Sunday’s 6-pack
NFL teams who will travel the least to their games this season:
8,740 miles— Carolina
9,073— Cleveland
10,676— Chicago
12,185— Tampa Bay
12,673— Green Bay
14,308— NJ Jets
Quote of the Day
“The Colts are still giving me a chance to go out there and work, work hard and potentially get on the field. Glad to be able to stay in the NFL and put the work in. Just showing up at OTAs, it was a blessing in disguise for me because I just wanted to work and they allowed me to do that so I’m thankful for that.”
Colts QB Anthony Richardson
Sunday’s quiz
Who 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.
Friday’s quiz
Bud Grant is only NFL head coach who coached in a Super Bowl, and also played in the NBA; he coached the Vikings, played for the Minneapolis Lakers.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Saturday…….
— Phillies 6, Pirates 0
Cristopher Sanchez struck out 13 in his complete game.
Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer in the first inning.
Phillies are 14-4 since they changed managers.
— Marlins 10, Rays 5 (10)
Marlins scored eight runs in the 10th inning.
Loss snaps Tampa Bay’s 11-game home winning streak.
Miami’s Liam Hicks leads MLB, with 40 RBI.
— Red Sox 3, Braves 2
Willson Contreras hit a 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Payton Tolle allowed four hits in his eight IP.
Red Sox are 15-1 when their starting pitcher goes 6+ IP.
— Mets 6, Bronx 3
Carson Benge had three hits, scored two runs.
Mets won four of their last five games.
Bronx lost six of its last eight games.
— White Sox 8, Cubs 3
Munetaka Murakami homered twice, now has 17 home runs.
Murakami had been 3 for 19 in his previous six games.
White Sox are 23-22, would be in the playoffs if they started today.
— Guardians 7, Reds 4
Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer in the 7th inning.
Cleveland won four of its last five games.
Over is 7-2 in Cincinnati’s last nine games.
— Brewers 2, Twins 1
Jackson Chourio hit the go-ahead homer in the sixth inning.
Chad Patrick pitched four scoreless IP to earn his first save.
Brewers are 26-17, with 13 come-from-behind wins.
Famous birthdays, May 17th:
Paige Turco, 61
Danny Manning, 60
Hubert Davis, 56
Jose Guillen, 50
Carlos Pena, 48
Tony Parker, 44
Matt Cassel, 44
Austin Ekeler, 31
Frank Ragnow, 30
TJ Rumfield, 26
— Padres 7, Mariners 4
Rodolfo Duran’s first major league hit was a home run.
Five relievers got the last 12 outs for San Diego.
Padres are 5-0 against Seattle this season.
— Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1 (10)
Yohendrick Pinango tied the game with a 7th inning homer.
Casey Mize left with a 1-0 lead, giving up two hits in six IP.
Detroit is 20-26, but only 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
— Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 2
Jake McCarthy had two hits and an RBI against his old team.
In his last 18 games, McCarthy is hitting .375.
Mickey Moniak had two RBI, now has 28 this season.
— Nationals 13, Orioles 3
Keibert Ruiz homered, drove in five runs.
Nationals are 23-23, at .500 for first time in two years.
Washington had lost its previous 15 games when they were a game under .500.
— Astros 4, Rangers 1
Four of Houston’s five hits were solo home runs.
Texas was 1-10 with RISP, left 13 men on base.
Texas scored one run in the two games since Corey Seager (back) left the lineup.
— The NFL Draft is over, the schedule is released, so Aaron Rodgers finally announced that he’ll be back with the Steelers this fall, playing for his old coach with Green Bay, Mike McCarthy.
— 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-Mariners
