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T-Wolves Gaming repeats as The Tipoff champion

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April 24, 2022

T-Wolves Gaming repeats as The Tipoff champion

T-Wolves Gaming won their second consecutive title at the NBA 2K League’s The Tipoff Tournament, sweeping 76ers GC in two games in the finals on Saturday.

The T-Wolves, the NBA 2K affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves, went 4-0 on the day, capped by wins of 73-68 and 83-66 over 76ers GC in the best-of-three final.

Malik “Slaughter” Leisinger earned tourney MVP honors for the T-Wolves, averaging 20.2 points and 12.5 rebounds while shooting 85 percent from the floor for the tournament. He had 14 points and 19 boards in the first game of the finals, and 20 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in the clincher.

Teammate Dhwan “ShiftyKaii” White led all scorers in the second game with 39 points, after collecting 19 points and eight assists in the opener.

Earlier Saturday, the T-Wolves eliminated Lakers Gaming in two straight games (73-63 and 85-78), while the 76ers swept Heat Check Gaming 73-47 and 68-66.

–Field Level Media

Stellar effort from Taxi Fountas boosts DC United over Revolution

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April 24, 2022

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Stellar effort from Taxi Fountas boosts DC United over Revolution

D.C. United Designated Taxi Fountas scored his first two goals and added an assist in his first-ever MLS start to give D.C. a 3-2 win over the visiting New England Revolution Saturday night. It was interim head coach Chad Ashton’s first win in charge since replacing Hernan Losada Wednesday.

Fountas tied the game for D.C. (3-4-0, 9 points) at 1-1 in the 26th minute. His cross across the goal was recycled and he volleyed it along the ground into the far corner.

He added his first MLS assist in the 39th minute, playing a quick 1-2 with midfielder Julian Gressel before sending a cross onto forward Michael Estrada’s head for the 2-1 lead. That was Estrada’s third goal of the season and first since United’s opener.

Before the end of the first half, Fountas made it 3-1 D.C. after picking up a deflection and fighting across the top of the box before blasting a shot off Revolution goalkeeper Brad Knighton’s hands into the net.

New England (2-5-1, 7 points) pounced early to take the 1-0 lead after defender Brandon Bye found the far corner of the net from outside the box. Midfielder Emmanuel Boateng broke down the left side and sent a cross in that was gathered by reigning MLS MVP Carles Gil.

Gil laid it off to the on-rushing Bye who beat D.C. goalkeeper Jon Kempin, starting in place of the injured Bill Hamid.

Revolution forward Adam Buksa rose up to head home a free kick in the 86th minute. Four minutes later, Buksa went airborne and nodded one towards the bottom corner in search of the tying goal, but Kempin dove and sent it wide.

Kempin kept New England at bay over an eight-minute injury time to deny them the draw, finishing with eight saves. Knighton had a quiet second half, but the damage was done in the first half, finishing with two saves on five shots.

The Revolution fell to 0-3-1 on the road in 2022 while D.C. improved to 2-3-0 at Audi Field.

–Field Level Media

Nasa Hataoka grabs 4-shot lead at LA Open

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April 24, 2022

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Nasa Hataoka grabs 4-shot lead at LA Open

Nasa Hataoka carried over her strong finish from Round 2 and completed a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday to vault to a four-shot lead after three rounds of the LA Open.

Hataoka, of Japan, birdied her final three holes on Friday and finished Saturday’s round with five birdies and just one bogey. Her second-round co-leader, South Korea’s Jin Young Ko, finished the day at 1-over 72 after a pair of disastrous holes near the end of her round at Wilshire Country Club.

Hataoka hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation in pursuit of her sixth LPGA Tour win.

“So during yesterday’s round, something clicked inside me, and I was able to bring that to today’s round, too,” Hataoka said. “I think that really helped me today. … All of my birdies except (No. 9), they were inside 15 feet, so I feel like I was putting really good.”

Ko played her first 15 holes bogey-free at 3 under but went bogey/quadruple bogey on Nos. 16 and 17. She managed a birdie on 18 and is among three golfers tied at 6 under. The others are countrywomen Inbee Park (68) and Haeji Kang (69).

Despite the rough few holes, Ko was upbeat about her round after a birdie on 18.

“I thought if I make par (on 18) still good, but I make birdie on last hole. Especially last hole is huge for next round, for the prepare. So I played not bad; just 17 was big mistake,” she said.

Australia’s Hannah Green, who began the day alone in second place, fired a 2-under 69 to remain in second, four shots behind Hataoka.

Among three golfers tied for sixth at 4 under is Lilia Vu, who fired a 66, highlighted by three birdies in her first four holes and an eagle on No. 13.

“I mean, I usually get off to a slow start, and then my best rounds come from starting really early in the round. I mean, I saw the opportunities and took advantage of it, I guess,” said Vu.

She is tied with South Korea’s Chella Choi, who shot 67 after back-to-back 71s, and Australia’s Minjee Lee, whose roller coaster round included four birdies, two bogeys and one double-bogey. Choi’s round included seven birdies and three bogeys.

–Field Level Media

Evil Geniuses avenge loss to Liquid to reach LCS Spring Final

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April 24, 2022

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Evil Geniuses avenge loss to Liquid to reach LCS Spring Final

Evil Geniuses avenged a Round 1 loss to Team Liquid to sweep that squad away 3-0 on Saturday to advance to the Finals of the League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split playoffs.

A first-round loss to Team Liquid forced Evil Geniuses into the losers’ bracket the rest of the way, but since that point, the North American squad has rolled, winning 3-1 against Flyquest and 3-0 vs. Cloud9 coming into Saturday’s matchup.

Kyle “Danny” Sakamaki racked up a kills-deaths-assists ratio of 26-3-11 while teammate Kacper “Inspired” Sloma notched a K-D-A of 11-4-24 for Evil Geniuses.

EG won in 32 minutes playing on blue, in 44 minutes on blue and in 28 minutes on red.

Team Liquid’s top performer was Steven “Hans sama” Liv of France with a K-D-A of 9-10-12.

Awaiting EG in the final game to be played Sunday are the 100 Thieves, who defeated Cloud9 3-0 and Team Liquid 3-2 to earn a berth in the championship.

The top four playoff finishers in the North American competition will split a $200,000 prize pool, with the championship team taking home $100,000 and qualifying for the Mid-Season Invitational in South Korea next month.

League of Legends Championship Series Spring playoffs prize pool
1. $100,000
2. $50,000
3. $30,000 — Team Liquid
4. $20,000 — Cloud9
5-6. No prize money — Golden Guardians, FlyQuest

–Field Level Media

Jessica Andrade wins by submission at UFC Fight Night

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April 24, 2022

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Jessica Andrade wins by submission at UFC Fight Night

Jessica Andrade won by first-round submission in her return to the strawweight division Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.

Andrade defeated Amanda Lemos via the first standing arm-triangle choke in UFC history. The fight was stopped at 3:13 of the first.

The Brazilian was fighting at 115 pounds for the first time since July 2020. She went 2-1 at flyweight.

“I took a little break at flyweight, but this is my division,” Andrade said. “This is where I will perform the best. I know I’m going to perform for a title again. If I have to climb back up again, that’s what I’ll do. But if there is a spot to fight for the belt, give it to me.”

Andrade improved to 23-9. Lemos falls to 11-2-1.

–Field Level Media

Noah Gragson triumphs at Talladega in three-overtime thriller

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April 24, 2022

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Noah Gragson triumphs at Talladega in three-overtime thriller

It was an Earnhardt Saturday in Earnhardt country.

Grabbing the lead on a restart in the third overtime, Noah Gragson — driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports — won the Ag-Pro 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega Superspeedway.

Gragson beat Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt Sr. Jeffrey was driving a black No. 3 Chevrolet in a special appearance for Richard Childress Racing, which fielded Dale Sr.’s car during his heyday.

On the mammoth 2.66-mile track where Dale Sr. won a record 10 times and Dale Jr. added six, Jeffrey Earnhardt crossed the finish line .131 seconds behind Gragson, who won for the first time at Talladega, the second time this season and the seventh time in his career.

Gragson grabbed the lead when JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier ran out of fuel as he led the field to the third-overtime restart on Lap 123. The driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet held the top spot the rest of the way as Earnhardt worked his way forward from his eighth-place restarting position.

Moments after the race, Gragson already was planning his celebration in the notorious Talladega infield.

“This team at Jr. Motorsports, they never quit,” Gragson said. “We’ve had a kind of a rough last month, just not getting the finishes that we wanted. … I couldn’t make moves on the top there very much at the beginning of the race, so I just kept running the bottom — running the bottom — and we’d get shuffled back and keep moving back up.

“I’ve got to run in the Cup race (on Sunday), but the Talladaga Boulevard looks a lot more enchanting right now and inviting, so I might have to go out there and then throw some beads.”

On the second of the two overtime laps, Earnhardt slipped past AJ Allmendinger for second but couldn’t catch Gragson through the tri-oval.

“I’m living the dream here — I’m just so thankful to get this opportunity,” said Earnhardt, whose crew chief, Fox Sports broadcaster Larry McReynolds, was serving his first stint on a pit box since 2000. “Thanks to RCR for building this amazing race car. We were fast all weekend long.

“We just fell a little short there, but congrats to Noah. He’s good at plate races.”

Allmendinger had led on the second overtime restart and appeared to have control of the race when Jeremy Clements’ Chevrolet stalled in Turn 2 to cause the 10th and final caution of the race. With his third-place result, however, Allmendinger claimed the $100,000 Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus available to the top finisher among four eligible drivers.

“I thought I crashed about seven times on the last lap,” Allmendinger said. “I really appreciate what Xfinity and Comcast do to allow us to race for 100 grand at these four races. I didn’t realize that the 7 (Allgaier) started laying back, and you can’t take off before him. I was really checking up when he ran out of fuel.

“At that point, the 9 (Gragson) had such a run. This Chevy handled really well. We just lacked kind of the top-end speed, so they could get to my bumper, then basically boot me out of the way. I was just hanging on there. Jeffrey did a good job to make the move (for second place).”

Austin Hill, winner of the season opener at Daytona, led a race-high 67 laps and was out front with fewer than four laps left when Sam Mayer lost control of his Chevrolet in the outside lane and knocked Hill’s Chevy into the infield wall. Both cars were damaged too severely to continue.

Ryan Sieg and Landon Cassill finished fourth and fifth, respectively, behind Allmendinger, with Cassill scoring his second straight top-five result. Anthony Alfredo, Riley Herbst, Joe Graf Jr., Myatt Snider and Brett Moffitt completed the top 10.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 31st Annual Ag-Pro 300
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Saturday, April 23, 2022

1. (19) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 124.
2. (1) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 124.
3. (13) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 124.
4. (10) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 124.
5. (6) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 124.
6. (12) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 124.
7. (20) Riley Herbst, Ford, 124.
8. (24) Joe Graf Jr, Ford, 124.
9. (31) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 124.
10. (18) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 124.
11. (16) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 124.
12. (21) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 124.
13. (9) Drew Dollar, Toyota, 124.
14. (32) Shane Lee, Ford, 124.
15. (22) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 124.
16. (36) Joey Gase, Ford, 124.
17. (29) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 124.
18. (37) Kyle Sieg #, Ford, 124.
19. (26) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 124.
20. (7) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, 124.
21. (33) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 123.
22. (11) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, Fuel Pressure, 122.
23. (34) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 122.
24. (4) Sheldon Creed #, Chevrolet, Accident, 113.
25. (23) Caesar Bacarella, Chevrolet, Accident, 113.
26. (15) Brandon Jones, Toyota, DVP, 110.
27. (2) Austin Hill #, Chevrolet, Accident, 110.
28. (14) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, Accident, 109.
29. (8) Kaz Grala(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 103.
30. (17) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, Accident, 103.
31. (27) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Accident, 96.
32. (38) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, DVP, 84.
33. (35) David Starr, Ford, DVP, 83.
34. (5) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, DVP, 79.
35. (3) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, Accident, 76.
36. (28) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, DVP, 51.
37. (25) Mason Massey, Chevrolet, Accident, 47.
38. (30) Chandler Smith(i), Toyota, Accident, 47.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 123.024 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 40 Mins, 52 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.131 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 39 laps.
Lead Changes: 25 among 14 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Earnhardt 0;T. Gibbs 1-4;J. Earnhardt 5-14;A. Hill # 15-18;A. Allmendinger 19;S. Creed # 20;A. Hill # 21-22;J. Berry 23-27;A. Alfredo 28-29;B. Brown 30;J. Yeley 31-32;S. Mayer 33;N. Gragson 34-37;A. Alfredo 38;A. Hill # 39-44;S. Mayer 45;J. Allgaier 46-50;D. Dollar 51;A. Hill # 52-68;D. Starr 69;T. Gibbs 70;A. Hill # 71-108;J. Allgaier 109-113;A. Allmendinger 114-118;J. Allgaier 119-121;N. Gragson 122-124.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Austin Hill # 5 times for 67 laps; Justin Allgaier 3 times for 13 laps; Jeffrey Earnhardt 1 time for 10 laps; Noah Gragson 2 times for 7 laps; AJ Allmendinger 2 times for 6 laps; Ty Gibbs 2 times for 5 laps; Josh Berry 1 time for 5 laps; Anthony Alfredo 2 times for 3 laps; JJ Yeley 1 time for 2 laps; Sam Mayer 2 times for 2 laps; David Starr 1 time for 1 lap; Drew Dollar 1 time for 1 lap; Sheldon Creed # 1 time for 1 lap; Brandon Brown 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 8,54,16,10,21,7,9,23,1,02
Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,1,21,19,54,18,68,3,31,27

–By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service, Special to Field Level Media

Steven Alker jumps into lead after 2nd round of ClubCorp Classic

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April 24, 2022

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Steven Alker jumps into lead after 2nd round of ClubCorp Classic

New Zealand’s Steven Alker recorded a birdie and an eagle within his first three holes Saturday and went on to shoot a 5-under-par 66 to take over the lead after the windy second round of the ClubCorp Classic on Friday in Irving, Texas.

Alker, who is looking for his third Champions Tour win, also birdied two of his final three holes to end the day at 8-under 134 at Las Colinas Country Club.

“I struggled in the middle a little bit today, but my short game held me in there. Made some nice putts, good par saves. I said to my caddie after 9 and 10 we’ve got to get going, we’ve got to get back on track here. So I actually started from 12 on I played really nice. … . So I was pleased to finish that way and have a 4 on the back nine. Dinner’s going to taste a little bit better tonight,” Alker said.

Tied for second at 6-under are first-round leader Jerry Kelly and Lee Janzen, who began the day tied with Alker and two others in a tie for fifth.

Kelly, who nailed an ace in the first round, managed a 1-under 70 on Saturday, surviving a round that included three bogeys.

Janzen, who played the back nine first, birdied three of his first six holes on his way to a 3-under 68. He was hindered by bogeys on two of his final six holes.

“Well, we’ve seen the wind all week and it’s a challenge. … I sometimes get ahead of myself, but last two days I’m happy with the fact that I stayed in the moment one shot at a time. I definitely left — made some mistakes on my last nine holes with my putter, but overall I putted really well for two days, so I think I can get over that. And I’m in good position after two days,” Janzen said.

Woody Austin and Scott Parel, who opened the tourney with 4-under 67s, each fired 70s on Saturday. They are among six golfers tied for fourth at 5-under. Gene Sauers, who was tied with them to begin the day, shot a 1-over 72 to fall into a tie for 13th.

–Field Level Media

Cardinals roll, hand Reds 11th straight setback

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April 24, 2022

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Cardinals roll, hand Reds 11th straight setback

Dakota Hudson allowed just two hits in 6 2/3 innings and Paul Goldschmidt blasted a two-run double to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 victory Saturday over the host Cincinnati Reds, who lost their11th straight game.

The Reds’ 2-13 start matches a franchise-worst 15-game start set in 1931 and equaled in 2018. The 1931 squad started 2-17 and the 2018 squad dropped 13 of its first 15 games.

The Cardinals are headed in the opposite direction. They have won six of their past eight games by a combined score of 33-16.

St. Louis jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Andrew Knitzer’s single to right field scored Harrison Bader, who had led off with a walk.

The Cardinals doubled their lead in the fifth, when Tommy Edman scored on Corey Dickerson’s infield single before Goldschmidt delivered the big blow an inning later.

With two out in the sixth, Knitzer doubled to deep center before Edman was hit by a pitch. Goldschmidt cleared the bases when he smacked a double to deep left-center field for a 4-0 lead.

Hudson (1-1) yielded just two hits — a double by Nick Senzel and a single by Aramis Garcia — to go along with four strikeouts and four walks before being relieved by Andrew Pallante with two outs in the seventh.

Tyler Mahle (1-2) allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks in 4 1/3 innings for the Reds.

Edman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, capped the scoring in the eighth with a single to right that plated Bader.

Goldschmidt, Knitzer and Dylan Carlson each had two hits for the Cardinals, while the Reds finished with just three total hits.

–Field Level Media

Santiago Espinal’s blast lifts Blue Jays over Astros

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April 24, 2022

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Santiago Espinal’s blast lifts Blue Jays over Astros

Santiago Espinal homered for the second time in as many games and the Toronto Blue Jays secured a series win over the host Houston Astros with a 3-2 comeback victory on Saturday.

Espinal snapped a 2-2 tie with his one-out shot to left field off Astros reliever Blake Taylor (0-1) in the seventh inning. Toronto trailed 2-1 after the first but rallied to remain unbeaten over the last 11 starts from right-hander Alek Manoah (3-0).

Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer, a three-time All-Star and 2017 World Series Most Valuable Player over seven years with the Astros, missed the series opener after being hit by a pitch on the wrist Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox. Springer made an immediate impact against his former team with his return to the lineup, slugging his 45th career leadoff home run.

Springer ranks first among active players in leadoff homers and snapped a tie with Brady Anderson for seventh on the all-time list with his opposite-field blast off Astros right-hander Jose Urquidy, a 382-foot shot into the seats behind the home bullpen in right-center. It was his first home run against his former club, his third homer this season and the 199th of his career.

Urquidy limited the damage to one run despite loading the bases in the first inning and kept Toronto in check until his final inning of work when Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stroked consecutive singles to open the sixth. Bichette advanced to third on the Guerrero hit and scored the game-tying run when Lourdes Gurriel Jr. lofted a fly ball into shallow left that Astros second baseman Niko Goodrum snared while colliding with shortstop Jeremy Pena.

The Astros claimed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first when Alex Bregman followed a one-out single from Michael Brantley with his third home run, a line drive into the Crawford Boxes in left field. Manoah surrendered one additional hit in the first, a two-out single to Yuli Gurriel, but steadied himself to extend his streak of consecutive starts allowing two or fewer runs to seven.

Houston scratched out one-out singles against Manoah in the third and fourth innings and two-out singles in the fifth and sixth. But Manoah did not allow another runner into scoring position and capped his outing allowing two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in six innings.

The four-man bullpen of David Phelps, Ryan Borucki, Yimi Garcia and Adam Cimber stifled Houston, with Cimber notching his first save.

Urquidy gave up two runs and six hits over 5 2/3 innings.

–Field Level Media

Hunter Renfroe’s big day sparks Brewers rally past Phillies

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April 24, 2022

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Hunter Renfroe’s big day sparks Brewers rally past Phillies

Hunter Renfroe homered, doubled, singled and scored two runs to lift the Milwaukee Brewers past the host Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Saturday.

Willy Adames added two hits for the Brewers, who scored four runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth to erase a 3-0 deficit.

Brewers starter Adrian Houser (1-2) tossed six innings and gave up five hits and three runs to go along with three strikeouts and one walk.

Josh Hader pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save in seven opportunities.

Nick Castellanos had a double, sacrifice fly and two RBI for the Phillies.

Odubel Herrera also contributed two hits.

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler allowed seven hits and four runs in five innings. Wheeler (0-3) struck out five and walked none.

The Phillies went ahead 1-0 in the first inning when Harper and Castellanos hit back-to-back doubles.

Herrera opened the third with a triple and scored on a bloop single by Jean Segura for a 2-0 advantage. The ball was dropped by Kolten Wong, but was ruled a single by the official scorer. Castellanos added an RBI sacrifice fly to center for a three-run lead.

The Brewers managed only two hits through the first four innings, singles by Adames and Andrew McCutchen.

Renfroe opened the fifth with a double and with one out, Lorenzo Cain hit an infield single. Jace Peterson followed with an RBI single to center. Wong popped out to shortstop and Adames responded with an RBI single to left. Christian Yelich then hit an RBI single to right and the game was tied at 3.

The Brewers took a 4-3 lead when Adames scored after an errant throw to second by J.T. Realmuto.

Renfroe launched a solo homer with one out in the sixth for a 5-3 advantage.

Kyle Schwarber singled to lead off the seventh for the Phillies but was stranded there when they went down in order.

Hader shut down the Phillies in order in the ninth.

–Field Level Media

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