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Padres-W-Rockies (4-0)..Jordan Lyles takes perfect game into 8th inning…Eric Hosmer 2R-HR…Calros Villanueva 2R-HR…Padres (17-27) ….

Padres…Travel day…open 10-game road trip in Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Padres..DL-P-Joey Luchessi-hip-glute problems…will miss 1-start..has (3.23-ERA)

Padres..Recall 2B-Carlos Aguaje…did not bring pitcher up because would have to clear spot on 40M roster to callus Cal Quantrill.

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Dodgers-L-Miami (4-2)…Brian Anderson 2-RBIs for Marlins….Alex Wood falls to (0-4) gives up 9-hits……LA (16-25)…lost (8-of-9 fall into last place.)…

Dodgers-Miami…Wednesday matchup…Walker Beuhler (2-1)-vs-Caleb Smith (2-4).

Dodgers…Team President Andrew Friedman says no major trades are planned….says Dave Roberts is right leader for team…no shakeups on roster…improvement comes from within.

Dodgers…Option 3B-Kyle Farmer..OF-Tim Locator to AAA

Dodgers..Activate 3B-Jurtin Turner…2B-Logan Forsythe from DL.

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Angels-L-Astros (5-3)..Jose Altuve 3-R double in 8th inning…Justin Upton 2R-HR for Halos…Angels bullpen gave up 4-runs…. Angels now (25-17)…Astros (27-17).

Halos-Houston…Wednesday matchup…Garrett Richards (4-1)-vs-Caleb Smith (2-4)

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(Scoreboard)

Yankees-Washington…Game suspended in 5th by rain…will continue tonite…Tyler Austin 2R-HR for Yanks..NY (28-12)…Nationals (24-18)

Milwaukee-L-Arizona..Doug Descales HR for Arizona…Brewers (25-18)…Diamdonbacks (25-17)

Phillies-Orioles…Rained out….Baltimore (12-28)

Pirates-W-Whis Sox..Josh Bell 2-doubles-3RBIs….Chisox (10-28)

Indians-L-Tigers…Detroit 5R in 7th inning…Trive blew (5-1) and (7-3) leads…Cleveland (20-21)

Mets-W-Toronto…Amed Rosario RBI single..RBI double….NY lost (9-of-12)

Red Sox-L-A’s….Mark Canha 2R-double…Steven Piscotty HR…Boston (28-14)

Cubs-W-Atlanta…Ben Zobrist RBI single in 9th…Braves (25-16)

Cardinals-L-Twins…Bobby Wilson 2R-HR

Tampa Bay-W-Kansas City..CJ Cron 2R-HR for Rays…Royals (13-29)

Texas-L-Seattle…Jean Segura RBI single in 8th for M’s….Rob Chiniors 3RBIs for Rangers

Reds-L-Giants…Brandon Belt HR…Pablo Sandoval 2R-single…Cincy (14-29)

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(MLB)

MLB….Suspends Mariners 2B-Robbie Cano-80G-positive test for diuretic in his system…Cano will not appeal….took a prescription for internal bleeding from a licensed doctor in the Dominican Republic.

Boston…Red Sox P-Steven Wright reinstated after 16G-suspension for domestic abuse…lost 94,000-in salary.

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(Injuries)

Arizona..OF-AJ Pollock-sprainted thumb…hitting (.293)
Royals..DL-1B-Luca Duda-arch injury
Giants..DL-2B-Alec Hanson-hamstring.

Yankees..Send 1B-Greg Bird on rehab
Reds…Rehab assignments for P-Anthony DeScalfini….P-Michael Lorxenzen
Cardinals..P-Alex Reyes sent out on rehab
Giants..P-Madison Bumgarner begins throwing off mound

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(Roster Moves)

Giants..Callup OF-Austin Slater from AAA.

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(Playoff Scoreboard)

Boston-W-Cleveland…..Boston wipes out 14-point lead…survives 43P-nite from LeBron James….Celtics hit 5-shots in a row in 3rd quarter rally…..held Cavs to 39P in second half….Cleveland shot 36% from floor in 2nd half….went (3-17) from 3-point line in 2nd half…..James scored 21-in first quarter….Cavs G-JR Smith took flagrant foul shoving Al Hereford in back in midair-opening gates for Celtics to pull away……Celtics lead (2-0)

Golden State-Houston….Warriors lead (1-0)…..heading into Wednesday game.

NBA Lottery…Phoenix Suns win letter after (21-61) season….Sacramento Kings will choose 2nd….Atlanta Hawks get 3rd pick….Memphis chooses 4th…..Dallas will select 5th…..LA Clippers lose big-will draft 12th-13th……

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(Playoff Scoreboard)

Washington-L-Tampa Bay…..Victor Hedman Goal-2 Assists…Lightning dominate late in game pull away for road win….Caps lead series (2-1)

Winnipeg-at-Las Vegas…Game 3-of series…Golden Knights have home ice advantage.

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Chargers…OG-Forrest Lamp-has undergone 2nd knee scope after ACL surgery last season….yet to cleared for workouts.
Chargers…WR-Mike Williams-last years 1st round pick…disappointed Charges fans who are ‘haters’ because he missed last year with injuries.

(Roster Moves)

Rams..Sign FA-QB-Luis Perez-led West Texas AM-Commerce to Division II title.
Rams..Sign FA-RB-Larry Rose-ex Tennessee
49ers..Sign FA-CB-CJ Goodwin-ex Arizona
Browns..Sign FA-OG-Anthony Fabrain-ex Colts

Green Bay..Visit with FA-WR-Dez Bryant-ex Cobohs.
Jets..Visit with FA-S-Ken Vaccaro-ex Saints
Bills..Visit with FA-WR-Russell Shepard-xs Redskins

Colts…Release CB-Kenneth Acker

Houston..OT-KJ Malone-retires after minicamp…played at LSU…son of NBA star Karl Malone

(NFL)

Eagles..RB-Jay Ajayi sued for 25,000-for damaging rented home in Los Angeles he stays din for 5-days after Super Bowl.
49ers..LB-Reuben Foster to appear in court on 3-felony cases on Thursday

Eagles..LB-Brandon Graham to miss all OTA’s..ankle surgery

Carolina….David Tepper-part owner of Steelers…purchases Panthers franchise from Jerry Richardson for 2.2-Billion.

Orrin Hatch…Congressman preparing presentation for Federal regulations for sports betting on all professional games.

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……(General)…….

BBC…Hires Jurgen Klinsmann to be in studion analyst for World Cup games.

Arsenal…Retiring coach Arsene Wenger-says he will not coach in EPL…but wants to coach abroad next year.

Arsenal…to interview Mike Arteta-Manchester City assistant for vacant head coaching job.

England…Veteran goalie Joe Hart-Mabchester City-left off World Cup roster…..G-Jack Butland-Stoke City….Jordan Pickford-Everton-may replace him on roster

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“Petco Park-Magic-Pitching Coach”

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For the second time in a two week span, a Padres pitcher flirted with history.

First it was Tyson Ross, coming off the blood clot surgery, then on Tuesday, Jordan Lyles nearly did the same.

In a season of lots of losses, and lousy starting pitching, in a year where the Padres top two young pitchers are on the DL, and a third one is laboring in El Paso, Ross and Lyles gave Padres fans something to feel good about in a given start.

A near no hitter.

Lyles threw 7.1 perfect innings against the Rockies, before giving up 8th inning hits. Ross was equally wicked a couple of weeks ago, nearly doing the same before running out of gas too.

The common denominator in all this is pitching coach Darren Balsley.

Jordan Lyles was a first round draft pick the Houston Astros a decade ago. Tyson Ross an Oakland A’s refugee, who did not win.

Both came to San Diego as hard throwers, but with little else. Balsley has polished them, and now we see results.

Lyles was coming off an atrocious (9.39-ERA) last year. His career won loss record was (28-48) with the Astros and Rockies.

Ross was (2-11) his final year in Oakland and (6-18) in his career before becoming a complete pitcher under the Padres pitching coach.

The assignment for the highly regarded pithing coach, fix Ross’ mechanics, which come undone with his 6’6 frame.

The challenge with Lyles, make him a downhill pitcher, with all his velocity, and teach him to throw his secondary pitches for strikes.

Ross got better and better, and left for Texas. He came back here after blood clot surgery on his shoulder, and has rallied back. Lyles was pitching to save his career, first out of the pen, and now in the rotation.

The flashes we saw of Lyles as an Astro, then as a Rockie, all came together on a Wednesday afternoon.at Petco.

Balsley’s history is amazing, all the relief pitchers he groomed, and now what he is doing with the rotation. He holds the hands of the rookie arms, Joey Luchessi and Ereic Lauer. He breathes confidence into a journeyman like Kirby Yates.

Think guys like Heath Bell, Scott Linebrink, Dale Thayer and Brad Hand, all waiver wire pick ups, trade deals, DFA types, all successful thanks to that guy who touches everything on the mind.

And now he has restored the mechanics and sales pitched guys like Ross and Lyles back into important roles on a troubled franchise.

Sure the conversation in the city is about draft picks, the Latin American connection, the kids on the way. But there are still games to be played this season and next, likely non playoff seasons.

On this day, in an otherwise lost season, building for the future, Balsley proved his worth again, again, and again.

Just asked Tyson Ross and Jordan Lyles.

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Padres-W-Rockies (4-0)..Jordan Lyles takes perfect game into 8th inning…Eric Hosmer 2R-HR…Calros Villanueva 2R-HR…Padres (17-27) ….

Padres…Travel day…open 10-game road trip in Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Padres..DL-P-Joey Luchessi-hip-glute problems…will miss 1-start..has (3.23-ERA)

Padres..Recall 2B-Carlos Aguaje…did not bring pitcher up because would have to clear spot on 40M roster to callus Cal Quantrill.

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Dodgers-L-Miami (4-2)…Brian Anderson 2-RBIs for Marlins….Alex Wood falls to (0-4) gives up 9-hits……LA (16-25)…lost (8-of-9 fall into last place.)…

Dodgers-Miami…Wednesday matchup…Walker Beuhler (2-1)-vs-Caleb Smith (2-4).

Dodgers…Team President Andrew Friedman says no major trades are planned….says Dave Roberts is right leader for team…no shakeups on roster…improvement comes from within.

Dodgers…Option 3B-Kyle Farmer..OF-Tim Locator to AAA

Dodgers..Activate 3B-Jurtin Turner…2B-Logan Forsythe from DL.

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Angels-L-Astros (5-3)..Jose Altuve 3-R double in 8th inning…Justin Upton 2R-HR for Halos…Angels bullpen gave up 4-runs…. Angels now (25-17)…Astros (27-17).

Halos-Houston…Wednesday matchup…Garrett Richards (4-1)-vs-Caleb Smith (2-4)

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(Scoreboard)

Yankees-Washington…Game suspended in 5th by rain…will continue tonite…Tyler Austin 2R-HR for Yanks..NY (28-12)…Nationals (24-18)

Milwaukee-L-Arizona..Doug Descales HR for Arizona…Brewers (25-18)…Diamdonbacks (25-17)

Phillies-Orioles…Rained out….Baltimore (12-28)

Pirates-W-Whis Sox..Josh Bell 2-doubles-3RBIs….Chisox (10-28)

Indians-L-Tigers…Detroit 5R in 7th inning…Trive blew (5-1) and (7-3) leads…Cleveland (20-21)

Mets-W-Toronto…Amed Rosario RBI single..RBI double….NY lost (9-of-12)

Red Sox-L-A’s….Mark Canha 2R-double…Steven Piscotty HR…Boston (28-14)

Cubs-W-Atlanta…Ben Zobrist RBI single in 9th…Braves (25-16)

Cardinals-L-Twins…Bobby Wilson 2R-HR

Tampa Bay-W-Kansas City..CJ Cron 2R-HR for Rays…Royals (13-29)

Texas-L-Seattle…Jean Segura RBI single in 8th for M’s….Rob Chiniors 3RBIs for Rangers

Reds-L-Giants…Brandon Belt HR…Pablo Sandoval 2R-single…Cincy (14-29)

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(MLB)

MLB….Suspends Mariners 2B-Robbie Cano-80G-positive test for diuretic in his system…Cano will not appeal….took a prescription for internal bleeding from a licensed doctor in the Dominican Republic.

Boston…Red Sox P-Steven Wright reinstated after 16G-suspension for domestic abuse…lost 94,000-in salary.

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(Injuries)

Arizona..OF-AJ Pollock-sprainted thumb…hitting (.293)
Royals..DL-1B-Luca Duda-arch injury
Giants..DL-2B-Alec Hanson-hamstring.

Yankees..Send 1B-Greg Bird on rehab
Reds…Rehab assignments for P-Anthony DeScalfini….P-Michael Lorxenzen
Cardinals..P-Alex Reyes sent out on rehab
Giants..P-Madison Bumgarner begins throwing off mound

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(Roster Moves)

Giants..Callup OF-Austin Slater from AAA.

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(Playoff Scoreboard)

Boston-W-Cleveland…..Boston wipes out 14-point lead…survives 43P-nite from LeBron James….Celtics hit 5-shots in a row in 3rd quarter rally…..held Cavs to 39P in second half….Cleveland shot 36% from floor in 2nd half….went (3-17) from 3-point line in 2nd half…..James scored 21-in first quarter….Cavs G-JR Smith took flagrant foul shoving Al Hereford in back in midair-opening gates for Celtics to pull away……Celtics lead (2-0)

Golden State-Houston….Warriors lead (1-0)…..heading into Wednesday game.

NBA Lottery…Phoenix Suns win letter after (21-61) season….Sacramento Kings will choose 2nd….Atlanta Hawks get 3rd pick….Memphis chooses 4th…..Dallas will select 5th…..LA Clippers lose big-will draft 12th-13th……

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(Playoff Scoreboard)

Washington-L-Tampa Bay…..Victor Hedman Goal-2 Assists…Lightning dominate late in game pull away for road win….Caps lead series (2-1)

Winnipeg-at-Las Vegas…Game 3-of series…Golden Knights have home ice advantage.

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…..(Football)………..

Chargers…OG-Forrest Lamp-has undergone 2nd knee scope after ACL surgery last season….yet to cleared for workouts.
Chargers…WR-Mike Williams-last years 1st round pick…disappointed Charges fans who are ‘haters’ because he missed last year with injuries.

(Roster Moves)

Rams..Sign FA-QB-Luis Perez-led West Texas AM-Commerce to Division II title.
Rams..Sign FA-RB-Larry Rose-ex Tennessee
49ers..Sign FA-CB-CJ Goodwin-ex Arizona
Browns..Sign FA-OG-Anthony Fabrain-ex Colts

Green Bay..Visit with FA-WR-Dez Bryant-ex Cobohs.
Jets..Visit with FA-S-Ken Vaccaro-ex Saints
Bills..Visit with FA-WR-Russell Shepard-xs Redskins

Colts…Release CB-Kenneth Acker

Houston..OT-KJ Malone-retires after minicamp…played at LSU…son of NBA star Karl Malone

(NFL)

Eagles..RB-Jay Ajayi sued for 25,000-for damaging rented home in Los Angeles he stays din for 5-days after Super Bowl.
49ers..LB-Reuben Foster to appear in court on 3-felony cases on Thursday

Eagles..LB-Brandon Graham to miss all OTA’s..ankle surgery

Carolina….David Tepper-part owner of Steelers…purchases Panthers franchise from Jerry Richardson for 2.2-Billion.

Orrin Hatch…Congressman preparing presentation for Federal regulations for sports betting on all professional games.

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……(General)…….

BBC…Hires Jurgen Klinsmann to be in studion analyst for World Cup games.

Arsenal…Retiring coach Arsene Wenger-says he will not coach in EPL…but wants to coach abroad next year.

Arsenal…to interview Mike Arteta-Manchester City assistant for vacant head coaching job.

England…Veteran goalie Joe Hart-Mabchester City-left off World Cup roster…..G-Jack Butland-Stoke City….Jordan Pickford-Everton-may replace him on roster

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“Gambling on Sports-Over-Under-Trouble?”

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The NFL used to control everything. Snap their fingers, and things got done. Make a strong statement, and people got in line.

Not anymore.

The Supreme Court changed all that with its (7-2) vote to overturn a law that made sports gambling illegal across the country.

In the specific ruling, the Court sided with New Jersey that the ban was unconstitutional, and that this was a state’s right issue, not a federal law.

And now the states will scramble to determine how to put state-wide gambling into effect. How to operate it, how to write the rules about it, and how to tax it.

And the tax rules are the sales pitch why state’s will move on this quickly, for profits and revenues. Every state in the nation needs additional revenue streams. Taxing 150B in bets will provide that.

Nevada no longer has a monopoly on this industry. It will be everywhere, from race tracks in New York, to casino boats on the Mississippi, to the Indian based operations on reservations.

It is estimated gambling, via Vegas, or thru street corner bookies, has become a 150B-business. Want a cut of that?

Pro sports on going statements about protecting the integrity of their games is utmost of importance. But in all likelihood that is empty rhetoric, especially in today’s games, where all the players make enormous amounts of money.

Of course we have had scandals, dating from the 1919 Black Sox World Series scandal, to Pete Rose banishment from baseball, to the suspensions of Paul Horning and Alex Karras for betting, to the Boston College and CCNY point shaving scandals, and the referee issue with Tim McGonaghey.

The NBA, NCAA, NHL have all had varying opinions on legalized gambling on games. Only the NFL was steadfast in its fight to prevent it.

Now the NFL, and everyone will take a different stance.

I predict Congress will be asked to develop parameters, and then the NFL and the other leagues, will demand an ‘integrity fee, a right to collect a share of the tax revenue raised in each state from gambling revenue streams.

The NFL, forever and ever, told people what to do. Now they want to profit after being told what they could no longer do, ban betting on the games they play.

Now the sports leagues want their share of the money you bet, on their product, the games they play, you will bet on.

What’s the over-under on that happening.

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“Padres-As the World Turns”

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Ripping pages out of my baseball notebook.

PADRES..

Clayton Richard…on the brink of possibly being demoted, for having just 3-wins in 18-starts dating back to last year, he rallies for two pretty good starts, and finally a win, the 10-striekout Sunday victory over the Cardinals. It looks from press row, as if he is changing his slot rotation, from pure sidearm to more three quarter. Will see if he can continue to string good outing together. Over his last 15-innings, 3-runs allowed, and 18-strikeouts.

Chase Headley…The Padres are eating the 13M contract, and will release him this week. Unable to get on the field, because the team needed to find out about 3B-Chris Villanueva, Headley never found his rhythm. He hit (.115) for the season, though (.411) as a pinch hitter. He will be picked up in the next month by someone in need of a two position player, at a very affordable price, for San Diego will pay the rest. He leaves disappointed he didn’t do more, doesn’t leave angry, and will wait a phone call to see where he goes next. He does not believe he is done at age 34.

Christian Villanueva…All-April, nothing in May and now questions everywhere. 9-homers, and (.345) batting average was impressive out of the gate. Since then, an (0-36) pothole and some shaky defensive play in the field. The Padres still don’t know what they have.

Team Bad Elbow….it’s everywhere. Hunter Renfroe on the DL…Austin Hedges on the DL…Wil Myers on the DL….all with elbow issues, all related to swinging the bat. Questions for new hitting coach Matt Stairs, who may be asking too much from these hitters. Too much weightlifting, too much batting practice, too many changes in how they hold the bat. Somebody needs to check all this out. That and the strikeouts continue, continue and continue.

Adam Cimber….This has been a surprise, going out of nowhere to pitch so well, and so much out of the Padres bullpen.

Robbie Erlin…A strong comeback after missing 16-months with elbow surgery. Solid innings, a few shaky outings, and the hope they manage his innings out of the bullpen going forward at least this year.

Freddy Galvis….I guess I ask the question how could the Phillies let this guy get away. What a strong glove at shortstop, what an amazing amount of ground he covers. What quickness. Not hitting for any power like he did in Philly, but he plays everyday.

Manny Margot…Time for him to rally back from a tough 7-weeks, not playing as well as a year ago, with a sub .200-batting average up till this week.

Carlos Asuaje…Ditto for him. The guy that was in the .280s for much of last year, is in the .190s this year, and now is in a rotation at 2nd base. They need him to be what he was last year.

Franmill Reyes….Here comes the next young one…The El Paso power hitter (.346-14HR) reportedly to be called up from the minors…not what I’d call open tryouts, just kids doing well in the minors, to get a cameo-look see….Not even Mid-May and auditions for next year beginning.

San Diego….A (16-26) record, not something I thought they would give us out of the gate, and a long way to go.

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