BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bowen Byram flipped a long shot into an empty net with 1:43 remaining to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
The Sabres became the NHL’s 11th franchise to reach 2,000 wins — and the first team not added in the league’s first expansion in 1967 when the NHL went from six teams to 12. Buffalo joined in the second wave of expansion joining the NHL with Vancouver in 1970.
Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres, who reached 100 points for the 10th time in franchise history and first since finishing with 100 in 2009-10. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves for the Sabres.
Brayden Schenn, Calum Ritchie and Anders Lee scored, and Bo Horvat added three assists for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves.
Some three minutes after Lee tied the game at 2, Krebs scored with 3:01 left.
Alex Tuch set it up by circling the Islanders net and feeding Krebs in front for a one-timer.
And Bowen Byram sealed it by flipping a long shot into an empty net with 1:43 remaining.
Schenn scored with 1 second left, bringing the Islanders within 1.
Right off the faceoff to start the third period, Lee and Sam Carrick fought. While Carrick threw punches with his right hand, his left arm was tied up in Lee's jersey at an awkward angle. As Carrick spun and was taken down to the ice, he landed hard. He remained down in obvious pain before leaving for the locker room.
Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff confirmed after the game Carrick injured his left arm in the fight.
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Paceman Brendan Doggett, who made his full international debut against England in November’s opening Ashes Test in Perth, earned his first national contract, while opener Jake Weatherald, who played all five Tests last summer, retained his upgraded contract despite averaging just 22.33 during the series.
The Broadway Blueshirts are the worst team in the Eastern Conference, already eliminated from playoff contention, and the Devils are well on their way to missing the playoffs as well. But fans taking in Tuesday night's rivalry matchup at least got one good memory from this campaign: a goalie fight.
Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin and Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom threw down on March 31 during a heated moment in the third period between the teams.
It was a pretty good scrap all in all, with Shesterkin — the 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner — in particular unleashing a good flurry of punches.
Hilariously, as a result of the fight, the goaltenders ended up with the most penalty minutes of any players on the night with 7 each (5 for fighting and 2 minutes for leaving the crease). Their penalties were served by Timo Meier (Devils) and Conor Sheary (Rangers).
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MARCH 31: Ivan Herrera #48 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a two-RBI double against the New York Mets in the third inning at Busch Stadium on March 31, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Andre Pallante pitched 5 strong innings and received offensive support from Ivan Herrera, JJ Wetherholt and Ramón Urías as the St. Louis Cardinals shutout the New York Mets 3-0 at Busch Stadium Tuesday night.
It’s hard to overstate how good Andre Pallante looked as his pitches were down with great movement as he only allowed 3 hits over 5 innings. Kodai Senga was impressive for the Mets, but the Cardinals got all the runs they needed in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Ivan Herrera found his swing and drove in JJ Wetherholt and Victor Scott II who both had 2 hits Tuesday night.
The Cardinals had a few defensive gems, too, with Masyn Winn helping Pallante get out of a 5th inning jam when the Mets had runners on 1st and 3rd with only one out when he was able to double up the Mets when he snagged a line drive and rifled the ball back to first.
The Cardinals added an insurance run in the bottom of the 7th when Ramón Urías crushed a 403 foot home run into the left field stands.
The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen was solid tonight as Andre Pallante was supported by Gordon Graceffo who was just called up from Memphis in place of Matt Pushard who was sent to the IL. Ryan Stanek and JoJo Romero kept the Mets off the scoreboard and Riley O’Brien closed out the game in the 9th. The Cardinals are now 3-2 on the season and will try to take the series against the Mets in a Wednesday afternoon game at Busch Stadium starting at 12:15pm . Matthew Liberatore is expected to get his second start of the season while Freddy Peralta is expected to take the mound for the Mets.
Mar 31, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (18) delivers a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images | Michael McLoone-Imagn Images
It has been a long time since we’ve seen a start from Shane McClanahan. Since August 2, 2023, in fact. But the former All-Star has dealt with bad hand after bad hand in terms of injury, and his path back to the majors hasn’t been an easy one. Tonight, all eyes were on the mound as McClanahan made his triumphant return to the bump, and everyone wanted to see if he still had the same goods he once did. Meanwhile, much has been made of the Brewers’ offseat efforts to bolster their rotation, potentially at the hindrance of other positions (Gary Sanchez taking reps at first? What is this, Moneyball?) It would be an interesting outing to test McClanahan’s mettle. The Brewers, meanwhile, had Brandon Woodruff, who was reliable and efficient in 12 games for the Brewers last year after also missing the enitre 2024 season due to injury.
The Rays wasted little time getting on the board, as Jonathan Aranda hit a one-out home run.
The ABS system then turned around and bit the Rays a little as catcher William Contreras challenged a call and it was overturned, ultimately resulting in Junior Caminero striking out. The Rays would need to settle for the one run as they turned things over to McClanahan and his big moment. Shane didn’t miss a beat, looking like he’d never left his role as an All-Star starter, someone the Rays believed in enough to let him debut in the postseason. He took the Brewers out in order in the home half.
In the top of the second the Rays went 1-2-3. Heading into the bottom of the inning, McClanahan had his first wobble, giving up a one-out walk to Gary Sanchez. He got right back in the swing of it, though, getting the next two outs to end the inning.
Heading into the top of the third, Chandler Simpson challenged a strike call and lost, but then singled to get on base anyway. With one out, Simpson stole second, but two outs followed to leave the baserunner stranded. Nice to see Simpson already in midseason form with the basepath hustle, though. Bottom of the third and the Brewers once again went three-up, three-down.
After nearly putting two Brewers players into the dugout chasing down a high pop-up in foul territory, Caminero hit a single to kick off the fourth. RIP Junior Caminero’s bat. Alas, three outs then followed, once again leaving a baserunner stranded. Thankfully, McClanahan continued to show excellent command in the bottom of the fourth, getting through the Brewers in order.
Nick Fortes decided to lend his starting pitcher a hand in the top of the fifth with a leadoff home run to put the Rays up 2-0. Three outs followed, but we love a man who recognizes the necessity of insurance runs.
In the bottom of the fourth, Gary Sanchez took a leadoff walk, his second walk of the night. With one out, Brandon Lockridge singled, and from that point, McClanahan kind of lost his mojo. Joey Ortiz walked, and then Brice Turang singled. Gary Sanchez got home, but Turang had been caught in a rundown and there was some contention over whether or not Turang actually got tagged out at second. After a review, it was ruled that Turang was safe at second keeping the inning going and probably taking three years off Kevin Cash’s life. The Rays all had to return to the field because everyone had assumed it was an out. The safe call also meant that a run across home by Ortiz after the tagout was now a scoring run, putting the Brewers in the lead. McClanahan’s night was also done. His final line was 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER (Ortiz was counted as an error to Cedric Mullins), 3 BB, 4 K on 79 innings. Not how you’d like to see a really solid start from McClanahan end, but overall there was plenty to like from his return. Cole Sulser came out of the pen to get the final out of the inning.
Woodruff’s night was also done after five innings, as Jared Koenig came out of the Brewers’ pen. Jake Fraley got a two-out single, but the Rays couldn’t capitalize on the baserunner once again. Things just got worse in the bottom of the inning as Gary “Still Not a Good First Base Choice” Sanchez hit a solo home run to center to extend the Brewers’ lead to 4-2. Jake Bauers then singled, and stole second. Lockridge hit a long double to score Bauers. Sal Frelick singled to put runners on the corners. Sulser did finally manage to get out of the inning but the Brewers were up 5-2.
Grant Anderson was in next for the Brewers in the seventh. With two outs, Simpson legged out a strong triple, but it wasn’t enough to give the Rays the edge, as a strikeout then ended the inning. In the home half, Yoendrys Gómez came in and gave up a leadoff walk to Turang. Turang then stole second. Gomez got two outs then intentionally walked Christian Yelich. Despite an attempt from the Brewers to challenge a stike call, the call on the field was upheld to strike out a pinch-hitting Garrett Mitchell and end the inning. No additional damage done despite having two runners aboard.
Abner Uribe came in for the Brewers in the top of the eighth. He gave up a two-out walk to Caminero. Fraley then singled to put runners on the corners. The Rays brought in Richie Palacios to pinch-hit, and he pinch flied-out instead. Things didn’t get much better in the home half when Jake Bauers hit a leadoff home run. Three outs followed, but the damage was really done by that point.
Angel Zerpa was the next Brewers pitcher up in the ninth, hoping to finish things off. He got the first two outs, but a pinch-hitting Ryan Vilade got a walk. It wasn’t enough for the Rays to stage a comeback, though, and the final out came around to end the inning.
Kodai Sengastruck out nine batters while throwing a hard fastball, but the Mets managed just three hits in a 3-0 loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday night in St. Louis.
New York (3-2) batters did manage four walks, but left six men on base and went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position. St. Louis (3-2) faired slightly better with six hits and four walks but was held to 2-for-11 with RISP and left seven on base.
Here are the takeaways...
- Senga burned in 98 mph fastballs with his first two pitches of the game, a big jump from last season when his average heater clocked in at 94.7 mph. Senga got into some trouble with a leadoff single and walk sandwiching a strikeout on the "ghost" fork, but avoided any damage as he deftly fielded his position on MasynWinn’s bunt attempt and made a funky-but-on-target throw to third.
There were more heaters in the second, as Senga blew 99 mph fastballs past Jordan Walker and Nathan Church and a 98 mph one past Ramon Urias to strikeout the side on 13 pitches.
A couple of mistakes from Luis Robert Jr. put Senga in a pickle in the third. The centerfielder misjudged a liner for a double over his head, and on JJ Wetherholt’s sharp single, threw all the way home, and two were in scoring position. The extra base proved costly as Iván Herrera smoked a hanging slider (107.4 mph) for a two-run double off the wall in left.
After an eight-pitch 1-2-3 fourth with another strikeout, Senga issued back-to-back two-out walks, the first involved Herrera winning two challenges on balls well out of the zone that umpire Hunter Wendelstedt called strikes. Pinching coach Justin Willard's visit worked as he notched a scoreless, 26-pitch frame.
Senga closed his account by striking out the side, two swinging and one looking. His final line: 6.0 innings, two runs on four hits and three walks with nine strikeouts on 92 pitches (56 strikes). He got 16 whiffs on 46 swings and posted a 28.3 called strike plus whiff rate. For the night, he averaged 97.4 mph on his 36 fastballs (up 2.7 mph from last season), and that velocity stayed consistent through the night, with his last pitch being a 98 mph heater.
- Juan Soto ripped a 3-2 pitch into center for a single with one down in the first (110.8 mph off the bat), and started the sixth by smashing a low fastball off the wall in right for a double (109.3 mph) against Cards’ starter Andre Pallante. He went down swinging in the eighth to finish 2-for-4.
- Robert Jr., looking to atone for his defensive miscues, hit the ball hard with runners on first and second and nobody out in the sixth against reliever GordonGraceffo, but it went for a 374-foot out to center. He finished 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Jared Young had an RBI chance in his first at-bat with runners on first and second and two outs in the first, but he struck out swinging on three pitches. After singling up the middle with one out in the fourth, he got another RBI chance with runners on the corners in the sixth, but his soft liner turned into an inning-ending double play as Bo Bichette was cut down at first on a strong throw from Winn. He finished 1-for-4.
- Francisco Lindor worked his sixth walk of the young season with one out in the third but finished 0-for-3 with three groundouts.
- Bichette, with a runner on second, grounded out to third on a 3-0 hack to end the third. He went 0-for-3 with a walk and has started the year 2-for-22.
- Marcus Semien went down swinging on a slider in the dirt in his first at-bat. He finished 0-for-2 with a walk, as he’s struggled at the plate to start the year (2-for-16).
- Carson Benge, who had two hits on Monday, grounded out to short in each of his first two times and struck out swinging to finish 0-for-3.
- Luis Torrens made his first impact behind the plate with an apt challenge leading to a strikeout to start the bottom of the second. He went down swinging his first at-bat and drove one to the gap in left center, but Church ran it down. Torrens finished 0-for-2 as Francisco Alvarez pinch-hit for him in the seventh and flied out to the warning track in right-center to end the inning. Alvarez is now 0-for-27 as a pinch-hitter in his career.
- Mark Vientos made his first start of the season as the DH after getting just one at-bat in the first four games and went 0-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter to start the seventh, with Brett Baty grounding out to first in his spot against ex-Met Ryne Stanek. Baty bounced out to end the game, going 0-for-2.
- Richard Lovelady allowed a home run to Ramon Urias on a sweeper to start the seventh. A single and one-out intentional walk put two more on, but he escaped without any further damage, thanks to Young making a great diving stop on a smashed ball down the first base line that would've gone for extra bases. Lovelady, pitching for the third time in four days, added a 1-2-3 eighth with a second strikeout of the night.
The Mets look to grab the series in Wednesday's matinee with Freddy Peralta making his second start against Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore in the 1:15 p.m. start on SNY.
BUFFALO — This was always going to be about the response. About how the Islanders rebounded less than 24 hours after allowing eight goals against the Penguins and dropping a critical game in the playoff race.
This was always going to be about Ilya Sorokin, when Patrick Roy — after leaving the door open for a David Rittich start Monday night — went back to his star goaltender and trusted him because, as he said pregame, it worked in the past.
And while Sorokin kept them in a game where they struggled to generate much offensively, they dropped a second consecutive match with a 4-3 defeat against the Sabres.
Peyton Krebs celebrates after scoring a key goal on Ilya Sorokin during the third period of the Islanders’ 4-3 loss to the Sabres on March 31, 2026 in Buffalo. NHLI via Getty Images
Cal Ritchie extended his point streak to a career-best five games with a goal, Anders Lee gave the Islanders life with a late goal to tie the game and Matthew Schaefer set the record for points by an Islanders rookie defenseman with an assist, but then they surrendered the decisive tally.
“Sorokin’s always at his best,” Schaefer said. “I mean, we gotta help him. He’s always the best, but we gotta help him — and a lot of those chances and a lot of those goals, we can’t let those pucks go through to the sweet spot down the middle. And he’s not gonna always be able to stand on his head for us. So we gotta help him.”
Still, the Islanders received some help in the playoff chase.
The Red Wings (86 points) lost. The Flyers (86 points) lost. The Blue Jackets (88 points) and Senators (86 points) dropped their matches, too.
So as the Islanders packed up at KeyBank Center and departed for Long Island, they occupied third place in the Metropolitan Division with 89 points.
Ilya Sorokin makes one of his 29 saves in the Islanders’ road loss to the Sabres. Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images
But in the one game the Islanders could control, everything shifted for good with 3:01 remaining, when Peyton Krebs deposited a pass from Alex Tuch past Sorokin for the game-winning goal.
Brayden Schenn brought the Islanders within one with a second remaining after Buffalo’s empty-net goal, but they didn’t have any time to generate an equalizer.
A chaotic few minutes earlier in the frame — Sam Carrick fought Lee for his hit on Josh Norris in the second and then exited with the help of a trainer, then Carson Soucy committed a hooking penalty — ended with Tage Thompson ripping a shot from the slot on the power play.
There wasn’t much Sorokin could do. The Islanders left the Sabres’ best player wide open with space. And Thompson made the unit pay.
Anders Lee celebrates with teammates after scoring a third period goal during the Islanders’ road loss to the Sabres. NHLI via Getty Images
That caused the Islanders to lose any momentum they had gained back with a power-play goal of their own in the second period.
Ritchie knocked in a pass from Schenn to tie game at 1 with 2:03 left, erasing an advantage that Buffalo had carried since Jack Quinn veered into the Islanders zone with the man advantage in the first period and sent a shot past Sorokin.
But really, the Islanders were only in that position to tie the game because of Sorokin.
They didn’t manage a high-danger chance in the opening 20 minutes and had just two through two frames, per Natural Stat Trick. Lee couldn’t capitalize on a penalty shot, as he couldn’t tuck his backhand shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Cal Ritchie scores a goal on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen during the Islanders’ road loss to the Sabres. NHLI via Getty Images
In a fitting end to the first period, Schaefer, long before his record-setting 57th point, had a chance to step into a shot from the point, but he whiffed on it.
“I mean, we played a playoff hockey-type game,” Roy said. “It was a hard-fought game, and I thought both teams had some good looks and both teams played well defensively.”
It all, by the end of an eventual third, added up to another disappointing loss, one that won’t crush the Islanders’ playoff hopes but one that certainly won’t boost them, either.
It only makes a back-to-back at the end of the week — against the Flyers and Hurricanes — even more important. That’s what happens when four key points are left on the table.
“It’s a game we need,” Schenn said of Friday, “and we know it.”
The Buffalo Sabres picked up a hard-fought 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. With this, the Sabres have improved to a 46-21-8 record and now have 100 points on the season.
Peyton Krebs certainly played a role in Buffalo's win, as he scored a goal at the 16:59 mark of the third period to give the Sabres a 3-2 lead. Bowen Byram would then score an empty-net goal to give the Sabres a 4-2 lead before Brayden Schenn with one second left for the Islanders.
With this goal, Krebs has now reached a new career high with 11 goals in 74 games this season. This comes after he already hit new career bests with 25 assists and 35 points this season with the Sabres. The 6-foot forward had 10 goals, 18 assists, and 28 points in 81 games during the 2024-25 season.
When looking at the secondary offensive production that Krebs has been giving the Sabres this season, there is no question that he has been making a positive impact for the Sabres. This is especially so when noting that he has also been giving the Sabres plenty of grit, as evidenced by his 173 hits on the year.
Overall, it has been a very solid year for Krebs, and it will be interesting to see how he builds on it from here.
Hayden Cantrelle | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Cubs have released a ton of players over the weekend as they clear the rosters and we prepare for the start of the rest of the minor league season. I hope I’m getting all of them here.
RHP Tyler Beede
RHP Walker Powell
RHP Ben Heller
RHP Dominic Hambley
RHP Joel Sierra
RHP Ronny Lopez
RHP Sam Thoresen
RHP Nick Hull
RHP Edward Castillo
LHP Chase Watkins
OF Parker Chavers
SS Christopher Paciolla
SS Jaylen Palmer
3B Albert Gutierrez
There were also a few players released who never made it out of the Dominican Summer League, RHP Johansel Javier and LHP Darlin Ventura.
For only the third time in his career, Riley Martin got the start tonight. Martin pitched well, allowing just one run on three hits over three innings. He struck out three and walked two. The one run came on a solo home run by JJ Bleday, as the ball was flying out of Louisville Slugger Field. Somewhat appropriately.
Vince Velazquez threw the next three innings and he got knocked around for four runs, three earned, on two hits over three innings. Velazquez walked three, struck out two and gave up a solo home run.
Collin Snider came in to get the final out of the eighth inning and he did that, striking out Garrett Hampson. But after the Cubs took a 7-5 lead in the top of the ninth, Snider got rocked in the bottom of the ninth. He allowed a two-run home run to Edwin Arroyo and a walk-off solo home run to Rece Hinds.
The final line on Snider was three runs on three hits over two-thirds of an inning. He struck out two
Third baseman Hayden Cantrelle hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth to give Iowa a temporary lead. Cantrelle went 3 for 4 with a double, the home run and three total RBI. Cantrelle also stole two bases. He scored twice.
Left fielder Justin Dean led off the top of the first inning with a home run to put Iowa up early. Dean went 1 for 3 with two walks.
Later in the first inning, right fielder Kevin Alcántara hit a solo home run, his second on the young season. Alcántara went 2 for 4 with a double and the homer. He scored twice.
Center fielder Chas McCormick was 2 for 4 with a run batted in.
Catcher Christian Bethancourt went 2 for 4 with a double. He scored on Cantrelle’s home run in the top of the ninth.
Following a dominant 9–2 victory over the Calgary Flames, concern quickly shifted among Colorado Avalanche fans toward the status of star defenseman Cale Makar.
Makar recorded three assists in the win, including the primary helper on Nathan MacKinnon’s power-play goal late in the second period. However, the defenseman absorbed a hit from Flames forward Adam Klapka with 5:28 remaining in the frame and did not return for the third period, marking the end of his night.
Head coach Jared Bednar confirmed post-game that Makar is dealing with an upper-body injury but declined to provide a specific timeline for his return.
Medical insight from Dr. Harjas Grewal suggests the injury could involve a separated shoulder at worst. Encouragingly, NHL insider Pierre LeBrun reported that the injury is not believed to be serious, with the expectation that Makar may miss a handful of games to ensure full health ahead of the postseason. ESPN's Emily Kaplan also echoed the same sentiment.
Not great video. Possible separated shoulder for Makar
Time off depends on type. Can be as short as day-to-day and can be as bad as needing surgery. NHLers often miss a couple weeks
Of note, you can play with taping/support + injections (what McAvoy tried at 4Nations) https://t.co/ZRHgwu8jUG
With just six games remaining in the regular season, it appears increasingly likely the Avalanche will proceed cautiously, prioritizing Makar’s recovery in preparation for the playoffs, which begin April 18.
On Cale Makar, don’t believe it’s too serious but he will likely miss a few games in order to get him to 100 percent before the playoffs.
The potential absence of Makar, even in the short term, underscores his importance to Colorado’s success. Widely regarded as one of the NHL’s premier defensemen, Makar combines elite offensive production with strong two-way play.
Entering Monday’s contest, he had compiled 20 goals and 72 points in 71 games. On March 28, he became the fourth-fastest defenseman in league history to reach the 500-point milestone. His recent body of work includes back-to-back 90-point seasons and a 30-goal campaign in 2024–25, while 2025–26 marks his third consecutive 20-goal season and fourth overall.
Avalanche Eye Presidents’ Trophy
As of March 31, the Colorado Avalanche hold the NHL’s top record at 73-49-14, maintaining an eight-point cushion over the Dallas Stars.
With the regular season winding down and the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the horizon, Colorado remains firmly positioned to secure the Presidents’ Trophy, further solidifying its status as a leading contender for the Stanley Cup.
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson knocked a two-run ground rule double against the Atlanta Braves in the second inning at Truist Park. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images
The Athletics continued their interleague series with the Braves today at Truist Park in Atlanta. Making his first official start of the season for the A’s was 30-year-old righty Aaron Civale. He was 4-9 with a 4.85 ERA last season for three MLB ball clubs. Civale matched up against 28-year-old lefty José Suarez for the Braves. Suarez just pitched in nineteen innings for the Braves last season, going 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA.
After a quiet top of the first inning, the Braves got on the board first when reigning National League R-O-Y Drake Baldwin knocked his third homer of the year to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the second, Brent Rooker led off with a single but was erased on a double play ball by Soderstrom. Max Muncy walked and advanced to second on a balk and scored on a single by Andy Ibáñez. Lawrence Butler and Denzel Clarke each walked and Jacob Wislon hit a ground rule double to drive in two.
Max Muncy doubled to lead off the fourth inning. Andy Ibáñez drove in his second run of the game with a base hit. Headed to the bottom of the fourth, the A’s led 4-1.
Shea Langeliers knocked his fourth homer of the year against the team that drafted him to bring the score to 5-1 for the A’s.
In the bottom of the sixth, Hogan Harris replaced Aaron Civale. Civale’s final line:
5.0 innings, two earned runs, four hits and one walk. He struck out three.
Harris flirted with disaster walking the first two Braves of the inning but buckled down and escaped unharmed.
Denzel Clarke ripped a single into right centerfield, and then Jacob Wilson shocked the stadium with a bunt single down the first base line. Shea Langeliers ground into a double play, erasing Wilson but moving Clarke to third with two outs. Kurtz flied out to left field to end the threat.
Justin Sterner replaced Harris in the bottom of the seventh, he walked Dominic Smith and then Mauricio Dubón reached on a throwing error by Max Muncy. That brought up Ronald Acuña Jr. who struck out swinging.
Scott Barlow replaced Sterner in the eighth. This was his third appearance in the kelly-green and gold. He tossed a 1-2-3 inning to get the A’s to the ninth.
Mark Leiter Jr. was brought in to shut the Braves down in the ninth. It would be his first save opportunity of the year. He didn’t make it easy on himself, but in the end, he struck out former MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. and got Drake Baldwin to pop out to end the game. The A’s first victory of the season came at the expense of the Atlanta Braves, 5-2.
The A’s go for the series win tomorrow at 9:15 AM PDT.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: Chase DeLauter #24 and Steven Kwan #38 of the Cleveland Guardians embrace after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on March 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Let’s see if Jose can get back on track tonight, huh?
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Before Draymond Green was the defensive anchor of a dynasty, he was a scouting report outlier.
The 2012 draft profile reads like a eulogy for a young player trying to find his way into the league “Lacks the ideal size to play power forward. Lacks the quickness to play on the wing. Does not have a go-to move in the post.” The kindest thing the scout could offer was that his intangibles “might allow him to succeed as a role player in the NBA.” Thirty-five players went off the board before him.
That document is now a collector’s item of catastrophic misjudgment.
With Draymond sitting just 10 rebounds away from tying Larry Smith’s 6440 boards for third on the Warriors’ all-time rebounding list, it’s worth stopping and actually saying that out loud. Third in franchise history is CRAZY.
Good Lord willing, soon Green will only be behind Nate Thurmond at 12,771 and Wilt Chamberlain at 10,768. Wilt freakin’ Chamberlain, who once averaged 27 rebounds per game for an entire season. Green, the tweener from Saginaw who wasn’t supposed to guard small forwards or power forwards at the next level, is 11 pulls from the glass away from passing Larry Smith and sitting alone behind two of the most physically dominant players the sport has ever produced.
The beautiful irony is that Draymond got there by being exactly what the scouts said he wasn’t. Not through length nor vertical pop. He did it through positioning, anticipation, timing, and a refusal to let a basketball hit the floor without a fight. Every rebound feels like a closing argument against every front office that thought he had no true position, no clean fit, and no obvious future. You can’t measure his tremendous work ethic, superb positioning after the shot is released, and feel for the game that only got sharper once the stakes got higher.
Skip Bayless says Draymond Green is a first-ballot hall of fame player
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And that is what made him so indispensable. Draymond didn’t just complement the dynasty, he was the unlock mechanism. The Splash Brothers needed someone who could defend every position, push the break, organize the chaos, and make the next read before the defense knew the question. He is the connective tissue, the player who took all the hard, unglamorous work and turned it into structural advantage. The Warriors don’t win four titles without Stephen Curry bending the geometry of the sport. They also don’t win them without Draymond Green solving the puzzle of how to build around that kind of genius.
Wait, speaking of Curry…wait Unanimous sits eighth on this same list at 4,957 rebounds?!
In case anyone needed a reminder, the greatest point guard in basketball history has been quietly pulling down boards for over a decade and a half while we were all watching him break our brains from 35 feet. The man shows up everywhere in the Warriors record book and still somehow manages to surprise you.
But this particular moment belongs to Draymond. Ten rebounds from tying history, eleven from owning it outright. The scouting report said he does several things well but nothing great.
MIAMI (AP) — Griffin Conine hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins scored four runs in the fourth in a 9-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
The Marlins, who were hitless in the first three innings, got their first hit in the fourth when Xavier Edwards singled off starter Erick Fedde (0-1). Agustín Ramírez doubled, then Liam Hicks sent them both home with a hit deep down the first baseline. Hicks leads MLB with eight RBIs this season.
Center fielder Luisangel Acuña committed two errors moments apart on throws to home. The first came on Owen Caissie’s single that drove in Hicks, and then on Heriberto Hernández’s single that sent Caissie home and gave Miami a 4-2 lead.
Fedde threw 80 pitches over five innings, earned four strikeouts, three runs and a walk.
With Hernández on third, Graham Pauley bunted. Relief pitcher Bryan Hudson overthrew the throw to home, giving the Marlins their fifth run. Conine and Hicks scored on sacrifice flies in the seventh and eighth.
Munetaka Murakami singled to drive in Edgar Quero, and Andrew Benintendi hit a line drive to right field to bring Acuña home and give the White Sox a 2-0 lead in the second.
Anthony Bender (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings with a strikeout and a walk. Marlins starter Janson Junk allowed two runs and five hits with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Up next
Chicago's Sandy Alcantara (1-0, 0.00 ERA) starts against Shane Smith (0-1, 16.20) in the series finale Wednesday.
