Apr 19, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; The Milwaukee Brewers meet on the mound against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images | Rhona Wise-Imagn Images
In a battle of young, tall, flamethrowing phenoms, Jacob Misiorowski stumbled out of the gate, and even though he recovered nicely, it was ultimately too much to come back from on a Sunday afternoon in Miami.
Misiorowski allowed the first three batters he faced to reach base, though one was due to an error by shortstop David Hamilton. Faced with bases loaded and nobody out in the first inning, Misiorowski then threw a wild pitch, then hit Kyle Stowers with a pitch before getting Agustín Ramírez to ground into a double play that scored a run. Liam Hicks singled to add a third run, and very quickly the Marlins had a 3-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Eury Pérez held down the Brewers offense completely through the first five innings, scattering just three hits in them. The Brewers finally broke through in the sixth inning with a Hamilton leadoff walk. He promptly stole second, and the throw went into centerfield, allowing Hamilton to take off for third. Garrett Mitchell brought him home with an RBI groundout to make it 3-1.
DL Hall entered for Misiorowski in the bottom of the sixth and allowed a pair of hits and a pair of walks, leading to two runs for the Marlins and a 5-1 Miami lead. He was relieved by Grant Anderson after getting just one out.
The Brewers had some chances in the eighth with a Sal Frelick pinch-hit single, followed by walks from Garrett Mitchell and Brice Turang to load the bases. Gary Sánchez delivered two runs with a single to center to make it 5-3. Trying to capitalize on the opportunity, Pat Murphy decided to have William Contreras come off the bench to pinch-hit. The Marlins responded by bringing in righty Calvin Faucher, and Faucher got Contreras to fly out to left to end the inning.
Pete Fairbanks sat the Brewers down in order in the ninth inning to secure the save and a 5-3 Marlins win over the Brewers.
The four-game winning streak gets snapped, but they’ll get a chance to start one again Tuesday as they travel to Detroit to start a three-game series against the Tigers after an off day tomorrow.
Kim English reportedly will not be joining Mike Malone's coaching staff at North Carolina after all.
According to multiple reports, including Pete Thamel, the former Providence men's basketball coach informed UNC officials on Sunday, April 19 that he is not pursuing an assistant position with the Tar Heels.
English had accepted a position on the former Denver Nuggets' head coach's staff last week and even arrived on campus and began working on the staff, according to On3. English joined the staff after three seasons with Providence, where he posted a 48-52 record.
He was fired by the Friars at the end of the 2025-26 season on March 13 after a season-ending loss to St. John’s in the Big East Tournament. Providence went 21-14 in his first season but then struggled each of the last two years.
Before taking the role with the Friars, English spent two seasons as the head coach at George Mason and coached under Rick Barnes as an assistant at Tennessee from 2019 and 2021.
English played for Missouri basketball for four seasons, where he averaged 11.1 points and three rebounds per game, earning Third-Team All-Big 12 honors twice. He was selected with the No. 44 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Following a three-year playing career — which included stints overseas — English transitioned to a coaching career.
Apr 19, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn (0) hits a single against the Houston Astros during the sixth inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images | Erik Williams-Imagn Images
The first half of Sunday’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros was a pitcher’s duel. The second half of the game not so much as the Cardinals bats woke up in the 5th inning against the Houston Astros in the weekend series, but it would be extra innings heroics by Masyn Winn that would give them a series sweep.
Matthew Liberatore had a stellar start only allowing the Astros 3 hits and 1 earned run due to a bizarre sequence in the bottom of the 3rd inning when Trammell tripled off of the right field wall after his backswing hit Pedro Pagés in the side of the head. After he looked back to check on Pagés, he began to circle the bases when Jordan Walker overthrew the cutoff man and missed third base trying to throw out Trammell, but Nathan Church alertly backed up the throw preventing Trammell from scoring. He would score on a sacrifice fly by Carlos Correa to short center field when Victor Scott II’s throw hit the pitcher’s mound giving the Astros a 1-0 lead. Liberatore would end up throwing 6 innings for St. Louis Sunday.
Mike Burrows had a perfect game two outs into the 5th inning for the Houston Astros, but a hit by Masyn Winn broke that up and seemingly caused Burrows to lose his control. Nathan Church walked after Winn’s single. Pedro Pagés beat out an infield single (yes, you read that right) which loaded the bases for Victor Scott II. Burrows walked him to tie the game 1-1 which brought up JJ Wetherholt who slammed a single to right field scoring both Church and Pagés. Pedro looked like he stepped on a slick patch of ice crossing home plate.
Iván Herrera followed Wetherholt’s RBI single with one of his own to score Victor Scott II.
Ryan Stanek was brought in to relieve Liberatore in the 7th inning. He was helped by an excellent diving catch by Nathan Church. JoJo Romero entered the game in the bottom of the 8th inning. He got the first two outs, but gave up a long home run to Alvarez to draw the Astros closer at 4-2. Altuve followed that with a hard hit single to left field. After that, Walker walked which inspired manager Oli Marmol to bring in closer Riley O’Brien. After a wild pitch that moved both runners up a base, he was greeted by Paredes who smacked a single to right-center field to tie the game 4-4. He was able to get out of the 8th inning by picking Paredes off first.
The Cardinals mounted a threat in the top of the 9th inning when José Fermín doubled into the left-center field gap. Pedro Pagés was unable to move him over to 3rd base when he missed a bunt attempt and then struck out. Yohel Pozo pinch-hit for Victor Scott II. He did move Fermín to third base by grounding out to 2nd base. That brought up JJ Wetherholt who was hit by a pitch for the 4th straight game tying a record held by current Cardinals coach Jon Jay. Ivan Herrera grounded into a fielder’s choice to end the Cardinals 9th inning.
Riley O’Brien held the Astros scoreless through the bottom of the 9th inning sending the game into extras. Ivan Herrera was the designated runner in the top of the 10th inning. Alec Burleson was unable to move him over when he flew out to short centerfield. Jordan Walker reached on an error by third baseman Matthews. Ramón Urías then pinch-hit for Nolan Gorman who was 0-4 in the game. He was hit in the foot by a pitch which loaded the bases for Texas native Masyn Winn. He cleared the bases with a screaming double into the left field corner making it 7-4 Cardinals.
Justin Bruihl was brought in to handle the bottom of the 10th inning. His time would not be without drama as Trammell reached on a dribble infield single. That brought up Carlos Correa as the tying run. His tapper back to Bruihl would result in Matthews being tagged out in a rundown between third and home for the first out. Alvarez lined out to Winn at short for the second out. Gordon Graceffo was then brought in to get the last out. Altuve managed to get a two-strike infield single that was kept from going into the outfield by Winn. Christian Walker came up as the potential winning run, but Graceffo was able to get him out on a fielder’s choice by Urias.
The Cardinals will move on to Miami for a 3-game series versus the Marlins. Michael McGreevy is scheduled to start for the Cardinals for a 5:40pm start Monday night.
Mark Vientos | (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)
For a while there, it looked like the Mets would finally win a baseball game. But they’ll have to wait until at least Tuesday to break their losing streak, as Devin Williams blew his save opportunity in the bottom of the ninth before the Cubs scored a walk-off sac fly in the bottom of the tenth.
Until Williams allowed that run in the ninth, MJ Melendez had provided the entirety of the scoring in the game with his solo home run in the top of the fifth. In total, the Mets had just six hits on the afternoon.
Tobias Myers got the start for the Mets and used as an opener, and to his credit, he threw two innings, didn’t allow a run, struck out two, walked one, and allowed just one hit. He needed just 28 pitches to get through those innings, and he now has a 3.00 ERA on the season.
David Peterson, who had struggled mightily in his last three starts, took over from there. And he fared much better today, as he completed three-and-two-thirds innings without allowing a run. He struck out just one opposing hitter, but he didn’t walk anyone and gave up just three hits.
Things got a bit dicey when Peterson was pulled from the game with a runner on third and two outs in the bottom of the sixth. Huascar Brazobán issued a pair of walks to load the bases but struck out Seiya Suzuki to get out of the inning unscathed.
Brooks Raley and Luke Weaver combined to maintain the shutout in the seventh and eighth, but Michael Conforto faced Williams as a pinch hitter and doubled in the Cubs’ run in the ninth—because of course he did.
The Mets’ lifeless offense then failed to score despite having the Manfred runner on second base in the top of the tenth, and it felt like a sure thing they’d lose in the bottom of the inning. And then they did, as Pete Crow-Armstrong advanced to third base on a wild pitch by Craig Kimbrel and came in to score the winning run on a one-out sac fly off the bat of Nico Hoerner.
The Mets are 7-15, and by the end of Major League Baseball’s slate of games today, they’ll either still be tied for or have sole possession of the worst record in baseball.
What’s WPA? Big Mets winner: David Peterson and Luke Weaver, +21% WPA each Big Mets loser: Craig Kimbrel, -37% WPA Mets pitchers: -5% WPA Mets hitters: -45% WPA Teh aw3s0mest play: MJ Melendez hits a solo home run in the top of the fifth, +14% WPA Teh sux0rest play: Michael Conforto doubles to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, -49% WPA
The Mets were swept by the Chicago Cubs, losing Sunday's game by a score of 2-1 in 10 innings despite leading after eight innings.
Here are the key takeaways...
-- The Mets held a 1-0 lead into the ninth inning, but Devin Williams couldn't make the lead stand. After allowing a leadoff single, Williams allowed an RBI double to former Met Michael Conforto, with pinch-runner Scott Kingery scoring from first base, sending this game to extras and giving Williams his first blown save as a Met.
Despite a pair of runners in scoring position with two away, the Mets couldn't score in the top half of the tenth. Craig Kimbrel came on to pitch the bottom half of the tenth, uncorking a wild-pitch to move Pete Crow-Armstrong to third with no outs. NIco Hoerner cashed in with a sacrifice fly to right, giving the Cubs the win.
-- Carlos Mendoza's decision to go with an opener paid off.
Tobias Myers ended up going 2.0 scoreless innings in his role as opener, pitching around a leadoff walk in the first inning. Myers allowed one hit and struck out two while walking one.
-- David Peterson entered to start the third inning, and he was immediately greeted by Crow-Armstrong, who tripled to right center to lead things off. But Peterson got out of the jam without allowing a run, thanks to a line-drive double play hit right to Marcus Semien, who threw behind Crow-Armstrong to get the third out at third base.
Peterson pitched into the sixth inning, leaving the game with a runner on third base. Huascar Brazoban came on and walked the first two batters to load the bases for Seiya Suzuki, but then struck him out to end the threat. That closed Peterson's line at 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out one without a walk.
-- The game stayed scoreless into the fifth inning, but MJ Melendez jumped on a Javier Assad pitch for a solo home run, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. Melendez has provided a spark to the Mets' lineup since being called up, as he's now hitting .357 with a 1.152 OPS.
-- After the piggybacking plan worked to perfection, the Mets had their bullpen lined up well with Brooks Raley to pitch the seventh, Luke Weaver to pitch the eighth, and then Devin Williams to close things out. Raley and Weaver (four outs) kept things scoreless, but Williams couldn't match.
-- Brett Baty snapped his 0-22 slump with a line drive single to left in the third, the Mets’ first hit of the game.
Game MVP
Hoerner, who had one hit and the game-winning sac fly RBI
San Diego, CA - April 14: Ramón Laureano #5 of the San Diego Padres hits a triple in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park on April 14, 2026 in San Diego, CA. (Photo by K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images)
The San Diego Padres played a seven-game home stand after taking 4-of-6 on the road. They swept the Colorado Rockies in dramatic fashion with a Xander Bogaerts walk-off grand slam one night and a Gavin Sheets walk-off the next night. They added eight home runs to their season total in the four games.
The Friars then swept the Seattle Mariners over three games and Bogaerts added another home run to his total. They won using power, base running, small ball and situational hitting; showing the range of talent they possess up and down the line up. A far cry from the 2025 season that started with a similar winning way but almost all the production came from the top of the line up.
Dia de los Muertos
The Padres debuted their new City Connect jersey during the homestand, paying tribute to the Dia de los Muertos holiday as well as the colors for the 1998 Padres team. They won for the first time in their new duds. The organization also sold $1.1 million of merchandise on the day of release (April 9).
Veterans have off days
Padres manager Craig Stammen has been liberal with off days for his veteran players, giving playing time to the bench and moving Fernando Tatis Jr. from right field to second base on Saturday and Sunday during the Rockies series. Both Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth got days off while Tatis Jr. became reacquainted with the middle infield.
When asked, Stammen explained his desire to keep his players fresh throughout the season and it all began with giving Manny Machado a day off in April. Machado had his first day off in 2025 during the month of September. He also slumped drastically the end of last season, admitting to being fatigued. It seems Stammen is determined for that to not happen this year with Machado or anyone else.
Padres visit the IL
When Jason Adam came off the IL to join the Padres after his injury rehab, Jeremiah Estrada took his place with elbow tendinitis. His velocity had been noticeably decreased with his fastball, down 3-4 mph from his top of 97 mph. His other pitches also showed a loss of velocity and he was being hit hard.
Nick Pivetta left his start on Sunday versus the Mariners after three perfect innings. It was obvious that something was really wrong as he kicked at the rubber, yelled into his glove and bit it as Stammen and a trainer walked out to the mound. There was minimal discussion and Pivetta left the game. It was revealed the next day that Pivetta would go on the IL and he was diagnosed with a flexor strain. A serious injury, flexor strains take weeks to months to heal at best.
The Padres had a scare when catcher Freddy Fermin took two deflected balls into his face mask on April 15, but he did not need the concussion protocol and was rested for two days before returning to the lineup. For back up, the Padres pulled catcher Rudolfo Duran from El Paso minutes after Fermin was removed in San Diego. He was with the Padres the next day, on the taxi squad, in case of any issue with Luis Campusano.
Sung-Mun Song optioned to Triple-A
The Padres signed Song during the offseason to serve as a super utility player for the Padres. He came to Spring Training recovering from an oblique strain and aggravated the injury during camp. Starting the season on the IL, Song completed his rehab on Wednesday and was reinstated then optioned to El Paso.
His stats with the Chihuahuas have improved in most areas but with a few concerning spots. Although he is hitting .276/.364/.310 in 58 at-bats he has eight walks and 17 strikeouts. He has no home runs and two doubles with no stolen bases. Defensively, he has played 3B, 2B and SS but has not played in the outfield. He has also been the DH. Making better contact and cutting down on strikeouts will need to happen before he can be considered a better option than what the Padres currently have.
Luis Campusano on a tear
After starting the season slowly, Campusano was the quiet hero during the homestand. Although he didn’t hit the game-winning hits in any of the comeback wins or rallies, Campusano hit a home run and multiple doubles during almost every rally. He is currently hitting .300/.364/.533 with an .897 OPS. He has four doubles and a home run with six RBI. The faith and confidence that the Padres have shown since the start of Spring Training is being repaid. It seems that what Campusano needed was an opportunity, and some confidence, in order to show what he can do.
Ramon Laureano is the man
An adage often heard among the Friar media and fans is that the Padres will go as Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. go. It is usually true that those two lead the team offensively in one way or another. But to start 2026, after the first 20 games, left fielder Ramon Laureano leads in almost all categories while Machado and Tatis Jr. are hitting .203 and .233 respectively. Tatis Jr. still doesn’t have his first homer of the year.
Laureano is first in average at .290, first in slug at .551 and first in OPS at .906. Machado has the OBP of .363 due to his 16 walks, which leads the team. Laureano has four home runs and 13 RBI, both tops though Bogaerts and Jackson Merrill also have 13 RBI.
Bench power
The Padres bench has been superior to what we have seen in the past so far, especially the bench of 2025. The contributions of Campusano are not to be compared to the sub-.200 batting average of the past back up catchers. The combination of Ty France/Miguel Andujar/Nick Castellanos has far outperformed last year and could rival the 2024 bench. The three combined have seven doubles, a triple and a home run with eight RBI.
Defensively, France is the best first baseman on the team and has a Gold Glove from 2025 to prove it. Andujar can cover for Machado at third when needed and has been the DH. Castellanos doesn’t appear to have a good defensive position but pinch-hitting and occasional filling in at right or left field has been his role.
Mason Miller
Miller’s outstanding performance so far this season has been discussed almost every day around baseball. What he is doing is unprecedented and we should all just be grateful we get to experience it on our team. In his 9.1 innings pitched, he has 23 strikeouts, two walks, two hits and seven saves. That brings his total from last August to 31.2 innings pitched with no runs allowed, passing Padres icon Randy Jones and closing in on Cla Meredith.
In comparison, Randy Vasquez has 25 strikeouts in 21.1 innings pitched. The Rockies’ Chase Dollander has 23 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched.
Somewhere in the Rogers Place storage room, wedged between a pallet of unsold Zach Hyman bobbleheads and a box of 2006 playoff memorabilia that nobody has the emotional bandwidth to deal with, there may be the most important piece of Stanley Cup playoff equipment the Edmonton Oilers own.
A bobblehead. Three of them, technically.
Edmonton is 3-0 on bobblehead nights this season. A perfect record achieved under the watchful, spring-loaded gaze of miniature plastic athletes whose heads never stop nodding, as if in constant affirmation of every decision this team makes.
You can call it a coincidence, a small sample size, or the most statistically irrelevant winning streak in professional hockey. All of those things are probably true, but none of them matter because the bobbleheads are not losing, and we are not going to be the ones to stop them.
So the question isn't whether this is rational. The question is whether the Oilers can somehow get 18,000 bobbleheads into a playoff arena without the NHL stepping in to ruin everything, which they absolutely would.
Sure, the teams on those bobblehead nights weren't exactly murderers now. Nobody is pretending these were victories against the Presidents' Trophy winner, but before you dismiss the bobblehead victims as pushovers, just know that the Oilers were not exactly clawing their way to number one either. Respect the body of work.
Yeah, sure, the Anaheim Ducks did make the playoffs this year, which does count for something. But this is the same franchise that spent the better part of three seasons in a full institutional crouch, losing hockey games with such commitment and consistency that it started to look like a strategy—because it was—who has somehow clawed its way into the postseason.
The cream jerseys are a whole other situation. These are alternate jerseys, a third option, the NHL equivalent of ordering something off-menu and being surprised it slaps. Not some storied vintage threads soaked in championship history.
There is no logical reason the Oilers should play better in them. The jersey does not improve their skating, sharpen their edges, or fix their breakouts. And yet, when Edmonton pulls the cream ones on, something happens that no analyst has successfully put into a chart.
The NHL's front office probably has a memo somewhere explaining why they can't wear them in the playoffs.
Teams have been manufacturing superstitions out of flimsier material than this for decades. The 2012 LA Kings wore the same clothes on every road trip during their Cup run. Players have refused to wash their equipment, change their socks, or alter their pre-game meal for entire playoff runs.
One guy famously grew a beard, and now everyone does it. The bar for what counts as a legitimate playoff ritual is basically nonexistent.
So maybe all it takes is someone placing a bobblehead on the shelf above the dressing room door. A small McDavid, head nodding in eternal encouragement, blessing each player as they head out to the ice. The cream jerseys hang nearby in a display case, radiating mysterious alternate-jersey energy through the plexiglass.
It's unscientific, completely unhinged, and costs roughly twelve dollars.
Explosive knocks from opener Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly helped top of the table Punjab Kings hammer Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs to stay unbeaten in the season Sunday.
Bayern bounce back from early concession to win 4-2
Milan beat Verona 1-0 to tighten grip on top-four finish
Bayern Munich secured their 35th German league title by beating Stuttgart 4-2 to open up an unassailable lead with four games to play. Sunday’s result sent Bayern 15 points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
The Bavarian side, who face Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup semi-final next week before taking on Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on 28 April, were a goal down before scoring four times to quickly turn the game around.
After an inning-ending flyout to left field in the third and a one-out lineout to shortstop two frames later, Volpe led off the seventh with a single through the middle against Luke Russo.
Following Volpe's second knock, which had an exit velocity of 104.2 mph, he stole second base.
Through 11 at-bats with Somerset since last Tuesday, Volpe (left shoulder surgery recovery) has four hits -- all singles -- and three strikeouts. He has two stolen bases and one walk.
That's 104.2 mph off the bat for Anthony Volpe! 🔥
He rocks a base hit up the middle for his first multi-hit game of his MLB rehab assignment. pic.twitter.com/Qj2IdYpN6V
The New York Knicks took Game 1 by double-digit points, but the Atlanta Hawks will look to respond when the teams meet again at Madison Square Garden for Game 2.
Dyson Daniels has done it all for Atlanta, and my Hawks vs. Knicks predictions expect he'll easily clear the Over on a modest combo prop.
Here are my best free NBA picks from the Mecca on Monday, April 20.
Hawks vs Knicks prediction
Hawks vs Knicks best bet: Dyson Daniels Over 11.5 rebounds + assists (-120)
Dyson Daniels enjoyed a second straight productive season with the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 33.2 minutes and career highs of 6.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists across 76 appearances.
Daniels’ season average of 12.7 rebounds + assists will easily clear his combo line for Game 2, so a baseline performance will get the job done. Daniels ended the season with 12+ rebounds + assists in three straight and four of his last five. He finished with 20 in Game 1 against the New York Knicks.
The do-it-all Australian cleared his combo line in 48 of 76 games, good for 63.2%. His implied probability to clear it again means his odds should be priced closer to -170 than -120, offering solid value.
Daniels finished the regular season as Atlanta’s third-leading rebounder and second-leading facilitator. His 6.8 rebounds per game ranked third among guards.
The Hawks also shot nearly 3.5% worse in Game 1 than they did during the season, so Daniels could be due for a few more assists if his teammates convert open looks.
In four games against New York (regular and postseason), Daniels finished with assist + rebound totals of 20, 15, 14, and 17. He easily topped 11.5 in all four games, and he’ll need to be at his best to help his team compete for a win with the series heading back home.
Hawks vs Knicks same-game parlay
I picked the Hawks to cover the same 5.5-point spread in Game 1, and they lost by 11. I’m not deterred, as Atlanta has a clear path to making this one more competitive.
The Hawks were a putrid 12 of 19 from the charity stripe, falling well below their season average of 77.4%. New York hit 25 of 30 free throws, and Atlanta can do a better job at limiting opportunities there. The Hawks went 18-8 ATS between the All-Star break and the end of the season, and I expect them to keep this one close as they look to avoid a 2-0 hole.
The Hawks and Knicks faced off four times this season, finishing with combined game totals of 215, 213, 210, and 253. Game 1 finished just a bucket shy of hitting the Over, and I’m betting on that extra bucket in Game 2.
Atlanta’s shooting was off, as the team hit just 44% of their field-goal attempts, and leading scorer Nickeil Alexander-Walker finished with only 17 points on a miserable 6-for-17 shooting. A slightly more efficient offensive attack from the visitors should push this one to hit the Over.
Hawks vs Knicks SGP
Dyson Daniels Over 11.5 rebounds + assists
Hawks +5.5
Over 217
Our "from downtown" SGP: Garden Buckets
Jalen Brunson has been at his best at home, averaging 27 at Madison Square Garden and 25.1 at all other venues. He’s averaged 29 points in four matchups with the Hawks.
Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 25 points in Game 1, and he went for 21 and 36 in two other matchups with Atlanta this season. He’s got a size advantage against the Hawks’ undersized frontcourt.
Alexander-Walker averaged a career-best 20.8 points per game this season and scored 20+ in 46 of 78 appearances. NAW reached that scoring total in 24 of 39 road games, and I expect a bounce-back performance after his inefficient Game 1.
CJ McCollum finished with a team-high 26 points in Game 1, and in 76 games between the Wizards and Hawks, he scored 18+ points 40 times.
Hawks vs Knicks SGP
Over 217
Jalen Brunson Over 28.5 points
Karl-Anthony Towns Over 20.5 points
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Over 19.5 points
CJ McCollum Over 17.5 points
Hawks vs Knicks odds for Game 2
Spread: Hawks +5.5 (-110) | Knicks -5.5 (-110)
Moneyline: Hawks +190 | Knicks -230
Over/Under: Over 217 (-110) | Under 217 (-110)
Hawks vs Knicks betting trend to know
The Atlanta Hawks have hit the Moneyline in 31 of their last 50 games (+14.55 Units / 12% ROI). Find more NBA betting trends for Hawks vs. Knicks.
How to watch Hawks vs Knicks Game 2
Location
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Date
Monday, April 20, 2026
Tip-off
8:00 p.m. ET
TV
NBC
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CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 19: José Ramírez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field on April 19, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Cleveland Guardians and Baltimore Orioles faced off for the final game of the four game series. With the Guardians up 2-1 on the series, the worst case was a series split. A welcomed change of pace after dropping back-to-back series.
Joey Cantillo took the mound for the Guards and had a rocky start. In the first 9 pitches, he only threw 2 strikes and had two runners on via a single and walk. Austin Hedges visited the mound and Joey locked in for the next 3 innings. Through the fourth inning he drastically improved his strike/pitch rate and kept Baltimore to two base runners.
The defense behind Cantillo looked to start the game in prime form with David Fry making a stellar catch in right field to end the third.
It took the Guardians a few innings to get the offense rolling. In the bottom of the third inning, Austin Hedges reached on a fielding error then went first to third on Brayan Rocchio’s single. Steven Kwan’s sac fly scored Hedgey, putting Cleveland on the board first.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Guards pulled further ahead of the Orioles, building on their lead. José Ramírez hit a first pitch, lead off home run. He punished the 89.8 mph four-seamer, launching it 408ft to the bleachers.
It didn’t stop there, either. David Fry got on base with a single to left. Daniel Schneemann worked a full count and drew a walk after facing eight pitches. Juan Brito doubled, scoring two. Schneemann had a great jump on Brito’s double. The misread by Oriole’s outfielder Blaze Alexander gave Schnee the timing he needed to score.
The final run of the inning came with two outs. Brayan Rocchio slapped a single to left that scored Brito from second base.
Things fell apart for Cantillo and the defense in the top of the fifth. Joey struggled pitching again, giving up a walk and a single before recording the first out. Taylor Ward hit a home run off of Cantillo, bringing the Orioles within two runs of tying. With two outs, Pete Alonso singled and Jonathan Rodríguez walked, putting Cantillo in the same situation for the second time in the inning resulting in his early pull from the game. Vogt turned to Matt Festa to finish out the inning. Matt Festa did his job, getting a hit directly to the second baseman Juan Brito sure to end the inning. Except, Brito committed a throwing error, loading the bases instead. The Baltimore pinch hitter hit up the middle in what should have been the third out, again. And, again, Juan Brito couldn’t flip the ball to Brayan Rocchio in time for the out, resulting in a fielder’s choice that brought Baltimore within one and loaded the bases. Thankfully Steven Kwan was able to nab a fly out to center to finally retire the side. Cantillo finished the day having gone 4.2IP, 5H, 4R/3ER, 6K.
José Ramírez came up to bat in the bottom of the fifth with one out and promptly reminded us fans that he is capable of single handedly changing the flow of a game. José saw a ball, took a strike, and then launched a low changeup to the porch in left field.
His second home run of the game aptly put him in sole possession of second most home runs at home in franchise history.
Peyton Pallette came out in the top of the sixth to pitch for Cleveland. He made two quick outs and was assisted by a great play in left by Angel Martínez to retire the side.
Peyton stayed in, going 1-2-3 in the seventh. Erik Sabrowski came on in the eighth giving up a walk, but then striking out the next three batters. In the bottom of the eighth Rhys Hoskins drew a lead off walk, and with David Fry’s single up the middle and a walk from Daniel Schneemann, they loaded the bases with no outs. Brayan Rocchio delivered with a two-out, two-run single on a liner to center.
Shawn Armstrong closed the game out in a non-save situation. Armstrong and Angel retired the Orioles 1-2-3, with Angel making another great catch in center. The Guardians win the game and win the series. The Houston Astros are coming to town for a three game series starting tomorrow night, in Cleveland.
Apr 19, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Baltimore Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso (25) walks to the dugout after striking out during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images | David Dermer-Imagn Images
The Orioles dropped the finale of their four-game series to the Guardians, 8-4, as their offense underachieved again, their defense continued to stink, and their erstwhile ace coughed up six runs and suffered a noticeable velocity dip in his second straight ugly outing.
Other than that, though, it was a great afternoon of baseball.
The first four innings of this game featured the classic combination of terrible 2026 Orioles baseball — offensive futility and defensive shenanigans — along with the unfortunate new wrinkle of a horrendous Trevor Rogers performance. Normally, Trevor Rogers Day is one of celebration, in which fans can take comfort that they’ll at least get a quality outing from the Orioles ace. Today, though, he was sucked into the abyss of ineptitude that’s swallowed up so many of his teammates.
Things started out innocently enough, with Rogers mowing down the first seven batters he faced. But then came the defensive shenanigans I referred to earlier, and Rogers has nobody to blame but himself. On an Austin Hedges grounder to first base, Rogers raced to the bag to receive the feed from Pete Alonso, and then just…ran right past the base. He couldn’t get back before Hedges reached safely, and Cleveland had a gift baserunner on the Rogers error.
The Guardians, of course, took full advantage, because every Orioles defensive misplay is required to lead to at least one run. It’s in the MLB rulebook, look it up. Brayan Rocchio advanced Hedges to third on a single, and Steven Kwan scored him on a sac fly. An inning later, the Guardians made it 2-0 when José Ramírez blasted Rogers for a home run to left, the 290th of his Hall of Fame career. Well, there’s no shame in giving up a dinger to a guy like that, and at least things hadn’t spiraled out of control for Rogers.
…Oh. I spoke too soon. After the home run, Rogers suddenly couldn’t get anyone out. A single and a walk brought up Juan Brito, who lofted a shot to deep center field. It wasn’t an easily catchable ball, but a natural center fielder might’ve had a play on it. Unfortunately, the Orioles’ center fielder on this day was infielder Blaze Alexander, who got himself turned around and had no chance to reach the warning track as the ball fell in safely. Two runs scored on the double. If I could make a humble suggestion to the Orioles: maybe stop playing infielders in the outfield?
Two batters later, Brito scored on a Rocchio RBI single, extending the Cleveland lead to 5-0. It marked the second straight outing in which Rogers allowed four or more runs, something he hadn’t done since May 2024 with the Marlins (somehow he didn’t even do it in his disastrous four-start debut with the Orioles in September 2024). Not only that, but Rogers’ fastball velocity was notably down nearly 3 mph from his average. It’s fine. This is fine. Everything is fine. Rogers gutted through five innings, but coughed up a second Ramírez homer before he left.
As for the Orioles’ offense, well, the majority of the game was the same, sad story we’ve seen this whole series and most of the season. Birds hitters looked completely inept against a cavalcade of Cleveland pitchers, making weak contact — when they made contact at all — and coming up empty in most RBI situations. The O’s put up goose eggs in eight of their nine offensive innings.
The only exception was the top of the fifth, when it briefly looked like the O’s might stage a multi-run comeback like they did in Friday’s win. Starting the inning with a 5-0 deficit, the Orioles put two runners on base for Taylor “Two Bags” Ward, who added an extra two bags in this case, cranking a three-run homer to left field to whittle the deficit to 5-3. At long last, Ward — who homered 36 times for the Angels last year — picked up his first dinger as an Oriole in his 22nd game. He’s been one of the Birds’ best hitters all season, so I wasn’t going to rag on the guy for not homering, but it’s nice to get that first one into the ledger.
The rally continued, thanks to some bad Guardians defense. With two outs, Pete Alonso singled and Johnathan Rodríguez walked, chasing starter Joey Cantillo from the game. Against reliever Matt Festa, Jeremiah Jackson shuffled a grounder to the hole on the right side. The second baseman Brito fielded it cleanly but yanked a wild throw to first, allowing Jackson to reach. The next batter, pinch-hitter Dylan Beavers, rolled a grounder near the second base bag. Again Brito fielded cleanly but again muffed the throw, lobbing too late to the shortstop Rocchio as Jackson slid in safely to second. Beavers had a gift RBI and suddenly it was just a one-run game, 5-4, with the bases loaded and the chance for more damage.
Sadly, Coby Mayo flied out harmlessly, and the Orioles essentially never threatened again. Despite the Birds’ success against the Cleveland bullpen earlier in the series, they had no answer for the Guardians’ relief crew on this day. Rule 5 righty Peyton Pallette painted the strike zone for two perfect innings, followed by a scoreless inning apiece from Erik Sabrowski and ex-Oriole Shawn Armstrong. The Guardians added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth on Rocchio’s two-run single off Cameron Foster.
Before that, at least, Tyler Wells had his best outing of 2026 with two perfect innings, including five strikeouts. It’d be nice if Wells could do that in high-leverage situations, but kudos to him in any case. Tyler’s performance was one of the few highlights in another all-around ugly, lackluster showing by what’s becoming an increasingly uncompetitive Orioles team.
Buffalo Sabres winger Josh Doan proved to be an effective offensive presence throughout his first season with the club, and that strong play will continue against the Boston Bruins tonight.
My Bruins vs. Sabres predictions and NHL picks expect Doan to clear his SOG prop on Sunday, April 19.
Bruins vs Sabres Game 1 prediction
Who will win Bruins vs Sabres Game 1?
Sabres: Buffalo's skill, team speed, and home-ice advantage should definitely be a factor after 15 years of sitting on the sidelines come playoff time. If Jeremy Swayman doesn’t stand on his head, it’ll be tough for the Bruins to hang around.
Bruins vs Sabres best bet: Josh Doan Over 1.5 shots (-150)
Josh Doan generated at least two shots in 61% of his games against Bottom-10 shot suppression teams this season. That includes three Overs in four tries against the Boston Bruins, against whom he averaged 2.75 shots per game.
He cleared this line in 10 of 12 home dates vs. Bottom-10 shot suppression sides, averaging 2.3 shots on 4.5 attempts.
Not only is the matchup good, but he’s skating on a line with Josh Norris. Doan averaged 10.22 shots on goal per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 play — easily the highest of any linemate he had all season.
Bruins vs Sabres Game 1 same-game parlay
Doan has excelled playing alongside Norris and Zach Benson, outscoring opponents 8-2 at 5-on-5. They help elevate his offensive ceiling at even-strength.
He also skates on the No. 1 power play, where he has exposure to elite weapons like Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin.
On the other side, Charlie McAvoy averaged a point per game over the second half of the season and hit the scoresheet in a remarkable 78% of his appearances. He’s in line for monstrous minutes in this high-event series, making him a good candidate to produce.
Bruins vs Sabres SGP
Josh Doan Over 1.5 shots
Josh Doan Over 0.5 points
Charlie McAvoy Over 0.5 points
Bruins vs Sabres Game 1 goal scorer pick
Josh Doan (+285)
Josh Doan is a playoff-type player. He plays a hard-nosed game and will work to get to the dirty areas of the ice, which is what’s needed at this time of year.
He has the hands and skill to finish in tight, and he has a better track record than many realize. He ranked third on the Sabres in 5-on-5 goals and outscored the likes of Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch on the man advantage.
Josh Doan has logged five points over his last five games. Find more NHL betting trends for Bruins vs. Sabres.
How to watch Bruins vs Sabres Game 1
Location
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Date
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Puck drop
7:30 p.m. ET
TV
ESPN
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Before the season, Kingston Flemings asked Houston assistant Hollis Price what it would take to be on the walls of the Cougars' practice gym. Price said he needed to be an All-American.
Fast forward a few months later and Flemings secured that goal of one day seeing his face up on the walls at Houston, after finishing off the best season by a true freshman in Houston history. The second-team All-American is now taking the next step in his career, declaring for the 2026 NBA Draft on Sunday, April 19.
Flemings, a projected top-five pick in USA TODAY's latest NBA mock draft, said it was a tough decision to go one-and-done in college, especially after Houston's loss to Illinois in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. After taking some time off following the Cougars' 65-55 loss, he made the unsurprising decision to take the next step.
"Obviously it was a hard decision whether to come back and play with my boys, take it one more year and try to go get the (national championship)," he said. "But this opportunity doesn’t come all the time. … Had to make the right decision, for sure.”
The former five-star recruit per 247Sports' Composite rankings could be the highest-selected player under coach Kelvin Sampson during his Houston tenure, with the feat currently held by Indiana Pacers forward Jarace Walker, who was selected No. 8 overall in 2023 after his true freshman season.
Despite the Cougars' recent success with seven Sweet 16 appearances and two Final Fours since 2019, Houston has only produced four NBA draft picks under Sampson, with Flemings easily possessing the highest ceiling of any Cougar under one of college basketball's best coaches.
There was no better choice for Flemings, though, and he credits his development with choosing Houston.
“I think it was the perfect place for me," he said. "Coach Sampson’s the perfect coach for me. Just coming into the year, I just tried to prove everyone right that recruited me, and just did whatever I could to win. I’m grateful for my decision.
"... If you want to win, if you want to become a better man, better player, everything like that, choose Houston. It’s not going to be easy, but every single day you come in here, you try to get better and you’ll get better in every single way.”
Flemings averaged 16.1 points with 4.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season, starting all 37 of Houston's games. He also shot 38.7% from 3-point range and was a pesky defender, averaging 1.5 steals per contest.
He made national headlines after exploding for 42 points and six assists in a 90-86 loss to Texas Tech in January, cementing himself as one of the best true freshmen in a loaded NBA draft class that includes numerous one-and-done prospects. USA TODAY projects nine of the first 10 picks to be true freshmen.
"Coming into this year, I wanted to be one of the best freshmen and I think I proved that," Flemings said.
In the coming weeks, Flemings plans on training his 3-point shot, his floater and improving his handle, aiming to dribble lower and tighter to prepare for NBA defenders.
He's also bringing the hard-nosed Houston mindset to the next level.
“I think (I'm) just a winner and someone that teammates like to play with," Flemings said. "Not going to be a bad guy for the team or a cancer. Someone the team’s going to love and a winner.”
