The Miami Heat continue to wait for the winner of the Chicago-Brooklyn series, but at least they know when they will play. Game one of the second round series against either the Bulls or the Nets will take place on Monday, May 6th at the AAA.
In yesterday’s games,
Denver 107 Golden State 100 Warriors lead series 3-2
Andre Iguodala finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists. The Warriors will host the Nuggets in game six of their series on Thursday
Memphis 103 LA Clippers 93 Grizzlies lead series 3-2
Zack Randolph and Marc Gasol combined for 48 points and 22 rebounds. Mike Conley added 20 points and six assists for the Grizzlies, who can close out the series on Friday in Memphis.
TONIGHT
Boston @ New York 7:00 pm TNT
Game 5 Knicks lead series 3-1
Atlanta @ Indiana 8:00 pm NBA-TV
Game 5 Series tied 2-2
Houston @ Oklahoma City 9:30 pm TNT
Game 5 Thunder lead series 3-1
TONIGHT
Brooklyn @ Chicago 8:00 pm TNT
Game 6 Bulls lead series 3-2
Denver @ Golden State 10:30 pm NBA-TV
Game 6 Warriors lead series 3-2
Break up the Marlins! The Fish made it three wins in a row last night, coming back again in their last at bat to beat the Metropolitans, this time 2-1. They didn’t need extra innings yesterday, but they went into the bottom of the ninth trailing 1-0. Chris Coghlan opened the inning with a single, and advanced to second on a passed ball. Juan Pierre laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Coghlan just barely beat the throw to third, although the replays showed he may have had his foot off the bag. Nevertheless, with runners on the corners, Donovan Solano singled to drive in the tying run and, after an intentional walk to Placido Polanco, Pierre scored easily on a wild pitch, and that was the ball game. Kevin Slowey was outstanding again, tossing eight shutout innings to lower his ERA to 2.15, although he is still winless this season. The Marlins have only scored eight total runs in his six starts. It is very hard to win with that kind of run support. The Marlins close out their series against the Metropolitans this afternoon, at 12:40 at Marlins Park. Wade LeBlanc will start on the hill for the Fish, and the Mets will counter with Dillon Gee.
The Marlins had to put the Man-Child, Giancarlo Stanton on the DL with a strained hamstring. Look for him to be out a month. The Fish recalled OF Marcell Ozuna to replace him. I talked to a ML scout a few weeks ago who told me that he felt Ozuna was going to be even better than Christian Yelich. He told me Ozuna has all the tools to be a very productive player in the major leagues. The 22-year-old will get his chance.
Dave George from the Palm Beach Post has some more stuff on Ozuna:
The Fish are still bringing up the rear in MLB in runs scored, with a grand total of 73 runs in their first 27 games. I will be posting the “bottom five” rankings in runs scored until the Marlins aren’t on the list. At this point, I am not very optimistic about this list not being a permanent part of this blog.
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 8-19 73
Dodgers 13-13 88
White Sox 10-15 89
Twins 11-12 92
Cubs 10-16 92
In the rest of MLB yesterday, first in the National League,
Braves 8 Nationals 1
Tim Hudson allowed just one run and three hits over seven innings to finally capture his 200th Major League victory. He also homered and doubled. Freddie Freeman and Andrelton Simmons each went 3-5, Freeman drove in three runs, and Simmons connected long distance.
Padres 13 Cubs 7
Nick Hundley hit a three-run homer, Carlos Quentin also connected long distance and finished with three RBI.
Brewers 12 Pirates 8
Rickie Weeks homered and had five RBI and three runs scored, Jean Segura and Yunieski Betancourt also connected long distance.
Cardinals 2 Reds 1
Matt Holliday’s two-run homer was the difference. Jaime Garcia got the win, scattering seven hits and one run in eight innings.
Giants 2 D-Backs 1
Pablo Sandoval decided the game with a go-ahead, two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning.
Dodgers 6 Rockies 2
Hanley Ramirez homered in his first start since returning from the disabled list and Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out 12 in his six innings of work.
Over in the American League:
Yankees 7 Astros 4
Travis Haffner went 3-4 with 3 RBI, Lyle Overbay connected long distance. Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven scoreless innings.
Indians 14 Phillies 2
The Indians hit seven home runs in the blowout. Ryan Rayburn led the way with two homers, his second consecutive two-homer game.
Blue Jays 9 Red Sox 7
Edwin Encarnacion’s second two-run homer of the game was the deciding blow.
Tigers 6 Twins 1
Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder both connected two-run homers in support of Justin Verlander.
Rangers 10 White Sox 6
Adrian Beltre topped off a six-run sixth inning with a two-run homer. Yu Darvish improved his record to 5-1.
Royals 8 Rays 2
Mike Moustakas drove in three runs and James Shields beat his former team.
A’s 10 Angels 6
Yoenis Cespedes went 2-4 with 4 RBI, Seth Smith added a three-run double.
Orioles 7 Mariners 2
Nate McLouth hit a solo homer and Jason Hammel won his fourth game of the season. Matt Weiters and Chris Dickerson drove in two runs apiece in the win.
Today’s games, first in the National League:
Pirates @ Brewers 1:10 pm
Jeanmar Gomez vs Hiram Burgos
Reds @ Cardinals 1:45 pm
Homer Bailey vs Lance Lynn
Nationals @ Braves 7:10 pm
Jordan Zimmerman vs Paul Maholm
Padres @ Cubs 8:05 pm
Andrew Cashner vs Scott Feldman
Giants @ D-Backs 9:40 pm
Tim Lincecum vs Brandon McCarthy
Rockies @ Dodgers 10:10 pm
Juan Nicasio vs Josh Beckett
Over in the American League:
Twins @ Tigers 1:08 pm
Scott Diamond vs Anibal Sanchez
Angels @ A’s 3:35 pm
CJ Wilson vs Tommy Milone
Astros @ Yankees 7:05 pm
Erik Bedard vs David Phelps
Phillies @ Indians 7:05 pm
Cliff Lee vs Trevor Bauer
Red Sox @ Blue Jays 7:07 pm
Clay Buchholz vs Mark Buehrle
White Sox @ Rangers 8:05 pm
Chris Sale vs Nick Tepesch
Rays @ Royals 8:10 pm
Jeremy Hellickson vs Luis Mendoza
Orioles @ Mariners 10:10 pm
Wey-Yin Chen vs Aaron Harang
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: More home run trivia. Jurickson Profar of the Texas Rangers and former UM star Eddy Rodriguez of the San Diego Padres are the last two players to connect long distance in their first at bat in the major leagues. Only two players in ML history have hit home runs in their first TWO at bats. Who are they? Tell you later, alligator.
Just a personal note . . . . Mariano Rivera recorded his 10th save of the season last night. Can we start a letter-writing campaign to try and convince him not to retire?
Tim Hudson of the Braves won his 200th game last night. David Schoenfield of ESPN.com gives us his thoughts on Hudson possibly being headed to the Hall of Fame:
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
Some interesting concepts coming out of Atlanta for their new football stadium. Jay Busbee and Yahoo!Sports have the latest. You gotta check these out:
David Neal of the Miami Herald took some time from his FIU beat and filed this report on the Dolphins’ offensive tackle possibilities:
In college baseball this weekend, FIU will take on Florida Gulf Coast in a doubleheader on Wednesday, and will travel to Troy, Alabama to take on Troy in a weekend series. The University of Miami welcome St. Johns to Coral Gables this weekend for a three-game series.
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: More home run trivia. Jurickson Profar of the Texas Rangers and former UM star Eddy Rodriguez of the San Diego Padres are the last two players to connect long distance in their first at bat in the major leagues. Only two players in ML history have hit home runs in their first TWO at bats. Who are they?
In 1951, Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns connected in his first two at bats in the majors in the same game. In 2000, Keith McDonald also did it, although it was in two games.
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