Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Tuesday

Posted by on April 18th, 2017  •  0 Comments  • 

……..(Baseball)……..

Padres-L-Braves (5-4)..Freddie Freeman 2-doubles-2 HRs..Dansby Swanson 9th inning RBI single…Padres LF-Allen Cordoba fails to handle 2-short fly balls to left in 9th allowing base runners to move up and score…Cordoba did hit HR..Austin Hedges 2R-HR..Jered Weaver (6-inn-3R-7H) allowed his 5th HR of season in 3-starts…Padres get swept 4-straight..fall to (5-9) on season.
Padres-Arizona…Tuesday matchup Jared Cosart-vs-Shelby Miller in opening game of homestand.

Padres..P-Luis Perdomo-goes thru bullpen session after getting anti-inflammatory treatment for shoulder.

Dodgers-L-Arizona (4-2)…Jake Lamb solo HR…David Peralta RBI single-triple in Dbacks win..

Dodgers-Rockies..Tuesday game..Hyun Jin-Ryu-vs-Kyle Freeland

Dodgers..P-Rich Hill back on disabled list for extended stay-blister issues again..3rd time on DL in 4-month span during last season and this season.

Dodgers..Consider calling up 1B-Cody Bellinger-hitting (.395) at Oklahoma City…instead callup Rob Segedin-OF-from AAA

Dodgers..Must decide on Alex Wood or Ross Stripling into rotation to replace Rich Hill.

Angels-L-Astros (3-0)…Halos lose 6th in a row..Jose Altuve 2RBIs for Houston…Angels have scored just 9-R in 6-games.

Halos-Houston..Tuesday night..Ricky Nolasco-vs-Joe Musgrove.

Angels-Orioles..Trade..Halos acquire P-Parker Bridwell from Baltimore

(Scoreboard)

Red Sox-W-Tampa..Andrew Benentendi 2R-single for Boston

Pirates-L-Cardinals..Kolton Wong solo HR

Yankees-L-White Sox.. Matt Holliday 3R-HR..Aaron Judge 2R-HR

Cubs-L-Milwaukee..Eric Thames homers for 5th game in row..Cubs lost 4-row.

Indians-W-Twins..Michael Brantley HR-2RBI

Texas-W-A’s..Carlos Gomez 2R-double

Seattle-W-Miami…Robbie Cano 2R-HR..RBI-double.

(Injuries)

Orioles..DL-P-Zach Britton-forearm tightness.
Texas..DL-P-Sam Dyson-closer-hand injury
Reds..DL-P-Brandon Finnegan-shoulder
A’s..DL-SS-Marcus Siemian-fractured wrist surgery
A’s..DL-P-Kevin Graveman-shoulder
Toronto..MRI-P-JA Happ-elbow tightness
Miami..Activate 3B-Martin Prado from DL

(Roster Moves)

Giants-Texas..Trade-SF deals P-Clay Blackburn
Yankees-Pirates..NY trades P-Johnny Barbatos to Buccos

(MLB)

Texas..Pull P-Sam Dyson from closers roll…()-3) 3-blown saves..(4inn-13R-19BR).

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……..(Football)…………

(NFL)

Pittsburgh…5-hour viewing memorial for late Steelers owner Dan Rooney…Former President Obama will be part of Tuesday funeral service.

NFL..Refs Association wants league to do away with ‘celebrating penalty’ on players-too confusing in game..let league hand down fines after reviewing.

NFL..Refs Association says it has yet to see a proposal how NFL plans to implement hiring formula for 17-fulltime refs as league employees.

SF…DE-Ray McDonald reaches 100,000-settlement of lawsuit on alledged rape charge…woman would not testify in court….NFL suspension remains in effect.

(Teams)

New England…RB-LeGarrette Blount (18TD) last year, may leave-still unsigned-refusing to sign lowball contract offer..

Washington..ex-WR-Pierre Garcon says players respected and loved fired GM-Scott McCloughan-fired by President Bruce Allen.

Tampa Bay..FA-WR-Vincent Jackson-still unsigned-says he will wait till after draft to decide where to sign.

Carolina..Sign DT-Kawaan Short to (5Y-35M) extension-25M guaranteed.

Bengals..CB-Adam Jones angry exchange with NFL writer about his off season arrest.

Colts..QB-Andrew Luck had surgery on non-throwing shoulder..will sit out OTA workouts

Denver..Begin OTA workouts and QB competition with Paxton Lynch-Trevor Siemian.

Houston..Will visit with QBs-DeShaun Watson-Clemson-Pat Mahomes-Texas Tech this week…may try to trade up to acquire one.

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……………..(Basketball)………………….

(Playoffs)

Cavaliers-W-Indiana..Kyrie Irving (37P)..LeBron James-Kevin Love combine (52)..Cavs lead (2-0).

Spurs-W-Memphis..Kawhi Leonard (37P-10R) in win..San Antonio jumps to 13P lead early-never gives it up..Spurs lead (2-0)..

(Schedule)

Clippers-Utah..Game 2 of series with Jazz leading (1-0)
Celtics-Chicago..Bulls lead Boston (1-0)
Toronto-Milwaukee..Raptors lost on homecourt already

(College)

Kansas..F-Josh Jackson (16P-7R)..files for NBA draft
Arizona..Hires Lorenzo Romar as assistant coach on Sean Miller staff-ex head coach Washington Huskies.

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………….(Hockey)………………

(Scoreboard)

Ducks-W-Calgary (5-4) OT…Corey Perry scores in OT on deflection off a defenseman…Shea Theodore scored 2G-earlier…Ducks rallied from (4-1) deficit to force overtime then win..Flames score 2-goals on rebounds off G-John GIbson-another on deflection..and a 4th on a screen shot..Gibson pulled from game middle 2nd period….Anaheim rally and victory…now lead (3-0) in series..Scotiabank Place.

Toronto-W-Washington..Leafs wipe out (3-1) deficit-win in OT..Toronto leads (2-1) in series.
Ottawa-W-Boston..Bobby Ryan scores on deflection in OT..Sens lead (2-1).
Nashville-W–Chicago..Pat Kane scores-breaks out of slump..but Preds rally from 2-0 deficit to win in overtime….Nashville up (3-0). in series.

(Schedule)

Oilers-San Jose..Edmonton up (2-1) playing on home ice again
Montreal-New York..Habs lead (2-1) playing at Garden tonight
Pittsburgh-Columbus..Penguins lead (3-0) and can win series tonight

Columbus..F-Zach Werenski-out fractured cheekbone-from deflected puck to face.
NHL…Gary Bettman says renovated Nassau Coliseum would seat only 13,000-not big enough for NY Islanders to move back into.

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…….(General)……..

Boston Marathon…Geoffrey Kiriui-Keny wins 121st running of race…Oregon star Galen Rupp faded at 22-mile mark but finished 2nd…US runners also finished 4th and 6th in the race.

Soccer..Chelsea star John Terry-22 year veteran of EPL club-says he will exit as free agent at end of year.

MLS…Reports of bitter feud between Commissioner Don Graber and ex-US World Cup coach Jergen Klinsman..MLS upset at Klinsman leaving off US players from World Cup team who were in MLS to take players from foreign leagues….Klinsman upset MLS training methods were not creative enough to fast track players talents…

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