April 2026

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Where to watch Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees: Live stream, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 19

The Kansas City Royals (7-14) will try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees (12-9). The Royals have lost six consecutive games, including a 13-4 decision to the Yankees on Saturday. Starting pitchers are Cole Ragans for Kansas Cityvand Ryan Weathers for New York.

  • Kansas City Royals: 7-14 (No. 5 in AL Central)

  • New York Yankees: 12-9 (No. 2 in AL East)

  • Spread: New York Yankees -1.5

  • Moneyline: New York Yankees -150 (57.4%) / Kansas City Royals +125 (42.6%)

  • Over/Under: 7.5

Kansas City Royals: Cole Ragans (0-3, ERA: 3.78, K: 16, WHIP: 1.38)
New York Yankees: Ryan Weathers (0-2, ERA: 4.29, K: 28, WHIP: 1.38)

Weather: 47°F at first pitch

Ballpark: Capacity: 47,309 | Roof: Open | Surface: Grass

Where to watch Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 19

The Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs open their first-round NBA playoff series. The Spurs won two of the teams’ three regular-season meetings. The Blazers landed the West’s No. 7 playoff seed by beating the Phoenix Suns in the play-in tournament. The Spurs are making their first playoff appearance since 2019.

  • Date: Sunday, April 19

  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

  • Where: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas

  • TV Channels: NBC

  • Live Stream: Peacock | Follow on Yahoo Sports

  • Portland Trail Blazers: 42-40 (West’s No. 7 playoff seed)

  • San Antonio Spurs: 62-20 (West’s No. 1 playoff seed)

  • Spread: San Antonio Spurs -10.5

  • Moneyline: San Antonio Spurs -625 (82.6%) / Portland Trail Blazers +450 (17.4%)

  • Over/Under: 220.5

Game 1:Portland at San Antonio on Sunday, April 19 (9 p.m., NBC)
Game 2: Portland at San Antonio on Tuesday, April 21 (8 p.m., NBC)
Game 3: San Antonio at Portland on Friday, April 24 (10:30 p.m., Prime Video)
Game 4: San Antonio at Portland on Sunday, April 26 (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
*Game 5: Portland at San Antonio on Tuesday, April 28 (time and network TBD)
*Game 6: San Antonio at Portland on Thursday, April 30 (time and network TBD)
*Game 7: Portland at San Antonio on Saturday, May 2 (time and network TBD)

*if necessary

Where to watch Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons NBA playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 19

The Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons open their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. The Magic landed the East’s No. 8 playoff seed by beating the Charlotte Hornets in the play-in tournament. The Pistons are the East’s top playoff seed.

  • Orlando Magic: 45-37 (East’s No. 8 playoff seed)

  • Detroit Pistons: 60-22 (East’s No. 1 playoff seed)

  • Spread: Detroit Pistons -8.5

  • Moneyline: Detroit Pistons -375 (75.5%) / Orlando Magic +290 (24.5%)

  • Over/Under: 219.5

Game 1: Sun., April 19, at Detroit (6:30 p.m., NBC)
Game 2: Wed., April 22, at Detroit (7 p.m., ESPN)
Game 3: Sat., April 25, at Orlando (1 p.m., Peacock)
Game 4: Mon. April 27, at Orlando (time and network TBD)
*Game 5: Wed., April 29, at Detroit (time and network TBD)
*Game 6: Fri., May 1, at Orlando (time and network TBD)
*Game 7: Sun., May 3, at Detroit (time and network TBD)

*if necessary

Shohei Ohtani meets 100-year-old survivor of Nagasaki bombing before Dodgers-Rockies game

Shohei Ohtani extended his on-base streak to 50 games in Saturday’s 4-3 defeat to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He made the achievement suspenseful by not reaching base until the ninth inning with a two-out single off Rockies reliever Victor Vodnik.

However, the Japanese superstar was also part of a special moment before Saturday’s game. Following his pregame workout, Ohtani learned the story of a woman watching him nearby from a wheelchair.

Momoyo Nakamoto Kelley is a 100-year-old Japanese native who survived the bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Currently a Salt Lake City resident, she traveled to Denver to see Ohtani, whom she called “the pride of Japan” in remarks to Chunichi Sports. Kelley said she watches Dodgers games every day to see the four-time MVP play.

Kelley was brought to the game by her grandson, Patrick Faust. The two traveled from nearby Fort Collins, where she was visiting family. Faust was inspired to make the meeting with Ohtani happen by his grandmother reaching a milestone age. The Dodgers star signed a baseball and posed for a photo with his centenarian fan.

“Just the idea that 100 is such a big number,” Patrick said, via MLB.com. “I don’t think there are many people [still alive from] when the atom bomb was dropped. She’s had a terrible experience, a big one. So we wanted to [do something] special. She watches all the Dodgers games and all the Rockies games.”

After surviving the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki when she was 19, Kelley and her husband — whom she met on an Air Force base — emigrated to the United States in the early 1950s.

Kelley met several other players and coaches with Japanese connections, including Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki and Tomoyuki Sugano of the Rockies.

“Honestly, you don’t get these kinds of opportunities often,” Sugano told MLB.com through interpreter Yuto Sakurai. “So I’m really happy I got to meet her and was given this type of opportunity. She said she’s really passionate and really likes watching baseball and is a fan of my former team [the Yomiuri Giants].”

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who was born in Okinawa, and broadcaster Stephen Nelson, whose mother is Japanese, both also met Kelley and were touched by the experience.

“It’s humbling,” Nelson told MLB.com’s Manny Randhawa. “Just being ‘Yonsei’ [a great-grandchild of a Japanese immigrant], you’re standing on a lot of shoulders.”

“For her to experience what she went through and endure that, and come here to make a better life for herself and future generations,” he added. “We can’t even fathom that, right?”

In the baseball game that followed, Ohtani went on to reach base safely for the 50th consecutive game. He tied Willie Keeler for the third-longest on-base streak in Dodgers history. Only Shawn Green (53) and Duke Snider (58) are now ahead of him.

The longest on-base streak in MLB history is 84 games, set by the Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams.

Ohtani led off Saturday’s game by reaching on an error (which didn’t count for the streak), grounding out to first base, flying out to left field and reaching on an interference error on Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman in his four previous plate appearances.

The loss to the Rockies was the Dodgers’ first this season against a National League opponent. Their previous four defeats were two versus the Cleveland Guardians and one apiece to the Toronto Blue Jays (last season’s World Series opponent) and the Texas Rangers.

Salvador Perez rebuts Royals manager Matt Quatraro over ‘mental breather’ line

Kansas City Royals captain Salvador Perez got a day off Saturday, apparently against his will.

The fun began when the Royals posted a lineup without Perez. Royals manager Matt Quatraro then told reporters he was giving Perez a “mental breather” after some recent struggles, with Carter Jensen getting the start behind the plate instead.

That seemed simple enough … until about nine hours later, when Perez bluntly posted, “I don’t need a mental breather” on social media.

He also posted a screengrab of a Spanish-language MLB.com article about the comments, with the label “Fake.”

Screengrab of Salvador Perez’s Instagram story.
Instagram

So it might not be the most harmonious state of play in Kansas City right now. The Royals also lost 13-4 to the New York Yankees on Saturday, worsening their record to 7-14, tied with the New York Mets for the worst in MLB.

Jensen homered in that game, bringing his season total up to five.

What’s particularly awkward is that the 35-year-old Perez has barely been playable so far this season, after a down 2025. He’s slashed .160/.210/.307 in 20 games so far this season, with 17 strikeouts and four walks in 81 plate appearances. Jensen hasn’t been much better at .214/.274/.446, but he has been better (except when it comes to waking up).

There will soon be another catcher in the Royals’ clubhouse as well, as the team is calling up former All-Star Elías Díaz from Triple-A Omaha, according to Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase. A corresponding move will be required there.

Similar to what just happened on the Toronto Blue Jays with Eric Lauer, there’s probably a conversation to be had behind closed doors. Perez commands immense respect in Kansas City as a nine-time All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger, five-time Gold Glove and World Series MVP of the Royals’ 2015 title, but he’s simply a different player now.

Quatraro has been the manager in Kansas City since 2023 and entered this season with a 224-262 record, with a playoff berth in 2024.