Happy weekend folks. Tomorrow is the last day of May. A nice sunny day on tap with temps right around 70 degrees Saturday. A busy day in sports Friday. The two time defending NBA Champion Miami Heat are heading back to the NBA Finals for the 4th consecutive year. Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers 117-92 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Heat win series 4-2. Heat now await the winner of the San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder series. Spurs lead series 3-2. In the NHL Western Conference Playoffs, Chicago Blackhawks have forced a Game 7 in the their series against the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-3 win Friday night. The winner of this series will advance to the Stanley Cup Finals and will face off against the New York Rangers. Some MLB news Friday: St. Louis Cardinals top prospect outfielder Oscar Taveras will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday to join the big league club and is expected to be in the starting lineup Saturday. Boston Red Sox placed catcher/first baseman Ryan Lavarnway on the 15 day disabled list with a broken hamate bone in his left wrist. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with the injury. Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia exited the Red Sox game in the Top of the 10th inning Friday night with a right hand contusion. Pedroia hurt his hand on a stolen base by Will Myers in the second inning, John Farrell told reporters. Pedroia played through it for most of the game but was replaced by Jonathan Herrera in the Top of the 10th inning. MLB Scores Friday: Games in American League Parks: Minnesota Twins 6 New York Yankees 1 Boston Red Sox 3 Tampa Bay Rays 2- 10 innings A lot of action in this one. In the Bottom of the 1st inning, David Price hits David Ortiz with a pitch and both dugouts were warned. Red Sox manager John Farrell was then ejected from the game. In the Bottom of the 4th inning, David Price hits Mike Carp with a pitch. This time the benches clear. Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo was ejected from the game however Rays starting pitcher David Price was not ejected. In the Top of the 6th inning, Red Sox starting pitcher Brandon Workman threw a pitch behind Evan Longoria and was immediately ejected from the game. Both Brandon Workman and Red Sox third base coach Brian Butterfield were ejected from the game at that time. Three Red Sox coaches were ejected plus the Red Sox starting pitcher, however no Rays were ejected. Now to the actual action on the field where once again a thrilling finish from Fenway. Top 1st: Ben Zobrist grounded out to second, David DeJesus scored- Rays 1 Red Sox 0 Top 5th: David DeJesus hit a RBI single- Rays 2 Red Sox 0 Bottom 5th: David Ortiz hit a RBI single- Rays 2 Red Sox 1 Bottom 7th: Xander Bogaerts hit a RBI double- Rays 2 Red Sox 2 In the Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox had runners at first and third with 2 outs for Dustin Pedroia. However Pedroia grounded out to end the inning and send the game into extra frames. In the Bottom of the 10th, we pick up the action where a thrilling finish would occur. David Ortiz grounded out to second for the first out of the inning Jonny Gomes is hit by a pitch So we now get to the pivotal play of the game with A.J. Pierzynski at the plate. Pierzynski sends a high drive to deep center, two Rays outfielders collide as the ball drops in and rolls around near the triangle. Jonny Gomes comes rolling all the way around the score the game winning run on a walk off RBI triple by A.J. Pierzynski. AH! Feeling of 2013 once again! Another magical night from Fenway! Red Sox have now won 5 consecutive games following a 10 game losing streak. Cleveland Indians 5 Colorado Rockies 2 Kansas City Royals 6 Toronto Blue Jays 1 Houston Astros 2 Baltimore Orioles 1- Civil Rights Game San Diego Padres 4 Chicago White Sox 1 Oakland Athletics 9 Los Angeles Angels 5 Detroit Tigers 6 Seattle Mariners 3 Games in National League Parks: Philadelphia Phillies 6 New York Mets 5- 14 innings A marathon affair took place in Philadelphia Friday night. Top 2nd: Lucas Duda hit a RBI double- Mets 1 Phillies 0 Top 2nd: Travis dArnaud grounded out to second, Bobby Abreu scored- Mets 2 Phillies 0 Top 2nd: Ruben Tejada hit a RBI single- Mets 3 Phillies 0 Bottom 3rd: Chase Utley grounded out to second, Mets 3 Phillies 1 Bottom 4th: Domonic Brown hit a 3 run home run- Phillies 4 Mets 3 Top 5th: Bobby Abreu hit a 2 run RBI double- Mets 5 Phillies 4 Bottom 5th: Domonic Brown grounded out to shortstop, Marlon Byrd scored- Mets 5 Phillies 5 After all this early offense, the game would remain for a very long time. In the Top of the 9th, Bobby Abreu struck out swinging with the bases loaded and 2 outs to squander a golden opportunity for the Mets. In the Top of the 10th, Mets had runners on first and second with 1 out however yet again squander a chance to take the lead. Chris Young flied out to center Juan Lagares struck out swinging In the Bottom of the 12th inning, Phillies had runners on first and second and 2 outs for Reed Brignac. Reed Brignac would strike out swinging as the long night in Philadelphia marches on. In the Bottom of the 13th inning, Phillies would have runners on first and second with 2 outs for Ryan Howard. Ryan Howard would strike out looking to end the inning. In the Bottom of the 14th, Mets right fielder Chris Young would make a critical error. Marlon Byrd hit a routine fly ball to right which was playable for Young, however drops the ball and Byrd is safe at second base on the two base error. Carlos Ruiz singles to put runners on first and third with nobody out. Mets then intentionally walk pinch hitter Cesar Hernandez to load the bases with nobody out. Reed Brignac then hits a walk off RBI single to deep left to give the Phillies a walk off 6-5 win over the Mets in 14 innings. Washington Nationals 9 Texas Rangers 2 Atlanta Braves 3 Miami Marlins 2 Milwaukee Brewers 11 Chicago Cubs 5 San Francisco Giants 9 St. Louis Cardinals 4 Cincinnati Reds 6 Arizona Diamondbacks 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 MLB Schedule Saturday: Games In American League Parks: Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees 1:05pm Starting Pitchers: Kevin Correia- Twins vs. Masahiro Tanaka- Yankees Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07pm Starting Pitchers: Aaron Brooks- Royals vs. Marcus Stroman- Blue Jays Aaron Brooks is starting in place of Yordano Ventura who is missing a start due to an elbow injury. Blue Jays top pitching prospect Marcus Stroman has been called up from Triple-A Buffalo to start on Saturday in place of Drew Hutchinson. Manager John Gibbons said Hutchinson has shown signs of fatigue and thus has been pushed back to Tuesday. San Diego Padres at Chicago White Sox 2:10pm Starting Pitchers: Tyson Ross- Padres vs. Andre Rienzo- White Sox Colorado Rockies at Cleveland Indians 3:05pm Starting Pitchers: Franklin Morales- Rockies vs. Trevor Bauer- Indians Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros 4:10pm Starting Pitchers: Chris Tillman- Orioles vs. Dallas Keuchel- Indians Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 7:15pm Starting Pitchers: Jake Odorizzi- Rays vs. Ruby De La Rosa- Red Sox Ruby De La Rosa is making his 2014 debut taking the spot of Clay Buchholz who is on the disabled list with a hyperextended knee injury. Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics 10:05pm Starting Pitchers: Tyler Skaggs- Angels vs. Tommy Milone- Athletics Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners 10:10pm Starting Pitchers: Drew Smyly- Tigers vs. Chris Young- Mariners Games in National League Parks: Texas Rangers at Washington Nationals 12:05pm Starting Pitchers: Nick Tepesch- Rangers vs. Doug Fister- Nationals San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals 2:15pm Starting Pitchers: Yusmeiro Petit- Giants vs. Michael Wacha- Cardinals New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies 3:05pm Starting Pitchers: Jacob deGrom- Mets vs. Kyle Kendrick- Phillies Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers 4:10pm Starting Pitchers: Jason Hammel- Cubs vs. Wily Peralta- Brewers Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins 4:10pm Starting Pitchers: Ervin Santana- Braves vs. Jacob Turner- Marlins Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers 7:15pm Starting Pitchers: Brandon Cumpton- Pirates vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu- Dodgers Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks 10:10pm Starting Pitchers: Johnny Cueto- Reds vs. Brandon McCarthy- Diamondbacks. Another full slate of games in MLB on Saturday.
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 06:51:02 +0000
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