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Felipe Vazquez did the math, and the 8-5 loss to the San Diego Padres didn’t seem so bad — at least in his mind.
The Vegas Golden Knights advanced to the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at Bell MTS Place on Sunday.
After each team showcased both its best and worst selves in Games 1 and 2, a homecoming to Oakland in Game 3 signaled a return to normality for the Golden State Warriors as they defeated the Houston Rockets 126-85 on Sunday.
Rookie Austin Meadows gave the Pirates something to think about Sunday when he homered into the center field seats in the sixth inning at PNC Park.
Starling Marte doesn’t expect oblique injury to linger.