Sunday’s 6-pack
Major League leaders in OPS:
1.164— Ben Rice, NYY
1.123— Yordan Alvarez, Hous
1.085— Ildemaro Vargas, Ariz
1.017— Shea Langeliers, A’s
1.012— Matt Olson, Atl
1.003— Aaron Judge, NYY
Quote of the Day
“We had a chance to beat them three years ago, didn’t do it. We came in and got it done.”
Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey
Sunday’s quiz
Who was manager of the Mets, last time they made the playoffs?
Saturday’s quiz
Houston Rockets won consecutive NBA titles in the mid-90’s; Rudy Tomjanovich was their coach.
Friday’s quiz
Dave Martinez was manager of Washington Nationals when they won the 2019 World Series.
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In the 2nd inning, Pittsburgh drew seven consecutive walks, first time that happened in a game since 1983.
Pirates scored 5 runs in the first, 5 runs in the 2nd, 5 more in the 4th inning.
Reds are 20-13; they’ve given up 21 more runs than they’ve scored.
— Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 0
Shota Imanaga allowed four hits in seven IP.
Ildemaro Vargas’ hitting streak ends at 27 games.
Cubs improved to 13-5 at home.
— Blue Jays 11, Twins 4
Down 4-3, Toronto scored 8 runs in the top of 8th inning.
Kazuma Okamoto hit his third home run in two games.
Last six games, Twins’ bullpen gave up 20 runs in 20.1 IP
— Marlins 4, Phillies 0
Max Meyer and two relievers combined on a one-hitter.
Xavier Edwards homered for the Marlins.
Loss snaps Phillies’ four-game win streak under Don Mattingly.
— White Sox 4, Padres 0
Sean Burke allowed four hits in six shutout IP
Miguel Vargas knocked in two runs for Chicago.
Pale Hose have won five in a row, 10 of last 14 games.
— Angels 4, Mets 3 (10)
Oswald Peraza had the game-winning hit for the Angels.
Halos led 3-1 after six innings.
Mets slip to 11-22, worst record in National League.
— Royals 3, Mariners 2 (10)
Mikael Garcia drove in the winning run with a sac fly.
Jax Caglianone tied the game with a 9th inning single.
Emerson Hancock struck out 14 guys with no walks in seven IP.
Mariners retired Randy Johnson’s #51 before the game; they had previously retired #51 for Ichiro Suzuki.
— Famous birthdays, May 3rd:
Chris Mulkey, 78
Jeff Hornacek, 63
Bobby Cannavale, 56
Dule Hill, 51
Tyronn Lue, 49
Ryan Dempster, 49
Homer Bailey, 40
Domantas Sabonis, 30
Luis Medina, 27
— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)- A gambling-addicted cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and when he wins that bet, it begins a hot streak for him.
Richard Dreyfuss is the cab driver, Teri Garr is his wife. Jennifer Tilly, David Johansen, Robbie Coltrane, Michelle Phillips and Allen Garfield are also in this movie, which is very funny.
— 76ers 109, Celtics 100
Joel Embiid had 34 points, 12 rebounds, six assists.
Jayson Tatum (knee) didn’t play.
76ers won a Game 7 on the road for the first time since 1982.
In their history, Celtics were 32-0 when they led a series 3-1.
In their history, 76ers were 0-18 when they trailed a series 3-1.
— Astros 6, Red Sox 3
Brice Matthews hit a three-run homer for the Astros.
Christian Walker also hit a 3-run HR, but got hit in the head by a pitch in 9th inning.
Houston is 8-8 at home, now 5-13 on the road.
— Rays 5, Giants 1
Tampa Bay is 8-2 in its last ten games.
Jonathan Aranda was 2-for-4, with two RBI.
Giants have scored only one run in first two games of this series.
— Brewers 4, Nationals 1
Milwaukee scored three runs in the top of first inning.
Kyle Harrison tossed six IP, is now 3-1, 2.12 this season.
Nationals are 3-12 at home, 12-7 on the road.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Reds-Padres
AL; Bronx, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Rays-Tigers-3 teams tied for last spot
Major League leaders in OPS:
1.164— Ben Rice, NYY
1.123— Yordan Alvarez, Hous
1.085— Ildemaro Vargas, Ariz
1.017— Shea Langeliers, A’s
1.012— Matt Olson, Atl
1.003— Aaron Judge, NYY
Quote of the Day
“We had a chance to beat them three years ago, didn’t do it. We came in and got it done.”
Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey
Sunday’s quiz
Who was manager of the Mets, last time they made the playoffs?
Saturday’s quiz
Houston Rockets won consecutive NBA titles in the mid-90’s; Rudy Tomjanovich was their coach.
Friday’s quiz
Dave Martinez was manager of Washington Nationals when they won the 2019 World Series.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..
— Pirates 17, Reds 7In the 2nd inning, Pittsburgh drew seven consecutive walks, first time that happened in a game since 1983.
Pirates scored 5 runs in the first, 5 runs in the 2nd, 5 more in the 4th inning.
Reds are 20-13; they’ve given up 21 more runs than they’ve scored.
— Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 0
Shota Imanaga allowed four hits in seven IP.
Ildemaro Vargas’ hitting streak ends at 27 games.
Cubs improved to 13-5 at home.
— Blue Jays 11, Twins 4
Down 4-3, Toronto scored 8 runs in the top of 8th inning.
Kazuma Okamoto hit his third home run in two games.
Last six games, Twins’ bullpen gave up 20 runs in 20.1 IP
— Marlins 4, Phillies 0
Max Meyer and two relievers combined on a one-hitter.
Xavier Edwards homered for the Marlins.
Loss snaps Phillies’ four-game win streak under Don Mattingly.
— White Sox 4, Padres 0
Sean Burke allowed four hits in six shutout IP
Miguel Vargas knocked in two runs for Chicago.
Pale Hose have won five in a row, 10 of last 14 games.
— Angels 4, Mets 3 (10)
Oswald Peraza had the game-winning hit for the Angels.
Halos led 3-1 after six innings.
Mets slip to 11-22, worst record in National League.
— Royals 3, Mariners 2 (10)
Mikael Garcia drove in the winning run with a sac fly.
Jax Caglianone tied the game with a 9th inning single.
Emerson Hancock struck out 14 guys with no walks in seven IP.
Mariners retired Randy Johnson’s #51 before the game; they had previously retired #51 for Ichiro Suzuki.
— Famous birthdays, May 3rd:
Chris Mulkey, 78
Jeff Hornacek, 63
Bobby Cannavale, 56
Dule Hill, 51
Tyronn Lue, 49
Ryan Dempster, 49
Homer Bailey, 40
Domantas Sabonis, 30
Luis Medina, 27
— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)- A gambling-addicted cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and when he wins that bet, it begins a hot streak for him.
Richard Dreyfuss is the cab driver, Teri Garr is his wife. Jennifer Tilly, David Johansen, Robbie Coltrane, Michelle Phillips and Allen Garfield are also in this movie, which is very funny.
— 76ers 109, Celtics 100
Joel Embiid had 34 points, 12 rebounds, six assists.
Jayson Tatum (knee) didn’t play.
76ers won a Game 7 on the road for the first time since 1982.
In their history, Celtics were 32-0 when they led a series 3-1.
In their history, 76ers were 0-18 when they trailed a series 3-1.
— Astros 6, Red Sox 3
Brice Matthews hit a three-run homer for the Astros.
Christian Walker also hit a 3-run HR, but got hit in the head by a pitch in 9th inning.
Houston is 8-8 at home, now 5-13 on the road.
— Rays 5, Giants 1
Tampa Bay is 8-2 in its last ten games.
Jonathan Aranda was 2-for-4, with two RBI.
Giants have scored only one run in first two games of this series.
— Brewers 4, Nationals 1
Milwaukee scored three runs in the top of first inning.
Kyle Harrison tossed six IP, is now 3-1, 2.12 this season.
Nationals are 3-12 at home, 12-7 on the road.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Reds-Padres
AL; Bronx, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Rays-Tigers-3 teams tied for last spot
