If you didn’t know any better, you would have thought 6abc’s Cheyenne Corin was standing on the concourse at Madison Square Garden.
The reporter with the local ABC affiliate in Philadelphia was swarmed by Knicks fans who had taken over the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday, after the Knicks defeated the Sixers 144-114 in Game 4 to complete the sweep and return to the conference finals for the second consecutive season.
6abc’s Cheyenne Corin was swamped by Knicks fans after they swept the 76ers on Sunday. Cheyenne Corin/Instagram
The scene around Corin has now gone viral, as the studio anchor tossed to the reporter in the field, and she was quickly mobbed by cheering Knicks fans.
“Watch me get absolutely TROLLED by Knicks fans in Philly after the Sixers lost,” she wrote, accompanying a video of her news report from the arena that she posted to TikTok.
She also shared a video on Instagram Stories of Knicks fans chanting “f–k Embiid” on the concourse after the Knicks win.
Responding to a post on X by Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy that “Philadelphia has fallen,” she wrote on her Instagram Story, “We still standing strong just how I was in this live shot.”
6abc’s Cheyenne Corin was swamped by Knicks fans after they swept the 76ers on Sunday. @JDumasReports/X
While Knicks fans were ecstatic over the win on Sunday night, 76ers fans were devastated to see their team swept out of the playoffs with little more than a whimper.
One fan described the loss as a “Mother’s Day massacre.”
“Sell the team, fire Nick Nurse, everybody gone, gone gone,” one young fan told the Philadelphia news station. “Let Kyle Lowry coach.”
One fan was even moved to tears as she cried over the loss and hoped that Joel Embiid would remain in the City of Brotherly Love.
Knicks fans celebrate their win while leaving the arena. New York Knicks fans in Philidelpha, PA, to see if the Knicks will win and sweep the NBA playoff basketball series against the 76ers. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post
“I love the whole team. They did amazing, but it’s just heartbreaking, it really is,” she said.
The Knicks now will wait to find out their next opponent, with the Cavaliers and Pistons still in the middle of their best-of-seven series.
May 10, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Detroit Tigers Gage Workman rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | William Purnell-Imagn Images
The younger Detroit Tigers powered them to victory on Sunday, snapping a five-game skid. Gage Workman launched his first major league homer after being called up for Kerry Carpenter earlier in the day. Hao-Yu Lee and Wenceel Pérez had big RBI knocks, as did Matt Vierling, and the bullpen was pretty good overall filling in for a suspended Framber Valdez as the Tigers won 6-3.
We at Bless You Boys hope you all had a good Mother’s Day and did something nice for your mother. The Tigers matchup vs. the Royals featured the usual array of pink bats, spikes, and catchers’ gear on a lovely sunny evening in Kansas City.
The Tigers got a leadoff walk to Matt Vierling from lefty Noah Cameron, a decent but certainly not overpowering starter in his second season, but didn’t take advantage. After Vierling reached, Kevin McGonigle battled through a long at-bat but ultimately popped out to shallow left field. Cameron kept everything soft and down to Jahmai Jones, who struck out swinging, while Dillon Dingler lined out sharply to Bobby Witt Jr.
Brenan Hanifee started things off in a bullpen game. Maikel Garcia hit a high chopper over Kevin McGonigle at third for an infield single. Witt Jr. lifted a weak flare to shallow right field and Wenceel Pérez froze before coming in late. The ball dropped and it was runners at first and second with no outs. Well this feels familiar. Vinnie Pasquantino popped out to shallow left field for the first out. Isaac Collins also popped out, this time foul down the third base line, and McGonigle hauled that in. With lefty Carter Jensen up, Hanifee’s work was done, and he didn’t allow a single well hit ball despite the results. Brant Hurter was warming, and AJ Hinch went to him to put Jensen away and snuff a potential rally. The big lefty got it done, quickly inducing a pop-up that Dingler handled.
Riley Greene led off the second, and he lined a ball to right field, and Jac Caglionone froze much like Pérez as the fading late day sun was directly into the right fielder’s eyes. Pérez was up next and he flipped a soft pop-up into shallow right field and again Caglianone looked like he never saw it off the bat. The ball got down, but Greene had to wait to see if it would drop and was thrown out by second baseman Nick Loftin at second. Spencer Torkelson took a curveball for strike three, Hao-Yu Lee, who hits for most of his power against lefties, crushed a drive off the right field wall for an RBI triple. So it was up to (checks notes) Zack Short? to drive in Lee from third. Shorty got into a full count, fouled off a cutter in on his hands, and then drew a walk. Nicely done.
That left it up to Matt Vierling, and he came through, cranking a drive off the wall in left centerfield. Lee scored, Short raced around from first to score, and Vierling cruised into third with a double and a one-base error after the Kyle Isbell had some trouble getting the ball in. 3-0 Tigers. Hamilton started McGonigle off with a pair of sliders on the outer edge. The Royals wasted a challenge on one of them, but in the end McGonigle slapped a broken bat grounder to Loftin for the final out.
Loftin drew a walk from Hurter to start the bottom half, but Caglianone grounded one to Torkelson, who fired to second to get the lead runner. Elias Diaz struck out as Hurter jammed him with a sinker, and Isbell lined out to Torkelson. Good defense from Torkelson in the inning.
Jahmai Jones opened the third with a rocket one-hopper that Maikel Garcia made a great diving play on, but the throw went a little wide and Pasquantino whiffed on it. They ruled it a single as Dingler dug into the batter’s box. Cameron was already at 60 pitches as Dingler drew a walk. This new Riley Greene with added plate discipline has been a rare nice development in the first quarter of the season. He worked a full count, but this time he chased a high heater for strike three. Pérez fouled off a pair of changeups and eventually worked a full count as well, but another changeup got a pop-up to Loftin. Eventually all this discpline and deep counts have to pay off, right? Not this time, as Cameron got ahead in the count pitching Torkelson in and then back-footed a slider for a whiff to turn the Tigers away.
Drew Anderson took over in the bottom of the third to take on the right-handed top of the Royals order. Garcia greeted Anderson with a double into the right field corner. An 0-1 changeup to Witt saw a grounder up the middle that tipped off Anderson’s glove. Lee cut across in front of Short moving toward third base, and couldn’t make the play as Garcia took third base. Anderson missed well down with a 2-2 changeup, and Pasquantino grounded a fastball away through the left side to score Garcia as Witt raced to third. That brought Chris Fetter out for a chat. Anderson responded by falling behind 2-0, but then worked back into 2-2 count and punched Collins with a power curve down and in for a whiff. That brought up Jensen and a first pitch slider was right down the middle. A fly ball deep to right field was caught by Pérez, but the sacrifice fly cut the lead to 3-2. Anderson punched out Loftin with a good changeup to finally get the Tigers off the field.
Lee flew out to right to open the fourth inning. Short flew out to deep left center field as Cameron neared 90 pitches. Vierling followed with a rocket to center field, but it was too low and Isbell hauled it in.
Anderson started the bottom half giving up an opposite field double to Caglianone. He bounced back to blow away Diaz and whiffed Isbell on a curveball. Unfortunately, that brought up Garcia again and he lined an RBI single to center to tie the game. The throw from Vierling should’ve gone to second, but Vierling tried to fire it home with no chance to get Caglianone, and that gave Garcia second base with Witt at the plate. Fortunately Witt flew out to left to end the inning. Still, after a bunch of solid outings in a row, Anderson had coughed up a three-run lead as we headed to the fifth inning.
Cameron was still on the mound despite being over 90 pitches, but he was just there to get McGonigle. The rookie nearly homered just down the right field line, but it went foul, and so he singled to center field instead. That brought John Schreiber into the game in relief of Cameron. That took Jones out of the game, with Colt Keith pinch-hitting for him as the DH. After another long at-bat, Keith flew out softly to left field. Dingler worked a full count and then chased two fastballs up and whiffed to strike out. Schreiber fell behind to Riley Greene and didn’t appear to want anything to do with him as the Tigers’ left fielder walked, but Pérez’s struggles hitting left-handed continued and he tapped back to Schreiber to squander the chance.
Enmanuel de Jesus took over in the bottom half, and he racked up three quick outs on balls in play. The middle out was a rocket to center from Isaac Collins, but Vierling hauled it in to send this to the sixth.
Nick Mears took over for the Royals, and Torkelson greeted him with a solid single to start the inning. Zach McKinstry pinch-hit for Hao-Yu Lee, but he took a pair of called strikes and then chased a slider down and popped out to shallow left. That brought up newly promoted infielder, Gage Workman, hitting for Short. An 0-1 fastball clanged off Diaz’s glove to the backstop but Torkelson read it poorly and didn’t advance. That didn’t matter, because Mears hung a breaking ball down and in and Workman launched it just fair down the right field foul line for his first major league home run. You’ve gotta love it.
Workman was teammates with Torkelson back at Arizona State and drafted by the Tigers in 2020 as well, as their fourth rounder in the five round draft. He struck out way too much, and eventually had to ditch switch-hitting and go lefty full-time, but he’s always had good power and speed, and solid defense at third base and decent shortstop too in a pinch. He was taken by the Cubs in the 2024 Rule 5 draft and got a look at the majors with them, and briefly the White Sox, last summer before being returned. It’s been a long road to get to the majors with the Tigers, but Workman has been white hot for a month in Toledo and finally got the call. Way to announce your arrival, Gage. You’ll be delighted to know his middle name is Tater. No joke. Baseball family.
That blow made it 5-3, but was followed by a Vierling strikeout, and Matt Quatraro turned to lefty Daniel Lynch IV against McGonigle. The rookie drew a walk, but Keith popped out again to end the frame.
De Jesus got Loftin on a pop-up, and then a deep flyout from Caglianone out to Vierling. Diaz grounded out to McKinstry to end the inning, and that was six straight outs for de Jesus, though with precious few whiffs involved. Could the Tigers now go three innings without allowing two runs? The Magic 8-ball says “reply hazy, try again.”
Dingler struck out to start the seventh, but Riley Greene pulled a hot ground ball down the right field line for a double. Pérez, hitting right-handed now, spanked a grounder back through the box for a single. Isbell pointlessly fired home with Greene easily scoring, and that let Wenceel take second base. 6-3 Tigers. That brought Torkelson to the plate, and it brought Quatraro out to call on old friend Alex Lange and the turtleneck of destiny. Pérez, knowing Lange’s long history of failure in holding runners, tried to exploit it by stealing third, but Diaz cut him down by a foot. Trying to get to third with Torkelson at the plate and one out is worth the attempt, but instead there were two outs, and after Torkelson walked, McKinstry grounded out to end the frame.
Lane Thomas pinch-hit for Isbell against the southpaw de Jesus to start the bottom half. De Jesus froze him with a good fastball on the bottom rail for strike three. Thomas lost the Royals last challenge on that one, but was wrong. So that was seven straight outs from de Jesus, and that was the end of his night with Garcia and Witt coming up. Hinch turned to Kyle Finnegan, hoping to get five outs from him and then presumably turn this over to Kenley Jansen in the ninth.
Instead, Finnegan took over and walked Garcia on four straight pitches. Witt pulled a hard grounder to third, and Workman fired to McKinstry and on to first for a 5-4-3 double play to send us to the eighth.
Workman flew out to left center field to start the inning. Vierling and McGonigle grounded out, and we were on to the bottom of the eighth.
Finnegan quickly gave up a sharp single to center field from Pasquantino. Collins bounced one to Torkelson, who fired to McGonigle to cut down Pasquantino. Jensen fell behind 1-2, but a pair of balls made it a full count and Finnegan missed down to walk him. Finnegan’s walk rate is already horrendous and it was getting worse in this game. Michael Massey pinch-hit for Loftin, but grounded into a slick 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. On to the ninth.
Right-hander Steven Cruz took over from Lange in the top of the ninth and just blew Keith away with high 90’s fastballs. Dingler worked a full count and smoked a cutter away up the left center field gap for a double. In a 1-1 count, Riley Greene challenged a fastball just off the outer edge successfully and so it was 2-1 and Cruz missed away again and then up to walk him as Greene reached for the fourth time in this one. Pérez popped up to third base, and Torkelson struck out.
So it was Kenley Jansen time. The right-hander hadn’t pitched in six days, and perhaps that allowed the slight groin strain he was dealing with for a few weeks to abate. Either way, he went through the Royals with no trouble, breaking Caglisnone’s bat on a baby bloop to Workman at third, and then blowing away Marte and Thomas to end it.
The Tigers move back to 19-22, tied with the Royals for third and a half game behind the White Sox. They’ll have a day off on Monday to rest their bullpen before tackling the struggling Mets on the road on Tuesday.
Carlos Rodón prepares to throw a pitch during his May 10 start.
MILWAUKEE — Back in the spring, when he was still in the midst of his rehab from October elbow surgery, Carlos Rodón acknowledged that his command was a work in progress with a newfound range of motion in his left arm.
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After his season debut Sunday, it appears that work remains ongoing.
Rodón issued five walks, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch across 4 ¹/₃ innings, spoiling his first start of the season in what became a 4-3 loss to the Brewers, who swept three games from the Yankees at American Family Field.
“Definitely was hyped up a little bit,” said Rodón, who struck out four, three on sliders. “Obviously need to be better in the aspect of attacking the zone and getting ahead quick. Some stuff to work on.”
The left-hander, who underwent surgery to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur in his left elbow, threw 42 of his 78 pitches for strikes.
Carlos Rodón prepares to throw a pitch during his May 10 start. Imagn Images
Of his five walks, three came leading off an inning, and while he was able to work around the first two, the problem finally came back to haunt him in the fourth inning.
Rodón threw eight straight balls to begin the frame, then two pitches later misfired a 95 mph fastball that hit Andrew Vaughn on the left shoulder to load the bases.
Two outs later, including a sacrifice fly that cut the Yankees lead to 2-1, Rodón sprayed a slider that got past J.C. Escarra to the backstop, allowing the runners to move up to second and third.
Carlos Rodón gets pulled during his May 10 start for the Yankees. Imagn Images
That proved costly when former Yankees farmhand Blake Perkins roped a single to center field, scoring both runners for the 3-2 Brewers lead.
“None of that happens if I get ahead and get guys out,” said Rodón, who was not entirely sure why he struggled with his command. “Just a little quick in the delivery, a little forward as I’m releasing the ball, so trying to make the adjustment and pour it in [the strike zone]. Obviously that didn’t work. Just got to be better.”
Rodón’s fastball velocity did tick up — which the Yankees were hoping would be one of the benefits of the surgery — as his four-seamer averaged 95.7 mph, up from 94.1 mph last season.
But he acknowledged that doesn’t matter much if he is not commanding the zone.
“[The walks were] the bugaboo, because I thought overall the stuff was good,” manager Aaron Boone said. “The fastball ticked up, being up here. I thought he had a really good changeup and some good sliders to get some swing-and-miss. … Obviously got to be a little more in the zone, especially starting off innings.”
May 10, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Buffalo Sabres goalie Alex Lyon (34) stops Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki (14) during the first period in game three of the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images
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MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the playoffs and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in a dominant Game 3 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Alex Newhook had two goals, including an empty-netter, and Zachary Bolduc, Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal.
Lane Hutson and Jake Evans each had two assists, and Jakub Dobes made 26 saves as the Canadiens won consecutive games for the first time in this season’s playoffs.
Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and an assist for Buffalo, which dropped its first road game of the postseason. Alex Lyon stopped 31 shots in his second straight loss.
The teams split the first two games in Buffalo. The Sabres handed the Canadiens a 4-2 loss in Game 1 before Montreal responded with a 5-1 victory in Game 2.
05/10/26 New York Knicks Vs. Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena – Round 2 Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs: New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) hitting a three-point...
PHILADELPHIA — The first attempt fell 1:21 after the opening tip.
The next dropped 1:10 later.
On the ensuing possession, Jalen Brunson missed a 3-pointer.
They made their next nine 3-point attempts, on their way to hitting an incredible 25 from distance, a franchise postseason record that also equaled the all-time NBA mark set by the Bucks (2021) and Cavaliers (2016).
They equaled another NBA playoff record by hitting 11 3s in the first quarter and 18 in the first half, for their seventh straight win of this postseason.
“It’s definitely special. I didn’t even know, honestly,” Miles McBride said, referring to the record-matching 3-point shooting display. “To have anything like that on your name is a legacy you want.”
Jalen Brunson hits a 3-pointer during the Knicks’ May 10 game against the 76ers. Jason Szenes for the NY Post
The brilliant shooting day was somewhat of a surprise, despite how easily the Knicks handled the 76ers in this series.
They entered the contest shooting 38.3 percent from 3-point range in the playoffs, fourth among teams still alive.
They were a strong perimeter shooting team during the regular season, fourth in the league at 37.3 percent.
But they hadn’t lit it up of late.
They were 9-for-27 from 3 in Game 2 and 7-for-26 in Game 3.
But with a chance to advance, the Knicks looked like a team of Splash Brothers, mimicking the Steph Curry and Klay Thompson Warriors.
“Guys were sacrificing good shots for better shots, and when you do that, the ball has energy and we have to knock down shots,” Josh Hart said. “So playing a style like that is fun.”
Hart, despite that sprained left thumb, made four.
Pacôme Dadiet tied the record with a 3 in the final minute.
Miles McBride attempts a 3-pointer during the Knicks’ May 10 game. Jason Szenes for the NY Post
“I mean, it felt great,” Hart said. “My right hand remembered that the goal was to make 3s, so happy to have her back.”
At one point late in the second quarter, the Knicks had made more 3-pointers (14) than the 76ers had field goals (13).
They led by 27.
For much of the afternoon, they were over 60 percent from 3 — video game numbers.
“Our sprays were tremendous, but the spacing part is what made them really good,” coach Mike Brown said. “We spaced the floor very good and when they committed two to the ball and/or we touched the paint and their defense collapsed, we did a great job of finding the open man and making one more pass without panicking. Guys stepped in and knocked shots down.
“Twenty-five 3s on 44 attempts, if I’m seeing that right, it’s unbelievable and it’s great basketball. But the group that I have in the locker room, they’re more than capable of doing something like that.”
MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the playoffs and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in a dominant Game 3 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Alex Newhook had two goals, including an empty-netter, and Zachary Bolduc, Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal.
Lane Hutson and Jake Evans each had two assists, and Jakub Dobes made 26 saves as the Canadiens won consecutive games for the first time in this season's playoffs.
The Montreal crowd broke into chants of “Do-by! Do-by!” — one of several ovations the rookie goalie received Sunday night — as Dobes burst into laughter from his crease.
“It warms your heart, and I’m really proud to be a Canadien and play for this franchise,” Dobes said. “After the Tampa series, I couldn’t believe some of the things that happened in the city, but it’s so much fun. I’m just happy that the fans are having fun with this as much as we do.”
It is quickly becoming the spring of Dobes in Montreal, though the candid netminder insists he’s still his same old self.
“I’m not a hero, I’m just me. I’m just a goofy goalie who tries to stop pucks,” Dobes said. “I will pretty much go home, eat, watch Game of Thrones and go to bed. I don’t think that’s anything heroic.
“And when it’s time to do my job I will do anything to win and make this franchise happy, make these fans happy.”
Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and an assist for Buffalo, which dropped its first road game of the postseason. Alex Lyon stopped 31 shots in his second straight loss.
The teams split the first two games in Buffalo. The Sabres handed the Canadiens a 4-2 loss in Game 1 before Montreal responded with a 5-1 victory in Game 2.
Game 4 is Tuesday night in Montreal.
“Everyone in the room has better. We still haven’t gotten to what I think is our best game,” Thompson said. “It starts with me, it starts with Dahlin, (Alex) Tuch. There’s more in the tank.”
Minutes after missing an open net, Caufield scored on the power play for his first goal in six games to give the Canadiens a 2-1 lead 6:05 into the second and kick off a wild, four-goal period.
Hutson deked around a stick-less Jordan Greenway and dropped a pass to Caufield, who scored into the gaping net as the crowd erupted.
The Canadiens appeared to gain a 3-1 lead one minute later when Josh Anderson’s backhand trickled through Lyon as Phillip Danault crashed the crease. The officials, however, ruled no goal.
Bolduc ultimately gave the Canadiens a two-goal advantage at 10:43 in the second after Joe Veleno chased down a puck behind Sabres defenseman Logan Stanley and set him up.
Chaos ensued two minutes later when Beck Malenstyn ran over Dobes, setting off a massive scrum and sending the Canadiens on a power play. Slafkovsky made it 4-1 with a deflection on Hutson’s point shot as Montreal went 2 for 5 with the man advantage.
Dahlin cut into the deficit with 5:14 left in the second period, sending a shot off the far post.
But Dach restored the three-goal lead at 8:46 in the third when he pulled a loose puck out from under Lyon and fired a shot into the open net.
The goal followed multiple key saves from Dobes, twice denying Zach Benson, as the Canadiens fended off a Sabres pushback that included a nervy penalty kill early in the period.
Newhook, who also scored twice in Game 2, added his second when he was hooked with a clear path to the empty net with 4:46 left in the third.
Large crowds packed the surrounding streets hours ahead of the game. Kirk Muller carried the ceremonial torch before puck drop of the Canadiens’ first second-round playoff game before a full Bell Centre since 2015.
Thompson wasted little time to — temporarily — quiet the crowd, opening the scoring 53 seconds in after Dahlin’s point shot deflected off the end boards and onto his stick. He ended a seven-game drought after going minus-4 with a costly turnover in Game 2.
“We started off really good,” Thompson said. “There were spurts throughout the game where I thought we got to our game and played to our standard, but just not consistent enough, and we gave them life.
“The building is pretty rocking, so it’s a little deflating.”
Newhook sparked a run of four unanswered goals by the Canadiens.
“It absolutely sucks, if I am being honest,” Maxey said. “It just sucks. That’s really all I can say about it, man.”
The Knicks fans made the trip to Philadelphia in force. They drowned out the home crowd, and the players noticed.
“I was telling them, it felt louder here for them than it did in the Garden,” Maxey said. “We got to put a stop to it as a team. Winning these games, that’s gonna make our fans louder than theirs or whatever. I don’t know how to keep them out. I don’t know the logistics of it, but it does suck. I can’t even lie. It definitely does suck.”
The Sixers had restricted ticket sales to the Greater Philadelphia area residents and donated 500 tickets to local community groups ahead of the home games. It was not enough. The geofencing only applied to the primary ticket sales market on Ticketmaster. Secondary market platforms like StubHub and SeatGeek had no such restrictions.
Tickets were topping $1,000 in the lower bowl on the secondary market, and Knicks fans were willing to pay the price and make the drive.
An unreal scene in South Philly following the Knicks sweep of the Sixers.
It was a tough blow considering Philadelphia star Joel Embiid had specifically pleaded with 76ers fans after the Boston series.
“Don’t sell your tickets. This is bigger than you,” Embiid said. “We need you guys.”
It didn’t work.
Philadelphia was outscored by 119 points across the four-game series and enters the offseason having lost four in a row. The Sixer have not advanced past the conference semifinals in 25 years – since Allen Iverson led the team to the NBA Finals.
May 10, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants Willy Adames (2) pours the contents of a beverage cooler over catcher Jesus Rodriguez (79) after Rodriguez hit the game-winning single in the twelfth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images | Robert Edwards-Imagn Images
Jesus Rodriguez had a chance to end Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh in the 10th inning.
The bases were loaded, Willy Adames had just come through with a 2-out, 2-RBI single to knot the Giants back up with the Pirates at six. All the Bay Area mothers, crowned under their inside-out rally caps and feted with a tote bag stadium giveaway on their special day, crossed their fingers in hope. Rodriguez, who is learning to catch on the fly while trying to fill a defensive hole left by one of the elite defenders in the league, was chosen over Bailey for exactly these types of moments when a disciplined at-bat could make the difference.
The irony is that while Bailey was a liability with a bat, he’ll be remembered forever in San Francisco, not for how he framed a Logan Webb sinker, but for his walk-off inside the park homer, or his walk-off grand slam against the Dodgers. The sub .600 OPS won’t be missed, nor the day-in and day-out lifeless at-bats — but once in a blue moon, Bailey did something truly magical. He just possessed that clutch gene.
Did his replacement? Perhaps an unfair question so early on his career — but a question that was quickly answered all the same when Rodriguez flailed at two sweepers nowhere near the zone. A four pitch see-ya, a couples of swings that looked like a white flag surrendering to an 11th inning. Based on that at-bat, the new catcher looked pretty dang similar to the old. Rodriguez wasn’t Blue Moon Bailey, just normal, really bad at hitting Bailey.
But this wasn’t the end of the story. A man can not be judged on one at-bat. Rodriguez would be given a second chance after reliever Ryan Borucki and the Giants defense held the Pirates scoreless in the 11th and 12th innings. Right fielder Ryan O’Hearn clanked a Matt Chapman flare near the foul line that went for a double and pushed Heliot Ramos as the winning run to third. The Pirates coaches and right-handed reliever Justin Lawrence elected to walk lefty Drew Gilbert to set up the double play with the bases loaded as well as gain platoon edge against the right-handed Rodriguez.
Made plenty of sense on paper, but Rodriguez, a contact-oriented, bat-first player, wasn’t going to be foiled twice in the same game. Bases loaded, game still tied at 6 runs a piece, with an opportunity to win the game and claim the series — second chances like this don’t come around like that very often.
First pitch, Rodriguez got a 97 MPH sinker right in on the hands. Many hitters wouldn’t have been able to do much with that kind of offering. Pure speculation, maybe hearsay, but I could see Patrick Bailey rolling that pitch right into the defense for an inning-ending double play. Rodriguez was thinking the opposite field the whole way. He kept his hands back and flipped the ball to shallow right where it found grass in front of O’Hearn, allowing Ramos to scamper home (after initially freezing on the fly) and claim the win.
The Giants played their worst game of the season yesterday. They burnt the pizza. Burnt real bad — but apparently they didn’t dwell on it too much, pivoted and ordered Chinese, then came back to the ballpark on Mother’s Day full of love and appreciation for their mothers and played one of their best.
Sunday’s win was one of their best because it wasn’t a walk in the park. The offense erased a trio of two-run deficits. How did they do it? Not singles. Or not just singles. 7 of their 13 hits went for extra bases. The line-up logged 22 at-bats with runners in scoring position with 7 hits. They walked 5 times and got plunked by pitches twice.
Adames came up with the massive game-tying single in the 10th, but the tying run wouldn’t have been on base if not for a walk by Rafael Devers and a softly hit grounder from Ramos that advanced that runner into scoring position.
Devers, Ramos, and Chapman all ripped two-strike doubles off reliever Isaac Mattson in the 6th to erase the Pirates second lead of the day. Devers (who settled for another double after just missing the tin roof above Levi’s Landing in the 8th) is hitting .333 in May with a .667 slugging percentage (10-for-30). Matt Chapman’s RBI double was his first extra base hit since April 30th, and his first run batted in since April 18th.
Luis Arraez’s two out single in the 3rd punched Jung Hoo Lee home and cut into Pittsburgh early lead off Tyler Mahle. Ramos evened the score an inning later by crushing a hanging slider from starter Bubba Chandler into the left field bleachers. The 437 foot blast was his fourth on the year and first since April 25th.
All in all, key members of the line-up seemed to finally sync up and hit like they’ve been expected to all along. Lee, Devers, Ramos, Adames, and Chapman all had multi-hit games and each of them collected an extra-base knock.
Seeing the heart of the line-up find a pulse was a relief. But the miracle underlying this win was the bullpen performance.
Six different arms maneuvered through the final 6.1 innings after Tyler Mahle (4 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 5.2 IP) left in the 6th. They surrendered just two hits while handing out 7 walks, and somehow managed to avoid complete catastrophe. Every inning felt improvised, teetering on the point of collapse. Every button Tony Vitello pressed seemed to work until it quickly didn’t. The 2-run double by Spencer Horwitz off Joel Peguero felt like a knockout blow at the time. So did Dylan Smith’s wild pitch and the walk to number-9 hitter Henry Davis.
Lefty specialist Ryan Borucki proved to be the closer for the other closers. He locked it down in the 11th after being tasked to manage a runners-at-the-corners, nobody-out mess given to him by recent call-up Dylan Smith. A medley of sinkers and sliders fanned the incredibly intimidating Oneil Cruz (who had homered earlier in the 3rd) before a 3-2 slider got Brandon Lowe to softly line into a double play to end the Pirates’ threat.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 08: A general view inside the stadium during the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, May 8, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Derik Hamilton/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
After 41 games, the Rockies are 16-25 (.390). That includes a much-improved road record of 8-14 on the road, but a 4-13 record against teams above .500, which might be expected. What might not be is the Rockies battling the Giants (16-24) last place in the NL West instead of claiming by a mile.
With a quarter of the season in the books, it’s bonkers to think the Rockies have played 18 of their 41 games against the NL East. They have concluded season series against the Mets, Phillies and Astros, while having yet to face their NL West foes, the Diamondbacks or Giants. Just facing the Dodgers and Padres, the Rockies have only played 11 of their games in their own division, posting a 3-8 record.
With three games against the Braves and Marlins, and the complete series season of six against the Phillies and Mets, the Rockies have gone 6-12 against the NL East. That includes being swept by the Miami and Atlanta, and a sweep of the Mets in New York. When it comes to home-and-away splits, the Rockies are 2-7 at Coors Field and 4-5 on the road against NL East opponents, which is pretty surprising.
With so many games against the NL East and much fewer against their own division, what do you think about the geography of the first 41 games of the schedule?
Would you rather delay playing more NL West games until later in the season or spread them out more throughout the season by playing all NL West opponents sooner? Is there a benefit for the Rockies either way?
The San Antonio Spurs were without Victor Wembanyama for more than half of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, May 10. The star center was ejected in the second quarter for a Flagrant Foul 2 after he threw an elbow in Naz Reid's face while battling for possession of the ball after a rebound.
After the play was reviewed and the penalty was called, the Defensive Player of the Year was visibly upset. He could be seen on the bench asking, "What does it mean?" It was the first time in Wembanyama's three-year career that he was been ejected.
The difference between the first and second tier of a flagrant foul is that the offense is considered "unnecessary AND excessive" (emphasis added). The penalty for the second tier of a flagrant foul is two free throws by the player who the offense was committed against and the player is ejected, which is what happened to Wembanyama. The infraction also triggers a fine of $2,000, at a minimum.
Now the question is if the Spurs will be without Wembanyama for longer.
The Timberwolves are up 2-1 in the series and, whether Minnesota or San Antonio wins on Sunday, Game 5 will be played in San Antonio on Tuesday, May 12. The series will continue from there if needed.
There is no set protocol for player suspensions after receiving a Flagrant Foul 2. The league will review the play and deliver a decision if further punishment is necessary.
League rules call for a minimum one-game suspension for a punching foul, but there is no clear outline for an offense leading with an elbow.
Previously, there have been a handful of suspensions for a player throwing an elbow in an NBA game. In 2013, J.R. Smith was given a one-game punishment in the playoffs for throwing an elbow at Jason Terry. In 2016, Hassan Whiteside was handed the same penalty for elbowing Boban Marjanović.
In 2005, Kobe Bryant was given a two-game suspension for hitting Mike Miller in the throat with his elbow. According to ESPN, the longer penalty could have been a result of the Los Angeles Lakers legend's postgame comments during which he denied any wrongdoing.
"Somebody comes down the lane, you've got to hit him," Bryant said upon receiving the suspension. "You can't let them come down the lane and just finger roll and get easy baskets. Nothing to hurt anybody like that. That's just basic NBA basketball."
PHILADELPHIA — Miles McBride was, in his words, “extremely comfortable” with an expanded role as long as OG Anunoby was out.
He proved it on Mother’s Day.
Starting in place of Anunoby, McBride enjoyed a career-best playoff performance as the Knicks drubbed the 76ers 144-114 to return to the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in as many years.
Knicks guard Miles McBride reacts as he walks off the court at the end of the 4th quarter after the Knicks defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
McBride scored 25 points and hit seven 3-pointers in nine attempts, four coming in an early onslaught that made it clear this series was going to end without a return trip to New York City.
In his 29 minutes, the Knicks outscored the 76ers by a team-high 33 points.
“I always feel like I’m going to make shots,” McBride said. “I trust my work, trust my preparation. They left me open.”
McBride had been in a shaky shooting stretch, entering the game 5-for-19 from 3-point range over the previous five games.
He didn’t let it affect his confidence, though.
Knicks guard Miles McBride puts up a 3-point shot over Philadelphia 76ers guard Quentin Grimes (5) during the second quarter of Game 4. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
“He’s just tough-minded,” coach Mike Brown said. “In order to have success in anything you do in life you need to have a short memory, and he definitely has a short memory.”
With a chance to sweep the 76ers out of the playoffs, McBride shined. He bombed away early, scoring 12 points in the game’s first 5:01.
McBride was also terrific, as usual, on the defensive end, and was a big part of the Knicks’ blistering shooting display.
They hit 25 3-pointers in 44 attempts, setting a franchise playoff record and equaling the NBA mark previously set by the Bucks in 2021 and Cavaliers in 2016.
There were loud “Deuce” chants after almost every one of his made triples from the pro-Knicks crowd.
“Deuce — he was unbelievable,” Brown said. “His ability to stretch the floor and create space for others is second to none. He’s got a confidence about him and in himself that just makes us take another level on both ends of the floor.”
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 10: Sean Murphy #12 of the Atlanta Braves wears pink Mother's Day protective gear prior to the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, May 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jessie Alcheh/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Catcher Sean Murphy has had rotten injury luck since joining the Atlanta Braves via trade prior to the 2023 season. He’s only once played in more than 100 games since becoming a Braves and in 2026 he made his season debut on this past road trip after missing the end of the 2025 season and the start this year due to hip surgery.
In today’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers – at 7-2 victory for the second consecutive day – Murphy was called for a catcher’s interference when Hyeseong Kim’s bat nicked Murphy and he was replaced behind the plate by Drake Baldwin, who’d been the designated hitter.
The impact may have injured Murphy’s hand more than originally believed. Although initial reports were positive, late Sunday evening Mark Bowman posted that the Braves won’t have an update on Murphy’s injury until Tuesday.
With former Braves catcher Jonah Heim designated for assignment, and then traded to the West Sacramento Athletics when Murphy returned from the IL, if Murphy misses time, the Braves could bring up Chadwick Tromp or Jair Camargo as both veteran backstops have been stashed at Triple-A since the end of Spring Training. If Murphy’s injury causes him to miss significant time, the Braves may be back in the market for a high-end back-up catcher.
The Braves said they won’t have an update on Sean Murphy’s hand/fingers until Tuesday
Outfielder Eli White, who’s wall-crashing catch in right field with two outs and the bases loaded in the sixth inning prevented the Dodgers from scoring, is in the concussion protocol after exiting the game in the eighth inning, according to multiple reports, including from Bowman.
If White missed a few games, the Braves could opt to activate Ha-Seong Kim ahead of the Chicago Cubs series on Tuesday, since multiple players on Atlanta’s bench can cover the outfield. Kim himself is looking to make his season debut as soon as he is deemed ready after being on a rehab assignment.
Outfielder Ronald Acuńa, Jr., who has been on the IL with a hamstring strain, is eligible to be activated next week, but he may not be ready by the time his 10-day stint is up.
Andy Ibáñez’s time with the Mets hasn’t quite gone as planned.
Ibáñez was picked up off waivers from the Athletics just over a week ago to help provide a boost for New York’s shorthanded offense against left-handed pitching.
The 33-year-old went hitless over his first two appearances, and on Sunday afternoon he hurt them with his defense as he received just his third start of the season at the hot corner.
“I stood a little bit wide and it got away from me,” he explained via a translator postgame. “It’s one of those things where you don’t want it to happen, but it’s baseball.”
The first ended up prolonging the fourth inning by just one batter, but the second provided to be much more costly.
He allowed Ildemaro Vargas to reach leading off the sixth, then the Diamondbacks made him pay a few batters later, as back-to-back two-out run-scoring knocks put this one away for good.
The Mets' offense didn't do themselves any favors either, managing just four walks and four hits, but miscues like that cant not continue to happen.
“Those are routine plays,” Carlos Mendoza said. “You expect those plays to be made, it’s as simple as that.”
Unfortunately for the Mets, too often this season those plays have not been made.
They'll need to sharpen things up moving forward as they look to shake off their early-season skid.
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It’s hard to hear after a division rival took over their building and swept them out of the playoffs, but the 2025-26 season was a pretty high-end outcome for the Sixers. They beat the Boston Celtics in a playoff series, Joel Embiid has felt as good as he has about his left knee since January 2024, but most importantly, they had a 20-year old rookie sensation.
VJ Edgecombe officially ends his rookie season having averaged 16 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game shooting 43% from the field and 35% from the field. He averaged 14 points per game in his first 11 playoff games.
For all these reasons, the Sixers themselves felt pretty good about their season after their Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks. During his exit interview, Embiid was talking about the example he tries to set for the younger players, and went on a long tangent about Edgecombe’s potential while doing so.
“VJ is up next. Philly got a good one in him,” Embiid said. “He’s the guy. I’m telling you guys, that guy is something different and this was only year one. Year two is gonna be better, year three even better.”
Embiid would go on to call him a “monster” later in his presser.
Every Sixer asked about Edgecombe is confident in his improvement year-over-year. It’s all the intangibles he flashed all season that impressed his teammates so much — and why they so often say he is not the average rookie.
“Usually, guys improve quite a bit from year one to year two,” head coach Nick Nurse said. “I would imagine with his work ethic and stuff, he’ll have a good summer.”
Edgecombe responded to Embiid’s comments the exact way anyone who’s been around him so far would expect him to.
“It’s great, but the work has to be put in, I have to continue putting in the work,” he said. “I really love my teammates and I really love all the good things they say about me, but yes, I gotta keep putting in the work, keep getting better.”
A young guard with a crazy work ethic drafted after a disastrous season is a familiar story with this team. Tyrese Maxey recognized those similarities as he sat next Edgecombe at the podium.
“Probably like two, three years ago I sat up here with Joel and I sat up here with James [Harden] and they saw something in me,” Maxey said, “and I guess I’m getting old now, because I’m sitting up here with VJ and I’m just happy to be a part of his journey.”
All three of the Sixers’ max contract stars have had their impact on Edgecombe in one way or another. Paul George did a lot of mentoring Edgecombe as a defender, but he feels the experience Edgecombe was able to get with a full playoff run as a rookie was invaluable.
“I’m kind of here to help improve the process,” George said, “but the parts that you want out of it, he’s experienced it, so that’s the positive. And I think he’ll know where he needs to take it and what we need from him going down for years to come.”
Edgecombe already has a list of things he wants to work on to improve for next year. He wants to get better on the ball. He mentioned his handle, but shooting is something he definitely wants to improve on.
“Go in the gym and just get better,” he said. “Coming into next year a team won’t ever leave me open, you know?”
All of his teammates are confident he will get there because of how hard he works, but it takes a real grinder for someone like Maxey to praise his work ethic.
“He works too hard and he wants it too much,” Maxey said. “You can’t ask for anything better than that, and the city should really just rally behind it and just be excited.”
It’s very unusual for a team to convey this much excitement after getting swept out of the second round of the play0ffs.
But as Edgecombe showed time and time again throughout his rookie season, he is not a usual player.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - MAY 10: Brandon Nimmo #24 of the Texas Rangers is congratulated by teammates following a victory over the Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Field on May 10, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Rangers 3, Cubs 0
What if we made the whole team out of Jacobs?
When I did a write-up for Bleed Cubbie Blue before this series, I said that Jacob deGrom was no longer “best pitcher in baseball” good, but he is still “legitimate #1 starter” good.
They would be forgiven for assuming I lied to them.
While it is cool to have a pitcher with a deep repertoire who throws six pitches and mixes things up and keeps batters guessing, it is also cool to have a pitcher who just pumps in a couple of elite pitches, MC Hammer-style.
(U Can’t Touch This).
Of Jacob deGrom’s 94 pitches on Sunday, 44 of them were fastballs. The Cubs swung 26 times at them, whiffed 12 times, fouled it off 8 times, and put the ball into play 6 times. None of the 6 fastballs in play went for hits.
Per Statcast, here are the xBAs of the six deGrom fastballs that the Cubs put into play: .010, .030, .010, .010, .140, .180.
Also per Statcast, three of the six balls in play off of deGrom fastballs qualified as “hard hit.” The launch angles on those three balls were 69 degrees, 43 degrees, and 64 degrees. So yeah, if the hitter is hitting the ball straight up in the air, as a pitcher, you’re fine with it being hit hard.
Jacob deGrom threw 39 sliders on Sunday. 22 times the Cubs swung at a slider. 10 times they whiffed, 6 times they fouled it off, 6 times they put the ball into play. They got one hit off of deGrom’s slider, a Nico Hoerner sixth inning single.
Just to keep things fair, deGrom did threw something other than the fastball/slider combo occasionally. deGrom threw eight change ups. The only changeup the Cubs put into play went for a hit. He also threw two curveballs, both for called strikes. He threw one sinker, which Hoerner hit for a double, then decided there was no need to throw that pitch again.
The final line for deGrom was 7 innings, 3 hits, 0 walks, 10 Ks. Unlike Saturday, when the Cubs had baserunners all over the basepaths but couldn’t get them home, Sunday’s game saw the Cubs with just three baserunners all game. Chicago was 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position, though three of those were in the fourth, when Hoerner led off the inning with the double.
23 swings and misses on 94 pitches for deGrom. The man did some things today.
After that, Jacob Latz came in and retired all six batters he faced for a two inning save. Jacob Latz, fireman extraordinaire.
Despite the pitching dominance from the Rangers I was still more antsy than I would have liked due to the lack of offense.
For most of the game the only run was one the Rangers scored in the fourth, when Josh Jung led off with a single, went to third on a Joc Pederson double, then scored on a fielder’s choice where the Cubs tried to get Jung at home on an Alejandro Osuna grounder. It was close, Jung may have been out, but when the Cubs challenged the play the call stood, giving Texas a 1-0 lead.
The next play, Danny Jansen hit into a GIDP that the Rangers challenged. Jansen might have been safe, but once again the call stood. Had it been overturned Joc Pederson would have scored.
It looked like Corey Seager had given the Rangers an insurance run in the eighth, when he smoked a ball deep to center, but it was caught in front of the fence. Seager was 0 for 3 with a walk and a K, and there will no doubt be more fretting about Seager’s bat, but along with the blast to center he had another hard hit line drive that was caught. I am not going to worry about Corey Seager.
Evan Carter did provide insurance later in the inning, when, after another Jung single, Carter lofted one high in the air to right that found the seats and made it 3-0. Not as well hit as Seager, but better located.
Josh Jung had a three hit game, as he continues to amaze.
Brandon Nimmo, on the other hand, has kind of stopped hitting. He took a collar, making him 0 for 10 in the series, though with two walks. His last extra base hit was on April 23.
Texas is now 2 back of the A’s in the A.L. West, and a half-game ahead of the hated Mariners.
Jacob deGrom topped out at 98.3 mph with his fastball, averaging 97.2 mph. Jacob Latz touched 94.3 mph with his fastball.
Joc Pederson had a 110.6 mph double and a 101.8 mph ground out. Corey Seager had a 103.6 mph fly out. Brandon Nimmo had a 101.8 mph line out and a 101.3 mph ground out. Ezequiel Duran had a 101.5 mph ground out. Josh Jung had a 100.4 mph single. Evan Carter’s homer was 98.6 mph.
That was a nice couple of games of baseball. It would be even nicer if they could play the next few games like that as well.
