B2 The BulleTin • Sunday, May 2, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
SUNDAY
GOLF
European Tour, Tenerife Open
PGA Tour, Valspar Championship
PGA Tour, Valspar Championship
PGA Tour Champions, Insperity Invitational
SOCCER
Premier League, Newcastle United vs. Arsenal
Premier League, Manchester United vs. Liverpool
MLS, Inter Miami at Nashville
Premier League,
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United
MLS, L.A. Galaxy at Seattle
MOTOR SPORTS
Formula 1, Portugal Grand Prix
GT World Challenge America
NASCAR Cup Series, Kansas
IndyCar, Texas
BASEBALL
College, Missouri at Alabama
College, Louisville at Clemson
College, Vanderbilt at Florida
College, Oregon St. at UCLA
MLB, L.A. Angels at Seattle
College, Oklahoma St. at Oklahoma
MLB, N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia
LACROSSE
Women’s college, Big Ten championship,
Northwestern vs. Maryland
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
America’s Day at the Races
SOFTBALL
College, Illinois at Northwestern
College, Oregon at Arizona St.
College, Alabama at Georgia
College, Arkansas at LSU
FOOTBALL
College, FCS, North Dakota St. at Sam Houston St.
College, FCS, North Dakota at James Madison
College, FCS, Southern Illinois at South Dakota St.
HOCKEY
NHL, Tampa Bay at Detroit
BASKETBALL
NBA, Brooklyn at Milwaukee
NBA, Portland at Boston
SURFING
World Surf League, Margaret River Pro
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Madrid
ATP/WTA, Madrid
Time
5 a.m.
10 a.m.
noon
noon
TV
Golf
Golf
CBS
Golf
5:55 a.m.
8:25 a.m.
10 a.m.
NBCSN
NBCSN
ESPN
11:15 a.m.
6 p.m.
NBCSN
FS1
6:55 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
2 p.m.
ESPN
CBSSN
FS1
NBCSN
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
SEC
ESPNU
ESPN2
Pac-12
Root
ESPNU
ESPN
9 a.m.
Big Ten
HOCKEY
SOCCER
MONDAY
Baseball: Bend at Crescent Valley, 3 p.m.; Summit
at South eugene, 4:30 p.m.; Madras at estacada, 4 p.m.;
Sisters at Woodburn, 4:30 p.m.
Softball: Sisters at Stayton, 4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis: Redmond at Pendleton, 3 p.m.; Rid-
geview at The dalles, 3 p.m.; Crook County at hood
River Valley, 3 p.m.; Sisters at Mountain View, 4 p.m.
Girls tennis: Pendleton at Redmond, 3 p.m.; The
dalles at Ridgeview, 3 p.m.; hood River Valley at Crook
County, 3 p.m.; Mountain View at Sisters, 4 p.m.
TUESDAY
Baseball: Summit at Mountain View, 4:30 p.m.;
Ridgeview at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m.; Redmond at hood
River Valley, 4:30 p.m.; Crook County at The dalles, 4:30
p.m.
Softball: Mountain View at Summit, 4:30 p.m.;
Pendleton at Ridgeview, 4:30 p.m.; hood River Valley
at Redmond, 4:30 p.m.; The dalles at Crook County,
4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis: Mountain View at Summit, TBd.
Girls tennis: Summit at Mountain View, 4 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
hood River Valley 5, Ridgeview 0
Bend 4, Ridgeview 1
Bend 10, hood River Valley 5
Santiam Christian 6, la Pine 5
la Pine 3, Santiam Christian 2
Friday’s Late Matches
Madras 4, Molalla 3
noon
3 p.m.
6 p.m.
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN2
noon
NBC
12:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
ABC
NBCSNW
5 p.m.
FS2
2 a.m. (Mon)
3 a.m. (Mon)
Tennis
Tennis
4 p.m.
SEC
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPN
NBCSNW
ESPN
4:30 p.m.
FS2
5 p.m.
NBCSN
7 p.m.
Root
2 a.m. (Tue)
3 a.m. (Tue)
Tennis
Tennis
Boys tennis
BASEBALL
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Boston
17
11
.607
—
Toronto
12
12
.500
3
Baltimore
13
14
.481
3½
new york
13
14
.481
3½
Tampa Bay
13
15
.464
4
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Kansas City
16
9
.640
—
Chicago
15
11
.577
1½
Cleveland
12
13
.480
4
Minnesota
9
16
.360
7
detroit
8
20
.286
9½
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oakland
16
12
.571
—
houston
15
12
.556
½
Seattle
15
12
.556
½
los angeles
12
12
.500
2
Texas
12
16
.429
4
Friday’s Late Games
Minnesota 9, Kansas City 1
Baltimore 3, Oakland 2
Seattle 7, l.a. angels 4
Saturday’s Games
n.y. yankees 6, detroit 4
Kansas City 11, Minnesota 3
houston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 3
Baltimore 8, Oakland 4
Texas 8, Boston 6
atlanta at Toronto, late
l.a. angels at Seattle, late
Sunday’s Games
detroit (ureña 1-3) at n.y. yankees (Kluber 1-2), 10:05 a.m.
atlanta (anderson 2-0) at Toronto (Stripling 0-1), 10:07 a.m.
houston (Javier 3-0) at Tampa Bay (hill 1-1), 10:10 a.m.
Cleveland (Plesac 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2),
11:10 a.m.
Kansas City (Keller 2-2) at Minnesota (Berríos 2-2), 11:10 a.m.
Boston (Richards 1-2) at Texas (Foltynewicz 1-3), 11:35 a.m.
Baltimore (Zimmermann 1-3) at Oakland (Manaea 3-1),
1:07 p.m.
l.a. angels (Bundy 0-2) at Seattle (Sheffield 1-2), 1:10 p.m.
Philadelphia
Washington
new york
atlanta
Miami
FOOTBALL
QB Anthony Brown shines in Ducks’ spring game Sat-
urday — Anthony Brown led the first-team offense effectively
and Oregon’s defense generated some pass rush and turnovers
in a competitive spring game. Brown was 17 of 26 for 188 yards
and a touchdown and a fumble, the defense was credited with
nine sacks and two fumble recoveries. The game was decided
on a walk-off two-point conversion run by Robby Ashford as
the offense beat the defense, 35-34, as the Ducks wrapped up
spring practice Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium.
Ducks, Beavers players selected among final rounds
of NFL draft — Three Oregon players — all defensive backs
— and an Oregon State player were selected among the fi-
nal three rounds of the NFL draft on Saturday in Cleveland.
Ducks cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was chosen in the
fifth round, No. 172 overall, by the San Francisco 49ers; in
the sixth round Oregon safety Brady Breeze went to the Ten-
nessee Titans (No. 215) and the Chicago Bears picked corner
Thomas Graham Jr. (No. 228); in the seventh round, just three
picks before the end, the Detroit Lions, who had taken Ore-
gon’s Penei Sewell with the seventh overall selection, grabbed
Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson. Late on Friday
night, the Dallas Cowboys drafted Oregon State defensive
back Nahshon Wright in the third round, 99th overall.
GOLF
Bradley, Burns hang on to share of lead at Valspar —
Keegan Bradley hit one of his worst shots of the round and it
led to eagle. Sam Burns hit a pair of tee shots right where he
wanted and they cost him bogeys. They finished where they
started Saturday in the Valspar Championship, tied for the
lead, and now they have company from Max Homa. Burns
had a three-shot lead with five holes remaining, but he had to
make an 8-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole for a 2-under 69
just to share the lead. Bradley and Burns were at 14-under 199,
tying the 54-hole tournament record set by K.J. Choi in 2002
and matched by Adam Hadwin in 2017. Homa fired a 66 and
trails by one stroke.
— Bulletin wire reports
POWERBALL
The numbers drawn Saturday night are:
35 36 47 61 63 3
The estimated jackpot was not available at press time.
MEGABUCKS
The numbers drawn Saturday night are:
27 34 35 39 40 42
The estimated jackpot is now $2.2 million.
NHL
Softball
11:30 a.m.
Big Ten
noon
Pac-12 (Ore)
noon
SEC
3 p.m.
SEC
SPORTS BRIEFING
As listed at
oregonlottery.org
and individual
lottery websites
Baseball
Prep sports
FS2
FS2
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible
for late changes made by TV stations.
Oregon
Lottery
results
Justin Thomas, 69-71-67—207. Bronson Burgoon, 71-
68-68—207. Bo Van Pelt, 71-67-69—207. Kevin na, 68-69-
70—207. danny lee, 70-67-70—207. Matthew neSmith,
70-69-69—208. Camilo Villegas, 71-68-69—208. Corey
Conners, 70-68-70—208. Charles howell iii, 70-68-70—
208. Pat Perez, 68-68-72—208.
Jason dufner, 70-71-68—209. denny McCarthy, 72-69-
68—209. Wyndham Clark, 69-72-68—209. ian Poulter, 69-
71-69—209. Russell Knox, 69-70-70—209. Kyoung-hoon
lee, 69-69-71—209. Scott Stallings, 67-69-73—209. Tom
lewis, 70-65-74—209. Sungjae im, 68-67-74—209. Zach
Johnson, 68-67-74—209. Charl Schwartzel, 70-65-74—209.
Jimmy Walker, 72-69-69—210. Vincent Whaley, 69-
71-70—210. Ryan Palmer, 70-70-70—210. Jhonattan Ve-
gas, 70-69-71—210. Scott Brown, 67-72-71—210. Chase
Koepka, 68-70-72—210. henrik norlander, 69-69-72—210.
Kyle Stanley, 68-70-72—210.
Kramer hickok, 67-74-70—211. J.T. Poston, 68-73-
70—211. alex noren, 73-68-70—211. Ryan Moore, 66-
74-71—211. Keith Mitchell, 70-70-71—211. adam Schenk,
71-69-71—211. Paul Casey, 68-71-72—211. Michael Gligic,
69-68-74—211. lucas Glover, 69-65-77—211.
Byeong hun an, 70-71-71—212. luke donald, 69-72-
71—212. Wesley Bryan, 69-71-72—212. Branden Grace,
69-68-75—212. Brandon hagy, 74-67-72—213. henrik
Stenson, 71-70-72—213. Tyler duncan, 70-71-72—213.
Peter uihlein, 73-68-72—213. doc Redman, 68-72-73—
213. dustin Johnson, 71-68-74—213. J.B. holmes, 70-71-
74—215. Joseph Bramlett, 71-70-74—215. Beau hossler,
68-72-75—215. Patton Kizzire, 66-75-76—217.
Friday’s Late Games
Crook County 14, Redmond 4
Crook County 18, Redmond 8
Saturday’s Games
Bend 14, Mountain View 0
MONDAY
SOFTBALL
College, Arkansas at LSU
BASKETBALL
NBA, Golden State at New Orleans
NBA, Portland at Atlanta
NBA, Denver at L.A. Lakers
SURFING
World Surf League, Margaret River Pro
HOCKEY
NHL, Vegas at Minnesota
BASEBALL
MLB, Baltimore at Seattle
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Madrid
ATP/WTA, Madrid
PREPS
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San Francisco
16
10
.615
—
los angeles
16
11
.593
½
San diego
15
12
.556
1½
arizona
14
12
.538
2
Colorado
9
17
.346
7
Friday’s Late Games
arizona 7, Colorado 2
San diego 3, San Francisco 2
Saturday’s Games
Washington 7, Miami 2
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 2
n.y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4
St. louis 12, Pittsburgh 5
l.a. dodgers at Milwaukee, late
atlanta at Toronto, late
Colorado at arizona, late
San Francisco at San diego, late
Sunday’s Games
Miami (Rogers 3-1) at Washington (Scherzer 1-2), 10:05 a.m.
St. louis (Martínez 1-4) at Pittsburgh (Crowe 0-0), 10:05 a.m.
atlanta (anderson 2-0) at Toronto (Stripling 0-1), 10:07 a.m.
Chicago Cubs (Williams 2-2) at Cincinnati (Mahle 1-1),
10:10 a.m.
l.a. dodgers (urías 3-0) at Milwaukee (TBd), 11:10 a.m.
Colorado (González 1-0) at arizona (Kelly 2-2), 1:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Gausman 1-0) at San diego (Musgrove 2-2),
1:10 p.m.
n.y. Mets (Peterson 1-3) at Philadelphia (eflin 1-1), 4:08 p.m.
ON DECK
Milwaukee
St. louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
13
14
11
12
10
11
12
14
11
15
Central Division
W
L
16
10
15
12
12
14
12
14
12
15
Pct
.481
.478
.476
.462
.423
GB
—
—
—
½
1½
Pct
.615
.556
.462
.462
.444
GB
—
1½
4
4
4½
East
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Pittsburgh
52 34 15 3 71 178 142
x-Washington 51 32 14 5 69 175 152
x-n.y. islanders 51 31 15 5 67 143 114
Boston
50 30 14 6 66 150 123
n.y. Rangers
52 26 20 6 58 167 139
Philadelphia
51 22 22 7 51 144 186
new Jersey
51 17 27 7 41 136 178
Buffalo
52 13 32 7 33 126 185
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Carolina
51 34 10 7 75 166 121
x-Florida
53 34 14 5 73 175 148
x-Tampa Bay
51 34 14 3 71 170 130
nashville
52 28 22 2 58 142 146
dallas
51 21 17 13 55 140 133
Chicago
51 22 23 6 50 146 167
detroit
53 18 26 9 45 117 162
Columbus
52 16 25 11 43 123 172
West
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Vegas
49 35 12 2 72 165 108
x-Colorado
49 33 12 4 70 171 120
x-Minnesota
50 32 14 4 68 162 135
St. louis
49 23 19 7 53 147 154
arizona
51 22 24 5 49 137 160
San Jose
51 20 26 5 45 138 176
los angeles
48 19 23 6 44 128 141
anaheim
51 15 29 7 37 110 164
North
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Toronto
51 33 13 5 71 172 133
edmonton
48 29 17 2 60 154 130
Winnipeg
50 27 20 3 57 153 143
Montreal
50 23 18 9 55 145 145
Calgary
49 22 24 3 47 131 140
Ottawa
51 19 27 5 43 141 177
Vancouver
45 19 23 3 41 119 147
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for
playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Friday’s Late Games
Colorado 3, San Jose 0
los angeles 2, anaheim 1
arizona 3, Vegas 0
Saturday’s Games
Boston 6, Buffalo 2
detroit 1, Tampa Bay 0, SO
n.y. islanders 3, n.y. Rangers 0
Carolina 2, Columbus 1, OT
new Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1
Toronto 5, Vancouver 1
Pittsburgh 3, Washington 0
Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OT
Florida 5, Chicago 4
Minnesota 4, St. louis 3, OT
nashville 1, dallas 0, OT
Colorado 4, San Jose 3
Calgary at edmonton, late
los angeles at anaheim, late
Vegas at arizona, late
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay at detroit, noon
GOLF
PGA Tour
Valspar Championship Scores
Saturday in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Yardage: 7,340; Par: 71
Third Round
Keegan Bradley
64-66-69—199
Sam Burns
67-63-69—199
Max homa
66-68-66—200
Ted Potter, Jr.
67-73-63—203
abraham ancer
67-70-66—203
Joaquin niemann
68-68-67—203
Cameron Tringale
69-67-67—203
Charley hoffman
68-66-70—204
Brandt Snedeker
69-69-67—205
Bubba Watson
70-67-68—205
Troy Merritt
68-69-68—205
Scottie Scheffler, 73-67-66—206. louis Oosthuizen,
73-67-66—206. Viktor hovland, 69-69-68—206. Vaughn
Taylor, 70-67-69—206. Jason Kokrak, 67-69-70—206. hank
lebioda, 66-69-71—206. .
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts
new england
2 0 1
7
ny City FC
2 1 0
6
Orlando City
1 0 2
5
Montreal
1 0 2
5
atlanta
1 1 1
4
new york
1 2 0
3
inter Miami CF
1 1 0
3
d.C. united
1 1 0
3
nashville
0 0 2
2
Columbus
0 0 2
2
Toronto FC
0 1 1
1
Phila.
0 2 1
1
Chicago
0 2 1
1
Cincinnati
0 2 1
1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts
Real Sl
2 0 0
6
la Galaxy
2 0 0
6
austin
2 1 0
6
la FC
1 0 2
5
Seattle
1 0 1
4
FC dallas
1 1 1
4
Vancouver
1 0 1
4
houston
1 1 1
4
Sporting KC
1 1 1
4
San Jose
1 1 0
3
Portland
1 2 0
3
Colorado
0 1 1
1
Minnesota united 0 3 0
0
Saturday’s Games
new york 2, Chicago 0
Real Sl 3, Sporting KC 1
Columbus 0, Montreal 0, tie
la FC 1, houston 1, tie
new england 2, atlanta 1
Orlando City 3, Cincinnati 0
ny City FC 2, Phila. 0
austin 1, Minnesota 0
FC dallas 4, Portland 1
d.C. united at San Jose, late
Sunday’s Games
Miami at nashville, 10 a.m.
la Galaxy at Seattle, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
GF
5
8
4
6
4
5
4
2
4
0
4
1
3
2
GA
3
2
1
4
3
5
4
2
4
0
6
4
7
10
GF
5
6
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
GA
2
4
3
2
1
4
2
4
5
3
6
3
7
BASKETBALL
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
x-Brooklyn
43
21
.672
x-Phila.
42
21
.667
Milwaukee
39
24
.619
new york
35
28
.556
atlanta
35
30
.538
Boston
34
30
.531
Miami
34
30
.531
Charlotte
31
32
.492
indiana
30
33
.476
Washington
29
34
.460
Toronto
26
37
.413
Chicago
26
38
.406
Cleveland
21
43
.328
Orlando
20
44
.313
detroit
19
45
.297
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
x-Phoenix
45
18
.714
x-utah
45
18
.714
l.a. Clippers
43
21
.672
denver
42
21
.667
l.a. lakers
36
27
.571
dallas
35
27
.565
Portland
35
28
.556
Memphis
32
31
.508
Golden State
32
32
.500
San antonio
31
31
.500
new Orleans
28
35
.444
Sacramento
26
37
.413
Oklahoma City
21
43
.328
Minnesota
20
44
.313
houston
16
48
.250
x-clinched playoff spot
GB
—
½
3½
7½
8½
9
9
11½
12½
13½
16½
17
22
23
24
GB
—
—
2½
3
9
9½
10
13
13½
13½
17
19
24½
25½
29½
MLB
Continued from B1
“Pitching has always been
further ahead in the analyt-
ical world, and applying in-
formation to the competition
has been much faster on the
run-prevention side than the
run-production side,” said
Detroit Tigers manager A.J.
Hinch, a former big league
catcher.
“I have great concern that
our sport has turned into a
lack of offense and the strike-
out-homer-walk Three True
Outcomes is not our best en-
tertainment product. … We’re
trending in the wrong direc-
tion. It doesn’t mean we can
just snap our fingers and make
a rule change or do one simple
thing and all of a sudden we’re
going to turn into a more bal-
anced sport.”
Detroit finished April with a
.199 batting average, on track
to shatter the low of .211 set by
the 1910 Chicago White Sox.
Just 16.6% of pitches have
been put in play this season
through the middle of last
week, according to MLB Stat-
cast, matching last year and
down from 18.6% in 2015.
Perhaps it’s the Rawlings
baseballs, which were slightly
deadened this year in a change
MLB said an independent lab
found would cause balls to fly 1
to 2 feet shorter when hit over
375 feet. Or maybe it’s the five
teams that added humidors to
their stadiums, raising the total
to 10 of 30 with humidity-con-
David Zalubowski/AP file
Colorado Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon heads back to the dugout after
striking out against the Houston Astros on April 20 in Denver.
trolled storage spaces.
Home runs have dropped
from a record 1.39 per team
per game in 2019 to 1.28 in
2020’s shortened season to 1.14
this year, the lowest since 2015.
Baseball Commissioner Rob
Manfred declined comment,
saying it was only one month.
Union head Tony Clark, a for-
mer All-Star first baseman,
also declined comment.
Many baseball veterans try
not to draw conclusions from
Aprils, when cold and blus-
tery weather can hold down
offense. Still, a comparison to
previous seasons through April
is startling.
The batting average was the
lowest through April since
.230 in 1968, according to the
Elias Sports Bureau. The .309
on-base percentage was the
lowest since .294 in 1968 and
the .3894 slugging percentage
a mark not seen since 2014’s
.3389, Elias said.
“It’s an inconsistent weather
month, which tends to de-
press offense a little bit. I tend
to kind of hold off judgment
until we get into the summer
months,” New York Yankees
manager Aaron Boone said.
“I would say pitching now
is as good as it’s been and as
specific as it’s been. I think
people really know better than
ever what makes a pitcher re-
ally good and what their true
strengths are other than what
you think their strengths are
and how you can target differ-
ent matchups.”
Jacob deGrom of the Mets
has a 0.51 ERA, on track to
break the post dead-ball era re-
cord of 1.12 set by the St. Louis
Cardinals’ Bob Gibson in 1968.
“You see deGrom — you can
see guys go out and punch out
Friday’s Late Games
Milwaukee 108, Chicago 98
Phoenix 121, utah 100
Sacramento 110, l.a. lakers 106
Saturday’s Games
Charlotte 107, detroit 94
Golden State 113, houston 87
Miami 124, Cleveland 107
indiana 152, Oklahoma City 95
atlanta 108, Chicago 97
Orlando 112, Memphis 111
new Orleans at Minnesota, late
Washington at dallas, late
denver at l.a. Clippers, late
Toronto at utah, late
Sunday’s Games
Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 12:30 p.m.
Portland at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Miami at Charlotte, 5 p.m.
new york at houston, 5 p.m.
Phila. at San antonio, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at dallas, 5 p.m.
Toronto at l.a. lakers, 7 p.m.
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
ChiCaGO WhiTe SOX — activated RhP lance lynn
from the 10-day il. Optioned OF luis Gonzalez to alter-
nate training site.
CleVeland indianS — Placed RF Franmil Reyes on
the paternity list. Recalled RF daniel Johnson from alter-
nate training site.
KanSaS CiTy ROyalS — Optioned 1B Ryan McBroom
to alternate training site. Recalled lhP Kris Bubic from
Omaha (Triple-a east). Placed RhP Kyle Zimmer on the
10-day il. Recalled RhP Jake newberry from Omaha (Tri-
ple-a east).
neW yORK yanKeeS — Placed RhP darren O’day on
the 10-day injured list, retroactive to april 30. Recalled RhP
Michael King from alternate site.
SeaTTle MaRineRS — Recalled RhP Wyatt Mills from
alternate training site. designated C Jacob nottingham
for assignment.
TaMPa Bay RayS — Optioned RhPs louis head and
Trevor Richards to durham (Triple-a east). activated lhPs
Rich hill and Cody Reed from the 10-day il.
National League
aTlanTa BRaVeS — Recalled CF Christian Pache from
alternate training site. Placed CF Guillermo heredia on the
10-day il, retroactive to april 30.
ChiCaGO CuBS — Optioned lhP Kyle Ryan to iowa
(Triple-a east). Recalled RhP Keegan Thompson from
alternate training site.
COlORadO ROCKieS — Placed RhP antonio Senzatela
on the 10-day il, retroactive to april 30. Recalled lhP lucas
Gilbreath from alternate training site.
lOS anGeleS dOdGeRS — Recalled lhP alex Vesia
from alternate training site. Optioned RhP pitcher edwin
uceta to alternate training site.
MilWauKee BReWeRS — Placed C Omar narvaez 10-
day il. Recalled C Mario Feliciano from alternate train-
ing site.
PhiladelPhia PhillieS — activated SS didi Gregorius
from the 10-day il. Optioned C Rafael Marchan to alternate
training site. Recalled CF Mickey Moniak from alternate
training site. Placed CF Romain Quinn on the 10-day il.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CleVeland CaValieRS — Signed F Mfiondu
Kabengele for the remainder of the season.
Women’s National Basketball Association
laS VeGaS aCeS — announced C Kate Cain cleared
waivers.
MinneSOTa lynX — announced F alex Wittinger
cleared waivers.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
San FRanCiSCO 49eRS — exercised their fifth-year
option on T Mike McGlinchey for the 2022 season.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
anaheiM duCKS — Recalled G lukas dostal and lW
Maxim Golod from San diego (ahl) loan. assigned G
Olle eriksson and RW Jacob Perreault to San diego (ahl).
BOSTOn BRuinS — Recalled G Jeremy Swayman from
the minor league taxi squad.
BuFFalO SaBReS — Recalled G ukko-Pekka luuk-
konen from the minor league taxi squad.
ChiCaGO BlaCKhaWKS — Recalled RW John Quen-
neville from Rockford (ahl) loan.
COlORadO aValanChe — Recalled d dan Renouf
from Colorado (ahl) loan. Reassigned G Jonas Johans-
son to Colorado (ahl) from the taxi squad and Gs adam
Werner and hunter Miska from Colorado (ahl) to the
taxi squad.
deTROiT Red WinGS — Recalled C Joe Veleno from
the minor league taxi squad.
MOnTReal CanadienS — Recalled Cs alex Belzile
and Ryan Poehling from laval (ahl) loan and placed on
taxi squad.
PhiladelPhia FlyeRS — Recalled d Wyatte Wylie from
lehigh Valley (ahl) loan to taxi squad. Reassigned d egor
Zamula to lehigh Valley (ahl).
PiTTSBuRGh PenGuinS — assigned G Max lagace to
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (ahl).
San JOSe ShaRKS — loaned d Jacob Middleton to
San Jose (ahl) from taxi squad.
TaMPa Bay liGhTninG — Recalled G Christopher
Gibson from the minor league taxi squad. Signed G hugo
alnefelt to an entry-level contract.
TOROnTO MaPle leaFS — assigned d Martin
Marincin and G Veini Vehvilainen to Toronto (ahl).
14, 15, you’re like, OK, it’s not
like that big of a deal anymore,”
Mattingly said. “It seems like
teams are striking out 12, 15
times a night, and that’s just
normal.”
MLB instituted a new rule
in 2020 requiring a pitcher to
face three batters or complete
a half-inning. Among the ex-
periments in the minor leagues
that start Tuesday are requiring
Double-A infielders to keep
both feet in the infield at the
start of every play; and expand-
ing bases from 15-by-15 inches
to 18-by-18 at Triple-A. In the
independent Atlantic League
starting Aug. 3, the pitching
rubber will be moved back 12
inches to 61 feet, 6 inches.
In a sign of pitching domi-
nance, there have been 69 team
shutouts this season, a pace
that would total 439 and smash
the record of 359 in 1915.
“I think the big thing no-
body talks about is the prolif-
eration of the breaking ball,”
Los Angeles Angels manager
Joe Maddon said. “Every-
body’s worried about velocity.
It’s about the breaking ball to
me. That’s where a lot of the
numbers have gone to. Hitters
normally could catch up to the
velocity, if that’s all they’re go-
ing to see.”
Maddon is against rules
changes to boost batters.
“I don’t like legislating hardly
anything,” Maddon said. “I’m
much more that things change
based on people making adap-
tations and adjustments based
on what they’re seeing.”