ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It's not that Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco won't help rookie quarterback Drew Lock, it's that Flacco doesn't think mentoring the young passer is the biggest part of his job description.

"Listen, I have so many things to worry about. I'm trying to go out there and play good football. I'm trying to go out there and play the best football of my life,'' Flacco said Monday, after the Broncos' first day of organized team activities. "As far as a time constraint and all of that stuff, I'm not worried about developing guys or any of that. That is what it is. I hope he does it well. I don't look at that as my job. My job is to go win football games for this football team.''

Later Flacco added: "Listen, I hope he does learn from me because that means we're out there and we're slinging it around and having a lot of fun.''

In the end, Flacco said, he is learning a new offense as well and that Lock would glean more from offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello than anyone else during the process. The Broncos made Lock the second of two second-round picks -- the 42nd selection overall -- in last month's NFL draft.

The Broncos' decision-makers, including coach Vic Fangio and president of football operations and general manager John Elway, have repeatedly said Flacco is the team's starter and that Lock would initially compete with Kevin Hogan for the backup job.

Fangio said Monday he didn't think it was Flacco's job to make sure Lock was catching on quickly.

"That's on Drew to soak in and learn. Joe's learning a new system himself,'' Fangio said. "As we move along there will be a lot more interaction to get to know each other, but primarily it's on Drew to learn.''

Flacco said before the draft he hoped to prove to the Broncos in the early portion of the team's offseason workouts that they didn't need to select a quarterback in the draft, but that he would still consider himself to be the starter.

Ultimately, Flacco said, "it's out of my control.''

Flacco, who was acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens earlier in the offseason, suffered a hip injury last season and was ultimately replaced in the Ravens' lineup by rookie Lamar Jackson. Flacco has repeatedly said he tried to be "a good teammate'' to Jackson last season, but that he felt he could still be a starter for "a while.''

Asked Monday what he thought when the Broncos selected Lock, Flacco said, "Listen, I've told you guys how I felt about it. There really isn't much more that needs to be said. I told you that it's not really in my control.''

Asked if Lock's arrival motivated him, Flacco said: "I think I've talked about that before, too. That is probably along the lines of him being drafted, it's one of those things. There is definitely little things that motivate you every year. At the same time, I have plenty of other things that have kept me motivated throughout my career and will continue to keep me motivated this year. That won't be the single or the biggest thing.''

During this past weekend's rookie minicamp, Lock said he looked forward to working alongside Flacco and that he understood "that I have to do the work,'' as the Broncos roll through the offseason and into training camp later this summer.

"It will definitely be a different transition,'' Lock said. "... If I'm going through this transition I'm glad to be behind Joe and hear what he has to say, learn from him. I'm excited to meet him, excited to get in the room with him and learn from a guy who's won a Super Bowl.''

"I'm not a selfish person, I don't think,'' Flacco said. "There are times where you have to be selfish. But listen, Rich does such a good job in those meeting rooms. Drew is going to learn from listening to him talk and then us getting the reps on the field and seeing how we all do it as a collective group of quarterbacks.''

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Prosecutors cannot use secretly recorded video allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaging in massage parlor sex, a judge ruled Monday, striking a serious blow to the case charging him with soliciting prostitutes.

In his 10-page ruling, Judge Leonard Hanser wrote that Jupiter police detectives and the judge who issued the search warrant allowing the secret installation of cameras at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter did not do enough to minimize the invasion of privacy of other customers, some of whom received only legal massages.

Kraft's attorneys are expected to file a motion to dismiss the case based on lack of evidence as soon as Tuesday. Prosecutors have the options of appealing the decision, dismissing the charges or going ahead to trial without the only evidence they've presented.

Kraft, 77, pleaded not guilty, but he has not denied the accusation that he received sexual acts for money at the spa. In his lawyers' arguments against the charges, Kraft has essentially admitted that he was caught on video receiving such services.

That could be significant when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell considers discipline. The NFL is not bound by court rulings, and a dismissal of criminal charges wouldn't mean Kraft is off the hook with the league.

During a hearing to consider the motion to suppress two weeks ago, defense attorneys hit hard on the idea that Jupiter police had not minimized the amount of surveillance they conducted with the video cameras, as required by law. That meant that people who were not violating the law were also caught on camera while disrobed. The lead detective on the case, Andrew Sharp, testified that he told officers to avoid looking at video when it was clear the client was not receiving sexual services. But he also testified that they never stopped recording, and other detectives said during cross-examination that they were never given instructions on how to minimize their surveillance.

"The fact that some totally innocent women and men had their entire lawful time spent in a massage room fully recorded and viewed intermittently by a detective-monitor is unacceptable,'' Hanser wrote.

Kraft's attorneys declined comment. Prosecutors did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment, but they are likely to appeal.

Kraft's attorneys argued during a recent hearing aimed at throwing out the recordings that detectives lied to a judge to obtain the warrant. They also argued that the recordings violated Kraft's right to privacy under state and federal law and that officers did not exhaust less invasive means of investigating the spa. Additionally, they said Florida law allowing audio wiretaps says they can be used only for serious felonies such as murder or kidnapping, not lesser offenses such as prostitution. They argued that video should have a higher threshold.

Prosecutors argued that the warrant was aimed at stopping a felony-level prostitution operation and legally obtained. Neither Kraft nor the 24 other men charged in the county were specifically targeted.

Jupiter was part of a multicounty investigation of massage parlor prostitution and possible human trafficking that resulted in the arrests of about 300 men and the closure of 10 spas stretching 130 miles from Palm Beach to Orlando. The spa owners and some employees have been charged with felonies. Prosecutors have conceded that they found no evidence of human trafficking at the Jupiter spa, and no one has been charged with it elsewhere.

Hanser had already ruled that the Kraft videos cannot be released publicly until his trial is underway or the case is settled or dismissed.

NFL officials have said they are watching the case but have not disciplined Kraft. Under league policy, players, owners, coaches and other employees can be punished for "conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in'' the NFL.

According to police records, Kraft, a widower worth $6 billion, was chauffeured to the Orchids of Asia spa on the evening of Jan. 19, where officers secretly recorded him engaging in a sex act with two women and then handing over an undetermined amount of cash.

Investigators said Kraft returned 17 hours later and was again videotaped engaging in sex acts with a woman before paying with a $100 bill and another bill, police said.

Hours later, he was in Kansas City for the AFC Championship Game, where his Patriots defeated the Chiefs. His team then won the Super Bowl in Atlanta, claiming the Patriots' sixth NFL championship under his ownership.

Prosecutors have offered to drop the charges if Kraft enters a diversion program for first-time offenders, as some others charged have. That would include an admission that he would be found guilty if the case went to trial, a $5,000 fine, 100 hours of community service and attendance in a class on the dangers of prostitution and its connection to human trafficking. Prosecutors have said that the fine and community service are required by law and are not negotiable.

Hanser has ordered Kraft to appear in court for a May 21 pretrial hearing. It is unclear how Monday's ruling will affect that hearing.

ESPN's T.J. Quinn and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- As Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry get set to become the first pair of brothers to play against each other in the NBA conference finals, Warriors coach Steve Kerr summed up how many in the league are feeling as they wait for the Curry family showdown to begin with Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.

"The Currys are unbelievable," Kerr said after Monday's practice. "They have been flying all over the place, seeing both kids play in the NBA playoffs and then seeing them play against each other. They are like the royal family of the NBA. It's incredible. Steph and Seth having all this success. As parents [Dell and Sonya], they must be having the time of their lives. Actually, I know they are because I've talked to them about it. What a beautiful scene. I'm sure it will be conflicting for them, these next couple weeks. What a great story."

It's an experience that both Steph and Seth are enjoying, especially as they think about how much fun their parents, Dell and Sonya, are going to have the next few weeks.

"For them, it's family," Steph said. "And parents who support us all the way through the ranks. Now, to be in a situation like this, where it's technically a win-win for them, they're going to the Finals regardless. But it's kind of crazy to think we're on this stage and get to play in front of our family, and just the happiness and joy that comes from that is crazy."

That joy is something Steph's teammates and coaches with the Warriors are sharing with the family after getting to know the Currys well the past 10 years.

"Oh, it's awesome," Warriors swingman Klay Thompson said. "I'm happy for them. I feel like I'm a part of it. Just knowing Seth and Steph for a decade-plus. It's a split household -- I don't know who they'll root for -- but it's a win-win situation for them. It's pretty incredible."

Seth echoed those sentiments after the Blazers' Game 7 victory over the Denver Nuggets to set up the matchup with his older brother.

"It's gonna be a lot of fun, man," Seth said after Game 7 on Sunday. "Hard to believe right now. So many years I've watched Steph play in the Western Conference finals, the NBA Finals, being in the crowd. So it's gonna be fun to be out there on the court, competing, to get to that Finals. So, I mean, it's a dream come true for us too. But obviously, our families are going to have a lot of fun with it as well."

One of those family members is Warriors guard Damion Lee, who is Steph and Seth's brother-in-law. Lee, who is married to Steph and Seth's sister, Sydel, isn't on the Warriors' active postseason roster, but he saw some time with the team during the regular season.

"It will be cool," Lee said. "Just the environment in itself, being in the Western Conference finals and then, of course, having two brothers in Steph and Seth that grew up in the same household together and them being on one of the biggest stages -- in the NBA playoffs."

Steph said there won't be a bet between the brothers in this series like there was when the pair competed in the 3-point contest during All-Star Weekend in the Currys' hometown of Charlotte.

"Nah, it's just winner takes the Western Conference championship," Stephen said. "And gets to represent their team in the Finals. Don't need any extra novelty bet for this one. Stakes are already high enough."

The good news for Dell and Sonya Curry is that no matter who wins this series, they can't lose.

ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk contributed to this report.

Brett Brown will return as the Philadelphia 76ers' coach for the 2019-20 season, managing partner Josh Harris told ESPN on Monday night.

There had been some uncertainty about Brown returning for his seventh season, but Harris eliminated that doubt in a lengthy meeting with Brown and general manager Elton Brand on Monday that mostly centered on discussions about the franchise's plans for the offseason.

Brown has largely remained a popular figure in the Philadelphia sporting landscape and within the Sixers organization.

The Sixers were eliminated for a second straight year in the Eastern Conference semifinals, losing in a Game 7 to the Toronto Raptors.

The Sixers owe Brown nearly $15 million on a contract extension set to start next season, and management was determined to end speculation about his future and begin work on an offseason that includes decisions on retaining two prominent free agents, Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris.

The NBA draft combine is underway in Chicago, and Sixers officials will be there preparing for the draft, held in June.

After his hiring to steward a full-fledged tanking campaign called "The Process" six years ago, pressure mounted on Brown to make a deep playoff run after in-season trades for Butler and Harris.

Brown had the support of key Sixers players, including franchise center Joel Embiid, who publicly endorsed Brown's return on Monday.

"I don't think he should have anything to worry about," Embiid said. "He's an amazing coach, a better person, and obviously I've got a lot of love for him. If there is someone to blame, put it all on me."

CHICAGO -- Carlos Rodon and Nate Jones will miss the rest of the season with arm injuries, leaving the rebuilding Chicago White Sox without two key pitchers.

Rodon is scheduled for Tommy John surgery to replace the ligament in his left elbow on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The left-hander started on Opening Day and made six more appearances before he was placed on the injured list on May 2 with elbow inflammation.

"Given that he has yet to undergo the surgery, it's still too early to give you a precise timeline in terms of his potential return," general manager Rick Hahn said. "However, in general, given the timing of the surgery, it is reasonable to expect Carlos to be able to rejoin us during the second half of the 2020 season."

Rodon was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 amateur draft. He has shown flashes of brilliance since breaking into the majors in 2015, going 5-0 with a 1.84 ERA during one stretch last year, but he has struggled with injuries.

Rodon missed the first three months of the 2017 season because of left biceps and shoulder inflammation. He had shoulder surgery that September, and the resulting rehab pushed back the start of his 2018 season.

"I think he is at peace with it in terms of the road ahead of him," Hahn said. "He knows it's not going to be, necessarily, an easy rehab, but at the same time, it's one that has a very, very high likelihood of success and one that should put him in a position to continue on and have a very, very promising career once he returns."

Jones had surgery Monday to repair a flexor mass tear in his right forearm. The 33-year-old right-hander also has been hampered by injuries since he had a 2.29 ERA in 71 appearances in 2016.

While Rodon and Jones have been ruled out for the year, top prospect Eloy Jimenez could return to the White Sox before their seven-game trip begins next week. Hahn said Jimenez will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old Jimenez has been sidelined by a high right ankle sprain since he crashed into the wall in left during a 12-11 victory over Detroit on April 26. He is batting .241 with three homers and eight RBIs in 21 games.

"He's been looking very good," manager Rick Renteria said. "All the stuff that he's been doing both here and then on the road. He's going to be heading out and put himself back in game-type situations, and hopefully he'll be going through that in a positive way and be able to rejoin us."

The injury trouble for the White Sox extends into their highly regarded minor league system.

Hahn said outfielder Micker Adolfo will have arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Tuesday but is expected to be ready for the start of next season.

"This is an unfortunate side effect sometimes of Tommy John in terms of the scar tissue buildup as well as issues that develop with the nerve," Hahn said. "Both of these are highly fixable, so we remain very optimistic on his full recovery and returning to us without restriction."

Hahn said Zack Collins is asymptomatic after dealing with a concussion and will enter the return-to-play protocol with Charlotte on Tuesday. The catcher was selected by Chicago with the 10th pick in the 2016 amateur draft.

MINNEAPOLIS -- One week into Shohei Ohtani's return to the Los Angeles Angels, the lineup is looking sharp.

Minnesota ace Jose Berrios bore the brunt of their batting success on Monday.

Ohtani hit his first home run of the season, a towering two-run shot, in the third inning against Berrios, and Tommy La Stella hit the go-ahead homer in the sixth to give the Angels a 5-4 victory over the Twins.

"I've been hitting the ball in the air recently,'' Ohtani said through an interpreter. "I think it showed today that I'm improving.''

The Angels are 5-2 on this nine-game trip that started with Ohtani's 2019 debut following Tommy John surgery that has shelved the two-way Japanese sensation's pitching prowess for now.

"We've been waiting to get him back. You see how different the lineup is when he's in there, and hopefully he's starting to get his timing,'' La Stella said.

Ohtani reached base in four of his five plate appearances. His 429-foot drive off the videoboard facade beneath the second deck in left-center field was the highlight of a five-hit, three-run third. The AL Rookie of the Year homered 22 times in 326 at-bats in 2018.

"We all know the power's there, and that was a no-doubter to the opposite field,'' Angels manager Brad Ausmus said. "You don't see a lot of balls hit the other way from many people in this game that way.''

La Stella hit his team-leading 10th homer of the season and went 3-for-5. The 30-year-old second baseman, who came to the Angels in a largely unnoticed trade with the Chicago Cubs, had 10 home runs in 396 major league games entering this season.

Just as impressive as the power was the way the Angels beat the shifts employed by the Twins. Albert Pujols, who went 3-for-5, poked a single off an 0-2 curveball past the glove of Berrios (6-2) and through the empty right side of the infield in the fifth for a 4-2 lead.

Jorge Polanco and Marwin Gonzalez each hit two-run homers off Angels starter Tyler Skaggs (4-3), but the Twins weren't able to overcome the uncharacteristic vulnerability from their All-Star right-hander.

"Today was one of those days where the ball found open spaces against us, and that's just part of the game,'' said Berrios, who gave up five runs and a career-high 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings, his shortest start of the year, while walking three. He induced two ground ball double plays.

The Twins went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position, including a fly ball by Mitch Garver with two on and two out in the fourth that left fielder Brian Goodwin caught with his glove stretched to the top of the wall and his back pressed against it.

"It's going to happen. I wouldn't be surprised if our guys bounce back well and have the same good at-bats they have been having all year tomorrow,'' Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said.

EGREGIOUS ERRORS

Although Ohtani's home run immediately after the gaffe rendered it moot, Gonzalez committed a two-base error when he slightly overran Mike Trout's line-drive single and allowed the awkwardly bouncing ball to skip past him into the corner as La Stella scored. This was Gonzalez's first career start in right field.

Pujols produced his own blooper for the Angels in the following inning, when he dropped a soft popup by Willians Astudillo to first base to put the leadoff man on in the fourth. Pujols followed fundamentals by putting both hands in place for the catch, but the ball still bounced off the heel of his glove.

HEATING UP

After a slow start, Gonzalez has a 1.042 OPS in his past 11 games. With third baseman Miguel Sano slated to return soon, Gonzalez will start moving around the diamond more.

"I don't have a favorite position. I enjoy what I do. I fell in love with what I do. I'm going to do whatever Rocco needs me to do,'' Gonzalez said.

SAME SIDE

Skaggs, David Fletcher and Griffin Canning of the Angels and Byron Buxton, Blake Parker and Mike Morin of the Twins are scheduled for a joint visit to a local children's hospital on Tuesday. When the Angels and Twins meet next week, players from both teams will again share cheer-up efforts at a children's hospital in Southern California.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: RHP Luis Garcia was placed on the 10-day injured list with a muscle spasm in his lower back. RHP Taylor Cole was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to take his place in the bullpen.

Twins: DH Nelson Cruz sat out with a sore left wrist, but an MRI test revealed no structural damage. He said he hopes to start swinging a bat on Tuesday or Wednesday, and he isn't expected to need a stint on the injured list. "I have to be a good kid. Just be patient,'' Cruz said.

UP NEXT

Angels: RHP Felix Pena (2-1, 3.21 ERA) will start on Tuesday after a one-inning opener was used in his past three appearances. Pena pitched seven shutout innings in his latest turn, allowing three hits and striking out seven without a walk in a win at Detroit.

Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (3-1, 4.19 ERA) will take the mound in the middle game of the series, coming off his strongest start of the season. He gave up one run on two hits and one walk in six innings, with a career-high 11 strikeouts in a win at Toronto.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics have gotten to first base in their quest for a new stadium.

The city's port commission on Monday took a first step in providing land at Howard Terminal, where the A's hope to build a 35,000-seat stadium as part of a housing and retail development. Commissioners tentatively agreed to give the team four years to complete an environmental impact report for the 50-acre site.

The current Oakland Coliseum is more than 50 years old.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf supported the commission's decision.

The A's have a long way to go before they can get their stadium, including negotiating a lease or sale of the land and receiving city council and state approval.

Opponents say the development would add traffic and disrupt port operations.

There is something remarkable going on in the early weeks of 2019. Here is a list of the best offenses in the past 100 years, ranked by the weighted runs created formula at FanGraphs (wRC+ adjusts for the league run environment and home park, with 100 being average):

2019 Astros: 133
1927 Yankees: 126
1930 Yankees: 124
2017 Astros: 122
1976 Reds: 120
1982 Brewers: 120
2003 Red Sox: 120

And here are the worst offenses:

2019 Marlins: 65
1920 Athletics: 67
1963 Mets: 69
1952 Pirates: 70
1965 Mets: 71
1930 Red Sox: 71

I'm not surprised to see the Marlins atop the worst offenses list, considering they are averaging a feeble 2.69 runs per game, an almost unfathomable total in the 2019 version of baseball. After all, the Astros are averaging 1.88 home runs per game after swatting four more in an 8-1 victory over the Tigers on Monday.

The Astros have hit 30 home runs in their last 10 games, their most in any 10-game span in franchise history.

Alex Bregman has a team-high 7 of those 30 HR and 8 total HR this month, already his 2nd-most homers in any month of his career (11 HR in June 2018). pic.twitter.com/fMcs5Pw35L

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 14, 2019

I am a bit surprised to see the Astros rank at this level, given that their offense got off to a bit of a slow start, plus the fact that the Rangers actually lead the majors in runs per game, 5.61 to 5.45 over the Astros. Weighted runs created is not based on runs, however, and the Astros fare much better than the Rangers in their triple-slash lines:

Astros: .281/.353/.507
Rangers: .245/.330/.443

The Rangers are seventh in the majors in OPS but first with runners in scoring position, which is why they're scoring so many runs. Throw in park factors, and the Houston offense rates as far superior. Of course, you can debate the best method to rate "best offense," and wRC+ can certainly overrate an offense that hits poorly with men on base (the Astros rank ninth in the majors in OPS with RISP).

Still, the Astros are at .281 when the major league average is .244. They are slugging .507. Here's the complete list of teams that have slugged .500 in a season: the 2019 Astros. That's it. No team has done it for a full season. The highest since 1920 is the 2003 Red Sox at .491. Only 17 teams have slugged .475: four teams between 1927 and 1936 (including the 1927 and 1930 Yankees of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig listed above), 11 teams between 1994 and 2003, the 2009 Yankees and the 2017 Astros. (The Twins are currently slugging .495.)

The fact that the Astros had an all-time great offense two seasons ago is reason to believe this offense might really be this good. Six players in Monday's lineup ended the game with a slugging percentage above .500. I don't expect Robinson Chirinos to keep slugging .567 or Jake Marisnick to slug .563, but I also don't expect Jose Altuve to bat .243. Against the Tigers, the Astros forced a red-hot Matthew Boyd to throw 96 pitches in four innings. As Boyd would attest, good luck against this lineup.

Opposing starters, meanwhile, can't wait to start against the Marlins. They're hitting .219/.283/.310 as a team, a line that would make Ozzie Guillen blush (he hit .264/.287/.338 in his career). The last team with a lower slugging percentage was the 1972 Rangers, who hit .217/.290/.290 with 56 home runs. The difference, however, between those Rangers and these Marlins: The overall AL slugging mark that season was .343; the NL slugging mark in 2019 is .413.

Joe Sheehan beat me to writing about the Marlins and wrote this on Monday:

Through about a quarter of the season, the Marlins have scored 105 runs, on pace for 436. No team since 1972 has scored fewer than 500 runs, and the 1972 season was shortened a week by a player's strike. The 1971 Padres are the last team to score fewer than 500 runs (486) in a full season of play. The fewest runs any team has scored since the second Deadball Era is 468, by the expansion Padres in 1969. Just one team in the last 100 years has scored fewer than 450 runs, and that was the 1942 Phillies, a terrible team playing with altered baseballs during World War II.

The Marlins, of course, are getting to hit the cork-centered, rubber-cushioned, low-seamed nitro ball of 2019, which makes their efforts all the more impressive. When you compare them to their peers, you begin to understand just how bad they are.

The Marlins have been shut out seven times in 39 games and have scored just one run another eight times. They've been held to five or fewer hits 16 times. The amazing thing is they lead the majors with four games with at least 16 hits; only the Astros and Twins have three such games.

As we always say: You can't predict baseball.

ShoTime: Do you want to see a highlight of Shohei Ohtani hitting a home run? Yes, you do:

SAYONARA! #ShoTime pic.twitter.com/pGUwzeTUd7

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 14, 2019

A patented Ohtani blast to left-center field, 429 feet with an exit velocity of 111.7 mph. Tommy La Stella added his 10th home run in the Angels' 5-4 victory over the Twins. That matches his career total entering the season -- accomplished in 947 plate appearances.

Speaking of bad offense: The White Sox beat the Indians 5-2 as Reynaldo Lopez allowed just two hits in 7⅔ innings. The Sox hit four home runs off Shane Bieber, two from Yoan Moncada:

.@ymoncada19 stole the show tonight, recording his second career multi-homer game! pic.twitter.com/03VHyj0SIE

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) May 14, 2019

For the slumping Indians, Terry Francona moved Jose Ramirez from third to fifth in the order. It didn't work, as Ramirez went 0-for-4 and is hitting .193/.291/.293. I get that, though -- maybe take some pressure off Ramirez or something. Jason Kipnis, however, has somehow worked his way up in the lineup, which says a lot about this lineup and nothing about Kipnis. How long do the Indians stick with him? His past three seasons:

2017: .232/.292/.414, 81 OPS+
2018: .230/.315/.389, 89 OPS+
2019: .198/.281/.267, 49 OPS+

That's more than 1,000 plate appearances of bad hitting. Kipnis had a few really nice seasons for Cleveland, but his last one came in 2016. At least with Ramirez, you can hope he finds his 2018 stroke again. The Indians need to find a second baseman.

Phillies win ugly: This tweet sums up a wet night in Philadelphia. It was a 7-4 win for the Phillies over the Brewers in a game that took 3 hours, 57 minutes after a 52-minute rain delay:

Phillies 7, Brewers 4. Aaron Nola threw 84 pitches in three innings. Milwaukee stranded 14 men. They're not all pretty. The Phillies are 24-16.

— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) May 14, 2019

Bryce Harper, meanwhile, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, is hitting .222 and is on pace for 219 strikeouts. Who knew the Phillies were getting Mark Reynolds when they gave Harper $330 million?

‘She never gives up and I had to treat the third game like the first’
By ELLIE MAWSON in Manchester

New Zealand’s World No.5 Joelle King reigned victorious at the National Squash Centre after she claimed a 3-0 victory over Wales’ World No.9 Tesni Evans in the final of the inaugural Manchester Open PSA World Tour Silver event.

The Manchester Open – a women’s only tournament – is supported by Manchester City Council and follows the successful staging of the award-winning AJ Bell PSA World Championships in the city in December 2017, where equal prize money was on offer across both the men’s and women’s events for the first time in the tournament’s history.

King had only dropped a game all week leading up to the final and continued her impressive display in the North of England as she took a tight first game before powering to the finish line by an 11-8, 11-2, 11-4 scoreline in 33 minutes.

Welshwoman Evans had prevailed in two mammoth five-game battles in the days leading up to the final, but was unable to continue that momentum as she struggled to put a halt to a confident King, who eased to victory.

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The Manchester Open is the New Zealander’s second title this season following her victory at the Hong Kong Open in November.

“I’m over the moon,” said 30-year-old King following her win. “Someone had to lose tonight, but she can hold her head up high after what she has achieved this week. She has a few years on me yet, so I’m sure that she will be back stronger.

“She has shown all week that she never gives up. She came from 2-0 down against the World No.3, so I came out in the third like it was the first and never slowed down and I came out on the right side tonight.

“It’s special to win any event, coming off Hong Kong it has been a long time in between, but it makes it even more special when it is the first women’s only event here. I have to say a huge thank you to Manchester for holding this event in partnership with PSA and all the volunteers and spectators who have supported us this week.”

Evans added afterwards: “After the week I’ve had, she’s definitely someone I didn’t want to play. I’m obviously disappointed that I couldn’t put up a big enough fight, but she was just too good. She was on everything early and when you’ve had some tough matches under your belt it was tough.

“I just tried to give everything and on reflection, after a disappointing day, I can reflect on it and take a lot of good things from the week I have had.”

PSA $76,000 Women’s Manchester Open 2019, National Squash Centre, Manchester, England.

Final:
[2] Joelle King (NZL) bt [6] Tesni Evans (WAL) 3-0: 11-8, 11-2, 11-4 (33m)  

Report by ELLIE MAWSON (PSA Media Team). Edited by ALAN THATCHER.

Pictures courtesy of PSA