— Monday night in Baltimore, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz got drilled in the face by a foul ball during the game; he broke his jaw, and had at least seven fractures in his cheekbones, but he was back in the dugout for Tuesday night’s game.
Orioles 2B Jeremiah Jackson hit the ball that broke his jaw; the next two times Jackson came to the plate, he hit home runs.
Albernaz won’t need surgery, and his jaw didn’t need to be wired shut, but he’s on a strict baby-food diet. He also can’t blow his nose, which is probably too much information.
— Dodgers 2, Mets 1
Francisco Lindor led game off with a HR, Mets’ first run in three days.
Mets’ next baserunner was when Bo Bichette doubled in the 7th inning.
Mets are 7-11, and have now lost seven games in a row.
— Braves 6, Marlins 5
Dominic Smith had 4 RBI; he had 3-run double in 8th inning.
Drake Baldwin was 2-for-4, scored two runs.
Marlins are 2-6 on the road, 7-3 at home.
— A’s 2, Rangers 1
Jacob Wilson’s 2-run single in 3rd inning was the game-winning hit.
Jeffrey Springs is 3-0, 1.46 to start the season.
A’s/Rangers are both 9-8, tied for first in AL West.
— Twins 6, Red Sox 0
Byron Buxton homered twice for Minnesota.
Mick Abel allowed four hits, struck out 10 in 7 IP.
Twins are 11-7, which right now is the best record in the AL.
— Famous birthdays, April 15th:
Ted Sizemore, 81
Michael Cooper, 70
Emma Thompson, 67
Jason Sehorn, 55
Brock Huard, 50
Seth Rogan, 44
Antonio Cromartie, 42
Danny Jansen, 31
Eury Perez, 23
— Hornets 127, Heat 126 OT
LaMelo Ball scored 30 points, had 10 assists.
Hornets play the loser of the Orlando-Philly game Friday for the #8-seed.
Hornets won 44 regular season games this year; those wins were by an average of 18.2 points, the biggest average margin of victory by an NBA team ever, in one season.
This game was the first time all season that Charlotte won a game by one point.
— Trail Blazers 114, Suns 110
Portland pulls an upset, makes playoffs for first time since 2021
Phoenix led by 11 points in the fourth quarter.
Deni Avdija scored 41 points, had seven rebounds, 12 assists.
Suns play host the winner of the Clippers-Warriors game on Friday.
— Milwaukee Bucks/coach Doc Rivers parted ways; Bucks were 100-111 in three years with the Bucks, 3-8 in playoffs. Rivers has coached five teams in his 27 years as a head coach; hr won an NBA title with the Celtics 2008.
— Mets brought up 38-year old OF Tommy Pham, who has played for 10 different teams in his 13-year career. He has a .766 career OPS.
— Word of the Day: Flummoxed- Confused, bewildered, confounded.
— Rockies 7, Astros 6
Christian Walker had three hits, including a home run.
Astros snapped their eight-game losing streak.
Houston is 6-2 at home, 1-9 on the road.
— Padres 4, Mariners 1
Xander Bogaerts had three hits, three RBI.
Mason Miller got the save; he has a scoreless streak of 29.2 IP
San Diego has won six in a row, nine of last ten games.
— Blue Jays 9, Brewers 7 (10)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr had game-winning hit in the 10th inning
Both teams blew 9th inning leads in this game.
Milwaukee has now lost six games in a row.
— Cardinals 6, Guardians 5 (10)
Rookie 2B JJ Wetherholt homered twice for St Louis.
Cleveland led this game 5-2 in 8th inning.
Cardinals are already 4-0 in extra inning games.
— Rays 8, White Sox 5
Ben Williamson doubled twice, drove in three runs.
Shane McClanahan got his first win since 2023, before his elbow surgery.
White Sox lost six of their last eight games.
