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GM: Warriors to sign Curry when moratorium lifts
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says a contract will be finalized with two-time MVP Stephen Curry once the free agency moratorium ends July 6.
The Warriors confirmed that in an email to The Associated Press on Friday night. Curry’s agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon Sports, first told ESPN that the deal will be worth $201 million over five years, a record for the NBA.
Curry, who won the MVP the past two years and earned $12 million this season, scored 28.1 points in the playoffs while also contributing 6.7 assists and 6.2 rebounds.
On Thursday, NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant declined to opt in for the second year of his contract with Golden State and becomes an unrestricted free agent. That was an expected move, as he said he plans to do his part to keep the core of the champion Warriors intact to chase more titles by giving the team financial flexibility.
Barnes’ two homers lifts Dodgers to 10-4 rout of Padres
SAN DIEGO — Austin Barnes hit two homers and drove in seven runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-4 victory Friday night over the San Diego Padres.
Barnes hit his first career grand slam and a three-run shot. The two managers weren’t around to see it as Dave Roberts and Andy Green got into an altercation and were ejected between the first and second innings.
Justin Turner was 3-for-3 with a two-run home run as the Dodgers finished June with 53 home runs, a franchise record for any month.
Alex Wood (9-0) exited with one run allowed in six innings to lower his ERA to 1.83 — but not before yelling at Padres baserunner Jose Pirela in the first inning and later joining a stand-off after the tiff between managers.
Plate umpire Greg Gibson issued a warning to both teams following the Wood-Pirela exchange.
An angry Roberts screamed toward the Padres dugout late in the inning. Before the second inning, Roberts and Green got into a verbal crossfire as they conferred with umpires behind home plate.
When Green yelled at him while heading back to the Padres dugout, Roberts broke away from Gibson and shoved Green while also bumping crew chief Sam Holbrook before Gibson pulled him away. Both benches and bullpens emptied before the umps regained control.
Barnes gave the Dodgers a 4-0 lead with a two-out drive beyond the left-field wall, off Clayton Richard (58) in the first. Homering twice in a game for the first time, Barnes made it 10-1 with his fourth, off Jose Valdez in the sixth.
Logan Forsythe had four hits and a walk for the Dodgers, who are 6-1 against San Diego this season.
L.A’s 54-28 record leads the National League West.
The Padres’ Hector Sanchez hit a two-run, pinch homer in the ninth.
ALL-STAR CONFLICT? Roberts acknowledged Clayton Kershaw is on track to be ineligible to pitch in the All-Star Game because he would pitch next Sunday. “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” Roberts said. “But I would think he would probably make that start for the Dodgers.”
Kershaw is to start on Tuesday, followed by the start Sunday at Dodger Stadium against the Kansas City Royals.
OOPS Hunter Renfroe’s flyball landed in left-center field between Dodgers outfielders Chris Taylor and Joc Pederson, good for a double.
A Padres ballgirl caught a live ball near the left-field line, likely preventing Manuel Margot from scoring on Renfroe’s fourth-inning double. But, Cory Spangenberg’s groundout scored Margot.
PHOENIX — Jon Gray struck out 10 over six innings in his first start since April and rookie Raimel Tapia hit his first career home run, helping the Colorado Rockies end an eight-game skid with a 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
Gray, making his first start since April 13, allowed two runs on seven hits for his first victory of the season. Colorado’s opening day starter, Gray broke a bone in his left foot in the fourth inning of his third start of the season and went on the disabled list.
Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (8-4) lasted six innings and threw a career high 122 pitches. He allowed four runs on five hits with nine strikeouts and walked five, tying a season high.
Chris Owings hit a pair of solo home runs for Arizona, which lost a season high third consecutive game at home.
Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a solo home run to right field, his 17th, and third leadoff homer of the season.
Jake Lamb’s two-out double in the bottom of the first drove in Gregor Blanco to tie it at 1. Gray struck out the side in that inning.
The Rockies plated two runs in the third off Ray, who threw 75 pitches through his first three innings. Ray walked Mark Reynolds and Trevor Story to open the inning, and with one out, Tapia drove in Reynolds with a grounder.
Ryan Hanigan, called up from the minors earlier in the day, delivered a two-out single to drive in Story and give Colorado a 3-1 lead.
The Diamondbacks made it 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth on Owings’ 10th home run of the season. Tapia connected in the top of the sixth off Ray for a 4-2 Rockies lead.
Former Rockie Jorge De La Rosa gave up a run to his ex-teammates in the eighth. A wild pitch allowed Tapia to score from third base.
Owings’ second home run came off Rockies reliever Mike Dunn in the eighth. Major League saves leader Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his 26th of the season.
FLURRY OF ROCKIES MOVES
The Rockies, in reinstating Gray from the disabled list, also called up Hanigan from TripleA Albuquerque. Reliever Chad