MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski reached 103 mph on 10 pitches while pitching two-hit ball over six innings and Brandon Lockridge hit two RBI singles before getting carted off the field in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday noght.

Misiorowski reached a peak velocity of 103.6 mph and struck out 12 and walked two in his second straight sensational start. Misiorowski had a no-hit bid through 5 1/3 innings before a hamstring cramp forced him out of a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals last week.

Lockridge left after his right knee crashed into an unpadded section of the left-field wall as he chased a foul ball from Cody Bellinger in the fourth inning.

The Brewers, who were in the American League through the 1997 season before moving over to the NL, shut out the Yankees for the first time since 1992.

Milwaukee’s Shane Drohan worked the three innings to earn his first career save.

José Caballero had two of New York’s three hits as the Yankees opened a nine-game trip.

New York’s Spencer Jones struck out twice and walked once in his major league debut and Kervin Jones allowed one run over two inning in his Yankees debut.Ben Rice was 0 for 4 as he returned after missing four games with a bruised hand.

Milwaukee scored four runs off Max Fried (4-2) in the second inning.

ASTROS 10, REDS 0

CINCINNATI (AP) — Zach Dezenzo and Yordan Alvarez hit two-run homers, Mike Burrows allowed three hits in seven innings, and Houston beat Cincinnati, extending its losing streak to eight games.

Zach Cole and Christian Vázquez also went deep for the Astros, who have won four of six.

Burrows (2-4) struck out six and walked one in his best start of the season. He and two relievers limited the Reds to five hits. It was the Astros’ third shutout this season while the Reds were blanked for the fourth time.

Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo gave up four runs on five hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings in his season debut. Lodolo suffered a blister at the end of spring training, and that issue kept him out until Friday night. Struggling to spin his breaking ball the way that he has in the past, Lodolo only struck out two batters.

Brice Matthews hit his first career triple in the second inning and Dezenzo drove him in with his first home run of this season.

RED SOX 2, RAYS 0

BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela hit solo home runs in back-to-back innings, Connelly Early struck out eight and Boston snapped Tampa Bay's seven-game win streak.

Boston had only four hits, but Tampa Bay didn’t have a base runner after the sixth inning and was shut out for the first time this season.

After tying his shortest outing of the season last week at Houston when he exited after four innings, Early (3-2) allowed four hits and walked one n seven innings, throwing a career-high 96 pitches.

Aroldis Chapman struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth and remained perfect in eight save chances.

Nick Fortes had two oits.

Rays starter Jesse Scholtens (3-2) was pulled after 4 2/3 innings, having allowed only the two home runs, while walking four and striking out four.

ATHLETICS 4, ORIOLES 3

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nick Kurtz hit a two-run triple in the fifth inning, and the Athletics edged Baltimore.

Kyle Bradish (1-5) struck out 10 in seven innings for the Orioles, but infield defense cost them again during a three-run fifth for the A’s. Pete Alonso and Adley Rutschman homered for two Baltimore runs.

Jacob Lopez (3-2) allowed two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Orioles are 0-9 in games against left-handed starters this year.

Jack Perkins allowed an RBI single to Samuel Basallo in the bottom of the ninth that brought Baltimore within a run. Hogan Harris then came on and walked Leody Taveras to move the tying run to second, but he struck out Jeremiah Jackson for the final out and his second save of the season.

Baltimore led 1-0 in the fifth when the Athletics put men on first and second with nobody out. Apparently expecting a bunt, the Orioles had a rotation play on, which meant shortstop Gunnar Henderson was out of position for what could have been a double-play grounder by Zack Gelof. Instead, the ball went through for an RBI single.

Then Jeff McNeil hit a grounder right at Henderson that could have been a double play. But he didn’t field it cleanly and the Orioles managed only one out on the play. Kurtz followed with his triple that put the A’s up 3-1.

NATIONALS 3, MARLINS 2

MIAMI (AP) — Foster Griffin struck out a season-high nine over seven innings of two-run ball, and Jacob Young homered as Washington beat Miami.

CJ Abrams singled, walked and drove in a run, while Curtis Mead doubled and drew two walks for the Nationals. Nasim Nuñez singled, walked and had two stolen bases, increasing his major league lead to 16.

Griffin (4-1) allowed two runs — one earned — in the first inning and then shut down Miami for the remainder of his outing. He scattered four hits and retired his final eight batters, striking out five.

Brad Lord followed and set down five straight before Javier Sanoja reached on a throwing error by Abrams at shortstop. PJ Poulin relieved Lord and walked pinch-hitter Heriberto Hernández, then retired Leo Jimenez for his second career save and first this season.

Marlins starter Robby Snelling gave up three runs and six hits over five innings in his major league debut. Snelling (0-1) walked four and struck out two.

Otto López had three of Miami’s five hits and extended his hitting streak to 11 games.

The Marlins are 2-6 on their 10-game homestand.

GUARDIANS 6, TWINS 4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Bazzana hit his first major league home run, rookie Parker Messick allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings and Cleveland won its third straight, beating Minnesota.

José Ramírez reached 1,700 career hits with a liner just past the outstretched glove of Minnesota shortstop Brooks Lee and into left field in the seventh inning, driving in Steven Kwan.

Byron Buxton had three hits and homered for the 12th time in his last 22 games for Minnesota, which has dropped three of four on its six-game trip. Buxton’s two-run shot off Matt Festa in the seventh got the Twins within 4-3.

With two out and Ramírez on first base, Bazzana connected on a 1-1 slider from Connor Prielipp, driving it 427 feet into the Guardians’ bullpen in center field to make it 4-0.

Bazzana, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 amateur draft, was called up from Triple-A Columbus on April 28. He is 6 for 18 with four RBIs since going hitless in his first 12 big league at bats.

Messick (4-0) struck out six. Among rookies, the left-hander is tied with Washington’s Foster Griffin with four wins, tied with the Mets’ Nolan McLean in strikeouts with 51 and is second among qualified rookies in ERA (2.30).

Cade Smith allowed a run in the ninth but picked up his MLB-leading 11th save.

BLUE JAYS 2, ANGELS 0

TORONTO (AP) — Dylan Cease struck out 10, reaching double digits for the third time in eight starts this season, and Toronto stopped a four-game losing streak by beating the Angels and dealing Los Angeles its 14th defeat in 18 games.

Los Angeles pitcher Alek Manoah returned from Tommy John surgery that had sidelined him since May 29, 2024, and faced his former team for the first time. The 28-year-old right-hander struck out one in a perfect eighth inning, reaching 93.8 mph with his fastball while throwing seven of 11 pitches for strike.

Cease (3-1) gave up five hits and walked none over seven innings in his 28th double-digit strikeout game.

Toronto (17-21) scored twice in the third on Kazuma Okamoto’s RBI single and Ernie Clement’s sacrifice fly off Reid Detmers (1-2), who gave up two hits and a career-high six walks in 3 2/3 innings. The Angels dropped to 15-24.

Louis Varland earned his fifth save with a perfect ninth.

ROCKIES 9, PHILLIES 7, 11 INNINGS

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Colorado pinch-hitter Troy Johnston doubled home automatic runner Willi Castro in the 11th inning, and Jake McCarthy plated Johnston with a single, boosting the Rockies to a victory over Philadelphia.

After the Phillies climbed out of a six-run hole and tied the game on rookie Justin Crawford’s first major league homer — a two-out, two-run shot in the eighth — Colorado reliever Victor Vodnik (1-2) went 1-2-3 through the heart of the Phillies lineup in the ninth, then pitched a scoreless 10th.

The Rockies’ Juan Mejia retired Kyle Schwarber (who went 1 for 6 with a homer and four strikeouts) and Bryce Harper in the 11th to end it and earn his second save. Brad Keller (1-1) worked the 11th for Philadelphia.

Colorado’s Hunter Goodman had four hits, including a two-run homer to key a five-run fourth inning. Philadelphia starter Jesus Luzardo was removed after facing seven batters without getting an out in the frame.

Luzardo seemed in control until the fourth, when Colorado had five hits, including Goodman’s homer and a two-run double by Kyle Karros, to push ahead 6-0.

Rockies starter Chase Dollander allowed one hit through the first five innings, but he made a mistake to Schwarber, who put one into the upper deck in right field to start the sixth. It was Schwarber’s 13th homer of the season and 200th as a Phillie.

Four batters later, J.T. Realmuto doubled to bring home Brandon Marsh, cutting the Rockies’ lead to 6-2 and ending Dollander’s night.

MARINERS 12, WHITE SOX 8

CHICAGO (AP) — Luke Raley drove in a career-high seven runs with his first grand slam and a three-run homer to power Seattle to a victory over Chicago.

Josh Naylor also hit a three-run shot and Julio Rodríguez put Seattle ahead for good with a leadoff drive in the fifth inning.

Chicago rookie Munetaka Murakami became the first player in major league history to homer in the first game of eight straight series, smacking a solo shot off Emerson Hancock (3-1) in the first. It was Murakami’s 15th homer, tying Yankees slugger Aaron Judge for the major league lead.

Hall of Famer Eddie Murray homered in the opener of seven consecutive series for Baltimore in 1987.

Raley hit an 0-2 pitch from Sean Burke (2-3) for a grand slam in the third that gave the Mariners a 5-1 lead. They scored their first run when Cole Young was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the second.

Raley also homered off Tyler Davis — his eighth this season — with two on in the seventh for a 9-5 advantage. He became the first Seattle player with a grand slam and a three-run homer in the same game since Nelson Cruz at Toronto on July 23, 2016.

Rodríguez hit his sixth homer in the fifth for a 6-5 lead. Burke allowed six runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings.

ROYALS 4, TIGERS 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Isbel hit a walk-off single in the ninth after his run-scoring hit fueled a two-run, eighth-inning rally and also made two excellent catches that likely saved a run, helping Kansas City beat Detroit for its sixth win in eight games.

Detroit, which lost its fourth straight, led 3-1 in the eighth inning before Michael Massey doubled leading off against Kyle Finnegan and Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit consecutive RBI singles. Isbel took third on his hit when the ball got by right fielder Wenceel Pérez for a two-base error.

Pinch-hitter Nick Loftin reached on a two-out double in the ninth against Brant Hurter (4-1). Isbel sliced an opposite-field single past the glove of diving third baseman Kevin McGonigle and into left for his first career walk-off hit and the Royals’ third walk-off win thus season.

Isbel made a diving backhand catch in left-center to rob Pérez of an extra-base hit with a runner on in the eighth. Two pitches later, he made an inning-ending, over-the-head grab of Spencer Torkelson’s drive just in front of the warning track.

Lucas Erceg (3-1) stranded two runners in the ninth when Colt Keith popped out. Detroit went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position.

CUBS 7, RANGERS 1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 29 games with an RBI single in the first inning that put Chicago ahead to stay, and the Cubs beat Texas for their second 10-game winning streak this season.

Chicago (27-12) has won 20 of its last 23 games, with three consecutive losses separating those long win streaks. It’s the first time since 1935 the Cubs have two 10-game winning streaks in a season. The only time they had more was in 1906 with four.

The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers were the previous major league team with two 10-game winning streaks within the first 39 games of a season, according to Sportradar. They did it in their first 24 games.

Ben Brown and three Chicago relievers combined to hold Texas to two hits. Brown threw four hitless innings in his first start this season after 12 relief appearances. He struck out three and walked one.

Javier Assad (3-1) got the win, allowing one hit over 3 2/3 scoreless innings.

Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Thunder -8.5; over/under is 211.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder lead series 2-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last matchup 125-107 on Friday, led by 22 points from Chet Holmgren. Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 31.

The Lakers are 33-19 in conference matchups. Los Angeles averages 116.3 points and has outscored opponents by 1.7 points per game.

The Thunder have gone 41-11 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is eighth in the Western Conference with 25.8 assists per game led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 6.6.

The Lakers average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer makes per game than the Thunder allow (14.3). The Thunder are shooting 48.4% from the field, 0.1% higher than the 48.3% the Lakers' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: LeBron James is averaging 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura is averaging 16.4 points over the past 10 games.

Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 31.1 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists for the Thunder. Holmgren is averaging 16.0 points and 7.9 rebounds while shooting 61.1% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 6-4, averaging 103.6 points, 40.4 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 8.9 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 100.5 points per game.

Thunder: 8-2, averaging 118.5 points, 42.4 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 10.2 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.8 points.

INJURIES: Lakers: Luka Doncic: out (hamstring), Jarred Vanderbilt: day to day (finger).

Thunder: Jalen Williams: out (hamstring), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).

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Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Cleveland; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT

LINE: Cavaliers -4.5; over/under is 212.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons lead series 2-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Pistons won the last meeting 107-97 on Thursday, led by 25 points from Cade Cunningham. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 31.

The Cavaliers are 33-19 in Eastern Conference games. Cleveland has a 2-5 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Pistons are 12-4 against the rest of their division. Detroit is fourth in the league scoring 18.0 fast break points per game led by Cunningham averaging 3.7.

The Cavaliers make 48.2% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.9 percentage points higher than the Pistons have allowed to their opponents (44.3%). The Pistons average 117.8 points per game, 2.4 more than the 115.4 the Cavaliers allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is scoring 27.9 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Cavaliers. James Harden is averaging 17.6 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 42.3% over the past 10 games.

Cunningham is averaging 23.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 9.9 assists for the Pistons. Tobias Harris is averaging 21.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 5-5, averaging 111.1 points, 44.3 rebounds, 22.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.6 points per game.

Pistons: 7-3, averaging 106.8 points, 46.4 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 8.6 steals and 8.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 100.3 points.

INJURIES: Cavaliers: Sam Merrill: day to day (hamstring).

Pistons: Kevin Huerter: day to day (adductor).

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NJIT at Boston College — ACCNX

MLS: Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution — Apple TV

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Navy at Bucknell — ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited

UNC Greensboro at Virginia Tech — ACCNX

California at Virginia — ACCNX

MLS: D.C. United vs. Nashville SC — FS1, Apple TV

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Oakland at Notre Dame — ACCNX

Michigan State at Ohio State — Big Ten Plus

Western Michigan at Bowling Green — ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited

Michigan at Minnesota — Big Ten Plus

Detroit at Kansas City — Detroit SportsNet, ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited, MLB.TV, Royals.TV

Detroit at Cleveland — NBC, Peacock

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Pittsburgh at North Carolina — ACCNX, ESPN Unlimited

Navy at Bucknell — ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited

Washington at Penn State — Big Ten Plus

St. John's (NY) at Villanova — ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited

Colorado at Philadelphia — NBCS Philadelphia, ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited, MLB.TV, Rockies.TV

Pittsburgh at San Francisco — NBCS Bay Area, SportsNet Pittsburgh, ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited, MLB.TV

Carolina at Philadelphia — TNT

MLS: Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution — Apple TV

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All Times EDT

Friday, May 8

MLB

Houston at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 6:40 p.m.

Athletics at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

St. Louis at San Diego, 9:45 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

NBA - Playoffs

Eastern Conference Semifinal - Game 3

New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Western Conference Semifinal - Game 3

San Antonio at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

NHL - Playoffs

Eastern Conference Second Round - Game 2

Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Western Conference Second Round - Game 3

Vegas at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

WNBA

Connecticut at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Seattle, 10 p.m.

NWSL

Portland at Louisville, 6:30 p.m.

North Carolina at Orlando, 8 p.m.

PWHL - Playoffs

Boston at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

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The expansion of the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments from 68 to 76 teams next season means the First Four games on the Tuesday and Wednesday after Selection Sunday will be replaced by 12 games that will be called the March Madness Opening Round. Winners of those games will advance to the 64-team bracket.

The lowest-seeded 12 automatic qualifiers as seeded by the selection committees will play in half of the opening round games and the other six games will match the 12 lowest-seeded at-large teams.

Teams will continue to be paired to face the opponent nearest to them on the committees’ overall seed lists. For example, seed 75 may play seed 76 in one opening round game, while the lowest-seeded at-large team may face the second-to-lowest-seeded at-large team.

Exceptions could be made, for example, to avoid a regular-season rematch or for geographic purposes.

Men's tournament

The opening round games will be the Tuesday and Wednesday after Selection Sunday in a location to be announced later and in Dayton, Ohio, which has been the traditional home of the First Four. There will be three games each day at each site.

Among at-large teams, two games will match No. 11 seeds and four will match No. 12s. Among the automatic qualifiers, two games will match No. 15s and four will match No. 16s.

Women's tournament

The details are the same except that opening round games will be held the Wednesday and Thursday after Selection Sunday on the campuses of 12 of the top 16 seeds selected to host the first and second rounds.

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Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division)

Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Golden Knights -111, Ducks -108; over/under is 6

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1

BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks host the Vegas Golden Knights in game three of the second round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1. The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Ducks won the previous matchup 3-1.

Anaheim is 43-33-6 overall with a 20-13-1 record against the Pacific Division. The Ducks have gone 43-13-4 in games they score at least three goals.

Vegas is 16-6-6 against the Pacific Division and 39-26-17 overall. The Golden Knights have a 42-6-11 record when scoring at least three goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cutter Gauthier has 41 goals and 28 assists for the Ducks. Troy Terry has four goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Mitchell Marner has 24 goals and 56 assists for the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel has two goals and 14 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.1 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Ducks: Radko Gudas: day to day (lower body), Petr Mrazek: out for season (lower-body).

Golden Knights: Jeremy Lauzon: out (undisclosed).

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Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Sabres -138, Canadiens +116; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Sabres lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Sabres won the previous matchup 4-2.

Buffalo is 50-23-9 overall with a 21-7-5 record in Atlantic Division play. The Sabres are seventh in league play serving 9.7 penalty minutes per game.

Montreal is 20-11-3 against the Atlantic Division and 48-24-10 overall. The Canadiens have a 20-8-2 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rasmus Dahlin has 19 goals and 55 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has six goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Cole Caufield has 51 goals and 37 assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has scored three goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 7-1-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.8 assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.

Canadiens: 5-3-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.5 assists, 5.3 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: Noah Ostlund: out (lower body), Jiri Kulich: out for season (ear), Sam Carrick: day to day (arm), Rasmus Dahlin: day to day (undisclosed), Justin Danforth: out for season (kneecap).

Canadiens: Patrik Laine: out (abdomen).

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New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Knicks -1.5; over/under is 213.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Knicks lead series 2-0

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks visit the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Knicks won the last matchup 108-102 on Wednesday, led by 26 points from Jalen Brunson. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 26.

The 76ers are 27-25 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Andre Drummond averaging 3.2.

The Knicks are 14-3 against the rest of their division. New York is seventh in the NBA with 45.6 rebounds per game. Karl-Anthony Towns leads the Knicks with 11.9.

The 76ers are shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 46.0% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 116.5 points per game, 0.4 more than the 116.1 the 76ers give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Maxey is averaging 28.3 points, 6.6 assists and 1.9 steals for the 76ers. Paul George is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Brunson is averaging 26 points and 6.8 assists for the Knicks. OG Anunoby is averaging 17.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 5-5, averaging 105.2 points, 40.0 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.7 points per game.

Knicks: 7-3, averaging 116.0 points, 42.7 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 100.7 points.

INJURIES: 76ers: Joel Embiid: out (ankle).

Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: out (illness).

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San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Spurs -3.5; over/under is 216.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs are in a 1-1 series tie in the Western Conference second round. The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves 133-95 in the last meeting on Thursday. Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 21 points, and Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 12.

The Timberwolves are 31-21 in Western Conference games. Minnesota is eighth in the Western Conference with 50.3 points per game in the paint led by Jaden McDaniels averaging 10.5.

The Spurs are 36-16 in Western Conference play. San Antonio is fifth in the Western Conference scoring 52.1 points per game in the paint led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 11.1.

The Timberwolves make 48.1% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.0 percentage points higher than the Spurs have allowed to their opponents (45.1%). The Spurs score 5.2 more points per game (119.8) than the Timberwolves give up (114.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Edwards is averaging 28.8 points and 3.7 assists for the Timberwolves. McDaniels is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games.

De'Aaron Fox is scoring 18.6 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Spurs. Julian Champagnie is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 7-3, averaging 113.9 points, 44.4 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.8 points per game.

Spurs: 7-3, averaging 116.6 points, 46.2 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 7.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.8 points.

INJURIES: Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out for season (leg).

Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).

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Golden State Valkyries at Seattle Storm

Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT

LINE: Valkyries -4.5; over/under is 154.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Storm open the season at home against the Golden State Valkyries.

Seattle went 23-21 overall and 12-12 in Western Conference games last season. The Storm averaged 82.1 points per game last season, 39.0 in the paint, 17.6 off of turnovers and 12.9 on fast breaks.

Golden State went 23-21 overall and 9-15 in Western Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The Valkyries averaged 77.7 points per game last season, 28.7 in the paint, 12.8 off of turnovers and 7.4 on fast breaks.

INJURIES: Storm: Awa Fam: out (not injury related), Katie Lou Samuelson: out (knee), Ezi Magbegor: out (foot).

Valkyries: Kate Martin: out (quadriceps).

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Connecticut Sun at New York Liberty

New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Liberty -15.5; over/under is 160.5

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Liberty start the season at home against the Connecticut Sun.

New York went 15-5 in Eastern Conference action and 17-5 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Liberty averaged 84.4 points per game while shooting 45.3% from the field and 35.5% from 3-point range last season.

Connecticut went 11-33 overall last season while going 7-14 in Eastern Conference play. The Sun averaged 75.8 points per game while shooting 41.2% from the field and 30.2% from 3-point range last season.

INJURIES: Liberty: Sabrina Ionescu: out (ankle).

Sun: Leila Lacan: out (not injury related).

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Washington Mystics at Toronto Tempo

Toronto; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Tempo -1.5; over/under is 158.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Tempo start the season at home against the Washington Mystics.

Toronto hits the court for the first game in franchise history. The Tempo play in their WNBA debut at home.

Washington went 16-28 overall and 8-12 in Eastern Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The Mystics gave up 81.6 points per game while committing 18.2 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Tempo: Kitija Laksa: out (not injury related), Maria Conde: out (not injury related).

Mystics: Alex Wilson: out (personal), Shakira Austin: out (not injury related).

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and helped New York seize control of a close game after a run of blowouts, leading the Knicks to a 108-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Playing without the injured Joel Embiid, the 76ers put up a far better fight than in the Knicks’ 137-98 romp in Game 1. The game featured 25 lead changes, 14 ties and neither team led by more than seven points.

But those kinds of situations are made for Brunson, who made the tiebreaking basket with 5:06 remaining and added another jumper for a 103-99 advantage with 3:45 to play before Mikal Bridges’ basket made it a six-point game.

OG Anunoby added 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Knicks, whose Game 1 victory made them the first team to win three straight postseason games by at least 25 points.

Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points for the 76ers, who face another big climb after falling behind 3-1 against Boston in the first round.

The series moves to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday, where Embiid will find out if gets his wish for the arena to be filled with Sixers fans or if New Yorkers made their way in.

SPURS 133, TIMBERWOLVES 95

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and San Antonio handed Minnesota the worst postseason loss in franchise history, beating the Timberwolves to even their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.

Stephon Castle had 21 points and De’Aaron Fox added 16 points for San Antonio, which shot 50% from the field and 41% on 3-pointers. It was the highest-scoring playoff game for the Spurs since a series-clinching 145-105 win over Denver on May 4, 1983.

Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr. each scored 12 points for Minnesota.

Edwards came off the bench again as Minnesota continued to restrict his minutes in his second game back from a hyperextended left knee.

Games 3 and 4 are Friday and Sunday in Minneapolis.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson and Jansen Harkins scored, Lukas Dostal came 5.6 seconds from his first career playoff shutout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece.

The Ducks head home with the chance to grab hold of the best-of-seven second-round NHL playoff series, with Game 3 on Friday night. Vegas hopes to pull off a repeat of its first-round series when the Golden Knights went to Utah at 1-1 before winning in six games.

Sennecke, a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy that goes to the league’s top rookie, became the fourth Ducks player 20 or younger to score multiple goals in a postseason.

Dostal saved 23 shots and nearly had his third career shutout, including regular-season play, before Mark Stone scored a power-play goal in the closing seconds.

Carter Hart made 25 saves for the Golden Knights. Brett Howden’s four-game goal streak ended, as did Ivan Barbarshev’s seven-game point streak.

SABRES 4, CANADIENS 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive power-play opportunities in reviving Buffalo’s anemic special-teams unit, and the Sabres defeated Montreal in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Josh Doan and Jordan Greenway also scored for Buffalo making its first second-round appearance since 2007, and first overall in 15 years. Alex Lyon stopped 26 shots and improved to 4-1 since taking over the starting duties in Game 3 of Buffalo’s opening-round opponent Boston.

Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach scored for Montreal, which appeared slow to find its legs three days after defeating Tampa Bay in Game 7 of its first-round series. Jakub Dobes finished with 12 saves, and allowed four goals after allowing a combined two in splitting Games 6 and 7 against the Lightning.

Montreal has yet to win consecutive playoff games this postseason, and was coming off a series in which all seven games were decided by one goal, including four in overtime.

Buffalo hosts Game 2 on Friday night, before the series shifts to Montreal on Sunday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan extended his scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Wednesday to finish a three-game sweep for their 12th win in 13 games.

Tampa Bay has allowed 17 runs over the 13 games. The Rays have three shutouts in that span and have given up one run five times.

McClanahan (4-2) yielded two hits over 5 2/3 innings in his third straight scoreless outing, struck out four and walked one. Kevin Kelly, Garrett Cleavinger, Bryan Baker and Ian Seymour finished the four-hitter, with Seymour getting three straight outs for his first professional save.

Tampa Bay has won 10 straight home games and is 14-4 at home in its first season back at Tropicana Field following a season across the bay at Steinbrenner Field while repairs were made at the Trop following damage caused by Hurricane Milton.

Defending AL champion Toronto had lost four straight and five of seven, dropping to 16-21.

Patrick Corbin (1-1) gave up two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Tampa Bay took a 2-0 lead in the fourth when Johnny DeLuca hit an RBI double and scored on Chandler Simpson’s two-out RBI single.

BREWERS 6, CARDINALS 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aaron Ashby tied Atlanta’s Chris Sale for the major league lead with his sixth win, backed by Andrew Vaughn’s three-run homer in a four-run first inning, and Milwaukee beat St. Louis.

Aaron Ashby (6-0) entered to open the sixth and pitched two hitless innings, allowing his only runner to reach on a walk, as five pitchers combined on a four-hitter.

Rookie Brandon Sproat started and gave up one hit and three walks over four innings while striking out five.

Andre Pallante (3-3) allowed five runs and eight hits in six innings as the Cardinals lost for the second time in nine games.

St. Louis left fielder Nathan Church left after four innings with a bruised left leg. Milwaukee leadoff hitter and centerfielder Garrett Mitchell was scratched before the game because of illness.

St. Louis burst ahead in the first on Jake Bauers’ two-out RBI single and Vaughn’s first regular-season home run since last Aug. 15 — he went deep twice in the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs.

Joey Ortiz scored on Pallante’s wild pitch in the fifth and Jackson Chourio hit an RBI double in the ninth. Chourio went 6 for 10 with three doubles in the rain-shortened, two-game series, including 4 for 4 Monday in his first game after recovering from a broken left hand.

DODGERS 12, ASTROS 2

HOUSTON (AP) — Andy Pages set career highs with three homers and six RBIs and Shohei Ohtani broke out of a slump with two hits to lead Los Angeles to a rout of Houston.

Starter Tyler Glasnow allowed a solo home run in the first inning before leaving the game with low back pain before the second. Jack Dreyer (2-3) took over and pitched two scoreless innings for the win as one of six relievers who stepped in to hold Houston to one run after Glasnow’s early departure.

Pages connected on a three-run homer off Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) in a five-run third inning that made it 6-1 and he added a two-run shot in the fifth off Jason Alexander.

His solo shot to start the ninth inning came off catcher César Salazar, who moved from behind the plate to the mound for the ninth with the game out of hand and Houston’s bullpen depleted.

Ohtani snapped a 0 for 18 skid with a double in the third inning and added an RBI single in the fifth. His hitless streak was the second longest of his career behind an 0 for 19 stretch in 2020.

Glasnow allowed a home run to leadoff hitter Brice Matthews before retiring the next three batters, with two strikeouts to end the first. He returned to the mound to warm up before the second inning but appeared to be in discomfort after throwing a pitch and signaled to the dugout before exiting the game.

PADRES 5, GIANTS 1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Ty France delivered a two-run triple in the seventh inning to put San Diego ahead to stay as it picked up a win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

The Giants, who’ve lost eight of their past nine games, managed only three hits and struck out 13 times.

It was a 1-1 game after six innings. Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the seventh and reached on a fielding error by third baseman Matt Chapman.

Keaton Winn then replaced starter Adrian Houser (0-4). After a walk, groundout and pop-out left runners at second and third with two outs, lefty Matt Gage replaced Winn, and France pinch-hit for Sung-Mun Song.

France hit a drive down the right-field line that Jesús Rodríguez got to but could not grab. It got past the rookie and became a two-run triple for France. Rodríguez, normally a catcher, was making his major league outfield debut.

Houser put together his best performance in seven starts with San Francisco. He gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits in six-plus innings.

The lone earned run came in the fourth inning on Gavin Sheets’ fifth homer of the season.

Xander Bogaerts tagged reliever Ryan Walker for a two-run homer to left in the eighth inning, making it 5-1. It was Bogaerts’ team-leading seventh home run of the season.

MARINERS 3, BRAVES 1

SEATTLE (AP) — Bryan Woo tied his season best with nine strikeouts in six scoreless innings, Julio Rodríguez homered, and Seattle beat Atlanta to hand the Braves their first series loss of the season.

Atlanta had won eight consecutive series and was 10-0-1 this season. The Braves became just the fifth team in the Wild Card era (since 1995) to go unbeaten in at least 11 straight series to open a season, joining the LA Dodgers (2020, 13 series), Arizona (2018, 12), Baltimore (1997, 14) and Philadelphia (1995, 12).

Woo (1-2) allowed one hit, walked two and threw a season-high 98 pitches, 66 strikes. José A. Ferrer pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.

Cole Young went 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI. Jhonny Pereda was 2 for 2.

Pereda led off the third with a single, Leo Rivas doubled and J.P. Crawford walked to load the bases before Pereda opened the scoring when Cal Raleigh grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.

Rodríguez hit a 436-foot shot to center field that made it 2-0 in the sixth.

Braves starter Martín Pérez (2-2) gave up two runs and five hits and had five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

ANGELS 8, WHITE SOX 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud hit a three-run homer, Walbert Ureña threw six innings of two-hit ball, and Los Angeles defeated Chicago.

Los Angeles won a series for the first time since April 10-12 at Cincinnati. The Angels are 2-7-2 in series this season.

D’Arnaud’s 396-foot shot off Noah Schultz (2-2), the backup catcher’s first homer of the season, kicked off a five-run second inning for the Halos. After Bryce Teodosio doubled on a ball that got past right fielder Jarred Kelenic, Zach Neto hit a stand-up RBI triple.

Mike Trout brought one more across with an infield popup that second baseman Chase Meidroth lost in the afternoon sun for a single.

Jorge Soler and Jo Adell were hit by back-to-back pitches from reliever Osvaldo Bido with the bases loaded to bring in two runs in the fourth.

Ureña (1-3) allowed one run, struck out five and walked three in his second quality start of the season. Brent Suter, Drew Pomeranz and Chase Silseth completed a four-hitter.

PHILLIES 6, ATHLETICS 3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, Adolis García homered, and Philadelphia rallied to beat the Athletics.

Brandon Marsh had a triple among his three hits for Philadelphia, which improved to 8-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly.

Brad Keller pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save after Orion Kerkering (1-0) got the final out of the eighth.

Tyler Soderstrom homered and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 30 consecutive games with a fifth-inning RBI single for the Athletics. The AL West-leading A’s have lost four of five.

Trailing 3-2, the Phillies scored four runs in the eighth off Jack Perkins (2-1). Perkins walked Kyle Schwarber to open the frame before second baseman Jeff McNeil’s throwing error on Bryce Harper’s grounder and a single by García loaded the bases. Sosa’s two-run single put Philadelphia in front 4-3. Marsh added an RBI single and Justin Crawford added an RBI groundout.

Kurtz, who grew up a Phillies from nearby Lancaster, Pennsylvania, gave the Athletics a 2-0 lead with a two-out RBI single in the fifth off Phillies starter Zack Wheeler.

Wheeler, making his third start of the season and first in Philadelphia since last August following thoracic outlet decompression surgery, allowed three runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.

ORIOLES 7, MARLINS 4

MIAMI (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer, Adley Rutschman had two RBI doubles and Baltimore beat Miami.

Alonso has 57 extra-base hits against Miami since making his debut in 2019, the most by any player against an opponent in that span. He has hit 33 homers in 105 games against the Marlins, formerly a divisional foe during his seven seasons with the Mets.

Brandon Young (3-1) gave up three runs in the first inning but held the Marlins scoreless for the next five. Rico Garcia worked the ninth for his second save; he has allowed one run in 18 appearances this season for an ERA of 0.53.

Baltimore has won two straight at Miami after getting outscored 39-10 during a four-game sweep by the Yankees in New York.

RED SOX 4, TIGERS 0

DETROIT (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched five innings in his return from injury and Boston finished a three-game sweep of Detroit.

Gray (3-1) was making his first start since facing the Tigers on April 20 at Fenway Park — a game he left after 2 2/3 innings with a strained hamstring. He gave up four hits and two walks while striking out two on Wednesday.

Jack Flaherty (0-3) allowed four runs — two earned — on three hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out 10.

Flaherty struck out the first five batters he faced, but gave up two runs in each of the next two innings.

Marcelo Mayer led off the third with an infield single off Colt Keith’s glove at third base and Flaherty hit Carlos Narváez with a pitch. Caleb Durbin made it 1-0 with an RBI double and Willson Contreras added a sacrifice fly.

Masataka Yoshida singled and Ceddanne Rafaela walked in the fourth. After a strikeout, Narváez hit a grounder to third that went under Keith’s glove and down the left field line and two runners scored.

The Red Sox loaded the bases on three walks with one out in the seventh, bringing Brant Hurter out of the bullpen. He struck out Wilyer Abreu and got Trevor Story to ground out.

RANGERS 6, YANKEES 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi cooled off New York for the second time in eight days, and Texas got early home runs from Corey Seager and Evan Carter in a victory.

Aaron Judge hit his major league-high 15th homer for the Yankees, who had won five straight games and 15 of 17. But right-hander Will Warren (4-1) was tagged for six runs and seven hits while throwing 90 pitches over four innings, a rare clunker for a New York rotation that began the day leading the majors with a 2.77 ERA.

Eovaldi, on the other hand, struck out eight and walked none in eight efficient innings, firing 72 of his 101 pitches for strikes.

Ezequiel Duran, a one-time Yankees farmhand, drove in two runs with a double and a sacrifice fly as Texas won for the third time in nine games. The 36-year-old Eovaldi (4-4) allowed three hits against his former team after tossing seven innings of four-hit ball in a 3-0 win over New York on April 29 at home.

Each splendid outing snapped a three-game slide for Texas. In between, the Yankees scored 46 runs while going 5-0 against the Orioles and Rangers.

New York had won eight in a row at home.

NATIONALS 15, TWINS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a grand slam with a career-high five RBIs, Drew Millas, Brady House and José Tena also homered and Washington set its season high for runs in a rout of Minnesota.

Washington also established season highs with four home runs and 10 extra-base hits. The Nationals hit four homers in a four-inning span after hitting none in their previous four games.

Miles Mikolas (1-3) gave up two runs and three hits in a season-high 5 1/3 innings. Mitchell Parker and Zak Kent finished a three-hitter as Washington won for the fifth time in 18 home games this season. Kent made his Nationals debut, three days after he was claimed off waivers from the Twins.

Abrams was 3 for 5 with two doubles and House had three RBIs. Millas’ homer, which put Washington ahead 3-2 in the fifth, was his first since off Colorado’s Dakota Hudson on June 21, 2024, at Coors field.

Daylen Lile and Curtis Mead walked to load the base with one out in the eighth. Luis García replaced Justin Topa and four pitches later, Abrams hit a 403-foot drive for his ninth home run this season. Tena’s solo drive capped the seven-run inning.

Twins starter Bailey Ober (3-2) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings. The Twins allowed their most runs since a 17-6 defeat to Milwaukee last June 20.

GUARDIANS 3, ROYALS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joey Cantillo and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Chase DeLauter hit a go-ahead, two-run single and Cleveland beat Kansas City to stop its three-game skid and the Royals’ five-game winning streak.

Kansas City starter Cole Ragans left after three scoreless innings because of left triceps and elbow soreness.

Cantillo (2-1) allowed one run, three hits and three walks in five innings. Matt Festa, Erik Sabrowski and Hunter Gaddis combined for three hitless innings and Cade Smith worked the around Vinnie Pasquantino’s one-out single for his ninth save in 11 chances.

The game ended after a 1-2 curveball to Isaac Collins on the inside corner that initially was ruled a ball by plate umpire Edwin Moscoso. Catcher Austin Hedges challenged and the ABS changed the decision to a called third strike. Six of eight challenges in the game were successful.

Salvador Perez put Kansas City ahead with a third-inning sacrifice fly that scored Bobby Witt Jr. but DeLauter hit a two-run single in the fifth off Luinder Avila (0-2). David Fry added a run-scoring groundout in the eighth.

Cleveland went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position.

Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Thunder -15.5; over/under is 209.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last matchup 108-90 on Wednesday, led by 24 points from Chet Holmgren. LeBron James led the Lakers with 27.

The Thunder are 41-11 in Western Conference games. Oklahoma City ranks fifth in the Western Conference in rebounding with 44.1 rebounds. Holmgren leads the Thunder with 8.9 boards.

The Lakers are 33-19 in Western Conference play. Los Angeles scores 116.3 points and has outscored opponents by 1.7 points per game.

The Thunder score 119.0 points per game, 4.4 more points than the 114.6 the Lakers give up. The Lakers average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 14.3 per game the Thunder allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.1 points and 6.6 assists for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

James is scoring 20.9 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 120.6 points, 43.8 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 9.8 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.2 points per game.

Lakers: 7-3, averaging 104.8 points, 40.6 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 9.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 98.3 points.

INJURIES: Thunder: Jalen Williams: out (hamstring), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).

Lakers: Luka Doncic: out (hamstring), Jarred Vanderbilt: day to day (finger).

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Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Pistons -3.5; over/under is 216

EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Pistons won the last meeting 111-101 on Tuesday, led by 23 points from Cade Cunningham. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 23.

The Pistons have gone 12-4 against division opponents. Detroit is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 18.0 fast break points per game led by Cunningham averaging 3.9.

The Cavaliers are 11-5 in division matchups. Cleveland scores 119.5 points and has outscored opponents by 4.1 points per game.

The Pistons average 11.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.2 fewer makes per game than the Cavaliers allow (14.2). The Cavaliers score 9.9 more points per game (119.5) than the Pistons give up to opponents (109.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Ausar Thompson is scoring 9.9 points per game and averaging 5.7 rebounds for the Pistons. Cunningham is averaging 27.1 points and 5.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Mitchell is averaging 27.9 points, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals for the Cavaliers. James Harden is averaging 18.6 points, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 7-3, averaging 107.9 points, 47.1 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 9.0 steals and 8.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 100.6 points per game.

Cavaliers: 5-5, averaging 111.6 points, 44.7 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.3 points.

INJURIES: Pistons: Kevin Huerter: day to day (adductor).

Cavaliers: None listed.

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DETROIT (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and drove in four runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers for the second straight night with a 10-3 victory on Tuesday night.

Framber Valdez (2-2) allowed a career-high 10 runs before being ejected in the fourth inning for hitting Trevor Story, which caused both benches to empty, though no punches were thrown. He also matched a career worst by allowing three homers.

Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu also homered for the Red Sox, who had lost four of five before coming to Detroit. Boston is 4-2 against the Tigers this season.

Matt Vierling homered for Detroit, which has lost five of eight.

Brayan Bello (2-4) allowed one run on four hits in seven innings after replacing opener Jovani Moran for the second inning. He walked one and struck out seven after losing his last three starts.

RAYS 4, BLUE JAYS 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ben Williamson drove in the winning run with a single after Yandy Díaz tied it with an RBI single and Tampa Bay rallied in the eighth inning to beat Toronto for the their fifth straight victory.

Tampa Bay won for the 11th time in 12 games and ran their winning streak at home to nine. They haven’t allowed more than three runs in 12 straight games, tying a team record set in 2013.

Jonathan Aranda had a one-out double off Tyler Rogers (1-2) to get the rally started. Díaz singled to tie it 3-3. He took second on Jake Fraley’s single before Williamson drove him in.

Drew Rasmussen threw 85 pitches and allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings for Tampa Bay. Hunter Bigge and Casey Legumina (1-1) each pitched a scoreless inning, and Cole Sulser added a perfect ninth for his second save this season. The Rays’ bullpen has surrendered one run in its last 30 innings.

Kevin Gausman gave up two runs on six hits in six innings for Toronto and left with a lead after throwing 96 pitches.

PHILLIES 9, ATHLETICS 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper homered twice, Cristopher Sánchez struck out 10 batters in eight strong innings and streaking Philadelphia defeated the Athletics.

Bryson Stott also went deep, J.T. Realmuto drove in two runs and Brandon Marsh had three singles for the Phillies, who have won seven of eight since interim manager Don Mattingly replaced fired Rob Thomson.

The AL West-leading Athletics have lost three of four.

Sánchez (3-2) limited the A’s to just three hits while reaching double-digit strikeouts for the ninth time in his career. The NL Cy Young runner-up last season walked one and hit a batter.

After homering in Philadelphia’s 1-0 win at Miami on Monday, Harper went deep again to lift the Phillies to the series-opening victory. He clubbed a 2-2, 84-mph sweeper into the seats in right field leading off the third inning off Luis Severino (2-3). He also cleared the wall in center field in the eighth off Tyler Ferguson.

Severino allowed just that one run on seven hits in five innings with three strikeouts and two walks.

ORIOLES 9, MARLINS 7

MIAMI (AP) — Adley Rutschman had a go-ahead, pinch-hit single and Leody Taveras followed with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to lift Baltimore past Miami, snapping a five-game skid.

The switch-hitting Rutschman replaced the lefty-swinging Samuel Basallo — who tripled, doubled and singled earlier — to face lefty Andrew Nardi (2-2). Rutschman hit a liner to left that scored Taylor Ward from second. Taveras’ single to right scored Pete Alonso. Both Ward and Alonso had reached on walks.

Basallo drove in four runs and Alonso doubled and walked twice and scored four times for the Orioles. Rico García (3-0) got the last four outs for the win.

Liam Hicks homered and had three singles and three RBIs for the Marlins.

Bassitt allowed four runs and six hits in four innings. He walked three and struck out three.

Marlins reliever William Kempner pitched a perfect eighth in his major league debut.

TWINS 11, NATIONALS 3

WASHINGTON (AP) — Byron Buxton hit a three-run homer, Brooks Lee drove in three runs and Taj Bradley struck out eight in six solid innings to help Minnesota beat Washington.

Buxton’s homer, his sixth in the last eight games and 11th this season, made it 10-3 in the eighth. Lee was 3 for 5 with two doubles and Trevor Larnach added two hits and two RBIs.

Bradley (4-1) gave up two runs and four hits and walked two.

Cade Cavalli (1-2) gave up six runs — three earned — in four innings for the Nationals, who are 4-13 at home this season.

YANKEES 7, RANGERS 4

NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead homer off Jacob deGrom in the sixth inning, and New York beat Texas for their fifth straight win and 15th in 17 games.

Chisholm lifted deGrom’s 98 mph fastball into the right field seats to snap a 3-3 tie. The 413-foot shot was the second baseman’s second career homer off deGrom (2-2), who allowed a homer to Chisholm at Citi Field on a 100.4 mph fastball on April 10, 2021.

Ryan McMahon hit a tying two-run homer off deGrom in the second inning after the Yankees trailed 3-0 before their first at-bats. McMahon joined teammate Giancarlo Stanton, Freddie Freeman and Austin Riley as the only players with at least three homers off deGrom.

Paul Goldschmidt added his 374th career homer in the eighth for a four-run lead.

DeGrom allowed six runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. It was the most runs allowed by the two-time Cy Young award winner since May 17, 2019, for the Mets at Miami.

David Bednar retired Josh Jung with the bases loaded in the eighth and got the final five outs for his 10th save.

ROYALS 5, GUARDIANS 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Massey hit a go-ahead two-run homer, Isaac Collins also went deep and Kansas City pushed their winning streak to five with a victory over AL Central-rival Cleveland.

Stephen Kolek allowed a three-run shot by Rhys Hoskins but little else over six innings in his season debut. The right-hander strained his oblique in his first start of spring training, but Kolek had pitched well in four rehab starts at Triple-A Omaha before the Royals had him make a spot start for Noah Cameron, who’s dealing with some lower back tightness.

Nick Mears and Daniel Lynch IV handled a scoreless inning apiece in relief for Kansas City, and Lucas Erceg worked around a two-out walk in the ninth to earn his third save in four games and 10th of the season.

The Guardians’ Gavin Williams (5-2) allowed five runs and eight hits with two walks while losing for the first time since March 27, when the Mariners beat him in the second game of the season. Williams had since won five decisions covering six starts.

ASTROS 2, DODGERS 1

HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed his first two home runs of the season to Christian Walker and Braden Shewmake, and Peter Lambert pitched seven strong innings to give Houston a win over Los Angeles.

Lambert (2-2) allowed three hits and walked four with four strikeouts in his longest outing of the season. Bryan King gave up a run in the eighth before pitching a scoreless ninth for his third save.

Walker sent Ohtani’s first pitch of the second inning to the train tracks atop left field to make it 1-0. It was Walker’s 30th career home run against the Dodgers.

There was one out in the second when Shewmake hit a fastball from Ohtani into the seats in left field to extend the lead to 2-0. Shewmake, who had two hits, was a late addition to the lineup after Carlos Correa was scratched with a left ankle injury.

Ohtani (2-2) permitted four hits and two runs with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — The 154 players in the field for the 108th PGA Championship on May 14-17 at Aronimink Golf Club. Players listed only in the first category for which they qualified. Two spots are being held in case winners of the Truist Championship and Myrtle Beach Classic are already eligible:

PGA Champions (Lifetime)

Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson, Collin Morikawa, Jimmy Walker, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Y.E. Yang, Padraig Harrington, Shaun Micheel.

Masters champions (5 years)

Jon Rahm.

U.S. Open champions (5 years)

J.J. Spaun, Bryson DeChambeau, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick.

British Open champions (5 years)

Brian Harman, Cameron Smith.

Players Championship winners (3 years)

Cameron Young.

Top three from Federation Ranking of the OWGR on April 27

Casey Jarvis, Travis Smyth, Kazuki Higa.

Senior PGA champion

Stewart Cink.

Top 15 and ties from the 2025 PGA Championship

Harris English, Davis Riley, Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston, Jhonattan Vegas, Ryan Gerard, Ben Griffin, Joe Highsmith, Si Woo Kim, Denny McCarthy, Joaquin Niemann.

Top 20 from the PGA Professional Championship

Jesse Droemer, Ben Kern, Michael Kartrude, Tyler Collet, Zach Haynes, Garrett Sapp, Austin Hurt, Braden Shattuck, Mark Geddes, Ben Polland, Michael Block, Bryce Fisher, Ryan Lenahan, Jared Jones, Francisco Bide, Chris Gabriele, Derek Berg, Ryan Vermeer, Paul McClure, Timothy Wiseman.

U.S. and European rosters from the 2025 Ryder Cup

Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Russell Henley, Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Hojgaard, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Sepp Straka.

PGA Tour winners dating to the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge

Ryan Fox, Aldrich Potgieter, Brian Campbell, Chris Gotterup, William Mouw, Kurt Kitayama, Steven Fisk, Michael Brennan, Adam Schenk, Sami Valimaki, Jacob Bridgeman, Nico Echavarria, Akshay Bhatia, Ricky Castillo, Gary Woodland, Alex Fitzpatrick.

Top 70 from the PGA Championship points list (official PGA Tour money from May 11, 2025, through May 3, 2026)

Maverick McNealy, Rickie Fowler, Corey Conners, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee, Harry Hall, Jake Knapp, Nick Taylor, Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Sam Stevens, Matt McCarty, Nicolai Hojgaard, Jordan Spieth, Andrew Novak, Ryo Hisatsune, Max Greyserman, Alex Noren, Michael Thorbjornsen, Pierceson Coody, Alex Smalley, Bud Cauley, Patrick Rodgers, Chris Kirk, Michael Kim, Sahith Theegala, Matti Schmid, Matt Wallace, Andrew Putnam, Emiliano Grillo, David Lipsky, Rico Hoey.

Top three from the 2026 European tour Asian Swing

Mikael Lindberg, Bernd Wiesberger, Jordan Gumberg.

Special invitations

Luke Donald, Patrick Reed, Marco Penge, Aaron Rai, Kristoffer Reitan, David Puig, Thomas Detry, Jayden Schaper, Jordan Smith, Johnny Keefer, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Sungjae Im, Max McGreevy, Haotong Li, Garrick Higgo, John Parry, Austin Smotherman, Elvis Smylie, Lucas Glover, Daniel Hillier, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Daniel Brown, Stefan Jaeger, Adrien Saddier, Tom McKibbin, Dustin Johnson, Andy Sullivan, Angel Ayora, Keith Mitchell, Chandler Blanchet, Billy Horschel, Ian Holt, Kota Kaneko.

Alternates

Max Homa, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Tom Hoge, Kevin Yu, Mac Meissner, Tony Finau, Kevin Roy, Davis Thompson.

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Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Knicks -6.5; over/under is 215

EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Knicks lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Knicks won the last meeting 137-98 on Tuesday, led by 35 points from Jalen Brunson. Paul George led the 76ers with 17.

The Knicks are 14-3 against opponents in the Atlantic Division. New York averages 116.5 points and has outscored opponents by 6.4 points per game.

The 76ers are 9-7 in division matchups. Philadelphia ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference scoring 50.1 points per game in the paint led by Tyrese Maxey averaging 14.0.

The Knicks score 116.5 points per game, 0.4 more points than the 116.1 the 76ers allow. The 76ers score 5.8 more points per game (115.9) than the Knicks give up (110.1).

TOP PERFORMERS: Brunson is scoring 26.0 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists for the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 16.7 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 58.1% over the last 10 games.

Quentin Grimes is shooting 45.0% and averaging 13.4 points for the 76ers. George is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 7-3, averaging 116.4 points, 42.0 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 9.2 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 101.1 points per game.

76ers: 6-4, averaging 105.5 points, 41.9 rebounds, 21.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.3 points.

INJURIES: Knicks: None listed.

76ers: None listed.

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The robot umpire is coming to college baseball, at least on an experimental basis.

The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee on Monday approved the Southeastern Conference's request to implement a challenge system for balls and strikes for each game of the 2026 SEC Tournament. It will be similar to the system used in Major League Baseball.

Teams can challenge an umpire’s strike or ball call via an automated ball tracking system that monitors the exact location of each pitch, relative to the specific batter’s zone.

“The introduction of this challenge system at the SEC Tournament reflects our continued commitment to innovation,” Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “This addition represents a continued step forward for our game, aligns more closely with the professional level and supports the development of our student-athletes as they prepare for success at the next level.”

Each team will have three challenges to start the game. If a challenge is successful, the team will retain the challenge. If the original call is confirmed, the team will lose the challenge.

Upon a challenge, the pitch location will be compared against the electronic strike zone. The result will then be displayed on the stadium videoboard and broadcast.

The SEC baseball tournament will be played May 19-24 in Hoover, Alabama.

The Automatic Ball-Strike system would be allowed for other conference tournaments if a conference wanted to use it and followed the same protocols as the SEC.

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Expected wet weather in the Midwest is affecting the Major League Baseball schedule, with two teams moving up their game times on Monday

The Chicago Cubs announced that their game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field would be pushed up to 7:10 p.m. EDT from 7:40 p.m., while the Detroit Tigers said their game against the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park would also be moved 30 minutes earlier to 6:10 p.m. EDT.

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