— Heat 123, Hawks 114 OT
Miami led by nine after the third quarter.
Tyler Herro scored 30 points.
Heat was +15 with Wiggins on the floor, minus-6 without him.
Miami plays #1-seed Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs.
— Grizzlies 120, Mavericks 106
Memphis led 66-49 at halftime.
Grizzlies out-rebounded Dallas, 50-36.
Memphis was +18 in the 24:00 sub Konchar played.
Grizzlies play #1-seed Oklahoma City in the first round of the playoffs.
— Cubs 13, Diamondbacks 11
At 7th-inning stretch, Cubs led this game, 2-1.
Cubs scored five runs in bottom of 7th, led 7-1
Arizona scored 10 runs in top of 8th, led 11-7
Cubs scored six runs in bottom of 8th, led 13-11
Carson Kelly homered twice, Kyle Tucker had the game-winning homer.
— Since 1910, only seven teams have allowed 10+ runs in an inning and won the game:
1912- Philadelphia A’s over New York
1912- New York Giants over Boston Braves
1912- Cubs over Cincinnati
1933- New York over Philadelphia A’s
1989- Phillies over Pirates
2006- Indians over Royals
Friday- Cubs over Diamondbacks
Cubs have now won 810 games in a row when they led by 6+ runs in 8th inning or later; last time they lost such a game was April 17, 1976.
— Braves 6, Twins 4
Minnesota led game 4-1 in 8th inning.
Rookie catcher Baldwin has the game-winning hit.
Twins have lost their last nine games against Atlanta.
— Tigers 7, Royals 3
Riley Greene got on base three times, scored twice.
Kansas City has lost five games in a row.
Royals scored 4 or fewer runs in 19 of their 21 games.
— Mets 5, Cardinals 4
Brandon Donovan tied game with a homer in top of 9th inning.
Francisco Lindor led off bottom of 9th with a walk-off homer.
It was Lindor’s 250th career home run.
— Reds 8, Orioles 3
Andrew Abbott struck out 11 hatters in six IP.
Jose Trevino went 3-4, is hitting .333 for Cincinnati.
Orioles are 5-9 so far this month.
— Dodgers 3, Rangers 0
Yamamoto struck out 10 Rangers in seven IP.
Tommy Edman went 3-4, with two runs scored.
Joc Pederson is hitting .057 for Texas.
— Famous birthdays, April 19th:
Keith Erickson, 81
Mark van Eeghen, 73
Frank Viola, 65
Keith Jackson, 60 (Eagles’ TE)
Ashley Judd, 57
Jeff Wilkins, 53
José Cruz, 51
Kate Hudson, 46
Troy Polamalu, 44
Joe Mauer, 42
Sal Frelick, 25
Jackson Merrill, 22
— Right now, every NFL team holds its own first round draft pick in next Thursday’s NFL Draft; last year, ten first round picks got traded.
— Minnesota Vikings only have four draft picks next weekend; since 1994, only 2% of NFL teams have had four or fewer selections going into a draft.
— 2025 NFL schedule will be released sometime between May 13-15; seems to me it usually happens on a Thursday, which would be the 15th.
— Since 2020, Philadelphia Phillies’ manager of team security has been Kelly Davis; for 15 years, he worked in the Chicago PD, as an undercover cop in the narcotics’ unit. From 1995-99, he was Dennis Rodman’s personal security guard.
This is a guy who could write a hell of a book.
— Golden State Warriors are the #7-seed in the west; Houston Rockets are the #2-seed, but Golden State (-190) is favored to win the series. Warriors are 23-8 in games that Jimmy Butler has played for them.
— Last Canadian franchise to win the Stanley Cup?
1993, the Montreal Canadiens.
— North Carolina/Bill Belichick poached QB Gio Lopez from South Alabama; Lopez threw for 2,557 yards last year, with 18 TD’s, 5 INT’s for the 7-6 Jaguars.
— Tip of the Cap to 89-year old Lee Corso, who is stepping down from his job on ESPN’s College GameDay pregame show, after 38 years. He was great on TV, smart/funny; he was also a pretty good football coach, working at Louisville, Indiana, Northern Illinois, plus a year in the USFL with the Orlando Renegades. His upbeat approach will be missed.
