After the Rangers took a 2-0 lead, Henrik Lundqvist became the security blanket that the team has come to expect, especially when the pressure is ratcheted to the highest level.
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Jesse Chavez allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings, Eric Sogard matched his season total with three RBIs on Wednesday night and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep with a 12-1 rout of the sloppy Texas Rangers.
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Alcides Escobar delivered a two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals held on for a tense 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
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Nate Schierholtz drove in three runs and Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer, rallying the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 Wednesday night.
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Kyle Lowry scored a career playoff-high 36 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer after Toronto had blown a 26-point lead, and the Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-113 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.
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The point guard had 23 points and San Antonio took a 3-2 lead in their series with the Mavericks.
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The 6-foot-5 defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who sat out most of the Bruins’ playoff games last season, had 4 points in the first round against the Red Wings.
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