Led by Reese and Riley, Wizards snap 16-game losing streak, beat Jazz 133-110

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Juju Reese had 26 points and 17 rebounds, Will Riley added 19 points and 10 boards, and the Washington Wizards snapped a 16-game skid with a 133-110 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

It was Washington's first win since Feb. 20 against Indiana.

Cody Williams scored 24 points for the Jazz, who have lost 15 of 18. Blake Hinson added a career-high 21 points and John Konchar had 14 rebounds.

Reese and Riley are the first Wizards rookie pair to have double-doubles in the same game since John Wall and Jordan Crawford on March 23, 2011 at the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Sportradar.

In a matchup of teams widely believed to be tanking in order to improve their draft prospects, the Wizards never trailed and pulled ahead by 37 late in the third quarter. But Utah went on a 23-2 run in the fourth and pulled within 13 midway through the period.

Reese — the brother of Angel Reese of the WNBA's Chicago Sky — and Sharife Cooper hit key buckets down the stretch to keep Washington in control.

The Wizards outrebounded the Jazz 56-40.

The Wizards said before the game that Kyshawn George has a partial tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. George will be reevaluated in a week, the team said.

Utah won the previous meeting between the teams, beating the Wizards 122-112 on March 6.

Wizards: Visit Golden State on Friday night.

Jazz: At Denver on Friday night.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Washington Wizards forward Will Riley, left, defends Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey (19) as he shoots during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey (19) dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Utah Jazz forward Kennedy Chandler (0) shoots a layup during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Utah Jazz forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) and Utah Jazz forward Kennedy Chandler (0) defend Washington Wizards forward Will Riley, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Washington Wizards forward Juju Reese (15) and Washington Wizards guard Jaden Hardy (8) high five during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New York's José Caballero thought for sure the pitch from Logan Webb had missed the strike zone, so he challenged — making major league history in the process.

Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball's so-called robot umpire, unsuccessfully appealing a strike by the San Francisco Giants right-hander in Wednesday night's season opener won 7-0 by the Yankees.

Caballero didn't hesitate. “Nope, I wanted to go for it,” he said.

Webb started the fourth inning with a 90.7 mph sinker on the upper, inner corner that was called a strike by Bill Miller, a major league umpire since 1997. Caballero tapped his helmet, and the 12 Hawk-Eye cameras of the Automated Ball-Strike System upheld Miller's decision in a graphic shown on the Oracle Park scoreboard.

“I thought it was a little higher that what it showed,” Caballero said.

“I think it's really good, keep everyone accountable,” he added. “It gives us a chance to really see how good (we are) with the zone or not. I wish it was the other way around, I'm trying to get the overturn call but this time I didn't.”

New York was ahead 5-0 at the time. Caballero drove in the first run with an RBI single in a five-run second inning against Webb, who recorded his 1,000th career strikeout in the fourth.

The automated system had been tested in the minor leagues since 2019 and was used during major league spring training in 2025 and '26. Some managers have said they will still find ways to argue and get ejected.

Before Wednesday's game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke in support of ABS and the importance of discussing decisions on challenges with his team ahead of time.

“We've had a lot of dialogue at it. It's something that we've poured a lot into, I've certainly," Boone said. "It's become one of the things I've kind of tried to lead the charge on a little bit. Another kind of end-of-spring meeting with all the position players and catchers at the end just kind of running through different ones that came up and give my feedback on it. I've been very direct with them during spring as far as after the fact if I thought one was really good or conversely if one was terrible."

Boone stressed this will be a learning process for everybody involved.

“I've tried to be real direct with them and why,” he said. "I feel like we're going to be good at it, that's the expectation. I'm sure we'll continue to evolve with it.”

New San Francisco skipper Tony Vitello, who came to the Giants from the University of Tennessee with no professional experience as a player or coach, said he had to remind himself earlier Wednesday that the robots might take over at times.

“'I've got to be honest with you, one thing I was looking at is who are the umpires tonight?” he said. “You get on Google the first thing you see is there's going to be a robot umpire. And it was only for a millisecond but I kind of freaked out.”

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb works against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb reacts after a two-run single hit by New York Yankees' Ryan McMahon during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr., left, and José Caballero, right, are congratulated by Austin Wells (28) after both scored on Ryan McMahon's two-run single against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

New York Yankees' José Caballero, right, hits an RBI double in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey, left, during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)