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Jalen Brunson and the Knicks opened the two thousand twenty six NBA Finals in San Antonio Wednesday night, and it was not without drama. Brunson briefly exited Game One with what appeared to be a knee injury, returned to the floor, and then let official Scott Foster hear exactly how he felt about a no-call — Brunson took heavy contact from two Spurs on a drive and hit the deck with nothing whistled. The Knicks star was not shy about making his frustration known.
Meanwhile in Boston, the Red Sox rolled past Baltimore eight to one behind a dominant performance from Payton Tolle, who threw six clean innings without allowing a run. Wilyer Abreu supplied the pop with a two-run homer and three RBIs total, Mickey Gasper chipped in a two-run triple during a five-run fifth inning, and Ceddanne Rafaela went three for the night. Boston has now scored five or more runs in six of their last nine games.
And on the mound in Philadelphia, Cristopher Sanchez continued one of the most quietly remarkable streaks in baseball, extending his consecutive scoreless innings run to forty eight and two thirds against San Diego Wednesday. That number sits third all time on the career list, and Sanchez is showing no signs of slowing down.
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