CINCINNATI (AP) – Elly De La Cruz homered and drove in four runs and Chase Burns reached 100 strikeouts faster than any other Cincinnati pitcher as the Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Tuesday night.
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago White Sox right fielder Everson Pereira left Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angles with right shoulder soreness.
BOSTON (AP) – Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Nolan Gorman homered and drove in three runs and Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker drove in three runs apiece to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
ATLANTA (AP) – Martín Pérez threw five scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday night for their 11th win in their last 13 games as the Tigers lost starter Casey Mize to an injury in the third inning.
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers were underdogs going into their first-round playoff series. Both teams will be looking to close things out on Wednesday night in their respective Game 5s.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Romain Grosjean’s first Indianapolis 500 test session took flight quickly Tuesday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – After being cleared to participate in the team’s offseason conditioning program without limitations, Carolina Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks celebrated in a way he deemed most appropriate: He got baptized.
NEW YORK (AP) – Kodai Senga went on the 10-day injured list with lumbar spine inflammation Tuesday for the reeling New York Mets, who also have growing concerns about the health of outfielders Juan Soto and Luis Robert Jr.