Dodgers beat Rockies, but lose Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/p>\n
From Maddie Lee<\/a>: The Dodgers\u2019 recent string of injuries continued Wednesday when left fielder Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> pulled up limping after trying to beat out a grounder to shortstop.<\/p>\n Once he was thrown out in the second inning of the Dodgers\u2019 4-1 win against<\/a> the Rockies, Hern\u00e1ndez took his time walking across the field back to the dugout.<\/p>\n He sustained a left hamstring strain, and he is headed to the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said after the game. Hern\u00e1ndez, after undergoing preliminary testing Wednesday, is scheduled for imaging Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t know how severe it is; he tested well,\u201d Roberts said. \u201c…There\u2019s just no timeline, but something like that obviously is going to be a few weeks at the minimum. Disappointing. He\u2019s been playing so well and he\u2019s a big part of what we\u2019re doing. So to lose him for any length of time is not great.\u201d<\/p>\n This series, as results went, was a success for the Dodgers. They swept the Rockies, outscoring Colorado 24-10 over the course of three games. But the injury losses dealt a blow.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s oblique shows \u2018significant tear\u2019 as utility man returns to IL<\/a> <\/p>\n Dodgers box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n Go beyond the scoreboard <\/p>\n Get the latest on L.A.’s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.<\/p>\n By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service<\/a>, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy<\/a> such as personalizing your experience and ads. <\/p>\n Angels shut out by Tigers<\/p>\n Spencer Torkelson homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and five Detroit pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Tigers snapped a season-worst seven-game home skid with a 4-0 win<\/a> over the Angels<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n Despite winning two of their last three games, the struggling Tigers have lost nine of their last 11, 12 of 15 and 17 of their last 21<\/a>. Detroit has lost six consecutive series for its longest such drought since 2021 and dropped eight of its last nine.<\/p>\n Drew Anderson (2-1) relieved Casey Mize to start the fifth and pitched three perfect innings with three strikeouts. Mize had six strikeouts, gave up two hits and walked one in four scoreless innings before leaving due to an undisclosed injury.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Angels box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n Lakers to layoff some people<\/p>\n From Thuc Nhi Nguyen<\/a>: The Lakers<\/a> informed employees Wednesday there would be a round of layoffs as the organization continues restructuring under new ownership, according to multiple people.<\/p>\n Those familiar with the situation but unable to speak publicly confirmed to The Times that at least 15 people across multiple departments, including communications, marketing and sales, would be laid off.<\/p>\n Since Dodgers owner Mark Walter<\/a> took over as the majority owner of the Lakers<\/a> in a record-setting $10-billion deal that was finalized in October, the franchise has gradually overhauled both business and basketball operations.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n NBA draft reform is a miss<\/p>\n From Mirjam Swanson<\/a>: In the NBA<\/a>, it\u2019s all: \u201cTogether, on three!\u201d Or \u201cdefense, on three!\u201d<\/p>\n Or maybe, \u201cCanc\u00fan, on three!\u201d<\/p>\n But when the NBA braintrust breaks a huddle<\/a>, it\u2019s, \u201c3-2-1, overreact!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c3-2-1, obfuscate!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c3-2-1, complicate!\u201d<\/p>\n The NBA\u2019s owners are expected to meet Thursday to approve new \u201canti-tanking draft reform\u201d via a \u201c3-2-1 lottery.\u201d I just know they\u2019re the type of people who love a good board game \u2014 one with rules that take a half-hour to explain, by which time their guests\u2019 eyes have glazed over.<\/p>\n Think they\u2019ll get the hint if someone asks, \u201cY\u2019all got any Clue instead?\u201d<\/p>\n Actually, I\u2019d prefer to turn on the basketball game, that nuanced, ever-evolving sport that\u2019s beautiful for its simplicity: make or miss.<\/p>\n What\u2019s wild is that a league that brings together the world\u2019s best shooters keeps missing so badly on draft reform \u2014 unless it\u2019s actually their feet that they\u2019re aiming at.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Q&A with UCLA\u2019s Rylee Slimp<\/p>\n From Jordan Puente<\/a>: UCLA<\/a> softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez expected sophomore Rylee Slimp to deliver under pressure.<\/p>\n Slimp earned first-team all-Big Ten honors as the leadoff hitter for a Bruins team that features slugging stars Megan Grant<\/a> and Jordan Woolery. She leads a group of underclassmen who helped send UCLA to the Women\u2019s College World Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI have seen Rylee Slimp just play big from travel ball to big moments in high school, and she came here to play on this big stage,\u201d Inouye-Perez said. \u201cI think her biggest asset, besides the fact that she can hit a home run, is that she can hit to all areas of the field, and she has such a good eye.<\/p>\n \u201cI think she wanted to be in this position this year. She wanted to be the leadoff and be an impact player.\u201d<\/p>\n The Austin, Texas, native is hitting .428 with 16 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 94 runs. Slimp broke Natasha Watley\u2019s UCLA single-season runs record of 75, set in 2001.<\/p>\n The following interview with Slimp ahead of the Bruins\u2019 WCWS opener against No. 1 seed Alabama on Thursday has been edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n This day in sports history<\/p>\n 1901 \u2014 Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S.<\/p>\n 1904 \u2014 Bryn Mawr, ridden by Eugene Hildebrand, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Wotan.<\/p>\n 1958 \u2014 European Cup Final, Brussels: Francisco Gento scores the winner in extra time as Real Madrid beats AC Milan, 3-2; 3rd consecutive title for Los Blancos.<\/p>\n 1969 \u2014 European Cup Final, Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium, Madrid: AC Milan striker Pierino Prati scores 3 in 4-1 win over Ajax; second title for I Rossoneri.<\/p>\n 1975 \u2014 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris.<\/p>\n 1978 \u2014 Al Unser wins his third Indianapolis 500, the fifth driver to do so, edging Tom Sneva by 8.19 seconds.<\/p>\n 1980 \u2014 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid.<\/p>\n 1985 \u2014 The San Diego Sockers beat the Baltimore Blast 5-3 to win the MISL title in five games.<\/p>\n 1995 \u2014 Jacques Villeneuve overcomes one penalty and wins by another in the Indianapolis 500. Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart.<\/p>\n 1997 \u2014 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich.<\/p>\n 2000 \u2014 Dutch swimming star Inge de Bruijn sets her third world record in three days, adding the 100 freestyle mark to the 50 and 100 butterfly marks she set previously at the Sheffield Super Grand Prix. De Bruijn becomes the first swimmer to finish under 54.00 in the 100 freestyle at 53.80 seconds.<\/p>\n 2003 \u2014 Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL.<\/p>\n 2003 \u2014 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester.<\/p>\n 2006 \u2014 Sam Hornish Jr. overcomes a disastrous mistake in the pits and a pair of Andrettis \u2014 Marco and father Michael \u2014 to win the second-closest Indianapolis 500 ever, by .0635 seconds.<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 Novak Djokovic extends his perfect start to the season at the French Open, beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his 40th straight victory this year. Djokovic\u2019s 40-0 start to 2011 is the second-best opening streak in the Open era, which started in 1968.<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Bar\u00e7a.<\/p>\n 2020 \u2014 The Boston Marathon canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. The race had originally been scheduled for April 20 before being postponed for five months because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n 2022 \u2014 UEFA Champions League Final, Paris: Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win CL x 4 as Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 1-0.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n This day in baseball history<\/p>\n 1918 \u2014 Boston\u2019s Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the lone run. The only Chicago hit was by Happy Felsch. It occurred when he threw his bat at the ball on a hit and run.<\/p>\n 1939 \u2014 Philadelphia pitcher Robert Joyce was victimized two straight days by New York\u2019s George Selkirk. Joyce gave up two homers to Selkirk a day earlier. Joyce came on in relief on this day and gave up two more homers to Selkirk. Selkirk ended with four homers in four at-bats against the same pitcher over two successive games. The Yankees won 9-5.<\/p>\n 1946 \u2014 The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium. The first ball was thrown out by General Electric president Charles E. Wilson.<\/p>\n 1951 \u2014 After going 0-for-12 in his first three major league games, Willie Mays of the New York Giants hit a home run off Warren Spahn in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves.<\/p>\n 1956 \u2014 Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a home run in his eighth consecutive game, a major league record. Long connected off Brooklyn\u2019s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.<\/p>\n 1968 \u2014 The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions. The East division will consist of Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Washington. California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle will make up the West.<\/p>\n 1979 \u2014 George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit for the cycle and added another home run to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 16 innings.<\/p>\n 1986 \u2014 Joe Cowley of the Chicago White Sox set a major league record by striking out the first seven batters he faced. He lasted 4 2-3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n 1995 \u2014 The White Sox and Tigers set a major league record with 12 homers, and combined for an American League-record 21 extra-base hits in Chicago\u2019s 14-12 victory in Detroit.<\/p>\n 1998 \u2014 Arizona manager Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth, and the Diamondbacks held on to beat San Francisco 8-7.<\/p>\n 2003 \u2014 Atlanta became the second team in major league history to start a game with three straight homers in its 15-3 win over the Reds. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs off Jeff Austin in the bottom of the first. The Padres did it against the Giants on April 13, 1987.<\/p>\n 2006 \u2014 Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants\u2019 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755.<\/p>\n 2007 \u2014 Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, as Seattle pounded the Angels 12-5.<\/p>\n 2010 \u2014 Detroit\u2019s Miguel Cabrera hit three homers in a 5-4 loss to Oakland. Oakland\u2019s Ben Sheets gave up three runs \u2014 on Cabrera\u2019s first two homers \u2014 worked seven innings in his longest start of the season.<\/p>\n 2012 \u2014 The Cubs end a 12-game losing streak, their longest since 1997, with an 11-7 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n 2010 \u2014 Matt Cain pitched a one-hitter to match a career best, giving up only a two-out double in the second to Mark Reynolds, and San Francisco beat Arizona 5-0.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 The Mets honor Yankees great Mariano Rivera, who has announced his retirement at the end of the year, by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the two teams from the Big Apple at Citi Field, with retired Mets closer John Franco acting as his catcher for the occasion.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 In the thirdrd inning of a game against the Dodgers, Mets P Noah Syndergaard is ejected for throwing at Chase Utley, in apparent retaliation for Utley\u2019s aggressive slide which injured Mets SS Ruben Tejada in last year\u2019s NLDS. Umpire Adam Hamari also tosses Mets manager Terry Collins for arguing his decision, then Utley gets his revenge when he opens the score with a solo homer off Logan Verrett in the 6th and adds a grand slam off Hansel Robles in the 7th. The Dodgers hit five homers in total as they win the game, 9-1.<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 Derek Dietrich continues his unlikely homer binge as he hits three, all two-run shots, in leading the Reds to an 11-6 win over the Pirates. With 17 homers this year, he has already topped his career high, and 12 of his last 17 hits have gone over the fence. For the Pirates, rookie Kevin Newman hits his first career homer, a grand slam off Lucas Sims.<\/p>\n 2023 \u2014 Spencer Strider of the Braves becomes the fastest starting pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, doing so in his 61st inning in an 11-4 win over the Phillies. Last year, Strider set the record for the fastest pitcher to reach 200 Ks in a season.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n Until next time…<\/p>\n That concludes today\u2019s newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you\u2019d like to see, email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com<\/a>. 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