Sox keep up historic start
Eduardo Nunez hit a threerun homer, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out eight over six stingy innings and the Boston Red Sox equaled their best start (112) in 100 years with a 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway.
l Carlos Gonzalez homered and had a sacrifice fly to drive in both of Colorado’s runs, leading the Rockies to their third straight victory with a 2-1 win over the Nationals in D.C.
l Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has been suspended five games for charging the mound after Luis Perdomo threw a pitch behind his back, inciting a benches-clearing brawl during Wednesday’s game against the San Diego Padres.
l Anibal Sanchez pitched three-hit ball over six innings, Preston Tucker backed him with a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves spoiled Yu Darvish’s first home start for the Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 victory.
l Jorge Alfaro hit a goahead single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies won their fourth straight game by beating the Tampa Bay Rays Petersburg.
l Albert Pujols homered and drove in three runs, Ian Kinsler had three hits and a sacrifice fly that scored Shohei Ohtani with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat host Kansas City.
l Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in an incident in which he was accused of pointing a handgun at the head of a woman who delivered food to his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. 2-1 in St.
It’s official. Joel Embiid will not play in Game 1 of the 76ers’ opening-round playoff series with the Miami Heat. That game will be 8 p.m. Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.
l The Hornets have fired coach Steve Clifford after the team failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons. Charlotte finished 36-46 despite what Clifford on Wednesday called his most talented team. Clifford missed 21 games this season because of headaches stemming from sleep deprivation.
He acknowledged that the Hornets “didn’t make good progress.”