MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Finals:
Oklahoma City Thunder 120, Indiana Pacers 109
(Thunder lead best-of-seven NBA Finals series, 3-2)
The Pacers will host the Thunder in a pivotal Game Six on Thursday in Indianapolis.
NHL Stanley Cup Finals:
The Stanley Cup will be “in the building” on Tuesday. The Panthers have a chance to clinch their second straight championship when they square off against the Edmonton Oilers for Game Six from Sunrise Florida. Winger Matthew Tkachuk [[ KUH-chuhk ]] says they have to “treat” the matchup as a Game Seven. Meanwhile, Edmonton’s goalie controversy is still unsolved. Coach Kris Knoblauch hasn’t named a starter between Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard.
The St. Louis Cardinals look to get back in the win column when they visit the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field tonight. The Cardinals just lost three of four at Milwaukee over the weekend. St. Louis is tied for third place in the NL Central at 37-and-35. Matthew Liberatore starts for the Cards tonight. First pitch is at 6:40PM.
The Chicago Cubs go for their third win in a row when they host the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field tonight. The Northsiders just took three of four from the Pittsburgh Pirates at home over the weekend. Chicago is in first place in the NL Central at 44-and-28. Ben Brown starts for the Cubs tonight. First pitch is at 7:05PM.
The first batch of balloting for this year’s MLB All-Star Game have been released. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is leading all players with over 1.5-million votes from fans. Dodgers’ two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is leading all National League players with nearly 1.4-million votes. This year’s process features two stages of fan voting, with the current stage running through June 26th. The All-Star Game will be played on July 15th at Truist Park in Atlanta.
MLB American League:
Los Angeles Angels 1, New York Yankees 0 (F/11)
Tampa Bay Rays 7, Baltimore Orioles 1
Boston Red Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 0
The Athletics 3, Houston Astros 1
MLB National League:
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Miami Marlins 2
Colorado Rockies 6, Washington Nationals 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 3
MLB Interleague:
No Games Scheduled
Men’s College World Series Recap:
(Omaha, NE) — History was made at the Men’s College World Series on Monday. Arkansas’ Gage Wood tossed the third no-hitter in tournament history and the first since 1960 in a 3-0 Razorback win over Murray State. Wood struck out 19 batters, a MCWS record for a nine-inning game, and hit one for the only base runner against him. In the second game, LSU led UCLA 5-3 in the top of the fourth inning before the game was suspended due to rain. The rest of the contest will be played this (Tuesday) morning beginning at 10 am. The action will continue with a pair of elimination games. Oregon State and Louisville will clash in the afternoon, followed by a matchup between Arkansas and the winner of the suspended game.
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