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The Cleveland Cavaliers have forced a game 7 with the Boston Celtics. LeBron James scored 32 points to lead the Cavs to a low-scoring win. Kevin Garnett scored 25 for the Cs in the 74-69 loss. Game 7 is tomorrow in Boston.

 

The Lakers finished off the Utah Jazz last night in Salt Lake City. L.A. held off a Utah rally for a 108-105 win in game 6. The Jazz trailed by 19 at the half, but rallied behind Deron Williams who had 21 points and 14 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 34 for the Lakers.  

The Kansas City Royals won their 5th straight game last night. They defeated the Florida Marlins 7-6 to improve their record to 20-21.

 

Jose Guillen got the Royals started with a 2-run single in the 1st. KC scored 2 more in the 4th thanks to some bad defense by Florida.

 

The Royals took a 4-2 lead into the 8th. Then Miguel Oliva extended the lead with a 2-run homer. It was his 5th of the year. The Marlins scored 2 in the bottom of the 8th to make it 6-4. Alex Gordon drove in a run in the top of the 9th to make it a 7-4 lead for the Royals.

 

Joakim Soria came in from the bullpen in a save opportunity. He had a 16 2/3 scoreless inning streak going before he gave up a 2-run homer. He settled down to record the final 2 outs and get the save which was his 11th of the year. Brett Tomko earned the win for KC. He went 6 innings giving up 2 runs.  

The Kansas City Royals have swept a series from the Tigers for the second time this season. Jose Guillen hit his 4th homer of the year and drove in 3 runs in an 8-4 victory. The Royals are now 6-0 against the Tigers this year. They have improved their record to 19-21 and have a season-high 4 game winning streak.

 

The Royals jumped on the Tigers early with 3 runs in the 1st inning. Billy Butler doubled home 2 runs to start the scoring. Guillen hit a solo shot in the 4th inning which gave KC a 6-1 lead. Gil Meche pitched 7 innings and gave up 3 runs. He earned his 3rd win of the season.

 

The Royals travel to Florida for a 3-game series with the Marlins this weekend.

San Antonio defeated New Orleans 99-80 last night to force a game 7 in New Orleans on Monday night. Why they are getting 3 days off is beyond me. Manu Ginobili scored 25 for the Spurs. Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds. Chris Paul led the Hornets with 21 points and 8 assists. Former Jayhawk Julian Wright had 8 points, 2 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal in the loss.

Joey Gathright drove in the only runs of the game as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0. Luke Hochevar pitched 6 strong innings to earn his 3rd win of the season and his career.

 

Gathright drove in the runs in the second inning. He singled with the bases loaded.

 

Joakim Soria pitched the 9th inning to earn his 10th save in 10 chances.

 

The Royals are 18-21 this season. They are 5-0 against the Tigers.