PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Washington Capitals have another chance to advance to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, thanks to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that wasn’t as close as the score looked. Andre Burakovsky scored two goals for the Caps, who were down 3 games to 1 in the best of seven series until they upended Pittsburgh over the weekend and again last night. Game 7 will be played in Washington Wednesday night.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Golden State Warriors, who had the best record in the NBA this season, rolled to a 121-95 victory over Utah, sweeping the Jazz in four games. The Warriors will now await the winner of the Houston-San Antonio series to learn who they play in the final round. Stephen Curry led the team with 30 points and Klay Thompson pitched in with 21. Curry and Thompson combined to shoot 6 for 8 in the opening period.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a grand slam during a six-run first inning, Alex Wood and a pair of Los Angeles relievers combined for 17 strikeouts and the Dodgers rolled over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-1 on Monday night. In another West Coast game, San Diego defeated the Texas Rangers 5-1 behind three homers and Trevor Cahill’s stellar pitching.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jed Lowrie hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the 11th inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 for their third straight walk-off win. Lowrie got Oakland on the board with a solo shot in the fourth inning and ended it with a drive to right field off Deolis Guerra (2-2) that sent the A’s pouring out of the dugout in celebration again.
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s debut at the Madrid Open has been pushed back a day because of an ear infection. Organizers say that Nadal will play his opening match on Wednesday because of the ailment that has been bothering him since Friday. The four-time champion said he has had trouble sleeping because of the pain, but was cleared to keep playing.
