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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Increasing clouds with a 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT…Rain likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight. Colder. Lows in the
upper 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.
.TUESDAY…Decreasing clouds. Cooler. Highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Widespread showers will develop over much of western and central North Dakota over the south central and into the southern James River Valley by the late Monday afternoon and evening hours.
For the rest of the week near normal temperatures are
depicted, with highs in the 60s and lows in the mid 30s to mid
40s.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out Sunday afternoon just after 1-p.m. to a grass fire at 3023 80th Avenue, Southeast, where a burn pile reignited.
Rural Fire Chief, Ben Maulding says the fire was contained to about a half-acre of land.
The Rural Fire Department was on the scene about 90-minutes.
The owner was not cited for violating the ordinance because the fire was set prior to Sunday.
The North Dakota Fire Danger map showed Stutsman County in a very high danger level on Sunday, and the Stutsman County burn ban was in effect.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs residents that beginning Monday, April 30, 2018, City Sanitation crews will resume garbage pick-up in the alleyways.
Place brown carts so arrows face the alley for automated collection (or arrows face the street for curbside pick-up).
All materials must be INSIDE the cart for automated lifting into the truck. Any materials on top or next to the cart WILL NOT be collected.
Garbage carts should be placed out for pick up by 7:00 a.m. Trucks WILL NOT return to the area due to missed garbage placed out after the scheduled garbage route has been completed.
If you need to exchange your garbage cart for a different size, contact the Utility billing department at City Hall, phone: 252.5900 or email: kesmith@daktel.com; sgoodrie@daktel.com or bkoushkouski@daktel.com
To view current City garbage utility/cart rates, go to: http://jamestownnd.org/departments/public-works/utility-billing/
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown has set this year’s City-wide Cleanup for April 30-May 5.
City crews will collect discarded and unwanted items curbside only, at no extra charge.
Cleanup Week includes occupied residential dwellings.
NO commercial, educational or religious buildings.
Place materials that WILL BE picked up ON THE ROADWAY as close to the curb or shoulder as possible, by 7-a.m., on your pick up day…NO SOONER THAN TWO DAYS AHEAD OF THE SCHEDULE.
- Monday April 30 Southeast Jamestown
- Tuesday May 1 Southwest Jamestown
- Wednesday May 2 Northwest Jamestown
- Thursday May 3 Northeast Jamestown
Items that will be accepted and not accepted posted at CSiNewsNow.com.
Jamestown (CSi) Dakota Store and AAUW Used Bookstore invites the community to join them May 1-4 to celebrate their first anniversary in the downtown location, 601 1st Ave South. There will be specials and samples every day as well as drawings for door prizes and grab bags.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, AAUW’s Kelly Krein said, daily hours are 10am – 5pm with Thursday hours extended until 7pm to give more people a chance to visit the store. Thousands of used books, all in good condition and at bargain prices, at the bookstore.
Book donations guidelines include NO reference or text books, or Readers Digest books.
Fiction books of 2005 or newer are accepted.
Books are arranged by category.
The store is also open the second Saturday each month from 10-a.m., to 2-p.m.
A large variety of food and gift items, all made in ND, are featured in the Dakota Store. Call 952-9684 if you have questions.
Also on our show, Deb Lee said, the Dakota Store was previously exclusively at Frontier Village for 10 years, and during the Christmas season, before moving to First Avenue South location a year ago.
Dakota store buys items for re-sale from 85 North Dakota companies, and includes printed t-shirts.
She added that again this summer the Dakota Store will have an additional location at Frontier Village from Memorial Day though Labor Day, 9-a.m. to 5-p.m., and Sunday’s noon to 5-p.m.
Both stores welcome volunteers to help out.
Kelly Krein added that AAUW is also affiliated with the Frontier Village’s school house, and volunteers are welcome to assist during the hours of operation.
Valley City (CSi) The Department of Motor Vehicle office at the Rosebud Visitors Center in Valley City will have new office hours starting Tuesday, May 1st.
The new hours in Valley City will be from 8am to 11am and noon to 4:30pm starting Tuesday, May 1st.
COLFAX, N.D. (AP) — A man with 25 years of experience as a school superintendent has been hired at a small North Dakota high school where alleged hazing led to charges against five boys.
The Daily News reports that Dean Koppelman will begin as a substitute superintendent at the Richland 44 district May 1 and become interim superintendent for the 2018-19 school year on July 1.
The 63-year-old Koppelman was a longtime superintendent in Valley City. He’ll take over for Tim Godfrey, who is on paid administrative leave and is resigning from the Colfax school.
Authorities in mid-February referred five boys to juvenile court for alleged offenses including felonious restraint, terrorizing, hazing and sexual assault. A report by a Minneapolis law firm found issues with school policies, training and supervision.
CAVALIER, N.D. (AP) — A 45-year-old Cavalier woman is dead after her vehicle crashed during a police chase in northeastern North Dakota.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 911 center in Cavalier got a call just before 8 p.m. Saturday after a reckless vehicle northbound on Highway 18. The caller said the vehicle had almost rear-ended another motorist and was swerving over the road.
A Pembina County sheriff’s deputy found the vehicle, which sped away. The deputy pursued the vehicle through Cavalier on Highway 18 and then east on Highway 5 when the vehicle entered the ditch, struck a field approach and rolled.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was critically injured. She was taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, where she died.
The woman’s name was not released.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Several North Dakota counties have implemented burn bans because of abnormally dry conditions.
The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch Saturday for southwestern North Dakota. It includes the counties of Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and Stark.
A temporary burn ban is also in effect in Grand Forks County, in northeastern North Dakota.
Weather service meteorologist Janine Vining tells the Bismarck Tribune that dry, dormant or dead grasses are potential fuel for fires. She says low relative humidity and increasing winds increase the fire danger.
A daily fire danger rating map can be found on the he state Department of Emergency Services website.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Members of the 54th Helicopter Squadron at Minot Air Force Base recently rescued a man trapped in his Montana cabin, surrounded by rising floodwaters.
The Minot Daily News reports that the crew responded to a request for a hoist-equipped aircraft on March 24.
Capt. Vicente Vasquez was the aircraft commander during the flight. He says when the team arrived they saw the individual stranded in the center of the floodwaters, standing on the deck of his cabin as the water steadily rose.
Vasquez says the crew’s prior training and mission readiness helped guarantee the success of their search and rescue.
The man was transported to a nearby hospital where emergency responders and the individual’s family were waiting.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Morton County will soon join a handful of local governments in North Dakota using OpenGov, a cloud-based software for government entities to publish their checkbook for the public to see.
County Commissioner Cody Schulz says county officials began serious discussions about providing its financial information online in August. He says OpenGov offers “ease of use” for residents in a geographically large county where some people are 50 miles (80 kilometers) or more from the courthouse in Mandan.
County Auditor Dawn Rhone tells The Bismarck Tribune that the public will be able to view information such as departments’ budgets, including line items and vendor payments, going back about five years.
Other governments in North Dakota that have partnered with OpenGov include Cass and McKenzie counties and the cities of Fargo and Grand Forks.
In sports…
Madison SD (uj.edu)The 15th-ranked University of Jamestown softball team captured the North Star Athletic Association regular season conference championship Saturday, defeating Viterbo (Wis.) 6-1 and 7-1.
The Jimmies improve their record to 39-6 overall, 22-3 in the NSAA, and extend their winning streak to 15. Jamestown will have the number one seed in the postseason conference tournament, which begins Friday in Aberdeen, S.D.
A five-run fourth inning proved to be the difference maker for UJ in Saturday’s opening game against the V-Hawks.
Jamestown (uj.edu)– It was a different day, but the same results for the 16th ranked University of Jamestown baseball team.
After scoring 34 runs on Friday in wins over Viterbo (Wis.) and Dakota State (S.D.), the Jimmies crossed the plate 38 times in a pair of games Saturday, defeating Dakota State 22-2 and Viterbo 16-4.
Taichi Sasaki (SR/Sakai, Osaka, Japan), Kaleb Binstock (JR/Grand Forks, ND), Nick Wrigg (SO/Helena, MT), and Tyler Ludlow (SR/Port Orchard, WA) all homered for Jamestown against the Trojans.
Sunday…
Jamestown 7 Viterbo 2
Jamestown 23 Dakota State 8
Valley City (Mark Potts) – The Valley City State University softball team made Senior Day a memorable one for its four seniors. Playing their first and only home games of the season, the Vikings swept a doubleheader from Mayville State University on Saturday to clinch the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament.
Emily Smith delivered a go-ahead 2-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning in game one, propelling VCSU to a 5-4 victory. In game two, VCSU pounded out 15 hits en route to a 7-2 victory.
Valley City State improves to 35-10 overall and 18-5 in the North Star Athletic Association. The Vikings have locked up the No. 2 seed for next weekend’s NSAA Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D. University of Jamestown will be the top seed. Mayville State drops to 12-25 overall and 8-16 in conference play.
VCSU 5, Mayville State 4
Emily Smith pitched 3 2/3 shutout innings in relief and then delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Trailing 4-3 in the sixth, the Vikings put together a two-out rally to take the lead. Joelle Aiello and Kelsey Hamade had back-to-back two-out singles to put runners on first and second, and then Smith drilled a double to the left-center gap to score both and give the Vikings a 5-4 lead. Smith then set the Comets down 1-2-3 in the top of the seventh, including the final two on strikeouts.
Haley Butterfield started in the circle for VCSU and went 3 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and four runs. Smith came on in fourth inning and pitched out of a jam to keep the Vikings within one run. She proceeded to pitch 3 2/3 hitless innings to close out the game and pick up the win, walking only one and striking out four.
Valley City State scored three runs in the second inning to build an early 3-0 lead. Brittney Manthie, Tatum Lundin and Joelle Aiello all had RBI singles in the inning. Mayville State got one run back in the third inning and then took a 4-3 lead with three runs in the top of the fourth – two of which scored on Shaye Kemball’s bases-loaded single to right field.
Valley City State outhit the Comets 9-4 in the game. Aiello had two hits for VCSU while seven other Vikings each had one hit. Kemball led the Comets with a pair of hits. Bailey Nordquist and AJ Tinoco each had a hit as well.
Kemball pitched a complete game for Mayville State, allowing nine hits and five runs – three earned runs – in her six innings of work. She did not walk anyone and struck out five.
VCSU 7, Mayville State 2
The Viking offense pounded out 15 hits in game two as they earned the sweep with a 7-2 victory.
Tied 1-1 in the second inning, the Vikings took the lead for good with a pair of runs on Lundin’s RBI triple and Kadie Anderson’s RBI single. The Vikings tacked on two more runs in the fourth and then Kelli Moore drove in VCSU’s final two runs with an RBI single in the sixth inning.
Kathleen Gallais started in the circle for VCSU and pitched the first 3 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two runs. She walked four and struck out three. Smith came on in relief again and pitched the final 3 2/3 innings for the win, giving up four hits and no runs while striking out four.
Four Vikings had multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance by Kelli Moore. Joelle Aiello went 3-for-4 and scored two runs, and both Emily Smith and Jayme Menard had a pair of hits.
Megan Rabe led the Comet offense by going 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Shaye Kemball and Jade Ledochowski each had a pair of hits. Haley Kravetz started for Mayville State and went the distance in the circle, giving up 15 hits and seven runs.
NSAA Softball Pairings…
MADISON, S.D.(PlayNorthStar.com) – The brackets for the 2018 North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Postseason Softball Tournament are set for May 4-7, 2018. Presentation (S.D.) will be this year’s conference tournament host site. The tournament takes place at the Players Softball Complex in Aberdeen, S.D. on Field A and D (located on Brown County Highway 19).
Top eight seeds advance to the NSAA Softball Postseason Conference Tournament, which feature two brackets with four teams each—Gold Bracket and Navy Bracket—using a double-elimination within each bracket. The seeding is based on the regular-season North Star conference record (winning percentage).
Jamestown (N.D.) (39-6 overall record, 22-3 NSAA conference record), 2017 North Star Softball Tournament defending champion, will be the top overall seed for the conference postseason tournament. The Jimmies will be placed in Gold Bracket section of the tournament, along with No. 4 seed Bellevue (Neb.) (31-21 overall record, 13-11 NSAA), No. 5 seed Dakota State (S.D.) (19-28 overall record, 13-15 NSAA) and No. 8 seed Mayville State (N.D.) (12-27 overall record, 8-18 NSAA).
The NSAA conference tournament kicks off with UJ taking on MSU on Friday morning at 10 a.m. on Field A, followed by the BU taking on DaSU at 12 p.m. The double-elimination continues with a loser’s out game on Friday at 2 p.m.
Friday’s winners will advance to the next round on Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. on Field A. The loser of that game and the winner of Friday’s loser out game will square off in an elimination game of the Gold Bracket on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Field D.
The Gold Bracket championship game is set for Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on Field D, vying for a berth in the NSAA Conference Championship game. If the team with no loss in the Gold Bracket loses that game, an ‘if necessary’ game will be played on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Valley City State (N.D.) (37-10 overall record, 20-5 NSAA) is the No. 2 seed and will play in the Navy Bracket along with No. 3 seed Dickinson State (N.D.) (23-17 overall record, 14-9 NSAA), No. 6 seed Waldorf (Iowa) (10-31 overall record, 9-17 NSAA) and No. 7 seed Presentation (S.D.) (17-28 overall record, 8-16 NSAA).
The Vikings kick off the Navy Bracket versus the Saints at 10:30 a.m., followed by the Blue Hawks taking on the Warriors at 12:30 p.m. The double-elimination tournament continues with a loser’s out game at 2:30 p.m. Friday’s Navy Bracket games will be played on Field D.
NSAA Baseball Pairings..
MADISON, S.D.(PlayNorthStar.com) – The brackets for the 2018 North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Postseason Baseball Tournament are set. Jamestown (N.D.) and Valley City State (N.D.) will be this year’s conference tournament host sites for the third consecutive year, with the opening round starting on Friday, May 4.
Top eight seeds advance to the NSAA Baseball Postseason Conference Tournament, which will feature two brackets—Bracket A and Bracket B—using a double-elimination within each bracket.
Mayville State (N.D.) (29-10 overall record, 17-3 NSAA conference record) is the top overall seed in the conference tournament and will play in Bracket A. The Comets wrapped up their North Star conference season with a 4-game series sweep over Valley City State (N.D.) to secure the regular-season outright title.
MSU is the defending North Star Baseball Postseason Conference Tournament Champion, defeating Jamestown (N.D.) 5-3 in the tournament’s title game last season.
Bracket A includes No. 4 seed Presentation (S.D.) (23-17 overall record, 14-8 NSAA), No. 5 seed Waldorf (Iowa) (20-28 overall record, 13-10 NSAA) and No. 8 seed Dakota State (S.D.) (4-30 overall record, 4-19 NSAA).
The first two days of the conference tournament in Bracket A will take place at Charlie Brown Stadium in Valley City, N.D. The remaining two teams in Bracket A will play on Sunday (at 2 p.m.) at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown, N.D. for a berth to the NSAA Postseason Tournament Championship game.
Bracket A tournament kicks off with Mayville State taking on Dakota State at 1 p.m., followed by Presentation-Waldorf match-up at 4 p.m.
Bellevue (Neb.) (33-21 overall record, 17-5 NSAA) is the No. 2 seed and will play in the Bracket B along with No. 3 seed Jamestown (N.D.) (39-7 overall record, 16-6 NSAA), No. 6 seed Viterbo (Wis.) (13-39 overall record, 10-13 NSAA) and No. 7 seed Valley City State (N.D.) (13-26 overall record, 7-15 NSAA).
All games in Bracket B will be played at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown. The final two remaining teams in Bracket B will play in Jamestown at 11 a.m. on Sunday for a berth to the NSAA championship game.
Bracket B opens up the tournament play with the Bruins taking on the Vikings at 1 p.m., followed by host-team Jimmies taking on the V-Hawks at 4 p.m.
The tournament continues on Saturday on both sites with a winner’s bracket game and a pair loser’s out games. First loser’s out game is set for 11 a.m., followed by a winner’s bracket game at 2 p.m. and another loser’s out game scheduled for 5 p.m.
There will be ‘if necessary’ games on Monday a team suffered its first loss in each bracket in Jamestown. If there was only one ‘if necessary’ game for either bracket, it will be played on Monday morning at 11 a.m. with the championship game set for 2 p.m.
If there were two ‘if necessary’ games for both bracket, Bracket A game will be played at 11 a.m., followed by Bracket B game at 2 p.m. Then, the NSAA conference championship game is slated for Monday at 5 p.m.
The tournament champion receives the NSAA’s automatic berth to the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, which will be played on May 14-17 at nine different campus announced by the NAIA.
All games are nine (9) innings with 10-run mercy rule after 7 innings. There will be no 10-run rule in the championship game.
Dickinson State (N.D.) (3-30 overall record, 2-21 NSAA) did not advance to the North Star Baseball Postseason Conference Tournament.
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics coach Brad Stevens says guard Jaylen Brown is doubtful for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the 76ers because of a strained hamstring.
Brown was injured in Game 7 of the conference quarterfinals against the Bucks.
Stevens says it looks as though Brown could return later in the series.
NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
Preds, Caps knot series
UNDATED (AP) — The Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals were able to knot their Stanley Cup second-round series at a game apiece by winning on Sunday.
Kevin Fiala (fee-AH’-lah) scored on a 2-on-1 5:37 into double-overtime to lift the Predators over the Winnipeg Jets, 5-4.
Ryan Johansen put Nashville ahead 5:45 into the third period, 34 seconds after Brandon Tanev (TAN’-ehv) tied it. The lead held up until Mark Schiefele (SHYF’-lee) notched his second goal of the game, beating Pekka Rinne (PEH’-kuh REE’-nay) with 65 seconds left in regulation.
Johansen finished with two goals, Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and two assists and Filip Forsberg set up three scores.
Game 3 is Tuesday at Winnipeg.
In Washington, Alex Ovechkin notched his seventh goal of the playoffs while the Capitals were building a 3-0 lead in a 4-1 win over the visiting Pens. Jakub Vrana scored a power-play goal and Brett Connolly’s breakaway tally gave Washington a three-goal cushion early in the second period.
The Capitals managed to stay in front after blowing a 2-0 lead in the third period of a series-opening loss.
Braden Holtby turned back 32 shots and blanked the Penguins after Kris Letang (leh-TANG’) beat him with 6:56 left in the second period.
Matt Murray made 28 saves for the Penguins, who played a second straight game without Evgeni Malkin because of an apparent left leg injury.
Game 3 is Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
MLB…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tyler Mahle pitched into the seventh inning, Jose Peraza had three hits and Adam Duvall homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Minnesota Twins 8-2. Mahle cruised through the Twins’ lineup in his second straight solid outing after striking out 11 against Atlanta in his most recent start. Twins starter Jose Berrios walked three and allowed five hits in three innings, his shortest start this season. He also didn’t strike out a batter for the first time in 15 starts.
UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Red Sox managed to salvage their series finale against Tampa Bay while ending the Rays’ eight-game winning streak.
The Bosox pulled out a 4-3 win over the Rays on Sandy Leon’s RBI single with two out in the eighth inning. J.D. Martinez had four singles and drove in two runs to help Boston overcome Denard Span’s two-run blast.
The Rays were trying to reach the .500 mark and tie a club record for consecutive victories.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— The Yankees own a nine-game winning streak after Gary Sanchez unloaded a long, two-run homer in the fourth inning to back CC Sabathia (sah-BATH’-ee-uh) on a 2-1 triumph over the Angels. Sabathia took a shutout into the sixth and held Los Angeles to five hits over seven innings. The Angels have a four-game losing streak and are just 3-9 since winning 13 of their first 16 games.
— The Astros were 8-4 winners over the Athletics as Gerrit Cole struck out 12 while yielding three runs and six hits over 6 2/3s. Cole has struck out 10 or more in four of his six starts this season after doing it just six times in five seasons with the Pirates. George Springer and Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) drove in two runs apiece for the Astros, who were tied 3-3 before scoring three times in two Oakland errors in the seventh inning.
— The Mariners pounded the Indians for the second straight day as Ryon Healy homered twice and collected four RBIs in a 10-4 romp at Cleveland. Robinson Cano supplied a two-run homer during Seattle’s five-run second off Josh Tomlin. Mitch Haniger added his 10th home run to tie for the major league lead.
— J.A. Happ struck out nine while allowing two runs and five hits over seven innings of the Blue Jays’ 7-2 win over the Rangers. Kevin Pillar homered for the third time in two games, while Teoscar (tay-AHS’-kur) Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte (yahn HEHR’-vihs soh-LAHR’-tay) added solo shots. Toronto ended a four-game home losing streak and won for the third time in 10 games overall.
— The Orioles earned their first home series win of the season by getting a pair of homers from substitute starter Pedro Alvarez and a solo shot from Trey Mancini in a 5-3 decision over the Tigers. Kevin Gausman allowed one run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings for the Orioles, who took two of three from Detroit following a five-game skid.
— Nick Kingham took a perfect game into the seventh inning of his major league debut and Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with two RBIs as the Pirates won their fifth in a row, 5-0 over the Cardinals. Kingham struck out nine over seven innings and retired his first 20 batters before Paul De Jong (deh-YUHNG’) singled with two out in the seventh. Neither team scored until the Bucs’ four-run sixth.
— Tyler Chatwood tossed two-hit ball over seven innings and hit an RBI single as the Cubs blanked the Brewers, 2-0 to complete a four-game sweep. Addison Russell had two hits, a sacrifice fly and a run scored as the Cubs improved to 7-1 against the Brewers this year and moved a season-high five games above .500. The Brewers had won eight in a row before being held to two runs and 14 hits in the series.
— Ronald Acuna Jr. completed his successful first week in the majors by providing two doubles and reaching base four times in the Braves’ 10-1 mauling of the Phillies. The speedy Acuna had an RBI double in the eighth, walked twice and stole his first base while raising his average to .421 in 19 at-bats through five games. Johan Camargo hit a three-run home run to back Brandon McCarthy, who is 4-0 after allowing one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings.
— The Nationals avoided a three-game sweep as Gio Gonzalez struck out eight over seven innings of a 3-1 victory against the Diamondbacks. Matt Wieters (WEE’-turz) and Michael A. Taylor hit solo homers to help the reigning NL East champs improve to 12-16. Arizona fell to an NL-leading 19-8 and lost starter Robbie Ray to a strained oblique muscle in the second inning.
— Adrian Gonzalez crushed a three-run homer and had five RBIs as the Mets blasted the Padres, 14-2 to take the rubber match of the three-game series. Gonzalez also had a two-run double and fell a triple shy of the cycle. Todd Frazier and Jose Reyes also homered to support Zack Wheeler, who gave up two runs while striking out nine over five innings.
— Evan Longoria belted a three-run homer and Brandon Belt added an RBI double as the Giants beat the Dodgers for the third time in the four-game set, 4-2. Buster Posey doubled and scored twice to help San Francisco improve to 6-4 versus the defending NL champs this season. Ty Blach tossed shutout ball for the first five innings and left after allowing two runs and six hits over six-plus frames.
— Left-hander Caleb Smith picked up his first big league victory by allowing just two hits in seven innings of the Marlins’ 3-0 shutout of the Rockies. Smith struck out nine and walked one in the longest outing of his career. Miguel Rojas hit a solo homer for Miami, which allowed just two runs in the three-game series and won for the fourth time in five tries.
— The Royals have their first winning streak of the season after Cheslor Cuthbert homered twice and drove in four to lead a 5-4 verdict over the White Sox. Cuthbert hadn’t homered since last Aug. 20, a span of 109 at-bats. Whit Merrifield’s RBI single snapped a 4-4 tie in the eighth.
— Tyler Mahle surrendered just one run and four hits over 6 1/3 innings to pitch the Reds past the Twins, 8-2. Jose Peraza had three hits and Adam Duvall homered in the Reds’ four win in seven games since a 3-18 start. The Twins have dropped nine of 10.
MLB…
The Phillies have placed shortstop J.P. Crawford on the 10-day disabled list with a right forearm strain. The 23-year-old says he lost feeling near his elbow after making a relay throw to third base in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 4-1 loss to Atlanta. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the inning.
Infielder Jesmuel Valentin was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday to replace him on the 25-man roster.
In other baseball news:
— The Dodgers placed right fielder Yasiel Puig (YAH’-see-ul pweeg) on the disabled list with a left hip pointer and bruised foot after getting hurt in the field and the plate a day earlier.
— The Padres have placed outfielder Wil Myers on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left oblique and recalled outfielder Travis Jankowski from Triple-A El Paso. Myers was hurt while swinging at a pitch in Saturday night’s 12-2 win against the New York Mets.
— The Brewers have decided to insert Wade Miley into their rotation and move Brent Suter to the bullpen. Miley will make his first start of the year Wednesday in Cincinnati.
— The Blue Jays have optioned slumping infielder Devon Travis to Triple-A Buffalo and recalled right-hander Carlos Ramirez. Travis started on opening day and hit just .148 with one homer and three RBIs in 18 games.
NACSAR-TALLADEGA
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Joey Logano has ended a nearly yearlong losing streak with a victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
He had one brief challenge from Kurt Busch, who pulled out of line in traffic and tried to catch Logano but could not get the lead.
It was the 100th NASCAR victory for Team Penske, and Logano’s third career win at Talladega.
Logano’s last victory was April 30 of last year at Richmond but his car failed inspection. The benefits from the victory were stripped and it cost him a shot in the playoffs.
Busch finished second, followed by Chase Elliott, pole-sitter Kevin Harvick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kyle Busch was 13th after winning the three previous Monster Energy races.
PGA-ZURICH CLASSIC
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Billy Horschel and Scott Piercy won the Zurich Classic by closing with a bogey-free 5-under 67 in alternate-shot play.
Horschel became a two-time winner at TPC Louisiana. He captured his maiden PGA Tour triumph at the 2013 Zurich Classic when it was a traditional every-man-for-himself event.
Horschel and Piercy surged into the lead with birdies on the 10th and 11th holes and held off Jason Dufner and Pat Perez by a stroke.
LPGA-MEDIHEAL CHAMPIONSHIP
DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — Lydia Ko hit a 3-wood to 3 feet for eagle to finish off Minjee Lee on the first hole of a playoff at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship in California.
Ko won her 15th LPGA Tour title and first since July 2016, a 43-event stretch marked by changes in instructors, caddies and equipment. Ko closed with a 1-under 71 to match Lee at 12-under. Lee had her second straight 68.
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