Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Tuesday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-Reds…Friars open 6-game road trip to Cincinnati-Philadelphia..San Diego won 9-of-10 games on homestand…Tuesday pitchers Blake Snell-vs-Tony Santillan.
..Padres (47-33)
..(30-15) at home..(17-18) on road
..(21-23) vs teams with winning records
..(26-10) vs teams with losing record
Padres..Blake Snell…(3-3) 5.29-ERA…
..2-quality starts in last 6-starts
..9-quality starts in 15-starts this season
..Last (26inn-22R-29H-15-walks-44 baserunners)
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Dodgers-Giants….LA led (3-2) in 6th-Presstime…Mookie Betts-Max Muncy HRs early….Monday…Heading into game..LA (47-31)..SF (50-27)
LA-San Francisco..Tuesday matchup..Walker Beuhler (7-1)-vs-Kevin Gausman (8-1)
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Angels-W-Yankees (5-3)…Shohei Ohtani HR (#28)..Juan Lagares HR……Monday….Halos (38-40)
Angels-New York..Tuesday pitchers-Andrew Heaney-Jameson Taillon
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(Scoreboard)
Pirates-L-Rockies..Kyle Freeland 5-shutout innings for Colorado
Reds-L-Phillies..Nick Castellanos Grand Slam HR-7RBI night-Cinn
Mets-L-Washington..Kyle Schwarber 2HRs (#23-24) for Nats
Tigers-L-Indians..Austin Hedges 2RHR-SFly for Cleveland
Red Sox-W-Royals..Hunter Renfroe HR-2RHR-Boston
Astros-L-Orioles..Ryan Mountcastle 2RHR-Baltimore
Cubs-L-Brewers..Willy Adames 3RHR-leads 14-run outburst
White Sox-Twins..Rained out
Cardinals-W-Arizona..Paul DeJong 2RHR
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(Injuries)
Indians..OF-Josh Naylor-fractured leg-dislocated ankle in OF-collision
Tigers..DL-P-Michael Fulmer-sprained neck
Giants..DL-2B-Tommy LaStella-fractured hand
Cubs..OF-Anthony Rizzo-back flareup
White Sox..1B-Jose Abreu-bruised knee
Arizona..DL-OF-Ketel Marte-hamstring
Texas..Surgery P-Hunter Wood-elbow
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(Roster Moves)
Arizona..Put OF-David Peralta..3B-Eduardo Escobar on trade block
Cleveland..Sign FA-P=Zach Godley-ex Brewers-Arizona
A’s..Sign FA-P-Homer Bailey-ex Reds-Giants
Reds..DFA-OF-Scott Heinerman
Cardinals..Callup P-Roel Ramirez from AAA
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(MLB Notes)
Hall of Fame-Cooperstown…Names Josh Rawitch-Arizona Diamondbacks as President replacing Tim Mead.
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…(Basketball)…
(Scoreboard)
Clippers-W-Suns…(116-102)…Clippers road win-stave off elimination…..Phoenix leads (3-2) going back to LA on Wednesday
..Clippers shot 60% in opening quarter
..F-Marcus Morris scored 20-in first half
..C-DeMarco Cousins scores 15-off bench
..Paul George explodes for 20-in 3rd quarter
..Suns cut 13-point deficit to 4-points in 4th quarter
..Reggie Jackson hits 3-baskets in row to stunt Suns comeback
..Paul George (41P) night leads LA to win
(Schedule)
Atlanta-Milwaukee-Tuesday…Game 4-Bucks lead (2-1)
Atlanta..G-Tre Young-questionable with sprained ankle
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(NBA Notes)
Golden State…Report Warriors willing to package #7 pick and C-James Weisman to get veteran players for roster.
Utah..President Operations Dennis Lindsey steps down..opening way to hire ex-Celtics GM-Danny Ainge.
Boston..Hires Ime Udoka-head coach..5Y-deal
Portland…Hires Chauncey Billups-Clippers Assistant as head coach
Orlando..Interviews Penny Hardaway-head coach Memphis State
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…(Football)…
Pro Football Hall of Fame…Names John Facenda-Voice of NFL Films-winner of Pete Rozelle Media Award.
Washington..Players say Coach Ron Rivera and QB-Alex Smith were bonded in their day-to-day battles with health…Rivera-cancer treatments-Smith recovery broken leg.
Miami..Dolphins reject request CB-Xavain Howard contract upgrade-still has 4-years left on deal
Denver…Longtime WR-Demaryius Thomas retires..sat out last year with Covid issues.
CFL..Saskatchewan Roughriders-Sign FA-QB-Paxton Lynch-ex Denver Broncos 1st round pick.
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…(Hockey)
(Stanley Cup playoffs)
Montreal-L-Tampa Bay (5-1)….Lightning bully Canadiens all over ice…Nikita Kucherov-Steve Stamkos score goals in lopsided game…Tampa limits Habs to 19-shots on goal…..Game 1-of series.
Boston…Bruins in mourning-Confirm 6-day old child of Captain David Pastrnyk passes away.
Seattle…Expansion team announces it will send its prospects to Charlotte Checkers-AHL for this coming winter…Kraken don’t start NHL play till 2022-season
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…(General)…
Wimbledon..Opening day
..Novak Djokovic lost first set-stormed back win 3-in a row-blowout Jack Draper.
..Stef Tsitsipas-3rd ranked-upset-knocked out opening round
..Venus Williams..late night opening match.
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Soccer-Euro Championships-Knockout round
..Spain-W-Croatia (5-3)..Spain scores in 101′-103′ in extra time win
..France-L-Switzerland (3-3)..Huge upset…Swiss win on penalty shots after rallying from (3-1) deficit to force extra time…Huge criticism of French Manager Didier Deschamps for poor defensive strategy.
..England-vs-Germany..Tuesday
..Sweden-vs-Ukraine-Tuesday
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