MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer, Tobias Myers pitched 5 1/3 strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros 5-1. Myers bounced back after lasting just two innings in his last start. Yelich’s homer came in his 1,500th career game. His drive to right-center came during a three-run outburst in the third inning that broke a scoreless tie and put Milwaukee ahead for good. Milwaukee’s Vinny Capra hit a single in the eighth inning to break out of an 0-for-36 slump.
The series continues tonight. Pregame at 6:05pm. First pitch at 6:40pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have returned third baseman Royce Lewis from his rehab assignment to clear the way for his season debut after he strained his left hamstring in spring training. The Twins reinstated both Lewis and multi-position player Willi Castro from the injured list ahead of their series against Baltimore. Castro missed 16 games with a strained right oblique muscle. Lewis was hurt on March 16 while running out a ground ball during an exhibition game. The first pick in the 2017 draft has endured a variety of injuries over the last four years.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 42 points and 22 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds to give the Denver Nuggets a stunning 121-119 comeback win over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series. Denver’s Russell Westbrook, who started his career with the Thunder, assisted on Gordon’s game-winner. It was his first playoff game in Oklahoma City as an opposing player. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Thunder, who hadn’t played in more than a week after sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies.
BOSTON (AP) — Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points before Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Jaylen Brown with a second left in overtime, and the New York Knicks stunned the Boston Celtics 108-105 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Monday night. Karl-Anthony Towns added 14 points and 13 rebounds for New York, which lost all four games against its longtime rival during the regular season and trailed by 20 points in the second half of this game. Jayson Tatum and Brown both had 23 points for the defending champion Celtics, who had an NBA playoff-record 45 missed 3-pointers to blow a game they appeared to have in control.
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice in the first period before adding an assist as Toronto built a big lead before holding on to beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in the opener of the second-round series. Matthew Knies and Chris Tanev each had a goal and an assist, and Morgan Rielly also scored for the Maple Leafs. Max Pacioretty and Jake McCabe each had two assists. Anthony Stolars stopped eight of the nine shots he faced before leaving in the second period with an undisclosed injury. Joseph Woll stopped 17 shots in relief. Seth Jones, Eetu Luostarinen, Uvis Balinskis and Sam Bennett scored for the Panthers, and Brad Marchand and Carter Verhaeghe each had two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury has exited the NHL after 21 seasons in the net. He’s eager for more family time and an end to the on-ice tributes while fully accepting at age 40 that he’s no longer at his best. He’s just not quite ready to completely call it quits. Fleury revealed during a season-ending interview in Minnesota that he has agreed to join Team Canada for the ice hockey world championship later this month. His calendar is open with the Wild eliminated from the NHL playoffs. The tournament takes place in Sweden and Denmark starting on Friday.