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DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 51 SUNDAY CROSSWORD II ACROSS 1 Company that gets things lit? 4 Musubi ingredient 8 Tire task that equalizes wear 16 Abbr. at the gym 19 One in a deck, sometimes 20 Yell at the moon 21 Jennifer Lopez horror flick 22 Unwell 23 Sloth, e.g. 24 Be a stinker 25 *Earthquake drill instruction 27 TurboTax company 29 47-Across target 30 Small mammals with pointy snouts 31 Rimes of country music 32 Villainous Disney feline 34 Took a load off 37 Slip-___ (comfy shoes) 38 *“Quit complaining and get things done!” 40 “She-Hulk: Attorney ___” 42 Range in Italy 45 Sold-out show (Abbr.) 46 “The A-Team” actor 47 Digestion aid 48 Filly in the future 49 Half of a diameter 52 What’s held in a hold 53 Comedian Andre 54 *Lamb Chop, e.g. 58 Chatted up on Insta 59 Teenage troubles 60 “Give me a chew toy!” 61 Pieces of candy? 62 Restaurant rating site 63 They can be tied in a bouquet 64 Hawaiian Disney girl 66 It might be unruly 68 Skeptics have them 70 *Sheryl Crow hit about optimism 76 ___ gin fizz 77 West of old Hollywood 80 Flawed protagonist 81 “Family Guy” daughter 83 Omen 85 Baltic country whose capital is Tallinn 88 Site line? (Abbr.) 90 Australian tree huggers 91 Flow opposite 94 A Jedi he is 95 Overly 96 With tact 97 *Telenovelas 101 Crew directive 102 Newspaper team, in brief 103 Door-to-door reveler 104 Take note, with “down” 105 ___ Moines, Iowa 106 Tuna type 109 Osiris and Anubis 110 Like some bourbon barrels 113 ___-up (acrobatic handspring) 114 Near partner 115 *Dish the dirt 118 League groupings 120 Boo-boo 121 Released (from) 122 Ultimate act ... and a hint to the transformation in the answers to the starred clues 123 Graceful curve 124 Resting places for flyers 125 Sticks around DOWN 1 Caprese salad ingredient 2 Cold deportment 3 Hooved creature of Greek myth 4 What wool might do in the dryer 5 Amanda Gorman, e.g. 6 Wonderment 7 “I Have a Dream” Jan. honoree 8 Meteorologist’s tool 9 Burden 10 Tic-___-toe 11 Expression of stress in the funny pages 12 Bring ___ halt 13 Lodge 14 Numbers studied in Vegas 15 Chip with queso 16 Goes all out 17 Went like the wind? 18 High-end cameras (Abbr.) 26 Christmas cat toys, maybe 28 Pop the bottle 29 Empty space 32 Candy cane feature 33 Practical jokers 34 Unwavering 35 Frightened 36 Citrus hybrids 39 “It’s my time” 40 Epitome of simplicity 41 Raw material for a paper mill 43 Maker of colorful bows? 44 Religious spinoffs 50 Month that starts with practical jokes (Abbr.) 51 Ominous invite to a one-on-one 54 Taqueria option 55 Group of stars with a belt 56 Note equivalent to B 57 General ___ chicken 59 Classic arcade game set in space 65 “___ dokie!” 67 Tush 69 Accountant’s task, perhaps 71 Sounds of hesitation 72 Elicit a purr, perhaps 73 Verne of the “Austin Powers” films 74 Show one’s appreciation 75 Nicktoon Jimmy 77 Gin rummy match 78 Meticulous 79 Online shop for handmade goods 82 Marvel character who says “I am 82-Down” 84 Lies on a pool float, maybe 86 Pulitzer Prize winner ___ B. Wells 87 Remote power sources 89 “That’s a new ___” 91 Top left key, often 92 Feathery neckwear 93 Deal 98 Exhausted 99 Discontinued GM brand, informally 100 Annoy 104 Cracks jokes 105 Lounge sofa 106 Years upon years 107 Put on the rack 108 Grp. of coin collectors? 110 Cookie with a Mega Stuf variety 111 Lines it up 112 Held on to 113 Fuzzy fruit 114 French fashion brand 115 Weep 116 Org. that features Seth “Freakin” Rollins 117 Kitchen gadget brand 118 ISP connection option 119 Opposite of NNW BEAUTY TREATMENT By Adam Simpson, edited by Jeff Chen 4/28 Answer to last week’s puzzle © Andrews McMeel Syndication

Knicks ready to punch back after physical Game 3 loss in Philly BY KRISTIAN WINFIELD NEW YORK DAILY NEWS PHILADELPHIA — Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, who sprained his surgically-repaired left ankle in Thursday’s Game 3 loss to the 76ers, did not participate in practice on Saturday. Head coach Tom Thibodeau is uncertain about Robinson’s status for Game 4 on Sunday afternoon and isn’t taking an optimistic approach to the big man’s availability. “No, just reality,” Thibodeau said. “Warm up tomorrow and see where he is.” Robinson was on the receiving end of a number of questionable plays made by Sixers star center Joel Embiid, who used his 7-foot, 300-pound frame to impose his will in a 50-point performance and a 125-114 victory in Game 3. Officials assessed Embiid a flagrant foul penalty one for grabbing and pulling Robinson’s leg while he attempted to dunk the ball in the first half of Game 2. He also kicked Robinson in the groin on a step-back jump shot and fell on Robinson’s leg in the first half. The Knicks ruled Robinson out with a sprained left ankle at halftime, and he left the Wells Fargo Center in a walking boot after the game. Not ideal with an early tipoff for Game 4 at 1 p.m. on Sunday — though Donte DiVincenzo thinks Robinson will play. “You’re talking like he’s done. That’s not our mindset, that’s not his mindset,” DiVincenzo said after Knicks practice on Saturday. “So it’s unfortunate that he went down. But he’s doing everything possible and everybody expects him to play and that’s our mindset. Our mindset isn’t to feel bad for him because, you know, we’re not thinking he’s out and he’s not thinking he’s out. That’s kind of our mindset. “First and foremost, I hope we have Mitch. I expect Mitch to play.” It’s also a tough call when you weigh the long-term risk of re-injuring a fragile ankle against the potential impact Robinson can have in Game 4. Robinson missed three-and-a-half months of action after suffering a stress fracture in his left ankle in a Dec. 8 loss to the Boston Celtics. After the painstaking process of working his way back to the floor, the injuries sustained in Game 3 could sideline the spry big man once again. “Of course, you want everyone to be healthy. And him fighting back, just having his injury come up again, it’s obviously sad,” Jalen Brunson said after practice. “But I think the most important part of what happens is going forward [is] how can we stick together? It can’t be a pity party for anyone, no matter what’s going on, because no one’s going to care. How are you going to respond? How are we going to move on? How are we going to be better?” If Robinson can’t go, there will be more pressure on Isaiah Hartenstein to stay out of foul trouble while guarding Embiid, who shot 21 free throws in Game 3 and made 19. Precious Achiuwa played 10 second-half minutes in Robinson’s absence in Game 3 and will be next up in the rotation in Game 4. Jericho Sims could see minutes, too, if both Hartenstein and Achiuwa get into foul trouble. Achiuwa picked up three fouls in his 10 minutes, and Hartenstein finished with five, playing virtually the entire game in foul trouble. “If [Robinson] doesn’t [play], it’s been like that all year. You have Precious, you have Jericho, those guys have been ready all season long,” said DiVincenzo. “So, you know, it’s the next man up mentality, and we’ve earned the two seed with Mitch missing 50-plus games. So I expect him to play. I hope he plays and if he doesn’t, we know the next man up.” The Knicks went 19-12 in games Robinson played this season and went 31-20 in games he missed. Robinson averaged 5.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in the regular season and had seven rebounds in 12 minutes prior to his Game 3 injury. He had eight points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in 30 minutes off the bench in the Knicks’ Game 1 victory. Robinson’s ankle issue makes him a question mark for huge Game 4 Knicks center Mitchell Robinson didn’t practice on Saturday and his status for Game 4 against the 76ers is uncertain. AP DAN STILL THE MAN Giants moves at the NFL Draft made very clear that they’re not ready to move on from Daniel Jones MIKE LUPICA, Pages 56-57 YOU WANNA PHIGHT? 52 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

CALL THE CUTTER Yanks’ Rodón already seeing dividends from pitch he added during offseason, with some help GARY PHILLIPS, Pages 70-71 The Giants are going to (likely) end the draft without taking a QB. Improved the OL in the offeseason, drafted a WR1 in Malik NabersThere’s not a single excuse for Daniel Jones in 2024. Not one #NYGiants. @GMENHQ Jalen Brunson and the Knicks get knocked down in Game 3 loss to 76ers but promise to stand up and fight in Game 4. AP BY KRISTIAN WINFIELD NEW YORK DAILY NEWS PHILADELPHIA — Let’s take inventory of every way the 76ers made a mess of Game 3. l Kyle Lowry smacked Donte DiVincenzo in the face while he went up for a layup, leaving a big red welt on DiVincenzo’s face to start the first quarter l Joel Embiid kneed Isaiah Hartenstein in the groin. (Hartenstein later said he believed it was an accident due to Embiid’s bulky knee brace) l Embiid poked his butt out to set a screen and hip-checked OG Anunoby in the back court, sending Anunoby to ground in pain l Embiid pulled Mitchell Robinson by the leg while he attempted to dunk and was issued a flagrant foul l Embiid kicked Robinson between the legs while fading away on a jump shot l And Embiid fell on Robinson legs while fighting for a rebound All of these plays occurred in the first half, before the Sixers outscored the Knicks, 43-27, in the third quarter. DiVincenzo and Embiid had to be separated after he pulled Robinson’s leg. “I didn’t get in his face. I just asked, what are we doing? “ DiVincenzo clarified after practice on Saturday. “There’s a difference between, I think, playoff basketball and physicality and then crossing that line. And I think multiple times, that line was a little bit blurred. “Refs are trying to put a stop to that. We know it was gonna be a physical battle. We know it’s gonna be another one tomorrow. We’re not a dirty team. We’re here to play ball. And our identity is playing physical, but we’re not here to be dirty or do anything like that. We’re here to play ball and get a win.” Officials reviewed three plays in the game’s opening eight minutes for hostile activity. Robinson did not return at halftime and left the arena in a walking boot. And the Knicks left the arena with their first loss of their first-round playoff series, a victory the Sixers literally fought tooth and nail to secure. The Knicks are ready to fight back, and they’re not looking to the referees to save them after they let Embiid get away with a number of plays that crossed the line in Game 3. “The No. 1 job of the official is to control and manage the game. So when there’s stuff like that going on, that’s their job. But we don’t mind physical,” head coach Tom Thibodeau said after practice on Saturday. Presented with the idea his team can’t depend on the officials to keep the game in check, he said: “No, you can’t. And you adjust to how the game is being called. [Officiating is] not an easy job, I understand that. I just want consistency. So if it’s good, hard competition, great.” Thibodeau’s main gripe remains a lack of consistency with the whistle. Embiid shot 21 free throws in Game 3. The Knicks shot 19 as a team despite a number of plays where a Sixers player made contact with Jalen Brunson on a shot attempt. “If it’s tight, it has to be tight both ways. It has to be tight both ways,” he said after practice. “And so you can’t say one guy is drawing fouls and the other guy is not. And then you go through the tape and you say, c’mon, c’mon. It is what it is. That’s gone. Every game is different. Come out for this game and be ready to roll.” Brunson said the key to victory in Game 4 is banding closer together. “I honestly just think sticking together, not really worrying about what’s going on, not really over-analyzing it, just making sure we’re all as one,” he said after Saturday’s practice. “Being together and reading each other on both offense and defense. And just being a step quicker to everything, but most importantly sticking together.” BUCKETS FROM BRUNSON After shooting poorly from the field in the first two games of the series, Brunson got right with a 39-point performance on 13-of-27 shooting from the field in Thursday’s loss to the Sixers. “[The] ball went in the hole. I was able to make plays, not just for myself but for others,” he said on Saturday. “But for all that being good, we lost, so it doesn’t really matter.” TURN UP THE VOLUME Knicks fans made their presence felt in Game 3 at the Wells Fargo Center, but the arena was so loud in an intense playoff environment, Knicks players on the court couldn’t hear each other clearly. DiVincenzo says the team has to over-communicate to overcome the volume. “Third quarter, nonverbal [communication], [they scored] 40-plus points,” he said. “We know what we’re doing but, you know, you have to over communicate. You have to be loud, you have to be really loud and often with your communication and then you go from there. It clears up any miscommunication or lack of it there.” DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 53

BY PAT LEONARD NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Giants continued drafting for need to close out their 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday. They picked Penn State tight end Theo Johnson at No. 107 overall in the fourth round, Purdue running back/ kick returner Tyrone Tracy Jr. at No. 166 overall in the fifth and UCLA linebacker Darius Muasau at No. 183 in the sixth. Top tight end Darren Waller is considering retirement, so Giants GM Joe Schoen has to plan for life without him. That meant adding Johnson, 23, a 6-foot-6, 259-pound Canadian, who made 34 catches for 341 yards and seven touchdowns for the Nittany Lions last season. He is a good blocker with size and speed and average hands. “I give defenses a real problem,” said Johnson, who looks up to great tight ends like Tony Gonzalez and George Kittle. “I’m capable of being a tight end you can’t take off the field.” Tracy, 24, a 5-foot-11, 209-pound converted wide receiver, was a two-year starter for the Boilermakers after transferring from Iowa. The Giants needed another running back after letting Saquon Barkley (Eagles) and Matt Breida (free agent) depart. Plus, Schoen was interested in adding a playmaker with return ability due to the NFL’s new kickoff rules. And Tracy ranked second in the Big Ten in kick-return yardage in 2023, including a 98-yard touchdown return. Muasau, 23, a transfer from Hawaai, led the Bruins in tackles as their middle linebacker during each of the past two seasons. He projects as a player the Giants hope can contribute on both defense and special teams. Giants special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial coached him at Hawaii. Johnson, the Penn State tight end, said he knows Brian Daboll’s son, Giants offensive assistant Christian Daboll, from their time together at Penn State. And he liked working with Giants QB coach Shea Tierney at the Senior Bowl. He said Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, a fellow Penn State product, texted him congratulations when the Giants picked him Saturday. Johnson admitted it would have been nice to play together in New York and maybe they will be teammates down the road, but for now he’s “right where I’m supposed to be.” Johnson, Tracy and Muasau follow Schoen’s selections of LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers in the first round, Minnesota safety Tyler Nubin in the second and Kentucky corner Andru Phillips in the third. All of them are intended to plug holes in a roster that needs a lot of help to compete in 2024, although the Giants haven’t landed a quarterback after trying to trade up for North Carolina’s Drake Maye in the first round. Johnson was the third of Schoen’s top four draft picks this weekend with an arrest in his past, along with Nabers and Phillips. He was charged with two misdemeanors — one for simple assault, one for criminal mischief — stemming from a Feb. 2023 incident at a fraternity house, according to The Athletic. Johnson was ordered to complete a six-month, pre-trial intervention program for first-time offenders. Giants fill more holes on final day Penn State tight end Theo Johnson was a fourth-round pick of the Giants. AP Daniel Jones (right) and Brian Daboll (far right) enter 2024 with a ton of added pressure. AP GIANTS 2024 DRAFT PICKS l Round 1 (6th overall): Malik Nabers, WR, LSU l Round 2 (47): Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota l Round 3 (70): Andru Phillips, CB, Kentucky l Round 4 (107): Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State l Round 5 (166): Tyrone Tracy, Jr., RB/KR, Purdue l Round 6 (183): Darius Muasau, LB, UCLA Giants first-round pick Malik Nabers was asked what he makes of Daniel Jones as a quarterback on Thursday. It was a standard question that 99 times out of 100 results elicits an answer like ‘he’s a great player.’ That is not how Nabers responded. “I’ll wait until I get here to see all of that,” he said. “I’m just happy to be here.” It’s not Nabers’ job to judge Jones, obviously. It’s his job to catch passes and score touchdowns. And his answer may have just been a tired 20-year-old trying to move on to the next topic. But it was an appropriately awkward exchange given where the Giants stand at quarterback after this weekend’s NFL Draft: In no man’s land, holding hands with a player that they just tried to replace. GM Joe Schoen claimed he is “comfortable” with his quarterback room of Jones, Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito. “For me, I said it in January after the season, our expectation was Daniel would be our starter. We brought Drew Lock in to be his backup. And Tommy’s been the backup,” Schoen said Saturday after completing his third draft. “So that’s where we are, and that’s what we’re gonna move forward with this season. Daniel’s still under contract for three more years. So as it sits today that’s where we are.” But the reality is he tried hard to get North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye in the first round of this draft to no avail. He included his No. 6 overall pick, his second-round pick and the Giants’ 2025 first-rounder in a trade offer with the New England Patriots at No. 3 overall, sources said, only to watch the Pats stick and take Maye themselves. Fascinatingly, Schoen pivoted off a quarterback altogether once Maye came off the board, rather than taking the next passer. And some league sources agreed with not just taking a QB like Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy or Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. to take one, assuming the Giants didn’t PAT LEONARD GIANTS 54 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

have them graded that highly. One executive even said Schoen showed good “discipline” by sticking and taking Nabers, an elite playmaker, to help the NFL’s 30th-ranked offense. Others, however, did not understand the Giants’ decision given their known interest in moving on, their need to improve the position and their diligent eight-month scouting process of the passers in this class. The Jets of all teams, with Aaron Rodgers and Tyrod Taylor already on the roster, added Florida State’s Jordan Travis on day three and the Giants still hadn’t drafted a QB. If Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll wanted to reset the clock and buy more time on their rebuild, drafting a quarterback would have been the best way to do it. It is no secret that the Giants wanted to get their QB of the future this weekend. It is no secret that Lock has a real chance to play games for the Giants this fall. He is expected to be the spring QB 1 by default as OTAs kick off due to Jones’ injury status. He will take a ton of snaps during the offseason, including during training camp. Jones’ injury history, lack of guaranteed money after this year, $23 million injury guarantee for 2025 and subpar performance all are legitimate reasons motivating the team’s actions. DeVito’s brief, fairytale stretch was not indicative that he’s a solution. The Minnesota Vikings, led by head coach and play-caller Kevin O’Connell, felt McCarthy was worth a high first-round pick. Penix Jr. would have been the best thrower of the football in the Giants’ building the second he arrived. Without that upgrade, though, Schoen’s strategy after missing out on Maye shifted towards a needs-based approach. It shifted towards trying to fill holes on the roster to win more games now. As a whole, the Giants’ draft began to take shape as an effort by Schoen and Daboll to improve the current roster as quickly as possible in areas of need for a pivotal third year. There is pressure on them to make progress, and without the young developmental quarterback buying them time — tied to the Jones contract until 2025 — they need their on-field product to speak loudly and impressively in 2024. Schoen can push for patience all he wants. “I know people want instant gratification, but it takes time to build this,” the GM said Friday night. “And then over time, you have guys that are able to create continuity because they play together year over year.” This regime is entering its third season, though. It’s not unfair to expect a season that isn’t over before it starts, like the Giants’ 2023 campaign. It isn’t seeking “instant gratification” to expect the Giants to do better than 1-8 in their nine meetings against the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. To do better than 10-18-1 in their last 29 games. To score more than 15 points per game, especially with Nabers on the field now. To acquire players and practice and prepare well enough that they don’t endure constant injuries that undercut any promise they actually muster. It’s all about wins. It could have been about developing a young quarterback to take over and elevate this offense in both the short and long term, too. That would have created a different context. Instead, it appears Schoen and Daboll have tied themselves to Jones for this defining 2024 season with the four-year, $160 million contract extension they paid him one year ago. Daboll, the expected play-caller, is going to have to save his job — if not Schoen’s, too — with Jones or Lock under center. When it was no secret the Giants sought to move on. NOT STARTING OVER OT STARTING OVER Big Blue pivot off QB hunt to need-based NFL ig Blue pivot off QB hunt to need-based NFL Draft raises pressure on Schoen, Daboll, Jones raft raises pressure on Schoen, Daboll, Jones DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 55

I t was as if the Giants drafted Daniel Jones all over again this past Thursday night, even if Jones was nowhere near the stage at Cadillac Square in Detroit. Oh, sure. The Giants drafted Jones all over again before they got around to taking the star LSU wide receiver, Malik Nabers, with the same No. 6 pick they once used on Jones. They did not move up to take one of the quarterbacks who went with the first three picks. They chose to pass on J.J. McCarthy, choosing to still ride with Jones. Again. In so doing, they kicked the can down the road one final time with Jones, hoping against hope as they did that it doesn’t turn out to be a tomato can. That’s not the way to root, for sure. Jones has never done anything to make you root against him. I grew up a Giants fan, and still hope every year is going to be the one for the Duke guy. “We do feel Daniel can play,” John Mara said the day Joe Schoen was introduced as the new Giants general manager, replacing Dave Gettleman, the general manager who selected Jones with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 draft. “We’ve done everything possible to screw this kid up.” Here is what Schoen said that January day two years ago: “I know (Jones) is a great kid. I’ve talked to him, the kid has physical ability. There’s not anybody in this building who has said a bad word about his work ethic, passion, desire to win. The kid has talent, physical ability. He’s got arm strength, he’s athletic, he can run.” Then he showed all of that when the Giants went on the road and won their first postseason game since they beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl of February 2012. Jones got paid right after that, is still getting paid, next season he’s going to be paid $36 million to be the Giants quarterback for a sixth season. We are told now that the Giants tried to move up to draft Drake Maye out of North Carolina, who went to the Patriots with the third pick. But then why wouldn’t the Giants have been interested? Maye looks the part, does have the arm strength, is athletic, can run. Maybe Schoen fell a little bit in love with this ACC quarterback the way Gettleman did with his. Didn’t matter in the end. QB 1 with the Giants is Jones, something he has been, when healthy, since he took over for Eli Manning in Eli’s last season, bringing the Giants back from 18 points down against the Bucs in his first career start, completing 23-of36 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, and finally winning the game with a 7-yard touchdown run with 1:18 remaining. In so many ways, at least until the playoff victory against the Vikings, it’s as good as Jones has ever looked as the Giants quarterback. Not only did he make the hearts of Giants fans stand still that day, he really did look like the heir apparent to Eli. Now, in the fall, will come another in what feels like a long line of make-or-break seasons for him. Except that if he doesn’t finally throw more than 15 touchdown passes in a season for the third time in his career, if the “break” This draft for Schoen & Giants is still all about Daniel Jones Through everything, right down to late draft-night dealings, Daniel Jones remains starting quarterback for Giants. AP 56 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

I f LeBron thinks he has one more stop in him, I’ve got a thought for him: He should think about taking his talents to South Beach. Put him on that team, and he might just get one more title, for the Heat and for himself. By the way... There is no better NBA coach anywhere than Erik Spoelstra, still so very much on his way to the Hall of Fame. l All this time later, I’m still trying to process the fact that the 76ers traded away Jimmy Butler. l You know who two of the real stars on draft night turned out to be, at least on television? Bill Belichick and Nick Saban. They turned into the 70-something version of Peyton and Eli. l It wasn’t just Aaron Judge who heard the Stadium booing him the other day. Juan Soto, who has ears, could hear, too. l Every time there’s some complicated issue with science or politics or just about anything, I wish I had Aaron Rodgers — the Answer Man — on speed dial. l The officiating has been so sketchy in the Knicks-76ers series, I started to worry that Angel Hernandez might have switched sports. l Forget about being a tennis fan, if you’re a sports fan, you have to root that Rafa Nadal has the legs and stamina and game to make some kind of run at the French Open. If he even makes it as far as the French Open, that is. l Scottie Scheffler is on the kind of run over the past two months that golf hasn’t seen since Tiger was young. No one is suggesting that he is Tiger. But right now, he’s playing like Tiger. l At the start of the season, people thought the Oakland A’s might lose about 500 games, and now they come into Yankee Stadium and shut down the Yankees twice in a four-game series. l Jeff Nelson is really good doing Yankee games on YES with my pal Michael Kay. l Is there some point at which even some of the greatest players in the history of UConn women’s basketball start showing Caitlin Clark a little more love? Speaking of which: The Knicks and Sixers might not even need Ms. Clark to make the whole thing more interesting than it already is after just three games. l Here’s a pro tip for all the Draft People: When the guy taken with the last pick ends up not just quarterbacking a team into the Super Bowl, but quarterbacking it into overtime of a Super Bowl, he’s no longer Mr. Irrelevant. l Finally today: A birthday wish this week to our middle son, Alex, the executive producer in the family, one on whom his dad loves to brag. His full name is Alexander Bene Lupica. The middle name is after his grandfather. It fits him like a glove, just because he is kind and good the way Bene Lupica was. LEBRON SHOULD TURN UP THE HEAT, SOTO HEARS THOSE STADIUM BOOS TOO & ROOTING FOR RAFA … Meanwhile in New England, Patriots roll out their newest quarterback, Drake Maye, a player the Giants wanted badly. AP part of make-or-break turns out to be him breaking down again, then the Giants will have to cut him. The Jets have finally given up on Zach Wilson, whom they drafted even higher in the first round than the Giants drafted Jones. Wilson did end up lasting those three years with the Jets, but they gave up on him after two, making the trade for Aaron Rodgers when they did. The Giants are about to go twice as long with Jones as the Jets did with Wilson, who turned out to be one of the biggest mistakes in Jets history, which is saying plenty. And that he will remain unless Aaron Rodgers, trying to come back from Achilles surgery, gets hurt again in the season when he is going to turn 41, after the Jets haven’t just built a team around him, but practically an addition to the practice facility at 1 Jets Drive. The Giants? They remain allin on Jones as they say prayers of their own that McCarthy — the Michigan quarterback who was still on the board when the Giants took Nabers — doesn’t haul off and become the kind of star for the Vikings that the Giants are still hoping Jones can become for them. There is simply no point in talking about what a really nice young man, and solid football citizen, Daniel Jones is. Across his career in Jersey the Giants have done everything except hire a skywriter to drum home that message. We have seen, in flashes and fits and starts, that he can throw it and run it when he can stay on the field, and when he can hold on to the ball. But he hasn’t stayed on the field lately. There were two different neck injuries and finally the knee injury that took most of last season for him. After he was gone, the Giants didn’t lose enough games to give themselves a shot at either Jayden Daniels, the Heisman Trophy winner, or Maye, with one of the first three picks. In that way the Giants really did turn into the Jets, and show that they didn’t properly know how to lose. It was admirable the way Brian Daboll’s players kept fighting. The whole Tommy DeVito, Jersey Boys thing was fun while DeVito was winning three in a row. But if they’d ended up at 3-14 instead of 6-11 and behind the Commanders, they would have had their choice between Daniels and Maye on Thursday night. There are no sure things at quarterback, not anymore, even if you draft No. 2 or No. 3, just ask the Jets (Hey there, Sam Darnold; hey there, Zach). Even people in outer space know that the Chiefs got Patrick Mahomes, one of the greatest players of all time, at No. 10. But Joe Douglas loved Wilson the way Gettleman loved Jones. Gettleman is gone, Jones is still here, coming back from knee surgery, and it’s like the old song says: If the Giants can’t be with the one they love, they’re going to love the one they’re with, at least for one more season. Once and for all, Jones will stay on the field and be what the Giants hoped he would be, and maybe even take them back to the playoffs. Or he turns out to be the kind of quarterback who gets people fired. DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 57

BY ANTWAN STALEY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Jets began Saturday’s final day of the NFL Draft with three selections in the fourth round. But after a flurry of trades, Gang Green had just one pick in the round and used it on Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen with the 134th overall pick. Despite being only 20, Allen was very productive during his three seasons with the Badgers. He registered 3,494 yards and 35 touchdowns and averaged 5.9 yards per carry. That includes last year when Allen gained 984 yards and scored 12 touchdowns on the ground. At 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, Allen patterns his game after former Titans and current Ravens running back Derrick Henry. He is a one-cut-and-go running back with tremendous power. Allen is also a downhill runner who is physical and loves to punish and run over defenders. “That’s what I will bring to the Jets,” Allen said. “Physical, downhill runner. I’m more and willing in pass protection, and I’m also able to run routes and catch the ball. “I think I’m a well-rounded back.” His vision, or lack thereof, is why he fell to Round 4. Too often, Allen missed wideopen cutback lanes. His ball security has also been questioned. He carried the football away from his body, which led to fumbles. With the addition of Allen, the Jets have a young but talented backfield with Breece Hall and Israel Abanikanda, who they drafted in the fifth round last year. Hall was one of the best all-purpose running backs in the NFL in 2023. He rushed for 994 yards and five touchdowns for the Jets and caught 76 passes for 591 yards and four touchdowns. The Jets’ first trade of the fourth round was with the Packers, which moved them back to 126th overall and netted them an extra sixthround pick. Then, the Jets traded the 126th pick to the Lions for a 2025 third-round pick. Finally, the Jets traded the 129th overall pick with the 49ers for two 2024 fifthround picks (No. 173 and No. 176). Gang Green had three picks late in the fifth round. With the first one, the Jets selected Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis at 171st overall. They also drafted South Dakota State running back Isaiah Davis (No. 173) and cornerback Qwan’tez Stiggers, who played with the Toronto Argonauts (No. 176). Travis was a four-year starter for the Seminoles and won the 2023 ACC Player of the Year after passing for 2,756 yards, 20 touchdowns, and two interceptions. He helped lead the Seminoles to a 13-1 record and an ACC Championship. However, last November, Travis broke his leg and missed the final three games of the season. However, he is expected to be cleared for training camp, which will begin in late July. “It’s been a grind,” Travis said about the rehab process. “I love this type of stuff. I just love the work and I love to improve every single day. “It has been a journey but it’s been a blessing from the man upstairs.” The Jets already have Aaron Rodgers and Tyrod Taylor, who signed a two-year contract last month. But Travis gives the Jets a quarterback they could potentially develop for the future. Rodgers is 40 and coming off a season-ending Achilles injury he JETS IN A RUSH ETS IN A RUSH ON FINAL DAY FINAL DAY Wisconsin RB Allen, isconsin RB Allen, Florida State QB Travis Florida State QB Travis highlight Gang Green’s ghlight Gang Green’s late picks in NFL Draft late picks in NFL Draft 58 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY ANTWAN STALEY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Two days ago, defensive end John Franklin-Myers had a cryptic post on X, formerly Twitter. “Life’s a trampoline, I’m gone bounce back regardless,” Myers wrote. Now we understand the reasoning for the post. The Jets traded Franklin-Myers to the Broncos for a 2026 sixthround pick, according to sources. ESPN first reported the news of Franklin-Myers being shipped to Denver. Franklin-Myers has been one of Gang Green’s defensive leaders the previous four seasons. He registered 125 tackles and 17½ sacks during that span. That includes the 2023 season when Franklin-Myers finished with 33 tackles and 3½ sacks. The decision to move on from Franklin-Myers, who has been a defensive stalwart, might surprise some. But one reason for the deal is the Jets need to free up salary cap space. Entering the 2024 NFL Draft, the Jets had just $2.9 million in salary cap space. After the trade for Franklin-Myers is official, the Jets will have a cap savings of $7.3 million. But Gang Green will absorb a dead-money hit of $9 million. According to ESPN, Franklin-Myers will sign a two-year, $15 million restructured contract as part of the trade from the Jets. The new contract will him pay a total of $10 million guaranteed, including $8 million fully guaranteed at signing and $4 million signing bonus. In 2021, Franklin-Myers signed a four-year, $55 million contract with the Jets that included a guarantee of $30.2 million. Franklin-Myers also became expendable after the Jets acquired Haason Reddick in a trade with the Eagles last month. Now the Jets will hope their defense, which finished third in yards allowed last season, won’t miss a beat now that Franklin-Myers is heading to the Mile High City. Now, more of a microscope will be placed on defensive end Will McDonald, who was surprisingly selected 15th overall in the 2023 draft. In 15 games, McDonald finished with just 14 tackles and three sacks in a part-time role. The Jets hope that McDonald will have a second season similar to Jermaine Johnson‘s 2023 campaign. After recording just 29 tackles and 2½ sacks during his rookie season, Johnson finished with 55 tackles and 7½ sacks in 2023. Gang trades DE Franklin-Myers to Broncos suffered during the Jets season debut against the Bills last September. In case anything happens to Rodgers, Taylor will provide the Jets with a veteran security blanket. However, Taylor has an extensive injury history himself, including breaking his ribs when he was with the Giants last October. During his final three seasons at Florida State, Travis progressed as a passer. He was accurate in the short and intermediate windows and is a nice seam passer. Travis also does an excellent job selling play-action passes and has a quick release. Along with his passing skills, Travis is also an incredible athlete, rushing for 1,950 yards and 31 touchdowns at Florida State. “It is a dream come true,” Travis said about joining the Jets. “I prayed for this after my visit with Coach [Todd] Downing, and it is a dream come true. I fell in love with those guys. “I can’t wait to meet Aaron and Tyrod and pick their brains every single day and how they carry themselves on the field, off the field. I freaking can’t wait. The Jets continued adding to the running back room by adding Davis, who is a physical, versatile player with outstanding size at 6-feet, 218 pounds. Last season for the Jackrabbits, Davis rushed for 1,578 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also caught 23 receptions for 199 yards and a touchdown. “Unbelievable feeling,” Davis said about joining the Jets. “It is a blessing. I’m so excited to be a Jet and to be in New York, it is a dream come true.” Stiggers has an interesting story. After attending B.E.S.T. Academy in Atlanta, Stiggers enrolled at Lane College in Tennessee before leaving football in 2021 after Stiggers’ father, Rayves Harrison, died in a car accident. He later played in the Fan Controlled Football League in 2022. It was there, he got the attention of former Toronto Argonauts offensive coordinator Josh Jenkins, who suggested he should try out for the CFL. For the Argonauts, Stiggers registered 56 tackles and five interceptions last season. He was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie and a CFL East All-Star and played in the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl. “I feel like anybody that goes to the Toronto Argonauts is going to be developed into a good player and a great person on and off the field,” Stiggers said. “I was just looking for an opportunity but it ended up being more than an opportunity, it ended up being a life-changing year for me where I can chase my dreams to go to the NFL. “I will always have so much love for the Argos for bringing me in and making me the person that I am.” The Jets pick The Jets picked Wisconsin running back ed Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen in the fourth round of the aelon Allen in the fourth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. aft on Saturday. AP DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 59

BY PETER SBLENDORIO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS After finding himself in a roster crunch to start the season, Mark Vientos is getting a chance to make his mark on the 2024 Mets. The Mets called up the 24-yearold third baseman before Saturday’s game against the Cardinals and placed outfielder Starling Marte on the MLB’s bereavement list. Though he wasn’t in the starting lineup Saturday, Vientos arrived at Citi Field saying he’s ready to help the Mets with “whatever they want me to do.” “It feels good to be back,” Vientos said before the game. The call-up came about a month after the Mets sent the right-handed Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse to begin the season, having chosen Brett Baty to be their starting third baseman. They signed J.D. Martinez in late March to be their primary designated hitter, while D.J. Stewart — a left-handed power hitter — won a bench spot out of spring training. Vientos, who hit five home runs in 56 spring-training at-bats, continued his hot hitting at Triple-A with a .302 average, five homers and 22 RBI through 23 games. “I don’t think I was frustrated,” Vientos said Saturday of being sent down. “More like [I was] secure with myself because I know how good of a player I am.” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza didn’t commit to how long Vientos will be with the big-league club. Marte, who went home to the Dominican Republic for what Mendoza described as a “family reason,” is expected to miss only three games, which is the minimum for a bereavement-list stint. Mendoza also didn’t commit to a specific role for Vientos, saying he could start or pinch-hit while offering versatility as a third baseman, first baseman and DH. “He’s a professional,” Mendoza said. “For a young player that comes into camp with high expectations, thinking you’re gonna get an opportunity right away, and you’re not getting it towards the end of camp, it’s not easy. “He was disappointed, obviously, but the one thing that he can control is to go out there and continue to get better, continue to work on some of the things you need to be working on, and go play hard. He’s done that.” Originally a 2017 second-round pick, Vientos made his Mets debut in 2022 and entered Saturday with a .205 average and 10 home runs across 81 MLB games in his career. Vientos said he worked on “all aspects” of his game during his season-opening Triple-A stint, refusing to focus on the negative after being sent down. “When you think in the future, that’s when you stress yourself out,” Vientos said. “I was just living in the present.” He plans to continue that approach while he’s back in the majors, which aligns with Mendoza’s advice. “My message to him is: Be ready for your opportunity,” Mendoza said. “What happens today, tomorrow, the next day, who knows? You’ve got to take it dayby-day, be ready for your chance, and he will be.” SMITH TO IL Vientos’ addition came amid a flurry of roster moves by the Mets, who also placed reliever Drew Smith on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder soreness. Smith first felt tightness in his throwing shoulder during the Mets’ series in Los Angeles last weekend, then reported soreness after allowing two runs during an inning of work Tuesday in San Francisco. He underwent an MRI once the discomfort persisted after playing catch Friday, Mendoza said. “We don’t anticipate this being long-term,” Mendoza said Saturday. “Hopefully within a twoweek span, we’ll get him back.” The Mets called up Dedniel Núñez to replace Smith, who has a 2.70 ERA. Smith’s stint is retroactive to April 24. Núñez allowed one run over two innings during his first stint with the Mets this season. He boasts a 0.00 ERA over 7.1 innings at Triple-A Syracuse. MORE MARTINEZ Martinez felt good after his Mets debut on Friday, according to Mendoza, and was back in the lineup Saturday, hitting cleanup. Mendoza has acknowledged he’ll find ways to rest Martinez, who experienced lower back tightness earlier this month during an extended spring training in Port St. Lucie, delaying his addition to the big-league club. The 36-year-old Martinez — a six-time All-Star on a one-year, $12 million contract — went 2-for4 with an RBI in Friday’s loss to the Cardinals. Vientos called up as Marte goes to bereavement list Pete Alonso slugged his 200th-career homer in ete Alonso slugged his 200th-career homer in Saturday’s loss to the Cardinals. day’s loss to the Cardinals. AP Pete Alonso made more home-run history Saturday, launching the 200th of his career to put himself in very exclusive company. The Mets star’s opposite-field blast against Cardinals ace Sonny Gray at Citi Field came in his 710th career game. Only three MLB players – Ryan Howard (658 games), Aaron Judge (671) and Ralph Kiner (706 games) – achieved the feat more quickly. The two-run shot in the fifth inning also made Alonso the fourth Met to reach the milestone, adding his name to a list that also features franchise greats Darryl Strawberry (252 home runs), David Wright (242) and Mike Piazza (220). Now in his sixth year with the Mets, the 29-yearold Alonso boasts three seasons with at least 40 home runs. No other Met has more than one. Alonso, Strawberry and Carlos Beltran are the only Mets with three seasons of 100 RBI or more. Originally a 2016 second-round pick, Alonso burst onto the scene with 53 home runs in 2019, setting an MLB rookie record. He followed that up with 16 home runs during the COVID-shortened 2020 season; 37 in 2021; 40 in 2022 and 46 last season. Alonso, who has a team-high eight home runs this season, is now 53 away from breaking Strawberry’s franchise record. Complicating that pursuit is Alonso’s impending free agency this offseason, which could make 2024 his final year with the Mets. Peter Sblendorio Pete’s milestone puts him in exclusive company THE BEAR HE BEAR Alonso’s 200th lonso’s 200th homer not omer not enough as Mets ough as Mets lose to Cards e to Cards 60 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY PETER SBLENDORIO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Adrian Houser picked up Saturday where he left off in his last start. That was bad news for the Mets. The right-hander surrendered four of his six earned runs in the first inning of Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Cardinals at Citi Field, putting the Mets in an early hole they couldn’t climb out of. St. Louis rocked Houser for nine hits – including four doubles – over 4 ⅓ innings, inflating his ERA to 8.37. Houser heard boos from some of the 32,332 fans in attendance throughout the afternoon, including as he departed in the top of the fifth inning. Down 6-0, the Mets answered with a four-run bottom of the fifth – highlighted by the 200th home run of Pete Alonso’s career – against Cardinals ace Sonny Gray, but they failed to score the rest of the game. Houser’s first-inning issues were particularly notable considering he gave up six runs in his final inning of work in his last start – an April 21 loss to the Dodgers. Houser was charged with eight runs over four innings in that 10-0 defeat in Los Angeles. “The way I’m pitching right now is pretty unacceptable,” said Houser, who fell to 0-3. “The command overall, it doesn’t feel like it was last year,” he said. “It could be the one thing that I’m missing right now, so I need to lock that in, look at some video, check it out and see what we’ve got.” Acquired by the Mets in an offseason trade with Milwaukee, Houser entered Saturday’s start eminently familiar with the Cardinals, who share the NL Central with the Brewers. Houser, 31, spent his first seven seasons with Milwaukee and began the day with a 3.07 ERA over 70 ⅓ career innings against St. Louis. But the Cardinals wasted no time getting to Houser on Saturday, rallying for five hits in the first inning alone, including an RBI single by Nolan Arenado, a two-run double by Paul Goldschmidt and a run-scoring single by prized prospect Masyn Winn. Despite his struggles, Houser’s rotation spot isn’t in jeopardy, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “Our job is to get him back on track,” Mendoza said. “He’s part of our rotation. I know [pitching coach Jeremy Hefner] is working really hard, and he is too.” Wearing their concrete-gray “NYC” jerseys for the first time, the Mets offense was M.I.A. until Brandon Nimmo delivered a two-run single against Gray in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 6-2. Alonso followed with a two-run blast, making him the fourth Met to hit 200 home runs – a list that also includes Darryl Strawberry, Mike Piazza and David Wright. Alonso achieved the feat in 710 games. Only Ryan Howard (658), Aaron Judge (671) and Ralph Kiner (706) reached the milestone faster. “That’s really kind of mind-boggling,” Alonso said of his historic pace. “That’s really cool. It’s really cool, and I just want to keep continuing to put good at-bats together and help my team win.” Gray, who pitched parts of two seasons with the Yankees, settled down from there and ended up with nine strikeouts over six innings. Three of those strikeouts came against Francisco Lindor, who finished the day 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Lindor’s final K sparked controversy, as he appeared to reach first base on a passed ball in the eighth inning, only to be ruled out for running out of the baseline. An animated Lindor shouted at the umpire in frustration and was restrained as Mendoza rushed onto the field and argued to no avail. Afterward, Mendoza and Lindor both acknowledged the call was correct. Lindor represented the winning run when he came up in the ninth inning with the bases loaded, but he popped out on Ryan Helsley’s first pitch – a 101-mph fastball – to end the game. “When you have four strikeouts, you swing,” said Lindor, who is now batting .198. “I thought it was a good pitch for me to hit. It was a pitch right there. I just missed it.” CARDINALS 7 METS 4 MINIMUM BY JAMES O'CONNELL NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Aaron Boone made a significant lineup change on Saturday night and it paid dividends immediately. Alex Verdugo moved all the way up into the cleanup spot of the order and announced his presence in the top half with a big swing. Verdugo clubbed a three-run homer to right field in the top of the first inning giving the Yankees a lead that they never looked back from in their 15-3 win over the Brewers. The 27-year-old’s fourth homer of the year made a compelling case for a permanent stay in his new spot in the batting order. Aaron Judge joined the party in the 6th inning hitting a ball 417- feet to left-center for his fifth homer of the year. The Yankee captain has gotten off to arguably the worst start of his career — .674 OPS entering Saturday. However, the Yankees hope Judge’s 2-for-4 night may be a sign of things to come. A few other silent bats woke up in the Bombers’ blowout win. Gleyber Torres smacked a bases-clearing double in the top of the third and Anthony Rizzo launched a two-run homer to right for his fourth of the season. Torres has fallen further and further in the Yanks’ lineup from the leadoff all the way down to the seventh spot on Saturday. It’s been a rough go for the second baseman as his contract season is off to a .532 OPS start entering the second month of the season. Carlos Rodón continued his strong start to the season dominating through the Brewers lineup. The southpaw tossed six innings allowing one run on two hits while striking out eight. Rodon’s ERA dropped to 2.48 Luke Weaver relieved Rodon after his outing and tossed two shutout innings before going to the ninth inning which turned out to be a bizarre battle. The final frame turned into a joke for both teams. The Brewers waived the white flag, putting first basem*n Owen Miller on the moundg. Giancarlo Stanton clubbed a three-run homer off the infielder to cap off a four-run ninth. The Yankees countered by sending catcher Jose Trevino out to the mound in the bottom. The backstop surrendered two earned runs but got all three outs to secure the Bombers’ resounding victory. Verdugo, Judge power Yankees past Brewers in blowout victory YANKEES 15 BREWERS 3 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 61

It’s apparently been decreed by the MLB poohbahs that Hunter Wendelstedt will receive some sort of discipline for erroneously tossing Aaron Boone out of last Monday’s Yankee game against the A’s over heckling the umpire received from — not Boone — but rather a fan behind home plate. We’ll probably never know what that discipline is because MLB never seems to do much of anything to its umpires for bad performance. Wendelstedt is one of a half-dozen umpires — Angel Hernandez, C.B. Bucknor, Brian O’Nora, Doug Eddings and Laz Diaz are the others — who consistently rank at the bottom of MLB’s rating system every year and yet they go on, year after year, embarrassing the game with their poor performance, which makes you wonder what’s the purpose of a rating system if there are no consequences for the umpires who consistently rank at the bottom? Baseball umpires are like Supreme Court justices. They can’t be fired and they can’t be demoted. It seems every other week Hernandez is embarrassing the game with his horrendous pitch calling behind the plate, but the MLB hierarchy merely shrugs. It’s an age-old problem for baseball and a puzzlement that it’s never been fixed. If players get sent back to the minors or released for poor performance, why can’t umpires? …Congratulations to Dusty Baker for being the recipient of Baseball Digest’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He couldn’t be more deserving and is now in some heavy company with the previous winners Willie Mays, Vin Scully and Joe Torre. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence (right?) that Baker’s former team, the Astros, who he directed to three division titles and two World Series in the last four years, are currently wallowing in last place in the AL West with the fourth-worst record in baseball. … It’s too early to say if this is going to be a season of epic batting futility but going into the weekend, the collective MLB batting average was .240, with five teams hitting .220 or worse, most notably the White Sox, who have been routinely fielding a lineup of at least six players hitting under .200. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time the collective major-league batting average was .240 or lower was 1968 (at .237). IT’S A MADD MADD WORLD... BILL MADDEN BASEBALL I t’s only April. Certainly no time to be making any definitive assessments about anything in baseball, which is why when it comes to the Yankees there’s just no telling yet what this team is. All we know is the Yankees went into this weekend’s series against the Brewers with the third-best record in the American League despite having zero contribution from Gerrit Cole and almost next-to-zero from Aaron Judge. Even before Cole went down in mid-March with inflammation and edema in his pitching elbow, the skinny on the Yankees was that, with Juan Soto added to the middle of the lineup, they were going to be as offensively potent as any team in baseball but had major questions about their starting pitching. Instead it’s been just the opposite. If you’re looking for a Yankee MVP so far this season, my nomination would be the pitching coach, Matt Blake. The Yankees’ pitching, particularly the Cole-less rotation has been superb. All five starters, Nestor Cortes, Carlos Rodon, Marcus Stroman, Clarke Schmidt and the Dominican rookie Luis Gil have been remarkably consistent, all with ERAs under 4.00, and solid starts almost every time out. The Yankees’ 2.95 team ERA ranks second in the majors and more than anything else it has been the Yankees’ starters who have kept them on the heels of the Orioles in the AL East while they await the offense, particularly Judge, to start doing their part. It seems almost unfathomable a month into the season that Judge would be hitting .178 with four homers and 13 RBI (plus grounding into a team-leading seven double plays). He insists he’s not hurt and we have to believe him, but at the same time he’s clearly not been right. And while Soto’s been everything the Yankees had hoped for, it is still Judge who makes the offense go. “It’s a long season and I’ve had seasons where I’ve started off worse than this in my career,” Judge said last week. “I’ve also had seasons where I started out hot and then you always hit a rough spot where you hit .150 in a whole month. You just gotta keep working, gotta keep improving and we’ll get out of it.” The Yankees so far been averaging 4.31 runs per game, barely below the major-league average of 4.35 and as of Friday were tied with the Marlins for the most grounded into double plays (30). There are concerns aplenty about the lineup beyond Judge. For the first two weeks, Anthony Volpe, with his revised flattened swing, appeared to be really coming into his own, hitting the ball to all fields and batting .375 as of April 10 when the Yankees elected to move him into the leadoff spot. Since then his average plummeted 75 points and you have to wonder if the move, and the responsibilities that come with it, came too soon, and the Yankees might be better suited using Alex Verdugo, who doesn’t have Volpe’s speed but gets walks and sees a lot of pitches, at the top of the order. In any case, they had to do something about the leadoff spot where Gleyber Torres (.192, 0 HR, 2 RBI) had been a mess. With 49 homers the previous two seasons leading up to his free-agent walk year, Torres had been one of the most productive second basem*n in the AL. But the fact the Yankees have made no overtures to extend him has seemingly affected him mentally. He needs to relax, which, of course, would be a lot easier if Judge and the rest of the Yankee offense could get it together. Heightening the Yankees’ offensive woes has been the loss of DJ LeMahieu, whose return from recurring foot issues now appears weeks away again, rather than days. Without LeMahieu, his third base replacement, Oswaldo Cabrera, who was hitting .303 on April 21 before getting only one hit in the four games against Oakland at the end of the home stand last week, was supposed to be the Yankee backup at third, short, second and first base. They really don’t have any suitable infield backups, either on the major-league roster or at Triple-A, and that’s a real problem. O therwise, the Yankees aren’t getting a whole lot out of the catching spot, where rookie Austin Wells, who’s supposed to be an offense-first catcher, has gotten off to a horrendous start — and first base, where Anthony Rizzo, 34, has at least stayed healthy but with limited (3 HR, 11 RBI) production. So a month into the season this is where the Yankees are: Holding their own in the AL East on the strength of their pitching, but in a nervous waiting game for their best player “to come out of it.” DIDN’T SEE THAT ONE COMING Even without Cole, staff picking up slack for Yankee bats Aaron Judge has suffered through a brutal April while pitching holds Yanks together. GETTY 62 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round playoff series. Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Semyon Varlamov stopped 42 shots — including 18 in the overtimes — to help the Islanders stave off elimination. Seth Jarvis and Stefan Noesen scored and Frederik Andersen finished with 33 saves for Carolina, which is seeking to advance to the second round for the fifth time in six years. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C. Varlamov stopped a shot by Jordan Staal in the opening minute of the second overtime. The Islanders’ Robert Bortuzzo then fired a shot from the point that deflected in off Barzal for the win in Elmont, L.I. It was the Islanders’ first overtime goal in the playoffs since Anthony Beauvillier in Game 6 of 2021 Eastern Conference finals against Tampa Bay in the final game at the Nassau Coliseum. The Lightning won that series at home in Game 7. Both teams had chances early in the first overtime. Varlamov stopped a try by Jesperi Kotkaniemi at 1:37. Andersen denied Brock Nelson on a 2-on-1 with Anders Lee at 3:45. Jarvis had a shot near the midpoint of the period that Varlamov caught and squeezed, drawing chants of “Var-ly! Var-ly!” from the UBS Arena crowd. There was some pushing and shoving at the end of the first overtime as Lee took exception to being knocked down by an elbow from Carolina defenseman Dmitry Orlov after the buzzer. With the score tied 1-1 after two periods, the Islanders began the third with their first power play of the game, thanks to a penalty called on Carolina’s Sebastian Aho at the end of the second. They took advantage as Pageau got the rebound of Noah Dobson’s shot and fired a shot past Andersen from the left circle at 1:38. It was the Islanders’ second goal on six power plays in the series against a Hurricanes team that was first in the league on the penalty kill during the season. Carolina tied it with their second power-play goal of the game as Noesen redirected a pass in front from Teuvo Teravainen with 5:52 left for his second of the series. The Hurricanes outshot the Islanders 8-6 in a tightly played first period and scored to take the lead. The desperate Islanders came out aggressive and had the better chances in the opening minutes of the game, but couldn’t convert. Andersen made a nice save to deny Pierre Engvall in front about four minutes in. The Hurricanes got their first power play at 7:14 when the Islanders’ Lee was sent off for tripping. They took advantage just 46 seconds later as Jarvis got a loose puck in front and put it in from the left side for his second of the series. After a slow start to the second period, both teams had chances as the Hurricanes had a 12-8 advantage on shots. Neither team managed a shot on goal until Orlov had an attempt at 4:51. The Islanders didn’t get their first shot until Kyle Palmieri’s try at 6:58. Andersen denied Lee’s backhand in close at 8:38. The Islanders tied it just past the midpoint of the period. Barzal made a nice move to shake defenseman Brady Skjei, stopping while skating right to left above the right circle and firing a shot that got past Andersen for his first goal of the series. Less than two minutes later, Orlov had a shot from the right side go off Varlamov’s mask, and the goalie also had to make several nice saves late in the last 4 ½ minutes of the period to keep it tied. Islanders forward Matt Martin was scratched from the lineup due to a lower-body injury. He missed practice on Wednesday, but played in Game 3 on Thursday night after being a game-time decision. Ruslan Iskhakov took his place in the lineup. Barzal scores in 2nd OT to keep Islanders alive ISLANDERS 3 HURRICANES 2 Islanders’ Mathew Barzal celebrates his gamewinning goal in the second overtime period. AP DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 63

T his NOT just in: Stephen A. Smith is a true (orange and) blue Knicks fan. It matters not what broadcasting platform he’s delivering the word from. Nor does it matter if SAS is involved in a non-sports controversy. As long as the Knickerbockers are alive in the playoffs, the time is right for Smith to hide his press credentials and go gaga for Team Dolan. Yet it’s not like SAS ignores reality. Smith said the referees should have recognized a Knicks mugging of Tyrese Maxey down the stretch of Game No. 2 and put him on the foul line. This display of objectivity was not enough to placate Sixers fans who view SAS as a member in good standing of Knicks Celebrity Row. Philly viewers know what they are going to get from Smith when they watch ESPN’s “NBA Countdown.” For those of us who don’t care who wins, SAS frequent Knicks Shill-O-Thons have become part of the on-air package he delivers. Smith’s pom-pom waving on ESPN’s “First Take” or his own YouTube show, two offerings driven by SAS’ personality and opinions, are easier to take. On these two shows shtick is valued as much (maybe even more) as substance. But when Smith goes into his “orange and blue skies” routine on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” the game night studio show, it’s cringe worthy. Here’s why: For years the program has featured a revolving door cast. The suits couldn’t get it right. This time around, Countdown’s priority was supposed to be about being an NBA news program that is journalistically sound. The show’s anchor, Malika Andrews, typifies that philosophy. So does reporter Adrian Wojnarowski and veteran columnist Michael Wilbon. While SAS has a well-documented history as a sports columnist and NBA beat reporter in Philly (he also worked at the New York Daily News), his Knicks cheerleading on “Countdown” does absolutely nothing to enhance the credibility of the show, which also features Kendrick Perkins and Bob Myers. The suits know the value SAS brings to “Countdown” through his opinions, humor and passion. Nonetheless, they can’t deliver on their promise to be “journalistically sound” when Smith is openly rooting for one of the participating playoff teams. Although they are trying, ESPN brass can’t have it both ways. REPLACING REDICK? Reports claiming JJ Redick is interviewing for the Charlotte Hornets coaching gig are bad news for ESPN. Redick, who, with minimal broadcast experience joined ESPN’s No. 1 NBA team after Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were dumped, was placed on a fast lane to stardom, now may have to leave TV immediately if he goes to Charlotte. If Redick moves into coaching, ESPN should not replace him. Instead, the network should go with a two-person booth featuring current analyst Doris Burke along with veteran play-by-play man Mike Breen. The idea of bringing in a third wheel in at this stage of the playoffs would leave the impression that ESPN is using the NBA’s biggest stage to audition a third voice. Not a swell idea. MARK HIS WORDS On his new “Talk 2 Me” podcast, Mark Jackson indicates his critique of NBA referees could be a reason why he lost his gig on ESPN’s No. 1 NBA broadcast team. “What I don’t need and I’m tired of — and probably one of the reasons I’m not calling games anymore — is the Last Two Minute Report,” Jax said on the podcast. “... I hold players accountable for mistakes, I hold coaches accountable for mistakes, I’m going to hold referees accountable for mistakes.” At the time of his, and Jeff Van Gundy’s departure from ESPN, Adam Silver said the league didn’t stick its beak into the national telecasts. It was hard believing that then and, with Jackson’s recent take, even harder to believe now. RUSH TO JUDGE-MENT When it comes to Aaron Judge, sports talk radio, aka The Valley of the Stupid, is environmentally sound. Judge goes into a slump and the VOS recycles topics. Gasbags pull one from column “A.” They ask: Should fans boo Judge? Then, miracles occur. Bloviators paid to talk mostly about sports suddenly become doctors. Like Keith McPherson. On FAN, he said “Judge has got to be hurt.” Unfortunately, he did not specify the Captain’s ailment. Nor did Dr. McPherson reveal where he practices medicine. GREAT RADIO? O-KAY In a recent (but certainly not the first) celebration of himself, Michael Kay assessed his own radio skills. “I’m the only one willing to go out on a limb and make great radio,” Kay said on ESPN-98.7. While other Gasbags would challenge that statement, we wondered what his “partners,” Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg were feeling? For them, was this “Kay being Kay?” “Kay pumping himself up?” Or, “Kay being delusional,” Or, Kay “doing shtick.” After all, DLG, through his foaming-at-the-mouth rants, has been out on many limbs. And Rosenberg, who regularly mixes it up with the masses over positions he has taken, is no stranger to walking the high wire. Conclusion: Me thinks DLG and Rosenberg should not hold their breath waiting for Kay to say he appreciates them. For he will be too busy “out on a limb” making “great radio.” AROUND THE DIAL One of the misplaced reactions to last Saturday’s John Sterling tribute at the Stadium, came from fans, and some media, who took the Yankees to task over the quality of gifts presented to the longtime radio voice. Very petty. … Well-spent hour-plus listening to Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo’s SXM interview with Peter King, the recently retired national NFL writer (FMIA, Sports Illustrated, Newsday). The scribe, who also made it on TV, was a regular on Doggie’s show since 2008. That spot is going to be missed. … The extent YES will go to put viewers inside the game was again on display Monday. Great audio (OK, the sparse crowd didn’t hurt) picked up the first inning argument between home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt and Aaron Boone after the manager was ejected over comments made by a fan sitting behind the Bombers dugout. … For all who care, let it be known that after the Knicks beat Philly in Game No. 2, Gordon Damer, on ESPN-98.7, said the “series is over.” … The Thursday SXM argument over Bill Belichick between Mad Dog Russo and Mike Lombardi was more compelling than Boone vs. Wendelstedt. Stephen A. hurts ESPN’s cred by cheering for Knicks DUDE OF THE WEEK DWEEB OF THE WEEK DOUBLE TALK ZACH WILSON It wasn’t Wilson’s fault Joe Douglas misread the QB’s potential, wasting a premium draft pick on him. Once reality set in, the media piled on the bewildered quarterback. Wilson, and Robert Saleh, were out front taking the heat while the GM hid under his desk TOP GOLF HATERS Turns out the Washington Commanders idea to take the top four NFL QB prospects to Topgolf was an inspiring and unique twist. No reason for haters to pile on just because they always slice. What Brandon Tierney said: “The Islanders are so classy.” What Brandon Tierney meant to say: “The Isles send me and Sal [Licata] a lot of free stuff.” DROP THE POM-POMS ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith makes no secret of his love for the Knicks. GETTY 64 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

MLB STANDINGS RESULTS, SCHEDULE AMERICAN LEAGUE SATURDAY’S RESULTS N.Y. Yankees 15, Milwaukee 3 L.A. Dodgers 4, Toronto 2 Baltimore 7, Oakland 0 Cincinnati 8, Texas 4 Boston 17, Chicago Cubs 0 Detroit 6, Kansas City 5 Houston 12, Colorado 4 Cleveland 4, Atlanta 2 (11) Chicago White Sox 8, Tampa Bay 7 (10) Seattle 3, Arizona 1 Minnesota at L.A. Angels, late MONDAY’S GAMES N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 6:40 p.m. Kansas City at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 p.m. Tampa Bay at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 9:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at Oakland, 9:40 p.m. FRIDAY’S RESULTS Milwaukee 7, N.Y. Yankees 6 (11) Kansas City 8, Detroit 0 Chicago Cubs 7, Boston 1 L.A. Dodgers 12, Toronto 2 Atlanta 6, Cleveland 2 Oakland 3, Baltimore 2 (10) Chicago White Sox 9, Tampa Bay 4 Texas 2, Cincinnati 1 Seattle 6, Arizona 1 Minnesota 5, L.A. Angels 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE SATURDAY’S RESULTS St. Louis 7, N.Y. Mets 4 N.Y. Yankees 15, Milwaukee 3 L.A. Dodgers 4, Toronto 2 Cincinnati 8, Texas 4 Boston 17, Chicago Cubs 0 Washington 11, Miami 4 Houston 12, Colorado 4 Cleveland 4, Atlanta 2 (11) Philadelphia 5, San Diego 1 Pittsburgh 4, San Francisco 3 (10) Seattle 3, Arizona 1 MONDAY’S GAMES St. Louis at Detroit, 6:40 p.m. Washington at Miami, 6:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at Oakland, 9:40 p.m. FRIDAY’S RESULTS St. Louis 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Milwaukee 7, N.Y. Yankees 6 (11) Washington 3, Miami 1 Chicago Cubs 7, Boston 1 L.A. Dodgers 12, Toronto 2 Atlanta 6, Cleveland 2 Texas 2, Cincinnati 1 Seattle 6, Arizona 1 Philadelphia 9, San Diego 3 San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS Through Friday’s games BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG Altuve, Hou 26 107 37 18 .346 Perez, KC 26 96 33 13 .344 Kwan, Cle 25 108 37 23 .343 Rosario, TB 24 89 30 8 .337 Rutschman, Bal 24 101 33 15 .327 Turner, Tor 25 77 25 12 .325 Soto, NYY 27 102 33 18 .324 Peña, Hou 26 102 33 11 .324 Witt, KC 27 108 33 22 .306 Mountcastle, Bal 22 83 25 14 .301 HOME RUNS: Trout, Los Angeles, 10; O’Neill, Boston, 8; Henderson, Baltimore, 8; Julien, Minnesota, 7; Perez, Kansas City, 7; A.García, Texas, 7; Soto, New York, 7; Ward, Los Angeles, 7; 9 tied at 6. RBI: Perez, Kansas City, 25; A.García, Texas, 23; Soto, New York, 23; Ward, Los Angeles, 23; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 23; J.Naylor, Cleveland, 20; Henderson, Baltimore, 20; Semien, Texas, 20; 3 tied at 18. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS Through Friday’s games BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG Betts LAD 28 110 42 28 .382 W.Smith LAD 24 93 35 14 .376 Willi.Contreras, Mil 25 101 36 24 .356 Ohtani LAD 28 113 40 24 .354 Bohm Phi 27 95 33 13 .347 Ozuna Atl 24 93 32 19 .344 Turner Phi 27 111 37 21 .333 Doyle Col 25 91 30 16 .330 Turang Mil 24 82 27 14 .329 Harris Atl 24 101 33 15 .327 HOME RUNS: Ozuna, Atlanta, 9; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 7; Alonso, New York, 7; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 7; Ohtani, Los Angeles, 7; 7 tied at 6. RBI: Ozuna, Atlanta, 31; Bohm, Philadelphia, 22; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, 22; Gurriel, Arizona, 22; Betts, Los Angeles, 22; W.Smith, Los Angeles, 21; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, 20; Steer, Cincinnati, 19; 3 tied at 18. TODAY’S PITCHING COMPARISON INTERLEAGUE 2024 2023 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA Cle Lively (R) 0-1 2.38 1-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 15.1 9.39 Atl Elder (R) 1:35p 1-0 0.00 1-0 1-0 6.2 2.70 1-0 14.0 5.79 LAD Paxton (L) 2-0 2.61 3-1 1-1 12.2 2.84 1-0 15.2 3.45 Tor Gausman (R) 1:37p 0-3 5.57 1-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 15.1 4.11 NYY Stroman (R) 2-1 2.93 3-2 1-0 11.0 3.27 1-1 15.2 5.17 Mil Myers (R) 2:10p 0-1 1.80 0-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 5.0 1.80 Cin Abbott (L) 1-2 2.60 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 17.1 2.08 Tex Dunning (R) 2:35p 2-2 4.61 3-2 0-0 1.2 10.80 1-1 14.1 5.02 Hou Valdez (L) 0-0 2.19 0-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 16.1 3.31 Col Gomber (L) 4:05p 0-1 4.32 2-3 0-1 6.0 6.00 0-1 16.1 3.31 Ari Pfaadt (R) 1-1 4.97 1-4 0-0 5.2 4.76 0-1 18.1 4.91 Sea Gilbert (R) 4:10p 2-0 1.87 4-1 1-0 6.1 2.84 2-0 21.0 0.86 ChC Wicks (L) 1-2 4.70 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 14.1 5.02 Bos Houck (R) 7:10p 3-2 1.65 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 20.2 2.61 AMERICAN LEAGUE 2024 2023 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA Oak Blackburn (R) 2-1 2.03 4-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 18.0 3.50 Bal Suarez (R) 1:35p 1-0 0.00 2-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 11.1 0.00 KC Wacha (R) 1-2 3.81 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 16.1 4.96 Det Skubal (L) 1:40p 3-0 1.82 4-1 0-1 8.0 7.88 2-0 17.1 1.04 TB Littell (R) 1-1 3.33 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 16.0 5.06 ChW Fedde (R) 2:10p 1-0 2.73 1-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 16.2 2.70 Min Lopez (R) 1-2 4.39 2-3 1-1 12.0 3.75 0-1 14.0 5.79 LAA Detmers (L) 4:07p 3-1 2.12 4-1 0-0 5.2 4.76 1-1 18.2 2.41 NATIONAL LEAGUE 2024 2023 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA StL Lynn (R) 1-0 2.80 4-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 17.0 2.12 NYM Quintana (L) 1:40p 1-2 4.21 3-2 1-0 6.0 3.00 1-1 15.1 5.28 Was Corbin (L) 0-3 6.51 1-4 0-1 6.0 4.50 0-2 17.1 6.23 Mia Weathers (L) 1:40p 2-2 3.16 2-3 0-1 6.0 6.00 2-1 16.2 2.70 Pit Jones (R) 2-2 2.79 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 17.1 2.08 SF Winn (R) 4:05p 2-3 3.54 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-1 17.0 2.12 Phi Walker (R) 0-0 0.00 0-0 2-0 10.0 4.50 0-1 20.0 4.95 SD King (R) 4:10p 2-2 4.11 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 16.1 4.96 TEAM REC: Team’s Record in games started by today’s pitcher. VS OPP: Pitcher’s record versus this opponent. St. Louis 7, N.Y. Mets 4 SATURDAY’S RESULT St. Louis AB R H BI SO AVG Donovan lf 4 1 2 1 0 .230 Contreras c 5 1 1 0 1 .289 Nootbaar rf 4 0 0 0 0 .184 Arenado 3b 4 2 1 1 2 .284 Goldschmidt 1b 5 2 2 2 3 .214 Burleson dh 2 0 1 0 0 .268 a-Herrera ph-dh 1 0 0 0 1 .212 Gorman 2b 4 1 2 1 0 .204 Winn ss 3 0 1 1 0 .314 Siani cf 3 0 0 0 2 .118 TOTALS 35 7 10 6 9 New York AB R H BI SO AVG Nimmo lf 4 1 2 2 1 .213 Lindor ss 5 0 0 0 4 .198 Alonso 1b 4 1 1 2 1 .252 Martinez dh 4 0 1 0 3 .375 Stewart rf 2 0 1 0 0 .200 McNeil 2b 4 0 0 0 2 .244 Taylor cf 4 1 1 0 0 .321 Baty 3b 1 1 0 0 0 .253 b-Vientos ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 .500 Narvaez c 2 0 0 0 1 .176 c-Nido ph-c 2 0 0 0 1 .273 TOTALS 34 4 7 4 13 St. Louis 401 010 010 7 10 1 New York 000 040 000 4 7 0 a-struck out for Burleson in the 7th. b-flied out for Baty in the 7th. c-struck out for Narvaez in the 7th. E: Arenado (1). LOB: St. Louis 7, New York 7. 2B: Donovan 2 (6), Goldschmidt (2), Gorman (5). HR: Alonso (8), off Gray. RBIs: Arenado (13), Goldschmidt 2 (11), Winn (7), Gorman (12), Donovan (13), Nimmo 2 (17), Alonso 2 (14). SB: Goldschmidt (1), Nootbaar (2). SF: Donovan. S: Siani. Runners left in scoring position: St. Louis 6 (Herrera, Siani, Winn 2, Nootbaar, Contreras); New York 3 (Lindor 2, Martinez). RISP: St. Louis 5 for 16; New York 1 for 7. Runners moved up: Gorman. GIDP: Taylor. DP: St. Louis 1 (Winn, Gorman, Goldschmidt). ST. LOUIS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Gray, W, 3-1 6 4 4 1 3 9 1.16 Romero, H, 10 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.23 Kittredge, H, 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.75 Helsley, S, 9-10 1 2 0 0 1 1 1.80 NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA Houser, L, 0-3 4 ⅓ 9 6 6 2 2 8.37 Walker 1 ⅓ 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Nunez 1 0 0 0 1 3 3.00 Diekman 1 ⅓ 1 1 1 1 1 3.86 Reid-Foley 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Inherited runners-scored: Walker 2-1, Diekman 1-0. WP: Gray(2). Umpires: Home, Erich Bacchus; First, Laz Diaz; Second, Nate Tomlinson; Third, Mike Estabrook. T: 3:03. A: 32,332 (42,136). Boston 17, Chicago Cubs 0 SATURDAY’S RESULT Chicago AB R H BI SO AVG ho*rner 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 0 .283 Tauchman rf 3 0 0 0 1 .281 Happ lf 3 0 0 0 0 .228 Madrigal 2b 1 0 0 0 1 .226 Morel 3b 3 0 1 0 1 .219 Wisdom 3b-p 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Busch 1b-3b 4 0 1 0 1 .287 Swanson ss 3 0 0 0 1 .237 Canario lf 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mervis dh-p-1b 3 0 0 0 0 .083 Gomes c 4 0 2 0 1 .220 Crw-Armstrng cf 3 0 1 0 1 .400 TOTALS 32 0 5 0 7 Boston AB R H BI SO AVG Duran cf 5 1 2 1 0 .252 Devers 3b 4 0 1 0 2 .262 Reyes 3b-p 2 0 1 1 0 .183 O’Neill lf 5 3 3 2 1 .333 Abreu rf 6 2 2 1 1 .309 Wong c-1b 4 1 0 0 0 .333 Yoshida dh 5 3 4 1 0 .269 McGuire c 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Valdez 2b 2 0 1 0 1 .154 a-Refsnyder ph 0 0 0 0 0 .391 1-Hamilton pr-2b 2 2 1 1 0 .211 Dalbec 1b-3b 4 2 2 3 1 .128 Rafaela ss 4 3 4 7 0 .191 TOTALS 43 17 21 17 6 Chicago 000 000 000 0 5 0 Boston 200 160 26x 17 21 0 a-hit by pitch for Valdez in the 5th. 1-ran for Refsnyder in the 5th. LOB: Chicago 8, Boston 8. 2B: Crow-Armstrong (1), Duran (6), O’Neill (1), Rafaela 2 (5), Yoshida (3), Dalbec (2). HR: O’Neill (9), off Brown; Rafaela (2), off Brewer. RBIs: O’Neill 2 (11), Rafaela 7 (17), Abreu (11), Dalbec 3 (4), Duran (11), Yoshida (11), Hamilton (2), Reyes (5). SB: Rafaela (4). SF: Rafaela. S: Dalbec. Runners left in scoring position: Chicago 5 (Crow-Armstrong, ho*rner 2, Busch, Gomes); Boston 4 (Abreu 2, Duran, Devers). RISP: Chicago 0 for 5; Boston 10 for 17. Runners moved up: Yoshida, Duran. CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Brown, L, 0-1 3 ⅔ 7 3 3 0 4 4.30 Little ⅔ 3 5 5 1 1 7.00 Brewer 2 ⅔ 3 3 3 0 1 6.75 Mervis ⅔ 7 6 6 0 0 81.00 Wisdom ⅓ 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Winckowski 3 3 0 0 0 1 3.50 Bernardino 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.84 Slaten, W, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.55 Booser 2 0 0 0 0 3 3.86 Reyes 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 Inherited runners-scored: Little 1-0, Brewer 3-3, Wisdom 2-1. HBP: Winckowski (Tauchman), Little 2 (Wong,Refsnyder). WP: Little. Umpires: Home, David Rackley; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Brian Walsh; Third, Chris Segal. T: 2:40. A: 35,169 (37,755). L.A. Dodgers 4, Toronto 2 SATURDAY’S RESULT Los Angeles AB R H BI SO AVG Betts 2b 5 1 3 1 0 .391 Ohtani dh 5 0 1 1 1 .347 Freeman 1b 3 0 1 1 1 .305 Smith c 5 0 1 0 0 .367 T.Hernandez rf 4 0 1 0 0 .266 K.Hernandez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 .224 Pages cf 4 1 1 0 0 .282 Rojas ss 4 1 1 0 0 .268 Taylor lf 3 0 1 1 1 .063 TOTALS 37 4 11 4 3 Toronto AB R H BI SO AVG Bichette ss 4 0 0 0 1 .208 Guerrero 1b 4 0 1 0 3 .208 Varsho cf 4 0 0 0 2 .241 Turner dh 4 0 0 0 3 .309 Jansen c 2 1 0 0 1 .261 Schneider lf 3 1 1 1 1 .218 Biggio 2b 3 0 1 1 2 .242 Clement 3b 2 0 0 0 1 .275 a-Vogelbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 .111 Kiner-Falefa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Barger rf 3 0 0 0 1 .000 TOTALS 31 2 3 2 15 Los Angeles 120 100 000 4 11 2 Toronto 000 000 101 2 3 1 a-flied out for Clement in the 7th. E: Smith (3), Phillips (1), Biggio (2). LOB: LAD 9, Tor 6. 2B: Smith (9), Rojas (2), Guerrero (4), Schneider (3). 3B: Betts (2). RBIs: Freeman (18), Taylor (4), Ohtani (18), Betts (23), Schneider (11), Biggio (6). SB: Betts (8). SF: Freeman. S: Taylor. Runners left in scoring position: LAD 4 (T.Hernandez 2, Smith, Freeman); Tor 3 (Barger, Varsho, Clement). RISP: LAD 3 for 12; Tor 1 for 6. Runners moved up: Rojas, Smith. LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB SO ERA Glasnow, W, 5-1 6 2 1 1 3 9 2.72 Kelly, H, 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.30 Brasier, H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.63 Phillips, S, 8-8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0.77 TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Kikuchi, L, 2-2 6 9 4 4 0 3 2.94 Cabrera ⅔ 1 0 0 0 0 7.45 Garcia 1 ⅓ 0 0 0 0 0 0.71 Romano ⅔ 1 0 0 1 0 3.86 Pearson ⅓ 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 Inherited runners-scored: Kelly 1-0, Garcia 2-0, Pearson 2-0. Umpires: Home, John Tumpane; First, Nick Mahrley; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt. T: 2:49. A: 39,405 (39,150). N.Y. Yankees 15, Milwaukee 3 SATURDAY’S RESULT New York AB R H BI SO AVG Volpe ss 4 2 0 0 2 .274 Soto rf 3 2 1 0 0 .324 1-Trammell pr-rf 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 Judge cf 4 2 2 2 1 .190 Jones 3b 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Verdugo lf 5 2 3 4 0 .274 Stanton dh 5 2 2 3 3 .241 Rizzo 1b 4 3 3 2 1 .250 Grisham cf 2 0 0 0 0 .063 Torres 2b 6 0 3 3 0 .210 Wells c 5 0 2 0 0 .159 Cabrera 3b-1b 5 0 1 1 0 .258 TOTALS 45 15 19 15 7 Milwaukee AB R H BI SO AVG Contreras dh 2 0 0 0 1 .350 Frelick 3b 1 0 0 0 0 .264 Adames ss 3 0 0 0 0 .267 Dunn 3b-2b 1 0 0 0 1 .207 Hoskins 1b 3 1 1 1 1 .228 Bauers 1b 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Perkins cf 3 0 0 0 1 .299 Sanchez c 4 1 1 1 1 .196 Ortiz 2b-ss 4 0 2 1 1 .281 Miller 3b-2b-p 4 0 0 0 1 .091 Chourio rf 4 0 1 0 1 .207 Wiemer lf 3 0 0 0 2 .118 TOTALS 32 3 5 3 10 New York 303 014 004 15 19 0 Milwaukee 100 000 002 3 5 1 1-ran for Soto in the 7th. E: Hoskins (2). LOB: New York 11, Milwaukee 5. 2B: Torres (3), Wells (1), Ortiz 2 (3), Chourio (2), Sanchez (3). HR: Verdugo (4), off Ross; Judge (5), off Vieira; Rizzo (4), off Vieira; Stanton (6), off Miller; Hoskins (6), off Rodon. RBIs: Verdugo 4 (13), Torres 3 (5), Cabrera (15), Judge 2 (15), Rizzo 2 (13), Stanton 3 (16), Hoskins (18), Sanchez (6), Ortiz (8). SF: Verdugo. Runners left in scoring position: New York 5 (Volpe 3, Cabrera 2); Milwaukee 4 (Wiemer, Miller, Chourio, Dunn). RISP: New York 6 for 14; Milwaukee 2 for 11. Runners moved up: Wells, Ortiz, Frelick, Perkins, Miller. GIDP: Judge. DP: Milwaukee 1 (Miller, Ortiz, Bauers). NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA Rodon, W, 2-1 6 2 1 1 1 8 2.48 Weaver 2 1 0 0 1 2 3.57 Trevino 1 2 2 2 1 0 18.00 MILWAUKEE IP H R ER BB SO ERA Ross, L, 1-3 5 8 7 6 3 5 5.40 Vieira 1 4 4 4 2 1 5.68 Junk 1 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 Miller 2 5 4 4 1 0 18.00 HBP: Ross (Volpe). Umpires: Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Mike Muchlinski; Second, Jansen Visconti; Third, Derek Thomas. T: 2:45. A: 41,620 (41,700). AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Baltimore 17 9 .654 — — 7-3 W-1 9-5 8-4 New York 18 10 .643 — +2½ 6-4 W-1 8-5 10-5 Boston 15 13 .536 3 ½ 6-4 W-1 4-8 11-5 Tampa Bay 13 15 .464 5 2½ 3-7 L-2 8-9 5-6 Toronto 13 15 .464 5 2½ 3-7 L-5 6-5 7-10 CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Cleveland 19 8 .704 — — 7-3 W-1 8-4 11-4 Kansas City 17 11 .607 2½ +1½ 5-5 L-1 12-5 5-6 Detroit 15 12 .556 4 — 5-5 W-1 5-8 10-4 Minnesota 12 13 .480 6 2 6-4 W-5 6-6 6-7 Chicago 5 22 .185 14 10 3-7 W-2 4-9 1-13 WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Seattle 15 12 .556 — — 8-2 W-3 9-6 6-6 Texas 14 14 .500 1½ 1½ 5-5 L-1 7-8 7-6 Oakland 11 17 .393 4½ 4½ 4-6 L-1 4-9 7-8 Los Angeles 10 16 .385 4½ 4½ 2-8 L-2 3-7 7-9 Houston 8 19 .296 7 7 2-8 W-1 4-9 4-10 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Atlanta 18 7 .720 — — 8-2 L-1 10-4 8-3 Philadelphia 18 10 .643 1½ +2½ 8-2 W-3 10-6 8-4 New York 13 13 .500 5½ 1½ 5-5 L-2 6-8 7-5 Washington 12 14 .462 6½ 2½ 5-5 W-2 4-8 8-6 Miami 6 22 .214 13½ 9½ 2-8 L-5 2-13 4-9 CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Milwaukee 17 9 .654 — — 7-3 L-1 5-5 12-4 Chicago 17 10 .630 ½ +2 7-3 L-1 10-3 7-7 Cincinnati 15 12 .556 2½ — 6-4 W-1 9-7 6-5 Pittsburgh 14 14 .500 4 1½ 3-7 W-1 5-7 9-7 St. Louis 13 14 .481 4½ 2 5-5 W-3 5-7 8-7 WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Los Angeles 18 11 .621 — — 7-3 W-6 9-8 9-3 San Diego 14 16 .467 4½ 2½ 3-7 L-3 6-10 8-6 San Francisco 13 15 .464 4½ 2½ 6-4 L-1 8-7 5-8 Arizona 12 16 .429 5½ 3½ 3-7 L-3 7-6 5-10 Colorado 7 20 .259 10 8 3-7 L-1 5-9 2-11 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 65

GOLF LPGA: JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP 3rd of 4 rounds, Wilshire CC; Los Angeles; 6,447 yards; Par: 71 Hannah Green 67-69-70—206 -7 Grace Kim 64-66-76—206 -7 Esther Henseleit 68-68-71—207 -6 Jin Hee Im 72-72-63—207 -6 Maja Stark 65-69-73—207 -6 Nasa Hataoka 73-71-64—208 -5 Wei-Ling Hsu 72-69-68—209 -4 Jennifer Kupcho 70-69-70—209 -4 Hae-Ran Ryu 66-72-71—209 -4 Karis Davidson 69-71-70—210 -3 Ally Ewing 72-68-70—210 -3 Ayaka Furue 74-69-67—210 -3 Nataliya Guseva 66-73-71—210 -3 Emily Pedersen 70-67-73—210 -3 Celine Boutier 68-74-69—211 -2 Sarah Kemp 71-69-71—211 -2 Aline Krauter 71-71-69—211 -2 Patty Tavatanakit 70-74-67—211 -2 Chanettee Wannasaen 65-73-73—211 -2 Rose Zhang 69-69-73—211 -2 Cydney Clanton 73-70-69—212 -1 Gemma Dryburgh 68-74-70—212 -1 Charley Hull 71-70-71—212 -1 Hyo Joon Jang 72-70-70—212 -1 Haeji Kang 69-74-69—212 -1 Sei Young Kim 65-73-74—212 -1 Jin Young Ko 72-68-72—212 -1 Xiyu Lin 71-72-69—212 -1 Kaitlyn Papp 72-68-72—212 -1 Paula Reto 70-71-71—212 -1 Mao Saigo 71-71-70—212 -1 Ashleigh Buhai 69-71-73—213 E Allisen Corpuz 73-70-70—213 E Isabella Fierro 77-67-69—213 E Jiwon Jeon 71-73-69—213 E Auston Kim 66-71-76—213 E Alison Lee 74-68-71—213 E PGA: ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS 3rd of 4 rounds, TPC Louisiana; New Orleans; 7,425 yards; Par: 72 Z.Blair/P.Fishburn 63-70-60—193 -23 L.List/H.Norlander 63-69-62—194 -22 R.Brehm/M.Hubbard 61-70-64—195 -21 R.McIlroy/S.Lowry 61-70-64—195 -21 K.Lee/M.Kim 66-68-62—196 -20 K.Yu/C.Pan 64-70-62—196 -20 N.Echavarria/M.Greyserman 64-69-63—196 -20 N.Taylor/A.Hadwin 63-69-64—196 -20 C.Tarren/D.Skinns 63-69-65—197 -19 T.Detry/R.Macintyre 62-71-64—197 -19 Z.Johnson/R.Palmer 63-69-65—197 -19 B.Kohles/P.Kizzire 61-72-65—198 -18 C.Conners/T.Pendrith 63-69-66—198 -18 C.Hoffman/N.Watney 65-68-65—198 -18 H.Hall/S.Piercy 64-69-65—198 -18 K.Mitchell/J.Dahmen 63-70-65—198 -18 M.Meissner/A.Smotherman 63-70-65—198 -18 P.Malnati/R.Knox 65-71-62—198 -18 A.Eckroat/C.Gotterup 64-72-63—199 -17 A.Rai/D.Lipsky 61-70-68—199 -17 B.Taylor/S.O’Hair 63-71-65—199 -17 C.Phillips/J.Bridgeman 65-71-63—199 -17 D.Thompson/A.Novak 62-69-68—199 -17 D.Wu/J.Lower 65-69-65—199 -17 M.Fitzpatrick/A.Fitzpatrick 66-68-65—199 -17 M.Wallace/T.Olesen 64-71-64—199 -17 B.Garnett/S.Straka 66-69-65—200 -16 C.Ramey/M.Trainer 66-69-65—200 -16 G.Higgo/R.Fox 63-72-65—200 -16 G.Sigg/C.Hadley 63-72-65—200 -16 K.Kitayama/C.Morikawa 66-70-64—200 -16 K.Kraft/K.Tway 66-70-64—200 -16 P.Cantlay/X.Schauffele 65-67-68—200 -16 B.Wu/J.Nicholas 66-69-66—201 -15 N.Hardy/D.Riley 66-70-65—201 -15 N.Lashley/R.Campos 63-73-65—201 -15 S.Stevens/P.Barjon 63-71-67—201 -15 V.Norrman/J.Campillo 66-70-65—201 -15 D.Ghim/C.Kim 65-69-68—202 -14 PGA CHAMPIONS: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CLASSIC 2nd of 3 rounds, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. 7,179 yards; Par: 72 Paul Broadhurst 67-67—134 -10 Stephen Ames 71-64—135 -9 Steven Alker 65-71—136 -8 Doug Barron 65-72—137 -7 Shane Bertsch 66-71—137 -7 K.J. Choi 68-69—137 -7 Lee Janzen 68-69—137 -7 John Senden 67-70—137 -7 Steve Allan 69-69—138 -6 Kevin Sutherland 68-70—138 -6 Y.E. Yang 70-68—138 -6 Richard Green 67-72—139 -5 Miguel Angel Jimenez 70-69—139 -5 Gene Sauers 70-69—139 -5 David Toms 68-71—139 -5 Thomas Bjorn 69-71—140 -4 Ken Duke 68-72—140 -4 Retief Goosen 69-71—140 -4 Jesper Parnevik 68-72—140 -4 Tim Petrovic 66-74—140 -4 Mario Tiziani 72-68—140 -4 Michael Wright 74-66—140 -4 Stewart Cink 71-70—141 -3 Paul Goydos 68-73—141 -3 Scott Parel 72-69—141 -3 Kenny Perry 69-72—141 -3 Jeff Sluman 69-72—141 -3 David Branshaw 71-71—142 -2 Darren Clarke 73-69—142 -2 Chris DiMarco 70-72—142 -2 Jay Haas 75-67—142 -2 Billy Mayfair 71-71—142 -2 Woody Austin 69-74—143 -1 Scott Dunlap 71-72—143 -1 Mark Hensby 72-71—143 -1 Rob Labritz 72-71—143 -1 Kirk Triplett 72-71—143 -1 Billy Andrade 74-70—144 E Scott McCarron 74-70—144 E Duffy Waldorf 72-72—144 E Charlie Wi 70-74—144 E Alex Cejka 72-73—145 +1 Thongchai Jaidee 73-72—145 +1 Ken Tanigawa 73-72—145 +1 Boo Weekley 76-69—145 +1 Stuart Appleby 74-72—146 +2 Joe Durant 74-72—146 +2 Steve Flesch 75-71—146 +2 David Frost 74-72—146 +2 Brian Gay 72-74—146 +2 David McKenzie 73-73—146 +2 Tom Pernice 74-72—146 +2 Brett Quigley 72-74—146 +2 Vijay Singh 76-70—146 +2 Paul Stankowski 74-72—146 +2 LIV GOLF ADELAIDE 2nd of 3 rounds; The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, Australia; 6,946 yards; Par: 72 a-amateur TEAMS SCORES 1st Place: $3M; 2nd: $1.5M; 3rd: $500K Torque GC (J.Niemann-c, C.Ortiz, M.Pereira, S.Munoz) -35 HyFlyers GC (P.Mickelson-c, B.Steele, A.Ogletree, C.Tringale) -34 Iron Heads GC (K.Na-c, S.Vincent, D.Lee, J.Kozuma) -34 Ripper GC (C.Smith-c, M.Leishman, M.Jones, L.Herbert) -33 Stinger GC (L.Oosthuizen-c, D.Burmester, C,Schwartzel, B.Grace) -29 Rangegoats GC (B.Watson-c, T.Pieters, P.Uihlein, M.Wolff) -28 Crushers GC (B.DeChambeau-c, C.Howell, A.Lahiri, P.Casey) -28 4 Aces GC (D.Johnson-c, P.Uihlein, P.Perez, P.Reed) -23 Legion XIII (J.Rahm-c, T.Hatton, K.Vincent, C.Surratt) -23 Cleeks GC (M.Kaymer-c, R. Bland, A.Meronk, K.Samooja) -20 Smash GC (B.Koepka-c, T.Gooch, J.Kokrak, G.McDowell) -19 Fireballs GC (S.Garcia-c, A.Ancer, E.Lopez-Chacarra, D.Puig) -13 Majesticks GC (I.Poulter-c, L.Westwood, H.Stenson, S.Horsfield) - INDIVIDUAL SCORES Brendan Steele 66-64—130 -14 Danny Lee 64-67—131 -12 Carlos Ortiz 64-68—132 -12 Mito Pereira 65-67—132 -12 Patrick Reed 67-66—133 -11 Dean Burmester 67-66—133 -11 Cameron Smith 68-65—133 -11 Cameron Tringale 68-65—133 -11 Jinichiro Kozuma 63-71—134 -10 Matthew Jones 66-68—134 -10 Louis Oosthuizen 68-66—134 -10 Joaquin Niemann 67-67—134 -10 Charles Howell III 70-65—135 -9 Andy Ogletree 65-70—135 -9 Tyrrell Hatton 70-66—136 -8 DP WORLD TOUR ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP 3rd of 4 rounds, suspended for darkness, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Gotemba, Japan, 7,262 yards; Par 70; a-amateur Casey Jarvis 66-67-64—197 -13 Yannik Paul 65-65-68—198 -12 Ryosuke Kinosh*ta 66-67-66—199 -11 Hao-Tong Li 66-69-64—199 -11 Keita Nakajima 66-68-65—199 -11 Sebastian Soderberg 66-64-69—199 -11 Tom Vaillant 67-65-67—199 -11 Ivan Cantero Gutierrez 70-66-64—200 -10 Joel Girrbach 67-68-65—200 -10 Yuto Katsuragawa 70-65-65—200 -10 Masahiro Kawamura 66-68-66—200 -10 Matthieu Pavon 68-68-64—200 -10 Taihei Sato 68-62-70—200 -10 Marcel Schneider 67-67-66—200 -10 Matthew Southgate 67-65-68—200 -10 Yuta Sugiura 68-67-65—200 -10 Sam Bairstow 66-64-71—201 -9 Manuel Elvira 68-67-66—201 -9 Will Enefer 70-63-68—201 -9 Jeong-Weon Ko 65-71-65—201 -9 Detroit 6, Kansas City 5 SATURDAY’S RESULT Kansas City AB R H BI SO AVG Garcia 3b 5 1 2 2 0 .222 Witt ss 5 1 2 1 0 .310 Pasquantino 1b 5 0 0 1 1 .220 Perez c 4 0 2 1 0 .350 Frazier dh 3 0 0 0 1 .197 c-Vlzqz ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Renfroe rf 4 0 0 0 0 .153 Massey 2b 4 2 1 0 0 .174 Blanco lf 4 1 2 0 0 .222 Isbel cf 4 0 0 0 0 .211 TOTALS 39 5 9 5 2 Detroit AB R H BI SO AVG Greene lf 4 1 1 0 1 .234 Canha dh 3 1 1 1 1 .273 Perez cf 4 0 1 0 0 .258 Carpenter rf 4 1 1 1 2 .277 Torkelson 1b 4 0 0 0 2 .214 Keith 2b 1 1 0 0 0 .169 a-Vierling ph-3b 2 1 1 3 0 .278 McKinstry 3b 2 0 1 1 0 .216 b-Kennedy ph-2b 2 0 0 0 1 .200 Baez ss 4 0 1 0 0 .193 Rogers c 3 1 1 0 0 .137 TOTALS 33 6 8 6 7 Kansas City 210 000 002 5 9 1 Detroit 010 000 50x 6 8 4 a-grounded out for Keith in the 6th. b-grounded out for McKinstry in the 6th. c-reached on error for Frazier in the 8th. E: Witt (3), Baez 2 (4), McKinstry (3), Torkelson (3). LOB: KC 7, Det 9. 2B: Perez (5). 3B: McKinstry (1). HR: Vierling (2), off Stratton. RBIs: Pasquantino (13), Perez (26), Garcia 2 (20), Witt (15), McKinstry (2), Canha (15), Carpenter (14), Vierling 3 (7). SB: Witt (8), Garcia (7). Runners left in scoring position: KC 4 (Witt, Garcia 2, Frazier); Det 5 (Torkelson 2, Perez, Greene 2). RISP: KC 3 for 11; Det 3 for 13. Runners moved up: Pasquantino, Isbel 3, Blanco, Garcia, Carpenter, Perez. GIDP: Isbel. DP: Det 1 (Baez, Torkelson). KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB SO ERA Singer 5 4 1 1 3 6 2.62 Zerpa, H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.31 Stratton,L,2-2,BS,1-2 1 4 5 5 1 1 6.23 Sauer 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.93 DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO ERA Mize 5 6 3 2 0 2 3.08 Faedo, W, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.55 Chafin, H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 Foley, S, 8-8 1 3 2 2 0 0 1.50 Umpires: Home, Adam Beck; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Scott Barry; Third, CB Bucknor. T: 2:30. A: 22,734 (41,083). Baltimore 7, Oakland 0 SATURDAY’S RESULT Oakland AB R H BI SO AVG Ruiz lf 4 0 1 0 1 .267 Nevin rf 4 0 1 0 0 .277 Rooker dh 3 0 1 0 2 .207 a-Brown ph 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Langeliers c 4 0 0 0 0 .165 Toro 1b 2 0 1 0 0 .220 b-Noda ph 1 0 0 0 0 .151 Bleday cf 3 0 0 0 1 .223 Schuemann 2b 2 0 0 0 0 .118 Allen ss 3 0 0 0 2 .179 Hernaiz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 .162 TOTALS 29 0 5 0 6 Baltimore AB R H BI SO AVG Henderson ss 4 2 2 2 2 .302 Rutschman dh 4 1 1 1 1 .324 Mountcastle 1b 4 1 1 1 2 .299 Santander rf 4 1 1 1 1 .224 Westburg 3b 4 1 2 1 1 .304 Mullins cf 4 0 1 0 0 .233 J.McCann c 4 0 1 1 0 .256 Cowser lf 3 0 0 0 1 .313 Mateo 2b 2 1 0 0 1 .250 TOTALS 33 7 9 7 9 Oakland 000 000 000 0 5 0 Baltimore 000 320 20x 7 9 0 a-walked for Rooker in the 9th. b-grounded out for Toro in the 9th. LOB: Oakland 5, Baltimore 3. 2B: Santander (8). HR: Rutschman (3), off Sears; Mountcastle (3), off Sears; Henderson (9), off Sears. RBIs: Santander (18), Westburg (19), J.McCann (6), Rutschman (16), Mountcastle (12), Henderson 2 (22). SB: Henderson (6), Mateo (4). Runners left in scoring position: Oakland 1 (Nevin); Baltimore 2 (J.McCann, Cowser). RISP: Oakland 0 for 2; Baltimore 4 for 8. Runners moved up: Mullins. GIDP: Bleday, Langeliers. DP: Baltimore 3 (Mateo, Henderson, Mountcastle; Westburg, Mateo, Mountcastle; Henderson, Mateo, Mountcastle). OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA Sears, L, 1-2 6 ⅓ 8 7 7 1 8 4.64 Kelly 1 ⅔ 1 0 0 0 1 3.52 BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO ERA Irvin, W, 2-1 7 4 0 0 0 5 3.49 Baumann 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.06 Tate 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.09 HBP: Irvin (Toro), Baumann (Schuemann). Umpires: Home, James Hoye; First, Rob Drake; Second, Jonathan Parra; Third, John Libka. T: 2:10. A: 28,364 (45,971). Washington 11, Miami 4 SATURDAY’S RESULT Washington AB R H BI SO AVG Abrams ss 4 1 1 1 0 .301 Nunez ss 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Winker lf 5 1 2 4 2 .291 Call lf 0 0 0 0 0 --- Meneses 1b 5 0 1 0 2 .253 L.Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 1 .293 Ruiz c 4 1 1 1 1 .167 Lipscomb 3b 4 1 3 0 0 .262 Rosario rf 4 1 0 0 2 .094 Senzel dh 5 2 1 2 0 .200 Young cf 4 4 2 1 0 .309 TOTALS 40 11 11 9 8 Miami AB R H BI SO AVG Arraez 2b 3 1 2 0 0 .301 b-Lopez ph-2b 2 1 2 2 0 .267 De La Cruz lf 5 0 1 0 1 .252 Bell dh 5 0 2 0 0 .183 Chisholm cf 2 0 1 0 0 .242 Gordon cf 2 0 0 0 0 .203 A.Garcia rf 2 0 1 0 1 .240 a-J.Sanchez ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 .219 Anderson ss 3 0 0 0 0 .222 Rivera 1b 4 0 1 0 1 .235 Brujan 3b 4 1 2 0 0 .200 Bethancourt c 4 1 1 1 1 .033 TOTALS 38 4 13 3 4 Washington 001 051 301 11 11 0 Miami 100 000 003 4 13 3 a-grounded out for A.Garcia in the 5th. b-singled for Arraez in the 7th. E: Bethancourt (2), Brujan (3), Anderson (3). LOB: Was 8, Mia 9. 2B: Lipscomb (1), De La Cruz (5). 3B: Abrams (4), Brujan (1). HR: Winker (3), off Cabrera; Ruiz (2), off Emanuel; Senzel (3), off Emanuel; Lopez (1), off Rainey. RBIs: Young (4), Winker 4 (13), Ruiz (4), Senzel 2 (4), Abrams (13), Bethancourt (2), Lopez 2 (2). SB: Young 2 (8), Anderson (3), Rosario (2). Runners left in scoring position: Was 4 (Rosario 2, L.Garcia, Winker); Mia 5 (J.Sanchez, Rivera 4). RISP: Was 2 for 11; Mia 1 for 8. Runners moved up: Abrams, Rosario, Senzel, Chisholm. GIDP: Brujan, Bethancourt. DP: Was 2 (Lipscomb, L.Garcia, Meneses; L.Garcia, Abrams, Meneses). WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Parker 4 6 1 1 2 2 1.69 J.Barnes, W, 1-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 Floro 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.75 M.Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.56 Rainey 1 4 3 3 0 0 8.10 MIAMI IP H R ER BB SO ERA Cabrera, L, 1-1 4 ⅓ 4 6 5 2 4 5.28 Cronin 1 ⅔ 2 1 1 2 2 2.45 Emanuel 3 5 4 3 0 2 10.50 HBP: Cronin 2 (Ruiz,Young). WP: Parker. PB: Bethancourt (1). Umpires: Home, Clint Vondrak; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Tom Hanahan; Third, Jeremie Rehak. T: 2:48. A: 12,695 (37,446). Cincinnati 8, Texas 4 SATURDAY’S RESULT Cincinnati AB R H BI SO AVG Benson cf-lf 5 1 2 2 2 .198 De La Cruz ss 5 0 0 0 3 .283 Steer lf-1b 4 0 0 0 1 .253 Encrncn-Strd 1b 3 2 1 0 0 .196 Fairchild cf-rf 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Fraley rf 3 1 0 0 0 .340 Thompson cf 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Stephenson c 2 1 1 0 0 .231 Maile c 1 1 1 0 0 .172 India 2b 4 1 4 4 0 .222 Martini dh 2 1 1 2 0 .210 Espinal 3b 4 0 0 0 0 .190 TOTALS 33 8 10 8 6 Texas AB R H BI SO AVG Semien 2b 2 0 0 0 0 .261 Wendzel 2b 1 1 1 2 0 .154 Seager ss 4 1 1 1 0 .247 Lowe 1b 4 1 1 0 2 .280 Carter lf 4 0 0 0 1 .213 Smith 3b 4 0 2 1 1 .304 Langford dh 4 0 1 0 1 .245 Heim c 2 0 0 0 1 .259 Knizner c 2 0 0 0 0 .125 Jankowski rf 2 0 0 0 0 .190 a-Duran ph-rf 2 0 0 0 1 .200 Taveras cf 3 1 1 0 1 .221 TOTALS 34 4 7 4 8 Cincinnati 020 100 410 8 10 0 Texas 000 000 004 4 7 1 a-struck out for Jankowski in the 8th. E: Jankowski (1). LOB: Cincinnati 4, Texas 4. 2B: Smith 2 (9). HR: India (1), off Lorenzen; Benson (4), off Urena; Wendzel (1), off Suter; Seager (2), off Suter. RBIs: India 4 (8), Martini 2 (15), Benson 2 (10), Wendzel 2 (2), Seager (7), Smith (13). CS: Benson (2). SF: Martini 2. Runners left in scoring position: Cincinnati 1 (Martini); Texas 3 (Jankowski, Duran 2). RISP: Cincinnati 3 for 6; Texas 3 for 9. Runners moved up: Fraley, Heim. GIDP: Espinal. DP: Texas 1 (Semien, Seager, Lowe). CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO ERA Greene, W, 1-2 7 1 0 0 1 6 3.63 Suter 1 ⅓ 6 4 4 0 2 4.00 Diaz, S, 6-7 ⅔ 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 TEXAS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Lorenzen, L, 2-1 6 6 5 5 1 3 4.24 Urena 3 4 3 2 1 3 3.60 Inherited runners-scored: Diaz 2-0. HBP: Lorenzen 2 (Encarnacion-Strand,Stephenson). Umpires: Home, Brian O’Nora; First, Paul Clemons; Second, D.J. Reyburn; Third, Brennan Miller. T: 2:34. A: 36,553 (40,000). Houston 12, Colorado 4 SATURDAY’S RESULT Houston AB R H BI SO AVG Altuve 2b 3 0 0 0 0 .336 b-Kssngr ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Bregman 3b 5 0 0 0 1 .204 Alvarez dh 5 2 3 3 0 .283 Tucker rf 4 3 2 1 0 .291 Meyers cf 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Pena ss 4 2 1 0 0 .321 Diaz c 4 3 3 0 0 .293 Cabbage lf 2 0 1 1 0 .500 a-Dubon ph-cf-lf 3 1 2 2 0 .298 J.Abreu 1b 5 0 2 2 1 .104 McCrmck cf-lf-rf 4 1 1 1 2 .236 TOTALS 40 12 15 10 4 Colorado AB R H BI SO AVG Tovar ss 5 0 1 0 4 .295 Doyle cf 4 2 1 0 2 .326 McMahon 3b 2 1 1 2 1 .310 c-Trejo ph 1 0 0 0 0 .105 Diaz c 4 0 0 0 1 .294 Blackmon dh 5 1 1 1 1 .226 E.Montero 1b 5 0 1 1 1 .231 Jones lf 4 0 2 0 0 .163 Rodgers 2b 2 0 1 0 1 .235 Goodman rf 3 0 0 0 3 .111 TOTALS 35 4 8 4 14 Houston 013 002 024 12 15 1 Colorado 200 000 002 4 8 1 a-singled for Cabbage in the 6th. b-lined out for Altuve in the 9th. c-grounded out for McMahon in the 9th. E: Diaz (3), Goodman (1). LOB: Houston 7, Colorado 12. 2B: Cabbage (1), Dubon (4). HR: Alvarez (6), off Quantrill; Tucker (6), off Quantrill; Alvarez (7), off Kinley; McMahon (4), off Blanco. RBIs: Cabbage (1), Alvarez 3 (17), Tucker (18), Dubon 2 (13), J.Abreu 2 (3), McCormick (8), McMahon 2 (16), Blackmon (8), E.Montero (7). Runners left in scoring position: Houston 3 (McCormick, Bregman, J.Abreu); Colorado 6 (Diaz, Tovar 4, Jones). RISP: Houston 6 for 12; Colorado 2 for 11. Runners moved up: J.Abreu, Trejo. LIDP: Kessinger. GIDP: J.Abreu. DP: Colorado 2 (Rodgers, E.Montero; E.Montero). HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Blanco, W, 3-0 5 ⅔ 5 2 2 2 8 1.65 Martinez, H, 1 ⅓ 0 0 0 1 1 2.35 B.Abreu 1 0 0 0 1 3 4.61 Scott 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.19 Bielak 1 2 2 2 1 0 6.08 COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Quantrill, L, 0-3 5 6 6 6 2 2 5.34 Beeks 2 2 0 0 0 1 1.93 Vodnik 1 3 2 2 1 1 2.60 Kinley ⅓ 4 4 4 2 0 13.06 Molina ⅔ 0 0 0 0 0 9.82 Inherited runners-scored: Martinez 2-0, Beeks 3-2, Molina 2-0. HBP: Quantrill (McCormick), Blanco (Diaz). Umpires: Home, Sean Barber; First, Alan Porter; Second, Ryan Blakney; Third, Bruce Dreckman. T: 3:09. A: 19,934 (20,576). Cleveland 4, Atlanta 2 SATURDAY’S RESULT Cleveland AB R H BI SO AVG Kwan lf 5 2 2 0 0 .345 Gimenez 2b 5 0 2 0 1 .265 Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 1 0 .259 J.Naylor 1b 4 0 2 1 0 .295 Brennan rf 4 0 0 0 2 .235 b-Laureano ph-rf 0 0 0 1 0 .160 Freeman cf 3 0 0 0 1 .213 Florial dh 4 0 0 0 3 .222 B.Naylor c 3 0 1 0 1 .194 a-Fry ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 .275 Arias ss 4 1 0 0 1 .259 TOTALS 37 4 8 3 9 Atlanta AB R H BI SO AVG Acuna rf 5 0 0 0 2 .258 Albies 2b 5 0 1 0 1 .319 Riley 3b 5 0 0 0 1 .223 Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 .211 Ozuna dh 3 1 2 0 1 .354 Arcia ss 4 0 1 0 1 .309 Harris cf 4 1 1 0 1 .324 d’Arnaud c 3 0 1 1 1 .281 1-Williams pr 0 0 0 0 0 --- Tromp c 1 0 0 0 1 .261 Kelenic lf 4 0 1 1 2 .309 TOTALS 38 2 7 2 11 Cleveland 000 000 020 02 4 8 0 Atlanta 000 000 020 00 2 7 0 a-grounded out for B.Naylor in the 10th. b-sacrificed for Brennan in the 11th. 1-ran for d’Arnaud in the 8th. LOB: Cle 8, Atl 6. 2B: J.Naylor 2 (7), Ozuna 2 (6), Albies (7), d’Arnaud (7). RBIs: Ramirez (24), J.Naylor (21), Laureano (3), d’Arnaud (16), Kelenic (4). SB: Ramirez (4), Kwan (3). CS: Florial (1). SF: Laureano. Runners left in scoring position: Cle 4 (Brennan, Florial, Kwan, J.Naylor); Atl 5 (Riley, Acuna, Harris, Kelenic 2). RISP: Cle 2 for 10; Atl 4 for 16. Runners moved up: Gimenez. GIDP: Florial. DP: Cle 1 (Arias, Ramirez, J.Naylor); Atl 2 (d’Arnaud, Arcia, d’Arnaud; Albies, Arcia, Olson). CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bibee 7 2 0 0 0 9 3.45 Gaddis, BS, 0-1 1 4 2 2 0 0 1.35 Clase 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.64 Barlow, W, 2-2 1 1 0 0 1 1 3.46 Sandlin, S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.84 ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA Morton 7 4 0 0 1 6 3.60 Jimenez 1 3 2 2 0 0 2.45 Iglesias 1 0 0 0 1 1 2.61 Lee, L, 0-1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1.46 IBB: off Barlow (Ozuna), off Lee (Ramirez), off Lee (Freeman). HBP: Morton (J.Naylor). Umpires: Home, Brian Knight; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Ryan Additon; Third, Chris Guccione. T: 2:47. A: 41,696 (41,149). 66 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE #1 Boston 2, #8 Miami 1 G1: April 21 at Boston 114-94 G2: April 24 Miami 111-101. G3: Saturday Boston, 104-84. G4: Monday at Miami, TBD G5: Wednesday at Boston, 7:30 p.m. x-G6: Friday, May 3 at Miami, TBD x-G7: Sun, May 5 at Boston, TBD #2 New York 2, #7 Philadelphia 1 G1: April 20 at New York, 114-104. G2: April 22 at New York 104-101. G3: Thursday at Philadelphia, 125-114. G4: Sunday at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. G5: Tuesday at New York, 7 p.m. x-G6: Thu., May 2 at Philadelphia, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at New York, TBD #6 Indiana 2, #3 Milwaukee 1 G1: April 21 at Milwaukee 109-94. G2: April 23 Indiana 125-108. G3: Friday at Indiana, 121-118 (OT), G4: Sunday at Indiana, 7 p.m. G5: Tuesday at Milwaukee, TBD x-G6: Thu., May 2 at Indiana, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at Milwaukee, TBD #4 Cleveland 2, #5 Orlando 2 G1: April 20 at Cleveland, 97-83 G2: April 22 at Cleveland 96-86. G3: Thursday at Orlando 121-83. G4: Saturday at Orlando, 112-89. G5: Tuesday at Cleveland, TBD G6: Fri., May 3 at Orlando, TBD x-G7: Sun., May 5 at Cleveland, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE #1 Oklahoma City 3, #7 New Orleans 0 G1: April 21 at Oklahoma City 94-92. G2: April 24 at Okla. City, 124-92. G3: Saturday Oklahoma City, 106-85. G4: Monday New Orleans, TBD x-G5: Wednesday at Okla. City, 8:30 p.m. x-G6: Fri., May 3 at New Orleans, TBD x-G6: Sun., May 5 at Okla. City, TBD #2 Denver 3, #7 LA Lakers 1 G1: April 20 at Denver, 114-103. G2: April 22 at Denver 101-99. G3: Thursday Denver 112-105. G4: Saturday at LA Lakers, 119-108. G5: Monday at Denver, 10 p.m. x-G6: Thu., May 2 at LA Lakers, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at Denver, TBD #3 Minnesota 3, #6 Phoenix 0 G1: April 20 at Minnesota, 120-95 G2: April 23 at Minnesota 105-93. G3: Friday Minnesota, 126-109 G4: Sunday at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. x-G5: Tuesday at Minnesota, TBD x-G6: Thu., May 2 at Phoenix, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at Minnesota, TBD #5 Dallas 2, #4 LA Clippers 1 G1: April 21 at LA Clippers, 109-97. G2: April 23 Dallas 96-93. G3: Friday at Dallas, 101-90. G4: Sunday at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. G5: Wednesday at LA Clippers, 10 p.m. x-G6: Fri., May 3 at Dallas, TBD x-G7: Sun., May 5 at LA Clippers, TBD NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 3, Tampa Bay 1 G1: April 21 at Florida, 3-2. G2: April 23 at Florida, 3-2 (OT). G3: Thursday Florida, 5-3. G4: Saturday at Tampa Bay, 6-3. G5: Monday at Florida, 7 p.m. x-G6: Wednesday at Tampa Bay, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at Florida, TBD Boston 3, Toronto 1 G1: April 20 at Boston, 5-1 G2: April 22 Toronto, 3-2. G3: April 24 Boston, 4-2. G4: Saturday Boston, 3-1. G5: Tuesday at Boston, 7 p.m. x-G6: Thu., May 2 at Toronto, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at Boston, TBD N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 0 G1: April 21 at N.Y. Rangers 4-1. G2: April 23 at N.Y. Rangers 4-3. G3: Friday N.Y. Rangers, 3-1. G4: Sunday at Washington, 8 p.m. x-G5: Tuesday at New York, TBD x-G6: Thu., May 2 at Washington, TBD x-G7: Sun., May 5 at New York, TBD Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 G1: April 20 at Carolina, 3-1 G2: April 22 at Carolina, 5-3. G3: Thursday Carolina, 3-2. G4: Saturday at New York, 3-2 (2OT) G5: Tuesday at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. x-G6: Thu., May 2 at New York, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at Carolina, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Vegas 2, Dallas 0 G1: April 22 Vegas, 4-3. G2: April 24 Vegas, 3-1. G3: Saturday at Vegas, late G4: Monday at Vegas, TBD x-G5: Wednesday at Dallas, TBD x-G6: Fri., May 3 at Vegas, TBD x-G7: Sun., May 5 at Dallas, TBD Colorado 2, Winnipeg 1 G1: April 21 at Winnipeg 7-6. G2: April 23 Colorado 5-2. G3: Friday at Colorado, 6-2. G4: Sunday at Colorado, 2:30 p.m. G5: Tuesday at Winnipeg, TBD x-G6: Thur., May 2 at Colorado, TBD x-G7: Sat., May 4 at Winnipeg, TBD Vancouver 2, Nashville 1 G1: April 21 at Vancouver 4-2. G2: April 23 Nashville 4-1. G3: Friday Vancouver, 2-1. G4: Sunday at Nashville, 5 p.m. G5: Tuesday at Vancouver, 10 p.m. x-G6: Fri., May 3 at Nashville, TBD x-G7: Sun., May 5 at Vancouver, TBD Edmonton 1, Los Angeles 1 G1: April 22 at Edmonton. 7-4. G2: April 24 Los Angeles 5-4 (OT) G3: Friday Edmonton, 6-1 G4: Sunday at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. G5: Wednesday at Edmonton, TBD x-G6: Fri., May 3 at Los Angeles, TBD x-G7: Sun., May 5 at Edmonton, TBD UPCOMING CALENDAR Saturday: NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m) May 6-7: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 4-5) May 12: NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm (Chicago) May 13-17: NBA Combine (Chicago) May 21-22: Conference Finals begin (possible move up to May 19-20) June 6: NBA Finals 2024 Game 1 June 9: NBA Finals 2024 Game 2 June 12: NBA Finals 2024 Game 3 June 14: NBA Finals 2024 Game 4 June 16: NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET) June 17: NBA Finals 2024 Game 5 (if necessary) June 20: NBA Finals 2024 Game 6 (if necessary) UFL FOOTBALL USFL W L T PCT PF PA Birmingham 5 0 0 1.000 132 68 Michigan 2 2 0 .500 74 75 Memphis 1 3 0 .250 68 97 Houston 1 4 0 .200 76 116 XFL W L T PCT PF PA San Antonio 4 1 0 .800 115 86 St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 106 83 DC 2 2 0 .500 82 93 Arlington 0 5 0 .000 90 125 WEEK 5 SATURDAY’S RESULTS San Antonio 25, Arlington 15 Birmingham 32, Houston 9 SUNDAY’S GAMES St. Louis at DC, 12 p.m. Michigan at Memphis, 3 p.m. WEEK 6 SATURDAY, MAY 4 Birmingham at Memphis, noon Houston at St. Louis, 3 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 5 Arlington at Michigan, 1 p.m. San Antonio at D.C., 4 p.m. WEEK 7 SATURDAY, MAY 11 Memphis at Arlington, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Birmingham , 4 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 12 Michigan at D.C., 12 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 3 p.m. PWHL CLUB GP W L OW OL Pt GF GA x-Montreal 23 10 5 3 5 41 57 53 x-Toronto 21 10 7 4 0 38 54 45 Minnesota 21 8 6 4 3 35 51 45 Ottawa 22 8 7 1 6 32 57 54 Boston 22 6 9 4 3 29 46 54 New York 21 3 11 4 3 20 42 56 x-clinched playoff spot SATURDAY’S RESULTS Montreal 2, Ottawa 0 Boston 2, Minnesota 1 SUNDAY’S GAME Toronto at New York, 1 p.m. Orlando 112, Cleveland 89 Sat. Game 4 FG FT REB CLEVE. Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Mobley 31:58 6-13 2-2 1-9 3 4 14 Strus 29:42 3-5 0-0 1-1 3 4 7 Allen 28:39 8-11 5-7 0-9 0 1 21 Garland 32:11 5-11 2-3 0-3 6 1 14 Mitchell 36:23 5-14 7-7 0-1 6 4 18 LeVert 25:52 2-8 1-2 0-1 3 1 5 Okoro 21:02 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 Niang 17:20 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 Thompson 5:45 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 Merrill 5:34 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 Morris Sr. 5:34 2-4 0-0 0-3 0 0 4 Totals 240:00 34-72 17-21 2-29 24 20 89 Percentages: FG .472, FT .810 3-Point Goals: 4-17, .235 (Garland 2-5, Strus 1-3, Mitchell 1-4, Morris Sr. 0-1, Niang 0-1, LeVert 0-3) Team Rebounds: 4 Blocked Shots: 3 (Mobley 2, Garland) Turnovers: 15 (Mitchell 6, Garland 2, Niang 2, Okoro 2, Allen, Mobley, Thompson) Steals: 10 (Mitchell 3, Mobley 2, Allen, LeVert, Niang, Okoro, Strus) Technical Fouls: Strus, 9:33 first; Garland, 7:08 third FG FT REB ORLANDO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Banchero 29:23 4-14 1-1 0-4 5 2 9 F.Wagner 39:37 13-17 6-7 1-13 4 1 34 Carter Jr. 23:42 4-6 1-2 2-5 1 2 11 G.Harris 23:48 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 Suggs 28:33 4-7 2-2 0-2 3 1 12 Isaac 19:33 5-7 0-0 1-7 1 1 14 Fultz 19:06 6-9 0-1 2-4 0 4 12 Anthony 15:17 1-4 1-2 0-1 3 2 3 M.Wagner 15:02 2-5 3-4 1-4 2 3 7 Ingles 5:09 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 Bitadze 4:10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Black 4:10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 Houstan 4:10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Howard 4:10 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 Okeke 4:10 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Totals 240:00 43-77 14-19 8-43 24 19 112 Percentages: FG .558, FT .737 3-Point Goals: 12-26, .462 (Isaac 4-6, Carter Jr. 2-3, F.Wagner 2-3, Suggs 2-5, Okeke 1-1, G.Harris 1-2, Anthony 0-1, Fultz 0-1, Houstan 0-1, M.Wagner 0-1, Banchero 0-2) Team Rebounds: 5; Team Turnovers: 1 Blocked Shots: 6 (Banchero 2, Isaac 2, F.Wagner, M.Wagner) Turnovers: 17 (Suggs 7, Banchero 4, Fultz 2, Anthony, Black, Carter Jr., M.Wagner) Steals: 7 (Anthony, Banchero, Fultz, G.Harris, Ingles, Isaac, M.Wagner) Technical Fouls: Wagner, 00:32 first; Suggs, 7:08 third Cleveland 23 37 10 19 — 89 Orlando 22 29 37 24 — 112 A—18,933 (18,846). T—2:20 Okla. City 106, New Orleans 85 Sat. Game 3 FG FT REB OKLA. CITY Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Dort 39:21 4-9 0-0 2-4 3 4 12 Jal.Williams 34:30 9-16 0-0 1-9 5 1 21 Holmgren 32:58 2-8 1-2 0-8 1 2 6 Giddey 31:06 8-13 1-2 2-8 6 2 21 Glgs-Alxndr 36:57 8-20 7-9 1-5 8 3 24 Wallace 18:23 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 5 Wiggins 15:50 3-5 0-0 2-3 1 0 6 Jay.Williams 9:51 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 5 Joe 8:34 2-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 6 Hayward 7:58 0-0 0-0 0-4 1 0 0 K.Williams 2:17 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Waters III 2:08 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240:00 40-83 9-13 9-47 27 14 106 Percentages: FG .482, FT .692 3-Point Goals: 17-36, .472 (Giddey 4-7, Dort 4-8, Jal.Williams 3-4, Joe 2-5, Jay.Williams 1-1, Wallace 1-2, Holmgren 1-4, Gilgeous-Alexander 1-5) Team Rebounds: 4 Blocked Shots: 5 (Holmgren 4, Gilgeous-Alexander) Turnovers: 16 (Wiggins 4, Giddey 3, Gilgeous-Alexander 3, Jal.Williams 3, Holmgren 2, Dort) Steals: 13 (Gilgeous-Alexander 4, Wallace 3, Jal.Williams 2, Giddey, Joe, K.Williams, Wiggins) FG FT REB NEW ORLS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Ingram 36:44 7-14 3-3 0-4 1 0 19 Murphy III 43:33 4-12 0-0 1-6 2 2 10 Valanciunas 11:58 3-4 1-2 1-4 0 1 7 Jones 37:37 4-11 6-6 2-7 1 4 15 McCollum 34:30 7-22 0-0 0-5 7 2 16 Nance Jr. 29:21 3-6 2-3 6-13 5 3 9 Marshall 21:21 2-6 0-0 1-2 0 1 5 Alvarado 10:46 0-4 0-0 0-1 2 2 0 Daniels 6:31 2-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 4 Hawkins 2:32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Liddell 2:32 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Ryan 2:32 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Totals 240:00 32-84 12-14 11-45 18 15 85 Percentages: FG .381, FT .857 3-Point Goals: 9-32, .281 (Ingram 2-3, Murphy III 2-5, McCollum 2-8, Marshall 1-2, Nance Jr. 1-2, Jones 1-6, Daniels 0-1, Ryan 0-1, Alvarado 0-4) Team Rebounds: 5; Team Turnovers: 1 Blocked Shots: 2 (Ingram, McCollum) Turnovers: 20 (McCollum 6, Jones 3, Ingram 2, Murphy III 2, Nance Jr. 2, Valanciunas 2, Daniels, Marshall, Ryan) Steals: 14 (Murphy III 3, Daniels 2, Jones 2, McCollum 2, Nance Jr. 2, Alvarado, Ingram, Ryan) Technical Fouls: Jones, 2:32 fourth Oklahoma City 23 37 25 21 — 106 New Orleans 19 27 23 16 — 85 A—18,659 (16,867) Islanders 3, Carolina 2 (2OT) SATURDAY’S GAME 4 RESULT Carolina 1 0 1 0 0 —2 N.Y. Islanders 0 1 1 0 1 —3 First Period: 1, Carolina, Jarvis 2 (Guentzel), 8:00 (pp) Penalties: Lee, NYI (Tripping), 7:14 Second Period: 2, N.Y. Islanders, Barzal 1 (Pelech, Horvat), 10:10 Penalties: Dobson, NYI (Slashing), 11:48; Aho, CAR (Tripping), 20:00 Third Period: 3, N.Y. Islanders, Pageau 1 (Dobson, Lee), 1:38 (pp). 4, Carolina, Noesen 2 (Necas, Teravainen), 14:08 (pp) Penalties: Dobson, NYI (Cross Checking), 3:24; Slavin, CAR (Delay of Game), 10:32; Bortuzzo, NYI (Hooking), 13:34 First Overtime: None Penalties: Guentzel, CAR (Roughing), 20:00; Orlov, CAR (Elbowing), 20:00; Lee, NYI (Roughing), 20:00; Pelech, NYI (Roughing), 20:00 Second Overtime: 5, N.Y. Islanders, Barzal 2 (Horvat, Bortuzzo), 1:24 Penalties: None Shots on Goal: Carolina 8-13-5-17-1—44; N.Y. Islanders 6-8-11-9-1—35 Power-play opportunities: Carolina 2 of 4; N.Y. Islanders 1 of 2 Goalies: Carolina, Andersen 3-1-0 (35 shots-32 saves); N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov 1-2-0 (44-42) A: 17,255 (17,113); T: 3:29 Referees: Eric Furlatt, Trevor Hanson Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Andrew Smith Boston 104, Miami 84 Sat. Game 3 FG FT REB BOSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Brown 32:44 11-20 0-1 2-8 3 2 22 Tatum 38:48 6-16 8-12 0-11 6 3 22 Porzingis 27:25 5-9 5-6 1-5 2 3 18 Holiday 34:31 1-5 0-0 0-2 6 1 3 White 30:53 7-14 0-0 3-5 3 0 16 Pritchard 25:25 3-5 0-0 2-3 1 3 7 Horford 22:14 4-7 0-0 2-6 1 0 9 Hauser 19:58 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 4 5 Kornet 5:20 0-0 2-2 0-1 0 0 2 Brissett 1:21 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Mykhailiuk 1:21 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Totals 240:00 39-82 15-21 10-43 22 16 104 Percentages: FG .476, FT .714 3-Point Goals: 11-37, .297 (Porzingis 3-5, Tatum 2-7, White 2-7, Pritchard 1-2, Holiday 1-3, Horford 1-4, Hauser 1-5, Brown 0-4) Team Rebounds: 8 Team Turnovers: 1 Blocked Shots: 6 (Holiday 2, Porzingis 2, Brown, Tatum) Turnovers: 5 (Holiday 2, Pritchard 2, Brown) Steals: 4 (Brown 2, Holiday, Porzingis) FG FT REB MIAMI Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Jaquez Jr. 33:48 5-13 2-2 1-5 5 2 12 Jovic 33:53 5-11 2-3 0-8 1 3 15 Adebayo 38:30 8-18 4-6 5-9 3 2 20 Herro 32:58 5-16 2-2 0-2 2 2 15 Martin 37:40 2-4 0-0 1-3 2 0 5 Highsmith 31:49 4-7 0-0 1-3 5 3 8 Mills 12:00 2-6 1-1 0-0 1 1 7 D.Robinson 7:23 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 Bryant 5:46 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 2 Love 3:44 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 O.Robinson 2:29 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 Totals 240:00 32-77 11-14 9-36 21 14 84 Percentages: FG .416, FT .786 3-Point Goals: 9-28, .321 (Jovic 3-5, Herro 3-9, Mills 2-5, Martin 1-2, Adebayo 0-1, O.Robinson 0-1, Highsmith 0-2, Jaquez Jr. 0-3) Team Rebounds: 10 Blocked Shots: 2 (Jaquez Jr., Jovic) Turnovers: 12 (Herro 4, Jaquez Jr. 3, Highsmith 2, Martin 2, D.Robinson) Steals: 2 (Jovic, Mills) Technical Fouls: Herro, 00:10 third Boston 21 42 24 17 — 104 Miami 12 27 22 23 — 84 A—20,092 (19,600). T—2:11 Tampa Bay 6, Florida 3 SATURDAY’S GAME 4 RESULT Florida 0 3 0 — 3 Tampa Bay 3 1 2 — 6 First Period: 1, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 4 (Point, Hagel), 8:54 (pp); 2, Tampa Bay, Hagel 2 (Hedman), 12:09 (sh). 3, Tampa Bay, Point 2 (Kucherov, Hedman), 15:07 Penalties: Tkachuk, FLA (Tripping), 2:40; Kulikov, FLA (High Sticking), 8:14; Motte, TB (Interference), 10:18; Paul, TB (Roughing), 13:48; Barkov, FLA (Roughing), 13:48 Second Period: 4, Florida, Verhaeghe 3 (Tkachuk, Lundell), 4:17; 5, Tampa Bay, Hagel 3 (Sergachev, Cirelli), 9:40. 6, Florida, Reinhart 3 (Montour, Tkachuk), 11:10. 7, Florida, Ekman-Larsson 1 (Luostarinen, Rodrigues), 14:33 Penalties: Luostarinen, FLA (High Sticking), 8:35; Kucherov, TB (Interference), 9:09 Third Period: 8, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 5 (Kucherov, Point), 9:34; 9, Tampa Bay, Paul 2 (Kucherov, Hedman), 16:22 (pp) Penalties: Forsling, FLA (Tripping), 15:47; Montour, FLA (Cross Checking), 16:00; Ekman-Larsson, FLA (Slashing), 19:35; Jeannot, TB (Roughing), 19:35 Shots on Goal: Florida 5-15-5—25; Tampa Bay 14-8-10—32 Power-play opportunities: Florida 0 of 2; Tampa Bay 2 of 5 Goalies: Florida, Bobrovsky 3-1-0 (32 shots-26 saves); Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 1-3-0 (25-22) A: 19,092 (19,092); T: 2:37 Referees: Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison L.A. Lakers 119, Denver 108 Sat. Game 4 FG FT REB DENVER Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Gordon 41:38 3-7 1-2 0-3 4 1 7 Porter Jr. 40:06 10-20 3-5 2-11 1 1 27 Jokic 41:06 10-20 11-11 5-14 14 4 33 Cldwll-Ppe 40:18 6-8 0-0 0-2 3 3 14 Murray 39:06 9-23 4-5 1-6 5 1 22 Watson 12:55 0-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 2 Braun 11:32 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 Jackson 8:49 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 Holiday 4:30 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 Totals 240:00 39-87 21-25 9-40 30 15 108 Percentages: FG .448, FT .840 3-Point Goals: 9-30, .300 (Porter Jr. 4-11, Caldwell-Pope 2-3, Jokic 2-5, Holiday 1-2, Braun 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Watson 0-2, Murray 0-4) Team Rebounds: 6 Team Turnovers: None Blocked Shots: 4 (Watson 2, Jokic, Murray) Turnovers: 14 (Murray 4, Jokic 3, Caldwell-Pope 2, Gordon 2, Porter Jr. 2, Watson) Steals: 9 (Caldwell-Pope 4, Holiday 2, Gordon, Jokic, Porter Jr.) Technical Fouls: None FG FT REB LAKERS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Hachimura 21:33 4-8 0-0 2-4 1 3 9 James 38:50 14-23 2-2 1-5 4 0 30 Davis 41:38 11-17 3-4 3-23 6 4 25 Reaves 29:31 7-15 6-6 0-1 6 2 21 Russell 40:58 8-15 1-2 1-4 4 2 21 Prince 29:29 3-7 2-2 0-3 1 4 9 Vincent 17:26 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 1 3 Dinwiddie 14:13 0-1 1-2 0-2 0 3 1 Hayes 6:22 0-2 0-0 1-3 1 1 0 Totals 240:00 48-92 15-18 8-46 23 20 119 Percentages: FG .522, FT .833 3-Point Goals: 8-26, .308 (Russell 4-8, Vincent 1-2, Hachimura 1-3, Prince 1-4, Reaves 1-6, Dinwiddie 0-1, James 0-2) Team Rebounds: 7 Team Turnovers: 1 Blocked Shots: 2 (Davis, James) Turnovers: 11 (James 6, Davis, Prince, Reaves, Russell, Vincent) Steals: 6 (James 3, Prince, Russell, Vincent) Technical Fouls: None Denver 23 25 32 28 — 108 L.A. Lakers 28 33 30 28 — 119 A—18,997 (18,997). T—2:19 Boston 3, Toronto 1 SATURDAY’S GAME 4 RESULT Boston 1 2 0 — 3 Toronto 0 0 1 — 1 First Period: 1, Boston, van Riemsdyk 1 (Lohrei), 15:09 Penalties: Boston bench, served by Geekie (Too Many Men on the Ice), 3:42; Marner, TOR (Tripping), 7:48; Maroon, BOS (Roughing), 11:12; Edmundson, TOR (Roughing), 11:12; McAvoy, BOS (Slashing), 12:19 Second Period: 2, Boston, Marchand 3 (Coyle, McAvoy), 8:20 (pp); 3, Boston, Pastrnak 2 (Marchand, Zacha), 19:18 Penalties: Domi, TOR (Cross Checking), 7:23 Third Period: 4, Toronto, Marner 1 (Lyubushkin, Bertuzzi), 5:43 Penalties: Nylander, TOR (Holding), 10:48; Pastrnak, BOS (Slashing), 14:17 Shots on Goal: Boston 8-9-5—22; Toronto 7-9-10—26 Power-play opportunities: Boston 1 of 3; Toronto 0 of 3 Goalies: Boston, Swayman 3-0-0 (26 shots25 saves); Toronto, Samsonov 1-3-0 (17-14), Toronto, Woll 0-0-0 (5-5) A: 19,256 (18,819); T: 2:32 Referees: Pierre Lambert, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Steve Barton, Kyle Flemington DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 67

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(Taped), CBS 8 p.m.: PBR: Round 2 & Championship Round, Louisville, Ky., CBSSN TENNIS 5 a.m.: Madrid-ATP/WTA Early Rounds, TENNIS 6 a.m.: Madrid-ATP/WTA Early Rounds, TENNIS 5 a.m. (Monday): Madrid-WTA Round of 16 Madrid-ATP Early Rounds, TENNIS 6 a.m. (Monday): Madrid-WTA Round of 16 Madrid-ATP Early Rounds, TENNIS TRACK AND FIELD 4 p.m.: USATF: The Bermuda Grand Prix, Devonshire, Bermuda, NBC Noon: St. Louis at D.C., ESPN 3 p.m.: Michigan at Memphis, FOX WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2 p.m.: Pro Volleyball Federation: Vegas at Atlanta, CBSSN SOCCER NWSL SATURDAY’S RESULTS North Carolina 1, Seattle Reign FC 0 Houston 0, Utah Royals FC 0 Portland 2, Chicago 0 San Diego 2, Bay FC 1 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SATURDAY’S RESULTS West Ham 2, Liverpool 2 Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 1 Man United 1, Burnley 1 Newcastle 5, Sheffield United 1 Wolverhampton 2, Luton Town 1 Everton 1, Brentford 0 Aston Villa 2, Chelsea 2 ODDS NBA SUNDAY FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Philadelphia 4½ (209) New York at Dallas 6 (209½) LA Clippers at Indiana 9½ (216½) Milwaukee Minnesota 1½ (210½) at Phoenix MLB SUNDAY American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Baltimore -168 Oakland +142 at Detroit -154 Kansas City +130 Tampa Bay -188 at Chi. W. Sox +158 Minnesota -112 at LA Angels -104 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE St. Louis -116 at NY Mets -102 at Miami -148 Washington +126 at San Fran -152 Pittsburgh +128 at San Diego -130 Philadelphia +110 Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Atlanta -178 Cleveland +150 at Toronto off LA Dodgers off NY Yankees -142 at Milwaukee +120 at Texas -124 Cincinnati +106 at Colorado off Houston off at Seattle -142 Arizona +120 Chicago Cubs -126 at Boston +108 NHL PLAYOFFS SUNDAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Colorado -166 Winnipeg +138 at Nashville -122 Vancouver +102 New York -192 at Washington +158 Edmonton -152 at Los Angeles +126 For the latest odds, go to BetMGM Sportsbook, https://sports.betmgm.com/en/ sports NFL 2024 DRAFT At Campus Martius Park, Hart Plaza , Detroit FRIDAY’S THIRD ROUND 65. Jets, Malachi Corley, wr, W. Kentucky. 66. Ari., Trey Benson, rb, Florida St. 67. Wash, Brandon Coleman, g, TCU. 68. New Eng., Caedan Wallace, ot, Penn St. 69. Chargers, Junior Colson, lb, Michigan. 70. Giants, Andru Phillips, cb, Kentucky. 71. Ari., Isaiah Adams, g, Illinois. 72. Car., Trevin Wallace, lb, Kentucky. 73. Dallas, Cooper Beebe, g, Kansas St. 74. Atl., Bralen Trice, edge, Wash. 75. Chi., Kiran Amegadjie, ot, Yale. 76. Denver, Jonah Elliss, edge, Utah. 77. Las Vegas, Delmar Glaze, ot, Maryland. 78. Houston, Calen Bullock, s, USC. 79. Ind., Matt Goncalves, ot, Pittsburgh. 80. Cin., Jermaine Burton, wr, Alabama. 81. Seattle, Christian Haynes, g, UConn. 82. Ari., Tip Reiman, te, Illinois. 83. Rams, Blake Corum, rb, Michigan. 84. Pitt., Roman Wilson, wr, Michigan. 85. Cleveland, Zak Zinter, g, Michigan. 86. San Fran., Dominick Puni, g, Kansas. 87. Dallas, Marist Liufau, lb, Notre Dame. 88. Green Bay, MarShawn Lloyd, rb, USC. 89. Tampa Bay, Tykee Smith, s, Georgia. 90. Ari., Elijah Jones, cb, Boston Coll. 91. Green Bay, Ty’Ron Hopper, lb, Missouri. 92. Tampa Bay, Jalen McMillan, wr, Wash. 93. Balt, Adisa Isaac, edge, Penn State. 94. Phi., Jalyx Hunt, edge, Hou. Christian. 95. Buf., DeWayne Carter, dt, Duke. Compensatory Selections 96. Jacksnvlle, Jarrian Jones, cb, Florida St. 97. Cin., McKinnley Jackson, dt, Texas A&M. 98. Pitt., Payton Wilson, lb, NC State. 99. Rams, Kamren Kinchens, s, Miami. 100. Washington, Luke McCaffrey, wr, Rice. SATURDAY’S FOURTH ROUND 101. Car., Ja’Tavion Sanders, te, Texas. 102. Den., Troy Franklin, wr, Oregon. 103. NE, Layden Robinson, g, Texas A&M. 104. Ari., Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, s, Texas Tech. 105. Chargers, Justin Eboigbe, dt, Alabama. 106. Tenn., Cedric Gray, lb, North Carolina. 107. Giants, Theo Johnson, te, Penn State. 108. Minnesota, Khyree Jackson, cb, Oregon. 109. Atlanta, Brandon Dorlus, dt, Oregon. 110. New England, Javon Baker, wr, UCF. 111. Green Bay , Evan Williams, s, Oregon. 112. LV, Decamerion Richardson, cb, Miss. St. 113. Balt., Devontez Walker, wr, N. Carolina. 114. Jacksonville, Javon Foster, ot, Missouri. 115. Cincinnati, Erick All, te, Iowa. 116. Jacksonville, Jordan Jefferson, dt, LSU. 117. Ind., Tanor Bortolini, c, Wisconsin. 118. Seattle, Tyrice Knight, lb, UTEP. 119. Pitt., Mason McCormick, g, S. Dakota St. 120. Miami , Jaylen Wright, rb, Tennessee. 121. Seattle , A.J. Barner, te, Michigan. 122. Chicago, Tory Taylor, p, Iowa. 123. Houston, Cade Stover, te, Ohio St. 124. SF, Malik Mustapha, s, Wake Forest. 125. TB, Bucky Irving, rb, Oregon. 126. Det., Giovanni Manu, ot, British Columbia. 127. Phila., Will Shipley, rb, Clemson. 128. Buffalo, Ray Davis, rb, Kentucky. 129. San Fran. , Isaac Guerendo, rb, Louisville. 130. Baltimore, T.J. Tampa, cb, Iowa St. 131. Kansas City, Jared Wiley, te, TCU. Compensatory Selections 132. Detroit, Sione Vaki, s, Utah. 133. KC, Jaden Hicks, s, Washington St. 134. Jets, Braelon Allen, rb, Wis. 135. San Fran., Jacob Cowing, wr, Ariz. SATURDAY’S FIFTH ROUND 136. Sea. , Nehemiah Pritchett, cb, Auburn. 137. Chargers, Tarheeb Still, cb, Maryland. 138. Ari., Xavier Thomas, edge, Clemson. 139. Wash., Jordan Magee, lb, Temple. 140. Chargers, Cam Hart, cb, Notre Dame. 141. Buf, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, c, Georgia. 142. Ind. , Anthony Gould, wr, Oregon St. 143. Atl, J.D. Bertrand, lb, Notre Dame. 144. Chi. Austin Booker, edge, Kansas. 145. Den., Kris Abrams-Draine, cb, Missouri. 146. Tenn., Jarvis Brownlee Jr., cb, Louisville. 147. Den., Audric Estime, rb, Notre Dame. 148. LV, Tommy Eichenberg, lb, Ohio St. 149. Cincinnati, Josh Newton, cb, TCU. 150. New Orl., Spencer Rattler, qb, S. Carolina. 151. Ind., Jaylon Carlies, s, Missouri. 152. Phila., Ainias Smith, wr, Texas A&M. 153. Jacksonville, Deantre Prince, cb, Missouri. 154. Rams, Brennan Jackson, edge, Wash. St. 155. Phila., Jeremiah Trotter Jr., lb, Clemson. 156. Cle., Jamari Thrash, wr, Louisville. 157. Car., Chau Smith-Wade, cb, Wash. St. 158. Miami, Mohamed Kamara, edge, Colo. St. 159. KC, Hunter Nourzad, c, Penn St. 160. Buf, Edefuan Ulofoshio, lb, Washington. 161. Was, , Dominique Hampton, s, Was. 162. Ari., Christian Jones, ot, Texas. 163. Green Bay, Jacob Monk, c, Duke. 164. Ind., Jaylin Simpson, s, Auburn. 165. Balt., Rasheen Ali, rb, Marshall. 166. Giants, Tyrone Tracy Jr., rb, Purdue. 167. Jax, Keilan Robinson, rb, Texas. Compensatory Selections 168. Buf, Javon Solomon, edge, Troy. 169. Green Bay, Kitan Oladapo, s, Oregon St. 170. New Orleans, Bub Means, wr, Pitt. 171. Jets, Jordan Travis, qb, Florida St. 172. Phi, Trevor Keegan, g, Michigan. 173. Jets, Isaiah Davis, rb, S. Dakota St. 174. Dallas, Caelen Carson, cb, Wake Forest. 175. New Orleans, Jaylan Ford, lb, Texas. 176. Jets, Qwan’tez Stiggers, cb, CFL. SIXTH ROUND 177. Minnesota, Walter Rouse, ot, Oklahoma. 178. Pittsburgh, Logan Lee, dt, Iowa. 179. Seattle, Sataoa Laumea, g, Utah. 180. NE, Marcellas Dial, cb, South Carolina. 181. Chargers, Kimani Vidal, rb, Troy. 182. Tenn., Jha’Quan Jackson, wr, Tulane. 183. Giants, Darius Muasau, lb, UCLA. 184. Miami, Malik Washington, wr, Virginia. 185. Philadelphia , Johnny Wilson, wr, Fla. St. 186. Atlanta, Jase McClellan, rb, Alabama. 187. Atlanta, Casey Washington, wr, Illinois. 188. Houston, Jamal Hill, lb, Oregon. 189. Detroit, Mekhi Wingo, dt, LSU. 190. Phila., Dylan McMahon, c, NC State. 191. Arizona, Tejhaun Palmer, wr, UAB. 192. Seattle, D.J. James, cb, Auburn. 193. NE, Joe Milton III, qb, Tennessee. 194. Cincinnati, Tanner McLachlan, te, Arizona. 195. Pittsburgh, Ryan Watts, cb, Texas. 196. L.A. Rams, Tyler Davis, dt, Clemson. 197. Atlanta, Zion Logue, dt, Georgia. 198. Miami, Patrick McMorris, s, California. 199. NO, Khristian Boyd, dt, Northern Iowa. 200. Car., Jaden Crumedy, dt, Miss. State. 201. Ind. Micah Abraham, cb, Marshall. 202. GB, Travis Glover, ot, Georgia State. 203. Minnesota, Will Reichard, k, Alabama. 204. Buffalo, Tylan Grable, ot, UCF. 205. Houston, Jawhar Jordan, rb, Louisville. 206. Cleve., Nathaniel Watson, lb, Miss. State. 207. Seattle, Michael Jerrell, ot, Findlay. 208. LV, Dylan Laube, rb, New Hampshire. Compensatory Selections 209. Rams, Joshua Karty, k, Stanford. 210. Det., Christian Mahogany, g, Boston Coll. 211. KC, Kamal Hadden, cb, Tennessee. 212. Jacksonville, Cam Little, k, Arkansas. 213. Rams, Jordan Whittington, wr, Texas. 214. Cinci., Cedric Johnson, edge, Mississippi. 215. SF, Jarrett Kingston, g, Southern Cal. 216. Dal, Ryan Flournoy, wr, SE Missouri State. 217. Rams, Beaux Limmer, c, Arkansas. 218. Baltimore, Devin Leary, qb, Kentucky. 219. Buffalo, Daequan Hardy, cb, Penn State. 220. Tampa Bay, Elijah Klein, g, UTEP. SEVENTH ROUND 221. Buffalo, Travis Clayton, ot, England. 222. Wash., Javontae Jean-Baptiste, edge, Notre Dame. 223. Las Vegas, Trey Taylor, s, Air Force. 224. Cinci, Daijahn Anthony, s, Mississippi. 225. Chargers, Brenden Rice, wr, Southern Cal. 226. Arizona, Jaden Davis, db, Miami. 227. Cleveland, Myles Harden, cb, S. Dakota. 228. Baltimore, Nick Samac, c, Michigan State. 229. Las Vegas, M.J. Devonshire, cb, Pitt. 230. Minn., Michael Jurgens, c, Wake Forest. 231. NE, Jaheim Bell, te, Florida State. 232. Minn., Levi Drake Rodriguez, dt, Texas A&M Comm. 233. Dallas, Nathan Thomas, ot, LA-Lafayette. 234. Indianapolis, Jonah Laulu, dt, Oklahoma. 235. Denver, Devaughn Vele, wr, Utah. 236. Jacksonville, Myles Cole, de, Texas Tech. 237. Cincinnati, Matt Lee, c, Miami. 238. Hou., Solomon Byrd, edge, Southern Cal. 239. NO, Josiah Ezirim, ot, Eastern Kentucky. 240. Carolina, Michael Barrett, lb, Michigan. 241. Mia, Tahj Washington, wr, Southern Cal. 242. Tennessee, James Williams, s, Miami. 243. Cleveland, Jowon Briggs, dt, Cincinnati. 244. Dallas, Justin Rogers, dt, Auburn. 245. Green Bay, Michael Pratt, qb, Tulane. 246. Tampa Bay, Devin Culp, te, Washington. 247. Houston, Marcus Harris, dt, Auburn. 248. Kansas City, C.J. Hanson, g, Holy Cross. 249. Hou., LaDarius Henderson, g, Michigan. 250. Baltimore, Sanoussi Kane, s, Purdue. 251. SF, Tatum Bethune, lb, Florida State. 252. 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BY GARY PHILLIPS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The new year brought a new pitch for Carlos Rodón, as the southpaw began toying with a cutter before the Yankees officially opened camp in mid-February. Now Rodón, known as a fastball-slider guy, is using the pitch as his No. 3 offering in major league games, throwing it 15.1% of the time prior to Saturday’s start against the Brewers. He’s done so effectively, too, as the pitch has limited opponents to a .125 average and a .125 slugging percentage while garnering a 15.4% strikeout rate, a higher clip than his traditional four-seamer. While Rodón, who owns a 2.70 ERA over five starts, can still improve his cutter, it’s taken off in mere months. Such a timeframe would not have been possible at the start of his career. There are a few reasons for that, Rodón told the Daily News. For one, he said he wasn’t mature or patient enough to learn a new pitch or the science behind it, like proprioception and how his body moves on the mound. Even if he had been, major league teams lacked the innovations that have expedited the process of learning, designing and developing a new pitch. “At age 22, it’d be hard to do that, especially without the technology we have now,” said Rodón, who debuted in 2015. “If you took all that away, I don’t know if it’d be as effective.” Rodón has been in the majors for a decade, which shows how far pitching advancements have come in just one player’s 10-year career. He said he didn’t start using Rapsodo cameras and radar technology until his third season in the majors. “That wasn’t long ago,” Rodón noted, and that tech has already upgraded. “That’s not even as good as what TrackMan is now,” the 31-year-old said of a tool that teams use to measure the trajectory and spin rates of a pitch. Edgertronic high-speed cameras are also part of the equation. “We didn’t have the Edgertronics when I was young. I was throwing bullpens with nothing. I was just throwing a bullpen,” Rodón continued. “It was more eye test than anything.” P i t c h i n g coach Matt Blake said that Edgertronic cameras and TrackMan are the main tools the Yankees use when designing and refining pitches. However, HawkEye also helps with seam orientation. Altogether, this equipment allows for rapid progress whenever a pitcher wants to learn a new pitch or tweak an existing one. “Nowadays, we just have more information to accelerate the development process,” Blake told The News. “Just a tighter feedback loop on what the pitch is doing and where it fits in the arsenal. I think a lot of times before it was more like guesswork about what a pitch looked like and what it did. Now I feel like we can accelerate that. “Getting a TrackMan reading on the pitch and then looking at the high-speed camera to say, ‘Alright, what is the spin actually doing to create that movement? What would the adjustment be?’ And then just rep after rep with that type of feedback loop allows us to accelerate the actual adjustments.” Back when Aaron Boone was playing, from 1997-2009, such instantaneous information was not available, a fortunate fact for hitters like him. The manager said the speedy availability of such information is a “huge difference” between his era and the current one, and he believes the Yankees excel when it comes to utilizing it. “I feel like our pitching group does a really good job of identifying what guys are capable of based on some of that immediate feedback,” Boone said. “You’re able to outfit guys with an arsenal that they should probably have. “You didn’t really have a way of measuring that other than, ‘Yeah, I think this kind of works for you.’ So that’s one of the areas where pitching has grown so much.” Of course, the Yankees are not the only team taking advantage of this technology. Baseball, as an industry, has become obsessed with maximizing velocity, spin and movement, in addition to creating new pitches seemingly out of thin air. Teams and players are chasing this stuff at unprecedented rates in an effort to keep up with the competition. That’s a fact. Whether they should be, however, is up for debate. Gerrit Cole raised that point in early April during a long question and answer session focused on elbow injuries, which have plagued pitchers at an alarming rate this Rodon’s new pitch developed rapidly thanks to technology, and some wonder if that’s a good thing ENDZONE HE’S ON THE E’S ON THE CUTTING EDGE UTTING EDGE season. “We have the ability to teach more break and teach new pitches,” said the Yankees ace, who is out with elbow inflammation. “We can do it within one month. But what kind of effect does that have on a pitcher going forward? In terms of one year out, two years out, three years out? “We don’t really know. What we do know is when guys were more healthy, we weren’t able to go into a pitching lab and concoct a new pitch and then use that at a 35% clip for the next six months and only have practiced it two months before we roll it out. We have no data on that. To say that it’s not contributing to people getting hurt, I don’t think it’s an accurate statement. I’m not 70 Sunday, April 28, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

END ZONE necessarily saying that it is, but it’s certainly a variable that’s out there.” Cole, who added a cutter to his repertoire over the previous two seasons, said that other elements could be contributing to injuries, including velo, spin, the pitch clock and recent work stoppages. However, Blake agreed that hastily learning new pitches might be a factor. “Maybe [a pitcher] can get the pitch to do what it wants, but it’s a little outside of what they naturally do well, so you may be getting extra stress from asking the body to do something different than it has done,” Blake explained. “Now it’s just a matter of on-ramping the stress like you would anything else and being smart about how many reps you’re getting with a certain new pitch instead of just cranking it and going for it with unlimited reps.” Outside of managing reps, neither Cole, Blake nor Boone were sure how to protect pitchers from the demands of competition. It’s not like learning new pitches or throwing hard can be regulated. It’s sort of a Jurassic Park situation: baseball became so preoccupied with whether or not it could that it didn’t stop to think if it should. Now there’s no stopping it. “It’s definitely something just to continue to look at as an organization and [for] MLB itself,” Blake said. “I don’t know if there’s any turning back the clocks at this point. It’s rampant throughout all of the industry in the private sector, the amateur level and college. Obviously at the major league and minor league levels, there’s technology everywhere. “So now it’s about how do you effectively deploy it?” It’s a great question, one that doesn’t seem to have an obvious answer. Yanks lefty Carlos Rodón credits advancements in sports technology with helping him develop a new cut fastball, something teammate Gerrit Cole (inset) also takes advantage of. AP DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, April 28, 2024 71

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