DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Cunningham has been sidelined since March 19 after sustaining a collapsed lung in a win over the Washington Wizards.
Cunningham is averaging 24.5 points, 9.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds in 61 games this season.
During his absence, he became one of the faces of the controversy over the NBA's rule requiring players to play 65 games to be eligible for seasonal awards. He is considered a very strong candidate for All-NBA First Team honors, but he will only reach 64 games even if he plays in Detroit's three remaining games.
The Pistons (57-22) have clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. They have also won the Central Division for the first time in 18 years and are hoping to win their first playoff series since the 2007-08 season.
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Detroit Pistons forward Ronald Holland II (5) talks with guard Cade Cunningham (2), who did not play due to an injury, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rafael Devers homered and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants beat Philadelphia 5-0 on Wednesday for their second consecutive shutout against the Phillies.
Tyler Mahle and four relievers combined on a four-hitter for the Giants, who blanked Philadelphia 6-0 on four hits Tuesday night behind Robbie Ray and two relievers to halt a four-game losing streak.
Willy Adames and Luis Arraez each had two hits and scored twice at the top of the batting order for San Francisco (5-8), which took two of three games from the Phillies for its second series win of the year.
Philadelphia (6-6) hasn't won a series in San Francisco since 2013.
Devers launched a three-run shot to center field off starter Aaron Nola (1-1) with two outs in the sixth inning, snapping a scoreless tie with his second homer this season.
Adames scored from first base in the eighth on a throwing error by reliever José Alvarado after he fielded Arraez's sacrifice bunt. Devers added an RBI single to make it 5-0.
Mahle pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up three hits and four walks while striking out six. Matt Gage, Caleb Killian, Blade Tidwell and Erik Miller shut down the Phillies the rest of the way.
Gage (1-0) got two outs for his first major league win.
Nola allowed three runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one. The right-hander had permitted four runs in his first two starts.
Mahle retired Alec Bohm on a grounder with runners at second and third to end the third.
Philadelphia acquired outfielder Steward Berroa from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash and optioned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Phillies LHP Jesús Luzardo faces Diamondbacks RHP Michael Soroka in Philadelphia on Friday night.
Giants RHP Landen Roupp opposes Orioles RHP Shane Baz in Baltimore on Friday.
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (27) reacts on the mound after allowing a three-run home run to San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm throws out San Francisco Giants' Jerar Encarnacion at first base during the fifth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber walks to the dugout after striking out against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco Giants' Luis Arraez, right, is doused by Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco Giants' Christian Koss, left, celebrates with Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers hits an RBI single against the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
