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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Los Angeles Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 1
New York Mets 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Angels 5, Tigers 1 – Chacin wins duel with Verlander, Angels top Tigers 5-1
Jhoulys Chacin threw a four-hitter to win a scintillating duel with Justin Verlander, and Cliff Pennington’s tiebreaking RBI single in the Angels’ five-run eighth inning propelled Los Angeles to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. Chacin (1-1) and Verlander (4-5) combined to retire the first 27 batters at Angel Stadium before C.J. Cron’s single leading off the fifth for Los Angeles. Chacin lost his own perfect game bid on Andrew Romine’s two-out single in the sixth. The pitchers traded zeros until the Angels led off the eighth with three straight singles against Verlander, who gave up one hit in the first seven innings of Detroit’s fourth loss in five games. Chacin threw his third career complete game in his fourth start for Los Angeles.
Mets 1, White Sox 0 – Harvey rediscovers form, leads Mets over White Sox 1-0
Matt Harvey rediscovered his form with seven dominant innings of two-hit ball, Neil Walker homered off Jose Quintana, and the New York Mets beat Chicago 1-0 Monday to send the reeling White Sox to their seventh straight loss. Harvey (4-7) has been one of baseball’s biggest puzzles, transforming from a premier pitcher to baffled ballplayer. Two weeks ago, he was booed at Citi Field when he lasted just 2 2/3 innings against Washington. This time, fans started to stand and cheer when he got two strikes on Jose Abreu in the fourth, and the crowd gave him a huge ovation when he escaped the seventh-inning jam. With both teams wearing special Memorial Day uniforms with camouflage lettering and trim, Harvey struck out six and walked two to win for the first time since May 8.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0 – Cubs `pen perfect for 7 innings in 1-hit win over Dodgers
Travis Wood and three other relievers combined for seven perfect innings after starter Jason Hammel left with cramps, and the Chicago Cubs held the Los Angeles Dodgers to one hit in a 2-0 victory Monday. Hammel exited after his right hamstring cramped while warming up for the third inning. Wood (3-0) pitched four perfect innings in his longest stint of the season. Justin Grimm, Pedro Strop and Hector Rondon pitched one inning each for the Cubs, with Rondon getting his ninth save. He has converted 20 straight save opportunities dating back to Aug. 14. Ben Zobrist extended his hitting streak to a career-high-tying 16 games. He singled leading off the fifth and reached third when right fielder Yasiel Puig misplayed the ball. He scored on Jason Heyward’s infield single. Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood (1-4) gave up two runs on seven hits in five innings.
Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Latos 6-1) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 7-1), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 4-3) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 9-0), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Sanchez 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 3-3), 10:05 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 9:40
MLB – Zimmerman to throw today
The Tigers’ Jordan Zimmerman will throw a bullpen session today in hopes that the right-hander can return later this week from a groin strain. Zimmerman yesterday went through a pregame workout at Angel Stadium.
Baseball – Batter up! Independent league makes debut in Detroit area
Play has opened in a new Detroit-region independent baseball league. More than 4,000 fans were on hand as the Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers took on the Utica Unicorns in the United Shore league. The Unicorns won 5-1.
NHL – 2016 Stanley Cup Finals (Best of 7)
Last Night
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (PIT leads 1-0)
Penguins 3, Sharks 2 – Pens take opener on Bonino’s tally
The Pittsburgh Penguins have taken Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals by beating San Jose 3-2 on Nick Bonino’s goal with 2:33 remaining. Rookies Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary scored 62 seconds apart to put the Pens ahead 2-0 in the first period, but the Sharks tied it in the second before Bonino delivered his fourth goal and 16th point of the playoffs. Martin Jones stopped 38 shots for the Sharks, who stay in Pittsburgh for Game 2 on Wednesday.
NBA – 2016 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7)
Last Night
Golden State Warriors 96, Oklahoma City Thunder 88 (GSW wins 4-3)
Warriors 96, Thunder 88 – Warriors complete comeback
Stephen Curry scored 24 of his 36 points in the second half as the Golden State Warriors rallied to beat Oklahoma City 96-88 and advance to the NBA Finals for the second straight year. The Warriors trailed by 13 in the second quarter and were down by six at halftime before outscoring the Thunder 29-12 in the third period. Curry was 7-for-12 from 3-point range, while Klay Thompson hit six 3-pointers and finished with 21 points. The Warriors will meet Cleveland in a rematch from the NBA finals from a year ago with game 1 Thursday at 9:00 at Golden State.
NCAA Football – AP Source: Baylor to hire Grobe
A person involved in the decision tells The Associated Press that Baylor will hire former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe to lead its football program this season. Baylor is scrambling to replace Art Briles, who was let go last week after a school commissioned report accused him inappropriately responding to allegations of sexual assault and violence by team members.
NCAA Baseball – Western to face Louisville in NCAA Tournament
Western Michigan is in the 64-team field for the NCAA baseball tournament set yesterday. The Broncos got in to the tourney by winning their first MAC tournament title. Western Michigan opens play in Louisville on Friday against Ohio State in the double-elimination regional.
Tennis – French Open – Monday play is washed out
Persistent rain forced the postponement of Monday’s French Open schedule, marking the first washout in 16 years at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic had his fourth-round match against 14th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut (ah-GOO’) rescheduled. Serena and Venus Williams were also supposed to be part of Monday’s schedule. Organizers say matches will be rescheduled for Tuesday, but more rain is expected. If the weather breaks Tuesday, matches will start three hours earlier than initially planned and be spread over more courts.
IndyCar – Rossi earns more than $2.5 million for Indianapolis 500 win
Alexander Rossi earned $2,548,743 for winning the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Rossi’s winnings included a $50,000 bonus from Sunoco for being the top rookie in the race. The overall purse for the 33 drivers was $13,273,253. Rossi stretched his fuel mileage for the final 90 miles to score an upset victory. The American is the first rookie to win since Helio Castroneves and the first American-born rookie to win since Louis Meyer in 1928. Carlos Munoz was runner-up for the second time in four years and earned $788,743. Third-place finisher Josef Newgarden earned $574,243. Defending race winner Juan Pablo Montoya finished last, but pocketed $339,493.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan 7, Dayton 3
Bowling Green 5, Great Lakes 1
Lansing 5, South Bend 4
Tonight
Lansing at Dayton, 7:00 p.m.
South Bend at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Girls Soccer – Districts
Division 2 at St. Joseph (1st round at local sites
Niles at Edwardsburg, 5:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
St. Joseph (bye)
Division 2 at Mattawan (1st round at local sites)
Mattawan (bye)
Thornapple-Kellogg at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Hamilton, 5:00 p.m.
Hastings at Wayland, 5:30 p.m.
Division 1 at Loy Norrix (1st round at local sites)
BC Lakeview at Holt, 6:00 p.m.
Okemos at Lansing Everett, 6:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Loy Norrix, 6:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Berrien Springs (1st round at local sites)
South Haven at Fennville, 5:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.
Paw Paw (bye)
Division 3 at Comstock (1st round at local sites)
Hopkins at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
GR Christian at Comstock, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment at Otsego, 6:00 p.m.
West Michigan Aviation at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Brandywine (1st round at local sites)
Watervliet at Lake Michigan Catholic, 5:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran (bye)
Division 4 at Kalamazoo Christian (1st round at local sites)
Heritage Christian (bye)
Hartford at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 (at K-College)
Boys Baseball – Districts
Division 2 at Sturgis
Otsego vs. Vicksburg, 5:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Schoolcraft
Bloomingdale vs. Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Coloma (1st round at local sites)
Bangor vs. Fennville, 4:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Hartford, 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Berrien Springs
Buchanan vs. Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Division 4 at New Buffalo
Michigan Lutheran at New Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Decatur
Cassopolis vs. White Pigeon, 5:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Martin
Saugatuck vs. Martin, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Softball – Districts
Division 2 at Sturgis
Otsego vs. Vicksburg, 5:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Schoolcraft
Bloomingdale vs. Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Coloma
Bangor vs. Hartford, 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Berrien Springs
Buchanan vs. Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Division 4 at New Buffalo
Michigan Lutheran at New Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
