Hacksaw’s Headlines–Monday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Mets (7-3)..Fernando Tatis crashes Grand Slam HR…Manny Machado solo HR…Chris Paddack (6inn-2R-9K) in victory…..Friars (38-29)…Lost 10-of-14…San Diego (19-23)-vs teams with winning records…Padres had scored (32-runs-13 games)
Padres-L-Mets (4-1)..Saturday..Francisco Lindor 2R-HR
Padres-L-Mets (3-2)..Jacob deGrom 2R-single..(6inn-1R-10K)..Friday
Padres-at-Colorado..Monday matchup..Dinelson Lamet-vs–Austin Gombers.
Padres…Near 85% vaccination rate…Friars 1-of-8 teams still below MLB threshold.
Padres..Sign FA-P-Joe Beimel-(44Y)…ex Dodgers-Pirates…career (4.06-ERA)
Padres..P-Mackenzie Gore-coming off DL-El Paso…throws 2-perfect innings..had blister problems.
Padres pull Ryan Weathers from rotation because of innings buildup-will use him as long reliever
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Dodgers-W-Texas (5-3)…Mookie Betts HR..Zach McKinstry 2R-double…Walker Beuhler (6inn-0R) ..Sunday game…LA (39-26)
Dodgers-L-Texas. (12-1).Saturday..Rangers snapped 16G-road losing streak..rough up Trevor Bauer
Dodgers-W-Texas (12-1)..Friday..Gavin Lux 3RHR..Justin Turner HR..Max Muncy HR
Dodgers-Phillies..Monday game..Tony Gonsolin-vs-Zach Eflin
Dodgers..DL-1B-Max Muncy-oblique
Dodgers..Sign FA-P-Vidal Nuno-ex Yankees-Mariners
Dodgers..DFA-P-Daniel Santana
Dodgers..Callup OF-Luke Raney..2B-Andy Burns
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Angels-W-Arizona (10-3)…Max Stassi 2RHR…….Halos (33-32)..Diamondbacks (2-24) skid
Angels-W-Arizona (8-7)..Saturday..Anthony Rendon HR-4RBI
Angels-W-Arizona (5-4)..Friday..Shohei Ohtani RBI double
Angels-A’s..Monday matchup..Dylan Bundy-vs-Sean Manaea
Angels..Sell P-Hunter Strickland to Milwaukee
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(Scoreboard)
Cubs-W-Cardinals..Anthony Rizzo RBI single in (2-1) pitchers duel.. Chicago (38-27)..Sunday Night Game.
Giants-L-Washington..Kyle Schwarber HR-2R HR…SF (40-25)
Marlins-L-Braves..Austin Riley HR-3RBIs for Braves
Rays-W-Orioles..Randy Arozarena Grand Slam HR..Baltimore lost 15-row on road
White Sox-W-Tigers…Adolis Garcia RBI double..Carlos Rodon no hitter into 7th..Chicago (41-24)
Indians-L-Mariners..Kyle Seager HR..Jake Fraley 2RHR for M’s
Red Sox-L-Blue Jays..Teo Hernandez hits 2-3R-HRs…Bo Bicheltte 3RHR…Jays hit 6HRs in (16-4) outburst..Boston (39-27)
Astros-W-Twins..Kyle Tucker 2RHR..Michael Brantley 4-hits… Minnesota (26-39)
Brewers-W-Pirates…Avisail Garcia 2RHR..Milwaukee (38-27)
A’s-W-Royals…Matt Olson 2-solo HRs…Athletics (40-27)
Reds-W-Rockies..Eugenio Suarez 2RHR..Colorado (25-41)
Phillies-W-Yankees…Andrew McCutchen 2RHR..NY lost 11-of-15
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(Injuries)
Mets..MRI-P-Jacob deGrom-clean-no elbow ligament damage
Washington..P-Max Scherzer-groin issue
Yankees..P-Luis Severino reinjures groin in rehab start
Mets..P-Carlos Carrasco-Plasma Platelet injection-hamstring
Mets..OF-Brandon Nimmo-torn elbow ligament
Pirates..DL-P-Trevor Cahill-calf
Miami..DL-P-Trevor Rogers-covid test
Houston..DL-P-Tyler Ivey-elbow nerve damage
Tigers..DL-2B-Jeimer Candelario-covid test
Washington..DL-P-Daniel Hudson-elbow
Toronto..DL-P-Steven Matz-Covid
Seattle..OF-Mitch Haniger-bruised knee
Rockies..Activate SS-Trevor Story from DL
Mariners..Activate Ps-Kendall Gravema..Justin Dunn from DL
Yankees..Activate P-Zach Britton from DL
Giants..Activate OF-Mike Yastremzki from DL
Arizona..P-Zach Gallen-46 pitch Sim Game
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(Roster Moves)
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Matt Wisler-ex Giants-Padres-Braves
Reds..Sign FA-2B-Logan Morrison-ex Miami
Mets..Sign FA-P-Nick Tropeano-ex Angels-Giants
Cubs..Callup C-Jose Lobaton
Cubs..Callup P-Trevor Magill
Tigers..Callup P-Buck Farmer
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(MLB Notes)
MLB..Theo Epstien-working for Rob Manfred…’Data is clear-Foreign substances on baseball impact game….’Imbalance between pitchers-hitters…’More strikeouts-Less Balls in Play…’Batting averages lowest in 146-years.’
Cubs..1B-Anthony Rizzo-not vaccinated..is cancer survivor
Arizona..GM-Mike Hazen leaves team-wife has brain cancer
Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant..Longtime Indians-Twins-Dodgers pitcher-passes away (85Y)…14-year veteran pitcher…(145-119) record
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…(Basketball)…
(Playoff Schedule)
Clippers-Utah..Game 4-Monday…Jazz lead series (2-1)..Utah G-Donovan Mitchell has ailing ankle
Clippers-W-Utah (132-106)..Saturday win..Kawhi Leonard-Paul George combined (65P)..Clippers hit 19-3’s..shot 55%.
Philadelphia-Atlanta…Sixers lead series (2-1)
(Scoreboard)
Nets-L-Bucks (107-96)…Giannis Antentokounmpo (34P) in win….Kevin Durant (28P) in loss…Kyrie Irving injures ankle (11P)…….Brooklyn led series (2-0)..now tied (2-2)
Suns-W-Denver (125-118)…Chris Paul (37P)..Devin Booker (34P) as Phoenix sweeps series (4-0)…
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(NBA Notes)
Brooklyn…NBA bars Nets security agent from Arena..came on floor to shove Milwaukee’s PJ Tucker during incident…Agent also works as bodyguard for Kevin Durant.
76ers..Doc Rivers-criticized last year’s Clippers team…said players revolted about being in bubble…lost focue with complaints..reason they blew (3-1) lead and lost in playoffs to Denver
Portland..Will interview Becky Hammon-Spurs…Dawn Staley-South Carolina for vacant head coaching job.
Washington..Weekend meeting on status head coach Scott Brooks
Toronto..G-Pascal Siakam..out 5-months-labrum surgery
76ers..G-Danny Green-out 3-games-calf
Clippers..F-Serge Ibaka-back surgery-miss rest of season
U-Memphis…Head coach Penny Hardaway says he would like to interview for NBA coaching job.
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…(Football)…
Packers..Report QB-Jordan Love-struggled badly at weekend minicamp
Arizona..QB-Kyler Murray…Offense must throw more so he does not have to run-suffered shoulder injuries last year.
Seattle..QB-Russell Wilson…Calls new offense with Off Coor-Shane Waldren ‘Super complex-Will win with it’
Falcons..Head coach Arthur Smith…’Will push QB-Matt Ryan to limits…wants to be coached hard’
49ers-Houston..Cancel veterans minicamps for this week-give players early vacations
NFL Union…says players who refuse vaccine will ‘Have to be tested daily’
NFL..Sends memo to teams to develop plan to cutback on use of ‘Toradol’ to help players with pain management.
Giants..CB-Sam Beal pleads guilty to misdemeanor gun charge from last year..put on 1Y-probation
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(Roster Moves)
49ers..Sign FA-OT-Senio Kelemte-ex Houston-Arizona
Ravens..Workout FA-TE-Charles Clay-ex Miami-Bills
Jets..Workout FA-S-Obi Melifonwu-ex Raiders
Eagles..Sign FA-TE-Richard Rogers-ex Lions-Packers
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(College Football)
USD..Unveils 2021 schedule…Open 3-tough non conference games…Cal Poly-UC Davis-Montana State…also play Division III power St Thomas…Davidson.
Oregon State…Lands QB-Sam Noyer-grad transfer-Colorado
NCAA…Meet Thursday to discuss plan to expand playoffs to 12-teams in 2023.
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…(Hockey)…
(Playoff Schedule)
Montreal-Las Vegas…Game 1-series on Monday…Goaltender showdown Carey Price-vs-Marc Andre Fleury
(Scoreboard)
Tampa Bay-L-Islanders (2-1)…Matt Barzal G-for Isles…G-Semyon Varmalov (30-saves) in win for NY in opening game of series…Sunday game
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Buffalo…Holds #1-draft pick…Likely choice D-Owen Pound says he wants to return to U-Michigan rather than turn pro.
Boston..Top FA-Taylor Hall says he wants to return next season-not test the market
Penguins..F-Josh Currie-signs with Mettalurg-KHL-Russia
Nashville..F-Phillipe Mailett-sign with Mettalurg
Boston..F-Paul Carey-signs with Djurgarden-Sweden
Devils..D-Joakim Ryan-signs with Malmo-Sweden
Vancovuer..D-Lukas Jasek-signs with Pelicans-Finland
Winnipeg..Team says F-Bryan Little not cleared to play..has missed 2-years with fractured skull-concussion-hit with shot in game
Boston..G-Tuukka Rask-to have hip labrum surgery
Barry Smith-longtime NHL Assistant-Chicago-Washington-NYork Islanders..hired as head coach Djurgarden-Sweden
Calgary..Hires Kirk Muller-ex Montreal…Cali McLean-ex Stockton Heat as assistant coaches…Fires Martin Gelina..Roy Edwards from Flames staff.
Arizona..interviews Mike VanRyn for Coyotes job..Blues Assistant
Bill Robertson…Named President USHL-Junior league…Was commissioner of WCHA-college…Former Exec with Ducks-Angels-Minnesota Wild-Timberwolves
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….(General)…….
French Open…Novak Djokovic-W-Stefan Tsitsipas..Djokovic storms from 2-sets down to win…broke serve 3-straight sets to win 19th Grand Slam event-capping off spectacular weekend…rallied to win (6-7, 2-6,6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
French Open…Novak Djokovic-W-Rafael Nadal in wild semi-final match…Called one of greatest Grand Slam events in history of sports…(4:11) in length…Third set took (1:33) to play…1-point had 23-strokes…Djokovic came from (0-2) deficit to win final set…Nadal had won 14-French Opens…had record (105-2) at Roland Garros Stadium.
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Indy Car..Detroit Grand Prix..Marcus Eriksson won Saturday race after leader Will Power stalled in pits during ‘red flag’ stop.
Detroit Grand Prix…Sunday race…Pato O’Ward roared from 5th place on final 7-laps to chase down Josef Newgarden-who led 67-laps to get victory
Detroit Grand Prix…Jimmie Johnson spins out…finished 23rd-last..had slowest speed in qualifying..then spun out with throttle issue
Detroit Grand Prix..Driver Felix Rosenqvist-hospitalized after head on crash into tire barrier when throttle stuck…race was red-flagged for 90-minutes
NASCAR…Texas All Star Race..Kyle Larson continues exceptional season winning the 6-stage race at Texas Motor Speedway
Formula 1…Off weekend
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Soccer-Euro Championship….Denmark star Christian Ericksen hospitalized in stable condition after collapsing with heart arrythmia on pitch during game..was given CPR-revived in 20-minute procedure…heart revived.
Copa America Tourney….12-players-coaches Venezuala test positive for Covid day before tourney game…Huge criticism that tournament was moved to Brazil which has over 500,000-deaths from Covid
San Diego Loyal-W-LA Galaxy II….Loyal score in 79′-85′ minute in come from behind win…Loyal now (2-4-2) on season…play 6-of-next 7-at home
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PGA…Palmetto Classic-South Carolina…Chesson Hadley bogeyed 16-17-18..lost 3-stroke lead..Garrick Higgo wins 1st tourney of career.
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