HOUSTON (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and Jonathan India each drove in two runs to help Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 7-5. Michael Massey homered as Kansas City improved to 8-2 in its last 10 games. India finished with three hits, and Witt, Vinnie Pasquantino and Kyle Isbel each had two. Wacha allowed two runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. Carlos Estévez got three outs for his 12th save. Massey sparked Kansas City’s four-run second with a leadoff drive against rookie Ryan Gusto for his second homer.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Masyn Winn homered in the seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 for their ninth consecutive win. Ivan Herrera also went deep for St. Louis, and Lars Nootbaar had two of the Cardinals’ five hits. The game was tied at 2 when Winn hit a two-out drive to left-center off Matt Strahm. Kyle Leahy pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. JoJo Romero escaped a jam in the eighth, and Ryan Helsley recorded his eighth save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Cristopher Sánchez struck out eight in six innings for Philadelphia. He allowed two runs and four hits.
SEATTLE (AP) — Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera was taken off the field in an ambulance after he injured his left ankle in the ninth inning of New York’s 11-5 victory over Seattle. Cabrera was hurt on an awkward slide when he reached back for the plate and scored the Yankees’ final run on Aaron Judge’s sacrifice fly. Manager Aaron Boone said Cabrera had a brace put on his left ankle before entering the ambulance on a stretcher. Cabrera was taked to a hospital with team athletic trainer Tim Lentych. Cabrera is hitting .243 this season with one home run and 12 RBIs.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” has been sentenced to 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank. The sentence handed down Monday will be carried out after he finishes serving time in federal prison. Xaviar Babudar apologized to the court and to the victims of the December 2022 robbery of the Tulsa Teachers Credit Union in Bixby, Oklahoma. Babudar already was serving time in federal prison for 11 bank robberies across seven states where he stole nearly $850,000 to finance his social media stardom. He developed an online following after attending games dressed as a wolf in Chiefs gear.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 39 points and 12 assists, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years and pushed the defending champion Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination with a 121-113 victory Monday night in Game 4. The Celtics will have to make the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 deficit to extend their title reign and may have to do it without All-Star Jayson Tatum, who was carried off the court with a leg injury with 2:58 left. Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns each added 23 points for the Knicks.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points for his second straight 30-point performance, Julius Randle had 31 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 117-110 for a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Now, it’s back home to Minneapolis for the Wolves with a chance to clinch the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Warriors will still be without Stephen Curry, who sat out his third game in a row and is scheduled to have his strained left hamstring re-evaluated that day.
CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for. The Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday night, giving them the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft — and the first chance to take Flagg, the freshman who led Duke to the Final Four in his lone college season and the consensus player of the year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jordan is joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its NBA coverage when the 2025-26 season begins. NBC made the announcement on Monday morning during its upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall previewing the networks offerings during the upcoming television season. NBC returns to carrying the NBA after a 23-year absence. It had NBA rights from 1990 through 2002 and carried all six of Jordan’s championships as a member of the Chicago Bulls. This is the first time Jordan has joined a network. His appearances and comments during the 2020 “The Last Dance” documentary about his career and the end of the Bulls dynasty in 1998 created plenty of headlines.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sean Walker scored late and Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Walker's score came at the 16:45 mark of the third period after the Capitals had pulled to within 3-2 on Alex Ovechkin's one-timer on a 5-on-3 power play. Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, while Shayne Gostisbehere and Seth Jarvis also scored. Jakob Chychrun also scored for Washington. The series shifts back to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday with the Capitals facing elimination.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Adam Henrique had two goals, Stuart Skinner made 23 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 to take a 3-1 lead in their second-round NHL playoff series. Evander Kane had a goal and an assist for Edmonton. Connor McDavid picked up an assist. The Oilers need one more win to advance. Game 5 is on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Adin Hill made 29 stops for the Golden Knights, who posted a dramatic 4-3 victory in Game 3 on Saturday night.
MONDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Cleveland 5 Milwaukee 0
Final Texas 2 Colorado 1
Final L.A. Angels 9 San Diego 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 14 Boston 2
Final Kansas City 7 Houston 5
Final N.Y. Yankees 11 Seattle 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 2
Final Atlanta 4 Washington 3
Final N.Y. Mets 4 Pittsburgh 3
Final Chicago Cubs 5 Miami 2
Final Arizona 2 San Francisco 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final New York 121 Boston 113
Final Minnesota 117 Golden State 110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final Carolina 5 Washington 2
Final Edmonton 3 Vegas 0