First Pitch: 6:40 PM CST
TV: Twins.TV
Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com
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Mick Abel, who tossed six scoreless innings his last time out, will face off against old friend Sonny Gray.
Steve Kerr explains why Steph Curry, Warriors stars on NBA play-in minutes limit originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
After missing 27 consecutive games with a knee injury before returning earlier this month, Steph Curry will look to drag the Warriors to more postseason success.
The Warriors secured the No. 10 seed in the NBA play-in tournament and will be taking on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. While Curry is back in the lineup, coach Steve Kerr confirmed that the sharpshooter, along with big men Al Horford and Kristaps Porziņģis, will be on a minutes restriction of sorts.
He elaborated on the topic during a Tuesday appearance on 95.7 The Game’s “Willard & Dibs.”
“I think that’s just a figure of speech of ‘Minutes Restriction,’ it’s not like hey we want to limit this person to a certain number of minutes,” Kerr explained. “It’s literally that the person cannot play that many minutes. This is all about health, and so you have to be mindful of health as you play these games. You have to be mindful of how many minutes can a guy play and be expected to be effective. So that’s really what we’re facing.”
When asked if limiting these players was due to them not being in good enough shape to play more minutes or for further risk of injury, Kerr revealed it was actually both.
“Both, those things go hand in hand,” Kerr said. “I would say if we had another couple of weeks of Steph recovering from his absence, he’d be able to play more minutes. This is just the reality of where he is, where Al is, Kristaps…”
If Golden State wins, they will take on the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed on Friday.
Last night was one of the more entertaining baseball games you’ll ever see, but I’d just as soon take a clean little 5-1 win in game two of this four-game set with the Angels. While the Yankees are looking to continue the momentum from yesterday, Ryan Weathers is looking to continue a little personal momentum, coming off a strong eight-inning, one-run start last week.
After two middling starts to open his season, Weathers dominated the Athletics on Thursday, showing the potential the Yankees saw in trading with the Marlins to get him this winter. The fastball is real but the major thing that pops when you watch Weathers is his breaking pitches, and you may see him start to pitch “backwards” with the focus on his slider and curve tonight. Weathers has struggled with injury and inconsistency — he’s made all his starts so far this year, so the key is going to be following up one good start with another.
Reid Detmers will go for the Angels, himself having a solid year once you look past the ERA. A 3.38 FIP through his first three starts will play in any rotation, and while his strikeouts have dipped from his three-year baseline, so has his walk rate. It may not last — his flyball rate is up to 50 percent and his HR/FB rate is a paltry 4.5 percent — but for April the ball’s stayed in the yard. Based on what we saw from the Yankees last night though, that may not be the case in start number four.
Facing Detmers means Paul Goldschmidt leads us off, with Amed Rosario and his .999 OPS batting third and giving Jazz Chisholm Jr. a break, taking over second base. Randal Grichuk is also in left field spelling Cody Bellinger.
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Location: Yankee Stadium — New York, NY
First pitch: 7:05 pm ET
TV broadcast: YES, FanDuel Sports Network West
Radio broadcast: KLAA 830 (LAA), WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY)
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After allowing a season-high 10 runs in yesterday’s matchup against the Miami Marlins, the Atlanta Braves are looking to approach tonight with a redemption and a momentum boost to push them into the finale tomorrow.
Both pitchers are making their first start; a few of the Braves are familiar with Marlins’ Max Meyer’s game, but the same can’t be said for the Marlins’ offense against Reynaldo López.
It’s going to take a force to be reckoned with to get ahead early and produce what wasn’t displayed last night. We’ll let by-gones be by-gones and start afresh. A new mindset and approach with similar lineups for game two…this isn’t just a new game, it’s a continuation.
Tune in at 7:15 p.m., and we’ll discuss the outcome.
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After last night’s abysmal start from Garrett Crochet in which he only went 1.2 innings, the Red Sox middle relief is taxed. As a result, they had to make the following roster move today, which lands Jack Anderson in a big league uniform for the first time:
Ideally, Boston won’t need the middle relief tonight and Sonny Gray will just continue the success of his last two outings. Given the importance of the Crochet & Gray part of the rotation, this is a pretty big start for April 14th.
What’s also a pretty big start for April 14th is Roman Anthony retuning to left field as it’s just the third time he’s started a game out there this month. Given his recent struggles and inconsistent throws, there’s a good chance he’ll get a shot at an assist tonight as teams will be running on him until he gets over whatever’s going on there.
The other lineup note is that Ceddanne Rafaela is the odd man out tonight in the “five guys need to fit into four spots between DH and the outfield” puzzle Craig Breslow gave Alex Cora.
⚾️ First Pitch: 7:40 pm – Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
📺 TV: NESN+
📻 Radio: WEEI
Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica Park
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Pitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez (1-1, 4.76 ERA) vs. LHP Cole Ragans (0-3, 5.91 ERA)
| Player | G | IP | K% | BB% | GB% | FIP | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez | 3 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 53.3 | 2.79 | 0.5 |
| Ragans | 3 | 10.2 | 32.6 | 13.0 | 32.0 | 5.67 | -0.1 |
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One week ago, defenseman Jake Livanavage was suiting up for the University of North Dakota at the Frozen Four in Las Vegas.
And now, he will be suiting up to take NHL ice for the very first time.
On Tuesday, Livanavage will make his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the final game of their regular season. Pittsburgh will take on the St. Louis Blues, which will be the team's last opponent before facing the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Livanavage, 21, signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on Apr. 10 that kicks in this season.
Penguins Sign Intriguing NCAA Free Agent Defenseman, Report Him To PittsburghThe Pittsburgh Penguins dipped into the NCAA free agent pool on Friday when they signed Jake Livanavage, an in-demand defenseman out of the University of North Dakota.The 5-foot-10, 185-pound left blueliner may not be eligible for the postseason - he was a UFA who signed after the trade deadline and was not on the Penguins' reserve list - but he put together a nice enough season at North Dakota for the Penguins to outbid some other suitors for his services. He registered five goals and 25 points in 39 games to go along with a plus-15, and his mobility and offensive instincts are hallmarks of his game.
When you are cutting the Jake Livanavage tape and you come across a sequence so good you have to stop and tweet it pic.twitter.com/KrTrDwRB03
— Jesse Marshall (@jmarshfof) April 11, 2026
But, all that aside, Livanavage grew up a Penguins' fan, so debuting with the team he rooted for as a kid is a full-circle, dream come true.
"Being part of this organization is a dream come true and something that I'll never take for granted," Livanavage told Penguins' reporters after Tuesday's morning skate. "So, it's been awesome so far."
And he looks forward to getting that first NHL game under his belt, even if it will be his only game this season.
"I'm sure they'll be nerves and a lot of emotions going on," Livanavage said. "But just trying to enjoy it and be a part of this group for tonight and try and help the team win."
Pittsburgh Penguins At St. Louis Blues Preview: Lineup Changes, Where To WatchThe Pittsburgh Penguins will play their final regular-season game on Tuesday night. Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
The Cincinnati Reds are back in action in Great American Ball Park on Tuesday evening after Monday’s much needed day off.
They’ll send righty Brady Singer to the mound to start this one, the series opener against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants, meanwhile, will send former Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, and the lefty’s out to a pretty stellar start to his 2026 campaign after a solid season in 2025.
Because of that, the Reds have stacked their starting lineup with right-handed hitters, including the recently recalled Rece Hinds – he’ll start in RF tonight. Dane Myers is in CF for TJ Friedl, and yes, Ke’Bryan Hayes is at 3B looking to improve upon his league-worst -37 wRC+.
Negative thirty-seven.
First pitch is set for 6:40 PM ET. Lineups for both clubs are listed below.
Go Reds! They are George Foster’s favorite team!
The San Francisco Giants head to Ohio today to begin a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters today’s game with a 2.08 ERA, 3.65 FIP, with 18 strikeouts to six walks in 17.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies last Tuesday, in which he allowed just three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in six and two thirds innings.
He’ll be facing off against Reds right-hander Brady Singer, who enters today’s game with a 7.71 ERA, 4.22 FIP, with 13 strikeouts to three walks in 11.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Reds’ 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins last Wednesday, in which he allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits with three strikeouts in two and two thirds innings.
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Who: San Francisco Giants (6-10) vs. Cincinnati Reds (9-7)
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
When: 3:40 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
National broadcast: n/a
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
For those of you who have been clamoring to see Patrick Wisdom, rejoice. Mariners GM Justin Hollander today announced that Rob Refsnyder is headed to the paternity list for the birth of his third child. With the lineup desperately lacking righty hitting, the Mariners are bypassing recently-extended top prospect Colt Emerson for now and instead selecting righty-hitting Patrick Wisdom from Tacoma.
Wisdom, 34, has been off to a hot start to the season, currently leading all of MiLB with nine home runs. A true three true outcome player, Wisdom won’t help the Mariners solve their strikeout issues, but he’s been thumping the ball with regularity in Tacoma and will provide a solid counterpoint to the Luke Raley/Dominic Canzone parts of the lineup. Wisdom’s defensive home is a little more of a challenge, as he’s limited to first base, currently occupied by Josh Naylor, and with outfielder and fellow righty Victor Robles still on the shelf with no timetable for a return, that does make things somewhat dicey defensively.
Meanwhile, Refsnyder will get a mental break after a rough start to his season. The 35-year-old has only gotten in to eight games so far this season, but is still looking for his first hit after being brought in this off-season to balance a lefty-heavy lineup.
Wisdom is not in the lineup tonight as the team faces righty Michael King to open the three-game set with San Diego.
To make room for Wisdom on the 40-man roster, the Mariners DFA’d RHP Blas Castaño. A contact manager more than a strikeout pitcher who stands a generously listed five-foot-ten, Castaño has been with the Mariners since 2024. He’s likely return to Tacoma on waivers unless another team is tempted by his shiny ERA of 1.42.
The Nationals crashed and burned in the first game of their four game set with the Pirates. However, the great thing about four game series is it allows you to have a clunker. The Nats will look to bounce back tonight. To do so, they will roll with an unusual pitching strategy.
The Nats lineup only has a couple small changes. Brady House is back in the lineup, but he is DH’ing tonight. That means Jorbit Vivas will remain at third. CJ Abrams is moving down from the 3 spot to the 5 hole. Abrams in that 5 spot just gives the lineup so much length. Drew Millas will be behind the plate. The Nats are going to use a few pitchers to try and get through the first six or seven innings. PJ Poulin will open and then a Miles Mikolas and Mitchell Parker tag team will follow him.
For a team that put up 16 runs last night, the Pirates are making quite a few changes. Struggling DH Marcell Ozuna will be back in the lineup. Nick Gonzales will also be in the lineup at the third base spot. Joey Bart will be behind the plate instead of Henry Davis. Mitch Keller is an ultra-reliable righty who is off to a good start this year, and he will get the ball in this one.
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Game Info:
Stadium: PNC Park
Time: 6:40 PM EST
TV: Nationals.TV
Radio: 106.7 The Fan
Last night was one of those games you just have to flush away. Blowouts happen in baseball, especially when you do not have a great pitching staff. Now it is time to lock back in and even this series. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats.
Imagine being the Detroit Tigers: you went out and loaded up on a $200 million payroll. You’re paying five players—Jack Flaherty, Framber Valdez, Gleyber Torres, Javier Baez, and Tarik Skubal—$20 million or more. You expect to win the division, or at least grab a playoff spot. And here we are on April 14 and you’re 7-9, with a slim one-game lead over the Chicago White Sox for last place in the division.
Now, look, going 7-9 in a 16-game stretch is a thing good teams do all the time. It happens in a 162-game season. But starting 7-9 is not fun, as Kansas City Royals fans know, as the Royals are also 7-9, and in largely the same boat as the Tigers sans a $200 million payroll.
Series like these are as important as they come in April. The Royals have a chance to further sink a key divisional rival into a deeper hole. On the other hand, a poor showing would simultaneously lift the Tigers’ record and spirits while further diminishing the Royals’ spots in the standings.
Is Spencer Torkelson going to get anything more than a one-year contract after he becomes a free agent? He had a breakout 2025 but he has, thus far, regressed to his career trajectory, which is basically just “league average.” Of course, the Royals would welcome “league average” out of their first baseman, so who am I to complain here. Starting for the Tigers is Framber Valdez, a good lefty, leading to a weird lineup Royals lineup.
That’s right folks, Lane Thomas is hitting third! Salvador Perez is hitting cleanup, still, but that bumps Vinnie Pasquantino to sixth. Also making an appearance is Starling Marte, who is still on the team.
The Mets have placed right-handed relief pitcher Joey Gerber on the injured list with a right finger blister, and they’ve called up fellow right-handed relief pitcher Austin Warren to take his place on the active roster.
The team hadn’t made a roster move involving a pitcher until it called up Craig Kimbrel and designated Richard Lovelady for assignment on April 11. But Gerber replaced Luis García, who was also designated for assignment, on April 12, and now the bullpen churn continues with this move today.
Gerber threw two scoreless innings in the Mets’ loss to the Dodgers last night, and he struck out five, walked one, and gave up two hits in the process. As a pitcher with options, he will presumably end up back in the minors once his blister has recovered and figures to get called up to the Mets’ active roster again at some point this season.
As for Warren, he started the season in Triple-A Syracuse alongside Gerber. He did log 9.1 innings with the Mets at the major league level last year, and he had a 0.96 ERA and a 3.89 FIP in that tiny sample. He’s put up a 1.23 ERA and a 3.81 FIP in the 7.1 innings that he’s thrown out of the Syracuse bullpen so far this year.
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The NBA Play-In Tournament continues tonight with the first Western Conference matchup, which will determine the No. 7 seed.
The Portland Trail Blazers (42-40) are hoping to end a five-year playoff drought with a win tonight against the Phoenix Suns (45-37). The last time the Trail Blazers appeared in the playoffs was 2021, while the team’s last playoff series win came in 2019.
Phoenix won two of three games against Portland in the regular season, but Portland won the most recent matchup on February 22.
Both teams in tonight’s Play-In game will have a chance to continue on in the playoffs; the winner will advance directly into the playoff bracket as the Western Conference’s No. 7 seed (to face the Spurs in the first round), while the loser will face off with either the Clippers or Warriors on Friday to determine the No. 8 seed.
Tonight’s (April 14) Trail Blazers vs. Suns game tips off at 10:00 p.m. ET.
The NBA Play-In Tournament, including tonight’s Trail Blazers vs. Suns matchup, is streaming exclusively on Prime Video, so you’ll need an Amazon Prime subscription to watch the game.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.
The team has finally bitten the bullet on the Gabriel Moreno situation, and called up Garcia to act as a backup to James McCann. Smith moves to the 60-day injured list to make room for Garcia on the 40-man roster.
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