Right-hander Sonny Gray will start the opener of a four-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night as the Cincinnati Reds continue their
Padres finish homestand on a high, edge Diamondbacks
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28 Jun 2021, 10:19 GMT+10
Fernando Tatis Jr. bounced a tie-breaking double over third in the bottom of the seventh Sunday afternoon as San Diego defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series.
The Diamondbacks had scored three runs in the top of the seventh with the aid of a Tatis throwing error to take a 4-2 lead.
But Jurickson Profar opened the bottom of the inning with a pinch-hit single against Arizona reliever Matt Peacock. Tommy Pham, who had opened the game with a home run off Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen, singled putting Padres at first and third.
Canadiens confident ahead of Cup Final vs. Lightning
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28 Jun 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
The Montreal Canadiens have a shot at their NHL record 25th Stanley Cup crown. All they must do is upset the Tampa Bay Lightning in the series that kicks off Monday in Florida.
Beating the heavily favored Lightning the defending champions would be a monumental achievement, but the Canadiensare used to serving upsets. They have already knocked out the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights en route to the Final, and defied the oddsmakers at every turn. We believe that we aren t the underdog, said assistant coach Luke Richardson, the acting head coach while Dominique Ducharme is in the league s COVID-19 protocol. We re very confident in ourselves and what we ve accomplished. We don t really use it as a motivation to prove people wrong, but . you want to show people that we belong more than they re wrong.
Phillies Aaron Nola matches Ton Seaver s record of 10 straight Ks
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26 Jun 2021, 08:05 GMT+10
Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies tied Tom Seaver s record for most consecutive strikeouts Friday afternoon, when the ace right-hander struck out 10 straight batters against the New York Mets the team for whom Seaver set the mark in 1970.
Nola, starting game one of a doubleheader, began his outing in inauspicious fashion by hitting leadoff batter Jeff McNeil and surrendering a double to Francisco Lindor. But the 28-year-old wriggled out of the jam and began his pursuit of history by striking out Michael Conforto, Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith.