INTERLEAGUE

Cleveland at Cincinnati 11:35 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Tampa Bay 12:10 p.m.
Detroit at Chi Cubs 1:20 p.m.
Oakland at Colorado 2:10 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
Pittsburgh at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Arizona at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Chi White Sox at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Houston at San Francisco 2:45 p.m.

NBA FINALS

Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Matt Cain authored the second perfect game of the 2012 baseball season in the San Francisco Giants’ 10-0 whitewash of Houston last night. Cain fanned 14 and joined Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox with the second perfect game and fifth hitless game of the season.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey allowed only an infield single in the first inning of his second career one-hitter and broke the New York Mets’ record for consecutive scoreless innings in a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. Dickey, who improved to 10-1, broke Jerry Koosman’s club record by going 32 and two-thirds scoreless innings before allowing a run in the bottom of the ninth.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Lance Lynn joined R.A. Dickey as the majors’ first 10-game winners. The St. Louis hurler struck out a career-high 12 and Carlos Beltran hit his NL-best 19th home run in the Cardinals’ 1-0 victory over the White Sox that ended Chicago’s eight-game road winning streak.

INTERLEAGUE

Washington 6 Toronto 2
Baltimore 7 Pittsburgh 1
Boston 10 Miami 2
Cincinnati 5 Cleveland 3
N-Y Mets 9 Tampa Bay 1
N-Y Yankees 3 Atlanta 2
Texas 1 Arizona 0
Detroit 8 Chi Cubs 4
Kansas City 4 Milwaukee 3, 11 Innings
Philadelphia 9 Minnesota 8
St. Louis 1 Chi White Sox 0
Oakland 10 Colorado 8
L.A. Angels 2 L.A. Dodgers 1
San Diego 1 Seattle 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE

San Francisco 10 Houston 0

Sutherland’s Trey Kerner stole the show in the marquee event at night one of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo at the Wild West Arena. Kerner’s 65 point bull ride was the only one to qualify after the opening night of competition. Other event leaders after the first go-around are Joe Gunderson of Agar, South Dakota in bareback riding; Jerrad Hofstetter of Portales, New Mexico, and Cody Quaney from Cheney, Kansas in a tie in the tie-down roping; Ryan Swayze of Freedom, Oklahoma in steer wrestling, Blaza Hamaker of Centennial, Wyoming in saddle bronc; Mary Burger of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma in barrel racing, and the team of Garrett Nokes from McCook and Matt Wilken from Smithfield in team roping. The second day of competition includes morning slack and continues with the second night’s events getting underway at approximately 8 PM.

The North Platte First Nationals split a doubleheader with Columbus at Bill Wood Field yesterday afternoon. Jamie McKain kept the visitors bats in check in the opener as the First Nationals won 6-4. The nightcap was a slugfest, and the home team came up short in a 20-10 loss. The First Nationals are 13-11 overall and 5-2 in league play. They next head to Lincoln for four games over the weekend.

This time around, it was the relief pitching, not the starting pitcher, that sent the Rockies to another humiliating defeat. The Rockies fell to the Oakland A’s 10-8 at Coors Field last night, their seventh consecutive loss. The Rockies led 8-7 heading into the ninth inning, but Rafael Betancourt allowed three runs in blowing the save. Colorado had built their lead thanks to big nights from the heart of their order. Todd Helton hit a first-inning grand slam that gave the Rockies an early advantage. Michael Cuddyer homered twice, his second a two-run shot in the fourth that put the Rockies ahead 8-5. The Rockies are now 0-8 in interleague play, and have fallen a season high 13 games below .500. They’ll try and avoid the sweep against the A’s this afternoon. ESPN Radio 1410 has the call, with pregame coverage at 1:30 and first pitch at 2:10.

Huskers sophomore designated hitter Mike Pritchard was named a third-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Pritchard batted .387, tops on the team, and also posted team-high totals in on base percentage at .447 and in hits with 82. His 25-game hitting streak during the season tied him for the third longest streak in the program’s history. Pritchard’s honor makes it back-to-back years that the Huskers have had an All-American. Cody Asche was a second-team pick by Collegiate Baseball last year.

The misfortune for the Colorado Rockies extends beyond the standings. The Rockies were hoping to get their star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki back from the disabled list as soon as this Friday. But Tulowitzki reaggravated the left groin injury that initially sent him to the DL in the first game of his rehab assignment at AAA Colorado Springs. Tulowitzki left the game in the third inning and did not return. It is unknown how his rehab will be altered as a result.

INTERLEAGUE

Washington at Toronto 11:37 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Boston at Miami 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Tampa Bay 6:10 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Atlanta 6:10 p.m.
Arizona at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Chi Cubs 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Chi White Sox at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
Oakland at Colorado 7:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers 9:10 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Houston at San Francisco 9:15 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 17 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a 105-94 win over Miami in the opener of the NBA Finals. Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 11 assists for the Thunder, who are now 9-0 at home in the postseason.

ATLANTA (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Yankees Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig for most in baseball history. A-Rod’s blast helped the Yankees erase an early four-run deficit and Nick Swisher capped the six-run eighth with a two-run shot as the Yanks beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 for their fifth straight win.

TORONTO (AP) — The National League East-leading Washington Nationals are 5-0 on their current interleague road trip to Boston and Toronto. Rookies Bryce Harper and Jhonatan Solano homered and Danny Espinosa also went deep in the Nationals’ 4-2 win over the Blue Jays.

The scores from a full night on the MLB slate…

INTERLEAGUE

Reds 7, Indians 1

Yankees 6, Braves 4

Nationals 4, Blue Jays 2

Red Sox 2, Marlins 1

Mets 11, Rays 2

Orioles 8, Pirates 6

Royals 2, Brewers 1

Rangers 9, D-Backs 1

White Sox 6, Cardinals 1

Twins 11, Phillies 7

Cubs 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 8, Rockies 5

Dodgers 5, Angels 2

Padres 5, Mariners 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Giants 6, Astros 3

It’s a script the Colorado Rockies have followed far too many times. A promising offensive start and a big early lead went to waste thanks to horrendous starting pitching in an 8-5 loss to the Oakland A’s at Coors Field. Tyler Colvin’s leadoff home run sparked a four-run first inning for the Rockies, but their lead disappeared in a hurry when Jeremy Guthrie allowed six runs in the third inning and one more in the fifth. Guthrie’s already abysmal ERA soared to 6.91, and he allowed three more home runs to bring his National League-leading total in that category to 15. Todd Helton’s solo blast in the fifth inning was the only offense the Rockies could muster after their first-inning outburst. The loss is the Rockies’ sixth in a row. They’ll try and snap it against the A’s tonight, in a game you can hear on ESPN Radio 1410, with pregame coverage at 7:05 and first pitch at 7:40.