C4 TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021 SPORTS Flipping Renegades: the script Post 8-3 win Lightning take in nightcap Stanley Cup opener Continued from p. 1 from Canadiens egades stole seven bases in the game. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — After Shane Fontenot was the win- carrying the Montreal Cana- ning in relief. He allowed diens to the Stanley Cup Final one hit and struck out two. with sublime goaltending, Carey Colton Hoelscher got the save, Price stopped just about every- allowing two runs on three hits thing he saw in Game 1 against and a walk in the seventh. the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the nightcap, the Rene- The defending champions gades scored four times in the lead the series because they second inning on their way to an made sure Price didn’t see very 8-3 victory against the Bombers. much and his teammates saw The Bombers took the early plenty of the rough stuff, shoved lead with a run in the first before and banged into the boards and the Renegades answered in the ice. Brendan Gallagher was left second. bloody, and the Canadiens were Andrew Paten and Keilholz left beaten. started the inning with singles The Lightning created traf- to put runners at first and third fic in front of Price, scored two before Denoyer walked to load deflection goals and outmuscled the bases. Ben Burton then dou- the smaller Canadiens in a 5-1 bled to center to score Paten and rout Monday night that showed Keilholz. After a pair of strike- what it takes to crack Montre- outs, Dell doubled to right to al’s defensive wall. Tampa Bay score Denoyer and Burton. AP flipped the script and did much The Renegades added a run of what the Canadiens’ previous celebrates with Cardinals teammate Paul DeJong after DeJong hit a two-run home run in the seventh in the fourth when Carter Mize opponents couldn’t, creating a inning of Monday night’s game against the Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium. was hit by a pitch with the bases potential blueprint to win a sec- loaded to score Diel. ond consecutive championship. In the fifth, the Renegades “We have a game plan, and Cardinals: Martinez to get the start tonight for St. Louis scored a pair of runs. Denoy- we have a recipe,” Lightning cap- er and Burton drew one-out tain Steven Stamkos said. “And if Continued from p. 1 Louis’ MLB-leading total to 57. man John Nogowski for assign- Louis and had a re-evaluation walks before Diel reached on an we go out there, we believe that error to load the bases. Tommy third for 1-0 lead. Right fielder Entering Monday, the Cubs were ment. Waddell made his MLB Monday. Bader is likely to return if we do the right things that Ruether then walked to score Pavin Smith tried to make a div- a distant second with 45. debut by pitching in the ninth sometime this week. ..Reliev- we’re going to get rewarded for Denoyer before Dell walked to ing catch on the ball and it rolled Notes: The Diamondbacks inning. After giving up a lead- er (back spasms) it and we have so far to get to score Burton to make it 7-1. to the wall for Carlson’s third recalled RHP Humberto Castel- off walk, he retired the side. … will begin a rehab assignment this point and I thought we did After the Bombers (10-9) triple this season. lanos from Triple-A Reno. The Diamondbacks OF/INF Ketel today with Springfield. … Dia- that tonight.” scored twice in the sixth, the The Diamondbacks tied it rookie has made five appearanc- Marte (strained left hamstring) mondbacks LHP Caleb Smith The Lightning put on a clini- es this season, posting a 3.24 was placed on 10-day injured (2-3, 3.03) allowed one run in six Renegades got their final run in cal performance similar to what when Josh Rojas hit homered in the seventh when Keilholz sin- the fifth to chase Wade LeBlanc. ERA and striking out eight in list retroactive to June 27. The innings in his last start against the Vegas Golden Knights did in 81/3 innings. … The Cardinals 27-year-old Marte also was on Milwaukee. He made a relief gled to score Dell. their series opener last round The 36-year-old LeBlanc Dell, Paten and Keilholz all pitched 41/3 innings in making selected the contract of rook- the injured list from April 8-May appearance against St. Louis on against the Canadiens — and ie RHP Roel Ramirez from Tri- 18 with a right hamstring strain. May 26 and allowed no earned had two hits in an eight-hit Ren- they will need more of the same. his first National League start egade attack. Dell finished with since 2013 when he was with ple-A Memphis and recalled … Cardinals CF runs in 21/3 innings. … Cardi- It was clear from the drop of rookie LHP (right rib hairline fracture) is nals RHP Carlos Martinez (3-9, three RBI. the puck that coach Jon Coo- Miami. He took the rotation spot Austin Brewer was the start- of , who was moved to from Memphis. The team also headed to Memphis for the next 6.78), who has a five-game losing per’s team wanted to deliver optioned step of his rehab assignment. streak, is 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA in er and winner for the Rene- body blows early and often. the bullpen. gades, throwing 41/3 innings. He LeBlanc hit a batter in the and to Mem- After playing at Single-A Palm seven career starts against the Mikhail Sergachev sent phis and designated first base- Beach, Bader came back to St. Diamondbacks. allowed a run on three hits while 5-foot-9, 183-pound Canadiens first inning. That increased St. striking out six. Mick Vonfeldt forward Brendan Gallagher to pitched an inning, allowing two the ice early. When Gallagh- runs on a hit and three walks. er got into it with much larger He struck out one. Trent Mor- Victor Hedman, Blake Coleman row worked the final 12/3 innings, shoved him into the net, dis- striking out two. lodging the net and his helmet. The Renegades (9-10) are In the third period, Gallagher off today before hosting the St. took a shot up high from Cole- Joseph Mustangs on Wednes- man and was taken down by day. Game time is 7 p.m. at Viv- Sergachev. He got up with his ion Field. forehead dripping with blood and left the ice. The rough stuff between and after the whistles set an early tone for the series, and the plan of attack to take Price’s Post 5: eyes away worked like a charm. When his teammates made Another defensive mistakes like leaving Steven Stamkos wide open or letting Tyler Johnson get in on tourney net all alone, Price was there to flash a big glove or pad save. this weekend But he couldn’t stop what he couldn’t see. Continued from p. 1 Price shuffled in the crease RBI double and scored on a wild all night trying to get in bet- pitch, while Jordan and Under- ter position to see around and wood hit back-to-back RBI sin- through big Lightning forwards gles to extend the lead to 8-2. and his own defenders, which Hueste led the hitting attack, was something he didn’t have to going 4-for-4 with two singles, do as much in earlier rounds of one double and one triple. the plaoffs. The first three goals Plochberger finished with a sin- against him were Erik Cernak’s gle and a double, while Under- stick deflection, Blake Cole- wood added a pair of singles. man’s shot that banked in off Schmitz was the winning Yanni Gourde’s left skate and pitcher for Jefferson City. In three Ben Chiarot putting the puck in innings of relief, he allowed one his own net. run and seven walks while strik- Price allowed five goals for ing out five. the first time this postseason. Roettgen pitched the first “That’s the key I think: going three innings, giving up one on the inside and driving the net, run on one hit — Oak Grove’s taking his eyes away,” Gourde only hit of the game — with four said. “That’s the key.” walks and five . Hueste The Lightning did a good job AP pitched the seventh, walking studying what the Canadiens Royals shortstop Nicky Lopez gets the force at second on Enrique Hernandez of the Red Sox as he throws to first to one batter and striking out one. did in previous rounds — rope- Jefferson City will play Fri- a-doping, relying on Price to complete a double play during the fifth inning of Monday night’s game in Boston. day through Sunday in the Fire- make saves and turning simple cracker Tournament in Fairview mistakes into big goals. Learn- Heights, Ill. Post 5 opens Fri- ing from a turnover-prone loss Royals: Merrifield has three hits for Kansas City day’s pool play against Tren- to the New York Islanders that ton at 12:30 p.m., followed by a made them play a Game 7 in the Continued from p. 1 had a lot of game left,” Renfroe head more than anything. He another three scoreless innings said. “We know with our offense doesn’t believe in himself,” Ren- before allowing two singles in game against Highland at 3 p.m. semifinals, they gave Montreal some good swings. But he kept Bracket play begins at 10 little to work with to turn the competing,” Red Sox manager we’re able to put a lot of points froe said. “He’s a great pitcher, the sixth. Hirokazu Sawamura on the board.” and I think if he believes in him- (4-0) relieved him with one on a.m. Saturday, and the winner of tables. Alex Cora said. “It didn’t look The victory was Boston’s self, that’s half the battle.” and two outs and got Merrifield each pool in the six-team tour- When the Canadiens did get great in the beginning, but he fourth straight, following a Whit Merrifield had three on a first-pitch groundout to nament will receive a bye into good looks, goaltender Andrei didn’t quit. He put zeros at the three-game sweep of the New hits for the Royals. Third base- protect the tie at 5. the semifinals, with the cham- Vasilevskiy turned aside captain end and he gave us a chance.” York Yankees, and its major man Emmanuel Rivera made his Sawamura followed with a pionship game scheduled for 11 Shea Weber off the rush and Kike Hernandez led off the a.m. Sunday. flashed his glove to rob forward league-leading 26th come-from- major league debut and singled scoreless seventh — and then bottom of the first with a home behind win. The Red Sox are in the first, then added another he was checked. Josh Taylor Josh Anderson. The only blem- run for the second straight game, ish against Vasilevskiy and the a season-high 17 games above single in the third. pitched the eighth — his 23rd Bobby Dalbec also homered and .500, and in first place in the A.L. The Red Sox loaded the bases straight scoreless outing — and Lightning was a double deflec- Renfroe had a two-run shot in STAY CONNECTED tion pinball goal. East by one game against Tampa in the eighth against Carlos Her- Matt Barnes came in for the with the the fourth as Boston came back Based on what the Golden Bay. nandez before he struck out Dal- ninth to earn his 17th save. after falling behind 5-1. Knights found out after winning With the wind blowing out bec on a 3-2 pitch to end the Notes: Red Sox LF Marwin The score was tied at 5 in Game 1 against Montreal and on a 90-degree night, the teams threat. Gonzalez pulled up in the sev- APP the Winnipeg Jets and Toron- the sixth when Renfroe’s second matched homers for four innings After giving up three homers enth after beating out a chopper to Maple Leafs discovered fall- homer, off Josh Staumont (0-2), — three each. Kansas City hit in the first two innings, Richards in front of the plate for an infield ing behind in their series, the banged off a billboard above three off Richards in the first held the Royals scoreless in the hit. The training staff came out response is coming from the Lansdowne Street. It was Ren- two innings, but Royals starter third. That seemed like a good to look at him, but he stayed in Canadiens. The question is froe’s 13th career multihomer Danny Duffy gave the lead back time for the umpires to check the game. … RHP Brad Keller whether the Lightning found a game; his last was with the Rays on three Red Sox homers in the him for illegal substances. (6-8) will face Boston righty Nick script they can repeat with suc- last year at Fenway Park. first four innings. Richards laughed off the Pivetta, who pitched 62/3 innings cess as the final unfolds. “We knew it was early, and we “I think it’s all in Garrett’s inspection. He then posted of hitless ball last Thursday. www.newstribune.com