the nhl post-season field. on the ropes, a 4-3 shootout loss, with the chicago blackhawks last night snuffed out any remaining playoff hopes for las vegas. instead the dallas stars clinched the final playoff spot in the western conference with a 4-3 overtime loss to the arizona coyotes. the 16 team stanley cup playoff field is set. two games to go to determine the seeding. playoffs start next week. starting to major league baseball and north of the border and toronto, and the boston red sox alex cora had missed six games with covid-19 and with it the sox saw the end of the four-game losing streak beating the blue jays 7-1. in the bronx, yankees slugger giancarlos stanton had the first homerun had in 14 games with that two-run shot in the first inning.
career homerun number 350 for stanton and the yankees beat the orioles 5-2. sadly, now in sole possession of first place in the american league east for the first time this season, you can see the standings there, never too early. and finally, tempers reached a boiling point between the mets and the cardinals in st. louis yesterday. in the top of the 8th, jd davis became the sixth mets player to be hit by a pitch in what became a very heated three-game series. so leading off the bottom of the frame for the cardinals, nolan arronado took exception to a first pitch fastball up and in and after some words, he charged the mound and both teams spilled out on to the field. arrenado held on, with the mets. how is it looking, michelle with the weather? good morning, onthan, the