MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Detroit Tigers 2, Houston Astros 1 – F/10

Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 1

Tigers 2, Astros 1 – F/10 – Grossman's 10th-inning squeeze bunt lifts Tigers over Astros

Robbie Grossman’s squeeze bunt in the 10th inning drove in the winning run and the Detroit Tigers won a duel of small ball, beating the Houston Astros 2-1 for a split of their four-game series. The Tigers went 5-2 against Houston this season. There were a total of only seven hits in their final meeting this year, and Detroit needed just three to win. Houston brought in reliever Blake Taylor to begin the 10th with Akil Baddoo starting on second as the automatic runner. Jonathan Schoop’s groundout moved the winning run to third. Grossman bunted Taylor’s first pitch to the third-base side of the mound and Baddoo beat Taylor’s desperate flip.

Mariners 3, White Sox 2 – LHP Santiago ejected, glove confiscated during Mariners' win

Seattle reliever Hector Santiago was ejected after he was checked by the umpires as part of baseball’s new sticky substance protocols, and the Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 in the resumption of a suspended game. Santiago was stopped as he exited in the fifth inning. His glove was confiscated, and it was later announced that Santiago had been thrown out. Taylor Trammell homered twice for Seattle, which improved to 10-2 in its last 12 games. Paul Sewald got one out for the win, and Kendall Graveman worked the ninth for his seventh save.

Dodgers 7, Cubs 1 – Kershaw's 13 Ks, McKinstry's slam lift Dodgers past Cubs 7-1

Clayton Kershaw racked up a season-high 13 strikeouts over eight dominant innings, and Zach McKinstry hit a grand slam in the second inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Cody Bellinger homered in his second straight game and drove in three runs in the Dodgers’ third consecutive win over Chicago after four Cubs pitchers combined for a no-hitter in the series opener Thursday. Kershaw yielded four hits while flummoxing the Cubs with his slider, recording his highest strikeout total in a regular-season game since July 2017 and getting a season-high 25 swings and misses.

Tonight

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians, 7:10 p.m.                  94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:10 p.m.

MLB – Cubs' Anthony Rizzo leaves game with lower back tightness

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo has left Chicago’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with tightness on the left side of his lower back. The slugger struck out and grounded out in his first two at-bats against Clayton Kershaw. Rizzo also couldn’t make a difficult scoop on a low throw from shortstop Javier Báez, prolonging the second inning. Báez was charged with an error, and Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer moments later to put the Dodgers up 6-0. Rizzo is batting .248 with 32 RBIs in 70 games this season.

NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – Best of 7

Tonight

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, 8:00 p.m.                 (Game 1)

NHL – Canadiens' Armia in COVID-19 protocol day before Cup Final

Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia has been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. He didn't travel with the team to Tampa Bay, a day before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. General manager Marc Bergevin made the announcement after Armia was not at practice in Montreal before the Canadiens traveled to play the Lightning. It’s unclear how long Armia will be in the protocol or whether he tested positive. Armia spent 19 days in the protocol from March 22 to April 9.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Rd. 3 – Conference Finals – Best of 7