A rundown of Friday's high school baseball and softball action...Yankees drop series opener with Boston...and the Clippers force a Game 7 with Dallas. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: Blake Kopta of Clymer-Sherman-Panama slides home safely during Friday's high school baseball game in Mayville against Chautauqua Lake. The Wolfpack went on to defeat the Thunderbirds by a 9-0 score and remain unbeaten in CCAA Division 2 West. Photo by the Post-Journal
Top right: New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez walks toward the dugout after striking out to end Friday's game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees' offensive woes continued in that contest, as they dropped the series opener 5-2. Photo by Newsday
Bottom left: While the New York Yankees struggled to get their offense going on Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays had an even rougher showing in Buffalo on Friday. Hyun-Jin Ryu got lit up for six earned runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings of work as the Jays got routed by the Houston Astros 13-1 at Sahlen Field. Photo by USA Today
Bottom right: The Los Angeles Clippers have Kawhi Leonard to thank for keeping their postseason alive. On Friday, Leonard scored 45 points to stave off elimination as the Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 104-97 in Game 6 of their Western Conference series, which is knotted at 3-3. Photo by USA Today
