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Moore, short-handed Suns hold off Spurs 123-121

(AP) — E’Twaun Moore had 13 points in the quarter,
scored 22 points and made guiding the Suns to an 80-74
a 3-pointer with 2.2 sec- lead with 3:39 remaining in
onds remaining that lifted the third.
the Phoenix Suns past the TIP-INS
San Antonio Spurs 123- Suns: At age 36, Paul played
121 on Sunday and kept in all but two games in his
alive their chances at the 16th season. Before Sunday,
No. 1 seed in the Western his only other absence was
Conference. Feb. 8 due to a sore right
hamstring. ... Booker closed
Playing without Devin the season averaging 25.6
Booker and Chris Paul, the points per game, marking
Suns were bailed out late by the fifth consecutive year he
Moore, who also made a 3 has averaged 22-plus. Since
with 1:08 remaining to stop a averaging 13.1 points in his
9-0 run by San Antonio. rookie season, Booker has av-
Keita Bates-Diop tipped in eraged 25.1 points. ... Ayton
a missed free throw by Tre missed the final three games
Jones to put San Antonio of the season after playing in
ahead 121-120 with 10 sec- every contest prior. He av-
onds left, setting up Moore’s eraged 14.4 points and 10.5
winning 26-footer. rebounds compared to 18.2
Utah could secure the top points and 11.5 rebounds last
seed in the West with a win season, but played in 31 more
over Sacramento on Sunday straight game with a sore left Memphis or Golden State on losing four straight and 10 games this season.
night, but the Suns would get knee. Phoenix still closed Wednesday in the postsea- of 12. Jakob Poeltl added 17 Spurs: Patty Mills was rested
the top seed if the Jazz lose the season by winning three son play-in tournament. The points and 10 rebounds and after making his first start of
because Phoenix swept the straight and nine of 12. Grizzlies and Warriors were Bates-Diop had nine points the season Saturday. ... Lon-
season series from Utah. The Suns had eight players playing Sunday with the win- in 12 minutes. nie Walker IV had nine points
The Suns rested their All- score in double figures, in- ner earning the eighth seed DeRozan, Poeltl, Dejounte in 27 minutes after being
Star backcourt of Booker and cluding 54 points from their and the loser falling to ninth Murray and Rudy Gay all listed as questionable with a
Paul for in the final regular- reserves. Jevon Carter and and hosting the 10th-place returned after missing Sat- sore left quadriceps. Walker
season game for both teams. Cameron Payne, who start- Spurs. urday’s 140-103 loss to the and teammate Drew Eubanks
Phoenix was also without ed in the backcourt, had 19 DeMar DeRozan had 23 Suns for rest. collided in the first quarter
starting center Deandre Ay- points each. points to lead San Antonio, Phoenix entered the second on Saturday, but Walker re-
ton, who missed his third San Antonio will play either which closed the season by half trailing 61-52, but Carter turned to finish that game.

Wood improves to 5-0, Yastrzemski HR as Giants beat Pirates

(AP) — Alex Wood pitched COVID-19 concerns. (left side tightness) was a late a foul tip. … 3B Ke’Bryan Giants: Open a four-game se-
six innings while keeping Sidearmer Tyler Rogers scratch. … LF Alex Dick- Hayes (left wrist strain) ries at Cincinnati on Monday
his perfect record intact pitched a scoreless ninth in- erson (bone bruised in left and RHP Chad Kuhl (right night with RHP Logan Webb
and Mike Yastrzemski hit ning for his fourth save. shoulder) was activated from shoulder discomfort) are (2-3, 4.74 ERA) facing Reds
a game-sealing home run Evan Longoria scored the tie- the 10-day injured list and expected to begin rehab as- RHP Sonny Gray (0-2, 3.55).
as the San Francisco Gi- breaking run in the sixth on OF Lamonte Wade Jr. was signments later this week at Pirates: After having Monday
ants beat the Pittsburgh a wild pitch by reliever Clay optioned to Triple-A Sacra- Triple-A Indianapolis. … 1B off, begin a three-game series
Pirates 4-1 on Sunday. Holmes. Longoria began the mento. Colin Moran and INF/OF at St. Louis on Tuesday with
inning with a single off Mitch Pirates: C Jacob Stallings left Phillip Evans, both sidelined RHP JT Brubaker (3-2, 2.58)
Wood (5-0) gave up one run Keller (2-5). the game with a left quadri- by hamstring injuries, might opposing Cardinals RHP
while scattering eight hits. Keller allowed two runs and ceps contusion in the seventh avoid rehab assignments. Jack Flaherty (7-0, 2.47), the
He struck out six and walked six hits in five-plus innings inning after being struck by UP NEXT MLB wins leader.
one as NL West-leading San while striking out eight and
Francisco gained a split of the walking three. That was a
four-game series. major improvement over his
It has been a resurgent season previous start when he was
for Wood, who went a com- rocked for seven runs in 3
bined 1-4 with a 5.96 ERA in 1/3 innings by Cincinnati on
2019 and 2020 with the Cin- Tuesday.
cinnati Reds and Los Angeles The Giants scored a run in
Dodgers while hampered by the first inning on a grounder
back problems. and Ka’ai Tom’s sacrifice fly
Yastrzemski’s two-run hom- tied it in the fourth.
er to right-center field in Mauricio Dubon added two
the ninth off David Bednar hits for San Francisco. Adam
extended the Giants’ lead to Frazier and Erik Gonzalez
4-1. Yastrzemski returned to had two hits each for Pitts-
the lineup after missing Sat- burgh.
urday’s game with side sore- The Giants left a runner on
ness. base in every inning but the
San Francisco’s Buster Posey ninth and stranded a total of
had three hits and a walk. 10. The Pirates left nine men
The six-time All-Star catcher on after winning the previ-
is enjoying quite a return, ous two nights in walk-off
batting .382 in 26 games af- fashion.
ter opting out of last year’s TRAINER’S ROOM
shortened season because of Giants: 1B Brandon Belt