Monday’s 6-pack
Since 2010, NFL teams with the best records in Week 1:
13-3— Eagles
11-5— Chiefs, 49ers
10-6— Ravens, Packers, Patriots
9-7— Rams, Bills, Broncos, Chargers, Vikings, Seahawks
9-6— Buccaneers, Dolphins
8-7-1— Cardinals, Lions, Texans
Quote of the Day
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells
Monday’s quiz
Mets 2B Marcus Semien has been in the major leagues for 14 years; what team did he break into the big leagues with?
Sunday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was managing the Pittsburgh Pirates, last time they made the playoffs.
Saturday’s quiz
2013 Chicago Blackhawks are the last NHL team to win the Stanley Cup, after having the league’s best record during the regular season.
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— Mets 7, Bronx 6 (10)
Bronx led 5-1 in the sixth inning.
Mets tied game with three runs in ninth inning.
Mets had lost 131 games in a row when they trailed by 3+ runs in the 9th inning or later.
— Phillies 6, Pirates 0
Zach Wheeler tossed seven shutout IP.
Phillies are 15-4 since they changed managers.
Pirates got shut out last two days, after losing 11-9 Friday.
— Rays 6, Marlins 3
Caminero, Diaz homered for the Rays.
Tampa Bay has won 18 of its last 22 games.
Marlins are 14-12 at home, 7-14 on the road.
— Royals 2, Cardinals 0
Stephen Kolek allowed four hits in 6.1 IP.
Salvador Perez homered, knocked in both runs.
Royals snapped their six-game losing skid.
— Dodgers 10, Angels 1
Roki Sasaki struck out eight in seven IP.
Dodgers swept the Angels, outscoring them 31-3.
Angels lost eight of their last nine games.
— White Sox 9, Cubs 8 (10)
Edgar Quero, hitting .176, had a walk-off home run.
White Sox went 7-2 on this homestand.
Pale Hose are 24-22; at one point last year, they were 23-52.
— Famous birthdays, May 18th
Reggie Jackson, 80
Harmon Wages, 80
Tina Fey, 56
Donyell Marshall, 53
Reggie Evans, 46
Clint Capela, 32
Chase Silseth, 26
Travis Hunter, 23
— Cavaliers 125, Pistons 94
Cavaliers led 64-47 at halftime.
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, had 8 assists.
Cleveland advances to the Eastern Conference final, against the Knicks.
This was only fourth time ever that a series went seven games, when both teams played a seven-game series in their previous series.
— Rangers 8, Astros 0
Jake Burger homered, had four RBI.
Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits in seven IP.
Astros are 19-29, 6-12 vs their AL West rivals.
— Twins 5, Brewers 4
Kody Clemens doubled twice, had two RBI
Yelich, Mitchell homered for Milwaukee.
Brewers are 26-18, 11-9 on the road.
— Braves 8, Red Sox 1
Grant Holmes pitched six shutout innings.
Austin Riley hit a three-run homer.
Atlanta has played 15 series; they’re 13-1-1 in those series.
— Guardians 10, Reds 3
Kyle Manzardo homered twice, had three RBI.
Cincinnati has lost nine of last ten road games.
Guardians lead the AL Central by a game over the White Sox.
— Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1
Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr homered, scored two runs.
Tyler Rogers got his first save in two years.
— UFL standings, after eight weeks:
6-2- Orlando
5-3- DC Defenders
5-3- St Louis
4-4- Birmingham
4-4- Louisville
3-5- Dallas
3-5- Houston
2-6- Columbus
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Brewers-Cardinals-Padres
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Rangers
Since 2010, NFL teams with the best records in Week 1:
13-3— Eagles
11-5— Chiefs, 49ers
10-6— Ravens, Packers, Patriots
9-7— Rams, Bills, Broncos, Chargers, Vikings, Seahawks
9-6— Buccaneers, Dolphins
8-7-1— Cardinals, Lions, Texans
Quote of the Day
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells
Monday’s quiz
Mets 2B Marcus Semien has been in the major leagues for 14 years; what team did he break into the big leagues with?
Sunday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was managing the Pittsburgh Pirates, last time they made the playoffs.
Saturday’s quiz
2013 Chicago Blackhawks are the last NHL team to win the Stanley Cup, after having the league’s best record during the regular season.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……
— Major League Baseball has to be happy with this Rivalry Weekend thing they do now; kind of reinforces the idea that geographic realignment would also be a good idea.— Mets 7, Bronx 6 (10)
Bronx led 5-1 in the sixth inning.
Mets tied game with three runs in ninth inning.
Mets had lost 131 games in a row when they trailed by 3+ runs in the 9th inning or later.
— Phillies 6, Pirates 0
Zach Wheeler tossed seven shutout IP.
Phillies are 15-4 since they changed managers.
Pirates got shut out last two days, after losing 11-9 Friday.
— Rays 6, Marlins 3
Caminero, Diaz homered for the Rays.
Tampa Bay has won 18 of its last 22 games.
Marlins are 14-12 at home, 7-14 on the road.
— Royals 2, Cardinals 0
Stephen Kolek allowed four hits in 6.1 IP.
Salvador Perez homered, knocked in both runs.
Royals snapped their six-game losing skid.
— Dodgers 10, Angels 1
Roki Sasaki struck out eight in seven IP.
Dodgers swept the Angels, outscoring them 31-3.
Angels lost eight of their last nine games.
— White Sox 9, Cubs 8 (10)
Edgar Quero, hitting .176, had a walk-off home run.
White Sox went 7-2 on this homestand.
Pale Hose are 24-22; at one point last year, they were 23-52.
— Famous birthdays, May 18th
Reggie Jackson, 80
Harmon Wages, 80
Tina Fey, 56
Donyell Marshall, 53
Reggie Evans, 46
Clint Capela, 32
Chase Silseth, 26
Travis Hunter, 23
— Cavaliers 125, Pistons 94
Cavaliers led 64-47 at halftime.
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, had 8 assists.
Cleveland advances to the Eastern Conference final, against the Knicks.
This was only fourth time ever that a series went seven games, when both teams played a seven-game series in their previous series.
— Rangers 8, Astros 0
Jake Burger homered, had four RBI.
Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits in seven IP.
Astros are 19-29, 6-12 vs their AL West rivals.
— Twins 5, Brewers 4
Kody Clemens doubled twice, had two RBI
Yelich, Mitchell homered for Milwaukee.
Brewers are 26-18, 11-9 on the road.
— Braves 8, Red Sox 1
Grant Holmes pitched six shutout innings.
Austin Riley hit a three-run homer.
Atlanta has played 15 series; they’re 13-1-1 in those series.
— Guardians 10, Reds 3
Kyle Manzardo homered twice, had three RBI.
Cincinnati has lost nine of last ten road games.
Guardians lead the AL Central by a game over the White Sox.
— Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1
Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr homered, scored two runs.
Tyler Rogers got his first save in two years.
— UFL standings, after eight weeks:
6-2- Orlando
5-3- DC Defenders
5-3- St Louis
4-4- Birmingham
4-4- Louisville
3-5- Dallas
3-5- Houston
2-6- Columbus
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Brewers-Cardinals-Padres
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Rangers
