Tensions flare, 2 tossed in Sox-O’s feud
Hours after Major League Baseball held a conference call to tell the Red Sox and Orioles to stop their festering feud, Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman was ejected in the second inning for hitting a batter and Boston went on to win, 4-2, Wednesday night.
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was later tossed, too, soon after being upset by a called strike. On Monday night, the AllStar was the target of racial slurs at Fenway Park, prompting apologies from the Red Sox, the mayor of Boston and the governor of Massachusetts.
Gausman was tossed by umpire Sam Holbrook after what appeared to be a curveball hit Xander Bogaerts. Catcher Caleb Joseph slammed his mask on the plate and manager Buck Showalter bolted from the dugout to argue.
l The Cleveland Indians put Corey Kluber on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain, meaning the righthander will miss at least his next turn in the rotation. l The Texas Rangers say lefthander Cole Hamels is expected to miss eight weeks because of a strained right oblique.
KING & CAVS RULE RAPTORS
LeBron James scored 39 points, hopped Kareem AbdulJabbar on the career playoff scoring list and pushed the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 125-103 blowout over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series .
l Kawhi Leonard had 34 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and the host San Antonio Spurs overcame the loss of Tony Parker to beat the Houston Rockets, 121-96, and even the Western Conference semifinals at one game apiece. Parker did not return after hurting his left leg with 8:43 remaining in the game.
PENS WIN WITHOUT SID
The Penguins found a way to survive without injured star Sidney Crosby. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 36 shots and rookie Jake Guentzel took advantage of a fortunate bounce to earn his leagueleading eighth goal of the playoffs and the defending Stanley Cup champions held off the visiting Capitals, 3-2, to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.… Jakob Silfverbeg scored 45 seconds into OT as the visiting Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3, and tie their series at 2.