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Giants manager Gabe Kapler, making his own playoff debut on the dugout’s top step, had absolute confidence the 24-year-old Webb would thrive in the biggest start of his life. On Sunday, Webb pitched the Giants past the San Diego Padres in the regular-season finale as they clinched the club’s first division title since 2012. Webb hasn’t lost since May 5 at Colorado.
LAS VEGAS — Diana Taurasi scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter, and Brittney Griner had 28 points and nine rebounds as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-84 on Friday night to advance to the WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — J.D. Martinez hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in his return to the lineup and the Boston Red Sox backed Tanner Houck’s clutch relief effort with a franchise postseason record five home runs, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 14-6 Friday night to even their American League Division Series at a game each.
The Sox appeared to be in good shape Friday after scoring three in the top of the fifth to take a 4-2 lead. Starter Lucas Giolito wasn’t at the top of his game, but if he could’ve gotten through the fifth unscathed, La Russa could’ve employed a stretched-out Michael Kopech for the sixth and seventh, Craig Kimbrel for the eighth and Liam Hendriks to close it out.
“We know what we have to do, we know we’ve got to take care of business,” Sox shortstop Tim Anderson said. “We’ve just got to keep fighting, keep pushing. We fell a little short today, but we competed. We competed at a high level. Things will get better. It’s good to head back home for sure.”
“If he gets us to the American League championship, I’ll admit I was wrong,” Bridgeport native Jay Gonzalez said before Game 1, which the Sox lost 6-1. “But they made it this far last year, too, so how much credit does he deserve for the team’s performance? Prove me wrong, Tony, and I’ll take it back.”
“If he gets us to the American League championship, I’ll admit I was wrong,” Bridgeport native Jay Gonzalez said before Game 1, which the Sox lost 6-1. “But they made it this far last year, too, so how much credit does he deserve for the team’s performance? Prove me wrong, Tony, and I’ll take it back.”
After Morton (0-1) hit Avisaíl García with a 1-2 pitch to start the inning, Tellez ripped another 1-2 offering from Morton over the center-field wall to break a scoreless tie. The hefty, bearded slugger had gone 1-for-13 against the Braves this season until delivering that 411-foot drive.
Rick Larsen, left, his wife, Carol Villa, and son Max with cardboard cutouts of Larsen and his best friend Mike Koncel on Oct. 7, 2021, in Western Springs. The cutouts were placed in the stands at Guaranteed Rate Field during fanless games. Larsen is a lifelong White Sox fan who has been going to Sox opening day games for 50 years. He wrote a remembrance of best friend Koncel, who went to every game with him before dying of cancer at age 40. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
“Over the past few months, at the commissioner’s direction,” he added of Roger Goodell, “senior NFL executives reviewed the content of more than 650,000 emails, including this email which was sent to a club employee. Earlier this week, the executives presented a summary of that review to the commissioner and are sharing with Raiders executives emails pertaining to coach Gruden.”