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1:35 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, Salvador Perez had a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-1 for their fourth straight victory

1:28 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals and Evan Bouchard chipped in with three assists as the Edmonton Oilers staved off elimination by beating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1

1:06 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Janson Junk scattered three hits over six scoreless innings, pitching the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers

12:57 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 to stop their three-game slide

12:41 AM on Wednesday, April 29

After Jalen Brunson’s breakout game of these playoffs, the question was who deserved the credit for his play

12:36 AM on Wednesday, April 29

First there was sprinting left fielder Cody Bellinger, followed immediately by diving center fielder Trent Grisham and not too long after that leaping shortstop José Caballero

11:52 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Milwaukee pitcher Chad Patrick experienced vision trouble that caused the Brewers’ training staff to check with him on the mound before the second inning of a 13-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday

11:33 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell struck out six over three scoreless innings in his second minor league rehab start

11:28 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Drew Romo hit the first two home runs of his career — one from each side of the plate — as the Chicago White Sox beat the skidding Los Angeles Angels 5-2

11:28 PM on Tuesday, April 28

The Celtics took the 76ers’ best punches in the first three quarters of their Game 5 matchup with Philadelphia

11:15 PM on Tuesday, April 28

A person with knowledge of the decision says Heisman Trophy runner-up Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt has agreed to sign with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent

11:03 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Matt Boldy scored the tiebreaking power-play goal in the final minute of the second period and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 for a 3-2 lead in the first-round Western Conference series

11:01 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Cam Schlittler struck out eight over six scoreless innings in a duel with Texas ace Jacob deGrom, Aaron Judge homered in his third consecutive game and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Rangers 3-2

10:57 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Jalen Brunson scored 39 points, nearly extending his own franchise record for 40-point playoff games, and the New York Knicks routed the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 for a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series

10:42 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Julio Rodriguez hit three doubles, scored twice and drove in two runs, and Josh Naylor had a homer and four RBIs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1

10:13 PM on Tuesday, April 28

David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 9:14 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series

9:48 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series

6:34 PM on Tuesday, April 28

The struggling New York Mets have placed right-hander Kodai Senga on the 10-day injured list with lumbar spine inflammation

4:08 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn are beginning rehabilitation assignments with hopes of being activated from the injured list by Monday

12:44 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Houston’s Kevin Durant is out for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers with a left ankle sprain