— Knicks 107, Spurs 106
San Antonio led 76-49 at halftime…….and they lost.
Down 29 at one point, Knicks had the biggest comeback ever in a Finals game.
New York shot 15-32 behind the arc.
Knicks were minus-12 in the 4:00 Jalen Brunson sat on the bench.
Game 5 is Saturday in San Antonio; Knicks lead series, 3-1.
— Giants 11, Nationals 10
Washington led 9-1 in the 8th inning…….and they lost.
Bryce Eldridge hit a walk-off grand slam to send the fans home happy.
Major league teams trailing by 8+ runs in the 8th inning had lost 4,291 consecutive games, with the last comeback as big as this one back in 2009 (Cleveland).
— White Sox 2, Braves 1
Chicago is in first place for first time since the end of the 2021 season.
Davis Martin threw six scoreless IP; he is 9-2, 2.41 this year.
White Sox have won seven home games in a row.
— Cardinals 9, Mets 2
Jordan Walker homered, drove in four runs.
Cardinals have won six games in a row.
St Louis won first two games of this series by a combined 16-2.
— A’s 4, Brewers 3
Carlos Cortes/Lawrence Butler homered in the 7th inning.
A’s bullpen got 15 outs, didn’t allow any runs.
A’s hit 15 home runs in this three-game series.
— Rockies 3, Cubs 2
Cubs led 1-0 after seven innings.
Sterlin Thompson had a walk-off single for Colorado.
Cubs have lost seven of their last nine games.
— Angels 3, Astros 2 (10)
Jose Siri had a walk-off single for the Halos.
Reid Detmers didn’t allow a baserunner until the sixth inning.
Mike Trout, Logan O’Hoppe homered for the Angels.
— Famous birthdays, June 11th
Adrienne Barbeau, 81
Dave Cash, 78
Gary Fencik, 72
Joe Montana, 70
Hugh Laurie, 67
Jose Reyes, 43
Brock Holt, 38
Jorge Alfaro, 33
— Brendan Sorsby is going to play QB for Texas Tech this fall; he will miss Tech’s first two games, against a I-AA team followed by Oregon State, then he’ll be good to go. A Texas judge granted Sorsby a preliminary injunction; by the time that is resolved, the season will be over.
Sorsby was ruled ineligible by the NCAA after they found out he had bet approximately $90,000 on pro and college sports over four years, including 40 bets involving Indiana football when he was a freshman with the Hoosiers in 2022.
— Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman got his 2,500th career hit Tuesday night, one of the quieter great careers in modern baseball.
— Milwaukee Brewers signed 21-year old OF prospect Luis Lara for seven years, with $31M in guaranteed money, maxing out with a possible $79M.
— Pirates 9, Dodgers 8
Dodgers led this game 6-1 in the 7th inning.
Rookie Tyler Callihan hit his first two big league homers.
Just the Pirates’ second win in their last eight games.
— Rangers 6, Royals 4 (10)
Elias Diaz had the game-winning hit for Texas.
Seth Lugo got hit in the forehead with a line drive, left in 4th inning.
Jake Burger didn’t start, but he was 2-for-2 with a walk.
— Rays 7, Red Sox 5
Drew Rasmussen tossed 7 shutout IP, struck out 13 guys.
Red Sox are 6-14 against their AL East rivals.
Yandy Diaz has reached base in 24 straight games, longest active streak in MLB
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Phillies-Padres
AL: Rays, White Sox, Mariners. Wild Cards: Bronx-Guardians/Rangers
