— Braves 11, Rockies 6
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss managed the Rockies from 2013-16, going 283-365. Tough place to win.
Now he is managing a team with a better organization, and he has the Braves off to a 25-10 start- they lead the NL East by 8.5 games already. Atlanta swept the Rockies this weekend, scoring 27 runs in the three games.
Ronald Acuna went on the IL with a Grade 1 (lesser) hamstring strain.
— Rays 2, Giants 1 (10)
Giants went 0-6 on this road trip; they’ve scored a total of nine runs in their last seven road games. They’re 13-24, tied for the 2nd-worst record in the NL.
After the game, Giants called up 1B prospect Bryce Eldridge.
— Phillies 7, Marlins 2
Phillies scored six runs in the top of the first.
Bryson Stott hit his second three-run homer of the weekend.
After the game, Marlins sent down C Agustin Ramirez, who was supposed to be a really good hitter and a lesser defensive catcher, but he’s hit only .231 in the last year and a half. Marlins are bringing up rookie Joe Mack to replace him.
— Pirates 1, Reds 0
Game was scoreless after seven innings.
Oneil Cruz had the game-winning hit in the bottom of the inning.
NL Central standings:
21-12- Cubs
20-13- Cardinals
20-13- Reds
18-14- Brewers
18-16- Pirates
— Royals 4, Mariners 1
Royals went to Seattle and swept the three-game series.
Cal Raleigh sat out the last two games with side soreness.
AL West standings:
18-16- A’s
16-18- Rangers
16-19- Mariners
14-21- Astros
13-22- Angels
— Famous birthdays, May 4th:
Rene Lachemann, 81
Richard Jenkins, 79
Ken Oberkfell, 70
Rick Leach, 69
Tim Sherwin, 68
Cleveland Gary, 60
Ben Grieve, 50
George Hill, 40
Victor Oladipo, 34
Nathan Peterman, 32
— Pistons 116, Magic 104
Cade Cunningham had 32 points, 12 assists.
Pistons shot 16-33 on the arc.
Detroit wins series, 4-3
Pistons advance to play Cleveland in the next round, because…….
— Cavaliers 114, Raptors 102
Jarrett Allen scored 22 points, had 19 rebounds.
Game was 49-49 at halftime.
Cavaliers outscored Toronto 38-19 in third quarter.
Cleveland wins series, 4-3; home team won all seven games.
— When the 76ers beat Boston in Game 7 of their playoff series this weekend, it was the ninth time the two rivals had played a Game 7, more than any other teams have met in a Game 7.
— Merrimack College won the regular season in MAAC basketball this past winter; they were expecting to have both players back next year, but instead, one of them will be playing at Wake Forest, the other one at Boston College, two ACC teams.
Coaching mid-major college basketball is a lot more difficult that it used to be.
— Movie of the Day: Because it is May 4th, I was going to do Star Wars (may fourth be with you) but I’ve never seen it, so that was out.
Up In the Air (2009)- Guy has a job traveling around the country firing people, but his company decides to start firing people via Zoom calls, which upsets him, because he likes spending his life living in hotels.
George Clooney is the guy, Jason Bateman is his boss, Anna Kendrick is the young lady who is promoting the Zoom calls, Vera Farmiga is the woman Clooney’s character is screwing around with on the road.
Good movie, with an unexpected turn at the end.
— Twins OF Byron Buxton has 10 home runs this season, but only 14 RBI, which is unusual. So far this season, he is 0 for 19 when he bats with a runner in scoring position.
Twins P Joe Ryan left the game after two batters Sunday, with a sore elbow. No bueno.
— Padres 4, White Sox 3
Xander Bogaerts had the game-winning single in 8th inning.
Loss ends the White Sox’ five-game winning streak.
Miguel Andujar/Manny Machado homered for the Padres.
— Mets 5, Angels 1
Mark Vientos homered twice, had four RBI.
Clay Holmes is 4-2, 1.69 so far this season.
Mets have the worst record in the National League, Angels the worst record in the American League.
— Astros 3, Red Sox 1 (10)
Red Sox were 0-11 with RISP, left 13 guys on base.
Boston P Ranger Suarez (hamstring) left after four IP.
Red Sox are 3-4 since they changed managers.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Cardinals-Reds
AL; Bronx, Clev/Det, A’s. Wild Cards: Rays-Clev/Det- 4 teams tied for last spot
