A tepid Clippers offense had no answer for Irving and Luka Dončić in an elimination game.
PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth hit back-to-back homers, Dylan Cease pitched 6 2/3 strong inning, and the San Diego Padres won their third game in a row, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Friday night. Manny Machado hit a two-run homer. Cronenworth finished with three extra-base hits, adding two doubles. The Diamondbacks have lost 10 straight series openers after beating the Colorado Rockies on opening day. D-backs pitcher Slade Cecconi (1-2) retired the first nine b
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. Esteury Ruiz added an RBI single in the fifth as the A's backed lefty JP Sears (2-2), who won for the first time in four starts. Oakland, which is 16-17, lost 112 games last season and didn't pick up its 16th victory until a win at Milwaukee on June 10 in the 66th game. Now, the A's are on a roll. They drew 8,533 fans