Miami Heat vs the San Antonio Spurs in game 4 of their NBA Finals series. All we need to know and talk about here is that the Spurs are up 2 games to 1, and Miami needs to tie the series up. Period. End of story. The schedule for the rest of the series:
Game 4 Thu, June 13 9:00 pm @ San Antonio
Game 5 Sun, June 16 8:00 pm @ San Antonio
Game 6 * Tue, June 18 9:00 pm @ Miami
Game 7 * Thu, June 20 9:00 pm @ Miami
* - If Necessary
* - If Necessary
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: What player holds the all-time record for games played in the NBA postseason? Tell you later, alligator.
The Miami Herald talks about how the Spurs have stymied LeBron James:
LeBron says he will be “much better”. Here is Dave Hyde’s column in the Sun Sentinel:
In other basketball news from around the NBA, the Brooklyn Nets have hired former point guard Jason Kidd as their new head coach, and will officially introduce him at a 2:00 pm press conference today. Kidd retired this season after 19 years in the NBA.
In news from Dolphins minicamp, the Fins are considering adding three-time pro bowl fullback Vonta Leach:
By the way, where is Armando Salguero? Only the shadow knows.
The Milwaukee Brewers won the rubber match of their three game series with the Marlins last night, pummeling the Fish 10-1. Carlos Gomez went 4-5 with two triples and drove in three. Jonathan Lucroy tripled with the bases loaded in the first inning and ended with 3 RBI. Jean Segura connected long distance. Kevin Slowey didn’t have it last night, giving up six runs on nine hits over five innings. Giancarlo Stanton drove in the only run of the game. The Marlins are off today, and will host the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series this weekend at Marlins Park. Here are the expected pitching matchups for the series:
FRIDAY Jake Westbrook vs Jose Fernandez 7:10 pm
SATURDAY Lance Lynn vs Tom Koehler 4:10 pm
SUNDAY Michael Wacha vs Ricky Nolasco 1:10 pm
The Fish are still the worst run-scoring team in MLB, with 194 runs in their 65 games. Here are the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 19-46 194
Nationals 32-32 224
White Sox 28-35 229
Dodgers 28-37 232
Mariners 23-37 237
In the major leagues yesterday, in the American League,
Angels 9 Orioles 5
Albert Pujols homered with a man on and Erick Aybar tripled with the bases loaded. Hank Conger also connected long distance.
Red Sox 2 Rays 1
Daniel Nava blasted a two-run homer and Alfredo Aceves pitched well in an emergency start, going six innings and gave up only a homer to Evan Longoria and a total of four hits.
Royals 3 Tigers 2 (10 innings)
Lorenzo Cain tied the game with a two-run homer off Jose Valverde in the bottom of the ninth, and Eric Hosmer delivered the winning run in the tenth with a run-scoring single.
Twins 4 Phillies 3
Clete Thomas drove in the tying run with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch.
Indians 5 Rangers 2
The Indians broke an eight-game losing streak. Drew Stubb’s drove in two runs and Corey Kluber gave up a run and six hits in eight innings of work.
A’s 5 Yankees 2
Brandon Moss connected long distance twice and finished with three RBI, John Jaso knocked in a pair of runs. The Yankees only managed three hits and lost for the third time in five games.
Astros 6 Mariners 1
Down 1-0 in the ninth, the Astros scored six times to beat the Mariners. Chris Carter and Jose Altuve drove in two runs each.
The game between the Blue Jays and the White Sox in Chicago was postponed due to inclement weather.
Over in the National League,
Reds 2 Cubs 1
Todd Frazier homered in the seventh inning to give the Reds the win. Mike Leake pitched eight innings, scattering three hits. Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect ninth inning to record his 17th save.
Padres 5 Braves 3
Chris Denorfia and Logan Forsythe drove in a pair of runs each and Edinson Volquez gave up only one run and six hits in seven innings, striking out nine.
Pirates 12 Giants 8
Andrew McCutchen went 3-5 with three RBI and two runs scored, Neil Walker connected long distance and also drove in three runs.
Mets 5 Cardinals 1
Lucas Duda homered and drove in two runs. David Wright and Marlon Byrd also went yard for the Metropolitans. Dillon Gee gave up one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings of work.
Nationals 5 Rockies 1
Ian Desmond drove in three runs and Ross Ohlendorf was called up from the minors and threw six solid innings, giving up only the one run and two hits.
D-Backs 8 Dodgers 6 (12 innings)
Martin Prado had a run-scoring double as part of a four-run outburst in the 12th inning. Cliff Pennington drove in a run and Gerardo Parra drove in two more to close out the inning.
Today’s games:
In the American League,
Yankees @ A’s 3:35 pm
Hiroki Kuroda vs Jarrod Parker
Red Sox @ Orioles 7:05 pm
Felix Doubront vs Kevin Gausman
Royals @ Rays 7:10 pm
Ervin Santana vs Jeremy Hellickson
Blue Jays @ Rangers 8:05 pm
Esmil Rogers vs Yu Darvish
Phillies @ Twins 8:10 pm
Cliff Lee vs Kevin Correia
Over in the National League,
Cardinals @ Mets 1:10 pm
Adam Wainwright vs Matt Harvey
Reds @ Cubs 2:20 pm
Mat Latos vs Jeff Samardzija
Nationals @ Rockies 3:10 pm
Ross Detwiler vs Jeff Francis
Giants @ Pirates 7:05 pm
Matt Cain vs Charlie Morton
From the NY Daily News, Mark Feinsand brings us the latest on the Yankees, including Mariano Rivera disguising himself as a pizza delivery man:
Former MLB general manager Jim Bowden ranks his top rookies in baseball this season so far:
Around baseball, the Chicago Cubs are headed in the right direction under the leadership of Theo Epstein. ESPN Insider Dan Szymborski has more:
In international baseball news, Cuba will rejoin the Caribbean World Series after a 53-year absence. Only the useless idiots will not see this as what it really is . . . another futile attempt by the Cuban dictatorship to use sports and baseball as a public relations tool. Here’s the story from MLB.com:
After the wild bench-clearing brawl two nights ago with the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers are insisting that “it isn’t over”. Here’s ESPN with the details:
Jayson Stark’s take on the brawl:
David Schoenfield chimes in as well:
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
The University of Miami and the NCAA are behind closed doors starting today as the three-day hearing on the U begins in Indianapolis. Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald is in Indy:
In college baseball, the College World Series begins this Saturday in Omaha. Love the CWS in Omaha! Saturday’s schedule has Missisippi State taking on Oregon State at 3:00 pm, and Indiana facing Louisville at 8:00 pm. On Sunday, North Carolina plays North Carolina State at 3:00, and UCLA battles LSU at 8:00. How does LSU do it, year in and year out?
From BleacherReport.com, here is the complete bracket and their analysis and previews:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: What player holds the all-time record for games played in the NBA postseason?
Robert Horry played in 244 playoff games during his career. Second on that list is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played in 237. By the way, have you ever seen Robert Horry and actor Will Smith together?
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