— Boston Red Sox have won four World Series since 2004; in three of those four seasons, Boston’s manager was in his first year managing the Red Sox. Terry Francona is the only manager this century who has won two World Series in Boston.
— Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1
Vladimir Guerrero went 3-for-3, scored two runs.
Boston has lost eight of its last 12 games.
Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet (shoulder) is on the IL.
— White Sox 3, Angels 2 (10)
Sam Antonacci tied the game with a 9th inning triple.
Colson Montgomery had a walk-off hit in the 10th.
Angels have lost six in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— A’s 5, Royals 2
Lawrence Butler hit a 3-run homer that broke a 1-1 tie.
Luis Severino pitched 7 innings, got the win for the first place A’s.
Nick Kurtz has drawn a walk in 18 consecutive games, the longest streak since Ted Williams’ 19-game streak in 1951.
— Since he’s been on the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has pitched/hit in 17 games; he hit only .203 in those 17 games. He hasn’t hit in his last two starts.
— Famous birthdays, April 30th:
Isiah Thomas, 65
Al Toon, 63
Dave Meggett, 60
BJ Tyler, 55
Stephen Kunken, 55
Luis Scola, 46
Quinton Ross, 45
Edouard Julien, 27
— Pistons 116, Magic 109
Cade Cunningham scored 45 points, hit winning shot with 0:32 left.
Detroit never trailed, led by 15 early in fourth quarter.
Pistons’ subs were +29; Orlando’s subs were minus-26.
Orlando leads series, 3-2
— Cavaliers 125, Raptors 120
Cavaliers outscored Toronto 25-17 in fourth quarter.
Raptors scored 74 points in first half, 46 in second half.
Toronto shot 7-28 from floor in the 4th quarter.
Cleveland leads series, 3-2
— Rockets 99, Lakers 93
Houston outscored the Lakers 30-19 in the second quarter.
Houston’s subs were +13; Lakers’ subs were minus-22.
Los Angeles shot 7-for-27 behind the arc.
Lakers lead series, 3-2
— Movie of the Day: The Prince of Tides (1991)- A high school football coach from the south goes to New York City to talk to his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist, and they fall in love.
Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand is the psychiatrist, Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife, Kate Nelligan is the coach’s mother. George Carlin has a small role as a the sister’s neighbor.
Very good movie, but intense at times. There is one scene at a dinner party that is one of my all-time favorite movie scenes.
— Mariners 5, Twins 3
Cole Young’s two-run single in 9th inning was a game-winner.
Last two games, Twins were 3-for-22 with RISP.
Seattle has won eight of its last 11 games.
— Marlins 3, Dodgers 2
Javier Sanoja’s 8th inning infield hit drove in the winning run.
Marlins’ bullpen threw three scoreless innings.
Dodgers are 5-7 in their last dozen games.
— Nationals 14, Mets 2
Curtis Mead was 4-for-5, scored four runs.
Brady House hit his first career grand slam.
Washington led 9-1 in the fourth inning.
— Cardinals 5, Pirates 4
LF Nathan Church ended the game, robbing Nick Gonzales of a home run.
Ivan Herrera went 2-for-4, scored two runs.
Pirates have lost four in a row, for first time this season.
— Braves 4, Tigers 3
Matt Olson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Tarik Skubal allowed five hits, two runs in his 7 IP; he left with a 3-2 lead.
Atlanta has won all nine of its series so far this season.
