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Orioles, Blue Jays set for finale of dramatic series of late comebacks
May 30, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Teammates surround Baltimore Orioles infielder Pete Alonso (25) after Alonso hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images The Toronto Blue Jays and host Baltimore Orioles have played three one-run games during their series that wraps up Sunday afternoon.
No lead has been safe in the late innings, with the winning run in each of the three games coming in the eighth or ninth innings.
“I feel like we kind of just flip-flopped,” said Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso, who had the game-winning single Saturday. “(Friday) night, we had a pretty good commanding lead and then they took it from us. And then, same thing happened but the other way. So I feel like (Friday) night we should have won, and then (Saturday), they should have won. So I feel like baseball has a funny way of kind of evening out.”
Toronto came back from five down Friday night. The Orioles erased a four-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth to win 6-5 on Saturday, with eight consecutive batters reaching base.
“We never feel like we’re out of a game,” Baltimore manager Craig Albernaz said. “Everyone was in the dugout saying, ‘Get the tying run up, one at-bat at a time.’ We don’t waver.”
That type of comeback could bode well in future games for the Orioles.
“I think we’re never really out of the game,” infielder Jackson Holliday said. “And it’s pretty awesome to put together some really good at-bats, just next-guy mentality.”
Although Toronto’s four-game winning streak has been dashed, the Blue Jays have won eight of their last 11 games. Had they won Saturday, they would have been above .500 for the first time since April 3.
Still, there were notable developments for the Blue Jays despite the result. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 4-for-5 to boost his batting average to .305, with four multi-hit games in his last six.
“Try to believe in my approach and go out there and have fun,” Guerrero said.
Outfielder Nathan Lukes is 7-for-16 in five games since coming off the injury list following a hamstring injury.
“He’s a good player, man. He showed it all last year,” manager John Schneider said. “It’s having that consistency of the at-bats and his heads-up plays defensively.”
The Orioles have right-hander Kyle Bradish (2-6, 3.86 ERA) lined up as their starter Sunday. He has given up three total runs in 11 1/3 innings covering the past two starts, yet has a 0-1 record to show for it.
This will mark Bradish’s sixth outing in his last seven starts against an American League East opponent.
Bradish is 1-3 with a 5.18 ERA in eight previous starts vs. Toronto, which he last faced more than two years ago (May 15, 2024). He has allowed six homers to the Blue Jays in 40 innings.
The Blue Jays have been juggling their pitching rotation most of the week, landing on right-hander Spencer Miles (2-0, 2.16) as their starter for the series finale.
While 14 of his 15 appearances since his major league debut March 28 have been out of the bullpen, he’s built out to throwing more than four innings in each of his last two outings. Over his last four appearances (one start), he’s allowed just one run on nine hits across 15 1/3 innings.
This will be his first career appearance against Baltimore.
Miles’ ratio of 32 strikeouts to nine walks should be music to the ears of the Blue Jays after their pitching staff walked 11 batters and hit another Saturday.
“It’s just our guys being disciplined throughout the game,” Albernaz said. “… Take your walk and pass it to the next guy. That was fun to watch.”
–Field Level Media
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Spurs end Thunder's title defense, reach first NBA Finals since 2014
May 30, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) reacts in the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder during game seven of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images Victor Wembanyama had 22 points and seven rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals with a 111-103 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday.
The Spurs will take on the New York Knicks in the Finals beginning Wednesday in San Antonio.
San Antonio is in the NBA Finals for the first time since winning the franchise’s fifth championship in 2014.
With the Spurs and Knicks advancing, there will be an eighth different champion in the last eight years.
Oklahoma City’s exit keeps the 2017-18 Golden State Warriors as the last team to win back-to-back titles.
Julian Champagnie scored 20 points — 11 in the third quarter — and was 6-of-10 from 3-point range.
With just under seven minutes left, Wembanyama headed to the bench with five fouls with his team ahead 97-91.
Isaiah Hartenstein came away with a steal and was barreling towards the bucket for a dunk when Luke Kornet, Wembanyama’s replacement, blocked the shot, Dylan Harper grabbed the rebound and Stephon Castle finished at the other end.
After an Oklahoma City turnover, Wembanyama checked in and Kornet headed back to the bench to a hearty celebration.
Shortly after, Champagnie drained his sixth 3-pointer to put San Antonio up by 11.
The Thunder pulled within six with 2:02 left, but the Spurs closed strong to advance.
League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turned in perhaps his best game of the series for Oklahoma City, with 35 points on 12-of-21 shooting plus nine assists and three steals.
But Chet Holmgren finished with just four points on just two shots. Holmgren didn’t attempt a shot in the second half and Alex Caruso was just 3-of-14 from the floor with 12 points.
For the fourth time in five games, the Spurs pulled away early. This time, they jumped out to a 14-point lead seven minutes in, leading 27-13.
De’Aaron Fox had a 3-pointer, an assist and two steals during the 17-7 run which built that lead.
In the final minute of the opening quarter, Wembanyama’s elbow caught Isaiah Hartenstein as Wembanyana started a drive. Hartenstein was called for a foul, and Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was assessed a technical. Oklahoma City’s challenge successfully overturned it to an offensive foul, but the foul was not upgraded to a technical.
Late in the second quarter, the Thunder used a 20-5 run to take their first lead in the series since the end of Game 5.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored the first seven and nine of the first 11 Oklahoma City points during the run.
But the Spurs scored the final seven points of the half to regain the lead at halftime, 56-53.
In the third, Champagnie scored 11 during a 16-2 San Antonio run which gave the Spurs a 76-65 lead.
–Field Level Media
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Justin Allgaier holds off teenager Brent Crews to win at Nashville
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Justin Allgaier (7) makes a pit stop during the Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, May 30, 2026. LEBANON, Tenn. — After multiple brilliant and exhilarating door-to-door battles — veteran against rookie — in the closing portion of Saturday night’s Sports Illustrated Resorts 250, the old man emerged victorious.
And after JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier held off 18-year-old rookie Brent Crews at Nashville Speedway, he hoisted his series-best fourth race trophy of the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
Allgaier’s win in the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet — ultimately by 1.4-second over Crews — was his third at the 1.33-mile Nashville concrete oval and the 32nd overall win of the 2024 series champion’s career. And it took hard, clean side-by-side racing lap-after-lap for Allgaier to eventually get by Crews’ No. 19 Joe Gibbs Motorsports Toyota for good with 20 laps remaining and hold on to victory.
The veteran Allgaier celebrated by climbing out of his Chevy’s roof hatch then bowing to the Nashville crowd — an ode to the trademark winning celebration of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, who died May 21 after pneumonia turned into sepsis.
“First of all, it’s been a rough couple of weeks, and lots of prayers to (Busch’s wife) Samantha and Kyle and (their children) Brexton and Lennix — it’s been an emotional couple weeks,” Allgaier said.
“This team, right here, they are incredible. To win in Nashville, you fans … this place is electric. I love coming to Nashville.
“I told them before the race, that we were going to go to victory lane,” said a grinning Allgaier, who turns 40 years old next week and is capping his winning race weekend by running a triathlon in downtown Nashville Sunday.
“What a race,” he added with a grin.
The near-miss marks the North Carolinian Crews’ second runner-up finish this season. He led the race twice for a total of 45 laps — the most he’s ever led in a single race. After the race he called his battle with Allgaier “the most fun I’ve had without winning.”
“Man, the positive was, I thought we were going to win that race,” Crews’ said when asked about the takeaway from the race. “I’m happy for our guys.
“Had to start 33rd and worked our way up to the lead and led a lot of laps and got to race one of the best guys in our series of all-time for the win in the last few laps,” he said. “Couldn’t ask for much more, other than to beat him.”
Crews’ teammate William Sawalich finished third to claim his third-consecutive top five. Haas Factory Team’s Sam Mayer finished fourth — his fifth straight top 10 at Nashville with another JGR driver, Brandon Jones, rounding out the top five.
Corey Day, Carson Kvapil, reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson, Taylor Gray and Sammy Smith rounded out the top 10. Smith, of note, is competing in the Nashville triathlon with his JR Motorsports teammate Allgaier.
Richard Childress Racing’s Jesse Love finished 16th after leading the most laps (87) — a pit stop miscue put the reigning series champion a lap down at one point before he rallied back. He lost some ground in the title run and now sits 179 points behind Allgaier in race for the championship.
“Definitely really frustrating,” a disappointed Love said after the race. “Our Camaro was really fast and I know we had a misstep on pit road but we’ve got the best pit crew in the garage right now, it’s not even close.
“The only thing I can control is the way I prepare and keep showing up even when it hurts and I know right now, my path isn’t necessarily coming with a lot of wins and that can be frustrating but it’s the past now, so all I can do is keep showing up and preparing. It’s going to turn around. It has to. There’s no other possible way it’s not going to and having faith in that will get me through all this.”
YouTube personality Cleetus McFarland finished 35th in his second NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series start — rallying from a series of late-race pit stop miscues and penalties to finish the race in the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
After a streak of racing in 16 consecutive weekends, the series has its first off week next weekend before returning to competition June 13 in the Miller Tech Battery 250 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. (4 p.m., The CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Connor Zilisch is the defending race winner.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race — Sports Illustrated Resorts 250
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville, Tennessee
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1. (17) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 188.
2. (33) Brent Crews #, Toyota, 188.
3. (5) William Sawalich, Toyota, 188.
4. (34) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 188.
5. (29) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 188.
6. (3) Corey Day, Chevrolet, 188.
7. (4) Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 188.
8. (6) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 188.
9. (27) Taylor Gray, Toyota, 188.
10. (8) Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 188.
11. (2) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 188.
12. (9) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 188.
13. (7) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 188.
14. (13) Dean Thompson, Toyota, 188.
15. (24) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 188.
16. (1) Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 188.
17. (12) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 188.
18. (31) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 187.
19. (25) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 187.
20. (21) Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 187.
21. (23) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 187.
22. (15) Leland Honeyman Jr(i), Chevrolet, 187.
23. (19) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 187.
24. (20) Kyle Sieg, Chevrolet, 187.
25. (16) Patrick Staropoli #, Chevrolet, 187.
26. (32) Logan Bearden, Chevrolet, 186.
27. (35) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 186.
28. (11) Mason Maggio, Chevrolet, 186.
29. (26) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 185.
30. (14) Austin Green, Chevrolet, 185.
31. (18) Lavar Scott #, Chevrolet, 184.
32. (28) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 184.
33. (10) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 184.
34. (36) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 183.
35. (38) Cleetus McFarland, Chevrolet, 182.
36. (30) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 179.
37. (22) David Starr, Chevrolet, Suspension, 151.
38. (37) JJ Yeley, Ford, Rear End, 59.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 132.452 mph.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 53 Mins, 16 Secs. Margin of Victory: 1.403 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 2 for 15 laps.
Lead Changes: 12 among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Love 1-49;J. Yeley 50;J. Love 51-54;J. Allgaier 55-75;J. Love 76-85;J. Allgaier 86-94;J. Love 95-118;B. Crews # 119-145;B. Jones 146;A. Hill 147-148;R. Sieg 149-150;B. Crews # 151-168;J. Allgaier 169-188.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Jesse Love 4 times for 87 laps; Justin Allgaier 3 times for 50 laps; Brent Crews # 2 times for 45 laps; Ryan Sieg 1 time for 2 laps; Austin Hill 1 time for 2 laps; JJ Yeley 1 time for 1 lap; Brandon Jones 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 2,17,7,21,88,1,18,39,8,19
Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,2,1,18,19,17,41,99,88,39
–Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
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CONCACAF Champions Cup: Toluca edge Tigres in penalty shootout for title
![[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] May 6, 2026; Toluca, Mexico City, MEX; Toluca's Luis Garcia celebrates their first goal scored by Toluca's Helinho at Estadio Nemesio Diez. Mandatory Credit: Eloisa Sanchez-Reuters via Imagn Images](https://dailyfacthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/28923814.jpg)
[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] May 6, 2026; Toluca, Mexico City, MEX; Toluca’s Luis Garcia celebrates their first goal scored by Toluca’s Helinho at Estadio Nemesio Diez. Mandatory Credit: Eloisa Sanchez-Reuters via Imagn Images Luis Garcia stopped Juan Purata’s shot in the seventh round of penalty kicks for a 6-5 edge, lifting host Toluca FC past Tigres UANL on Saturday night in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final after the Mexican teams played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and extra time.
Jorge Diaz’s goal for Toluca at the 104-minute mark in the first half of extra time had broken the scoreless tie, but Joaquim delivered for Tigres UANL in the 114th minute during the second half of extra time to pull even.
Toluca won the tournament for the third time and first since 2003.
For the 20th time in the past 21 years, a Mexican team lifted the trophy. The only exception in that span was the Seattle Sounders’ title run in 2022.
Garcia also made a save on Fernando Gorriaran’s shot in the third round of penalties, while Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman stopped Franco Romero in the fifth round.
Scoring in the penalty shootout for Toluca were: Pavel Perez, Santiago Simon, Federico Pereira, Diaz, Sebastian Cordova and Fernando Arce.
Scoring in the penalty shootout for the Tigres were: Andre-Pierre Gignac, Juan Brunetta, Angel Correa, Diego Lainez and Romulo.
Diaz was on target with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner of the goal off an Arce assist at the 104-minute mark. Moments earlier, Toluca’s Cordova took a shot from the right side of the box which Guzman saved.
Joaquim’s header from very close range found the top left corner of the net off a set-piece crossing assist from Brunetta.
Garcia kept Toluca even with a save on Correa’s right-footed shot from the center of the box at the 117-minute mark.
The teams were scoreless through the first and second halves of regulation, including two extra minutes in the first half and seven more in the second half.
After regulation and the two halves of extra time, Tigres UANL had the edge in shots on goal (8-4), shot attempts (15-13) and corner kicks (7-4). Toluca had more fouls (24-14) and yellow cards (2-1).
Toluca’s Garcia made eight saves and Guzman three.
The Tigres, based in San Nicolas de los Garza in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, were playing for their second Champions Cup crown and first since 2020. They also finished runner-up in 2016, ’17 and ’19.
In their most-recent meeting before Saturday, the teams played to a scoreless draw on Jan. 17 of this year with the Tigres as host.
–Field Level Media
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