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PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola has always struggled with allowing the home run. It’s the price of a being pitcher who tries to throw strikes. Keeping his pitches in the zone allows him to pitch deeper into games, but it also makes him susceptible to the long ball. On Monday night, in the Phillies’ 8-3 win over the Tigers, that cost him a historic feat.

MIAMI — As a series shifts, it feels as if the tectonic plates have as well. The Nuggets are finally losers of a home playoff game, vulnerable for the first time this postseason after three 2-0 series leads.

The Kansas City Royals attempted to mortgage a fourrun lead on the success of “bulk” pitcher Mike Mayers on Monday night. But the Miami Marlins denied another profitable transaction at LoanDepot Park.

Jun. 4—OKLAHOMA CITY — Kenny Gajewski took his time walking from first base to home plate at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.

Jun. 4—DENVER — A stretch late in the third quarter showcased the breadth of Nikola Jokic’s game, but it wasn’t enough for the Nuggets to stay unbeaten at home this postseason.

Jun. 4—The struggles Oklahoma has battled through at points throughout the season started to return as it faced elimination in the fifth inning of the NCAA Charlottesville Regional.

LOS ANGELES — The NHL’s landscape began to shift dramatically when the Florida Panthers and Mighty Ducks debuted as expansion teams in the 1993-94 season. The newcomers embodied themes that would recur throughout Commissioner Gary Bettman’s tenure: attracting corporate owners — Blockbuster for the Panthers and Disney for the Ducks — and migrating toward the booming U.S.