Dodgers Fall Into Second Place

Dodgers suffer to nan Padres

From Maddie Lee: The Dodgers entered nan precocious innings Monday successful an unenviable position: trailing nan Padres, whose biggest spot is their bullpen.

“When they person a lead they don’t relinquish it excessively often,” head Dave Roberts said aft nan Dodgers’ 1-0 loss Monday. “You cognize nan numbers — erstwhile they’re up successful nan seventh inning they don’t lose. You do person to beryllium a small much fierce and capitalize erstwhile you do get those chances.”

Including Monday, nan Padres are 20-2 erstwhile starring aft six innings, 21-1 erstwhile starring aft seven, and they person a cleanable 22-0 grounds erstwhile starring aft eight.

Even erstwhile Padres person Mason Miller sewage disconnected to an uncharacteristically chaotic commencement successful nan ninth inning Monday, nan Dodgers grounded to capitalize.

He walked Freddie Freeman and Kyle Tucker connected 9 pitches. And nan adjacent 3 batters — Will Smith, Max Muncy and Andy Pages — each person proven their expertise to do harm successful clutch moments.

But it was Miller connected nan mound, a uncommon reliever who could really situation for nan Cy Young Award.

“In this benignant of series, you cognize you’re going to person adjacent games,” Freeman said aft nan game. “And we conscionable couldn’t get it done.”

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Justin Turner finds caller life pinch nan Tijuana Toros

From Bill Shaikin: Justin Turner did not deterioration nan correct jersey 1 day, and now he would salary for his sin.

His teammates formed 2 lines, 1 facing nan other. Turner snaked done nan gauntlet, arsenic his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.

Turner is 41, an All-Star and World Series champion, 1 of nan astir beloved players successful Dodgers history. Yet location he was connected a gloomy Saturday day successful a 50-year-old stadium successful Tijuana, subjecting himself to a mashup of a kangaroo tribunal and a hazing ritual, 3 hours earlier he would play successful a azygous pinch six advertisements connected nan jersey and 4 much connected nan pants.

“Justin doesn’t person to beryllium here,” said erstwhile awesome leaguer Roberto Kelly, nan head of nan Tijuana Toros. “He doesn’t request this to proceed his life.”

For nan first clip successful 17 years, Turner is not playing successful nan awesome leagues. No squad wanted him.

In Tijuana, whether he decides to extremity his profession present aliases elsewhere, he has nurtured a typical enslaved pinch his boy and emerged arsenic an improbable tourer attraction for Dodgers fans.

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Angels spoil no-hitter, get walk-off win

Adam Frazier singled, starring disconnected nan ninth inning for nan first deed against Athletics starter J.T. Ginn, and Zach Neto followed pinch a two-run homer that gave nan Angels a 2-1 victory Monday night.

Neto drove a 2-0 sinker 413 feet to halfway field, stunning Ginn and nan A’s while ending a six-game losing streak for the Angels. It was their 3rd walk-off triumph this season.

Ginn (2-2) struck retired 10 and issued 1 locomotion connected 105 pitches. He besides deed Neto pinch a transportation successful nan sixth.

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This time successful sports history

1909 — In his first title defense Jack Johnson fights ‘Philadelphia’ Jack O’Brien to a nary determination successful 6 rounds successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to clasp his world heavyweight crown.

1923 — Zev, a 19-1 agelong changeable ridden by Earl Sande, wins nan Kentucky Derby by 1½ lengths complete Martingale.

1935 — NFL adopts an yearly assemblage draught to statesman successful 1936.

1965 — West Ham United of England triumph 5th European Cup Winner’s Cup against 1860 München of West Germany 2-0 successful London.

1973 — Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, rallies from past pinch a powerful move connected nan clubhouse move to triumph nan Preakness Stakes by 2½ lengths complete Sham. There is contention complete nan timing of nan title arsenic original teletimer clip was 1:55 for nan 1 3/16-mile race. Pimlico amends it to 1:54 2/5, 2 days later.

1974 — The Philadelphia Flyers hit nan Boston Bruins 1-0 to triumph nan Stanley Cup successful six games.

1979 — Spectacular Bid, ridden by Ron Franklin, wins nan Preakness Stakes by an easy 5½ lengths complete Golden Act.

1984 — Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Wayne Gretzky scores doubly arsenic Edmonton Oilers hit NY Islanders, 5-2 for a 4-1 bid win; Oilers first SC title.

1990 — Hobart wins its 11th consecutive NCAA Division III lacrosse championship, beating Washington College of Maryland 18-6. The Statesmen, winners of each last since nan tournament’s inception successful 1980, are 100-3 successful Division III successful that time.

1991 — Willy T. Ribbs becomes nan first Black driver to make nan lineup for nan Indianapolis 500.

2001 — Manchester United suffer 3-1 to Tottenham astatine White Hart Lane but triumph English Premier League title for nan 3rd consecutive season.

2004 — NHL Western Conference Final: Calgary Flames hit San Jose Sharks, 4 games to 2.

2007 — Curlin, ridden by Robby Albarado, nips Kentucky Derby victor Street Sense by putting his caput successful beforehand connected nan last stride, winning nan Preakness Stakes successful a riveting finish. The winning clip was a blazing 1:53.46, equaling nan stakes grounds of 1:53 2/5.

2007 — English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,826): Chelsea thumps Manchester United, 1 – 0 (a.e.t.); Didier Drogba scores 116′ victor for Blues’ 4th title.

2007 — NHL Eastern Conference Final: Ottawa Senators hit Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 1.

2008 — NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings hit Dallas Stars, 4 games to 2.

2012 — I’ll Have Another overtakes Bodemeister down nan agelong to triumph nan Preakness. Like nan Kentucky Derby, I’ll Have Another races from down to hit pacesetter Bodemeister, who besides vanished 2nd successful nan Derby. I’ll Have Another, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, covers nan 1 3/16 miles successful 1:55.94.

2012 — UEFA Champions League Final, Munich: Chelsea thumps Bayern Munich, 4-3 connected penalties aft a 1–1 tie astatine nan extremity of other time; Blues’ first title.

2014 — Lucy Li becomes nan youngest subordinate to suffice for nan U.S. Women’s Open by winning nan sectional qualifier astatine Half Moon Bay successful California. The 11-year-old Li shoots rounds of 74 and 68 connected nan par-72 Old Course and surpasses Lexi Thompson arsenic nan youngest competitor successful a U.S. Women’s Open erstwhile she tees disconnected astatine Pinehurst connected June 19. Thompson was 12 erstwhile she qualified for nan 2007 Open.

2015 — The NFL announces it is moving backmost extra-point kicks and allowing defenses to people connected conversion turnovers. The owners o.k. nan connection to threat nan shot from nan 15-yard statement connected PATs to make them much challenging.

2017 — LeBron James scores 30 points, Kevin Love had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and nan Cleveland Cavaliers steamroll nan Boston Celtics 130-86 to return a 2-0 lead successful nan Eastern Conference finals and necktie an NBA grounds pinch their 13th consecutive playoff victory.

2018 — Justify holds disconnected respective hard-charging challengers and triumph nan Preakness Stakes connected a sloppy, slippery track. Ridden by Mike Smith, nan 2-5 favourite wins by a half-length aft completing nan title successful 1:55.93. Bravazo edges Tenfold for second. Trainer Bob Baffert ties D. Wayne Lukas’ grounds pinch his 14th Triple Crown triumph and matches 19th-century trainer R.W. Walden pinch his seventh Preakness title.

2018 — English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Chelsea thumps Manchester United, 1-0; Belgian world Eden Hazard scores 22′ penalty.

2019 — PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Bethpage State Park: Defending champion Brooks Koepka leads wire-to-wire; wins contempt 5 bogeys connected past 8 holes by 2 strokes from world #1 Dustin Johnson.

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This time successful shot history

1910 — Cy Young won nan 500th crippled of his profession arsenic nan Cleveland Indians hit nan Washington Senators, 5-4, successful 11 innings.

1910 — Boston hit nan Pirates 6-3 for nan first clip successful 26 tries.

1933 — For nan first clip successful awesome convention history, brothers connected other teams deed location runs successful nan aforesaid game. Boston Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell homers disconnected his relative Wes Ferrell successful nan 2nd inning, but nan Cleveland Indians pitcher returns nan favour arsenic he homers successful nan 3rd connected a transportation called by his sibling. It is nan only clip that nan Ferrell brothers homer successful nan aforesaid game.

1942 — Paul Waner of nan Boston Braves sewage his 3,000th profession deed disconnected Pittsburgh’s Rip Sewell successful a 7-6, 11-inning nonaccomplishment to nan Pirates.

1956 — Pittsburgh’s Dale Long deed a ninth-inning homer against nan Chicago Cubs. It was Long’s first of 8 consecutive games pinch a homer.

1962 — Stan Musial of St. Louis became nan NL profession hits leader. The 41-year-old sewage a ninth inning azygous for his 3,431st deed and moved past Honus Wagner. The Cardinals hit nan Dodgers, 8-1.

1968 — After hitting 10 location runs successful six games, Frank Howard of nan Washington Senators was stopped by pitcher Earl Wilson of Detroit, which won nan crippled 5-4.

1976 — Carl Yastrzemski has nan only three-homer crippled of his illustrious career, going heavy 3 times successful a 4-for-4 time successful a 9-2 Red Sox triumph complete nan Tigers. He victimizes 3 different pitchers: Dave Roberts, Steve Grilli and John Hiller.

1979 — After a bitter six-week strike, nan awesome convention umpires return to work. During nan activity stoppage, nan men successful bluish were replaced by amateur and insignificant convention arbiters.

1981 — Pittsburgh’s Jim Bibby gave up a leadoff azygous to Terry Harper of nan Atlanta Braves, past retired nan adjacent 27 batters for a 5-0 one-hitter. Bibby besides deed 2 doubles.

1998 — Mark McGwire deed 3 two-run homers against Philadelphia. It was nan 2nd clip this play and 4th clip successful his profession McGwire deed 3 homers successful a game. McGwire became nan 12th subordinate to person 2 three-homer games successful a season.

2000 — Jason Kendall deed for nan rhythm and drove successful a career-high 5 runs, starring Pittsburgh to a 13-1 rout of St. Louis. Kendall had a two-run homer successful nan first inning, an RBI azygous successful nan second, a double successful nan 3rd and a two-run triple successful nan eighth.

2004 — Atlanta’s 45-year-old Julio Franco collapsed his ain grounds for nan oldest subordinate to deed a pinch-hit homer. Franco, who had a pinch-hit homer 2 weeks earlier against San Diego, deed a two-out, two-run homer to necktie nan people astatine 4 successful nan eighth. The Braves mislaid 6-4 successful 11 innings to nan Diamondbacks.

2008 — Boston’s Jon Lester unopen down Kansas City 7-0 for nan first no-hitter successful nan fields this season. The 24-year-old lefty, who survived crab to transportation nan World Series clincher for nan Red Sox past fall, allowed 2 baserunners, stepping Billy Butler successful nan 2nd inning and Esteban German to unfastened nan ninth. Jason Varitek catches his 4th no-hitter, tying Ray Schalk for nan awesome convention record; 1 of Schalk’s no-hitters was later removed from nan charismatic records, making Varitek nan first backstop to person 4 charismatic no-hitters to his name.

2009 — Washington became nan 4th squad successful awesome convention history to people astatine slightest 5 runs successful each crippled of a six-game losing streak. The Nationals mislaid 8-5 successful 10 innings to Pittsburgh aft they rallied to necktie nan people pinch a tally successful nan ninth, but different letdown from a bullpen pinch a corporate 1-14 grounds allowed them to subordinate nan 1929 Pirates, 2004 Cincinnati Reds and 2005 Texas Rangers.

2010 — CF Angel Pagan hits nan first inside-the-park homer successful nan history of Nationals Park.

2011 — After sitting connected nan chair for astir of nan play truthful far, seasoned 1B Jason Giambi has nan first three-homer crippled of his profession successful nan Rockies’ 7 - 1 triumph complete Philadelphia. He hits homers successful his first 3 at-bats, driving successful each 7 of his team’s runs, but fails successful his past 2 at-bats to go only nan 16th subordinate to deed 4 dingers successful 1 game. Giambi entered nan crippled hitting .115 pinch 1 homer and 4 RBI; astatine 40, he is nan second-oldest subordinate to deed 3 location runs successful a game, aft Stan Musial who was 41 erstwhile he accomplished nan feat connected July 8, 1962.

2018 — The Rays person been experimenting pinch “bullpen days” each season, erstwhile nan starting pitcher is not expected to spell heavy into nan game, going each retired for 3 aliases 4 innings earlier handing nan shot complete to different reliever, but coming they return it moreover further. Short reliever Sergio Romo starts today’s crippled against nan Angels, his first commencement successful nan fields aft 588 appearances retired of nan bullpen, and is only asked to transportation 1 inning earlier handing nan shot complete to Ryan Yarbrough. The scheme useful perfectly arsenic Romo strikes retired nan 3 men he faces — Zack Cozart, Mike Trout and Justin Upton, each righthanders — past hands nan shot complete to lefty Yarbrough successful nan 2nd. Yarbrough pitches scoreless shot until allowing a tally successful nan 8th arsenic Tampa Bay wins, 5-3. It is nan first clip a starting pitcher leaves aft a cleanable 1st inning since Ernie Shore had done truthful connected October 5, 1915. Manager Kevin Cash is truthful pleased pinch really nan strategy goes that he picks Romo to commencement nan adjacent day’s crippled arsenic well.

2021 — Corey Kluber of nan Yankees is nan latest pitcher to subordinate this season’s no-hitter parade, pulling disconnected nan feat pinch a 2-0 triumph complete nan Rangers astatine Globe Life Field. It is already nan 6th 9-inning no-hitter this year, and comes 1 time aft Spencer Turnbull of nan Tigers had sounded nan erstwhile one.

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