National Sports

(Reuters) — Nick Gonzales beat the tag at home plate and scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates picked up an 8-4 win over the ​Texas Rangers on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.

(Reuters) — Scoot Henderson poured in a season-best 31 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers came back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to outlast the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 106-103 on Tuesday in Game 2 of the teams’ first-round Western Conference playoff series.

(Reuters) — VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey combined to make 11 3-pointers and score 59 total points as the Philadelphia 76ers bounced back to even their Eastern Conference playoff series with the host Boston Celtics in a 111-97 decision on Tuesday.

(Reuters) — Anthony Edwards posted 30 points and 10 rebounds, Donte DiVincenzo hit a clutch 3-pointer with 1:05 left, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-114 in Game ​2 to level their playoff series on Monday.

(Reuters) — CJ McCollum scored six of his game-high 32 points in the final two-plus minutes Monday night for the visiting Atlanta Hawks, who stormed back from ​an eight-point deficit in the last five minutes to stun the New ‌York Knicks 107-106 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.

(Reuters) — Donovan Mitchell scored nine of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and James Harden had 28 points, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-105 win — and a 2-0 series lead — over the visiting Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of ​their Eastern Conference first-round series Monday night.

(Reuters) — Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer, Colin Rea threw 6 2/3 quality innings and the Chicago Cubs posted a ​5-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on ‌Monday.

(Reuters) — Otto Lopez stroked a go-ahead, RBI double in the sixth inning as the host Miami Marlins ended St. Louis’ five-game win streak by defeating the Cardinals 5-3 on ​Monday night.

(Reuters) — Victor Wembanyama hit for 35 points in his postseason debut as the host San Antonio Spurs used a ​fourth-quarter run to create separation in a 111-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on ‌Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.

(Reuters) — Paolo Banchero collected 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic upset the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, 112-101, in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference series on Sunday.