— Timberwolves 102, Warriors 97
Julius Randle had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists.
Other than Butler, Golden State’s starters were 10-29 from the floor
Minnesota takes a 2-1 series lead; Game 4 is Monday.
— Celtics 115, Knicks 93
Boston has led all three series games by 20+ points, at some point.
Celtics shot 20-40 on the arc, trail series 2-1.
Road team has won all three series games.
— Vegas 4, Edmonton 3
Knights scored a goal with 0:00.4 left in regulation for the win.
Third-latest game-winning goal in playoff history:
0:00.2- Carolina, 2009
0:00.1- Colorado, 2020
Edmonton leads series, 2-1; road team won all three games.
— Saints’ QB Derek Carr retired because of a shoulder injury, after an 11-year career; he had a career record of 77-93, 0-1 in playoff games. He was 12-3 with the Raiders in 2016, but got hurt just before the playoffs and missed the postseason that year.
New Orleans now has three QB’s:
26-year old rookie Tyler Shough
Jake Haener
Spencer Rattler
— Friday night at Citi Field in Queens, Cubs P Jameson Taillon threw 100 pitches in four innings in the Cubs’ 7-2 loss to the Mets……25-25-25-25 pitches in each inning. Unusual.
— Famous birthdays, May 11th:
Steve Cox, 67
Walt Terrell, 67
Steve Bono, 63
Bobby Witt Sr., 61
Floyd Youmans, 61
Jeffrey Donovan, 57
Matt Leinart, 42
Cam Newton, 36
Miguel Sano, 32
Griffin Canning, 29
Madison Lintz, 26
Zach Dezenzo, 25
— Padres 21, Rockies 0
San Diego led 15-0 in the fourth inning.
Rockies are 6-33, tied for the worst 39-game start ever.
Colorado gave up 72 runs in losing its last six games.
— Reds 13, Astros 9
Cincinnati scored 10 runs in the top of the first.
Reds’ starter Brady Singer got only seven outs, gave up seven runs.
Jose Altuve left the game with hamstring tightness.
— A’s 11, New York 7
Shea Langeliers went 4-for-5, with a homer and five RBI
A’s scored three runs in 7th inning, four more in 8th.
Aaron Judge homered twice for New York.
— Braves 3, Pirates 2 (11)
Pirates interim manager Don Kelly got ejected, in his second game as skipper.
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in their last 16 games.
Pirates were 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position.
— Rangers 10, Tigers 3
Corey Seager went 3-for-4, with two home runs.
Jacob deGrom struck out ten Tigers in five IP.
deGrom got 21 whiffs on the 45 pitches Detroit swung at.
— Movie of the Day: Molly’s Game (2017)- The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game but also became an FBI target in the process.
Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is her lawyer, Kevin Costner has a smallish role as her father. This is a very good movie, a true story.
— Marlins 3, White Sox 1
Eric Wagaman’s two-run triple in the 8th inning was a game-winner.
Marlins won only third time in their last thirteen games.
Shane Smith threw six shutout IP, but Chicago’s bullpen let him down.
— Rays 3, Brewers 2
Travis Jankowski drove in the winning run with a 9th inning single.
There was a 38-minute rain delay, the Rays’ first ever rain delay in a home game.
Tampa Bay is 18-21 this season, 11-16 at home..
— Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, giving up five hits.
Pavin Smith went 3-for-4, is now hitting .302.
Dodgers are 15-3 at home, 11-11 on the road.
— Cubs 6, Mets 5
Cade Horton allowed 3 runs in 4 innings to get the win in his MLB debut.
Dansby Swanson hit his 8th homer of the year.
Brett Baty homered twice for the Mets.
— Blue Jays 6, Mariners 3
Toronto scored three runs in the 8th inning for their third straight win.
Mariners led 3-0 after four innings.
Blue Jays improved to 8-12 on the road.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Dodgers, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals
