NEW YORK The Mets might be gearing up to become a trade deadline seller, but they didn’t play like it Friday night at Citi Field. Pete Alonso’s two home runs and Max Scherzer’s seven-inning gem helped the Mets defeat the Washington Nationals, 5-1, in the second game of a four-game series. The Mets (49-54) lead the series 2-0 heading into what could be an eventful weekend. With the most .
The Oakland Athletics placed major league steals leader Esteury Ruiz on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a right shoulder injury. The roster move, retroactive to Thursday, was one of several the Athletics announced Friday before opening a three-game series against the Red Sox. Ruiz is batting .
Javier Báez had a two-run single in the first inning, All-Star Michael Lorenzen combined with three relievers on a four-hitter and the Detroit Tigers routed to the Oakland Athletics 9-0 Thursday. Jake Marisnick homered and drove in two runs for the Tigers, who pitched their fifth shutout of the season. Oakland has been blanked 10 times and was held to four hits or fewer for the 16th time.
This post was updated April 30 at 8:19 p.m. Despite increased efforts, Hollywood still isn’t producing content that reflects its diverse audience. Conducted by UCLA faculty and students, the 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report, Part One: Film is the 10th report in an annual series analyzing the degree to which underrepresented groups were involved in front of and behind the camera in 2022.