Newman had a pair of doubles and a single before coming to the plate in the ninth against Alexis Diaz (1-2), who had loaded the bases with a hit batsman and two walks. Newman lined the pitch to shallow right to score Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno.

“Just got lucky on that one, placed it in a good spot and scored two runs,” said Newman, who has had a chance to play this season due to injuries to regular shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and top prospect Jordan Lawlar.

His approach, he said, is “just working on staying up the middle, to stay on those off-speed pitches a little bit better.”

Justin Martinez (1-0), the fifth Arizona pitcher of the game, picked up his first major league win with a scoreless ninth.

The Reds have lost 11 of their last 12 games, including a three-game sweep by the Diamondbacks in Cincinnati last week.

“We came back and put ourselves in a nice position to win the game,” Reds manager David Bell said. “Alexis has been so good for us on so many occasions. Those games are going to happen.”

Cincinnati scored twice in the eighth to take the lead. Jeimer Candelario singled to center on a play that was originally ruled a catch and a double play. But replay showed that Arizona’s Corbin Carroll trapped the ball, allowing Spencer Steer to score the tying run from second instead of being doubled off.

Mike Ford followed with a triple that bounced away from right fielder Jake McCarthy and scored Candelario easily.

Former Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez put Arizona ahead 4-3 in the seventh with a two-out RBI single off Fernando Cruz, who escaped further damage.

Moreno and Joc Pederson homered for Arizona, which returned from a six-game trip. The Diamondbacks chased Reds starter Graham Ashcraft after four innings but couldn’t come through with a two-out hit until Suarez did it in the seventh. Arizona stranded 14 runners in the game.

Moreno’s homer was his first of the season. He hit seven last year but added four more in Arizona’s postseason run to the World Series.

Jordan Montgomery pitched into the sixth for the Diamondbacks. He gave up six hits, walked three and struck out seven.

Pederson and Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo were ejected in the eighth inning by plate umpire Mark Carlson. Pederson was called out on strikes with two on and one out.

“I didn’t agree with one of the pitches, I flipped my bat and he threw me out,” Pederson said. “I didn’t know that was illegal. I guess I learned something new.”

As for Lovullo, who jumped in to defend his DH, he had a few choice words that earned his first ejection of the season and 18th of his career.

“I was battling my own frustration,” he said. “Mark’s a great umpire.”

Ketel Marte’s first-inning single off the bag at first extended his hitting streak to 14 games.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Reds: OF TJ Friedl (fractured left thumb) was placed on the injured list and will miss 4-5 weeks, manager David Bell said before the game. Friedl was hit by a pitch in Sunday’s game at San Francisco. OF Jacob Hurtubise was called up from Triple-A Louisville, and made his major-league debut Monday night, pinch running for Ford in the eighth.

Diamondbacks: OF Alek Thomas (left hamstring) received a platelet-rich plasma injection on Monday after experiencing swelling after his rehab assignment. Thomas has been limited to four games this season.

NEXT

Cincinnati starts RHP Hunter Greene (1-2, 3.38) against Arizona’s Slade Cecconi (1-2, 4.15) on Tuesday.

BY JACK THOMPSON

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A night that started with a lucky fan catching foul balls on consecutive pitches ended with another dominant pitching performance that helped the Mariners improve to 19-11 over the past 30 games.

Kirby (4-3) had been bothered by a sore knee, but was terrific. He angrily pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first inning after hitting a pair of batters, but appeared to become energized by getting himself out of the situation.

“If anything else, that just fires me up to make that pitch even more fine on the corner,” Kirby said.

He gave up Bobby Witt Jr.’s first inning single, then didn’t allow another hit until Dairon Blanco reached on an infield single in the fifth. Kirby struck out six, walked none. It was the third time this season he pitched at least six innings and didn’t allow a run.

“George is angry some nights and tonight was the night. There was a few calls that he didn’t get that he thought he should have got, but he was on the attack,” Servais said.

Raley’s second homer of the season traveled an estimated at 432 feet and came after Cal Raleigh doubled on the first pitch of the second inning from Kansas City starter Brady Singer. Raley also appeared to break – or have come unscrewed — the celebratory trident used by the Mariners to celebrate home runs.

“All I was doing was carrying it and it fell apart,” Raley said.

Raley is hitting .375 with a 1.131 OPS in May.

“I’ve put a lot of work in. I was busting my butt to get back to feeling comfortable in the box and it’s paying off now,” Raley said.

Raleigh and Raley added an RBI singles an inning later. Raleigh’s was a 410-foot shot that tipped off Blanco’s glove as he jumped at the fence. Julio Rodríguez scored, but Jorge Polanco had to wait near first base and could only advance 90 feet, leaving Raleigh with possibly the longest single of his career.

Ty France added a two-run homer in the eighth inning, his third of the season.

Kansas City’s Michael Massey had a two-out, two-run double in the eighth, but closer Andrés Muñoz recorded the final four outs for his sixth save.

Singer (3-2) gave up a season-high nine hits and allowed more than two earned runs for only the second time this season – both losses. Singer needed 108 pitches to get through five innings and struck out six.

“His stuff was good. Missed his spots a couple of times there, at least the ones I saw on the board there. Middle mistakes with pretty good hitters,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: RHP Carlos Hernandez (shoulder) pitched 1 1/3 innings on Sunday as part of his rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha, the first time he pitched more than one inning.

Mariners: Polanco left the game before the start of the sixth inning due to hamstring tightness in his right leg. … SS J.P. Crawford (oblique) is expected to start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Michael Wacha (2-4, 5.15) looks for his second straight win after giving up two earned runs over six innings in his last start. Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert (3-1, 2.94) will try and rebound after giving up eight runs on nine hits in a loss to Minnesota.

BY TIM BOOTH

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Jaylen Brown added 27 for the Celtics, who can close out Cleveland with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday night at home.

Game 6, if necessary, would be back at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday.

The Cavs got pushed to the brink of elimination with two top players in street clothes on the bench, as Donovan Mitchell (calf) and Jarrett Allen (ribs) sat out with injuries.

THUNDER 100, MAVERICKS 96

DALLAS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a Dallas franchise playoff-record 13 blocks, rallying for a 100-96 victory Monday night to even their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2.

Chet Holmgren and Lu Dort hit clutch 3-pointers late, and Jalen Williams drove for a dunk and a 94-91 lead with 1:29 remaining as Dallas players and coaches screamed for a double-dribble call.

The teams split a pair on each other’s home court. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

P.J. Washington led Dallas in scoring again with 21 points, while Doncic had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Kyrie Irving had his second single-digit scoring game of the series with nine points.

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Jordan Martinook and Martin Necas also scored in the Hurricanes’ big third period, and Frederik Andersen — starting for the fourth time in five games in this series and ninth time in 10 games in the postseason — had 20 saves.

Jacob Trouba scored a short-handed goal and Igor Shesterkin stopped 24 shots for New York, which has lost two straight after taking a 3-0 series lead.

Game 6 is Thursday night in Raleigh, North Carolina.

STARS 5, AVALANCHE 1

DENVER (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as Dallas pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months.

Johnston had shorthanded and power-play goals for the Stars, who grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second-round, best-of-seven series. Dallas can close it out at home in Game 5 on Wednesday.

Miro Heiskanen and Evgenii Dadonov also scored, while Sam Steel added a late empty-net goal. Jake Oettinger made 24 saves.

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The person spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. Buffalo’s hiring of Parry to the role of officiating liaison was first reported by the New York Post.

While most networks have hired former officials to provide analysis on penalties, the Bills are believed to be among the NFL’s first teams to add one to their staff.

Parry spent 19 years as an NFL official, including his final 12 as a referee before retiring after working his third Super Bowl to close the 2018 season. He then spent the past five years serving as a rules analyst for ESPN.

Parry fills a first-time role for the Bills and McDermott, who is entering his eighth season as coach.

McDermott was successful on three of six challenges made last season, but has an overall record of having just 10 of 33 plays overturned, including playoffs, according to Pro Football Reference. Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, by comparison, hit on four of five challenges last season and is 72 of 143 overall.

Parry’s knowledge of the rules can also assist in time management situations late in games in advising when it’s best to call timeouts when dealing with penalties as well as other rule changes introduced by the league.

Parry’s hiring comes after McDermott was added to the NFL rules committee in March.

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Keselowski, in his third full season as a driver-owner at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, locked himself into the playoffs and marked himself as a title contender for the fall.

There are several other usual suspects to watch including 2021 Cup Series winner Kyle Larson, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron and Joe Gibbs Racing leader Denny Hamlin, who is tied with Byron for the series lead with three victories this season.

Not so fast, said former driver and current NASCAR TV analyst Jeff Burton. Just look at the past two champions in Penske racers Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney.

“Raise your hand if you had them winning the championships this time of year these past two years,” Burton said. “It’s very hard to know what’s going to happen.”

But it’s not difficult to make a few logically informed predictions as the circuit heads into its All-Star Weekend at North Wilkesboro.

Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing Strong Once More

JGR’s Hamlin has been on a championship quest since coming up short last season and has had one of the strongest cars each week. Along with his three victories, Hamlin has led laps at each race this season and finished fourth at the Goodyear 400 this past Sunday. Christopher Bell, who won at Phoenix, gives JGR two playoff participants so far.

Byron and Larson are leading the Hendrick charge, combining for five wins this season including Byron’s success at the Daytona 500 to start Hendrick’s 40th anniversary season. Chase Elliott’s victory at Texas gives Rick Hendrick three spots in the playoffs with Alex Bowman, who was eighth at Darlington this past week, the only team driver without a win. Bowman sits ninth in the standings.

Byron said at Darlington he needed to be more consistent in this upcoming summer stretch to prepare for the playoffs.

“We have the pace,” Byron said. “I feel like that’s what you’re really striving for, to have pace to win races. We have that, it’s just that we’re not consistently putting the weekends together, in terms of balance and execution.”

FORD CHARGING FORWARD

Keselowski’s victory at Darlington was the first for a Ford this season, but likely won’t be the last. Keselowski’s RFK Racing driver Chris Buescher, who has won four times since Keselowski became a co-owner in 2022, has come agonizing close to winning again the past two races.

Buescher lost a photo finish to Larson at Kansas two weeks ago by 0.001 second, the closest finish in NASCAR history. At Darlington, Buescher got knocked into the wall by Tyler Reddick while leading with nine laps to go.

Neither Buescher nor Reddick, 1-2 at the time, were contending after their tangle and Buescher angrily confronted Reddick after both got out of their cars.

Those were tough for Buescher to deal with, but it’s likely he won’t disappear in the season’s second half. In fact, there were four Ford drivers among the top seven finishers at Darlington.

WHO ELSE?

Neither of the past two series champs in Logano and Blaney have won a race to assure themselves the postseason, although Blaney is in better position at eighth in the standings while Logano is 17th, first out of the 16-driver field.

Neither one had a strong showing at Darlington. Blaney got squeezed when Byron clipped Martin Truex Jr., who then pushed Blaney into the wall and out of the race.

Logano got a speeding penalty entering the pits late in the race and was sent to the back of the field. He finished 21st.

Josh Berry, who replaced NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 at Stewart-Haas Racing, had his best placing this season in third.

Other winless drivers among the top 16 on points include Truex in second, Ty Gibbs in seventh and Kyle Busch in 13th.

All will be sorted out when the series returns to Darlington for the final regular-season race, the Southern 500, on Sept. 1.

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It was a ninth straight win for Swiatek, and the two-time Rome champion will next face Madison Keys after the American player eased past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-1 in a match that was interrupted by an environmental protest.

Swiatek needed eight set points to secure the opener but had no such problems at the end of the second, sealing a 7-5, 6-3 victory on the first match point when Kerber’s return went wide.

The match against Keys will be a repeat of last week’s Madrid Open semifinal, which Swiatek won. The Polish player is attempting to become the first woman to win the “dirt double” since Serena Williams in 2013.

“For sure, playing against Maddie is not easy,” Swiatek said. “The score was pretty one way in Madrid. It’s kind of easy for your mind to just drift off sometimes. The most important thing is to stay focused and really disciplined.”

“As soon as I saw them come over the barrier, my first thought was like, ‘Should I go tackle one of them?’ But I stopped myself,” Keys said. “And then the chair (umpire) started yelling at me to go sit down.

“Unfortunately, it’s starting to become a little bit of a common thing that’s happening.”

The players returned to the locker room and the protestors did not resist when security intervened before police and firefighters also arrived to handle the situation.

Two more Americans were through to the quarterfinals after third-seeded Coco Gauff rallied to beat Paula Badosa 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 and Danielle Collins eased past Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0, 6-3.

Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down and had to fend off three match points — after getting treatment for a back problem — before beating Elina Svitolina 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7) in a match that finished well after midnight local time.

Two-time champion Svitolina looked certain to secure the victory on her first match point as she had what should have been the simplest of volleys over the net with Sabalenka seemingly stranded right at the other side of the court. But Svitolina hit the ball into the net.

Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Ostapenko and Qinwen Zheng also advanced.

In the men’s tournament, defending champion Daniil Medvedev survived a scare before prevailing against Serbian qualifier Hamad Medjedovic 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-5 in their third-round match.

Next Gen titleholder Medjedovic was given a standing ovation as he left the court after some courageous tennis but he will be regretting not making the most of a set point in the opening set.

The second-seeded Medvedev will face Tommy Paul in the round of 16 after the American beat Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-3.

Last week’s winner Andrey Rublev, who was seeded fourth in Rome, was upset by French qualifier Alexandre Muller 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his first win over a top-10 player.

Madrid runner-up Felix Auger-Aliassime was beaten by ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4.

Also advancing were Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Sebastian Baez and Nicolas Jarry.

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Dmitry Bivol, campeón de peso semipesado de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo (AMB), expresó que David Benavídez podría pelear y darle problemas a los peleadores de las 175 libras si en un futuro decide subir a la división.

En una entrevista con ESNEWS, Bivol afirmó que Benavídez es un buen peleador y le tiene respeto, por lo que sabe que en algún momento el monarca interino de peso supermediano del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB) podría ser uno de sus contendientes en las 175 libras.

“Es un buen peleador. Yo lo respeto. Él podría pelear en 175 y causar problemas a los peleadores, por supuesto”, dijo el ruso.

Tras la victoria por nocaut sobre Demetrius Andrade, David Benavídez mostró interés en una pelea con Dmitry Bivol en 175 libras porque también lo considera un gran peleador, aunque por los momentos su objetivo es conseguir la pelea con Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez.

“La pelea con Dmitry Bivol es una gran pelea porque lo entrené antes. No intento desacreditar a Dmitry Bivol, pero sé lo que se puede hacer en esa pelea. Es un gran, gran peleador. Estos son los tipos de oportunidades que quiero aprovechar en mi carrera. Solo quiero ser el mejor y sé que lo voy a lograr”, declaró en la conferencia posterior a su pelea con Boo Boo Andrade.

Cabe destacar que José Benavídez Sr., padre y entrenador del Monstruo Mexicano, afirmó que su hijo tienen varios años como obligatorio y aun así Canelo Álvarez los sigue ignorando, por lo que aseguró que no lo seguirán esperando y podrían subir a 175 libras para hacer una superpelea con Artur Beterbiev o Dmitry Bivol, rival que ha vencido a dos pugilistas aztecas: el tapatío y Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramírez.

Desde hace más de dos de años David Benavídez ha buscado de todas las formas posibles llamar la atención del tapatío, pero nunca ha tenido respuesta. A pesar de que los fanáticos y muchos expertos en el deporte quisieran ver esta gran pelea, Canelo Álvarez no ha mostrado un real interés y habrá que esperar si en marzo de 2024 el mexicano por fin cumple con su obligación con el CMB.

Además, según Salvador Rodríguez de ESPN, el mexicano podría enfrentar a Jaime Munguía- retador obligatorio de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB)-, Jermall Charlo o Terence Crawford el cinco de mayo y al Monstruo Mexicano en septiembre, pero el tapatío desmintió esta información y afirmó que estará revisando sus opciones para elegir al mejor oponente para defender su campeonato indiscutido.

David Benavídez, monarca interino de peso supermediano del CMB, venció a Demetrius Andrade por nocaut técnico en el sexto asalto y ahora quiere que el siguiente sea con el campeón azteca. El Monstruo Mexicano cuenta con un registro de 28 triunfos, 24 de ellos por la vía rápida y ningún revés como profesional.

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Max Verstappen fue el claro dominador a lo largo de prácticamente toda la temporada de la Fórmula 1 en la que la estrella de Red Bull terminó conquistando su tercer título de campeón mundial consecutivo. Sin embargo, hubo un momento de su casi inmaculado 2023 que marcó al neerlandés y que tuvo de protagonista a su compañero de equipo, Sergio “Checo” Pérez.

Después de ganar 19 de 22 carreras que se disputaron del calendario de la F1, Max Verstappen consideró que su peor momento de la temporada llegó en una carrera en la que el mexicano lo relegó al segundo puesto del podio. Una situación que se repitió una vez más en el año, pero que en esa oportunidad dejó un mal sabor al primer piloto de la escudería austríaca.

Así lo recordó el neerlandés en una entrevista con el portal Motorsport en la que habló de su mejor y peor momento de la temporada, siendo el Gran Premio de Azerbaiyán 2023 el punto más bajo para él en una campaña histórica en la que logró nada más y nada menos que 575 puntos, más del doble que “Checo” Pérez quien terminó segundo en la clasificación de pilotos (285).

“El peor momento fue Bakú (Azerbaiyán). No estaba contento con cómo iba todo. Quizás no fue el mejor stint de mi vida, pero también fue porque estaba probando muchas herramientas entre la inclinación de los frenos, el diferencia y el freno motor. Además, el coche era muy nuevo y se trataba de un circuito urbano con curvas de 90 grados”, comentó Verstappen.

“Creo que fue un poco de ‘ensayo y error’ durante todo el stint, pero el final fue realmente muy fuerte, donde creo que ya había dañado mis neumáticos desde el principio tratando de adelantar. Cuando acabé la carrera me dije: ‘Vale, no he ganado, pero he aprendido mucho para las próximas carreras’”, recordó el neerlandés.

Ese segundo lugar de Max Verstappen en la carrera que se disputó el 30 de abril en Azerbaiyán había sido la segunda vez que ocurría luego de que Sergio “Checo” Pérez se impusiera también en el Gran Premio de Arabia Saudita a mediados de marzo, relegando a su compañero al segundo puesto del podio. Sin embargo, a nivel de resultado no fue lo peor para el neerlandés en la temporada.

En todo el 2023 sólo una vez Max Verstappen se quedó fuera del podio y ocurrió durante el Gran Premio de Singapur en septiembre, cuando la estrella de la escudería Red Bull finalizó en el quinto puesto en una prueba que ganó el español Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) seguido de los británicos de Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton y George Russell.

“En Singapur no íbamos bien y probablemente también cometimos muchos errores con la puesta a punto. Fue un poco desastroso. Para mí, Singapur no sucedió en cierto modo. Esa carrera no la cuento”, reconoció Verstappen, quien no dudó al momento de recordar cuál fue el mejor momento del 2023: el Gran Premio de Japón.

“Creo que el de Spa volvió a ser un fin de semana fuerte. Japón fue muy fuerte desde la primera vuelta fue increíble pilotar. Miré la pantalla y yo estaba como ‘¡Bien, eso es un buen comienzo!’. En cuanto al equilibrio, probablemente la clasificación de Suzuka fue realmente agradable de conducir”, rememoró el piloto europeo.

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García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached their first World Series in 12 years with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night.

Corey Seager got the Rangers started with a long homer in a three-run first inning. Nathaniel Lowe also went deep to give Texas — one of six major league teams without a World Series title — its first berth in the Fall Classic since consecutive trips in 2010 and 2011.

García homered for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a postseason series with 15. He had four hits, scored three times and was the obvious choice for ALCS MVP in a series that saw the road team win every game.

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