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MLB News: Nationals strike early, pull away to rout Twins


C.J. Abrams hit a three-run home run and Joey Meneses collected four hits and two RBIs, helping the Washington Nationals defeat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Saturday in Minneapolis.

Abrams, the sixth overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, deposited a Simeon Woods Richardson pitch into the right-field seats to give the Nationals an 8-2 lead in the seventh inning. It was his first home run since the Nationals acquired him in a deal with San Diego last August that sent Juan Soto and Josh Bell out west.

Meneses had an RBI single in each of the first two innings. Dominic Smith, Luis Garcia, Jeimer Candelario and Victor Robles each added two hits for the Nationals, who can sweep the three-game series with a win on Sunday.

Byron Buxton homered for the Twins, who have lost six of their last seven. Carlos Correa had three hits for Minnesota.

Neither starting pitcher made it to the fifth. Washington’s Chad Kuhl gave up one run on three hits in 3 2/3 innings. He threw 96 pitches, struck out five and walked four. Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez (1-2) took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits over four innings. He struck out six and walked two.

Mason Thompson (2-1) earned the win, limiting the Twins to one run in 2 1/3 innings. He struck out four.

After Washington scored twice in each of the first two innings, Buxton’s home run sliced Minnesota’s deficit to 5-1 in the bottom of the third. The Nationals regained a four-run lead in the fourth when Candelario’s sacrifice fly drove in Robles.

Minnesota scored its second run in the sixth. Joey Gallo reached on a third-strike wild pitch, took second on a throwing error and scored on a Correa single.

After Abrams’ home run, Minnesota made it an 8-4 game on Trevor Larnach’s two-run double in the seventh.

Washington capped the scoring with two runs in the ninth. Riley Adams scored on a double by Robles, who scored on a Candelario single.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: DJ LeMahieu, Yankees walk off with win over Blue Jays


Pinch hitter DJ LeMahieu singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the New York Yankees defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Saturday afternoon.

The Yankees took the lead on Anthony Volpe’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Toronto pinch hitter Danny Jansen tied the game with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth.

Anthony Rizzo led off the bottom of the ninth with a double against Jordan Romano (2-1). Pinch runner Isiah Kiner-Falefa reached third on an infield single by Gleyber Torres. Willie Calhoun walked to load the bases and LeMahieu singled to left, scoring Rizzo.

The teams have split the first two games of the three-game series.

Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole allowed four hits and two walks in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out four and hit a batter.

Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah limited New York to two hits and one walk while striking out five in seven scoreless innings.

Cole survived a single and a double to start the first and a leadoff double and a hit batter in the second. Cole’s 0-2 pitch hit second baseman Santiago Espinal on the wrist. Espinal was replaced by Cavan Biggio. The initial diagnosis on Espinal was a bruised wrist.

Cole retired nine in a row before a two-walk in the fifth that was erased on a caught stealing.

Ron Marinaccio replaced Cole after a single and a walk with two outs in the sixth. He pitched around a stolen base and a walk before ending the threat on a flyout.

Marinaccio retired the first two batters in the seventh before being replaced by Clay Holmes, who ended the inning with a strikeout.

Bo Bichette led off the eighth with a double against Holmes. With two outs, Wandy Peralta replaced Holmes and ended the inning on a groundout.

Yimi Garcia replaced Manoah in the eighth and allowed Oswald Peraza’s two-out single and Volpe’s second home run of the season.

Peralta walked Alejandro Kirk to start the ninth and allowed Jansen’s first homer of the season. After a one-out single, Jimmy Cordero (1-0) replaced Peralta to finish the inning with a double-play grounder.

–Field Level Media

XFT News: Jeb Burton wins at Talladega following double-OT restart


TALLADEGA, Ala. — It was the kind of hard-nosed, impatient and thrilling competition that NASCAR fans have come to expect in the final laps of racing at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

In the end, Jeb Burton took the checkered flag on a double-overtime restart to claim the victory in Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300.

The victory was Burton’s second in this spring event on the 2.66-mile Talladega high banks – both his career wins have come there – and he earned it being fast, patient and at times, truly fortunate.

His No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet led 20 of the race’s 121 laps on the afternoon and won the second stage. Most important, he was able to hold off Sheldon Creed by a mere .113 seconds to earn the team its first ever Xfinity Series win.

Burton, 30, the son of 2002 Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton, was hoarse after the race; having used his voice instead to scream congratulations to his team on the radio on the cool-down lap. It was a big afternoon-turned-evening for all involved.

“Man, I’m pumped up and out of breath from yelling,” Burton said. “These guys have made racing fun for me again.”

The fans were on their feet in the grandstands as the field filed up for the final restart; both Burton and Creed racing for their first wins of the season and most of the remaining top-10 drivers racing for the first win of their careers.

“I let the 27 [Burton] get way out there and had the 00 [Cole Custer] on me getting ready for a big run,” said Creed, who was in front of Burton when the last caution came out.

But the field is set according to the last scoring line and that went in Burton’s favor, allowing him first choice on lane selection for that final restart.

“Nonetheless a great day,” Creed added. “Plate racing is not my best and I’ve been trying to get better at it. Happy to get Whelen Manufacturing a good finish. We’ve been up and down this year so just to have a solid day like that is really good for us.”

Big Machine Racing’s Parker Kligerman finished third with Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer and JD Motorsports’ Brennan Poole rounding out the top five.

Caesar Baccarella was sixth in the Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet – his best career finish in part-time starts since 2017. Parker Retzlaff was seventh, followed by Gray Gaulding, Joey Gase and Josh Williams who all earned their first top-10 finishes of the season.

The dramatic race ending was indicative of the afternoon – restarts and close-quarter racing. Two red flags slowed the event – a result of multi-car incidents that have become characteristic of this style of competition.

Twelve cars were involved in an accident with three laps remaining – including then leader Daniel Hemric, who ended up upside down against the wall. A red flag was thrown while the safety crew got Hemric out of the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevy and Hemric waved to the crowd, walking to the ambulance on his own.

“Just got too far out it looks like,” Hemric said, watching his accident on video replay afterward. “For sure late on the block there. I committed – there had been so much give and take on the day.”

Driver Blaine Perkins was transported to a local medical facility in an abundance of caution after being involved in the first accident to bring out a red flag. He and Dexter Stacey’s cars collided just before the second stage break and Perkins car flipped over multiple times. Both drivers climbed out of their cars on their own.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Custer won the Talladega Dash 4 Cash $100,000 check with a fourth-place finish – the only one of the four eligible for the bonus to finish the race. With that effort, he, race winner Burton, Creed and Kligerman are eligible for the bonus in next weekend’s final of the four Dash 4 Cash events at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.

“It’s nice to have a little bit of luck, I’ve been on the wrong side of that many times at these superspeedway races,” said Custer, driver of the No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, adding “This is the happiest I’ve ever been running fourth.”

Austin Hill, who leads the series with three wins, reclaimed the NASCAR Xfinity Series points lead by four-points over John Hunter Nemechek, who finished 32nd. Brett Moffitt’s 20 laps out front was most among the 12 leaders.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to competition next week in the A-Game 200 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway on Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Ag-Pro 300
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Saturday, April 22, 2023

1. (8) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 121.
2. (2) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 121.
3. (38) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 121.
4. (18) Cole Custer, Ford, 121.
5. (17) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 121.
6. (28) Caesar Bacarella, Chevrolet, 121.
7. (4) Parker Retzlaff #, Chevrolet, 121.
8. (26) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 121.
9. (33) Joey Gase, Ford, 121.
10. (23) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 121.
11. (36) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 121.
12. (10) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 121.
13. (32) CJ McLaughlin, Ford, 121.
14. (21) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 121.
15. (27) Kyle Sieg, Ford, 121.
16. (29) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 121.
17. (13) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 121.
18. (1) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 121.
19. (37) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Accident, 120.
20. (25) Joe Graf Jr., Ford, 113.
21. (9) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Accident, 110.
22. (31) Ryan Sieg, Ford, Accident, 110.
23. (15) Riley Herbst, Ford, Accident, 110.
24. (30) Kaz Grala, Toyota, Accident, 110.
25. (11) Chandler Smith #, Chevrolet, Accident, 110.
26. (35) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, Accident, 110.
27. (14) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, DVP, 110.
28. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, Accident, 100.
29. (16) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, Accident, 100.
30. (20) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, Accident, 100.
31. (19) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, Transmission, 83.
32. (3) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, Accident, 81.
33. (12) Sammy Smith #, Toyota, Accident, 63.
34. (34) Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, Accident, 47.
35. (22) Dexter Stacey, Chevrolet, Accident, 47.
36. (5) Jade Buford, Chevrolet, Accident, 47.
37. (6) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, Accident, 37.
38. (24) Parker Chase, Toyota, DVP, 37.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 106.96 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 0 Mins, 33 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.113 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 48 laps.
Lead Changes: 28 among 12 drivers.
Lap Leaders: P. Retzlaff # 1-2;A. Alfredo 3-7;D. Hemric 8-12;S. Creed 13-20;C. Smith # 21;S. Creed 22-23;J. Allgaier 24-27;B. Poole 28;R. Truex 29-32;J. Allgaier 33;B. Moffitt 34;J. Allgaier 35-36;B. Moffitt 37-43;J. Burton 44-50;B. Poole 51;D. Hemric 52-53;R. Truex 54;D. Hemric 55-61;A. Hill 62-75;R. Truex 76-79;B. Moffitt 80-90;R. Sieg 91-106;B. Moffitt 107;R. Sieg 108-109;D. Hemric 110;J. Burton 111-113;S. Creed 114;J. Burton 115-121.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Brett Moffitt 4 times for 20 laps; Ryan Sieg 2 times for 18 laps; Jeb Burton 3 times for 17 laps; Daniel Hemric 4 times for 15 laps; Austin Hill 1 time for 14 laps; Sheldon Creed 3 times for 11 laps; Ryan Truex 3 times for 9 laps; Justin Allgaier 3 times for 7 laps; Anthony Alfredo 1 time for 5 laps; Parker Retzlaff # 1 time for 2 laps; Brennan Poole 2 times for 2 laps; Chandler Smith # 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 7,2,1,27,21,48,19,16,8,98
Stage #2 Top Ten: 27,16,19,8,11,21,10,2,9,7

–By NASCAR NewsWire, Special to Field Level Media

WTA News: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka to meet in Stuttgart final

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Top-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka will meet in Sunday’s final at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.

It’s a rematch of the 2022 final, when Swiatek stormed to a 6-2, 6-2 victory. She is looking to become the event’s first repeat champion since Germany’s Angelique Kerber in 2015-16.

World No. 1 Swiatek of Poland was leading her semifinal match 3-0 on Saturday when third-seeded Ons Jabeur of Turkey retired due to a left calf injury.

World No. 2 Sabalenka of Belarus defeated unseeded Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-1, 6-2 in just 58 minutes to reach the final of the WTA 500 event for the third straight year. Sabalenka saved all three break points she faced on the indoor clay.

–Field Level Media

ATP News: ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz-Stefanos Tsitsipas clash set in Spain

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No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz will attempt to defend his title Sunday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.

The 19-year-old Spaniard eased to a 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 12 seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain in Saturday’s semifinals.

His opponent for the clay-court ATP 500 championship is No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, who outlasted No. 9 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in 2 hours and 29 minutes.

Alcaraz is attempting to become the event’s first repeat champion since countryman Rafael Nadal won three straight from 2016-18.

BMW Open

Top seed Holger Rune of Denmark overwhelmed Australia’s Christopher O’Connell 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals in Munich, Germany.

The 19-year-old defending champion saved all break points he faced and won 81 percent of the points (35 of 43) on his first serve. Rune broke O’Connell’s serve three times in four chances.

Rune’s opponent in Sunday’s final is No. 4 seed Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands, a rematch of the 2022 championship match when the latter retired with a chest injury in the first set.

On Saturday, van de Zandschulp defeated No. 2 seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-6 (2) in 1 hour and 49 minutes.

Srpska Open

No. 2 seed Andrey Rublev continued his torrid play with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Slovakia’s Alex Molcan in the semifinals in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The red-hot Russian, coming off a title last week at Monte Carlo, has not lost a set this week. Rublev is looking to join 2023 multi-time winners Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev.

Standing in the way is unseeded Dusan Lajovic of Serbia, who followed his quarterfinal upset of Djokovic with a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 win against countryman Miomir Kecmanovic, the No. 4 seed.

–Field Level Media

ATP News: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic withdraws from Madrid

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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Mutua Madrid Open, the tournament announced Saturday.

The 35-year-old Serbian is a three-time champion of the ATP Masters 1000 event, most recently in 2019.

No specific reason for his withdrawal was provided, but Djokovic has been dealing with a right elbow injury.

“Wishing you a speedy recovery, we hope to see you back on the court as soon as possible,” the event tweeted.

Djokovic is 17-3 in 2023, including his record-tying 22nd grand slam title at the Australian Open.

He lost 6-4, 7-6 (6) to countryman Dusan Lajovic in the quarterfinals of the Srpska Open on Friday in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Spanish star Rafael Nadal, also a 22-time major winner, withdrew from the Madrid Open on Thursday due to his lingering hip injury.

–Field Level Media

VCU F Jalen DeLoach transferring to Georgia


Former VCU forward Jalen DeLoach announced Saturday that he is heading home and transferring to Georgia.

The Savannah, Ga., native averaged 9.7 points and 6.9 rebounds in 34 games (32 starts) for the Rams in 2022-23.

The 6-foot-9 DeLoach chose the Bulldogs after considering Penn State, Florida State, Wake Forest and others.

“I chose Georgia because I believe in the plan that Mike White and his staff have for me,” DeLoach told 247Sports. “They recruited me the hardest throughout this whole process and I felt like it was home here. I’m ready to put Georgia basketball back on the map and make a big run in the NCAA Tournament next year and also win an SEC championship.”

DeLoach played two seasons at VCU, averaging 7.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in 65 games (33 starts). He made the All-Atlantic 10 third team last season.

–Field Level Media

Stephen Curry, Warriors look to outfox Kings in Game 4


What’s developing into one of the most impressive point guard duels in recent playoff history continues Sunday when Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors look to even their Western Conference first-round series against De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco.

Curry scored 36 points, half on 3-pointers, in a 114-97 home win Thursday night that got Golden State on the best-of-seven scoreboard after Fox had gone for 38 and 24 points in a pair of wins in Sacramento.

The Warriors also received a rare 20-rebound, nine-assist outing from Kevon Looney in the Game 3 win, during which the Golden State center also drew the majority of the defensive assignment on Kings co-star Domantas Sabonis because of Draymond Green’s one-game suspension.

Green is eligible to return to action for Game 4.

There have been no knockdowns or stompings in the Fox-Curry matchup. Just a lot of points — Curry leads the series at 31.1 per game and Fox is second at 25.3 — and a bunch of Curry 3-pointers (15) and Fox assists (24).

The NBA hasn’t seen many point guard postseason matchups over the years in which both averaged 25 or more points over the course of a series. In the first round last year, for example, only two point guards — Curry and Jalen Brunson — went for 25 or more per game, and they weren’t head-to-head.

While Curry has spread out his points in the three games, Fox has done much of his best work in the fourth quarter. He had 15 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter of Game 1, then 11 of his 24 in the final period of Game 2.

He shot a cumulative 10-for-18 overall and 4-for-5 on 3-pointers in those difference-making performances in three- and eight-point wins.

But the Warriors put the clamps on Fox in the fourth quarter of Game 3, limiting him to two points on 1-for-4 shooting. He missed both his 3-point attempts.

The Kings had their greatest success against Curry in Game 2, harassing him into 3-for-13 shooting on 3-pointers, including 0-for-5 in the fourth period.

Fox provided a glimpse into the Kings’ game plan for guarding the Warriors, Curry in particular.

“How physical we are with them will be key. You can’t let them dictate the way that they want to play,” Fox said. “They do so much freelancing that it just comes down to how physical we are with them and just not letting them move freely throughout the court.”

As the Kings have done with defensive ace Davion Mitchell sharing defensive duties on Curry, the Warriors have tried multiple defenders on Fox.

Golden State’s defensive anchor, Green admitted his team was surprised at Fox’s 4-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers in Game 1. He has since gone 5-for-19.

“You gotta give up something,” Green admitted. “There are things that you live with and things that you won’t. And what you can’t live with is De’Aaron Fox being a one-man fast break; you can’t live with him getting to the paint every possession. Those are tough things to deal with.”

Game 5, already assured, is scheduled for Wednesday night in Sacramento.

–Field Level Media

Hawks, Trae Young look to even up series against Celtics


The Atlanta Hawks will be looking for another big game from guard Trae Young when they attempt to pull even in their Eastern Conference playoff series with the visiting Boston Celtics by winning Game 4 on Sunday night.

After losing the first two games of the series in Boston, the Hawks received a game-high 32 points from Young in a 130-122 victory Friday night. Young made 12 of his 22 shots from the floor and finished the game with nine assists and six rebounds.

It was by far his best game of the series. Young shot 14-for-40 from the field during Games 1 and 2 in Boston.

“I know I can play like this,” Young said. “Like I said last game, I wasn’t worried. I knew I could play the way I need to. It’s all about reading and making the right adjustments.”

Friday’s victory was the first time the Hawks have beaten the Celtics this season. In addition to winning the first two games in the series, Boston won all three regular-season matchups.

Atlanta’s Dejounte Murray scored 25 points in Game 3, and, like Young, was at his best in the fourth quarter, when the Celtics were threatening to take a 3-0 series lead. Young (15) and Murray (seven) scored 22 of Atlanta’s 30 points in the final 12 minutes.

“It’s supposed to be the guards (who) are supposed to be able to control the games, and we consider ourselves two pretty good guards,” Young said. “We’ve got to be able to control the games when we have leads.”

Boston guard Marcus Smart said the Celtics will have to be more physical to prevail in Game 4. Atlanta outscored Boston 54-40 in the paint Friday night and had a 48-29 edge in rebounding. The Hawks had 11 offensive rebounds.

“There’s nothing tactical about it,” Smart said. “It’s just a matter of will. And they wanted it more (Friday night). They go every night. We’ve gotta be able to stop that. Like I said, they’re getting second-chance shots, they get to feeling good.”

Seven Atlanta players scored in double figures in Game 3, when the Hawks scored their most points in a playoff game since a 137-125 victory over Detroit in 1986.

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points in the Game 3 loss. He had 10 of Boston’s 29 rebounds.

“I didn’t think we were gonna win every game in the playoffs,” Tatum said. “They played well (Friday night). We come back, get some rest, watch film, learn from it, and I’m extremely motivated and confident that we’re going to play better next game.”

One positive for Boston in the loss was the contribution the team received from Grant Williams, who didn’t play in the first two playoff games. Williams came off the bench Friday and made each of his four field goal attempts — all 3-pointers. He finished with 14 points.

“One of the strengths of our team this year is, regardless of (the situation), guys are always ready to play,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “So, it says a lot about him being ready to play, and I think things like that help a team in a playoff run.”

–Field Level Media

76ers star Joel Embiid (knee) ruled out for Game 4 vs. Nets


Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has been ruled out of Saturday’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series versus the host Brooklyn Nets due to a sprained right knee.

Embiid was limping several times during Philadelphia’s 102-97 win in Game 3 on Thursday. He finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds and also made a key block on Spencer Dinwiddie in the final seconds after Tyrese Maxey hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 44.7 seconds left.

The win gave the 76ers a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Sixers coach Doc Rivers said Saturday that tests following Game 3 revealed some soreness behind Embiid’s knee. Rivers also indicated he did not know if Embiid would be available if the series continued to Game 5 on Monday in Philadelphia.

“From my understanding they checked his knee out right after the game because he was complaining about some soreness behind the knee,” Rivers said. “(It) is always a scary thing when it’s behind the knee.”

In addition to recording the key block, Embiid avoided getting ejected after kicking Brooklyn center Nic Claxton in the groin early in the first quarter.

Claxton dunked and Embiid fell to the floor after committing a foul. Claxton stepped over Embiid, who kicked the former and received a flagrant-1 foul.

Embiid, 29, played in 66 games during the regular season, two shy of his career high set during the 2021-22 season.

The Sixers went 11-5 when Embiid was held out, including a home win over the Nets on Nov. 25 and a blowout victory in Brooklyn on April 9.

“They’ve had practice at this,” Rivers said. “We got a confident group. We got a deep basketball team.”

–Field Level Media