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The visiting Cleveland Guardians could use improved fielding Sunday afternoon to help their chances in the rubber match of the three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays took the middle game of the three-game series on Saturday 5-3 with some help from some shaky Guardians defense. Guardians second baseman Juan Brito let Daulton Varsho’s grounder squirt past him for an RBI single in Toronto’s three-run sixth. “We should have been out of that inning with maybe one run scoring,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “We had a tough inning defensively. It happens.” Brito has had other defensive lapses but Vogt said he will keep playing him. “He’ll be out there again Sunday,” Vogt said. “He’s continuing to

No player better symbolizes the topsy-turvy nature of the New York Mets than right-hander Kodai Senga. On Sunday, the Mets will look to the 33-year-old starting pitcher to snap his slump and help New York avoid falling into another tailspin when it hosts the Colorado Rockies in a doubleheader. Senga (0-3, 8.83 ERA) and fellow right-hander Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.67) are expected to start for the Mets. The Rockies will counter with left-hander Jose Quintana (0-2, 6.23) in Game 1 and an opener ahead of right-hander Chase Dollander (2-2, 2.88). The doubleheader was necessitated by a rainout Saturday, when Senga was slated to oppose Quintana. The Rockies need only a split to win the series. That’s because they claimed Friday’s

The Canadiens look to build a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 Sunday night in Montreal. Lane Hutson’s goal at 2:09 of overtime in Game 3 Friday night gave the Canadiens a 3-2 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. They now look to move within a game of advancing before the series shifts back to Tampa Bay for Game 5. All three games between No. 2 seed Tampa Bay and No. 3 seed Montreal have ended in overtime with the teams alternating wins. “I just believe in our system, all my teammates and coaching staff,” Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky said after an optional practice

Jayson Tatum has only been back on the court for seven-plus weeks but the Boston Celtics star is making a stellar impact. While putting last May’s devastating ruptured right Achilles tendon further in the rearview mirror, Tatum’s comeback story is reading superbly. He will look to help Boston take a 3-1 series lead when it visits the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night in Eastern Conference first-round play. Tatum drained five 3-pointers and recorded 25 points, seven assists and five rebounds as the Celtics notched a 108-100 road win on Friday. It was his second 25-point outing of the series. Tatum didn’t make his season debut until March 6 but quickly displayed he would be an asset in the playoffs. He