Last week was a sweep for the Braves, today could lead to another series win… if the Phillies don’t carry over from yesterday and find a way to break their streak.
The Braves will have to get runs on the board as early as possible, while the Phillies will have to endure in the latter half of the matchup, as the Braves are known to score leads in later innings to secure their wins.
First pitch is set for 1:35.
The San Antonio Spurs face the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their first-round NBA playoff series. The Spurs rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to win Game 3. San Antonio star center Victor Wembanyama has not played since suffering a concussion in the second quarter of Game 2.
Date: Sunday, April 26
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
TV Channels: ESPN
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Spread: Portland Trail Blazers +5.5
Moneyline: Portland Trail Blazers +180 (34.2%) / San Antonio Spurs -220 (65.8%)
Over/Under: 218.5
Game 1:Spurs 111, Trail Blazers 98
Game 2:Trail Blazers 106, Spurs 103
Game 3:Spurs 120, Trail Blazers 108
Game 4: San Antonio at Portland on Sunday, April 26 (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Game 5: Portland at San Antonio on Tuesday, April 28 (9:30 p.m. ESPN)
*Game 6: San Antonio at Portland on Thursday, April 30 (time and network TBD)
*Game 7: Portland at San Antonio on Saturday, May 2 (time and network TBD)
*if necessary
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The Chicago Cubs will look to start a new winning streak as they wrap up their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon.
Chicago had previously won 10 straight before Saturday’s loss, and my Cubs vs. Dodgers predictions like them to take the rubber match at Dodger Stadium.
Find out more in my free MLB picks for Sunday, April 26.
The Chicago Cubs may have lost on Saturday, but that does little to change how impressive they’ve been over the past two weeks.
Chicago outscored its opponents 72-31 over its latest 10-game winning streak, and the red-hot Shota Imanaga is set to take the mound on Sunday. The Japanese southpaw boasts a 1.13 ERA and a 0.542 WHIP over his last four starts.
The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t at full strength right now, with Max Muncy sitting today, along with injuries to Mookie Betts and Edwin Diaz. That’s enough for me to give the Cubs the edge, and I’m taking them to win outright.
COVERS INTEL: The Cubs are hitting .321 with a .934 OPS over their last 11 games, which includes smashing 21 homers in that span.These are two of the best offenses in the majors, and it has shown over the past two seasons, as they’ve combined to hit the Over in five of their last six head-to-head meetings.
The Dodgers currently rank second in the majors with 5.67 runs per game this year, with the Cubs right behind them at 5.52.
Any concerns about Los Angeles’ minor offensive slump should have been put to rest after its 12-run outburst yesterday, and Chicago has simply been on fire lately.
Even with a solid pitching matchup, there’s too much firepower to keep the total from reaching double digits.
The Cubs are 10-1 straight up in their last 11 games overall. Find more MLB betting trends for Cubs vs. Dodgers.
| Location | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Date | Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
| First pitch | 4:10 p.m. ET |
| TV | MARQ, SNLA |
| Cubs starting pitcher | Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.17 ERA) |
| Dodgers starting pitcher | Justin Wrobleski (3-0, 1.88 ERA) |
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It’s a new era of Red Sox baseball with Chad Tracy at the helm for his first game. While we won’t know for sure what will look different with Tracy in charge, here are a few quick takeaways from the lineup.
1:35 pm first pitch on NESN+ (because of the Bruins) and WEEI.
Over the past several seasons, the Florida Panthers have provided some pretty magical playoff moments during the postseason months of April, May and June.
While the Cats may not be participating in the playoffs this year, they should be back competing for the Stanley Cup in short order.
Still, it can sting a little knowing what a healthy Panthers squad is capable of.
In hopes of taking some of the edge off of that sting, THN Florida is going to provide some fun ‘On this day’ memories as the Panther-less postseason chugs along.
Today, we’re looking back at a big game in Boston that occurred on April 26, 2023.
Florida was on the brink of elimination that day, entering the playoffs as the eighth seed and facing the historically-good Boston Bruins, who set a record for most points during the regular season that year.
Down 3-1 in the series and playing inside the TD Garden in Boston, Florida came up with an incredible effort that sparked arguably the best playoff run in franchise history.
After dropping back-to-back games on home ice and heading back to Boston with their backs against the wall, the Panthers were locked in for Game 5.
Florida never trailed, leading 1-0 after the first period on a goal by Anthony Duclair and then taking a 2-1 lead into the second intermission when Sam Bennett scored to answer a tally by Brad Marchand earlier in the middle frame.
A Sam Reinhart power play goal came less than a minute after Patrice Bergeron tied the game early in the third period, but Taylor Hall tied the game at three and that’s how the score would remain until overtime.
Many of you probably remember that the game nearly didn’t reach overtime after Marchand was unleashed on a breakaway against Sergei Bobrovsky quite literally as time expired.
Marchand’s potential series-winning shot was stopped by a Bobrovsky kick save, keeping Florida’s season alive and pushing the game past regulation.
The overtime session didn’t last very long though.
A turnover by Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark behind the net led to the puck on the stick of Matthew Tkachuk at the top of the crease, and his backhand shot found the back of the yawning cage, sending the series back to South Florida.
You can check out the full game highlights in the video below:
After claiming victory in Game 5, the Panthers went on to win 10 of their next 11 games, steamrolling their way through the Eastern Conference and into the Stanley Cup Final.
Little did we know, this was just the beginning of what has proven to be a hell of a run by Florida, winning back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2024 and 2025.
Considering the Cats’ championship roster will remain intact for the next several seasons, with opportunities to add impact players thanks to Florida’s players signing team-friendly deals and a rising salary cap, there may be a few more banners hanging above the ice at Amerant Bank Arena when all is said and done.
What are some of your favorite memories from that 2023 first round series against Boston? Let us know in the comments below!
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Photo caption: Apr 26, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) reacts after scoring the winning goal during overtime in game five of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. (Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images)
The Boston Celtics took care of business in Philadelphia with a 108-100 win in Game 3. Boston leads the series 2-1, but remains in Philadelphia for a pivotal Game 4.
Boston was much warmer from distance in Game 3 with a 43% mark from three (20/43) after going 13/50 (26%) in Game 2. Jaylen Brown has led Boston in scoring all three playoff games with 26, 36, and 25 points, while Jayson Tatum in assists with 7, 9, and 7. The Celtics have won five straight Game 4's in the first round.
Philadelphia has the chance to tie up the series 2-2 or go down 3-1 when they travel to Boston for Game 5. The 76ers have been led by 25-year-old Tyrese Maxey (27.0 PPG) and 20-year-old VJ Edgecombe (17.7 PPG). The 76ers are setting themselves up for success in the near future with the duo as the two have combined for 44.7% of the teams' playoff points. The 76ers are 1-4 in the last five first round Game 4's.
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The Mets and Rockies play a doubleheader at Citi Field on Sunday, but before the games began, manager Carlos Mendoza provided a few updates...
While Baty had been mired in an early-season slump, the young infielder/outfielder has been showing signs of turning things around. Over his last seven games, Baty is slashing .375/.474/.625 with a home run, 5 RBI, highlighted by a three-run monster home run against the Twins on Thursday.
"I think he’s being aggressive with pitches in the strike zone and not missing them," Mendoza said. "Using the whole field, pull side, going the other way. And then the chase I think has gotten better too because he’s not missing those pitches early in the count."
Baty is playing third base in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, with Bo Bichette moving to shortstop.
Mendoza was asked once again about the status of Jorge Polanco, who is on the IL with a sore wrist but was also dealing with soreness in his Achilles.
The manager said that the veteran is still dealing with "a little bit of both," noting the wrist is still an issue when Polanco swings from the left side. However, Polanco is continuing to progress with baseball activities.
"He’s outside doing some running, so he started doing that outside today," Mendoza said. "Hitting off the tee, flips, so continuing to progress with baseball opportunities."
Polanco was placed on the IL on April 18.
Happy Sunday. I thought I was over the jet lag, when I slept great on Friday night, then last night I couldn’t sleep at all.
Anyway, today we have our first look at Yohendrick Pinango. I remember, back in my school days, the teach would have to say Yohendrick Pi, so that the 12 other Yohendricks didn’t think he was talking to them.
The other interesting thing about this lineup is that Ernie Clement is leading off. I think having a guy who swings at everything leading off is pretty strange. I like him batting with someone on base better. I also think that he’d be a good choice if you wanted to hit and run. But 1/6th of the way through the season, Clement has 1 walk.
On the other hand, I don’t know who I’d put in the lead off spot. I’m all for trying Vlad there, but I’m pretty sure the club will never do that.
Yesterday’s Umpire Scorecard. Quinn Wolcott wasn’t terrible.
Today in Jays History, seven years ago, Vladimir Guerrero made his MLB debut.
Now he is 1001 games into his career. He has a .289/.367/.494, with 185 home runs (and 28 steals). Not a bad start at all.
And the Red Sox fired their manager, Alex Cora (and pretty much their whole coaching start). I’m not a Red Sox fan and I’m no more of a fan of Cora but I rarely take joy in someone losing a job.
It does make me wonder what the plan is for their game today. I suggest picking six guys out of the crowd and randomly aside them a role, Manage, Bench Coach, Pitching Coach, First and Third Base Coaches. Might as well have fun with it.
And I missed this yesterday:
One of my favourite plays ever (in an April game).
Wolves' Anthony Edwards likely to miss weeks with knee injury, AP source says originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The left knee of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards remained structurally intact when he was injured during Game 4 of his team’s Western Conference first-round playoff series, but he is likely to miss multiple weeks, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
Edwards has a bone bruise and also hyperextended the knee, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced details or a return-to-play timeline.
ESPN and The Athletic first reported the diagnosis on Edwards.
Edwards was hurt in the first half of Minnesota’s 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, a victory that gave the Timberwolves a 3-1 lead in that series. But the Wolves also lost fellow starting guard Donte DiVincenzo in that game with a torn Achilles tendon, meaning his season is over and his 2026-27 season is likely in great jeopardy as well.
Game 5 of the series is Monday night in Denver.
DiVincenzo was having surgery to repair the Achilles on Sunday in New York, the Timberwolves announced. That timeframe — surgery one day after the injury — follows what Boston’s Jayson Tatum did after he sufferend the same injury in last season’s playoffs. Tatum started rehab quickly and missed about 10 months, returning for the final stretch of this season. If DiVincenzo follows the same timeline, he could be back before the end of next season.
Edwards is one of the NBA’s most dynamic players, someone who — if he had met the league’s eligibility criteria by playing in a few more games — would have been a lock to make the All-NBA team for a third consecutive season.
He averaged 28.8 points in the regular season, third best in the NBA behind Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers and reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Edwards also averaged five rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
Edwards was fourth in scoring for the U.S. Olympic team that won a gold medal at the Paris Games in 2024. He missed 21 games this season, by far the most of his career.
This injury happened with him on the defensive end, while he was contesting a layup attempt by Denver’s Cam Johnson. Edwards leaped in an effort to block the shot, and when he landed his left leg appeared to be at an unusual angle. His knee buckled, and when he hobbled off the floor he seemed unable to put much if any weight on that leg.
Timberwolves forward Julius Randle said he didn’t see DiVincenzo before leaving the arena, and he had a quiet exchange with Edwards when he saw him in the locker room.
“I just dapped him up,” Randle said. “There’s not much to say in those moments. … Somebody who’s going through those situations is processing a lot.”
Wolves' Anthony Edwards likely to miss weeks with knee injury, AP source says originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The left knee of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards remained structurally intact when he was injured during Game 4 of his team’s Western Conference first-round playoff series, but he is likely to miss multiple weeks, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
Edwards has a bone bruise and also hyperextended the knee, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced details or a return-to-play timeline.
ESPN and The Athletic first reported the diagnosis on Edwards.
Edwards was hurt in the first half of Minnesota’s 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, a victory that gave the Timberwolves a 3-1 lead in that series. But the Wolves also lost fellow starting guard Donte DiVincenzo in that game with a torn Achilles tendon, meaning his season is over and his 2026-27 season is likely in great jeopardy as well.
Game 5 of the series is Monday night in Denver.
DiVincenzo was having surgery to repair the Achilles on Sunday in New York, the Timberwolves announced. That timeframe — surgery one day after the injury — follows what Boston’s Jayson Tatum did after he sufferend the same injury in last season’s playoffs. Tatum started rehab quickly and missed about 10 months, returning for the final stretch of this season. If DiVincenzo follows the same timeline, he could be back before the end of next season.
Edwards is one of the NBA’s most dynamic players, someone who — if he had met the league’s eligibility criteria by playing in a few more games — would have been a lock to make the All-NBA team for a third consecutive season.
He averaged 28.8 points in the regular season, third best in the NBA behind Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers and reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Edwards also averaged five rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
Edwards was fourth in scoring for the U.S. Olympic team that won a gold medal at the Paris Games in 2024. He missed 21 games this season, by far the most of his career.
This injury happened with him on the defensive end, while he was contesting a layup attempt by Denver’s Cam Johnson. Edwards leaped in an effort to block the shot, and when he landed his left leg appeared to be at an unusual angle. His knee buckled, and when he hobbled off the floor he seemed unable to put much if any weight on that leg.
Timberwolves forward Julius Randle said he didn’t see DiVincenzo before leaving the arena, and he had a quiet exchange with Edwards when he saw him in the locker room.
“I just dapped him up,” Randle said. “There’s not much to say in those moments. … Somebody who’s going through those situations is processing a lot.”
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The Kansas City Royals go for the sweep of the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium tonight.
Headlined by Halos right-hander Reid Detmers, here are our favorite Angels vs. Royals predictions and MLB picks for Sunday, April 26.
| Pick | Odds |
|---|---|
 Reid Detmers Over 5.5 strikeouts | -108 |
 Bobby Witt Jr. to record an RBI | +135 |
| Nolan Schanuel 2+ total bases | +125 |
Reid Detmers has looked superb in his return to the rotation. Through five starts, the Los Angeles Angels southpaw owns a 2.76 xERA and 3.05 FIP to go along with a healthy 25.8% strikeout rate.
Detmers has always been able to miss bats, and his 13.3% swinging-strike rate suggests even more Ks are on the way. Hitters haven’t been able to pick up his pitches, leading to a 90th-percentile chase rate.
The Kansas City Royals have struggled offensively against left-handers, posting a 70 wRC+ with a 24.5% strikeout rate. That sets up as a favorable matchup for Detmers, who is averaging 6.2 punchouts per start.
One Royal who could find success against Detmers is Bobby Witt Jr. The star shortstop is heating up after a slow start, slashing .360/.433/.520 over the last seven days.
Witt has been especially strong against LHP this season, going 9-for-23 at the dish with a 1.027 OPS. Detmers has been lethal against lefties (.161 AVG and 25.7% K-BB%), so run production might boil down to the right-handed Royals bats.
Kauffman Stadium has typically provided a boost for Witt, who’s hitting .311 with a 142 wRC+ in 328 career home games. The Royals have plated 18 runs through the first two games of the series, and Witt stands a good chance of knocking in a run if the offense stays hot.
Seth Lugo takes the mound for Kansas City. The veteran struggled against left-handed bats (1.47 WHIP) a season ago, and with a Stuff+ of just 88, there’s little reason to expect those platoon splits to improve.
Enter Nolan Schanuel, who owns a 107 wRC+ against right-handed pitching while keeping strikeouts in check (14.6% K rate). Lugo posted an underwhelming 9.9% K-BB% against lefties in 2025, and pitching to contact against Schanuel could lead to a few base knocks or an extra-base hit.
Lugo is a soft-tosser who relies on a deep arsenal to keep hitters off balance. He ranks in the 99th percentile in breaking-ball run value, but Schanuel is hitting .286 against off-speed pitches.
| Location | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Date | Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
| First pitch | 7:20 p.m. ET |
| TV | Peacock |
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Welcome to another edition of the Public Skate, folks!
The Bruins and Sabres are back at it this afternoon, fresh off of enjoying two days off after Game 3 on Thursday.
The B’s should be playing with a level of desperation facing the prospect of going back to Buffalo in a 3-1 hole, but there’s also no real need to panic when you’re only down 2-1 in the series.
The optimist: the B’s lost Game 1 and bounced back to win Game 2!
The pessimist: the B’s looked inept on offense in Game 3 and this could be the last game at TD Garden this season.
Choose your fighter!
Bruins! Sabres! IN MASSACHUSETTS AGAIN!
Discuss.
It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! This week, the Yankees took to the road to face a pair of down-on-their luck rivals, heading up north to Boston and south to Houston for the first time this season. As always, with every road trip, comes a flood of social media posts. What have the Bombers been up to while traveling this week? Let’s get started!
It may have been cold, but the Yankees — and the Yankees broadcasters — got into some shenanigans up in Boston, meeting with old friends, freezing their rear ends off, and, in the case of Meredith Marakovitz, once again breaking Wally’s heart.
It wasn’t all fun and games, though. While in Boston, the Yankees visited Walker, a seven year old Yankee fan at Boston Children’s Hospital who is waiting for a heart transplant. Ben Rice, Cam Schlittler, Will Warren, and Aaron Boone went to the hospital directly, and Aaron Judge and others phoned in.
As happens when the Yankees win some ballgames, they passed the Game Belt around quite a bit this week.
Yankees starter Ryan Weathers, the son of former Yankees reliever David Weathers, went on the paternity list during this week’s series against the Red Sox. Fortunately, on Thursday, he took to Instagram to announce the birth of his son. Congratulations to the Weathers family — if the pattern holds, we look forward to seeing him in pinstripes in 2056!
As always, Yankees radio voice Dave Sims took to Instagram to react to the Yankees’ games this week.
The Yankees and YES Network had some fun on the ‘gram this week. First, the Yankees posted another Question of the Day, where we learned which players… like to take their shoes off on the plane. Maybe it’s different in first class, but I don’t know, that just seems unsanitary to me.
Then, the YES Network had some fun with a social media trend about editing photos. Of note, look in the corner — you’ll see that, in this fictional universe, the YES account has exactly 99 unread messages. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
The Cincinnati Reds continued their roster revamp on Sunday morning, activating catcher Jose Trevino off the injured list after he’d been out of action at the big league level since back on April 4th.
Trevino, 33, has logged just 12 PA so far this season as a back issue has been dogging him since the first week of the season. To date, he’s just 1 for 11 with a walk and 3 K, though last year provided evidence that his value comes in ways much more nuanced that just with the bat. He’s an accomplished defender and manager of the pitching staff, and hopefully getting him back in the mix will help solidify a starting rotation that’s had some serious bumps through the first month of the season.
PJ Higgins was optioned back to AAA Louisville to make room on the roster, as the Reds relayed – with a sidenote that pitcher Nick Lodolo was sent out to begin his own rehab assignment.
Trevino notably caught Brady Singer more often than not during the 2025 season, starting 22 of the 32 games in which the former Kansas City Royal righty started. In those 22 games, Singer allowed opposing hitters just a .701 OPS, whereas he yielded an .863 OPS ing the 6 games started by Tyler Stephenson. His 3.58 ERA and 2.74 K/BB were also notably better when pitching to Trevino than when he pitched to Ty Steves (6.14 ERA, 1.42 K/BB).
It was less pronounced with Andrew Abbott, who was excellent regardless last year, but the southpaw did yield a lower OPS to opposing batters in the 10 games he threw to Trevino (.602) than he did when pitching to Stephenson 18 times (.668).
That’s not to say that having Trevino back will completely solve all issues those two starters have faced so far in 2026, but the hope is that it sure won’t hurt to have his game-calling back in the mix.
Trevino will be right back in action on Sunday, as he’s in the starting lineup slated to catch righty Rhett Lowder for the second time this year. In their first outing together, Lowder fired 6.0 IP of scoreless ball against the Texas Rangers back on April 4th.
After actually winning a game on Saturday night, the Phillies will try to repeat the feat on Sunday afternoon in the finale of their series against the Braves.
Aaron Nola gets the start for the Phillies. The veteran righty is 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA this season.
He’ll be opposed by Braves ace Chris Sale, who is having another strong season at 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA.
Game time is 1:35 and will be televised locally by NBCSP.