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Jacob Misiorowski was dealing Friday night — perfect through multiple innings, a no-hitter very much alive — until a hamstring cramp ended his evening and his bid for history. Milwaukee still rolled Washington six to one, but the story leaving the ballpark was what could have been for that young right-hander.
Shifting to the hardwood, LeBron James is doing what LeBron James does in the postseason. The forty-one-year-old dropped eighteen points in the first half alone as the Lakers built a forty-nine to thirty-one cushion over Houston, with Los Angeles looking to close out the Rockets in Game five of their first-round Western Conference series. At his age, in May, he is still the most compelling player on the floor.
And in Philadelphia, there is genuine optimism stirring. Zack Wheeler looked like his dominant self in his second start back from a thoracic outlet procedure, helping the Phillies reel off their fourth consecutive win following a managerial change. When Wheeler is locked in, this rotation becomes a different animal entirely, and Philly fans have every reason to feel good right now.
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