ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers beat Kansas City 8-5. Jacob deGrom earlier in the game had nine strikeouts to break a Texas record that had been held by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. Adolis Garcia tied the game with a two-out RBI single and Josh Jung then walked before Heim's 403-foot drive to right off Scott Barlow. While deGrom ended up with a no-decision, the nine Ks pushed his season total to 27 and set a new mark for a Rangers pitcher in his first three appearances — that had been Ryan’s 26 after he joined the team in 1989.
DENVER (AP) — Nolan Gorman sparked St. Louis’ three-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking solo homer off Pierce Johnson, and the Cardinals topped the Colorado Rockies 9-6. Gorman’s third homer of the season gave St. Louis a 7-6 lead. Paul Goldschmidt then singled in Brendan Donovan and scored on Tyler O’Neill’s single. Tommy Edman and Juan Yepez also homered for the Cardinals, who trailed 6-2 after six innings. ElĂas DĂaz, C.J. Cron and Ryan McMahon went deep for Colorado.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The streaking Tampa Bay Rays are running out of superlatives to describe baseball’s best start in more than three decades. Remarkable, incredible and unbelievable are words players have used to describe the dominant, all-around team effort that has carried them to an 11-0 record that is the toast of the big leagues two weeks into the season. The Rays have made the playoffs each of the past four years and expected to be good. But no one could have envisioned them joining the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers, 1982 Atlanta Braves, 1981 Oakland Athletics, 1966 Cleveland Indians, 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers as the only clubs to begin seasons with double-digit win streaks.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reserve guard Arterio Morris has entered the transfer portal. Morris was one of the top recruits in the country when he signed with the Longhorns. He allowed to play this season while awaiting trial on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Morris struggled to get playing time in an experienced lineup, with Texas advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008. Morris averaged nearly five points and 11 minutes per game and figured to be a key component for the Longhorns next season.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke 7-footer Kyle Filipowski is returning to the Blue Devils for his sophomore season instead of testing the NBA draft waters. Filipowski announced his decision Tuesday in a social media post, saying: “I’m not done yet, see you next year.” Filipowski was named The Associated Press newcomer of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He also was named the most valuable player of the ACC Tournament after the Blue Devils claimed the title. He averaged 15.1 points and 8.9 rebounds this season.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State forward Malik Hall has announced on social media he’s returning for a fifth season. Hall is the second Michigan State senior to return for a fifth year, making his announcement a day after standout guard Tyson Walker said he’s also taking advantage of the extra year granted to players during the COVID-19 pandemic. The return of the two starters provides experience to a Spartans roster that is primed to add two McDonald’s All-America selections in center Xavier Booker and guard Jeremy Fears Jr. The two are part of a highly rated recruiting class for the Spartans.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a grueling 108-102 overtime victory over the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA’s play-in tournament. Dennis Schröder scored 21 points and iced the win with two free throws with 8.4 seconds left for the Lakers, who will face second-seeded Memphis in the first round starting Sunday. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points and Mike Conley hit three free throws with 0.1 seconds left in regulation to tie it for the Wolves, who will host New Orleans or Oklahoma City on Friday for the eighth spot.
MIAMI (AP) — Trae Young scored 25 points, Clint Capela grabbed 21 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks grabbed the No. 7 in the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating the Miami Heat 116-105 in a play-in tournament game Tuesday night. Dejounte Murray scored 18 for the Hawks, who avenged a five-game Round 1 loss to Miami last season and earned an East first-round matchup with Boston that will start Saturday. Kyle Lowry scored 33 points for the Heat, who will play host to either Toronto or Chicago on Friday to decide the No. 8 seed and a spot against top overall seed Milwaukee in Round 1.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — PGA Tour and LIV Golf players were part of the year's first major and it turned out to be a Masters just like any other. Ultimately Jon Rahm winning was more relevant than where players made their living. It was an example that majors should strive to have the best fields without regard to which tour a player belongs. But it's all about the world ranking at the moment. And after this year, the path to the majors will become increasingly difficult for players who chose to join LIV Golf. They would do well to play their best at majors.
UNDATED (AP) — The Big Ten is hiring former MLB executive Tony Petitti to be its next commissioner. That's according to a person with knowledge of the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because a deal was still being finalized. An announcement is expected by the conference by the end of the week. Petitti replaces Kevin Warren, who is leaving to become president of the Chicago Bears. Petitti continues a trend of recent hires to lead the top conferences coming from outside college sports — like Warren, who came from the Minnesota Vikings in 2019.
TUESDAY SCORES
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 7 Houston 4
Final Chicago Cubs 14 Seattle 9
Final L.A. Angels 2 Washington 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 11 Cleveland 2
Final Tampa Bay 7 Boston 2
Final Toronto 9 Detroit 3
Final Baltimore 12 Oakland 8
Final Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 3
Final Texas 8 Kansas City 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Miami 8 Philadelphia 4
Final San Diego 4 N.Y. Mets 2
Final Atlanta 7 Cincinnati 6
Final St. Louis 9 Colorado 6
Final Milwaukee 7 Arizona 1
Final San Francisco 5 L.A. Dodgers 0
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Atlanta 116 Miami 105
Final OT L.A. Lakers 108 Minnesota 102
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Carolina 4 Detroit 1
Final New Jersey 6 Buffalo 2
Final OT Philadelphia 4 Columbus 3
Final Boston 5 Washington 2
Final Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 3
Final Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 2
Final Winnipeg 3 Minnesota 1
Final OT Edmonton 2 Colorado 1
Final Vegas 4 Seattle 1
Final Vancouver 3 Anaheim 2
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