Baseball

Trenton gets a grand slam and quiets Sea Dogs’ bats

Gleyber Torres’ grand slam capped a five-run third inning and the Trenton Thunder cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs on Friday night in an Eastern League game at Trenton, New Jersey.

Jorge Saez started the rally for Trenton (25-14) with a double to left that scored Billy Fleming.

Deiner Lopez had two of the five singles Portland (18-18) managed.

GOLF

PGA: Jason Kokrak shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 Friday for a record five-stroke lead after two rounds at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas, where local favorite Jordan Spieth missed the cut for the first time at the tournament in which he made his debut as a 16-year-old high school junior.

Kokrak matched the Nelson’s 36-hole record at 12 under after his career-best scoring round.

Billy Horschel was second at 7 under after a 65. No. 1 Dustin Johnson had a second straight 67 and was among six players tied for third.

LPGA: Lexi Thompson shot her second straight 6-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead over playing partner Gerina Piller at the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Thompson had six birdies in a bogey-free round. Piller shot a 67, closing birdie-bogey-birdie-bogey.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Alvaro Quiros birdied his final four holes to shoot 64 to move into the lead at the halfway stage of the Rocco Forte Open in Verdura, Sicily.

• Rory McIlroy will sit out the BMW PGA Championship next week to make sure a recurring rib injury heals.

McIlroy said doctors have advised him to take a conservative approach so he will be fine for the U.S. Open.

TENNIS

ITALIAN OPEN: Rafael Nadal’s winning streak ended at 17 matches as he lost 6-4, 6-3 to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals at Rome.

Nadal was aiming for an eighth title at the Foro Italico.

• Venus Williams is out on the women’s side after the American was defeated 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 by third seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain.

WIMBLEDON: Maria Sharapova posted on her website that she will not request a wild card into the main draw at the All England Club and will enter the qualifying rounds.

The Russian, who returned last month from a 15-month doping ban, had her request for a French Open wild card rejected earlier this week.

OLYMPICS

SUMMER GAMES BIDS: The IOC’s decision on whether to award Olympic hosting rights to both Los Angeles and Paris – one in 2024 and one in 2028 – could be announced June 9 after a meeting of the executive board in Switzerland.