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APINDY 500
Castroneves wins Indianapolis 500 for 4th time
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Helio Castroneves (EHL’-ee-oh kas-troh-NEH’-vehz) has joined the exclusive club of four-time Indianapolis 500 winners.
The Brazilian found himself in a closing duel with one of the young stars, 24-year-old Spaniard Alex Palou, but he passed Palou for good with two laps remaining and beat him by 0.4928 seconds for the victory Sunday. Former Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud, the 2019 Indy winner, was third, followed by Pato O’Ward, the 21-year-old budding IndyCar star.
Castroneves celebrated by scaling the fence at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the largest sporting event since the start of the pandemic. Then the 46-year-old sprinted along the front stretch of the speedway waving to the 135,000 fans in attendance.
Castroneves joins A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears, his former mentor at Team Penske, as the only four-time winners of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Mears was the last driver to join the club in 1991.
NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE
Young leads Hawks to 113-96 win over Knicks, 3-1 series lead
UNDATED (AP) — Trae Young scored 27 points, John Collins added 22 despite a smack to the lip and the Hawks frustrated Julius Randle and the New York Knicks once again. Atlanta pulled away in the second half for a 113-96 victory that gave the Hawks a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Danilo Gallinari added 21 points.
The Hawks will look to wrap up their first playoff series victory since 2016 when they travel to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 on Wednesday night.
New York’s Julius Randle had his highest-scoring game with 23 points, but it was another frustrating day for the Knicks All-Star. He made just 7 of 19 shots.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
— Chris Paul had 18 points and nine assists, Devin Booker and Jae Crowder added 17 points apiece and the Phoenix Suns evened their first-round series with a 100-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 17 rebounds for the second-seeded Suns, who took advantage of Anthony Davis’ absence from the second half with a groin injury to reclaim home-court advantage in the series after two straight losses. LeBron James had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers, who fell too far behind in the third quarter while Davis was being evaluated in the locker room.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Rays beat Phillies 6-2 for 15th win in last 16 games
UNDATED (AP) — Mike Zunino and Brett Phillips homered as the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays won for the 15th time in 16 games, 6-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Rays have won four consecutive games, including a two-game sweep over Philadelphia, after Kansas City stopped their 11-game winning streak on Tuesday.
Philadelphia, losers of eight of 11, got an run-scoring double from Brad Miller. Zunino hit his 12th homer in the second, and Phillips added a solo shot during Tampa Bay’s two-run fifth.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— Rookie Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat New York 6-2 for their first home series sweep of the Yankees in 21 years. New York was outscored 15-5 with 36 strikeouts during the series and went 1 for 25 with runners in scoring position. Shortstop Gleyber Torres had two errors and third baseman Gio Urshela one that contributed to a four-run third inning and a 6-0 Detroit lead. Gary Sánchez made a baserunning blunder as the Yankees tried to rally in the eighth, jogging to second and getting thrown out.
— Lucas Giolito struck out 12 and the Chicago White Sox sent Baltimore to its 13th straight loss, beating the Orioles 3-1. The Orioles matched their worst skid since 2009. Baltimore’s all-time longest losing streak was 21 in a row in 1988. Baltimore has been swept in four consecutive series and dropped 20 of 22 overall. Nick Madrigal hit a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning as the White Sox completed a four-game sweep. The AL Centrals have won six of seven and climbed a season-high 12 games over .500.
— Tyler Mahle worked five sharp innings, Eugenio Suárez homered and the Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-1 victory. Tyler Naquin drove in two runs for Cincinnati, and Nick Castellanos had two hits. Jonathan India also had two hits and drove in a run. Castellanos extended his hitting streak to 16 games, the longest active streak in the majors. The banged-up Cubs had won six in a row. They were once again without first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who missed his fifth straight game due to back tightness.
— Brandon Woodruff outpitched Max Scherzer, Avisaíl (av-ih-sah-EEL’) García homered again and the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Washington Nationals 3-0. The Brewers won their fourth in a row. Washington totaled three runs in getting swept in the three-game series. Woodruff struck out 10, allowing only two hits in seven innings and leaving with a 1.27 ERA. Scherzer also struck out 10 and gave up two hits in six innings. García’s 10th homer was a two-run drive in the first inning. He’s hit seven home runs this month.
— Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) pitched eight effective innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Houston Astros beat Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres 7-4. Greinke permitted one run and six hits. The right-hander, who retired 11 of his first 12 batters, improved to 14-3 in his career against the Padres. Houston jumped on Snell for four runs in the first. Alex Bregman drove in Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) with a groundout, and Tucker capped the inning with a three-run homer to left.
— Charlie Blackmon got three extra-base hits and keyed a two-run rally in the ninth inning that sent the Colorado Rockies past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Blackmon hit two doubles and a triple as the Rockies ended a five-game losing streak.
— Whit Merrifield had two hits and scored two runs, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3. Andrew Benintendi and Hunter Dozier each drove in two runs for Kansas City, which had dropped three of four. Dozier hit a solo drive in the ninth inning for his sixth homer. Royals right-hander Brad Keller improved to 3-0 in his last four starts. He permitted three runs and five hits in five innings.
— Teoscar (tay-AHS’-kur) Hernández and Rowdy Tellez (teh-LEHZ’) homered in the fourth inning off Aaron Civale (sih-VAH’-lee) and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Winning pitcher Ross Stripling allowed one run and two hits in five innings. Josh Naylor homered for Cleveland’s only run. The Indians postponed yesterday’s game due to high winds.
— Sunday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and Miami Marlins at Fenway Park was rained out. It was called after about a 20-minute delay and rescheduled for Monday, June 7. Miami lost the first two games of what was supposed to be a nine-game, 10-day trip, dealing with weather both days against the Red Sox.
— The game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets scheduled for Sunday night has been postponed because of rain. The teams will make it up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on July 26. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom had been slated to pitch for the Mets against Max Fried in a nationally televised game on ESPN.
MLB-PHILLIES-QUINN
Phillies’ Quinn goes on 60-day IL with Achilles injury
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn has been placed on the 60-day injured list with a left Achilles tendon injury. Quinn left Saturday’s game at Tampa Bay in the fifth inning.
He stumbled and fell while rounding third base on Ronald Torreyes’ two-run double, got up and hopped home on his right leg. He had to be carried off the field.
Quinn had ruptured his right Achilles tendon during an offseason workout in 2013. Outfielder Travis Jankowski had his contract purchased from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN
Thiem, Kerber out on Day 1…Osaka fined
PARIS (AP) — Two top players made early exits on the first day of the French Open, and another was fined.
No. 2-ranked Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for skipping a post-match news conference after her first-round victory over 63rd-ranked Patricia Maria Tig. Osaka was also threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with stiffer penalties, including being defaulted, if she continues to avoid meeting with the media.
Three-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 Angelique Kerber was ousted by a qualifier from Ukraine ranked 139th making her tournament debut.
Reigning U.S. Open champion and two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem (teem) is out after squandering a two-set lead and losing to 68th-ranked Pablo Andujar.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT’-oh-vuh) saved a match point before rallying to beat Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen.
Kei Nishikori had a 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Italian qualifier Alessandro Giannessi, his 10th win in his last 11 five-setters.
American Madison Keys played nearly until midnight to close out Day 1 under artificial lights and without a fan in sight. Spectators were ushered out of Roland Garros to meet a 9 p.m. curfew in Paris because of coronavirus concerns and the 23rd-seeded Keys’ 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Oceane Dodin did not start until after 10 p.m.
