Chicago Sports Recap: 5/18/24

Chicago CubsPittsburgh Pirates 0 – Chicago Cubs 1

Highlights:  Christopher Morel singled in Cody Bellinger with one out in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Bellinger got the winning rally started with a ground-rule double down the left-field line with one out off David Bednar. Morel then cracked a 3-2 pitch up the middle, and Bellinger narrowly beat Michael A. Taylor‘s throw to the plate on a play that withstood a video review. Hector Neris (4-0) tossed a perfect ninth, striking out two, for the win. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401569159  (AP)

Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox 1 – New York Yankees 6

Highlights:  Juan Soto had his first multihomer game with the Yankees, Luis Gil struck out a career-high 14 and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Trevino also went deep for New York, which has won 12 of 14 and improved to an AL-best 32-15. Soto was 4 for 4 with a walk and is batting .317 with 11 homers and 37 RBI. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401569151  (AP)

Chicago SkyChicago Sky 83 – Dallas Wings 74

Highlights:  Diamond DeShields led a balanced attack with 16 points and the Chicago Sky dominated the fourth quarter to defeat the Dallas Wings 83-74 on Saturday night to split the season-opening series. Chicago outscored Dallas 28-11 in the fourth quarter to erase an eight-point deficit, getting contributions from a number of players while Arike Ogunbowale had nine of the 11 Wings’ points. Marina Mabrey, who had all 14 of her points in the second half, got the Sky going with a 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter. Elizabeth Williams had back-to-back baskets before Angel Reese had a three-point play for a 67-65 Chicago lead with 6:29 to play. Reese finished a 14-0 run that made it 72-65 with 4 1/2 minutes left. Ogunbowale had the next nine points for Dallas but Chicago continued to pull away. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/wnba/recap/_/gameId/401620229  (AP)

WNBA Scores: 5/18/24

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Scores:

  • Indiana Fever 80 – New York Liberty 91
  • Los Angeles Sparks 82 – Las Vegas Aces 89
  • Chicago Sky 83 – Dallas Wings 74  (See Chicago Sports Recap)

MLB Scores: 5/18/24

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Scores:

  • Chicago White Sox 1 – New York Yankees 6  (See Chicago Sports Recap)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – Chicago Cubs 1  (See Chicago Sports Recap)
  • Tampa Bay Rays 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
  • Colorado Rockies 4 – San Francisco Giants 14
  • Seattle Mariners 4 – Baltimore Orioles 3
  • New York Mets 9 – Miami Marlins 10  (10 innings)
  • Washington Nationals 3 – Philadelphia Phillies 4  (10 innings)
  • Minnesota Twins 4 – Cleveland Guardians 11
  • Milwaukee Brewers 4 – Houston Astros 2
  • Oakland Athletic 3 – Kansas City Royals 5
  • Los Angeles Angels 2 – Texas Rangers 3  (13 innings)
  • Boston Red Sox 2 – St. Louis Cardinals 7
  • San Diego Padres – Atlanta Braves  Postponed
  • Detroit Tigers 8 – Arizona Diamondbacks 3
  • Cincinnati Reds 0 – Los Angeles Dodgers 4

NHL Scores: 5/18/24

Playoffs – Round 2

Scores:

West – Game 6

  •  Vancouver Canucks 1 – Edmonton Oilers 5  (Series tied 3-3)

Highlights:  The Edmonton Oilers weren’t ready to have their season end. Now, they’re going to the limit in their second-round series against the Vancouver Canucks. Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins  each had a goal and two assists, Connor McDavid added three assists and the Oilers beat the Canucks 5-1 on Saturday night to avoid elimination and force a deciding Game 7. Dylan Holloway, Zach Hyman and Evander Kane also scored for the Oilers, and Stuart Skinner stopped 14 shots. Nils Hoglander scored for Vancouver, which is trying to make it to the Western Conference final for the first time since 2011. Arturs Silovs finished with 22 saves. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401658461  (AP)

NBA Scores: 5/18/24

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West:  Game 6

  • Oklahoma City Thunder 116 – Dallas Mavericks 117  (DAL wins series 4-2)

Highlights:  Kyrie Irving probably wondered if his uncanny run of closeout victories without a loss in his career was finally near an end. The streak lives, and the Dallas Mavericks are through to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three seasons. P.J. Washington Jr. made two free throws before an intentional miss with 2.5 seconds left as the Mavs rallied from 17 points down in the second half for a 117-116 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder to finish the second-round series Saturday night. The Mavericks wrapped up the series in Game 6 at home against the top-seeded Thunder, just as they did in the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers. Dallas, which trailed by 17 early in the third quarter and by nine early in the fourth, will start the West finals at the Denver-Minnesota winner on Wednesday night. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401658194  (AP)

Chicago Sports Recap: 5/17/24

Chicago CubsPittsburgh Pirates 9 – Chicago Cubs 3

Highlights:  Paul Skenes struck out 11 over six no-hit innings in his second major league start, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Friday. Skenes allowed just one baserunner, Michael Busch on a full-count walk on the eighth pitch of the fifth-inning plate appearance, in an utterly dominant performance. After pitching through some nerves in his big league debut against the Cubs last weekend, he looked quite comfortable on a picturesque day at Wrigley Field. Skenes (1-0), who turns 22 on May 29, struck out his first seven batters, including the side in the first on pitches of at least 100 mph. He struck out Mike Tauchman on a 100 mph fastball on his 100th and final pitch, his 12th to reach triple digits. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401569144  (AP)

Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox 2 – New York Yankees 4

Highlights:  Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homered, Nestor Cortes won for the first time in 5 1/2 weeks and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. Alex Verdugo and Stanton hit consecutive RBI doubles off starter Mike Clevinger (0-2) in the fourth inning to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. New York (31-15) equaled its longest winning streak this season and has won 11 of 13 overall, moving 16 games above .500 for the first time since finishing 99-63 in 2022. Andrew Vaughn had two RBI singles and leadoff batter Tommy Pham  finished with three hits for the White Sox (14-31) in a series opener between the top and bottom teams in the American League. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401569136  (AP)

MLB Scores: 5/17/24

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Scores:

  • Pittsburgh Pirates 9 – Chicago Cubs 3 (See Chicago Sports Recap)
  • Washington Nationals 2 – Philadelphia Phillies 4
  • Chicago White Sox 2 – New York Yankees 4  (See Chicago Sports Recap)
  • Seattle Mariners 2 – Baltimore Orioles 9
  • Tampa Bay Rays 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
  • Minnesota Twins 2 – Cleveland Guardians 3
  • New York Mets 0 – Miami Marlins 8
  • San Diego Padres 3 – Atlanta Braves 1
  • Oakland Athletic 2 – Kansas City Royals 6
  • Los Angeles Angels 9 – Texas Rangers 3
  • Milwaukee Brewers 4 – Houston Astros 5
  • Boston Red Sox 6 – St. Louis Cardinals 10
  • Detroit Tigers 13 – Arizona Diamondbacks 0
  • Cincinnati Reds 3 – Los Angeles Dodgers 7
  • Colorado Rockies 5 – San Francisco Giants 10

NHL Scores: 5/17/24

Playoffs – Round 2

Scores:

East – Game 6

  • Florida Panthers 2 – Boston Bruins 1  (FLA wins series 4-2)

West – Game 6

  • Dallas Stars 2 – Colorado Avalanche 1  (DAL wins series 4-2)

NBA Scores: 5/17/24

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East:  Game 6

  • New York Knicks 103 – Indiana Pacers 116  (Series tied 3-3)

Highlights:  Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle challenged his team to play more physically and more tenaciously Friday night. His desperate team responded with one of its most inspired performances all season. Pascal Siakam finished with 25 points and seven rebounds, Myles Turner added 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Pacers turned the tables on the New York Knicks with a 116-103 victory to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at 3-3. Tyrese Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard each scored 15 points, with Nembhard pulling down six rebounds and dishing out six assists. Haliburton had nine assists as Indiana kept its perfect postseason home record intact at 6-0, in front of a raucous sellout crowd that helped re-energize the Pacers during key moments. Read more at:  https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401658197  (AP)