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San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana Kieu: Timbers chop down Quakes; Dangerfield becomes Quakes Hall of Famer; plus more news

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On the San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana Kieu:

1. The San Jose Earthquakes lost to the Portland Timbers 1-0 at Avaya Stadium last Saturday. Give us a quick summary of that game.

2. The new version of the MLS app is completely redesigned and rebuilt with their fans in mind.

3. Former English footballer Chris Dangerfield is now in the Quakes’ Hall of Fame.

4. Mark Caliguire and Connor Robert Casey won the MOVEment Week juggling contest and will join Quakes players Tommy Thompson, Jackson Yueill and Jahmir Hyka for a juggling session at an upcoming training.

5. The Quakes recognized Evergreen community members Stacy Le, Brigitte Parman and Sukhdev Singh Bainiwal as part of Wells Fargo Neighborhood Nights.

Ana Kieu does the San Jose Earthquakes podcasts each week at SportsRadioService.com.

NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Ovi and Caps bring it to the last stanza of Eastern playoffs; Tampa Bay has some sharp shooters

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On the Eastern Conference Finals podcast with Marko:

#1 The Washington Capitals got a huge 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night to move onto the Eastern Conference Finals. It’s the first time the Caps have been to the Eastern Conference Finals in 20 years.

#2 It was a tight series between the Penguins and Capitals, who never gave an inch as it took six games. Marko reviews who will win in the East between the Lightning and Pens.

#3 Tampa Bay rolled over the Boston Bruins for a 4-1 series win in five games. The Bolts have some guys who can provide some offense in this series.

#4 Nikita Kucherov led Tampa Bay in goals and assists and was always a threat in the postseason.

Marko Ukalovic does the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Playoff Finals podcast each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Warriors close out Pelicans in five games 113-104; Rockets next

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@warriors photo: The Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors open their third round series starting next Monday at Golden State for game 1

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Golden State opened Game 5 of its NBA West playoff game at New Orleans with a third-quarter blitz that propelled the Warriors past the Pelicans 113-104, earning a 4-games-to-1 series triumph.

The Warriors now look forward to the much-anticipated Western Conference final against the Houston Rockets, who eliminated the Utah Jazz. It’s the fourth consecutive Western final for Golden State.

It was the Warriors’ 15th consecutive postseason win at home, tying the 1989-90 and 1990-91 Chicago Bulls for the longest such streak in NBA playoff history.

After a sluggish start, the Warriors opened the third quarter at Oracle Arena with a 25-4 run.

Stephen Curry shot 10-of -16 from the field, including 3-of-6 behind the arc, and he finished with a team-high 28 points, to go with eight assists, seven rebounds and a steal. It was Curry’s fourth game back in the lineup after missing five weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

Klay Thompson contributed 23 points, six rebounds three assists and a steal for Golden State, and Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 24 points in the second quarter. Durant also had seven assists, six rebounds and two steals.

Draymond Green kicked in 19 points, 14 boards, nine assists, three steals and blocked two shots.

Anthony Davis had a monster game in defeat for New Orleans, finishing with a game-high 34 points (13-of-26 field goals), a playoff career-high 19 rebounds and four blocked shots in 46 minutes. Jrue Holiday had 27 points, 11 assists and 10 boards, his first playoff triple-double.

The Warriors-Rockets series begins Monday in Houston.

Golden State Warriors podcast with David Zizmor: The Warriors roll in five playoff games against Pelicans

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On the Warriors podcast with David tonight:

After dropping Game 5 in New Orleans to the Pelicans, the Golden State Warriors did some talking to themselves and got back on track quick with the help of Kevin Durant, who led Golden State with 38 points. Durant had been a little passive in Game 2, but came out with all cylinders firing in Game 3 in the Warriors’ 118-92 win at Oracle Arena. The Warriors’ Stephen Curry followed Durant with 23 points and Klay Thompson with 13.

David Zizmor does the Warriors podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Nola strikes out 12 in Phillies’ 4-2 win over Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen made the San Francisco Giants ordinary in the second game of their four-game series.

Nola went seven innings, where he struck out a career-high 12 batters and Odubel Herrera picked up two hits on the night, where he extended his career-high on-base streak to 37 games, and the Phillies defeated the Giants 4-2 at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday night.

With the loss on the evening, the Giants saw their streak of five straight winning series come to an end, as the best the Giants can do in the series is split.

The right-hander gave up just one run and five hits, and did not walk a batter against the Giants, who were shellacked 10-0 in the opener of the four-game series.

The Phillies got three solo home runs from Jorge Alfaro, Aaron Altherr and Carlos Santana, as the Phillies remain one-half game behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East.

Nola continues to be dominant this season, as he went seven innings for his fourth straight start, as he improves to 4-0 with a minuscule 1.91 earned run average during his four-game winning streak. The Giants did not help themselves out either, as they struck out nine consecutive from the second until the fifth inning.

The Giants took a 1-0 lead off of Nola in the top of the second inning, as Brandon Crawford drove in a run with a groundout that ended Nola’s scoreless inning streak at 14.1 innings.

Altherr tied up the game with a solo home run off of Derek Holland in the bottom of the second inning, and then the Phillies took the lead for good in the bottom of the third inning, when Alfaro took a Holland pitch over the left-field fence.

Herrera drove in a run in the third inning, as he singled up the middle to score Cesar Hernandez to give the Phillies a two-run lead.

Santana got in the home run act in the bottom of the sixth inning, as he hit a solo home run of his own over the left-field wall off of Giants reliever Cory Gearrin.

After striking out 17 times earlier in the season, the Giants did it again on this night, asides from Nola’s 12 strikeouts, as relievers Edubray Ramos, Tommy Hunter and Hector Neris combined to strikeout five over the final two innings of the game.

Pablo Sandoval hit his second home run of the season, as he hit a pinch-hit home run, while batting for Gearrin in the top of the eighth inning.

NOTES: Chris Stratton will try and stop the Giants two-game losing streak on Wednesday evening, as he looks for his fourth win of the season, while the Phillies will counter with Nick Pivetta, who looks to improve to 2-2 on the season.

Buster Posey saw his 23-game hitting streak against the Phillies come to an end, as Posey went 0-for-4 and struck out twice. This was the first time since July 23, 2014 that Posey did not get a get a hit off of Phillies pitching.

The Giants committed yet another error on the evening, and that is now 11 errors in their last five games, including three in the series opener on Monday night.

UP NEXT: Game 3 of the series is scheduled for Wednesday at 4:05 pm PT.

Oakland A’s podcast with Charlie O: Was 16-2 blowout just a rare occasion or is A’s pitching in trouble?; A’s considering switching flagship stations

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On the Oakland A’s podcast with Charlie O:

1) The A’s were blown out 16-2 in the opening game of the Astros series. How would you say the team is playing at the moment?

2) You had some overall concerns about the Orioles series. What exactly bothered you about the A’s three-game sweep?

3) I know you believe there is one story involving an Athletic that trumps all other baseball stories

. 4) What is up with A’s president Dave Kaval asking the fans if they should keep 95.7 The Game as their flagship radio station?

Charlie O does the A’s podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s Podcast, News and Commentary: As A’s put Orioles in the rear-view mirror, Astros are a beast to deal with

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On this edition of That’s Amaury’s podcast:

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is joined on the podcast with co-hosts Jerry Feitelberg and Michael Duca talking about the A’s latest sweep over the last place Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles, who played three at the Coliseum and were swept, have now lost six straight.

This is the second worst start in team history for Baltimore at 8-26. In 1988, the O’s didn’t win a game until April 21st after going 0-21. That’s not to say the A’s didn’t play well, but it’s a big difference as they are playing the Houston Astros to open up a three-game series at the Coliseum on Monday night.

The Astros are the World Champions who are leading baseball with a 21-15 record in the AL West. The Astros have the best rotation in baseball. This series is going to be a challenge for the A’s as it was when they played each other last week in Houston.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the vice president of the MLB Hispanic Heritage Museum, the Spanish play-by-play talent for the Oakland A’s, and does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals podcast Len Shapiro: Expansion Knights keep setting new levels with each playoff advancement; Tampa Bay headed for Eastern Conference Finals

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photo  from denverpost.com: James Neal (18) of the Vegas Golden Knights tries to skate around Brenden Dillon (4) of the San Jose Sharks during Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on May 6, 2018 in San Jose, Calif.

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 It was a battle for the ages. It took six games and lots of anxious moments in a series which at one point up to Game 4 that was hard to predict an outcome. The Vegas Golden Knights, however, took Game 5 in Las Vegas past the San Jose Sharks and came back to San Jose with a 3-2 lead and clinched to advance to the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night with a convincing 3-0 shutout at SAP Center in Game 6.

#2 The Winnipeg Jets take a 3-2 series lead as they defeated the Nashville Predators 6-2 Saturday. This is a series where its been a win every other game for each team and don’t be surprised if this one goes seven.

#3 The Washington Capitals took a 3-2 series lead past the Nashville Predators with a three-goal 6-3 win and know after not being allowed to take a shot all game long for both the Pens’ Sid Crosby and the Caps’ Alex Ovechkin as both players were going all out in game five.

#4 The Tampa Bay Lightning clinched to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a win over the Boston Bruins to take a 4-1 series victory.

Len Shapiro does the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Coming off sweep, Giants–despite injuries–ready for Phillies

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Photo file from the midlanddailynews.com: San Francisco Giants’ Nick Hundley, right, celebrates after making the game-winning hit against the San Diego Padres in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 30, 2018, in San Francisco. Hundley lined a two-run single off Padres closer Brad Hand with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Giants to a 6-5 win over San Diego

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris:

#1 San Francisco Giants came into Atlanta on Friday and snapped the Braves’ five-game win streak and later swept the series defeating Atlanta 4-3.

#2 Not an easy task for the Giants, but they accomplished a sweep over the Braves for the first time since 2014–the last time they won the World Series.

#3 The Giants got offensive help from Nick Hundley and Pablo Sandoval, who both got RBI singles in helping the four-run cause.

#4 The game on Saturday was a laugher for San Francisco with a 11-2 hitting rampage and it set the tone for the Giants, who were going to dominate this series at Sun Trust Field in Cobb County.

#5 The Giants open a three-game series in Philadelphia tonight at Citizens Bank. We asked Morris how he sees these two teams matching up.

Morris Phillips does the Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants complete sweep of Braves with 4-3 victory

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By Jeremy Kahn

Coming into this series against the San Francisco Giants, the Atlanta Braves were one of the hottest teams in major league baseball, as they were on a five-game winning streak.

Well, that streak came to an end quickly on Friday night and the Giants ended up completing their first three-game sweep of the Braves in four years after a 4-3 victory Sunday at SunTrust Park.

Andrew Suarez gave up just one unearned run in 5.1 innings along with seven hits and one walk. Since being recalled from Sacramento on Tuesday to replace the Johnny Cueto, who is on the disabled list with right elbow tightness, Suarez has allowed just two earned runs in those two starts.

After trailing for the third game in a row, the Giants took the lead for good in the top of the third inning, as both Nick Hundley and Pablo Sandoval each drove in runs with singles.

The Giants tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning, as Alen Hanson scored from third base, when he slid in head first to beat the throw from Freddie Freeman on a Gregor Blanco groundball.

Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly that scored Austin Jackson to give the Giants their final run of the afternoon.

Braves rookie starter Mike Soroka lasted just four innings in his first home start, as he allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks. Soroka is now 1-1 in his career.

Soroka did pick up his first major-league hit in the bottom of the second off of Suarez.

Hanson did get his third consecutive two hit game, as he doubled in the top of the fifth inning. On the flip side, Hanson did commit two fielding errors on the afternoon.

The Giants took a three-run lead into the bottom of the ninth inning, but the Braves mounted a comeback, when Kurt Suzuki, who came off the bench to pinch hit, lashed a double that scored Jose Bautista, who singled. Ender Inciarte cut the Giants lead down to one run, as he grounded to score Johan Camargo; however, rookie Ozzie Albies was unable to tie up the game or win it, as he popped out to end the game. Hunter Strickland, who came on close to the game for the first time this weekend picked up his eighth save of the season.

The Braves took the lead in the first inning for the third straight game, as Ronald Acuna Jr., hit a single to left field for his first hit at SunTrust Park. Acuna later scored on a Tyler Flowers single.

NOTES: Mac Williamson, who is eligible to come off the seven-day concussion disabled list, remains on there with a virus and will need a few days. Williamson will also be sent to the minors for a rehab assignment. Reyes Moronta, who left the game on Saturday night with tightness in his back to begin the bottom of the ninth inning, “seems to be doing better,” according to Bruce Bochy.

The Giants last sweep of the Braves came from May 2-4, 2014 at Turner Field.

UP NEXT: Jeff Samardzija takes the mound on Monday afternoon, as the Giants continue their three-city, 10-game road trip and open up a four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.