Rosenqvist finished third, followed by Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi.
Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden finished 10th in the 27-car field.
The race got off to a rough start.
It was waved off because there wasn’t enough space between cars. When the race resumed on the second lap going into Turn 3, Callum Ilott damaged Kyle Kirkwood’s wing by running into him in the middle of the pack.
Palou said his plan was to stay in front with clean air ahead of the chaos as much as possible.
It worked out well.
The Chip Ganassi Racing driver led the race from the start until pitting on lap 29 and allowing Power to pull into the lead.
When Power pulled into the split pit five laps later, Pato O’Ward had a lead that didn’t last long. Just after leaving a pit stop, his Honda stalled due to a mechanical issue and his Chip Ganassi Racing crew had to push him back to address the problem.
Trying to make up ground, O’Ward made an aggressive move to get inside Santino Ferrucci and ran into a barrier wall ending his day 41 laps into the 100-lap race.
Palou, meanwhile, was fast and steady enough to lead the race for most of the afternoon.
While he complained about the short, tight and bumpy circuit, fans seemed to enjoy the day above the fray and some watched for free. More than half of the race track was accessible without an admission charge and some had a view from boats and jet skis on the Detroit River that separates the U.S. from Canada.
The Detroit Grand Prix returned downtown for the first time since 1991, when it was held on a 2.5-mile course in the same area, after running up the river at Belle Isle.
“Detroit did a tremendous job,” Palou said. “The fans were amazing.”
YEAH, BOY!
Flavor Flav, a founding member of Public Enemy, was at the track during the weekend and Power’s friends were impressed by his photos with the hip hop artist.
“It’s pretty cool to put on your personal Facebook,” Power said.
WHO’S HOT
Palou has won two of the last three races and two straight poles.
“We’ll try and keep the wave rolling if we can,” he said coming off the first IndyCar street course victory of his career. “It’s a great moment for us.”
WHO’S NOT
Romain Grosjean, an Andretti Autosport driver, started third and finished 24th in Detroit and lamented a suspension failure in a Twitter post.
“Guess the track wasn’t made for our car,” he wrote in the post.
Grosjean finished 30th the previous week in Indianapolis.
UP NEXT
Coming off the Indy 500 and Detroit Grand Prix in consecutive weeks, the series gives its drivers and teams a much-needed break before racing June 18 in Wisconsin at Road America.
MEN’S GOLF
HOVLAND DELIVERS CLUTCH PUTTS AND WINS MEMORIAL IN PLAYOFF
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) Viktor Hovland was happy with his three PGA Tour victories, even if they were at resort courses that were soft and susceptible to firing at flags. He wanted a win on American soil, where par was at a premium, and he got every bit of that Sunday at the Memorial.
Two shots behind and facing the three hardest holes at Muirfield Village, Hovland set his sights on a score instead of the leader, Denny McCarthy, and then delivered his best stuff of the day.
Hovland holed a 30-foot birdie putt – the only birdie of the day at No. 17 – around two par saves for a 2-under 70 that got him into a playoff, and then he beat the hard-luck McCarthy with a 7-foot par to win the Memorial.
His previous three wins were twice at Mayakoba on the Gulf coast of Mexico and once in Puerto Rico. This victory came on conditions so difficult that even Jack Nicklaus was stunned to feel how firm the greens were when he stepped on the 18th to congratulate Hovland.
“It feels really cool to get my first win on the U.S. soil, especially at a tournament like this where this the golf course is arguably harder than most major championship golf courses we play,” Hovland said. “It felt like a major. So it was really cool that I was able to get it done at a place like this.”
It was a crushing loss for McCarthy, one of the purest putters on the PGA Tour. He showed his touch by saving crucial pars and playing bogey-free on a day when the average score was just under 75. His only bogey came on the 18th hole – twice.
McCarthy had a one-shot lead when he missed the 18th fairway to the left, pitched out to the fairway and narrowly missed a 25-foot par putt for the win. In the playoff, his shot from the right rough rolled back off the green some 50 yards away. He pitched to 12 feet and the putt caught the left edge and spun away.
“I’m heartbroken right now,” McCarthy said, emotion in his voice after his closest call to win on the PGA Tour in his 156th attempt.
Hovland hit the front of the green, and his 60-foot putt stopped 7 feet short, still uphill and with much less break than his 5-footer in regulation to get in the playoff.
“I was shaking more in regulation,” Hovland said.
The 25-year-old from Norway won $3.6 million and moved to No. 5 in the world ranking with his fourth PGA Tour victory, and eighth worldwide since turning pro four years ago out of Oklahoma State.
This was a final day when so many went in reverse from the 22 players who had been separated by three shots at the start of the round.
Rory McIlroy chipped in from below the fourth green for birdie and had the lead on the front nine, but he gave away far too many shots on the back – three bogeys in a row – for a 75 that took him out of the picture.
Scottie Scheffler closed with a 67 and finished third and missed the playoff by one shot, remarkable considering he made the cut on the number. The No. 1 player in the world has not finished worse than 12th in his 13 starts this year.
But what a week to forget with the putter.
Scheffler turned a statistically dominant performance from tee-to-green, picking up 20.7 strokes on the field in that category. But he lost 8.5 strokes to the field in his putting. This might be the best context – it was nearly a 20-shot differential in putting to McCarthy, and Scheffler finished one shot behind.
“I think a little bit of my struggles with the putting have probably helped me elevate my ball striking, just because if I’m trying to compete out here … with the putts not going in, I’ve got to hit it really good. And I’ve been able to do that,” Scheffler said.
“Maybe people are asking me about my putting so much more because I’m hitting it so good,” he said. “When you’re hitting a bunch of greens it’s not easy to make every putt. I mean, if I was putting the best this week, I would have won by a crazy amount of shots.”
That belonged to Hovland, who joined McCarthy (70) at 7-under 281.
Hovland didn’t feel as though he did anything special. He has had better weeks striking the ball. His lowest round was 69. But he was the only player to break par in all four rounds.
“I played smart. I played my game. And I came up clutch this time,” Hovland said.
He was particularly strong at the end. The final three were the toughest at Muirfield Village all week. Hovland birdied two of the three on Saturday to get in the mix, and he played them 1 under on Sunday to get into a playoff.
Si Woo Kim, who played in the last group with McIlroy, had a 73 to finish alone in fourth. Jordan Spieth was in the group another shot back.
WOMEN’S GOLF
NCAA CHAMP ZHANG BECOMES 1ST LPGA TOUR WINNER IN PRO DEBUT IN 72 YEARS, WINS MIZUHO IN PLAYOFF
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Rose Zhang lived up to all the pre-tournament hype as the next great women’s golfer – at least in her first week as a pro.
The two-time NCAA champion became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday.
Zhang arrived on the LPGA Tour with the most fanfare since Michelle Wie West in 2005, and she delivered in the shadow of the Big Apple.
“I just can’t believe it,” Zhang said. “It was just last week when I won NCAAs with my teammates, and to turn pro and come out here, it’s just been amazing. I’ve enjoyed the journey.”
The span was actually 13 days.
The last female player to win as a pro in her debut was Beverly Hanson, who edged Babe Zaharias to take the Eastern Open in 1951.
The performance was so impressive it drew the attention of fellow Stanford product Tiger Wood.
“Incredible few weeks for Rose Zhang, defends her NCAA title and then wins in her Pro debut. Go card!” Woods tweeted.
Zhang smiled broadly when told, adding she has not had a chance to look at her phone since the tournament ended.
“My reaction says it all,” said Zhang, who said she did not look at a scoreboard until the 16th hole and did not know her position in the field.
It really never changed. She started in the lead and never lost it.
South Korean rookie Hae Ran Ryu (70) was third at 8 under. Aditi Ashok of India, Ayaka Furue of Japan and Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea were at 7 under. Ashkeigh Buhai of South Africa, Leona Maguire of Ireland and Yuka Saso of Japan finished at 6 under, three shot behind the leaders.
Zhang shot a 2-over 74 in the final round and squandered a chance to win in regulation when she missed an 8-foot par putt after making at least a half-dozen clutch saves in a gritty final round performance.
The much-heralded 20-year-old from Stanford made a nearly identical 8-footer on No. 18 at Liberty National on the first playoff hole. Kupcho, who won an NCAA title at Wake Forest in 2018 and had a final round 69, also made a par.
Both players hit the fairway on No. 18 on the second playoff hole, but Zhang hit her approach from the fairway within 10 feet. Kupcho was short on her approach, her first putt went just over the back edge of the green and the second putt just missed. That left Zhang with two putts for the win.
While disappointed to lose, Kupcho was happy with her performance.
“On this grass I’m always the best,” Kupcho said. “We’re starting to hit in this type of grass going forward, so I’m excited to see where the season goes.”
Zhang held her face in disbelief after the winning putt fell as players celebrated with her by giving her red roses, similar to when she won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Zhang, who was playing on a sponsor exemption, did not have a birdie in her final round and finished at 9-under 279.
Zhang turned pro last week after the NCAAs and much was expected right away. She was the top-ranked women’s amateur for 141 weeks and won every big women’s amateur event – the U.S. Women’s Amateur, the U.S. Junior Girls, the NCAAs and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
The victory was worth $412,500 and it also earned Zhang and an automatic LPGA Tour membership, which she accepted – although she is skipping next week’s event near Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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INDIANS BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis’ offense cruised, and Kent Emanuel tossed 6.0 shutout innings to defeat Toledo on Sunday afternoon at Victory Field, 7-0. The Indians took five of six games this week while outscoring the Mud Hens 54-18.
The Indians (28-28) offense continued their torrid stretch this afternoon with a four-run frame in the bottom of the first. Toledo (24-32) starter Bryan Sammons (L, 0-1) issued a pair of walks to Nick Gonzales and Jared Triolo to set the table for Miguel Andújar’s two-run double. Ryan Vilade roped a triple over Grant Witherspoon’s head in right field to plate Andújar, and later scored on an RBI single by Aaron Shackelford.
Left fielder Canaan Smith-Njigba drove in a run both the third and fifth inning. Following Triolo’s first triple of the season, Smith-Njigba sent him home with a sacrifice fly to center field. In the fifth, Smith-Njigba hit an RBI single up the middle for his second RBI. Shackelford then connected for his second RBI single of the contest and cap the Indians scoring at seven.
Kent Emanuel (W, 4-1) tossed 6.0 shutout frames, allowing only three baserunners with five strikeouts. All three baserunners reached via singles. Emanuel improved to 4-0 with a 1.57 ERA (4er/23.0ip) at Victory Field this season. Relievers Carmen Mlodzinski, Eli Villalobos and Ryan Borucki combined to blank the Mud Hens through the final three innings to earn the Indians fifth shutout of the season and second this week. The Indians pitching staff did not allow an extra-base hit.
Andújar’s two-run double in the first inning extended his hitting streak to 10 games. He finished his series against Toledo 12-for-22 with six runs scored, three doubles, a home run and eight RBI in five games.
With today’s win, the Indians are .500 for the first time since April 11.
Follow tomorrow’s off-day, the Indians will continue their 12-game homestand on Tuesday night at 6:35 PM ET, beginning a six-game set vs. the Omaha Storm Chasers. Both teams have yet to name a starter.
INDIANA FEVER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever (1-4) fell to the Las Vegas Aces, 84-80, on Sunday afternoon in what was a back-and-forth affair for 40 minutes in the first of three regular season matchups. Indiana’s defense held the Aces (6-0) to a season-low offensive output and pulled down a season-high 35 defensive rebounds on the night.
The Fever were led by guard Kelsey Mitchell in scoring who notched 22 points on the night. Mitchell’s 14 points in the third quarter alone vaulted her past 2,500 career points. Mitchell ended the night at 2,514 points all-time and trails Katie Douglas with 2,564 points for second all-time in franchise history.
Fever forward NaLyssa Smith finished with 10 points and nine rebounds, snapping a three-game double-double streak, but also surpassed 500 career points on Sunday. Fever guard Erica Wheeler went 3-of-3 from behind the three-point line and contributed a season-high 15 points.
Queen Egbo, Kristy Wallace, Victoria Vivians and Grace Berger came off the Fever bench to outscore Las Vegas, 24-5, in combined bench points. Berger and Vivians each distributed a season-high four assists on Sunday as well.
Indiana clicked early on both ends of the court opening the game against the reigning champions with a 13-6 scoring run. In the highest scoring quarter of the year for the Fever, six Indiana players contributed in the scoring column, going 12-of-19 from the floor as a team. Despite a run of their own in response, the Aces trailed the Fever at the end of the first ten minutes, 28-21.
Both teams returned to the court at a slower offensive pace, with the Aces outscoring the Fever in the second quarter, 17-11. It was the Fever defense that allowed for Indiana to keep its lead as they held Las Vegas to shooting 6-of-18 from the floor. Egbo pulled down four of her nine defensive rebounds in the quarter and tallied five points of her own, as the Fever went to the locker room leading, 39-38. Egbo ended the night with a season-high 10 rebounds to go along with nine points.
Mitchell made the third quarter her own, going 3-of-4 from behind the three-point arc as she rattled off 14 of her team-high 22 points. Indiana maintained its defensive presence and cruised through the third frame, going into the final quarter leading, 63-56.
The Fever started the fourth quarter by extending the lead to 10, its largest of the game, but an Aces 14-3 scoring run beginning at the 7:10 mark allowed Las Vegas to tie the game with 3:23 remaining. Two completed free throws from Alysha Clark would seal the win for the Aces after Mitchell missed a game-tying layup attempt during the Fever’s final offensive possession.
For Las Vegas, A’ja Wilson recorded a double-double with a game-high 27 points and 10 rebounds. Chelsea Gray chipped in 17 points and a game-high seven assists, and Jackie Young contributed 19 points. Indiana held the Aces to 19 percent shooting from behind the three-point arc (4-of-21).
UP NEXT
The Fever return to action at the Chicago Sky on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
INDIANA BASEBALL
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A seven-run seventh inning compounded a tough night for the Indiana baseball program in a 16-6 loss to Kentucky on Sunday (June 4) at Kentucky Proud Park.
After winning 10-0 over West Virginia in its first game of the day, Kentucky (39-19) got off to a quick start with four runs in the second inning. Indiana (43-19) cut the deficit in half with two runs in the third inning, but UK added two more in the fourth. IU got a run back in the bottom of the fourth, but a two-run home run from the Wildcats continued to extend the lead. The two teams traded single runs in the sixth inning, before UK opened up the lead with a seven-run seventh.
Freshman Devin Taylor drove in one RBI to push his season total 59 RBIs and set the program freshman record. He broke a tie with Phil Dauphin (58; 1998) and teammate Carter Mathison (58; 2022). He was on-base twice in the game with the RBI single and a walk.
Mathison finished the night 3-for-4 with single, double, and home run. He scored once and drove in two RBIs. Sophomore Evan Goforth hit his first home run of the season in his first multi-hit and multi-RBI games of the year, as he added a double to his total in the ninth inning. Senior Phillip Glasser posted a two-hit game for his 31st multi-hit game of the season.
Senior Ben Seiler (1-3) made the start and allowed four runs on four hits, one walk and three hit batters in the loss. Four Indiana relievers combined to allow 12 runs over the final 7 2/3 innings. IU issued four walks and hit nine batters in the loss.
Starting pitcher Logan Martin (1-1) threw three innings and allowed two runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out three. Ryan Hagenow (3-1) picked up the win with 4 2/3 innings of work and three runs allowed on seven hits. He struck out four and walked one. Four Wildcats hit home runs in the game including Hunter Gilliam as part of his 3-for-6 day at the plate with three runs scored and five RBIs.
Scoring Recap
Top Second
Hunter Gilliam singled to start the inning and Ruben Church was hit by a pitch to start the inning. After a sacrifice bunt, Nolan McCarthy homered to left field. After a pitching change with the bases loaded, a wild pitch added the fourth run of the inning.
Kentucky 4, Indiana 0
Bottom Third
Evan Goforth hit a solo home run to straight-away centerfield with one out and Phillip Glasser followed with a base hit. After a groundout moved the runner to second, Devin Taylor singled to right field to drive in the run.
Kentucky 4, Indiana 2
Top Fourth
A pair of hit batter started the inning and Luke Hayden came on in relief to get a strikeout. A groundout moved both runners up a base and Gilliam singled to center field to drive in two runs.
Kentucky 6, Indiana 2
Bottom Fourth
Carter Mathison hit a solo home run to lead off the inning.
Kentucky 6, Indiana 3
Top Fifth
An infield single from Jackson Gray was bookended by outs before Devin Burkes hit a two-run home run with two outs.
Kentucky 8, Indiana 3
Top Sixth
A throwing error allowed the first batter to reach, and Church followed with a double. Ryan Waldschmidt followed with an RBI base hit to right field and was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
Kentucky 9, Indiana 3
Bottom Sixth
Brock Tibbitts doubled to start the inning and came around to score on a Mathison base hit.
Kentucky 9, Indiana 4
Top Seventh
The first seven batters of the inning reached base, as a single and hit batter started the inning and a pair of wild pitches brought in the first runs. A walk put two runners on base and Emilien Pitre doubled to bring in the second run. Gilliam homered to plate the next three runs, and after a hit-by-pitch Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run home run.
Kentucky 16, Indiana 4
Bottom Ninth
Riley Langerman singled and came all the way around to score on a Goforth double. After a groundout, Bobby Whalen singled to plate the runner from second.
Kentucky 16, Indiana 6
Up Next
The two teams will meet on Monday (June 5) at 6 p.m. in the winner-take-all regional final. Television designations will be announced at a later time. The games will be carried on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/audio and available via the ESPN streaming platforms.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Keegan Watson connected on the game-clinching three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Simon Gregersen shut the door on the Iowa offense over the final three innings as Indiana State topped the Hawkeyes in the Terre Haute Regional final on Sunday evening at Bob Warn Field with the 11-8 victory.
The Sycamores (45-15) advanced to Sunday’s title game following wins over Wright State and Iowa on the weekend and the ISU pitching staff was well-rested coming into the contest with just two pitchers utilized out the bullpen prior to the championship game. Iowa (44-16) was not as fortunate over the weekend as the Hawkeyes advanced to the evening’s elimination game following a hard-fought 13-inning victory over North Carolina on Sunday afternoon.
ISU’s offense posted its second double-digit hit game of the weekend and the Sycamores took advantage of 16 free passes issued by the Iowa pitching staff (six walks, 10 HBPs) to load the bases in four different innings in the win. The Sycamores scored runs in the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh frames to continually put pressure on the depleted Iowa pitching staff and held off Iowa rallies sparked by Brennen Dorighi, Brayden Frazier, and Blake Guerin home runs in the win.
Serving as the visiting team on Sunday night due to the NCAA postseason rules, the Sycamores held the 8-7 lead heading into the top of the seventh inning. ISU looked to add insurance late with Luis Hernandez sparking the rally after drawing a one-out walk. Pottinger followed by getting hit by a pitch for the second time in the game bringing Watson to the plate. The Sycamore redshirt senior outfielder worked a full count against Iowa reliever Aaron Savary before connecting on his sixth home run of the season as the ball sailed into the trees beyond the left field wall setting off a celebration at Bob Warn Field and giving ISU the 11-7 lead.
Simon Gregersen (S, 2) was on point throughout a 3.1-inning relief appearance as the redshirt sophomore surrendered just a solo home run to Frazier while cooling off the Iowa offense late in the game. Gregesen struck out three Hawkeyes in the seventh and allowed just one runner on base over the final 10 hitters he faced in picking up his second save of the season.
Jacob Pruitt (2-1) took the win after going 1.0 inning in relief while striking out two. Lane Miller went the first 3.0 innings in the start allowing five hits and three runs (two earned), before turning the ball over to the Sycamore bullpen. Cam Edmonson, Pruitt, Cameron Holycross, and Gregersen went the rest of the way posting nine strikeouts over the final 6.0 innings in securing the win.
All nine Sycamores in the starting lineup either reached base, scored a run, or drove in a run as Indiana State’s offense put together its most complete effort on the weekend. Mike Sears and Grant Magill both doubled in the win, while Randal Diaz, Luis Hernandez, and Miguel Rivera all had multi-hit games. Watson and Magill both had three RBIs apiece in the game, while Hernandez and Pottinger both scored three runs to pace Indiana State.
Cade Obermueller (2-1) took the loss in the contest as the Iowa reliever went 2.0 innings allowing two hits and four runs (three earned), while walking three and striking out two.
Raider Tello and Michael Seegers both had three hit games for the Hawkeyes, while Dorighi and Guerin both had multi-RBI games.
How They Scored
Iowa took the early lead in the bottom of the first as Raider Tello singled home Michael Seegers to give the Hawkeyes the 1-0 advantage.
The Sycamores evened the score in the top of the second as Seth Gergely connected on a sacrifice fly to right field scoring Keegan Watson to make it a 1-1 game.
Miguel Rivera connected on the two-run single to right center scoring Luis Hernandez and Adam Pottinger in the bottom of the third to give Indiana State the 3-1 lead.
Brennen Dorighi evened the game up at 3-3 with a two-run home run just in front of the scoreboard in right center bringing home Sam Petersen to tie the game up in the bottom of the third.
Grant Magill doubled home Mike Sears in the top of the fourth inning to give Indiana State the 4-3 lead.
Iowa plated three in the bottom of the fourth as the Hawkeyes took advantage of a pair of ISU errors in the frame to take the 6-4 lead. The Hawkeye rally was highlighted by Blake Guerin’s two-run home run to left field, while Cade Moss scored on an ISU error in the frame.
Indiana State plated two runs in the top of the fifth as Magill was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, while Sears scored on a fielder’s choice to make it a 6-6 ballgame.
ISU added two more runs in the top of the sixth as Luis Hernandez scored on a fielder’s choice, while Adam Pottinger crossed the plate on a bases-loaded walk issued to Magill to give Indiana State the 8-6 lead.
Dorighi brought Iowa back within one in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single to left field scoring Moss to cut the lead to 8-7.
Keegan Watson provided the big blow in the top of the seventh inning as the redshirt senior connected on a three-run home run to left field scoring Hernandez and Pottinger to give the Sycamores the 11-7 lead.
Brayden Frazier provided the final margin in the scorecard with a solo home run to left in the bottom of the seventh inning pulling Iowa back within 11-8.
News & Notes
Indiana State improved to 45-15 overall on the season as the Sycamores closed out the Terre Haute Regional with a perfect 3-0 record.
ISU also improves to 3-1 all-time against the Hawkeyes with the win and 2-1 in the 2023 season with the pair of victories this week at Bob Warn Field.
Indiana State went 3-0 in regional play for just the second time in program history and first since 1986 when the Sycamores topped Michigan and Central Michigan (twice) on their way to advancing to the 1986 College World Series.
ISU advances to the first Super Regional in program history with Sunday’s win. The 1986 team went straight to the CWS following their regional victory.
The Sycamores’ 45 wins continues a new high in the Mitch Hannahs era. Indiana State also added its 22nd win at Bob Warn Field in 2023.
Adam Pottinger ran his on-base streak to 36 consecutive games continuing the longest on-base streak in the Mitch Hannahs era. Pottinger went 1-for-3 on the day and was hit by a season-high three pitches in the Sycamore win.
Indiana State was hit by 10 pitches overall in the contest with Pottinger (3), Hernandez (2), and Sears (2) all getting plunked multiple times on Sunday.
The 10 hit-by-pitches tied an NCAA Division I postseason record for most HBP’s in the same game.
ISU’s previous season high for HBPs was eight set last Friday at the Missouri Valley Championships against Evansville.
Simon Gregersen went 3.1 innings tying his third-longest outing of the 2023 season. The Sycamore right-hander allowed one hit and one run while tying his season-high with six strikeouts.
Jacob Pruitt picked up his second win of the season and first since April 11 against Purdue after getting the decision on Sunday evening.
Indiana State improved to 11-0 in the 2023 on games that Lane Miller started on the mound.
Up Next
Indiana State heads to the 2023 Super Regionals and will face the winner of Arkansas and TCU next weekend.
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SPORTS EXTRA
MLB STANDINGS
| American League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Tampa Bay | 42 | 19 | .689 | – | 26 – 6 | 16 – 13 | 15 – 9 | 9 – 1 | 4 – 2 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| Baltimore | 37 | 22 | .627 | 4 | 17 – 12 | 20 – 10 | 11 – 7 | 11 – 5 | 8 – 6 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| NY Yankees | 36 | 25 | .590 | 6 | 19 – 13 | 17 – 12 | 10 – 10 | 7 – 6 | 8 – 5 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| Toronto | 33 | 27 | .550 | 8.5 | 15 – 10 | 18 – 17 | 6 – 15 | 10 – 3 | 5 – 4 | 7 – 3 | W 4 |
| Boston | 30 | 29 | .508 | 11 | 17 – 15 | 13 – 14 | 8 – 9 | 7 – 2 | 5 – 5 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Minnesota | 31 | 29 | .517 | – | 18 – 14 | 13 – 15 | 6 – 7 | 12 – 8 | 5 – 4 | 5 – 5 | L 2 |
| Cleveland | 27 | 32 | .458 | 3.5 | 12 – 15 | 15 – 17 | 5 – 7 | 8 – 11 | 8 – 5 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| Detroit | 26 | 31 | .456 | 3.5 | 14 – 13 | 12 – 18 | 2 – 14 | 9 – 7 | 4 – 5 | 4 – 6 | L 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 26 | 35 | .426 | 5.5 | 16 – 15 | 10 – 20 | 2 – 11 | 15 – 11 | 4 – 6 | 5 – 5 | W 3 |
| Kansas City | 18 | 41 | .305 | 12.5 | 9 – 23 | 9 – 18 | 2 – 5 | 5 – 12 | 3 – 9 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Texas | 38 | 20 | .655 | – | 19 – 8 | 19 – 12 | 6 – 4 | 7 – 2 | 14 – 5 | 8 – 2 | W 3 |
| Houston | 35 | 24 | .593 | 3.5 | 18 – 14 | 17 – 10 | 4 – 2 | 7 – 9 | 13 – 6 | 7 – 3 | L 1 |
| LA Angels | 31 | 30 | .508 | 8.5 | 15 – 13 | 16 – 17 | 8 – 9 | 7 – 5 | 10 – 10 | 3 – 7 | W 1 |
| Seattle | 29 | 30 | .492 | 9.5 | 17 – 15 | 12 – 15 | 3 – 6 | 5 – 5 | 11 – 8 | 4 – 6 | L 3 |
| Oakland | 12 | 49 | .197 | 27.5 | 7 – 24 | 5 – 25 | 1 – 9 | 3 – 3 | 4 – 23 | 2 – 8 | L 4 |
| National League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Atlanta | 35 | 24 | .593 | – | 15 – 14 | 20 – 10 | 12 – 5 | 6 – 0 | 6 – 7 | 5 – 5 | W 2 |
| Miami | 32 | 28 | .533 | 3.5 | 18 – 13 | 14 – 15 | 8 – 12 | 5 – 4 | 9 – 10 | 7 – 3 | W 3 |
| NY Mets | 30 | 30 | .500 | 5.5 | 15 – 12 | 15 – 18 | 12 – 8 | 2 – 7 | 8 – 8 | 5 – 5 | L 3 |
| Philadelphia | 27 | 32 | .458 | 8 | 14 – 10 | 13 – 22 | 5 – 8 | 6 – 4 | 6 – 10 | 4 – 6 | W 2 |
| Washington | 25 | 34 | .424 | 10 | 12 – 19 | 13 – 15 | 6 – 10 | 4 – 3 | 7 – 9 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Milwaukee | 32 | 27 | .542 | – | 16 – 12 | 16 – 15 | 3 – 0 | 8 – 4 | 7 – 13 | 5 – 5 | W 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 31 | 27 | .534 | 0.5 | 15 – 13 | 16 – 14 | 2 – 1 | 10 – 4 | 9 – 6 | 6 – 4 | W 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 26 | 32 | .448 | 5.5 | 15 – 16 | 11 – 16 | 6 – 10 | 3 – 8 | 7 – 6 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| Cincinnati | 26 | 33 | .441 | 6 | 14 – 17 | 12 – 16 | 7 – 9 | 8 – 11 | 2 – 4 | 5 – 5 | L 4 |
| St. Louis | 25 | 35 | .417 | 7.5 | 12 – 16 | 13 – 19 | 0 – 3 | 9 – 11 | 7 – 10 | 3 – 7 | L 3 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Arizona | 35 | 25 | .583 | – | 20 – 14 | 15 – 11 | 7 – 8 | 6 – 3 | 16 – 9 | 6 – 4 | L 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 35 | 25 | .583 | – | 20 – 10 | 15 – 15 | 8 – 4 | 11 – 9 | 12 – 7 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| San Francisco | 29 | 30 | .492 | 5.5 | 17 – 15 | 12 – 15 | 9 – 7 | 9 – 5 | 2 – 7 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| San Diego | 27 | 32 | .458 | 7.5 | 13 – 17 | 14 – 15 | 9 – 7 | 5 – 8 | 9 – 9 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| Colorado | 26 | 35 | .426 | 9.5 | 15 – 14 | 11 – 21 | 11 – 10 | 8 – 7 | 3 – 10 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1900 Pirates’ first baseman Duff Cooley has only two putouts in a 6-5 loss to the Phillies at the Baker Bowl. The left-handed swinging Texan patrols mainly in the outfield but plays all positions, becoming one of baseball’s first utility players.
1920 Citing the abolition of the spitball as the reason for the dramatic increase of home runs, Tom Shibe denies the baseballs are livelier this season. The A’s vice president is also a member of the company which makes the baseballs.
1930 The Indians score nine runs in the first inning en route to a 17-7 victory over Boston. The Tribe bangs out 25 hits, with every starter collecting at least two hits, except for shortstop Carl Lind, who contributes a single in the League Park contest.
1939 Tigers right-hander Tommy Bridges limits the Yankees to just four hits, blanking the Bronx Bombers, 3-0. The shutout will mark the only time an opponent whitewashes New York this season.
1948 In a 6-5 victory at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Phillies’ outfielder Richie Ashburn extends his consecutive hitting streak to 23 games, tying the major league rookie record. ‘Whitey’ establishes a 20th-century mark, which will be matched this season by Alvin Dark, an infielder with the Braves.
1949 Commissioner Happy Chandler lifts the five-year ban placed on players who jumped to the Mexican League due to the players’ plan to sue for reinstatement on the grounds of an antitrust violation, a challenge the owners do not want to defend due to the existing reserve clause. Lou Klein, who left the first-place Cardinals two months into the 1946 season to play with Vera Cruz, will be the first exile to return to the major leagues when he singles and scores as a pinch-hitter in the Redbirds’ victory over Brooklyn at Sportsman’s Park on June 16th.
1949 In a game put on pause by rain and fans, Boston drops into second place when the team loses to the Cardinals, 8-1, at Braves Field. After an hour and 23-minute stoppage of play after the second inning due to heavy showers, seven fans refuse to leave the field, adding to the delay until the umpires threaten to forfeit the game to St. Louis.
1959 Pittsburgh’s slugging first baseman Dick Stuart hits a 457-foot homer over the Forbes Field center field wall, making the blast the longest home run in the 50-year history of the ballpark. Dr. Strangeglove’s home run comes in the first inning off Glenn Hobbie in the Pirates’ 10-5 loss to Chicago.
1961 Robin Roberts, who will finish his career playing with three other clubs, wins his last game with the Phillies, beating the Giants at Candlestick Park, 3-2. The future Hall of Famer’s lone victory this season, a complete-game six-hitter, is his 234th win for Philadelphia, the most by a right-hander in franchise history.
1966 “It’s supposed to be fun. The man says ‘play ball,’ not ‘work ball,’ you know.” – WILLIE STARGELL, Pirates’ legend reflecting on his love of the game. In the Pirates’ 10-5 victory over Houston at Forbes Field, Willie Stargell enjoys a 5-for-5 day that includes two home runs and a double. The Pittsburgh first baseman’s performance gives him nine consecutive hits in two days.
1973 The Rangers, bypassing future Hall of Famers Dave Winfield and Robin Yount, select Westchester High School (Houston, TX) pitching phenom David Clyde in the first round (1st pick) of the amateur draft. The 18-year-old senior, who posted an 18-0 record with fourteen shutouts and five no-hitters, will be pressed into immediate service as a starting pitcher for Texas, winning only seven games in 25 decisions during his three seasons with the Lone Star State team.
1974 Oakland outfielder Reggie Jackson, tired of being picked on by Billy North, tackles his A’s teammate in the Tiger Stadium clubhouse, starting a nasty fight, resulting in costly injuries. In addition to Jackson injuring his shoulder, Ray Fosse, attempting to separate the brawlers, crushes a disc in the catcher’s neck that virtually ends his season.
1975 The Angels select Danny Goodwin as their first overall pick, making the 21 year old left-handed hitting catcher the only player in the history of the free-agent draft to be the country’s top choice for a second time. The Sporting News College Player of the Year, also the Number 1 pick four years ago when the White Sox chose him out of Peoria Central High School (IL), signs for a major league record $150,000 with the Halos.
1977 On Old-Timers’ Day, the Dodgers retire former manager Walter Alston’s uniform number 24. ‘Smokey’ compiles a 2040-1613 (.558) record along with seven pennants that results in four World Championships during his 23 years in the dugout.
1979 Willie Horton becomes the 43rd major league player to hit 300 career home runs. The 36-year-old Mariner outfielder will end his 18-year career with 325 round-trippers.
1981 Moving ahead of Early Wynn, Nolan Ryan becomes the all-time walk leader (1,777) when he throws ball four twice in his 3-0 victory over the Mets. The Astros right-handed flame thrower will end his 27-year career with 2,795 bases on balls, nearly a thousand more than Steve Carlton, second on the career list for issuing free passes.
1982 Cal Ripken’s span of 8,243 consecutive innings begins with the Orioles’ 3-1 victory over Minnesota at the Metrodome. The infielder’s record streak, which will last for 904 games, ends when he is lifted in the eighth inning for a pinch-runner during an 18-3 September loss to the Blue Jays in 1987.
1985 Retiring the last 16 Angels, Orioles hurler Dennis Martinez tosses a one-hitter, beating California at Memorial Stadium, 4-0. Jerry Narron’s third-inning single spoils the no-hit bid as ‘El Presidente’ notches his 100th career victory.
1986 Casey Candaele makes his major league debut, pinch-hitting for the Expos in a 7-3 loss to Philadelphia at Olympic Stadium. With this appearance, the versatile utility man and his mom, Helen Callaghan, a former left-handed center fielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, become the only mother and son to play professional baseball.
1987 Before the Mets-Pirates game at Shea Stadium, SpiderMan marries Mary Jane Watson. In attendance at the wedding ceremony, presided over by Marvel Comics president Stan Lee, are Spidey’s friends Captain America and the Hulk and his enemies, Doctor Doom and the Green Goblin.
1989 At SkyDome, the Blue Jays drop a 5-3 decision to the Brewers in the inaugural game played at their new home. Toronto’s first baseman Fred McGriff hits the first home run, a two-run shot in the second inning, in the multi-purpose stadium with a retractable roof.
1989 The Mets select University of Arizona catcher Alan Zinter in the first round of the amateur draft, the 24th overall pick. The collegiate backstop will not play his first major league until 13 years later when he makes his debut with Houston as a 34-year-old pinch-hitter in 2002.
1992 At Three Rivers Stadium, Mets’ first baseman Eddie Murray drives in two runs, passing Yankee legend Mickey Mantle [1,509] as the all-time RBI leader among switch-hitters.
1997 In a 14-6 rout of the Tigers in Detroit, Alex Rodriguez becomes the first Mariner to hit for the cycle in a nine-inning game. In 1993, Jay Buhner accomplished the feat with a 14th inning triple at the Kingdome.
1997 The South Atlantic League’s RiverDogs announce a Father’s Day promotion, which features the opportunity for fans 21 or older, male or female, to register in a drawing for one guy to receive a free vasectomy. The Rays’ Class A affiliate snips the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark event in the bud after receiving several complaints from fans, including Bishop David Thompson, a season-ticket holder and head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, and Monsignor Sam R. Miglarese, the diocese’s vicar-general.
2000 The Marlins select 16-year-old Adrian Gonzalez as their first overall pick in the first-year player draft. The first baseman, a student at Eastlake High School in Bonita, California, comes to terms with Florida on the same day.
2001 Mike Hampton throws 7.2 innings, giving up nine hits, earning his eighth victory in ten decisions when the Rockies beat the Astros at Coors Field, 9-4. The 28-year-old southpaw helps his cause with home runs in the fifth and sixth innings, both off Houston starter Wade Miller.
2001 The Mets draft Hickory High School (Chesapeake, VA) standout David Wright in the first round of the amateur draft, the 38th pick overall. The 18-year-old shortstop signs with New York a week later and will become the face of the franchise before his premature retirement in 2018 due to spinal stenosis.
2001 In the Red Sox’s 4-3 victory, an 18-inning Fenway Park contest that lasts 5 hours, 52 minutes, the Tigers intentionally walk Manny Ramirez four times, tying an American League record. Yankee outfielder Roger Maris was passed intentionally four times by the Los Angeles Angels in 1962.
2001 By homering in his team’s 57th game, Barry Bonds becomes the fastest player ever to hit 30 home runs. In 1928, it took Babe Ruth 63 games to reach the same mark.
2002 The Houston-based fruit juice subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company renames Astros Field as Minute Maid Park after acquiring the naming rights to the ballpark for 28 years at an estimated price of $170 million. The original name of the stadium, Enron Field, was dropped in February when the team regained the naming rights by making a deal to pay the debtors of the bankrupt energy corporation the sum of $2.1 million.
2002 Rangers’ designated hitter Juan Gonzalez becomes the 34th major leaguer and the first from Puerto Rico to hit 400 career home runs. Juan Gone’s milestone round-tripper comes off Anaheim hurler Jarrod Washburn’s first pitch in the second inning during a 7-5 extra-inning loss to the Angels.
2002 Barry Bonds passes Frank Robinson to become fourth on the all-time career home run list when he belts his 587th home run. The historic grand slam, believed to be one of the longest homers ever hit in the 34-year history of the ballpark now called Qualcomm Stadium, puts the Giants’ left fielder, the single-season home run record holder with 73, precisely 73 behind Willie Mays’ 660 round-trippers for third place.
2003 In the second game of a doubleheader loss to the Brewers, Mets southpaw John Franco pitches an inning of relief to become the eighth pitcher to make a thousand career appearances. The last time Milwaukee swept a twin bill on the road occurred eleven seasons ago when the Brewers of the American League beat the Royals twice on July 5th, 2002, 8-7 and 5-3.
2003 Tony Clark changes his number from 00 to 52. The Mets’ reserve player wanted to give the team’s mascot, Mr. Met, his identity back, as he and the congenial baseball-headed character shared double-digit ought.
2005 For the first time since 1933, a big-league team representing Washington, DC finds itself in first place at this point of the season when the Nationals take the top spot in the National League East. With the team playing so well, the recently transplanted Nats need only 32 games to attract 1,056,642 fans to RFK Stadium, breaking the District’s attendance mark of 1,027,216 in 1946 by the original Senators at Griffith Stadium.
2006 Reds’ slugger Ken Griffey Jr., who has homered in every existing ballpark, hits a round-tripper in his forty-third ballpark to tie the major league record of Fred McGriff. Junior goes deep twice in the new Busch Stadium, including a ninth-inning three-run game-winner off Jason Isringhausen in Cincinnati’s 8-7 victory over the Redbirds.
2008 In a televised game at Fenway Park against the Rays, NESN cameras catch Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis fighting in the dugout. The altercation between the Red Sox teammates results from Manny taking exception to Youkilis’ demonstrative behavior after the third baseman returns to the bench after striking out.
2008 Joining Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray, Chipper Jones becomes the third switch-hitter in major league history to hit 400 career home runs. The Braves’ third baseman milestone homer is just one of the four hits he contributes to Atlanta’s 7-5 comeback win over Florida.
2008 At Nationals Park, Mark Worrell becomes the eighth player in Cardinals history to hit a home run in his first big-league at-bat. The rookie reliever, who also pitched two scoreless innings, hit his monstrous three-run blast on a 3-2 pitch from Washington’s Tim Redding in the sixth inning of a 10-9 St. Louis loss.
2008 Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp takes exception getting hit in the hip by Rays’ starter James Shields, showing his displeasure by charging the mound, igniting a bench-clearing brawl resulting in the ejections of the three players and the suspension of eight players. In yesterday’s game, Rays skipper Joe Maddon accused Crisp of intentionally injuring his second baseman Akinori Iwamura on a stolen base attempt.
2008 With the third overall pick, the Royals select American Heritage High School (Plantation, FL) senior Eric Hosmer in the first round of the amateur draft. The slugging first baseman, chosen after infielders Tim Beckham (Rays) and Pedro Alvarez (Pirates), will receive $6 million for signing with Kansas City, the largest bonus given to a draftee in franchise history.
2009 John Schuerholz publicly apologizes to Tom Glavine for the club’s handling of the southpaw’s release. The Braves’ president, who chose not to give the future Hall of Famer a million-dollar bonus by adding him to the 25-man roster, doesn’t regret the decision, but for how “it was portrayed and explained” to the veteran pitcher.
2009 Twitter reaches a settlement with Tony La Russa, who claimed an unauthorized page on the site that used his name caused emotional distress by mocking his DUI charge and minimizing the loss of two players who had died in recent seasons. The Cardinals’ manager drops his lawsuit when the social network agreed to pay legal fees and donate to his Animal Rescue Foundation.
2009 Alex Rios apologizes for shouting profanities, an incident caught on video, when he left a Blue Jays charity event. After appearing to ignore a youngster’s request for an autograph, the Toronto right fielder shouts an epithet when he hears an older man comment, “The way you played today, Alex, you should be lucky somebody wants your autograph.”
2009 Just hours before its scheduled demise, Tiger Stadium is saved from complete demolition when Wayne County Circuit Judge Isidore Torres stops crews from tearing down what’s left of the ballpark at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy requested a temporary restraining order, giving the nonprofit group additional time to raise money to preserve and redevelop the historic ballpark.
2011 Albert Pujols beats the Cubs for the second consecutive day with a dramatic, extra-inning, walk-off home run when he takes a Rodrigo Lopez pitch deep over the left-center field fence, giving the Cardinals a 3-2 victory in 10 innings. Stan Musial is the only other Redbird player to have also accomplished the feat.
2012 On the 11th anniversary of being drafted by the Mets, David Wright becomes the franchise’s all-time run-scorer when he crosses the plate for the 736th time after homering in the team’s 7-6 loss in Washington. New York’s 29-year-old third baseman is already the franchise career leader in doubles, total bases, RBIs, and extra-base hits.
2012 The Royals select Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado in the draft, making the 17 years and 114 days old the youngest player to ever chosen. The 6′ 1″, 180-pound outfielder/third baseman, a National Honor Society student at the Pendleton School in Florida, is an unexpected eighth selection by Kansas City.
2013 The White Sox score five times in the top of the 14th inning, but the Mariners knot the score in the bottom of the frame thanks to Kyle Seager’s two-out, two-strike bases-loaded round-tripper. The third baseman’s homer, the first game-tying, extra-inning grand slam in major league history, isn’t enough when Chicago beats Seattle, 7-5, in the 16-inning Safeco Field contest that takes 5 hours 42 minutes to complete.
2015 Pat Venditte becomes the first full-time switch-pitcher in the modern era when he tosses two scoreless frames in Oakland’s 4-2 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The A’s ambidextrous reliever faces the minimum six batters in his two innings, allowing a single to Hanley Ramirez before getting an inning-ending double play in the seventh, and then proceeds to pitch a perfect eighth.
2015 In the team’s five-run 10th inning, The Biloxi Shuckers bat around, ending their season-long, 54-game road trip with a 6-2 victory over the Barons at Birmingham’s Regions Field. The Brewers’ Double-A affiliate, who moved from Huntsville to the Mississippi city in the offseason, had to play the first two months on the road because MGM Park, their new home, wasn’t completed at the start of the season.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
June 5, 1887- Walter Camp suggested a rule change at a Rules Convention meeting that the 2nd Referee on the field (who was charged with the ball) should be called the Umpire. Camp also put in place a method for rules revisions to be requested and revised using a graduate committee that had representation from each member school as well as the team captains.
June 5, 1941- Sandor Szabo becomes the Wrestling Champion after defeating former champ and Pro Football Hall of Fame player Bronko Nagurski. Nagurski is also recognized as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and held the wrestling title multiple times in his second sport. The article says that the referee in the match had warned Nagurski multiple times of illegal tactics of grasping a hold of the ropes and then butting Szabo. The disqualification ended the fight and handed the title to Szabo. Bronko is of course a very colorful player in gridiron history, starring for the Chicago Bears.
June 5, 1952- The first national televised sporting event in the U.S. occurred when the Jersey Joe Walcott versus Ezzard Charles title boxing match aired. It wouldn’t be long until football was broadcast nationally as well. Local broadcasts had first taken place in 1939. Sept 30, 1939 was college’s first locally televised game between Fordham and Waynesburg and the NFL local debut to TV was in the NYC area on October 22, 1939 in a game that saw the Brooklyn Dodgers face the Philadelphia Eagles. The broadcast of the title fight though did not go off without a hitch. The Morning News of Wilmington, Delaware ran an article on their June 6, 1952 edition that said, Walcott Charles Bout TV Fails at Decision Time. Apparently the broadcast was darn near perfect through the 15 rounds of the fight but then just as the decision was to be announced veiwers were cut off from what NBC later described as the television mobile unit losing power. Can you say Heidi Game!
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JUNE 5 FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BIRTHDAYS
June 5, 1920 – Marion Motley is a Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback and linebacker that played professionally for the Cleveland Browns. Motley was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
June 5, 1925 – Art Donovan Jr. is a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle that played professionally for the Baltimore Colts, New York Yanks and the Dallas Texans during his great career was born.
June 5, 1976 – Gibonsville, North Carolina – Torry Holt is well remembered as the great St. Louis Rams WR that caught passes from Kurt Warner as part of the Greatest Show on Turf. Mr Holt also excelled as a receiver in college at North Carolina State University. His collegiate accolades are well remembered in the College Hall of Fame after he was induced in 2019. The website Holt Brothers.com shares with us that during his senior year at NC State, Torry was a first-team All-American and was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year. He had 88 receptions for 1,604 yards, and a record number of touchdowns for NC State with 16. During his junior year, he set Wolfpack season records with 62 receptions for 1,099 yards, becoming the first player in team history to gain more than 1,000 yards in a season. Torry was the sixth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Rams and was an integral piece of their prolific offense. And what did Holt do in the NFL well for starters he is the only receiver in NFL history to record 1,300 or more yards in six consecutive seasons. The NFL.com tells us that Torry had 13382 yards receiving and 74 touchdowns during his time in the NFL with both the Rams and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
3 – 1
June 5, 1911 – Boston Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood struck out 3 pinch hitters in 9th to preserve the 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
June 5, 1941 – Grappler Sandor Szabo defeated two sports star Bronko Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ. Nagurski, who wore Number 3 in football was a back for the NFL’s Chicago Bears and is in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Hall of Fame as he was a champions at both.
June 5, 1948 – Philadelphia Phillies slugger Richie Ashburn, Number 1 set a National League rookie consecutive hitting streak at 23.
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