— So far this season, National League teams have an 83-57 edge over the American League in interleague play. Which helps explain why Milwaukee is 13-10 and in last place in the NL Central, while the A’s are 13-12 and are in first place in the AL West.
— Mets 3, Twins 2
Mets snap their 12-game losing streak.
Mark Vientos had the game-winning hit in the 8th inning.
Juan Soto was 1-for-3 with a walk in his return from the injured list.
— Cubs 7, Phillies 2
Seiya Suzuki homered, scored two runs.
Cubs have won their last eight games.
Phillies have lost eight in a row, outscored 56-16.
— Braves 8, Nationals 6
Michael Harris homered twice, had three RBI
Game was 4-4 in the second inning.
Atlanta has won seven of its last eight games.
Nationals have scored 29 runs in the first inning, most of any team.
— New York 4, Boston 1
Red Sox scored one run in first two games of this series.
Max Fried threw eight shutout IP in this game.
New York has won five games in a row.
— Famous birthdays, April 23rd:
Lee Majors, 87
Gail Goodrich, 83
Joyce DeWitt, 77
Joe Ferguson, 76 (Bills’ QB)
Uwe xon Schamann, 70
Greg Meisner, 67
Valerie Bertinelli, 66
Andruw Jones, 49
John Cena, 49
Gavin Sheets, 30
— Word of the Day: Serendipity- Fortunate discoveries made by chance.
— Thunder 120, Suns 107
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points, nine assists.
Thunder outscored Phoenix 35-20 in third quarter.
OKC was +11 in turnovers (21-10).
Thunder leads series, 2-0
— Pistons 98, Magic 83
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists.
Pistons outscored Orlando 38-16 in third quarter.
Magic shot only 33% from the floor.
Series is tied, 1-1
— P Lucas Giolito signed with the San Diego Padres for the rest of this year; player/team have a mutual option for next season. Giolito was 10-4, 3.41 in 26 starts for Boston last year.
— Padres-Diamondbacks are playing two games in Mexico City Friday-Saturday; the altitude there is 7,350 feet, 2,070 feet higher than Denver’s altitude. Figure to be high scoring games.
— NFL Draft starts Thursday night, runs for three days; tomorrow’s den figures to be mostly about that. Draft is in Pittsburgh this year.
— Toronto Blue Jays played in Arizona Sunday; their plane to Anaheim had mechanical issues. Players voted to take a bus from Phoenix to Arizona, instead of waiting for another plane.
— UConn guard Solo Ball is having wrist surgery, will sit out next season with a medical redshirt.
— Pirates 8, Rangers 4
Pittsburgh scored four runs in 9th inning, improved to 14-10.
Oneil Cruz hit a three-run homer off the top of the foul pole.
Braxton Ashcraft gave up four hits in 7 IP for the Pirates.
— Rockies 8, Padres 3
Hunter Goodman was 3-for-4, with a home run.
Tomoyuki Sugano got 17 outs, allowed only one run.
Colorado is 7-5 at home, 3-10 on the road.
— Giants 3, Dodgers 0
Patrick Bailey hit a three-run homer in the 7th inning.
Shohei Ohtani’s threw six shutout IP; his on-base streak ended at 53 games.
Dodgers lost four of their last five games.
