Sabres-Canadiens 2nd-round playoff to be decided with Game 7 at Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff’s bid to relinquish home-ice advantage has fallen on deaf ears. Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis, meantime, was busy citing physics in looking forward.

Guardians go deep 6 times in 10-3 win over Reds to take series

CLEVELAND (AP) – Kyle Manzardo homered twice, rookie Chase DeLauter, Angel Martinez and José Ramírez each belted a two-run shot, and the Cleveland Guardians connected a season-high six times in a 10-3 blowout of the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Bryce Harper hits a home run off Paul Skenes and Phillies beat Pirates 6-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, and Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes on Sunday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series.

Sevilla avoids relegation despite 1-0 home loss to Real Madrid, Mbappé starts

MADRID (AP) – Sevilla avoided relegation despite a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid at home in La Liga on Sunday.

Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood fall out of the pole mix early

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Josef Newgarden took some solace in his inexplicable qualifying run. At least he has a better starting position in this year’s Indianapolis 500 than last year’s.

Guerrero's homer backs Gausman's strong outing in Blue Jays' 4-1 win over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice, Kevin Gausman pitched six shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Sunday.

Salvador Perez homers to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Salvador Perez homered and drove in two runs, Stephen Kolek allowed four hits in 6 1/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.

Napoli secures spot but Serie A's final-day Champions League math still wide open

MILAN (AP) – Napoli secured a spot in next season’s Champions League but the other two remaining places in Europe’s elite club competition could go to any of four teams in Serie A.

Ryan Jeffers and Kody Clemens help Twins avoid sweep, beat Brewers 5-4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Ryan Jeffers hit a tiebreaking homer and Kody Clemens had two doubles and two RBIs on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep.