MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 5
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Tigers 6, Orioles 5 – Tigers end slide with 6-5 comeback win over Orioles
J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Orioles 6-5 Sunday to end Baltimore’s seven-game winning streak. The home runs came against Darren O’Day, who fanned the first two batters in the eighth with Baltimore up 5-4. O’Day (2-1) thought he struck out the side when Martinez checked his swing with two strikes, but first base umpire Mark Wegner ruled the batter did not go around. Martinez hit the sidearmer’s next pitch over the center-field wall, and Cabrera followed with a drive to left. The victory was only the second in 13 games for the Tigers, who stranded 11 and went 3 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
Yankees 7, White Sox 5 – Headley, Yankees wrap up successful homestand, top White Sox
Still leading the AL Central by a comfortable margin, Adam Eaton and the Chicago White Sox headed home, eager for a break. The White Sox broke down in too many places and lost for the 13th time in their last 15 games at Yankee Stadium, 7-5 Sunday. An untimely error by second baseman Brett Lawrie, a poor start by Miguel Gonzalez and a shaky bullpen left Chicago 2-4 on its swing through Texas and New York. Eaton was a bright spot, hitting a home run and also squeezing home a run. The White Sox have dropped four of five overall. The Yankees overcame a hiccup by reliever Dellin Betances to finish 7-3 against the White Sox, Kansas City and Boston, a much-needed boost for the last-place team.
Pirates 2, Cubs 1 – Pirates end Lester no-hit bid in 7th, edge Cubs behind Cole
Starling Marte singled with one out in the seventh inning to end Jon Lester’s no-hit bid, then scored on Jung Ho Kang’s double to put Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead to stay in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Kang added an eighth-inning home run to help the Pirates beat the major league-leading Cubs for the first time in six tries this season. Cole (4-3) allowed three hits in eight shutout innings. Mark Melancon gave up a run in a shaky ninth but held on for his 11th save in 12 chances. Lester (4-2), who threw a no-hitter with Boston in 2008, had permitted only two walks and retired 16 straight batters before Marte’s opposite-field liner to right on a changeup. Marte stole second and scored on Kang’s drive to the gap in right-center, chasing Lester after 109 pitches. He struck out nine.
Tonight
Minnesota (Berrios 1-1) at Detroit (Zimmermann 5-2), 7:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:45
Cubs and White Sox are off
NBA – 2016 NBA Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Toronto Raptors 116, Miami Heat 89 (Game 7)
Raptors 116, Heat 89 – Raptors take game 7
Kyle Lowry shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range and finished with 35 points and nine assists as the Toronto Raptors beat Miami 116-89 to advance to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals for the first time. DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and eight rebounds for Toronto, which led by just eight before outscoring Miami 30-11 in the fourth quarter. The Raptors will begin their next series in Cleveland on Tuesday.
Tonight – Western Conference Finals
Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m. (Game 1)
NHL – 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Conference Finals – Best of 7)
Last Night
St. Louis Blues 2, San Jose Sharks 1 (STL leads 1-0)
Blues 2, Sharks 1 – Blues take Game 1
Brian Elliott made 16 of his 31 saves in the second period as the St. Louis Blues beat San Jose 2-1 in the opener of the NHL’s Western Conference finals. Jori Lehtera broke a 1-1 deadline by scoring an unassisted goal midway through the middle period. The game-winner came after David Backes and Tomas Hertl traded goals 34 seconds apart late in the first period.
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, 8:00 p.m. (TBL leads 1-0)
Golf – PGA – Same Day, different title
Jason Day has completed a wire-to-wire win at The Players Championship while taking a firmer grasp on the No. 1 ranking. Day closed with a 1-under 71 for a 15-under total, four strokes better than Kevin Chappell. The 28-year-old Australian led by at least two shots the entire final round and played bogey-free again on the back nine at the TPC Sawgrass. Day has won seven titles in the last 10 months, including one major, a World Golf Championship and a pair of FedEx Cup playoff events. Americans Justin Thomas, Matt Kuchar, Colt Knost and Ken Duke tied for third at minus-10.
NASCAR – Kenseth holds off Larson for thrilling victory at Dover
Matt Kenseth held off Kyle Larson in a thrilling run down the stretch to win a wreck-filled race Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Kenseth raced to his first victory of the season and denied Larson his first career win. Kenseth and Larson battled door-to-door for part of the final five laps and the 2003 NASCAR champion picked all the right lines and pulled away at the end. Chase Elliott finished third in the No. 24 Chevrolet. Larson matched his career-best finish and Elliott had the top finish of his rookie season. He was the seventh different driver to win a race and joined his three Joe Gibbs Racing teammates in victory lane for 2015. Kenseth, Larson and Elliott were among the survivors after Jimmie Johnson triggered a late-race crash that eliminated several contenders.
EPL – Premier League match called off because of bomb threat
Manchester United’s season-ending Premier League match against Bournemouth at Old Trafford was postponed after a suspicious package was found at the stadium. Police initially tweeted that the package contained an “explosive device” that was “incredibly lifelike.” The venue was evacuated before stadium police determined the device was a fake bomb that had been left in the stadium following an earlier security exercise. The scare comes just days after Britain raised its terror alert against Irish extremism. The match is now slated for Tuesday.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan 1, Fort Wayne 0
Lansing 7, South Bend 6
Dayton 5, Great Lakes 4
Tonight
No games tonight
AHL – American Hockey League – 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Tonight
Lake Erie Monsters at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. (LEM leads 3-2)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Girls Soccer – SMAC Conference Crossovers
Battle Creek Lakeview at St. Joseph, 5:30 p.m.
Lakeshore at Mattawan, 6:45 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:45 p.m.
Portage Northern at Gull Lake, 6:45 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Niles, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Home School at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Wolverine Conference Crossovers
Otsego at Allegan, 6:45 p.m.
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Sturgis at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:45 p.m.
South Haven at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Cassopolis at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Coloma at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft t Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Baseball
Lake Michigan Catholic at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Delton-Kellogg at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Fennville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Saugatuck at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Watervliet, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Constantine at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Berrien Springs at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Fennville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Saugatuck at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Watervliet, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Constantine at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
