The Heat and Spurs tonight in game 6 of the NBA Finals, Spurs up 3 games to 2. LeBron James said it best: "The most important game is Game 6. We can't worry about a Game 7. We have to worry about Game 6 and going back home, being confident about our game, being confident about getting a win, which we are. So it is what it is. We have a Game 6 on our home floor."
Numbers to remember tonight:
The winner of a game 5 in a Finals series that was tied 2-2 has won the series seven of ten times.
Since going to the 2-3-2 format in 1985, only three teams have won games six and seven at home.
The Heat are 6-0 this postseason after a loss, winning those games by an average margin of 21 points.
Neither team has won consecutive games in this series, the Heat haven’t won consecutive games since May 13 and 15th against the Bulls.
Fox Sports asks and answers the question: Who the hell is Danny Green?
Where do I begin, to tell a story of how great a love can be? Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich:
What’s going on between the Clippers and the Celtics? Are they going to pull off that blockbuster trade? ESPN is all over it:
In NFL News, Chad Johnson, formerly Ochocinco, got out of jail. Here’s the story from Fox Sports:
Russian president Vladimir Putin denies having stolen Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ring, but says he will reimburse him with another ring. Fox News is all over this one:
Be still, my beating heart. Make it six wins in the last nine games for the Marlins, who got two home runs from Giancarlo Stanton, and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in the opening game of their three-game series in the desert. The man-child connected with a runner on in the sixth inning to tie the game at 2-2 and followed that one up with the game-winner off former teammate Heath Bell in the top of the ninth. That homer was the 100th of Stanton’s career, reaching that mark in his 400th career game. Tonight, Nathan Eovaldi returns from the DL for the Marlins and will make his first start since last September. The D-Backs will counter with former Brave Randall Delgado. First pitch tonight is at 9:40pm and you can watch the game on Fox Sports Florida.
The Fish are still the worst run-scoring team in MLB, with 216 runs in their 69 games. Here are the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 22-47 216
Dodgers 29-39 240
Nationals 34-35 241
White Sox 29-38 241
Mariners 31-40 249
Mets 25-40 249
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: At the age of 23, 222 days, the man-child, Giancarlo Stanton, reached the 100-homer mark in his career last night. Who was the youngest player ever to reach 100 home runs in the major leagues? Tell you later, alligator.
In the major leagues yesterday, in the American League,
Royals 2 Indians 1
Elliott Johnson scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded wild pitch in the ninth inning. KC has won five out of six.
Blue Jays 2 Colorado 0
Josh Johnson (remember him?) worked 7 1/3 shutout innings and struck out 10 for the Blue Jays, who are on a six-game winning streak. Maicer Izturis hit a two-run single in the eighth inning.
Tigers 5 Orioles 1
Max Scherzer remained unbeaten at 10-0, scattering seven hits and allowing only one run in six innings.
Rangers 8 A’s 7
Nelson Cruz blasted two home runs, including the go-ahead homer in the fifth inning. AJ Pierzynski also connected long distance and drove in three runs.
White Sox 4 Astros 2
A three-run triple by Dayan Viciedo in the sixth inning was the difference as the White Sox avoided a four-game sweep against the Astros.
Angels 11 Mariners 3
Jason Vargas was the beneficiary of 21 hits by the Angels. Albert Pujols and Alberto Callaspo had four hits each, Josh Hamilton added a two-run homer.
Over in the National League,
Cardinals 5 Cubs 2
Yadier Molina drove in two runs and scored another one. Edward Mujica picked up his 20th save of the season.
Phillies 5 Nationals 4
Domonic Brown ended the game with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Braves 2 Mets 1
Freddie Freeman lifted the Braves to the win with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth. The game was delayed by rain for 3 hours and 43 minutes.
Reds 4 Pirates 1
Todd Frazier, Zack Cozart, Joey Votto, and Jay Bruce all homered in the win.
Padres 5 Giants 3 (13 innings)
Andrew Cashner’s pinch-hit bunt single in the 13th inning scored the go-ahead run.
Today’s games, first, in the American League,
Rays @ Red Sox 1:05 pm and 7:10 pm
Chris Archer vs Alfredo Aceves
Jake Odorizzi vs Felix Doubront
Royals @ Indians 7:05 pm
Ervin Santana vs Ubaldo Jimenez
Dodgers @ Yankees 7:05 pm
Hyun-Jin Ryu vs Phil Hughes
Rockies @ Blue Jays 7:07 pm
Jeff Francis vs Esmil Rogers
Orioles @ Tigers 7:08 pm
Zach Britton vs Justin Verlander
A’s @ Rangers 8:05 pm
Jarrod Parker vs Yu Darvish
White Sox @ Twins 8:10 pm
Dylan Axelrod vs Mike Pelfrey
Brewers @ Astros 8:10 pm
Alfredo Figaro vs Jordan Lyles
Mariners @ Angels 10:05 pm
Jeremy Bonderman vs Joe Blanton
Over in the National League,
Mets @ Braves 1:10 pm and 7:10 pm
Matt Harvey vs Alex Wood
Zack Wheeler vs Paul Maholm
Nationals @ Phillies 7:05 pm
Ross Detwiler vs Cliff Lee
Pirates @ Reds 7:10 pm
Charlie Morton vs Mat Latos
Cubs @ Cardinals 8:15 pm
Jeff Samardzija vs Adam Wainwright
Marlins @ D-Backs 9:40 pm
Nathan Eovaldi vs Randall Delgado
Padres @ Giants 10:15 pm
Andrew Cashner vs Matt Cain
The Oakland A’s have the best record in baseball over the last 162 games, but team owner Lew Woolf says their stadium is “full of crap”. Unfortunately, he’s telling the truth. The stadium is really full of raw sewage:
Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports lists 10 potential trade candidates:
Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports loves Yasiel Puig, but he may be going overboard just a bit:
My thoughts: Let’s wait a little longer before we name Puig an All Star and order his Cooperstown plaque.
Two highly anticipated major league debuts tonight as Zach Wheeler and Wil Myers join the Mets and the Rays respectively. ESPN has the details here:
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
In the College World Series yesterday, Oregon State beat Louisville yesterday 11-4, and the Cardinals were the first team to go home. Mississippi State remained unbeaten as they defeated Indiana 5-4. In today’s games, North Carolina battles LSU in an elimination game at 3:00 pm, and unbeatens UCLA and NC State tangle at 8:00 pm. You can watch the games on ESPN-2.
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: At the age of 23 years, 222 days, the man-child, Giancarlo Stanton, reached the 100-homer mark in his career last night. Who was the youngest player ever to reach 100 home runs in the major leagues?
Hall of Famer Mel Ott reached the milestone at the age of 22 years and 132 days. Tony Conigliaro (22, 197) and Eddie Matthews (22, 292) also hit their 100th homers before turning 23.
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