This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:
Recalled LHP Alexander Wells from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 52 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
Selected the contract of RHP Konner Wade from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 79 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
Designated RHP Mickey Jannis for assignment.
Optioned RHP Dean Kremer to Triple-A Norfolk.
C Chance Sisco has been claimed off outright waivers by the New York Mets.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s placed outfielder Mark Canha on the 10-day injured list with a left hip strain and recalled infielder Vimael Machín from Triple-A Las Vegas, the club announced today.
Canha is batting .255 (69-for-271) with 12 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 13 hit-by-pitches, and 33 RBI in 74 games. He is batting .276 (21-for-76) with 18 RBI in 18 games in June and is tied for third in the American League in runs scored (55), tied for first in triples (4) and tied for fifth in games (73). Canha has made 71 of his 72 starts batting leadoff and started games at four different positions this year: left field (42), center field (21), right field (5), and designated hitter (4).
Machín joins the A’s for the second time this year. He was recalled from Las Vegas on April 16 and went 1-for-20 with a run and two walks in nine appearances before being optioned on May 14. He made three appearances at second base, two at third and three at shortstop. Machín is hitting .300 (36-for-120) with seven doubles, three triples, three home runs and 28 RBI in 31 games with Las Vegas.
FLUSHING, N.Y., – The New York Mets today announced they have claimed catcher Chance Sisco off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. Sisco was optioned to Syracuse (AAA). In addition, the Mets transferred infielder J.D. Davis to the 60-Day Injured List. Davis would be eligible to return on July 1.
Sisco, 26, had appeared in 23 games this year with the Orioles, collecting two doubles and three RBI. He has 23 doubles, 16 homers, 60 runs scored and 53 RBI in 191 major league games with Baltimore since 2017.
The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have reinstated right-handed pitcher Jon Gray from the 10-day injured list and have optioned infielder Connor Joe to Triple-A Albuquerque.
The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster move:
Claimed RHP Brett de Geus (duh-GUS) off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
Appeared in 19 games with Texas this season before being designated for assignment on June 23.
Selected by the Rangers with the second pick in the 2020 Rule 5 draft from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The D-backs’ 40-man roster is now at 40.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes
LAST GAME
Lightning 2 at NY Islanders 3 OT
New York took Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinal against Tampa Bay 3-2 in overtime to extend the series and force a Game 7 in Tampa on Friday…The Islanders’ Anthony Beauvillier scored 1:08 into overtime for the game-winning goal…The best-of-seven series is now tied 3-3 with a winnertake-all Game 7 upcoming…Tampa Bay lost for just the second time this season when entering the third period with a lead (also lost Game 3 of First Rd.
Bay and New York went to overtime in Game 6 with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line for the Lightning and elimination at stake for the Islanders…Brayden Point backhanded a shot into the net at 16:02 of the first to put the Bolts in front 1-0 and extend his goal streak to nine games, one game from matching the NHL playoff record…The Lightning extended their lead to 2-0 after Anthony Cirelli slipped a shot five-hole through Semyon Varlamov…The Islanders tied the game with goals from Jordan Eberle (2nd – 14:22) and Scott Mayfield (3rd – 11:16)…Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25-of-28 shots in defeat…Nikita Kucherov did not play a majority of the game after taking a cross-check in the opening minutes and leaving the ice moments later without returning.
PP: TBL – 0-2 NYI – 0-3
SOG: TBL – 24 NYI – 28
Attendance: 12,978
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning are hosting the Islanders in Game 7, the ninth Game 7 for Tampa Bay (5-3) and 10th for New York (4-5)…Tampa Bay owns a 3-1 record in home Game 7s…The Lightning were defeated in their last Game 7, which was also their only loss in a Game 7 at home, falling 4-0 to Washington in Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Final May 23, 2018…Ryan McDonagh has played in eight career Game 7s (1 with TBL, 7 with NYR), the most on the Lightning, and owns a 6-2 record in Game 7s…Lightning head coach Jon Cooper is 2-2 all-time in Game 7s…This will be the sixth time that Tampa Bay contests a Game 7 in the final-four round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs (2-3); only three other clubs – all Original Six teams – have played as many such contests: Boston (8 GP; 4-4), Detroit (6 GP; 5-1) and Chicago (6 GP; 3-3)…By the end of this round, the Lightning will have contested more Game 7s in the Conference Finals/Semifinals than seven active franchises have played in their history.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is 5-0 this postseason in games following a loss, 12-0 over the past two playoffs and 13-0 when including its victory to open the 2020 Playoffs coming off a Game 4 loss in the 2019 First Round at Columbus, that 13-game run the longest in NHL history…The Lightning have yet to lose a home game this postseason that wasn’t the home opener of a series (0-3 in series home openers, 5-0 in all other home contests)…Tampa Bay scored the opening goal in Game 6 for the 13th time in 17 postseason contests during its 2021 Playoffs run but fell to 11-2 when scoring first, including 3-1 in the Semifinal Round (Bolts are 0-4 when giving up the first goal)
INJURIES
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 154
2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Man Games Lost: 10
Current injuries
Erik Cernak (Upper-body injury; day-to-day) 2 Games
POINTING THE WAY
Tampa Bay center Brayden Point scored the opening goal of Game 6 at NYI to extend his franchise record goal streak to nine games, one game from matching the NHL playoff record of 10-straight games with a goal set by Philadelphia’s Reggie Leach in 1976…Point has netted a goal in 11 of the last 12 games…Point continues to lead the NHL for goals this postseason and is attempting to become the first player to lead the NHL playoffs for goals in two-straight seasons since Jari Kurri in 1987 and 1988 (Point had a NHL-best 14 goals in 2020)
TONY THE TIGER
Lightning center Anthony Cirelli scored a goal and added an assist for his second multi-point game of these playoffs (also: 1-1–2 pts. Game 4 of 1st Rd. vs. FLA) and third of his postseason career…Cirelli scored his first goal of the Semifinal Rd. and fourth of this postseason…Cirelli has posted assists in back-to-back games…Cirelli netted his 10th career playoff goal to become the 14th different player all-time to score 10 career goals in the postseason with the Lightning.
THE BIG CAT
Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25-of-28 shots in a Game 6 loss to drop to 11-6 in the 2021 Playoffs…Vasilevskiy has posted a shutout in each of Tampa Bay’s clinching games this postseason (29 saves in Game 6 of 1st Rd. vs. FLA and 29 saves in Game 5 of 2nd Rd. at CAR) and has clinched each of the last three playoff series for the Lightning via shutout going back to a 22-save effort in Game 6 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final vs. DAL…Vasilevskiy is searching for his first career Game 7 victory (0-2 previously – made 37-of-39 saves in 2-1 loss at PIT in 2016 ECF and 19- of-22 saves in 4-0 loss vs. WSH in 2018 ECF)…Vasilevskiy is 12-0 in games following a loss over the last two postseasons (in the same postseason and including Round Robin qualifiers), allowing a combined 19 goals in those 12 wins (333 saves on 352 shots) and posting three shutouts.
New York Islanders: Media Notes
LAST TIME OUT:
Semifinals, Game #6 – NYI 3 vs. TBL 2 (OT)
RECAP: Anthony Beauvillier scored the game-winner 1:08 into overtime, as the New York Islanders defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2
Wednesday night at Nassau Coliseum. Scott Mayfield scored the game-tying goal in the third period to force overtime, as the Islanders tied the semifinal round series 3-3. Mathew Barzal recorded two points and Semyon Varlamov made 22 saves to help the Islanders stave off elimination and force Game 7.
NYI PP: 0/3
NYI PK: 2/2
2021 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND RECAP: NYI beat BOS 4-2
The New York Islanders won three consecutive games to advance to the Semifinals for the second straight season. They outscored Boston 22-17 in the series. Mathew Barzal (3g, 3a), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2g, 4a) and Kyle Palmieri (4g, 2a) co-led the Islanders with six points each. Scott Mayfield and Pageau both posted plus-6 ratings against Boston, the most among any NHL skater against Boston this postseason. Semyon Varlamov went 4-1 and posted a 2.26 GAA and .934 sv%.
2021 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND RECAP: NYI beat PIT 4-2
The New York Islanders won three consecutive games, including two at home, to advance to the Second Round for the third straight season. Anthony Beauvillier (3g, 4a) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1g, 6a) led the Islanders with seven points each and four players shared the team-lead for goals (Bailey , Beauvillier, Nelson &Palmieri, 3). Ilya Sorokin went 4-0 and posted a .943 sv% and 1.95 GAA.
PLAYOFF GAMES LOST: 31
TEAM PLAYOFF NOTES:
– The Islanders are 28-20 in playoff games under Head Coach Barry Trotz with six series wins. Their 28 wins rank second in the league in that span. They have played 48 playoff games under Trotz, tying Boston for most in that span.
GAME 7’s: Tonight is the second time the Islanders will play a Game 7 in the semifinal round in franchise history (1975 vs. PHI). It is the 10th Game 7 in Islanders history and the ninth that will be played on the road. The Islanders are 4-5 all-time in Game 7s, including 4-4 on the road. Head Coach Barry Trotz is 3-2 in Game 7’s. The league’s last semifinal round Game 7 was in 2018, when Trotz led Washington to a win and trip to the Finals.
ONE: The Islanders are one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1984. They can become the first team to dethrone a defending Stanley Cup Champion in Game 7 of a Semifinal Round series since 2014 (LAK vs. CHI).
GAME 1 Amalie Arena NYI 2 at TBL 1 NBC
GAME 2 Amalie Arena TBL 4 vs. NYI 2 NBCSN
GAME 3 Nassau Coliseum TBL 2 at NYI 1 USA
GAME 4 Nassau Coliseum NYI 3 vs. TBL 2 USA
GAME 5 Amalie Arena TBL 8 vs. NYI 0 NBCSN
GAME 6 Nassau Coliseum NYI 3 vs. TBL 2 (OT) NBCSN
GAME 7 Amalie Arena Friday, June 25, 8 pm NBCSN
FIVE: The Islanders are just five wins shy of the Stanley Cup, the closest they’ve been since 1984.
HC BARRY TROTZ: Head Coach Barry Trotz is 83-78 in career postseason play, and is the 12th head coach in NHL history to post 80+ postseason wins. He trails only Quenneville (121) and Sutter (89) for the most among active coaches.
OT: The Islanders are 40-22 all-time in overtime playoff games and hold a league-best .645 winning percentage. Their four overtime wins this postseason are tied for second-most in a playoff year in franchise history (1982 &1993).
HITS: The Islanders lead the league with 730 hits. Six Islanders rank in the top 14 in the NHL in hits this postseason (Clutterbuck 88, Martin 87, Pulock 69, Komarov 66, Pageau 61, Pelech 56, Cizikas 55). Clutterbuck & Martin rank first and second among all skaters and Pulock leads all NHL defensemen.
GF: The Islanders rank second in the league in goals scored this postseason (54) and are tied for third in GF/GP (3.00). They have scored 40 5-on5 goals, good for second-most in the league. They have outscored their opponents 40-37 in 5-on-5 play.
FOUR: The Islanders are the first NHL team since 1987 (MTL) to have one goaltender record all four wins in one series and another goaltender record all four in the next. They are the third team in NHL history to have two different goaltenders post win streaks of 4+ games in the same playoff year (BOS 1972 &PHI 1980).
THREE HARD LAPS
* Montreal, the most-decorated franchise in NHL history, is headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in over 28 years thanks to an overtime goal in Game 6 by Artturi Lehkonen.
* Montreal received noteworthy performances from veterans Carey Price and Shea Weber, who are set to make their first career Stanley Cup Final appearance.
* The Canadiens’ opponent will be either the Islanders or Lightning, who contest Game 7 of their Stanley Cup Semifinals series tonight in Tampa.
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CANADIENS CLINCH FIRST STANLEY CUP FINAL BERTH SINCE 1993
Artturi Lehkonen scored 99 seconds into overtime to power Montreal into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993, when the Canadiens earned a five-game triumph over Wayne Gretzky and the Kings to capture their NHL-record 23rd championship since the League’s founding in 1917-18.
* Lehkonen became the ninth player in franchise history to score an overtime goal to put the team into the Stanley Cup Final. Lehkonen became the first to do so in more than 40 years, since 1979 when Yvon Lambert beat Bruins goaltender Gilles Gilbert in Game 7 of the Semifinals. The Canadiens went on to defeat the Rangers in the championship series to win their fourth straight Stanley Cup.
* Lehkonen became the second Montreal player this postseason to score a series-clinching goal in overtime, following Tyler Toffoli who did so in Game 4 of the Second Round.
* Montreal is the first Canadian-based team to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Final since 2011, when Vancouver did so before losing to Boston in seven games. Overall, there have been five instances of a Canadian club reaching the Final since the Canadiens last won a championship (VAN in 1994, CGY in 2004, EDM in 2006, OTT in 2007 & VAN in 2011), but each team fell to a stateside opponent.
CANADIENS TO CLASH WITH ISLANDERS OR LIGHTNING IN STANLEY CUP FINAL
Montreal’s Stanley Cup Final opponent will be either New York or Tampa Bay, which contest their series finale tonight at AMALIE Arena.
* The Canadiens carry a 3-1 record in four all-time postseason series against the Islanders, recording wins in the 1976 Semifinals, 1977 Semifinals and 1993 Conference Finals. New York earned a six-game triumph over Montreal in the 1984 Conference Finals.
* The Canadiens and Lightning have met in three Stanley Cup Playoffs series, including two when the clubs competed in the Atlantic Division for seven seasons from 2013-14 to 2019-20 (2004 CSF, 2014 R1 & 2015 R2). Tampa Bay owns a 2-1 edge in its three series against Montreal.
PRICE SHINES ONCE AGAIN, SURPASSES VEZINA ON FRANCHISE LIST
Carey Price made 37 saves, including 16 in the third period and overtime, to improve to 8-5 in potential series-clinching games and 12-5 overall in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* Price (8-5) surpassed Georges Vezina (7-1) for sole possession of the fourth-most series-clinching wins in franchise history, behind Ken Dryden (19-6), Patrick Roy (15-9) and Jacques Plante (13-2). He has won each of his last five such contests dating to Game 6 of the 2015 First Round against the Senators.
* Price, who improved to 9-3 in his playoff career when making at least 35 saves (4-0 in 2021), is set to become the fourth goaltender selected in the 2005 NHL Draft to appear in the Stanley Cup Final. The fifth-overall pick will join Stanley Cup winners Tuukka Rask (21st overall) and Jonathan Quick (72nd overall) as well as Ben Bishop (85th overall).
MORE GAME 6 QUICK HITS
* Canadiens captain Shea Weber scored a power-play goal to put Montreal up 1-0. Weber (8) trails only John Carlson (12), P.K. Subban (11) and Kris Letang (9) for the most career power-play goals in the playoffs among active defensemen.
* Canadiens forward Cole Caufield (20 years, 173 days) became the second-youngest player in franchise history with a goal in a potential series-clinching game, behind Henri Richard (20 years, 27 days) who had 2-2—4 in Game 5 of the 1956 Semifinals.
* Caufield (4-1—5 in 6 GP) concluded the Stanley Cup Semifinals with four goals against the Golden Knights. Only two Montreal rookies have had more in a single series: Odie Cleghorn in the 1919 NHL Final (7-1—8 in 5 GP) and Gerry Plamondon in the 1949 Semifinals (5-1—6 in 7 GP).
STANLEY CUP FINAL BERTH AT STAKE IN LIGHTNING–ISLANDERS GAME 7
Tampa Bay and New York will decide their series tonight when the teams take to the ice at AMALIE Arena for Game 7, with the winner moving on to face Montreal in the Stanley Cup Final.
* Friday’s finale marks the 36th all-time Game 7 in a Conference Finals/Semifinals series. Among the 35 teams that won a Game 7 to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Final, 21 ended up hoisting the Cup that year (60%).
* Brayden Point, who can match the NHL record for longest goal streak in a playoff year with a tally tonight, is one of 12 current Lightning players who dressed in their last winner-take-all showdown. Tampa Bay was blanked in the finale of the 2018 Conference Finals by Washington, which had Barry Trotz as its head coach.
* Brock Nelson (1-2—3 in 2 GP) and former Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn (2-1—3 in 8 GP), who has yet to play this postseason, own the most career Game 7 points among current Islanders. Nelson recorded each of those points against Philadelphia in the 2020 Second Round when he became the first player in franchise history with three points in a Game 7. Overall, Nelson has 9-6—15 in 12 career potential series-clinching games and ranks among the NHL leaders in goals-per-game in such contests (0.75 G/GP).
* Click here to view Game 7 trends as well as more individual and team Game 7 statistics. More information on tonight’s matchup also is available in #NHLStats Live Updates: Friday, June 25.
The following are the NFL transactions for Thursday, June 24. This version includes waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.
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Griffin Jax recalled from Triple-A St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed right-handed pitcher Randy Dobnak on the 10-day Injured List with a right middle finger strain, retroactive to June 21.
Dobnak has pitched in 13 games for the Twins this season (5 starts), going 1-6 with a 7.83 ERA (43.2 IP, 38 ER), 12 walks, 25 strikeouts and one save.
To replace Dobnak on the 26-man roster, the Twins have recalled right-handed pitcher Griffin Jax from Triple-A St. Paul. Jax, who made his major league debut on June 8, posted an 8.64 ERA (8.1 IP, 8 ER) with three walks and nine strikeouts in his first stint with the Twins. In five starts for the Saints this season, the right-hander has gone 3-1 with a 3.33 ERA (27.0 IP, 10 ER), 10 walks and 29 strikeouts.
TCU’s Derius Davis has been named a preseason All-American at punt returner by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.
Davis led the Big 12 and ranked fifth nationally last season in punt return average at 14.5 yards. He was one of only three players in the FBS with two punt returns for touchdowns, reaching the end zone from 67 and 37 yards against Baylor and Kansas, respectively. He is tied for second in TCU history with three career punt return TDs on just 17 attempts.
A senior from Saint Francisville, La., Davis placed fourth on the Horned Frogs in 2020 with 15 receptions and had a career game with six catches for 139 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown, in a 29-22 late-season win over No. 15 Oklahoma State.
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