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Albies, Almonte power Braves past Dodgers in 6-4 victory Red Sox top Yankees for MLB-leading 20th comeback win NEW YORK, June 6, (AP): Kiké Hernández snapped an 0-for-27 skid MLB Results/Standings with a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the Boston Red Sox com- pleted their major league-best 20th come-from-behind victory, beating the WASHINGTON, June 6, (AP): Re- sults and standings from the MLB Barzal scores late, Islanders New York Yankees 5-3. games on Saturday. Hernández got his fi rst RBI since Detroit 4 Chic. White Sox 3 May 20 by roping a two-out Toronto 6 Houston 2 Minnesota 5 Kansas City 4 from Chad Green (0-4) to the wall in Tampa Bay 3 Texas 0 left, scoring Rafael Devers from fi rst. Cleveland 10 Baltimore 4 Christian Vázquez scored Hernán- Boston 7 NY Yankees 3 dez a batter later with a grounder that Oakland 6 Colorado 3 beat Bruins 4-1 to tie series LA Angels 12 Seattle 5 skipped over the fi rst-base bag, and Cincinnati 5 St Louis 2 Bobby Dalbec followed with a two-run Philadelphia 5 Washington 2 homer. Milwaukee 7 Arizona 5 Kucherov, Stamkos shine, lift Lightning over Hurricanes 6-4 Former Yankees minor leaguer Gar- Pittsburgh 8 Miami (12 inn) 7 San Francisco 4 Chic. Cubs 3 rett Whitlock (1-1) was credited with Atlanta 6 LA Dodgers 4 his fi rst major league win. Closer Matt NY Mets 4 San Diego 0 UNIONDALE, N.Y, June 6, Barnes earned his 14th save. American League (AP): Mathew Barzal broke a East Division Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer W L Pct GB tie late in the third period and for New York and added a sacrifi ce fl y. Tampa Bay 37 23 .617 _ the New York Islanders beat Giants 4, Cubs 3 Boston 35 23 .603 1 In San Francisco, Unbeaten Kevin Toronto 30 26 .536 5 the Boston Bruins 4-1 to even New York 31 28 .525 5-1/2 Gausman struck out 10 in seven in- Baltimore 20 38 .345 16 the second-round playoff se- nings, homered for Central Division ries at two games apiece. the second consecutive game and San W L Pct GB Kyle Palmieri, Casey Cizikas Francisco beat Chicago. Chicago 35 23 .603 _ Cleveland 31 25 .554 3 and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also San Francisco won its third straight Kansas City 29 27 .518 5 scored for New York and Semyon over the Cubs. The Giants have won Detroit 24 34 .414 11 nine of 11 overall and are a majors-best Minnesota 23 35 .397 12 Varlamov stopped 28 shots. 37-21. West Division David Krejci scored for Boston and W L Pct GB Tuukka Rask fi nished with 30 saves. Patrick Wisdom hit his fi fth home Oakland 35 25 .583 _ run in 12 games for Chicago. The Cubs Houston 32 26 .552 2 Game 5 is Monday night in Boston, have dropped three straight. Seattle 29 31 .483 6 with Game 6 back at Nassau Coliseum Gausman (7-0) allowed two hits and Los Angeles 27 31 .466 7 on Wednesday night. Texas 23 37 .383 12 The Islanders took the lead when a pair of unearned runs, lowering his National League ERA to 1.27, for his fi rst victory in four East Division Scott Mayfi eld’s point shot was redi- W L Pct GB rected and defl ected off Charlie McA- career appearances against the Cubs. New York 28 23 .549 _ Kohl Stewart (1-1) allowed seven voy in front and Barzal batted the Atlanta 27 29 .482 3-1/2 puck out of the air and past Rask with hits and three runs in 3 2/3 innings. Philadelphia 27 30 .474 4 Braves 6, Dodgers 4 Washington 24 31 .436 6 6:57 left. Barzal scored for the second In Atlanta, Ozzie Albies drove in the Miami 24 33 .421 7 straight game after going scoreless for Central Division the fi rst eight games of the postseason. go-ahead run in a fi ve-run third inning W L Pct GB off Clayton Kershaw, Abraham Al- Chicago 32 26 .552 _ monte got a pinch-hit homer off Blake Milwaukee 32 26 .552 _ St Louis 31 28 .525 1-1/2 ICE HOCKEY Treinen in the seventh, and Atlanta Cincinnati 27 29 .482 4 topped Los Angeles. Pittsburgh 23 34 .404 8-1/2 West Division Boston pulled Rask for an extra skat- W L Pct GB er with 1:12 left. Cizikas - who had the BASEBALL San Francisco 37 21 .638 _ Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) stops a shot by Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ross Colton (79) overtime goal in Game 2 - sealed it with San Diego 36 24 .600 2 an empty-netter nine seconds later, and during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, on June 5, in Los Angeles 34 24 .586 3 Pageau added one with three seconds Braves starter Charlie Morton (5-2) Colorado 23 36 .390 14-1/2 Tampa, Florida. (AP) Arizona 20 40 .333 18 to go. didn’t allow a hit until Cody Bellinger Lightning 6, Hurricanes 4 had the fi rst of four consecutive singles In Tampa, Florida, Nikita Kucherov to begin the fourth. Morton gave up drive deep to left for his 18th homer. and Steven Stamkos each had two goals four hits, four runs - two earned - with Guerrero fi nished with three hits, Sun use big run to rout Liberty 85-64 and an assist and Tampa Bay beat Caro- one walk and fi ve in fi ve in- raising his batting average to .338. lina to take a 3-1 series lead. nings. Ross Stripling pitched fi ve innings UNCASVILLE, Conn., June 6, (AP): and open the second quarter that left in the third quarter. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves Kershaw (7-5) allowed fi ve runs, of one-run ball for the Blue Jays, who Jonquel Jones scored 31 points on gave the Sun a 52-37 lead and New Rebecca Allen led New York, to help the defending Stanley Cup eight hits and one walk and striking out improved to 3-1 at their temporary 12-of-16 shooting and grabbed 13 York (5-4) trailed by at least nine the which has lost three in a row, with champion Lightning improve to 10-0 in nine in six innings. home in Buffalo. Stripling (2-3) al- rebounds to help the Connecticut rest of the way. The Liberty, who 14 points. Betnijah Laney, who av- games following a playoff loss over the Will Smith earned his 10th save in lowed seven hits, struck out four and Sun beat the New York Liberty 85- were held to their fewest points in eraged a career-best 17.2 points past two postseasons. Game 5 is Tues- 10 chances by striking out the side in walked one. 64. and was named the WNBA most day night at Carolina. the ninth. Carlos Correa had three hits and Brionna Jones had 14 points, improved player last season, fi n- Each team scored four goals in the Los Angeles, which dropped to 34- Myles Straw drove in two runs for the eight rebounds and two steals and BASKETBALL ished with eight points on 4-of-12 second, with the Lightning turning a 24, had won three of four and 16 of 22. Astros. DeWanna Bonner scored 13 points shooting. The 27-year old had 4-2 defi cit into a 5-4 lead. Stamkos and The Braves, who had lost fi ve of seven, Urquidy (4-3) was tagged for a for Connecticut (8-2). a game this season, were scoreless scored at least 20 points in every Kucherov scored on the power play and improved to 27-29. season-high six runs in 4 1/3 innings. Jonquel Jones scored 10 points for nearly six minutes before Sabri- game this season - her fi rst with the Tyler Johnson also beat Petr Mrazek in Mets 4, Padres 0 He allowed two or fewer earned runs in a 15-0 run to close the fi rst half na Ionescu hit a 3-pointer with 5:39 Liberty. the fi nal 5:22 of the period. In San Diego, Jacob deGrom kept up in seven of his previous nine starts this his dominance of major league hitters, season. striking out 11 over seven innings and Rays 3, Rangers 0 Howard and by Ranger Suárez (1-0), streak that started after the Reds lost 14th save in as many chances. got three outs for his eighth save. pitching New York past San Diego. In Arlington, Texas, Rich Hill who won by pitching three hitless in- their opener against the Cardinals. Josh Rojas hit two home runs for Ar- Angels 12, Mariners 5 Francisco Lindor homered and dou- pitched another fi ve scoreless innings nings. Tigers 4, White Sox 3 izona. Joakim Soria (0-2) took the loss. In Anaheim, California, Shohei bled to back the latest brilliant per- as Tampa Bay blanked Texas. had an RBI for Phila- In Chicago, Tarik Skubal struck Athletics 6, Rockies 3 Ohtani hit his 16th homer of the season, formance by deGrom (5-2). The Mets The 41-year-old Hill (5-2) struck delphia, which won for just the second out a career-high 11 to win consecu- In Denver, Cole Irvin pitched six Taylor Ward hit the go-ahead drive and ended San Diego’s team-record 12- out three and allowed two hits while time in the last six games. tive starts for the fi rst time in his ma- strong innings, Matt Olson and Chad Los Angeles rallied past Seattle. game home winning streak that began throwing 59 pitches. Diego Castillo, Josh Bell went deep for the Nation- jor league career, Eric Haase homered Pinder backed him with home runs and The Angels came back after Seat- a month ago on May 5. the fourth Rays reliever, struck out the als. twice and Detroit beat Chicago. Oakland doubled up Colorado. tle starter Yusei Kikuchi was hit in the DeGrom allowed just three hits and side in the ninth for his ninth save in Connor Brogdon pitched a 1-2-3 Chicago manager Tony La Russa Mark Canha added three hits, in- right knee by David Fletcher’s come- walked one. His only downfall: He 11 chances and to cap the team’s fi fth ninth for his fi rst save since 2019 at remained tied with John McGraw on cluding an RBI single for the Athletics, backer in the fi fth inning. Kikuchi fell went 0 for 3 at the plate, lowering his shutout victory this season. Texas, Double-A. the career manager wins list at 2,763, who earned their fi fth win in seven in- to the ground writhing in pain and ex- batting average to a still-lofty .391. which had four hits, was held scoreless Joe Ross (2-6) gave up four runs - all behind only Connie Mack at 3,731. terleague games this season. ited with a bruise. Joe Musgrove (4-5) struck out 10 for the seventh time. unearned - and three hits in six innings. Miguel Cabrera also homered for the Brendan Rodgers, pinch-hitting for Drew Steckenrider (2-2) took the in fi ve-plus innings. He gave up three Austin Meadows had a two-run Pirates 8, Marlins 7, 12 Innings Tigers. José Cisnero pitched a perfect Rockies reliever Jhoulys Chacin, hit loss. runs on eight hits. single off Kolby Allard (1-2). Manuel In Pittsburgh, Jacob Stallings hit a ninth for his fi rst career save. his fi rst major league home run, a two- Max Stassi also homered for the An- Blue Jays 6, Astros 2 Margot hit a solo homer in the eighth game-ending single in the 12th inning Nick Madrigal and Yoán Moncada run drive off reliever Jesús Luzardo in gels, who have won fi ve of their last In Buffalo, N.Y., Vladimir Guerrero for the AL-leading Rays (37-23). that lifted Pittsburgh over Miami and had two hits apiece for the White Sox, the seventh. Charlie Blackmon had a seven. Jr. and Joe Panik homered, and Toron- Indians 10, Orioles 4 extended the Marlins’ longest losing who struck out a season-high 16 times, pair of hits, including an RBI single. Los Angeles trailed 5-1 in the fourth to beat Houston. In Baltimore, Cesar Hernandez and streak in six years to eight games. their 25th game in double digits. Irvin (4-7) allowed six hits and one inning after Jake Fraley hit his fi rst Panik’s tiebreaking three-run shot Harold Ramirez homered off Balti- Automatic runner Adam Frazier ad- Twins 5, Royals 4 run in snapping a career high-tying career grand slam. The Angels then off José Urquidy gave Toronto a 4-1 more ace John Means, who exited in vanced to third on Ke’Bryan Hayes’ In Kansas City, Mo., Ryan Jeffers, four-game losing streak. He walked scored in fi ve straight innings, capped lead in the fourth inning. Guerrero con- the fi rst inning with shoulder fatigue, fl yout leading off the 12th against Kyle Garlick and Miguel Sanó homer- one and struck out fi ve. Lou Trivino by a fi ve-run eighth. nected in the fi fth, sending a two-run as Cleveland beat the Orioles. Adam Cimber (1-2). Bryan Reynolds ed, and Minnesota turned a game-end- Cedric Mullins homered twice as was intentionally walked, and Stallings ing double play with the potential tying part of his second career fi ve-hit out- lined a single to center. run at third base to beat Kansas and ing for Baltimore, which saw its Clay Holmes (2-0) pitched a perfect stop a four-game losing streak. three-game winning streak end. Ryan 12th. José Berríos (6-2) gave up four runs Mountcastle hit a solo shot in the sixth. Cardinals 5, Reds 2 and six hits in six innings. Hansel Ro- Yu Chang also homered to help Aar- In St. Louis, Yadier Molina left bles picked up his fi fth save in seven on Civale (8-2) tie for the major league the game in the fourth inning with a chances. lead in victories. Cleveland has won bruised knee, and St. Louis lost to Cin- Nelson Cruz had two hits, a walk three of its last four. cinnati, the Cardinals’ fourth straight and his fi rst stolen base since 2018. Means (4-2) surrendered a leadoff setback. Minnesota homered for the 16th con- homer to Hernandez and a solo drive The 38-year-old Molina took a foul secutive game, tying the longest streak to Ramirez with two outs. After Eddie tip off the bat of Kyle Farmer off his in club history. Rosario followed with a single, Means left knee in the fourth inning, Andrew Mike Minor (4-3) allowed fi ve runs exited the game. Knizner pinch hit in the bottom half for and seven hits in seven innings. Phillies 5, Nationals 2 Molina and made a run-scoring throw- Brewers 7, Diamondbcks 5 In Philadelphia, hit ing error in the seventh. In Milwaukee, Christian Yelich and a run-scoring single that stopped an Jonathan India and Eugenio Suárez Omar Narváez hit back-to-back hom- 0-for-18 skid in his return from the homered for the Reds to back Tyler ers in the eighth inning and Milwau- ’ Charlie Morton at- injured list, Andrew McCutchen hit a Mahle (5-2), who allowed two runs kee dealt Arizona its team-record 16th tempts to bunt in the fourth inning three-run homer and Philadelphia de- and fi ve hits in seven innings with eight straight road loss. of a baseball game against the Los feated Washington. strikeouts. Devin Williams (2-0) pitched a Boston Red Sox starting Eduardo Rodriguez delivers a pitch to a Angeles Dodgers, on June 5, in At- Washington’s Josh Harrison was hit Cincinnati has won three in a row for scoreless eighth and Josh Hader retired New York Yankees batter during the fi rst inning of a baseball game, on lanta. (AP) by pitches twice, by starter Spencer the fi rst time since a six-game winning the side in order in the ninth for his June 5, in New York. (AP) Chiefs beat Rebels 36-26 to Mikulak’s long reign ends end Super Rugby 4th round Malone wins fi rst US gymnastics title, with Tokyo in sight SYDNEY, June 6, (AP): The Hamil- teams were level, 19-19, at halftime. FORT WORTH, Texas, June 6, (AP): “(The fall) was the kick in the butt I er, he came off the in the ton-based Chiefs started and fi nished The Chiefs stretched away again Brody Malone deleted Instagram from needed,” Malone said. middle of his routine. It would be his strongly to beat the Melbourne Rebels with the fi rst two tries of the second his phone after racing to the lead at the overcame another only major misstep, a positive develop- 36-26 Sunday and wrap up the fourth half, to Tiatia and Trask. Again, the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, an miscue on pommel horse to fi nish sec- ment for the lone constant in the U.S. round of the Australia-New Zealand Rebels stuck back with a try to replace- attempt to cut out distractions as he ond. Moldauer won a national title in men’s program since he made his fi rst Super Rugby tournament. ment Andrew Kellalway which cut the eyed his fi rst national title. 2017 while Mikulak was recovering Olympic team in 2012. Mikulak saved The match was the second involv- lead to 31-26. Consider it good practice. If the from injury. He called Malone’s victo- his best moment for last, sticking the ing the Rebels to be played in Sydney Tiatia’s second try in the 65th minute 21-year-old keeps performing like this, ry evidence that the next wave is com- dismount on his high bar routine before because of a community outbreak of clinched the match for the Chiefs but the distractions around him are only ing for a program that’s spent most of roaring while pumping his fi sts. COVID-19 in Austalia’s second-larg- they fell short of the bonus point that going to increase heading to Tokyo. the last decade being led by Mikulak. “How do you have fun? I was try- est city. Travel between Melbourne might have given them the faintest of Confi dent from start to fi nish, Malone “Brody winning, that’s awesome,” ing to ask that question,” Mikulak said. and New Zealand currently is sus- chances of reaching the tournament overcame a nervous mistake on parallel Moldauer said. “That shows that there “When does this get fun? Well, you pended. fi nal. bars to post a two-day total of 170.700 have to put on a performance.” Center Anton Lienert-Brown, full- and stamp himself as the new standard- Something Mikulak has done with back Kaleb Trask and replacement bearer for the men’s program with the GLYMNASTICS stunning regularity for the last nine center Chase Tiatia scored two tries RUGBY Summer Games just seven weeks away. years. His time, however, is coming to each as the Chiefs held out the Rebels The victory ended six-time national are younger guys in this country that an end. He’s engaged and ready to get in a see-sawing match at Sydney’s The fourth of the tournament’s fi ve champion and two-time Olympian Sam Brody Malone competes in the are able to be the top dog right now and on with the next chapter of his life. The Leichardt Oval. rounds complicated rather than clari- Mikulak’s long reign. While Mikulak during the U.S. Gymnastics when that happens it drives everyone to decision to not push toward 2024 has Lienert-Brown’s double and fi ed the contest for fi nals places. rebounded from seventh to third, the Championships, on June 5, in Fort get better and better.” freed him in a way. The rust now hope- Trask’s fi rst try gave the Chiefs a 19-0 The Auckland-based Blues lead 29-year-old believes he saw a changing Worth, Texas. (AP) Mikulak spent Friday in a long discus- fully gone, Mikulak is eager to attack lead after 25 minutes. On each occa- the tournament with 19 points and of the guard. sion with his sports psychologist after an the fi nal months of his long career. sion, the Chiefs played the Rebels’ an unbeaten record, a point ahead of “That kid is the future,” Mikulak mance, the nerves returned. He ap- uncharacteristically off night on Thurs- The Olympic selection committee defense like a concertina, drawing the Dunedin-based Highlanders and said. “I’m just this old guy trying to peared ready to have his advantage slip day that left him far behind Malone. is relying strictly on the performance them wide, then working the ball back Christchurch-based Crusaders. keep up with him now.” away after ending up on the mat in the Competing for the fi rst time in nearly 15 at the trials to determine the fi ve-man infi eld. The Wellington-based Hurri- Malone admitted he wasn’t nervous middle of his set, his fi rst months, Mikulak surprisingly ran out of team. Malone has spent the last fi ve The Rebels rallied strongly with two canes blew their chance to seal a fi - during the opening round on Thursday, event during fi nals. gas during his fi nal two events. An ex- months making a pretty compelling tries to backrower Isi Naisarani and nal place when they lost 12-10 to the saying he felt far more pressure while No matter. He responded by drill- tended chat with his sports psychologist argument. He helped the Cardinal cap- another to center Stacy Ili after fl yhalf ACT Brumbies on Saturday and they competing for Stanford in the NCAA ing his high bars set, where his 15.050 on Friday helped him hit reset. ture the NCAA team title in April and Carter Gordon had recovered his own dropped back to fourth place, three Championships in April. Staked to a score was the best of the meet and the He came out fl ying, drilling his fl oor added an all-around title to bookend the kick behind the Chiefs’ defense. The points behind the Blues. sizable lead after a polished perfor- second-highest on any event. exercise to start the fi nals. Minutes lat- one he earned as a freshman in 2019.