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Game Info
Game Date/Time: Saturday, April 25, 7:15 p.m. ET
Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
TV: BravesVision
Streaming: MLBTV
Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
The first round series between the Phoenix Suns and the Oklahoma City Thunder shifted to downtown Phoenix on Saturday afternoon, and while the setting changed, the result did not. Oklahoma City handled the Suns 121-109 and now holds a commanding 3-0 lead.
Credit Phoenix as the effort was there. The building had life, the energy showed up, and for stretches the Suns looked ready to push back. Execution never fully followed. Against OKC, that margin matters. It always does.
Phoenix went 13-of-41 from deep (31.7%), although holding the turnovers to 11 was a positive step. Dillon Brooks led the way again with 33 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 4-of-9 from three. Jalen Green added 26 points, six assists, and five rebounds. Devin Booker finished 6-of-16 for 16 points, with seven assists and four boards.
This was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s night. He went 15-of-18 from the field and 11-of-12 from the line, pouring in a career playoff high 42 points while adding eight assists and four rebounds.
The win gives the defending champions a firm grip on the series at 3-0, with a chance to close it out Monday.
It was a much cleaner start for the Suns at home as the team looked engaged and energized by the home crowd. The Thunder started 4-of-4 from the field, but they also were turning the ball over, doing so 3 times in the first 6 minutes. One of those turnovers? An SGA push off.
The Suns turned those 3 early turnovers into 6 points and a 15-13 lead during a 9-2 Phoenix run. It was at that point in the game, 5:37 left in Q1 and up 2, that Jordan Ott used a challenge following a ball that the officials called out on Collin Gillespie, but appeared to be off of Ajay Mitchell. The challenge was successful.
With 3 minutes left in the quarter, we witnessed something we haven’t yet seen this postseason: Grayson Allen.
OKC responded with a 13-3 run and took a 28-27 lead.
The Thunder bench was sharp as they outscored the Suns’ second team unit 11–4 in the period. The team was also more efficient from beyond the arc, as they went 5-of-9, whereas the Suns went 3-of-11. SGA had 9, Booker had 7, and the Thunder led 33-28 after one.
The defensive intensity from the Thunder’s second-team unit to open the second quarter was impressive. They create pressure and they swarm. And on offense, Jared McCain looked like the lottery pick he is (why did you give him to the Thunder for scraps, Philly?!). Both he and Ajay Mitchell looked great at the start of the second, and their constant movement confused Suns’ rookie Khaman Maluach, who did not look great on the defensive end.
Still, the Suns were hanging around, despite being 5-of-17 from deep. Midway through the second, Phoenix trailed 44-40, and with 4 minutes left, they took the lead.
Jalen Green looked impressive in the first half as his aggression was creating opportunities for the Suns at the cylinder, which we know is an area of opportunity for them. He had multiple and-1 opportunities, and with three minutes left in the quarter, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault opted to challenge a play in which Green went to the basket and converted an and-1. The challenge was successful as it was determined that Oso Ighodaro pushed Alex Caruso into Green; therefore, it was an offensive foul.
The Suns lead 51-50, but OKC ended the half on a 12-2 run to take a 62-53 lead into the half.
SGA was 7-of-7 from the field and led all scorers with 17 points, and Ajay Mitchell added 10. For Phoenix, it was Dillon Brooks who led the scoring with 13. Devin Booker was 4-of-8 for 11 points, and Jalen Green had 10. Phoenix was 14-of-23 (60.8%) from two and 5-of-19 (26.3%) from three in the half.
The second half opened with SGA drawing a foul on Collin Gillespie. Jordan Ott opted to challenge, seeing as SGA created contact when he elbowed Gillespie in the face on the play prior to any contact by Collin. The call was overturned, which meant Ott was 2-for-2 on challenges, but had none remaining.
Devin Booker went down on a play in which Lu Dort extended his leg in an attempt to negate Booker’s progress. Booker went to the locker room as a result.
Booker would return shortly thereafter.
The Thunder continued to be surgical, answering every Suns run with an impressive one of their own. Suns put together a 5-0 run? Thunder respond with a 7-0 run. Rinse. Repeat. Jalen Green provides a spark with a pair of made threes? SGA responds on the other end. Phoenix kept attempting to chip away, but it was no easy task.
Phoenix did outscore OKC 26-25 in the quarter, but that was due to the Thunder going 1-of-8 from deep while the Suns were 4-of-12. SGA was up to 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting while Jalen Green had 10 in the quarter for Phoenix.
After three, Suns down 87-79.
The fourth opened with that same frenetic lineup the Thunder rolled out to start the second, with McCain and Mitchell playing aggressively. Their pressure put the Suns in foul trouble, and with 9 minutes left, OKC was in the bonus.
There were four straight alternating possessions in which a block occurred, as Cason Wallace blocked Booker, Ighodaro blocked Hartenstein, Holmgren blocked Booker, and Ighodaro blocked McCain.
Phoenix started 2-of-11 from the field in the fourth, and soon they were down 15 points with 6 minutes left. SGA just kept coming at them. There was no stopping him today, and it certainly doesn’t help when you can’t help yourself.
Credit Dillon Brooks, who once again was offensively spicy late. Just as in Game 2, Brooks went into alpha mode, and it was working. For the second consecutive game, he posted a 30-point performance.
The Suns came within 10 points, but those early whistles in the fourth equated to free throw opportunities for the Thunder late. And if there is a team that knows how to draw fouls late, it’s OKC.
The Thunder outscored the Suns 34-30 in the fourth and easily took Game 3, 121-109.
Game 4 is Monday at the Morg, 6:30pm local time. We will see you then.
Location: American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet
Pitching Matchup: Mitch Keller (2-1, 2.79 ERA) vs. Jacob Misiorowski (1-2, 3.04 ERA)
The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the Milwaukee Brewers looking to grab a win.
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The Dodgers finish off their weekend series against the Cubs on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, and give the ball to Justin Wrobleski, who is currently on a heater.
Wrobleski has lasted eight innings and seven innings in his last two starts, allowing one total run with no walks in wins over the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies, the latter in the thin air of Coors Field in Denver. The southpaw was won all three of his April starts, with two runs allowed in 20 innings this month.
Left-hander Shota Imanaga is having a stellar April as well, with three runs allowed in his four starts and 24 innings this month, with 25 strikeouts against only four walks.
The Dodgers are 4-1 in games against southpaw starting pitchers this season, and have a 135 wRC+ against left-handed pitchers, second in MLB to the Cubs at a 147 wRC+.
We’re in first place baby! The A’s came into Arlington and took the first game of this three-game weekend series. Now the team has a chance to put some real distance between them and their division foes as the A’s go for their second straight win in Texas. It’s not even May yet but still, these games count at the end of the year so gotta play hard. Should be an exciting one this evening!
The A’s are sending left-hander Jeffrey Springs to the hill this evening for his sixth start of the season. The southpaw has been electric for the squad in the early going, making a claim to be the best arm in the starting five. He’s coming off an especially rough outing though as he allowed seven White Sox to cross home plate last time out. The veteran will be looking to bounce back this afternoon against a team he’s had some success against in the past.
Here’s how manager Mark Kotsay decided to put together his lineup for this evening’s contest:
The starting lineup gets a smidgen of a shake up at the top as Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers swap spots. It’ll be Shea leading things off for the A’s as he’ll also be getting a half-day off by DH’ing this afternoon. After that we got a new name in the #3 spot with another rookie in Colby Thomas. Kotsay sure likes to test things out in the most critical spot in the batting order, doesn’t he?
No Carlos Cortes in the lineup. Interesting decision by Kotsay but everyone needs a breather. We got most of the regulars in there this afternoon though, save for right and second base. The keystone will be handled by Darell Hernaiz this evening as Jeff McNeil gets a day off. Austin Wynns is behind the plate and batting eighth, right ahead of new center fielder Zack Gelof, who earned another start after a fantastic night on both sides of the ball. Are we seeing the beginnings of a legitimate option in center? Another big night would go a long ways for him.
They’ll be tasked with going up against their own left-handed opponent tonight in MacKenzie Gore. Like Springs, he’s had a solid start to his season overall but is on the downturn coming off a rough outing last time out. The A’s would surely like to see that trend continue and hopefully they can jump on the young lefty soon and get him out of the game early. We want to see the relievers in the Texas bullpen this evening.
And the Texas starting nine:
All the big bats in there tonight as they stack up the right-handed hitters. Will they be able to get to Springs though? Doubt it.
Let’s go A’s!
38°34′50″N 121°31′49″W Athletics @ Texas Rangers
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network)
The Shed
LHP Jeffrey Springs vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore
Go Rangers!
A monumental unbeaten 152 by KL Rahul, the highest T20 score by an Indian, went in vain as Punjab Kings mounted the largest successful chase in IPL history to extend their lead at the top of the table on a run-soaked Saturday with a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.
The Yankees will be without Giancarlo Stanton for at least one game after the slugger exited Friday's game with a calf injury.
Stanton was not in the Yankees' starting lineup for the middle of New York and the Astros' three-game set on Saturday. And speaking before the first pitch, Stanton told the media in Houston that his calf is feeling better and that the organization will wait another 24 hours to decide on the next steps.
No imaging has been done on Stanton's calf, but that could change depending on how he feels on Sunday.
“It’s not ideal, but that doesn’t mean great or terrible,” Stanton said of his ailment.
When asked if he could pinch-hit Saturday, Stanton said he hasn't taken swings yet, so he wasn't sure, but he noted that he doesn't know if he's even going to attempt to swing a bat either.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed that the team will give the situation a few hours before deciding on how long Stanton will be out of the lineup.
“Whether that turns into a day-to-day situation, or if it turns into a short IL, we'll see," Boone said. "We’ll kind of let the next several hours play out.”
The Yankees wrap up their Houston series Sunday before heading to Arlington to take on the Rangers for three games starting Monday. The Yankees will return home after that, starting a three-game series with the Orioles on Friday.
Stanton is slashing .256/.302/.422 with three home runs, 14 RBI and a .724 OPS so far this season.
Snoooooooooooooppp: Cole Young, +0.36 WPA
Nooooooooooope: Bryan Woo, -0.60 WPA
If you ask starters Matthew Liberatore and Bryan Woo, Saturday’s Cardinals versus Mariners game did not go according to plan as both teams launched 8 home runs in total, but Seattle ended up with more runs on the scoreboard winning 11-9.
The Seattle Mariners struck first when Julio Rodriguez crushed a ball into Big Mac Land after Cal Raleigh singled giving the Mariners a 2-0 lead. That lead didn’t last long as JJ Wetherholt turned on the 2nd pitch he saw and hit a no-doubt home run into the right field stands for his first-ever leadoff homer.
The very next pitch would also become a souvenir, this time in the left field stands, as Ivan Herrera also went yard tying the game at 2-2.
The 2nd inning was equally exciting as Garver reached on an infield single for the Mariners and he scored when Will Wilson hit a 2-run shot making it 4-2 Seattle. That lead was cut in half in the bottom of the 2nd inning when Nathan Church turned a Bryan Woo pitch into an extra ball for the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen to play around with.
The Cardinals pulled even in the bottom of the 3rd inning when Jordan Walker lined a hard single to right field followed by Nolan Gorman doing the same. Walker would score on a bloop single by Masyn Winn that likely should have been a double as the ball landed just barely fair and then bounced up against the netting and then falling back into the field of play. Winn thought it was a ground rule double but the ground rules said it was a live ball. Fortunately Nolan Gorman did advance to third on the play and then he scored on a sacrifice fly by Nathan Church giving the Cardinals the lead 5-4. Winn would score on a 2-run home run by Pedro Pagés who yanked a ball just to the right of the left field foul pole making it 7-4 St. Louis.
Batting practice would continue into the 4th inning when Cole Young (you guessed it) hit a home run to draw the Mariners closer at 7-5 which inspired manager Oli Marmol to bring in Gordon Graceffo with just one out in the 4th inning. Matthew Liberatore’s line for the day was a mere 3 1/3 innings giving up 8 hits including 3 that left the yard and 5 earned runs. Graceffo was able to shut down Seattle by getting Cal Raleigh to hit into a double play. Woo was pulled after just three innings giving up 9 hits and 7 earned runs. He was replaced by Ferrer who started the Cardinals part of the 4th inning allowing a hit to JJ Wetherholt and then hit Ivan Herrera with a pitch, but Burleson, Walker and Gorman were unable to add to the Cardinals lead.
Seattle would reduce the St. Louis lead to just one in the top of the 5th inning when Rodriquez reached on a bloop single. He stole second and was then moved over to third on a ground out to the right side by Naylor. Randy Arozarena brought him in on a sacrifice fly to center making it 7-6 Cardinals. The Mariners would nearly tie the game with one out in the top of the 6th inning when Garver would hit a ball off of reliever George Soriano that would have cleared the left field wall if not for the heroic effort of Nathan Church who made an amazing grab. Young would hit a double high off the center field wall over Victor Scott II and he would score on a single by Wilson tying the game 7-7.
Nathan Church would untie the game in the bottom of the 7th inning when he slammed his second home run of the game after Masyn Winn singled to left giving the Cardinals a 9-7 lead.
Pedro Pagés would leave the game with possible hamstring trouble after beating out an infield single after Church’s home run.
JoJo Romero got into all kinds of trouble in the 8th inning giving up singles to Young and Garver. Rivas laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to third to move both of them over. Marmol then brought in Riley O’Brien to try and slam the door on the Mariners, but instead the door flung wide open when Connor Joe singled them both in tying the game 9-9. O’Brien would also give up a single to Julio Rodriguez making it first and third for the Mariners, but he would get Naylor to fly out to deep right to end the top of the 8th.
The bottom of the 8th inning was a strange one for Jordan Walker. After getting hit on the top of the hand by a pitch that looked painful, he was called out trying to steal 2nd base when he somehow failed to slide, but instead awkwardly stumbled over the base. The Cardinals appealed the call, but Walker did appear to get tagged during his epic non-slide maneuver.
The game would go off-the-rails for the Cardinals in the top of the 9th inning when the Mariners would load the bases on a bunt single by Crawford, a walk to Garver and a hit-by-pitch for Young. Rivas untied the game by singling off of Riley O’Brien giving Seattle an 11-9 lead. Matt Svanson was brought in to keep the Mariners from adding to their lead. He retired Connor Joe on a lineout to right center, but then walked Raleigh to load the bases again, but he was able to strikeout Rodriguez to close out the top of the 9th inning with no further damage done.
Seattle brought in their closer Andrés Muñoz to finish off the Cardinals in the bottom of the 9th. After walking Nolan Gorman, he struck out Masyn Winn and got a double-play getting Nathan Church to ground out as Nolan Gorman was tagged out to end the game.
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to salvage a game in the short homestand series versus the Mariners on Sunday as Michael McGreevy gets the start for St. Louis while Emerson Hancock will pitch for Seattle. First pitch scheduled for 1:15pm Sunday at Busch Stadium.
Daniel Farke would become the second manager, following the great Don Revie, to reach the final
There will be a mixture of excitement and trepidation for Leeds supporters when they descend on Wembley for their FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea on Sunday, returning to a venue that evokes plenty of painful memories, but that could now provide the springboard to a brighter future.
Leeds have lost on their past three visits; you have to go back to the days of Gordon Strachan, Gary McAllister and Eric Cantona for their last win there when, as champions of England, they defeated Liverpool in the 1992 Charity Shield.
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Redefining the concept of “home game” here a bit. Not the first time the D-backs have been screwed over by the schedule makers. If I remember correctly, when we played the Dodgers in Sydney to kick off the 2014 campaign, those were also considered to be “home games” for Arizona. Admittedly, it probably won’t make any difference in the final reckoning, any more than it did then. In 2014, the D-backs ended the year 64-98, thirty games back of the Dodgers. So the head-to-head record was unimportant. But it’s still slightly galling that these aren’t pulled equally from the two sides making the trip.
It isn’t the first time the D-backs have been scheduled to face the Padres in Mexico. They were originally planned to meet up in April 2020, but that got canceled for obvious reasons. Arizona have also played a number of spring training games down there, though it has been a while. The most recent was more than seven years ago, when they faced the Rockies for a couple of games in Monterrey on March 9-10, 2019. The Diamondbacks lost the first 3-1, but won the second 5-2. Four D-backs remain from the squads who took the field there. Ketel Marte and Ildemaro Vargas on the position player side, while Taylor Clarke and Kevin Ginkel pitched in those contests.
I suspect it’s going to be an offensively-driven series. Four teams have played two-game series in the Alfredo Harp Helú stadium, and only the Rockies scored less than fifteen runs in their contests. The last time the Padres were there, in 2023, they scored twenty-two runs, including a 16-11 slugfest victory over the Giants. All told, there have also been twenty-two home-runs over the four games. So, keeping the ball in the park – and, ideally, on the ground – is going to be important. Interesting the team is going with Ryne Nelson on Sunday, who has been the most fly-ball prone pitcher in our rotation. Let’s hope that doesn’t come back to bite them.
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Down 2–1 and stinging from back-to-back one-point losses, the Knicks return to Atlanta for a pivotal Game Four needing to clean up their own mess. Despite controlling the glass and large stretches of play, late-game breakdowns, uneven free-throw shooting, and questionable rotations have tanked winnable games. Jalen Brunson has yet to take over the series, and the supporting cast (especially Mikal Bridges) has faltered. The song remains the same, Jimmy Page: dominate the boards, tighten execution, and keep the damn All-Stars on the floor. If they do, the Knicks still look like the better team. If not, summer vacation will start early.
Tip-off is 6:00 pm EST on NBC / Peacock. This is your game thread. This is Peachtree Hoops. Please don’t post large photos, GIFs, or links to illegal streams in the thread. Be cool with each other. And go Knicks!
The Denver Nuggets will try to even their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4. The Timberwolves won Games 3 and 4. Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon missed Game 3 with a calf strain and is questionable for Game 4. Denver enters as a slight 1.5-point favorite.
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
TV Channels: ABC
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Spread: Minnesota Timberwolves +1.5
Moneyline: Minnesota Timberwolves +100 (47.8%) / Denver Nuggets -120 (52.2%)
Over/Under: 229.5
Game 1:Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105
Game 2:Timberwolves 119, Nuggets 114
Game 3:Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 96
Game 4: Sat., April 25, at Minnesota (8:30 p.m., ABC)
*Game 5: Mon., April 27, at Denver (TBD)
*Game 6: Thu., April 30, at Minnesota (TBD)
*Game 7: Sat., May 2, at Denver (TBD)
*if necessary
Ryan Weathers is back from the paternity list and will be rejoining the rotation ahead of his start tonight in Houston against the Astros. The corresponding move was to place right-hander Angel Chivilli on the injured list with right shoulder discomfort, retroactive to April 23rd.
Asked to fulfill a bigger role early in the season with Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón both recovering from long-term injuries, Weathers has been terrific in his five starts with the Yankees. The coaching staff has—thus far—helped unlock a new level in the left-hander with a 3.18 ERA and, more importantly, an outstanding 31-percent strikeout rate. He and his wife, Thayer, recently welcomed a baby boy named Paul David Weathers into the world — his middle name coming from his grandfather, the 1996 Yankees World Series champion.
Chivilli heads to the IL, having made just a couple of appearances with the big-league club after coming over from the Rockies in the offseason and beginning 2026 in Triple-A. He hadn’t pitched since coveirng 1.2 scoreless frames against the Royals on April 19th. Fellow reliever Jake Bird was recalled when Weathers was put on leave, so he had been widely expected to return to Triple-A upon Weathers’ activation, but the Chivilli injury obviously changed the status quo.
As important as who the Yankees put on the injured list is who they didn’t: Giancarlo Stanton. The right-handed hitter was removed from the Friday game due to calf tightness, and the initial report was that they were treating it day-to-day. Properly scarred from the plethora of issues Stanton has had to deal with throughout his career, fans can at least reserve some optimism that he wasn’t the one placed on the IL here — yet. He is understandably not in Saturday night’s lineup though, with Amed Rosario filling in at DH.
Stanton and manager Aaron Boone weighed in on the situation, saying that they were still in “wait and see” mode before making any kind of IL decision.