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APPGA-MASTERS
Matsuyama surges to top of Masters leaderboard
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A new name is at the top of the Masters leaderboard.
Hideki Matsuyama (hih-DEH’-kee maht-soo-YAH’-mah) has a four-shot lead over Xander Schauffele (SHOW’-flee), Marc Leishman (LEESH’-man), second-round leader Justin Rose and Will Zalatoris (zal-ah-TOHR’-ihs) through three rounds at Augusta National. Matsuyama shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to move to 11 under for the week. Matsuyama had five birdies, one eagle and no bogeys during a third round in which he played his last 13 holes at minus-7.
Matsuyama becomes the first Japanese player in Masters history to lead after any round.
Rose fell into a four-way mix for second with his second consecutive even-par 72. Schauffele fired a 68 on Saturday, Leishman a 70 and Zalatoris a 71.
Corey Conners is alone in sixth at 6 under, one ahead of Jordan Spieth (speeth) and Brian Harman.
MLB-SCHEDULE
DeGrom Ks 14, but Chisholm’s HR, Rogers’ gem lift Marlins
UNDATED (AP) — It seemed like old times for Jacob deGrom on Saturday as he threw a gem without receiving any support from the New York Mets.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner tied a career high by striking out 14 over eight innings of the Mets’ 3-0 loss to the Marlins. DeGrom limited the Marlins to one run and five hits, including Jazz Chisolm Jr.‘s second-inning homer.
According to baseball-reference.com, New York has scored 67 runs in deGrom’s 29 losses since the start of the 2017 season, an average of 2.31 per game.
Meanwhile, Marlins starting and winning pitcher Taylor Rogers beat deGrom for the second time in nine major league starts. Rogers limited the three hits while fanning 10 over six innings before Miami’s bullpen retired the last nine Mets in order.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— Mitch Keller pitched five efficient innings and the Pirates unloaded on Zach Davies in an 8-2 win over the Cubs. Keller struck out seven and held Chicago to one run as Pittsburgh ended a six-game slide. Colin Moran, Bryan Reynolds and Jacob Stallings all drove in two runs during Pittsburgh’s seven-run second, and Phil Evans hit his team-high third homer.
— The Cardinals’ four-game winning streak is over after Avisaíl (av-ih-sah-EEL’) García homered, doubled and drove in five in the Brewers’ 9-5 victory over St. Louis. García’s two-run blast off Carlos Martínez gave Milwaukee a 3-0 lead in the fifth. Keston Hiura (HEER’-uh) smacked a three-run shot to cap a five-run burst that made it 8-2 in the seventh inning of the Brewers’ third win in four games.
— Brandon Crawford delivered the decisive hit for a second straight day, connecting for a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Giants beat the Rockies, 4-3. Crawford also came through with a bases-loaded, two-run double in the seventh of a 3-1 win in Friday’s home opener. Ryan McMahon had put Colorado ahead 3-1 with a two-run homer in the fifth.
— Freddie Freeman belted a two-run homer and drove in the go-ahead run with a grounder in the seventh inning to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win over the Phillies. Sean Newcomb had strikeouts on four of his six outs in relief of Ian Anderson, who allowed homers by Andrew McCutchen and Bryce Harper. Atlanta has won four straight since an 0-4 start.
— Austin Meadows and Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-RAY’-nuh) homered off Domingo Germán (hehr-MAHN’), helping the Rays extend their mastery over the Yankees with a 4-0 victory. Six pitchers combined to limit the Yankees to five hits. The Rays have won 10 of 12 regular-season games between the AL East rivals since the start of 2020 and knocked off New York in the division series last year.
— Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and rookie Seth Brown connected for his big league home run in the Athletics’ 7-3 victory at Houston. Brown sent a homer into the second deck in the eighth inning to give the Athletics five home runs in the last two games after they managed just three in their first eight. Jed Lowrie’s two-run single put the A’s ahead, 6-0 in the seventh.
— Mitch Haniger homered and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Taylor Trammell scored the winning run after homering earlier in the game. Nelson Cruz belted a two-run homer before Minnesota absorbed its third loss of the season, all in 10 innings.
— Aaron Civale (sih-VAH’-lee) allowed just three hits while dominating over 7 2/3 innings of the Indians’ 11-3 thrashing of the Tigers. The right-hander gave up two singles and faced the minimum through six innings before Robbie Grossman homered off him in the seventh. Jordan Luplow (LOOP’-loh) hit one of Cleveland’s five home runs, furnishing a three-run blast and a two-run double to finish with a career-high five RBIs.
— The Royals and White Sox were rained out in Chicago. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader May 14.
MLB-NEWS
Bosox slugger on COVID-19 IL
UNDATED — Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list after exhibiting cold symptoms.
The team is awaiting coronavirus test results. If he tests negative twice, Martinez can return to the lineup for the series finale Sunday at Baltimore.
Martinez has been of the hottest hitters in MLB to start the season, batting .433 (13 for 30) with seven doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs.
In other baseball news:
— The Braves have placed right-hander Chris Martin on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation retroactive to Wednesday. The Braves recalled right-hander Jacob Webb from the team’s alternate training site.
— The Mets have placed third baseman J.D. Davis on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left hand. Davis was hit in the hand by a 91 mph fastball Tuesday and hasn’t played since.
— Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar (tay-AHS’-kur) Hernández is on the COVID-19 list after he was exposed to someone with a positive coronavirus case outside of the team. Left-hander Ryan Borucki also went on the injured list with vaccine side effects, which included a fever and fatigue.
— Cubs first base coach Craig Driver has tested positive for COVID-19. The club says contact tracing determined no one in the traveling party was a close contact.
— Tigers starter Julio Teheran has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Teheran was scratched from Friday’s start against Cleveland when he felt tightness in his triceps while warming up.
NBA-SCHEDULE
Raptors beat Cavs with shooting binge
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Toronto Raptors enjoyed a little success in a very disappointing season.
The severely short-handed Raptors scored a franchise-record 87 first-half points en route to a 135-115 blowout victory over the Cavaliers. Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points, shooting 17 of 19 field goals overall and 7 of 9 from 3-point range.
The Raptors were without their top three scorers in Pascal Siakam (see-A’-kam), Fred VanVleet and Kyle Lowry, who are averaging a combined 57.5 points.
NBA-TIMBERWOLVES-OWNERS
Wolves owner selling team to A-Rod, Lore
UNDATED (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore signed a letter of intent to buy the team.
The agreement also includes the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx and opens a 30-day window for negotiations to be finalized.
Under the conditions of the deal, Taylor would keep control of the club for the next two years and bring on Rodriguez and Lore as partners until a handover in 2023.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Flyers, Stars
UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars picked up important victories as the two teams try to climb back into playoff positions.
Sean Couturier (koo-TOOR’-ee-ay) scored the game-winner in the Flyers’ 3-2 win over the Bruins. Couturier tallied seven minutes into the third period, leaving Philadelphia four points behind Boston for the fourth and final playoff berth in the East Division. Travis Konecny (kah-NEHK’-nee) scored a first-period goal and set up Shayne Gostisbehere’s (GAHS’-this-behrz) power-play tally about six minutes later.
Sean Couturier (koo-TOOR’-ee-ay) scored the game-winner and the Flyers improved their playoff situation by nipping the Bruins, 3-2.
Couturier tallied seven minutes into the third period, leaving Philadelphia four points behind Boston for the fourth and final playoff berth in the East Division. Travis Konecny (kah-NEHK’-nee) scored a first-period goal and set up Shayne Gostisbehere’s (GAHS’-this-behrz) power-play tally about six minutes later.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Adam Erne (UR’-nee) scored in regulation and provided the game-winning tally in the seventh round of a shootout to push the Red Wings past the Hurricanes, 6-5. Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Valtteri Filppula (val-TEHR’-ee FIHL’-poo-luh) had goals in regulation to help Detroit end Carolina’s three-game winning streak. Larkin also scored in the shootout and Thomas Greiss (grys) finished with 30 saves.
— The Blackhawks rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Blue Jackets, 4-3. Alex DeBrincat (deh-BRIHN’-kat) had a goal and an assist to support Kevin Lankinen, who stopped 23 shots as Chicago dealt Columbus its ninth loss in 11 games. Carl Soderberg, Wyatt Kalynuk (KAL’-ih-nuhk) and Dylan Strome (strohm) also scored in the Hawks’ third win in eight games.
— Auston Matthews increased his NHL-leading goals total to 31 by scoring three more for the Maple Leafs in a 6-5 victory against the Senators. Jack Campbell made 27 saves and became the first NHL netminder to open a season with 10 straight wins. Mitch Marner added a goal and three assists in Toronto’s sixth win in a row.
— Andrew Copp, Nikolaj Ehlers (nih-koh-ly EE’-lurz) and Mathieu Perrault (peh-ROH’) each had a goal and an assist in the Jets’ 5-0 victory over the Canadiens. Connor Hellebuyck (HEH’-leh-buhk) made 19 saves for his second shutout of the season to backstop Winnipeg’s third straight win. Jake Allen made 20 saves to drop to 1-5-4 in his last 10 starts.
NHL-NEWS
Contenders make moves, get head start on NHL trade deadline
UNDATED (AP) — Some of the NHL’s top teams got a head start on the trade deadline by making moves. Defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay got arguably the most sought after player available by acquiring defenseman David Savard from Columbus in a three-team trade Saturday. It cost the Lightning three draft picks to make it happen.
NHL-leading Colorado paid a smaller price for backup goaltender Devan Dubnyk (DOOB’-nihk) in the form of a depth defenseman and a fifth-round pick going to San Jose.
Florida sent a third-round pick to Buffalo for defenseman Brandon Montour (MAHN’-tohr) in a move that fills the void left by Aaron Ekblad’s season-ending injury.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-VANDERBILT-PIPPEN
Vandy’s Scotty Pippen Jr. declares for draft with no agent
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has declared for the NBA draft without signing with an agent to keep his options open.
The son of six-time NBA champ Scottie Pippen ranked second in the Southeastern Conference both in scoring at 20.8 points and with 4.8 assists a game. He ranked 16th nationally in scoring per game.
HORSE RACING-GRAND NATIONAL
Blackmore becomes 1st female jockey to win Grand National
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rachael Blackmore has broken down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports by becoming the first female jockey to win the grueling Grand National horse race.
The 31-year-old Irishwoman rode Minella Times to victory at odds of 11-1 at Aintree in the 173rd running of the famous race in Liverpool, England.
Female jockeys have only been allowed to enter and race in the National since 1975 when the Sex Discrimination Act was passed.
