Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Friday

Posted by on March 30th, 2018  •  0 Comments  • 

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Padres-L-Brewers (2-1) in 12-innings….Orlando Arcia breaks up pitching duel with RBI-single in 12th inning off rookie reliever Adam Cimber….Brewers starter Chase Anderson threw (6inn-0R-1H) ball…Clayton Richard went (7inn-1R)-record 10-ground ball outs-allowed just 3-flyballs-retired 13-of-last 14-batters he faced…Padres batters 15-strikeouts….Wil Myers-Eric Hosmer-Hunter Renfroe combined (0-10) with 5-striekouts.

Padres-Milwaukee..Friday game…Rookie Joey Luchessi makes 1st major league start-opposed by former Padres starter Joules Chacin.

Padres….set rotation with Luis Perdomo starting Saturday…Bryan Mitchell going on Monday vs Rockes.

Padres..P-Matt Strahm sent to AA-San Antonio to work as reliever and build strength in his knee.

Padres..GM-AJ Preller says club will not put a timetable on rehab elbow injury to Dinelson Lamet…undergoing daily diagnostic tests on injured elbow….believe it is muscular strain of ligament…not structural…

Padres…Confirm they spoke again to pitcher Chris Young-asking him to reconsider decision to ask for release….Young says he’s built himself back to be in the major leagues…not interested in pitching in El Paso.

Padres…P-Tyson Ross went 3-innings in minor league tuneup…could be activated early next week.

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Dodgers-L-Giants (1-0)….Joe Panik hits HR off Clayton Kershawn….SF starter Ty Blach throws 5-shutout innings….4-reliefers combined 4-more shutout innings….Kershaw (6-inn-1R-8H) in loss.

Dodgers-Giants…Friday matchup..Alex Wood-vw-Johnny Cueto

Angels-L-A’s (5-4)….Khris Davis hits 3R-HR…Ryan Olson solo HR…..Halos hit 3HRs-Kole Calhoun..Zack Cosarr…Albert Pujols hit homers….Shohei Ohtani (1-4) in first game as a DH.

Halos-Oakland..Tyler Skaggs-vs-Sean Manaea on Friday

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……(Scoreboard)……….

Orioles-W-Twins..Adam Jones HR in 11th inning
Astros-W-Texas..George Springer-Joe Marisnick hit solo HRs
Yankees-W-Toronto..Giancarlo Stanton RBI-double..2R-HR..Brett Gardner HR
Boston-L-Tampa Bay..Denard Span 3R-triple in 8th..Sox lose (4-0) lead
Braves-W-Phillies..Nick Markakis 3R-HR..Freddie Freeman 2R-HR
White Sox-W-Royals..Chisox hit 5HRs..Tim Anderson-Matt Davidson 2HRs each
Cubs-W-Miami..Ian Happ HR on 1sgt pitch…Anthony Rizzo-Kyle Schwarber HRs
Mets-W-Cardinals..New York 5R-4th..Noah Syndegaard (6inn-10K)
Seattle-W-Indians..Nelson Cruz 2R-HR
Arizona-W-Colorado..Jake Lamb 2R-double-2R single
Pirates-Detroit…Rained out
Reds-Washington..Rained out

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(MLB)

Rusty Staub….Legendary Astros-Mets-Montreal slugger passes away (73) in Florida from kidney disorder-blood infection….Played 23Y in baseball….Hit 292-HRs….Career (.279)….Known as ‘Le Grand Orange’ while in Montreal…did enormous charity-humanitarium work.

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(Roster Moves)

Cardinals..Sign FA-P-Greg Holland-ex Rockies…41-saves last year…(1Y-14M)
Orioles..Send P-Alex Cobb to AA to build arm strength

Indians…DFA-OF-Abraham Almonte.
Royals..DFA-P-Kyle Zimmer…DFA-P-Wily Peralta
Texas..DFA-1B-Tommy Joseph

Texas..Callup P-Kevin Jepsen
Reds..Callup SS-Cliff Pennington
Toronto..Callup P-John Axford…Callup P-Ty Clippard

Toronto..Release P-Sam Moll
Tampa Bay..Release C-Johnny Monnell.

A’s..Option OF-Dustin Fowler

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(Injuries)

Giants..DL-P-Mark Melancon-striained flexor tendon
Red Sox..DL-P-Tyler Thornberg-continue rehab surgery
Red Sox..DL-2B-Dustin Pedrosa-Rehab surgery
Texas..DL-P-Martin Perez-rehab surgery
Reds..Place P-Anthony deScalfini on 60-day DL
Reds..DL-P-Brandon Finnegan..P-David Hernandez..P-Michael Lorenzen
Toronto..SS-Troy Tulowitzki on 60-day DL-bone spurs-ankle..out 2-months

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………(Basketball)………..

(NCAA March Madness)…Semi-Finals

Loyola-vs-Michigan…Ramblers (32-5)-Wolverines (32-7)….Loyola led by guards Clayton Custer-Donte Ingram…have 5-starters in double figures….Michigan led by 6’11-C-Moritz Wagner and Gs Charles Matthews-Muhammad Rachman.

Villanova-vs-Kansas…Cats (34-4)…Jayhawks (31-7)….Villanova averaging (87P) a game…have hit 436-3’s this season….KU led by Gs-Malik Newman-Devonte Graham…averaging 81PPG.

(NBA)

Lakers-vs-Milwaukee…Friday matchup….Lonzo Ball knee ailing again.
Clippers-At-Portland

Basketball Hall of Fame…names Steve Nash-Jason Kidd-Grant Hill-Maurice Cheeks for enshrinement.

76ers…C-Joel Embed out 4-weeks-surgery fractured orbital bone…ran into a teammate-also suffered concussion.

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………(Football)………

Chargers…Workout QB-Lamar Jackson-Louisville.

(Roster Moves)

Bills..Sign FA-CB-Phillip Gaines-ex Chiefs
Bills..Sign FA-WR-Kaelin Clay-ex Carolina
Vikings..Sign FA-LB-Reshard Cliett-ex Denver
Raiders..Sign FA-S-Leon Hall-ex Bengals

(Teams)

Jets…Decide not to workout USC-QB-Sam Darold-expect him to go 1st in draft
Seattle..Workout FA-QB-Geno Smith
Vikings..Workout FA-WR-Kendall Wright-ex Bears
Giants..Vote of confidence to RT-Erek Flowers
Denver..Vote of confidence to WR-Carlos Henderson

(NFL)

Raiders..Judge issues arrest warrant DE-Aldon Smith-no show in court on violation of court order on domestic abuse.

Jim Kelly…Legendary Bills QB-undergoes 12-hours of surgery for cancer in upper jaw and lymph nodes…faces long recovery.

Kia Roberts…NFL investigator who led probe of Ezekiel Elliot-resigns league office job.

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……..(Hockey)………….

Kings-W-Arizona Coyotes (4-2)…Jeff Carter hat trick…has 13-goals in 3-weeks…..Kings take over sole possession of 6th place in playoff race with (93P)….Ducks-Blues in 7th (91P)….Colorado (90P) in 8th spot

Kings-Ducks…Friday night matchup-critical in wildcard playoff race.

Kings..Sign FA-F-Mikey Eyssumont-St Cloud State..scored 45-goals in career

Toronto..set club record for most wins in season with 46-victoires..most in 101-year history of team

Rangers..Assistant coach Lindy Ruff-concussion-fell on back of head during practice.

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…..(General)………..

Houston Open….Darkness suspended 1st round….Sam Ryder (-8) leads with holes still to play in morning….(-7) Lucas Glover…..(-6) Ricky Fowler…..Phil Mickelson shot 30-on front nine-took double bogey late (-4).

NASCAR…off weekend for Eastern Holiday..next week Texas 400
Indy Car…off weekend….run Phoenix Grand Prix
Formula 1…idle weekend..next week Grand Prix-Bahrain

English Premeir League…top games this weekend
..Manchester City-vs-Everton…City (26-1-3)
..Manchester United-vs-Swansea….Man U (20-5-5)
..Liverpool-vs-Crystal Palace….(18-4-9) Liverpool has 3rd best record league.

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