— Cubs 2, Mets 1 (10)
Mets led 1-0 in the ninth inning.
Michael Conforto tied game with pinch-hit double in 9th inning.
Mets lost their last eleven games, outscored 62-19.
Mets’ payroll this year is $369,560,162, second only to the Dodgers.
— Cardinals 7, Astros 5 (10)
Mason Winn was 3-for-5, with three RBI
St Louis has won five games in a row.
Astros have lost 12 of their last 14 games.
— Reds 7, Twins 4 (10)
Minnesota led 3-1 after eight innings.
TJ Friedl hit a three-run double in ninth inning.
Cincinnati is 11-0 in games decided by 3 or fewer runs.
— Marlins 5, Brewers 3
Eury Perez allowed three hits in his six IP.
Just second win for the Marlins in their last nine games.
Four of last five Milwaukee games stayed under the total.
— Rockies 9, Dodgers 6
Mickey Moniak homered, had three RBI.
Edouard Julien was 3-for-5, with three RBI
Colorado is 6-3 at home, 3-10 on the road.
— Famous birthdays, April 20th:
George Takei, 89
Steve Spurrier, 81
Tom Hutton, 80
Jessica Lange, 77
Clint Howard, 67
Don Mattingly, 65
John Carney, 62
Allan Houston, 55
Brandon Belt, 38
Luke Kuechly, 35
All the NBA games were Game 1’s in their series
— Celtics 123, 76ers 91
Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists.
This was only the 17th game Tatum played this season.
76ers shot 4-23 on the arc; Joel Embiid (appendicitis) didn’t play.
— Thunder 119, Suns 84
Oklahoma City led 65-44 at halftime.
Thunder was +11 (17-6) in turnovers.
Phoenix shot 34.9% from the floor.
— Magic 112, Pistons 101
Paolo Banchero had 23 points, nine rebounds.
Cade Cunningham scored 39 points; rest of the Pistons shot 36%.
Detroit has lost its last 11 home playoff games.
— Spurs 111, Trail Blazers 98
San Antonio led 59-49 at halftime.
Victor Wembanyama scored 35 points in his first playoff game.
Spurs were +18 in the 23:00 Dylan Harper played off the bench.
— Movie of the Day: Molly’s Game (2017)— Young woman runs high stakes poker games for celebrities/rich guys, but when members of the Russian mob enter the game, things get complicated. This is a true story, and real life is often stranger than fiction.
Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is great as her lawyer, Kevin Costner has a small-ish role as her father. The book she wrote about this came before the movie.
— Padres 2, Angels 1
Mason Miller got a save; he has 27 strikeouts in 11.1 IP this year.
San Diego has won 10 of its last 11 games.
Padres are 7-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on
— Blue Jays 10, Diamondbacks 4
Toronto scored 8 runs in top of the first inning.
Ryne Nelson’s ERA went up from 3.54 to 6.97; he recorded one out.
Ildemaro Vargas has an 18-game hitting streak, longest active streak in MLB.
— Tigers 6, Red Sox 2
Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning.
Detroit has won eight of its last nine games.
Despite the win, Tigers are 4-9 on the road, 8-1 at home.
— Nationals 3, Giants 0
Washington scored all three of its runs in 5th inning.
Curtis Mead hit a two-run homer.
Nationals are now 2-7 at home, 8-5 on the road.
— Braves 4, Phillies 2
Michael Harris had three hits, homered out of #9 spot in order.
Atlanta has won five in a row, 9 of last 11 games.
Phillies went 2-7 on this homestand.
