TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman scored twice and Ben Bishop stopped 28 shots Sunday, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-0 and reach the Eastern Conference final for the second straight year. Tampa Bay eliminated the Islanders in five games, winning four straight after dropping the opener of the second-round series.

NEW YORK (AP) — David Ortiz homered twice, passing Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski for second place on Boston's career list, and Steven Wright pitched a three-hitter as the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-1 Sunday night. Dustin Pedroia hit an early two-run homer and Xander Bogaerts also went deep for the Red Sox, who prevented a three-game sweep and won for the fourth time in six meetings with their longtime rivals this year.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Harvey struck out a season-high 10 in six innings, Yoenis Cespedes homered again and the New York Mets escaped a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the eighth inning to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 Sunday. That allowed the Mets to salvage a split of the four-game series.

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Villa scored his seventh goal in 10 games, Khiry Shelton added another and New York City FC beat D.C. United 2-0 Sunday night. Villa is tied with Portland's Fanendo Adi and San Jose's Chris Wondolowski for the MLS scoring lead.

(Story by: The Associated Press)

 

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