Story Archive for 05/18/2008
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Braves Get Past A's In Interleague Play
Published on May 18, 2008 at 10:45PM
ATLANTA-Yunel Escobar amassed three hits, including a second-inning two-run single to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Oakland Athletics, 5-2 Sunday at Turner Field in interleague action. Omar Infante added a two-run triple in the eighth to give the Braves their final margin of victory. The A’s took the lead early when Bobby Crosby hit a first-inning homer for a 1-0 Oakland lead. Additionally, Jack Hannahan had an RBI for the A’s in defeat. In National League action Sunday, the Chicago Cubs edged Pittsburgh, 4-3. In other interleague action, Kansas City smoked Florida, 9-3, Cincinnati surged past Cleveland, 6-4, Boston overpowered Milwaukee, 11-7, Toronto got past Philadelphia, 6-5, St. Louis snuck past Tampa Bay, 5-4, Houston held off Texas, 5-4, Colorado bested Minnesota, 6-2, Washington doubled up Baltimore, 2-1, the Los Angeles Angels pounded the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-2, the Chicago White Sox outgunned San Francisco, 13-8, Seattle handled San Diego, 3-2, Arizona blanked Detroit, 4-0, and the New York Mets shellacked the New York Yankees, 11-2.
Pierce's Big Day Leads Celtics Past Cavs, Into ECF
Published on May 18, 2008 at 10:34PM
BOSTON-In a Game 7 which evoked memories of the historic Boston Garden, the TD Banknorth Garden was the site for one of the best NBA playoff games in the past decade. Paul Pierce scored 41 points, while nailing 13 of 23 shots as the Boston Celtics surged past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 97-92 Sunday in their Eastern Conference semifinal. After a low scoring first quarter which saw the Celts earn an 18-13 lead, both teams exploded from that time on in what proved to be a competitive game throughout. After Cleveland’s Sasha Pavlovic hit a 3-pointer to make it a 95-92 game in the closing seconds, Pierce made a pair of free throws to close the deal. LeBron James had 45 points to lead all scorers in the loss for the Cavaliers. With the win, Boston advances to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the well-rested Detroit Pistons. Game 1 is slated for Tuesday evening in Boston.