Go to Source Author: AP News PHOENIX (AP) David Peralta's first two ugly hacks in his final at-bat gave little indication a clutch hit was coming.Frustrated, the Diamondbacks' cleanup man talked to himself for a few seconds, moved up a little in the batter's box and got ready for swing number three. It wasn't much better, but it was good enough.Peralta, who homered earlier, slapped a bases-loaded single through the right side of the infield with one out in the ninth inning to push Arizona past the streaking Oakland Athletics 4-3 Monday night.''Sometimes you don't have to hit the ball that hard to do some damage,'' Peralta said, laughing.The Diamondbacks won their fifth straight game and are above .500 for the

Go to Source Author: Chris Mannix Jazz's Donovan Mitchell became the youngest player since Michael Jordan to score 50-plus points in a playoff game.LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla – As one of a dozen reporters with access to the NBA’s sprawling campus, I’m here to work, to cover the NBA restart, to chronicle a historic experience. I’ve got boots on the ground in the bubble, with plenty of stories to tell.But I have to say: Monday was a lot of fun. I’ve been in the bubble for a little over a month. I’ve settled into a routine. I wake up early. I think about working out. Some days I do. More often I don’t. I wear sweatpants most days. Some days sweat …

Go to Source Author: AP News ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Tommy La Stella hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their four-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.Mike Trout hit his 10th homer and Albert Pujols had a tiebreaking two-run double, but the Angels still fell behind in the sixth inning on Mike Yastrzemski's two-run double for San Francisco.The Halos didn't rally until David Fletcher got a one-out single in the ninth and La Stella knocked the ball off the video board above the right field fence for his first career walk-off homer and the Angels' first comeback victory of the entire season.La Stella said the last

Go to Source Author: AP News ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Fernando Tatis Jr.'s first grand slam gave the 21-year-old the major league lead in home runs over Mike Trout and a career-high seven RBIs.Jayce Tingler was less than pleased when the budding star returned to the dugout, particularly since it was the Texas homecoming for the first-year San Diego manager.Tatis missed a take sign and swung on a 3-0 pitch with a seven-run lead in the eighth inning, and his second homer of the game finished the scoring for the Padres in their 14-4 victory over the Rangers on Monday night.While Tatis said his manager congratulated him after his 11th homer, which put him one ahead of Trout, Tingler was quick to

Go to Source Author: AP News CHICAGO (AP) Tim Anderson hit a pair of home runs, including his second to lead off the game against starter Matthew Boyd in six days, and the Chicago White Sox coasted to a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.Luis Robert also hit two home runs for Chicago (12-11), which had six in the game and 10 in their last two. It won for the fourth time in the last six tries to move back over the .500 mark.''(Offense) like that, I don't think that anyone foresees it,'' manager Rick Renteria said. ''You see them happen, and you're just as happy as everybody else is watching it occur. But I go back to

Go to Source Author: AP News LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers had enough answers to withstand Luka Doncic's record-setting debut - especially after his running mate was thrown out of the game.Leonard had 29 points and 12 rebounds, and the Clippers got a big boost from the ejection of Kristaps Porzingis to beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-110 on Monday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series.Doncic finished with 42 points, most ever by a player in his first postseason game, and added nine assists and seven rebounds. He had the No. 7 seed hanging right with the Clippers for much of the night.''I mean, he's great,'' Leonard said.But Los Angeles pulled into the

Go to Source Author: AP News HOUSTON (AP) Carlos Correa drove in two runs with a double to back up a strong start by rookie Brandon Bielak, and the Houston Astros extended their winning streak to a season-high five games with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.Bielak (3-0) allowed one hit and one run in six innings for the win in his third MLB start. The 24-year-old, who made two relief appearances before moving into the rotation, walked four and struck out four.Brooks Raley took over for Bielak and struck out two in 1 1/3 innings. Josh James got the last two outs of the eighth before Blake Taylor allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth for

Go to Source Author: Albert Breer Anthony Lynn is ready to move beyond the news of his COVID diagnosis and is just about settled on his starting quarterback. Plus, the latest on Alex Smith, tight ends get paid and the college football mess.The Hard Knocks music has probably never kicked in at a more poignant moment, or one more emblematic of the time it was played.“Fellas, this year is not like any year we’ve had in the National Football League,” coach Anthony Lynn told his Chargers over Zoom. “It’s gonna be chaos. It’s gonna be change. And it’s gonna come every single day. The goals, the objective will not change. I can’t promise you that you aren’t going to get infected—I got

Go to Source Author: AP News When the host Miami Marlins open a four-game series against the New York Mets on Monday night, there could be catching drama among the visitors.Wilson Ramos, who is in his second year as the Mets' starting catcher, is off to a slow start with a .571 OPS, far below his career mark of .755. He is hitting just .206 with one homer and four RBIs in 18 games."Hopefully I get out of this slump really soon," Ramos said. "It's more mental, but I'm still here ready to work and get better."Time may be running out for Ramos, however. The 33-year-old is in the last year of his contract, and his backup, Tomas Nido, is off to

Go to Source Author: AP News FRISCO, Texas (AP) FC Dallas and Nashville SC played to a scoreless draw Sunday night in a game that started more than 3 1/2 hours late because of lightning.Scheduled for 7:30 p.m., the game stated at 11:07 p.m.Dallas goalie Jimmy Maurer had seven saves, and Nashville's Joe Willis had one.The game was the second straight at Toyota Stadium between the teams in their return from the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday night, Nashville won 1-0 for the expansion team's first victory, a game marred by booing of kneeling players during the national anthem. FC Dallas player Reggie Cannon expressed disgust at the fans who booed, then faced a backlash on social media that included threats.On Sunday