MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Donte DiVincenzo's season is over with an Achilles tendon injury and the severity of Anthony Edwards' left knee injury remains unclear, an emotional Minnesota coach Chris Finch said Saturday night after the Timberwolves' playoff win over the Denver Nuggets.
DiVincenzo was lost 1:19 into Game 4, the nature of his injury immediately suggesting that it was an Achilles issue. Edwards was lost late in the first half, and even without their starting guards the Timberwolves — behind 43 points from Ayu Dosunmu — beat the Nuggets for a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference quarterfinal series.
“I feel completely devastated for Donte,” Finch said.
Edwards’ left knee appeared to buckle as he landed after contesting a layup late in the second quarter. He was helped to the locker room and the Timberwolves ruled him out for the rest of the game with a left knee injury.
DiVincenzo appeared to injure his lower right leg in the game’s opening minutes when he slipped to the court as he raced to chase a ball. He immediately waved to the bench for help and put little to no weight on his right foot as he was helped to the locker room, and he eventually left the arena in a wheelchair.
“Losing those two guys is really tough, tough emotionally for our guys,” Finch said.
Edwards came into Saturday averaging 23 points and eight rebounds in the series, as the sixth-seeded Timberwolves look to upset the third-seeded Nuggets. DiVincenzo averaged 14.3 points and made 11 of 22 3-pointers in the first three games.
“I was heartbroken,” Dosunmu said in the televised on-court postgame interview when asked about the injuries to DiVincenzo and Edwards. “This is for them. Ant, Donte, they mean so much to the organization. I’m sending them prayers. I hope for a speedy recovery. I hope they’re fine, but this game, personally, was for them.”
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) is helped off the court after sustaining an injury during the first half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards kneels on the court after sustaining an injury during the first half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roki Sasaki earned his second major league victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied with six runs in the fourth inning to beat the Cubs 12-4 on Saturday night, snapping Chicago's 10-game winning streak.
Shohei Ohtani ended an 0-for-12 skid with a single in the first and then swiped second for just his second stolen base of the year. He had one of the Dodgers' 14 hits as Los Angeles set a season high for runs at home.
Sasaki (1-2) gave up four runs — three on solo homers by Seiya Suzuki, Moisés Ballesteros and Miguel Amaya — and seven hits with a career-high 99 pitches on his bobblehead night. The Japanese right-hander struck out five in his fifth career start, pitching into the sixth inning for the first time this year. He went 1-1 as a rookie last season before working as the closer during the Dodgers' run to their second straight World Series championship.
The Dodgers scored 10 or more runs for the fourth time this season. After scoring six in the fourth inning, they tacked on four more in the sixth. Andy Pages had a two-run double off reliever Javier Assad and later scored on a wild pitch by Vince Velasquez, who was called up Friday.
Max Muncy hit a tying two-run homer in the third for the Dodgers, who had lost five of seven. Their bullpen blew a four-run lead in a 6-4 loss in the series opener Friday that dropped them out of the NL West lead for the first time this season.
The Cubs took their last lead, 3-2, on Ballesteros' two-strike homer off Sasaki in the fourth.
The Dodgers went ahead for good by playing small ball in the bottom of the inning.
Alex Freeland tied the game at 3 with an RBI double. Freddie Freeman's RBI single chased Cubs starter Colin Rea (3-1). Teoscar Hernández had a two-run single and Dalton Rushing and Pages had RBI singles — all with two outs — to open an 8-3 lead.
Trailing 8-4, the Cubs left the bases loaded in the sixth. Dodgers reliever Jack Dreyer struck out Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong before Will Klein came in and induced a groundout to the mound by Amaya that ended the threat.
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.17 ERA) starts Sunday's series finale against LHP Justin Wrobleski (3-0, 1.88).
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Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki gestures after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner, left, watches his throw to shortstop Dansby Swanson to force out Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy at second on a fielder's choice hit by Kyle Tucker during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, right, steals second as Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson waits without the ball during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
