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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 9, Tampa Bay Rays 4
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 2
San Francisco Giants 1, Chicago Cubs 0
Tigers 9, Rays 4 – Tigers beat Rays 9-4 but Zimmermann, Cabrera hurt
Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez homered, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 Sunday despite losing starter Jordan Zimmermann to a strained groin in the sixth inning. Detroit has won six of seven, but Zimmermann’s injury is a concern. He has been the team’s best pitcher after signing with the Tigers in the offseason. Zimmermann (7-2) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings _ this was the first start all year in which he didn’t make it through six. Cabrera also left early. with a left knee bruise after being hit by a pitch in the seventh. Logan Morrison and Tim Beckham homered for Tampa Bay, but that wasn’t enough to overcome a poor outing by Chris Archer.
White Sox 3, Royals 2 – White Sox beat Royals 3-2 to avoid sweep
Todd Frazier tied for the AL lead with his 13th home run, Melky Cabrera drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday to avoid getting swept for the first time this season. Carlos Rodon (2-4) allowed two runs and pitched into the seventh inning for his first victory since April 13. David Robertson got three outs for his 11th save in 13 chances, helping the AL Central leaders win for just the third time in 11 games. Lorenzo Cain and Paulo Orlando had two hits apiece for the World Series champions, who had won six of their previous eight.
Giants 1, Cubs 0 – Bumgarner throws gem, gets RBI in Giants’ 1-0 win over Cubs
Madison Bumgarner pitched 7 2/3 dominant innings and doubled in a run in the fifth to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday night. The Giants won for the 11th time in 12 games and took two of three from a Cubs team with the best record in baseball. Bumgarner (6-2) struck out six and allowed three hits and two walks while winning his fifth straight decision. The Giants have won each of the left-hander’s last six starts. The Giants won despite a persistent problem hitting with runners in scoring position. They were 0 for 7 in that department and have 16 hits in their last 98 at-bats with runners in scoring position. Bumgarner’s run-scoring double to left off Kyle Hendricks (2-4) followed Gregor Blanco’s leadoff walk.
Tonight
Philadelphia (Velasquez 5-1) at Detroit (Pelfrey 0-4), 7:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/WCSY-FM 6:45
Cleveland (Clevinger 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Latos 5-1), 5:10 p.m. – Game 1
Cleveland (Anderson 0-3) at Chicago White Sox (Johnson 0-1), 8:10 p.m. – Game 2
Chicago Cubs (Lackey 4-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 4-3), 8:15 p.m.
MLB – Cabrera and Zimmerman leave game with injuries
Miguel Cabrera has left Detroit’s game against Tampa Bay on Sunday in the seventh inning after being hit around the left knee with a pitch. Cabrera was hit by Dana Eveland’s pitch while leading off the bottom of the seventh. The Detroit slugger hobbled around for a while, and trainer Kevin Rand came out to check on him. The Tigers say Cabrera has a left knee bruise and is day to day. Jordan Zimmermann left his start Sunday in the sixth inning with a strained right groin. With an 0-1 count on Tampa Bay’s Steve Pearce, players gathered around Zimmermann on the mound, and trainer Kevin Rand went out to talk to him. Zimmermann was replaced by reliever Drew VerHagen.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Atlanta Dream 87, Chicago Sky 81
Dream 87, Sky 81 – McCoughtry, Clarendon lead Dream to 87-81 win over Sky
Angel McCoughtry had 21 points, Layshia Clarendon scored 12 of her 15 in the second half and added a career-high eight rebounds in the Atlanta Dream’s 87-81 comeback victory over the Chicago Sky Sunday. The Dream overcame a 10-point deficit to win at home.
NBA – 2016 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7)
Last Night
Oklahoma City Thunder 133, Golden State Warriors 105 (OKC leads 2-1)
Thunder 133, Warriors 105 – Thunder blow out Warriors
Kevin Durant poured in 33 points and Russell Westbrook added 30 as the Thunder crushed the Warriors 133-105 at Oklahoma City to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA’s Western Conference finals. Westbrook also provided 12 assists and eight rebounds for Oklahoma City, with held the Warriors under 35 percent shooting while taking a 72-47 lead. Serge Ibaka added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder, who matched a franchise record for most points scored in a playoff game and outrebounded Golden State 52-38
Tonight
Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors, 8:30 p.m. (CLE leads 2-1)
NHL – 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Conference Finals – Best of 7)
Last Night
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – OT (TBL leads 3-2)
Lightning 4, Penguins 3 – OT – Lightning win in OT
Jason Garrison scored 53 seconds into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 victory and a three-games-to-two lead in the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh. Nikita Kucherov scored twice for the Lightning, including the game-tying tally with 3:16 left in regulation. Alex Killorn also scored and Andre Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots as Tampa Bay climbed within one victory of their second straight trip to the Stanley Cup finals.
Tonight
San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, 8:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)
Indy 500 – Hinchcliffe takes Indy pole
James Hinchcliffe has continued his remarkable comeback by beating American Josef Newgarden for the Indianapolis 500 pole. The Canadian driver earned his first IndyCar pole with a four-lap average of 230.760 mph, a year after a life-threatening leg injury forced him out of the race. Newgarden will start second in the May 29 race after averaging 230.700. It was the fourth-closest differential between first and second in Indy’s 100-year history.
Golf – PGA – Sergio rallies to win
Sergio Garcia ended a four-year winless drought on the PGA Tour when he beat Brooks Koepka in a playoff at the Byron Nelson. Garcia parred the first extra hole, while Koepka had a double bogey. It was the ninth tour win for Gracia, which ties him with the late Seve Ballesteros for the most by a Spaniard. Koepka let a three-shot lead get away on the back nine.
Golf – Champions – Langer wins the Tradition
Bernhard Langer closed with a 5-under 67 to complete an impressive six-stroke victory over Olin Browne at the Tradition, the first major on the Tour Champions schedule. The 58-year-old German racked up a 17 under total for his sixth senior major and 27th title on the 50-and-over tour. Only Hale Irwin and Jack Nicklaus won more senior majors. Langer could become the first player to win all five of the current senior majors if he wins the Senior PGA Championship this week at Harbor Shores.
Golf – LPGA – Jutanugarn gets second straight win
Thailand’s Airya Jutanugarn shot a nearly mistake-free 4-under 67 and won the Kingsmill Championship by one shot. It’s the second straight win for the 20-year old after her inaugural victory two weeks ago in Alabama. So Oh finished second after a closing 65, with Gerina Piller and Sei Young Kim sharing third, two shots back.
Tennis – Rain shortens first day at French Open
Two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova had to rally to win her first-round match on Day 1 of the French Open. The 10th seed won the last three games to defeat Danka Kovinic 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 on a rainy day in Paris. Last year’s runner-up Lucie Safarova made it into round two with a 6-love, 6-2 win over Vitalia Diatchenko. Those were two of only 10 matches completed on Day 1 due to rain.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
South Bend 6, Lake County 4
Lansing 4, Great Lakes 3, 10 innings
West Michigan 2, Fort Wayne 1
Tonight
Lansing at Great Lakes, 10:35 a.m.
South Bend at Lake County, 6:30 p.m.
West Michigan at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Girls Soccer
Cassopolis at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Otsego at Plainwell, 6:45 p.m.
Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:45 p.m.
Watervliet at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Baseball
Cassopolis at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m.
New Buffalo at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m.
Gobles at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.
Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Cassopolis at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. (DH)
New Buffalo at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m.
Niles at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m.
Bridgman at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Decatur at Constantine, 4:30 p.m.
Gobles at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.
Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
