Barzal Scores Late, Islanders Beat Bruins 4-1 to Tie Series
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ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021 SPORTS 15 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 fastball 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, Alex Dickerson 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 strikeouts 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. Rhys Hoskins 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.