WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs, Chase DeLauter went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-5 on Friday night.
The Athletics’ Nick Kurtz was walked by Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, his 20th straight game with at least one to tie San Francisco's Barry Bonds (2002-03) for the second-longest streak in major league history. Detroit's Roy Culllenbine has the record with 22 consecutive games with a walk, set in 1947.
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Athletics' Colby Thomas (32) reacts after hitting a long fly ball to the wall for an out in the eighth inning of a a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz (16) tosses his bat after he was walked in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor is at left. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Cleveland Guardians' Chase DeLauter runs to first base after hitting a two-run RBI double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz looks on before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Cleveland Guardians' Rhys Hoskins hits a bases loaded two-run RBI double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Kurtz also extended his on-base streak to 26, but the reigning AL Rookie of the Year struck out against Cade Smith while representing the tying run in the eighth and finished 0 for 4 with the walk.
Hoskins had a two-run double against J.T. Ginn (0-1) to tie it at 4 in the fifth and hit a solo homer — his second of the season — to put Cleveland up 6-4 in the seventh following a go-ahead sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Angel Martínez.
DeLauter hit a two-run double that tied it at 2 with two outs in the second.
Cleveland led 8-4 when Kurtz walked to load the bases with no outs. Brent Rooker, who hit a two-run homer to snap an 0-for-20 slump and give the Athletics a 2-0 lead in the first, had an RBI single to chase Gaddis. Erik Sabrowski (1-1) came in and struck out Darell Hernaiz and Tyler Soderstrom before four-time Gold Glove winner Steven Kwan chased down Colby Thomas's fly ball at the wall in center to keep it 8-5.
Joey Cantillo allowed four runs and five hits with three walks in four innings for Cleveland. Smith got the final four outs for his eighth save in 10 opportunities.
Zack Gelof had a two-run single in the fourth to give the Athletics a 4-2 lead.
Guardians rookie Travis Bazzano is 0 for 9 through his first three games, but walked twice and scored the first two runs of his big league career.
Ginn allowed five runs and five hits with five walks in 4 1/3 innings.
Cleveland has won 22 of the last 27 games against the A's.
Guardians RHP Slade Cecconi (0-4, 6.23) starts Saturday opposite Athletics LHP Jacob Lopez (2-1, 5.84).
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Athletics' Colby Thomas (32) reacts after hitting a long fly ball to the wall for an out in the eighth inning of a a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz (16) tosses his bat after he was walked in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor is at left. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Cleveland Guardians' Chase DeLauter runs to first base after hitting a two-run RBI double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz looks on before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Cleveland Guardians' Rhys Hoskins hits a bases loaded two-run RBI double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
MONTREAL (AP) — Gage Goncalves scored off his own rebound at 9:03 of overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round series.
Goncalves scored soon after the Lightning killed scoring star Nikita Kucherov's penalty for tripping Alexandre Carrier.
“It was thrilling. It was epic,” Lightning coach John Cooper said. “It was goaltenders making extraordinary saves, players doing things that were of grace and skill and magic. And there was intensity. There were hits. It was everything. And there wasn’t a goal scored, yet everybody in the building was on the edge of their seats.”
Game 7 is Sunday in Tampa. The Lightning are trying to avoid a fourth consecutive first-round exit, while the Canadiens are chasing their first series victory in five years.
The series winner will face Buffalo. The Sabres wrapped up their series with Boston in six games Friday night with a 4-1 road victory
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves for Tampa Bay for his eighth career playoff shutout.
“I didn’t have much emotions,” Vasilevskiy said. “I mean for the fans it was probably a roller-coaster, but for me it was pretty even.”
Jakub Dobes stopped 32 shots for Montreal. The first three games of the series also went to overtime.
The game was the second in three days to go to overtime scoreless, with Philadelphia beating Pittsburgh 1-0 on Wednesday night to end that series in six games. Before the season, the last 0-0 playoff game in regulation was in 2021.
“It was an amazing game of hockey. I think the two teams played their best game of the series,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said. “This is probably one of the best games I’ve seen this young group play. You’ve just got to embrace the situation.”
Dobes and the Canadiens survived a flurry of shots on a late power play. The Lightning got the man advantage after Ivan Demidov broke in on Vasilevskiy, failed to score and was called for goalie interference.
Late in the second — with the Lightning’s Charle-Edouard D’Astous off for slashing Phillip Danault — Vasilevskiy stopped Demidov twice from close range.
“I think we found out we’ve got the best goalie in the world. I think we already knew that, but he was incredible,” Lightning forward Brandon Hagel said. “That’s just one thing off your mind. You don’t have to worry about that big guy back there.:
Tampa Bay had a power-play chance early in the third after Kaiden Guhle was called for slashing Jake Guentzel. On the Lightning’s best chance, Nikita Kucherov fired a shot off the post.
Montreal had only one shot on goal on a power play to start the second period with Guentzel off for high-sticking Guhle with 11 seconds left in the first.
Danault kept it scoreless a few minutes later when he swept the puck away before it could cross the goal line. Montreal then killed Alexandre Texier’s high-sticking penalty.
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Tampa Bay Lightning's Gage Goncalves (93) celebrates after his winning goal as Montreal Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc (76) reacts during overtime of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Gage Goncalves (93) celebrates after his goal against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) during overtime of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Gage Goncalves, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during overtime of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Gage Goncalves (93) scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes, top left, during overtime of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Gage Goncalves (93) scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes, bottom, during overtime of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens' Alexandre Texier (85) reaches for a rebound with Tampa Bay Lightning's Darren Raddysh (43) as Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc (76) and Lightning's Brandon Hagel (38) battle in front of the Lightning net during the second period of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc (76) and Tampa Bay Lightning's Brandon Hagel (38) battle for the puck behind Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second half of Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Montreal on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Brayden Point (21) battles for a rebound with teammate Corey Perry (10) and Montreal Canadiens' Jayden Struble (47), Josh Anderson (17), Lane Hutson (48) and goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) during the first period of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson (17) collides with Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) as Lightning's J.J. Moser (90) defends during Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stops a shot by Montreal Canadiens' Ivan Demidov (93) during the second period of Game 6 in the first round of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
