WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Max Muncy drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift the Athletics to a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Matt Fitzpatrick was no longer alone in the lead and not really sure how it happened. He made three bogeys in seven holes, none from terrible spots, and that was enough for Scottie Scheffler to close the gap quickly Saturday in the RBC Heritage.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kevin Durant was scheduled to miss the Houston Rockets’ playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers with a knee injury, leaving both teams without their top scorer to begin the first-round series.
DENVER (AP) – Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off a sluggish start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday in the opener of their first-round playoff series.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Matt Chapman’s RBI single in the 12th inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to their third straight victory, 7-6 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Philadelphia Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain before Saturday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Red Sox pushed back the start of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers by three hours because of a forecast of rain.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Rod Brind’Amour bet on Frederik Andersen’s veteran experience as the Carolina Hurricanes opened the NHL playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s top seed.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven innings to push his majors-leading total 40, Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Saturday.
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