Boomer & Carton: The Amazing Spieth, Yankees Win A Series, Mets' Bobblehead Saga
Monday morning started off with a bang as Boomer and Carton got into a busy weekend of sports action.
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Monday morning started off with a bang as Boomer and Carton got into a busy weekend of sports action.
The New York Yankees won a series for the first time in six weeks when Aroldis Chapman struck out Ben Gamel with a runner on to preserve a victory over Seattle on Sunday.
Rookie Matt Chapman quickly atoned for a baserunning blunder by hitting a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that sent the Oakland Athletics over the Mets Sunday, ending New York's four-game winning streak.
On the verge of another meltdown in a major, Spieth bounced back with a collection of clutch shots, delivering a rally that ranks among the best.
Castro, activated off the disabled on July 15, reinjured his hamstring while running out a ground ball on Wednesday at Minnesota.
Ben Gamel, who began his career with New York, homered early, doubled and scored on Nelson Cruz's 10th-inning single that lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 6-5 win Saturday night.
Flores connected on a 96 mph fastball from Simon Castro (0-1), sending a line drive to left field for the second game-ending homer of his career.
Daniel Royer had a goal and an assist and the New York Red Bulls beat Minnesota United 3-0 on Saturday.
Sean Johnson had a season-high seven saves for New York City (11-6-4), which has scored in a franchise-record 21 consecutive home matches.
Jordan Spieth did his part on a day of low scoring at the British Open, and now is one round away from the third leg of the Grand Slam.
The consensus was that any projections on the latest mammoth shot off the bat of Aaron Judge far underestimated the actual distance.
Michael Conforto hit a pair of two-run homers and Jerry Blevins rescued the Mets' bullpen with a five-out save as New York held off the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Friday.
For 54 days, the crew made an epic journey across the nation -- 4,200 miles, twice as long as the Tour de France.
Spieth managed a 1-under 69 to build a two-shot lead over Matt Kuchar going into the weekend.
Kyrie Irving, one of the NBA's brightest young stars, has asked the Cavaliers to trade him, and one of the teams on his wish list are the Knicks, according to a report.
