Success in a major long distance race can lift a Kenyan runner out of poverty overnight. It can also bring plenty of pitfalls, as fame and wealth often do.
The right fielder left the game after appearing to injure himself on a swing in the sixth inning. The Yankees hit four home runs in support of pitcher Masahiro Tanaka.
Pascal Siakam had 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Raptors past the Magic for a 2-1 edge. Russell Westbrook scored 33 as the Thunder beat the Trail Blazers.
Syndergaard, with St. Louis outfielder Dexter Fowler’s help, hit one of the Mets’ four homers. But on the mound, he had his second straight shaky start.
The track will hold racing three days a week instead of four for the next four weeks as several stables have sent horses to run at tracks like Keeneland and Churchill Downs.
Hagelin, who has spent time on three teams this season, has been involved in eliminating Washington from the playoffs five times, three as a Ranger, two as a Penguin.
Jaden Schwartz scored all three goals to help give St. Louis the only home win for either team. Nicklas Backstrom had four points as Washington took a 3-2 series lead.
The Nets were undone in the second half by turnovers and poor shooting after a shoving match between Jared Dudley and Philadelphia’s Jimmy Butler got both players ejected.
DeGrom, who struggled in his last two games, was scratched from his scheduled start in St. Louis on Saturday and will undergo an M.R.I. exam in New York.
The Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs Sunday afternoon, using key baskets from Marcus Morris and Gordon Hayward to hold on for a 110-106 victory in Indianapolis.
