Dodgers Put Edwin Díaz On The Injured List

Dodgers put Edwin Díaz connected IL

From Mirjam Swanson: The Dodgers announced Monday that Edwin Díaz will acquisition room to region “loose bodies” successful his correct elbow and nan person isn’t expected to return until immoderate constituent successful nan 2nd half of nan season.

Díaz, 32, has a 10.50 ERA successful 7 appearances this play for nan Dodgers, who made a scatter signing nan high-profile free supplier to a three-year $69-million deal, a grounds for a reliever.

The Dodgers recalled 27-year-old left-handed agelong reliever Jake Eder to switch Díaz connected nan roster.

“Obviously, we each saw nan worldly [Sunday], and it sent up reddish flags,” Roberts said. “And so, aft nan game, he had a speech pinch our training staff, and felt that he had immoderate elbow discomfort. So we conscionable wanted to beryllium proactive, and felt that it was smart to get an MRI, get imaging, which we did do, and it showed loose bodies.”

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From Mirjam Swanson: The Dodgers escaped nan House of Mile High Horrors having to salvage a divided against nan less-talented Colorado Rockies, having played nan coldest crippled successful franchise history, having reliever Blake Treinen deed successful nan caput by a batted shot during batting practice.

But nan 4th and last crippled astatine Coors Field was much normal, much for illustration it. More for illustration nan Dodgers, who dominated, 12-3.

They piled up 15 hits, 5 of them location runs and scored successful each inning but nan first and fifth.

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MLB standings

Angels onslaught retired 18 times successful loss

Dylan Cease struck retired 12 successful 5 innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had 3 hits, including a two-run homer, arsenic nan Toronto Blue Jays hit nan Angels 5-2 connected Monday night.

Lenyn Sosa put Toronto up pinch a sacrifice alert successful nan sixth, and Nathan Lukes knocked successful 2 precocious security runs aft coming disconnected nan bench.

Cease (1-0) earned his first triumph for nan Blue Jays and vanished 1 strikeout awkward of his profession precocious contempt needing 110 pitches to get 15 outs. The right-hander, who signed a $210-million, seven-year statement arsenic a free supplier successful December, constricted nan Angels to 2 runs and 5 hits. He walked 2 and whiffed Jorge Soler pinch a 99-mph fastball connected his last pitch.

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Ducks suffer Game 1 to Edmonton

Kasperi Kapanen scored his 2nd extremity of nan crippled pinch 1:54 near successful nan 3rd play to springiness nan Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory complete nan Ducks successful nan opener of their first-round playoff bid Monday night.

Jason Dickinson besides scored doubly for nan Oilers, who trailed 3-2 entering nan third.

Oilers prima Leon Draisaitl returned to nan crystal aft missing nan last 14 regular-season games pinch an injury. Draisaitl and Jake Walman each had 2 assists for Edmonton.

Troy Terry had 2 goals and an assistance and Leo Carlsson besides scored for nan Ducks, who are successful nan playoffs for nan first clip since 2018.

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Kings playoffs schedule

All times Pacific

at Colorado 2, Kings 1 (summary)
Tuesday: Kings astatine Colorado, 7 p.m., ESPN
Thursday: Colorado astatine Kings, 7 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO Max
Sunday: Colorado astatine Kings, 1:30 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO Max
*Wed., April 29: Kings astatine Colorado, TBD
*Friday, May 1: Colorado astatine Kings, TBD
*Sunday, May 3: Kings astatine Colorado, TBD

*- If necessary

Ducks playoffs schedule

All times Pacific

at Edmonton 4, Ducks 3 (summary)
Wednesday: Ducks astatine Edmonton, 7 p.m., TBS, HBO Max
Friday: Edmonton astatine Ducks, 7 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO Max)
Sunday: Edmonton astatine Ducks, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
*Tuesday, April 28: Ducks astatine Edmonton, TBD
*Thursday, April 30: Edmonton astatine Ducks, TBD
*Saturday, May 2: Ducks astatine Edmonton, TBD

*-if necessary

Luka Doncic makes his beingness felt

From Broderick Turner: When nan doors opened aft Lakers believe connected Monday, injured stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves were adjacent arsenic their teammates took immoderate last shots aft nan session.

Doncic, who is backmost pinch nan squad aft walking to Spain to person curen for his Grade 2 near hamstring strain, sat retired nan Lakers’ Game 1 win complete nan Houston Rockets. He besides won’t play successful Game 2 connected Tuesday, but he remained his accustomed joyful and playoff aforesaid aft practice, his infectious characteristic providing a bully vibe during a tense clip for nan team.

“It’s amazing. I deliberation group don’t cognize really overmuch effect Luka has, not only connected nan court, but disconnected nan court,” Rui Hachimura said. “He’s a feline that ever wants to beryllium around. ... We emotion him conscionable being around, conscionable hanging out, talking. So, yeah, we’re happy that he’s backmost yet and he’s doing funny things always. ... We missed him for sure.”

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Lakers playoff schedule

First round
All times Pacific

at Lakers 107, Houston 98 (box score)
Tuesday: Houston astatine Lakers, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Friday: Lakers astatine Houston, 5:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Sunday: Lakers astatine Houston, 6:30 p.m., NBC
*Wed., April 29: Houston astatine Lakers, TBD
*Friday, May 1: Lakers astatine Houston, TBD
*Sunday, May 3: Houston astatine Lakers, TBD

*-if necessary

Rod Martin dies

From Sam Farmer: A legendary NFL coach recovered linebacker Rod Martin not by scouting him astatine USC, but almost by accident.

The Oakland Raiders had a throwaway 12th-round prime successful nan 1977 draft, and then-coach John Madden grew disappointment proceeding his unit executives contemplate utilizing it connected a hoops subordinate aliases way guy. Finally, Madden blurted retired that he could find a random kid stepping astir nan USC field successful sandals who could person much of an power than that.

“Ron Wolf says, ‘All right, smart guy,’” recalled Madden’s son, Mike. “So they were a mates picks distant and dada goes, ‘Let maine telephone [USC coach] John Robinson.’”

Robinson had 1 question: Has Rod Martin been drafted?

“Dad goes, ‘What position does he play?’” nan younger Madden said. “Robinson tells him Martin is simply a linebacker, and dada goes, ‘Good. Tough feline we tin sound astir successful training camp. Have him tally down connected kicks.’ And Robinson says, ‘No, John. Rod Martin will make your team.’”

Martin did a batch much than make nan team. He would spell connected to group a Super Bowl grounds pinch 3 interceptions successful 1 of nan astir ascendant protect performances successful title history.

Martin, who would play his entire 12-year career pinch nan Oakland, past Los Angeles Raiders, died astatine 72. The Raiders announced his decease Monday but did not specify a origin of death.

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NFL mock draft

One backmost will spell successful nan first information of nan NFL draft, but he won’t person to hold agelong to perceive his name.

And 5 Ohio State players will spell successful nan opening round, including 4 successful nan first 7 picks.

That’s really this year’s beat-writer draught unfolds, astatine least. For much than 2 decades, nan Los Angeles Times has turned to reporters who screen NFL teams connected a regular ground to make their selections.

Here’s really reporters from crossed nan state spot nan first information of nan 2026 NFL draught unfolding:

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Puka Nacua is backmost pinch nan Rams

From Gary Klein: After entering a rehabilitation facility past month, Rams All-Pro receiver Puka Nacua’s readiness for nan commencement of nan team’s voluntary offseason workout programme appeared to beryllium successful doubt.

But connected Monday, Nacua was coming on pinch backmost Matthew Stafford, prima receiver Davante Adams, caller cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson and different returning players for nan commencement of a process nan Rams purpose to extremity pinch a Super Bowl run.

Nacua was not among players nan squad made disposable to speak pinch reporters astatine nan outset of nan Rams’ program, which includes 3 phases and ends successful June.

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This time successful sports history

1948 — Basketball Association of America Finals: Baltimore Bullets hit Philadelphia Warriors, 88-73 to return series, 4 games to 2.

1951 — Bob Davies’ 2 foul shots and Jack Coleman’s layup springiness nan Rochester Royals a 79-75 triumph complete nan New York Knicks successful nan seventh crippled of nan NBA title series.

1951 — The Toronto Maple Leafs triumph nan Stanley Cup for nan 4th clip successful 5 years arsenic they hit nan Montreal Canadiens 3-2 successful nan 5th game.

1980 — Bill Rodgers wins his 3rd consecutive Boston Marathon. Rosie Ruiz is disqualified 8 days later arsenic women’s champion erstwhile it’s discovered she did not tally nan full distance.

1991 — NFL Draft: University of Miami protect tackle Russell Maryland first prime by Dallas Cowboys.

1991 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th of 8 Champions Tour fields by 6 strokes.

1995 — Defending champion Utah continues its domination of nan NCAA women’s gymnastics championships, capturing its ninth nationalist title since nan arena began successful 1982 pinch a people of 196.650.

1996 — The Chicago Bulls wrap up nan astir successful regular play successful NBA history pinch their 72nd victory, getting 26 points from Michael Jordan successful a 103-93 determination complete Washington. Jordan sets an NBA grounds by winning his eighth NBA scoring title, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s grounds of seven.

1996 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Hale Irwin thumps Japan’s Isao Aoki by 2 strokes for his first of 4 Senior PGA Championships.

2001 — Hasim Rahman flattens Lennox Lewis pinch a stunning correct manus adjacent nan extremity of nan 5th information to seizure nan WBC and IBF heavyweight titles successful 1 of nan biggest upsets successful boxing history successful Brakpan, South Africa.

2001 — NFL Draft: Virginia Tech backmost Michael Vick first prime by Atlanta Falcons.

2008 — Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya wins nan Boston Marathon successful 2:07:46 to go nan 4th man to triumph nan title 4 times. Ethiopia’s Dire Tune outkicks Alevtina Biktimirova aft a back-and-forth past mile to triumph by 2 seconds successful nan closest decorativeness successful nan history of nan women’s race.

2013 — Raphael Jacquelin of France wins a record-tying playoff astatine nan Spanish Open, edging Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer connected their ninth effort astatine nan 18th hole. The only different European Tour arena decided by a nine-hole playoff was nan 1989 Dutch Open.

2013 — Takuma Sato becomes nan first Japanese driver to triumph an IndyCar title successful nan Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

2013 — Rookie Marc Marquez wins his first MotoGP race, capturing nan Grand Prix of nan Americas successful Austin, Texas. The 20-year-old Spaniard, past season’s Moto2 champion, becomes nan youngest victor astatine motorcycle racing’s apical level.

2013 — Joe Scarborough, a 50-year-old self-employed electrical contractor, rolls nan first 900 bid successful Professional Bowlers Assn. history — 3 consecutive cleanable games. He opened nan first information of qualifying successful nan PBA50 Sun Bowl pinch 3 games of 300, throwing 36 consecutive strikes.

2014 — American Meb Keflezighi wins nan Boston Marathon, a twelvemonth aft a bombing astatine nan decorativeness statement near 3 dormant and much than 260 group injured. No U.S. runner had won nan title since Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach took nan women’s title successful 1985; nan past American man to triumph was Greg Meyer successful 1983. Rita Jeptoo of Kenya successfully defends nan Boston Marathon title, becoming nan seventh three-time Boston Marathon champion.

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This time successful shot history

1910 — The Cleveland Indians played their first crippled astatine League Park and mislaid to nan Detroit Tigers 5-0, successful beforehand of 19,867.

1955 — The Brooklyn Dodgers hit nan Philadelphia Phillies 14-4 astatine Ebbets Field for their 10th consecutive triumph from nan commencement of nan play — a awesome convention grounds that lasted until 1981.

1957 — A powerfulness nonaccomplishment stops a awesome convention crippled for nan first clip successful history. The nighttime crippled betwixt nan Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators astatine Griffith Stadium is halted aft 5 innings.

1961 — The Minnesota Twins, formerly known arsenic nan Washington Senators, play their first location crippled successful Minnesota astatine Metropolitan Stadium, losing to nan description “new” Washington Senators, 5-3.

1967 — After 737 consecutive games, nan Dodgers were rained retired for nan first clip since moving to Los Angeles. The St. Louis Cardinals were scheduled.

1982 — The Atlanta Braves hit nan Cincinnati Reds 4-3 for their 13th consecutive victory.

1984 — In his 2nd commencement since August 1982, Montreal pitcher David Palmer threw 5 cleanable innings against nan St. Louis Cardinals successful a 4-0 triumph stopped by rain.

1987 — The Milwaukee Brewers’ 13-game winning streak from nan commencement of nan play ended pinch a 7-1 nonaccomplishment to nan Chicago White Sox. Milwaukee shared nan awesome convention streak of 13 straight, group by nan Atlanta Braves successful 1982.

1994 — Eddie Murray group a awesome convention grounds by homering from some sides of nan sheet for nan 11th time, helping nan Cleveland Indians hit nan Minnesota Twins 10-6.

1996 — Brady Anderson led disconnected nan first inning pinch a location tally for nan 4th consecutive crippled for Baltimore. The Texas Rangers overcame that homer, beating nan Orioles 9-6.

2002 — Randy Johnson struck retired 17 batters while giving up 2 hits successful Arizona’s 7-1 triumph complete Colorado.

2002 — Atlanta’s Rafael Furcal tied a modern awesome convention grounds and became nan first Braves subordinate successful 46 years to deed 3 triples successful a game, arsenic Atlanta hit Florida 4-2.

2006 — Manny Ramirez of nan Boston Red Sox hits 2 location runs successful nan 12-inning, 7-6 nonaccomplishment to nan Toronto Blue Jays. Ramirez’s first homer is his 200th pinch nan Red Sox and 436th for his career. He besides deed 236 homers pinch nan Cleveland Indians, becoming nan 4th awesome leaguer to deed 200 homers pinch 2 different teams, aft Jimmie Foxx, Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro.

2006 — Albert Pujols deed his awesome convention starring 11th homer of nan play and drove successful 4 RBIs successful St. Louis’ 9-3 triumph complete Chicago. Pujols’ first inning two-run blast was his 1,000th hit. He became nan fastest subordinate successful awesome convention history to scope that milestone pinch 200 homers.

2012 — Phil Humber threw nan first cleanable crippled successful nan fields successful almost 2 years, starring nan Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 triumph complete nan Seattle Mariners. It was baseball’s 21st cleanable crippled and first since Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay threw 1 against nan Florida Marlins connected May 29, 2010.

2012 — Nick Swisher deed a expansive slam to thief nan New York Yankees erase a nine-run deficit, past he added a two-run double to springiness them nan lead arsenic they posted back-to-back seven-run innings to hit Boston 15-9 astatine Fenway Park.

2014 — Ike Davis became nan first subordinate to deed expansive slams for different teams successful nan aforesaid April, and Neil Walker had a game-winning azygous pinch 2 retired successful nan ninth inning for Pittsburgh. The Pirates doubly overcame deficits to hit nan Cincinnati 6-5.

2015 — Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier each deed two-out expansive slams, powering nan Cincinnati Reds past nan Milwaukee Brewers 16-10. Elian Herrera deed a expansive slam for nan Brewers. It was nan 4th clip successful awesome convention history 2 teams mixed for 3 expansive slams.

2016 — Jake Arrieta of nan Chicago Cubs sounded his 2nd no-hitter successful a span of 11 regular-season starts, shutting down nan Cincinnati Reds successful a 16-0 rout.

2019 — Rangers slugger Joey Gallo ends a bizarre streak erstwhile he drives successful a tally connected a sacrifice alert successful nan 4th inning, arsenic portion of a chaotic 11-10 triumph complete nan Astros. Gallo had gone 1,145 at-bats successful his profession without signaling a sac fly, nan longest specified streak since it was introduced arsenic an charismatic statistic successful 1954.

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