michael conforto was bumped up to third in the lineup as an attempt to reinvigorate this offense, has gone 5-for-12 with three doubles and a homerun since that move. mets opened up with three runs in the first and three more in the second. they took a 6-0 lead and it's safe to say maybe the indians were a little too much in the sun here. cleveland had two errors. that goes down as an rbi double, though. nice bounceback start for steven matz. remember, he was chased after just an inning and two-thirds in his last start. he struck out a career high nine in seven scoreless innings. the mets win their first series >>> fighting in the nhl has reached an all-time low this statistics. but in the minor leagues, it's game. check out the minor league afilliates of the islanders and the devils. a brouhaha that got so bad the coaches had to be held back from climbing around the glass to get to each other. both coaches were ejected from the game. also ejected. by the way, these two teams could actually be a first round playoff matchup in the ahl playoffs. >>> the brooklyn nets have found their man

michael conforto followed that up with an rbi double. the bullpen closes and the mets win 7-2. degrom gets a win as a sore lat muscle is something they need to keep an eye on. >> it got a little tight there. i said something early on that i don't want to push too much. i had a back issue early on in the spring. i'm not really that worried about it. >> and today no fun at all in detroit at their opening day. but nobody really did much hit and they couldn't figure out detroit's jordan zimmerman with just three hits on the game. they got them started in that first inning to cap things off in the 7th with this as they after tonight, 2-0 any objection, then nothing, but free time on the road. they are playing against each other on this one. big brother jaren had 19 at one point. and then grant fox down that big bucket in their final minute. and charlottes clinched a playoff spot. the bronx native, his game with at least 20. they will start running away with this one as jeremy lin helped put it down the stretch. and that is seven straight losed. never miss a game. jordan spieth went

michael conforto is batting .323 since his promotion to the 3 spot. jacob degrom looking good in his first start in 16 days. the baby is fine. and so is degrom's back. anxious moments though in the 9th, a 3-2 mets lead, two outs, two on. jeurys familia is struggling to pitch clean innings, but the results are still the same. that's his fifth save, as the mets do complete the sweep to cap off an impressive 7-2 road trip. >>> mls soccer, red bulls have yet to get off the ground with the record of 1-6 to start the season. tonight, they finally made their move. new york scoring three times in 10 minutes. bradley wright-phillips accounting for two of them in new york's 3-2 win over orlando. we'll be right back. . >>> that does it for the cbs 2news at 11:00. for steve and elise and the entire cbs 2news team, thank you for joining us. have a great week. and when cameras change your perspective. that's the more human side of engineering. experience what a lincoln can do for you at the lincoln spring collection event. your choice of the lincoln mkc or mkz or g

meanwhile the rest of the mets in a rubber game against the indians today, michael conforto had himself a nice day. the fist starts with a double, curtis granderson able to score. that made it 1-0 mets. later on in the inning lucas duda starting to heat up delivers his own signal. that scores two more runs. let's take you back to conforto. the 2nd. his second at bat smacking his second rbi double of the game. that made it 5-0. stephen mats bouncing back, he struck out nine batters in 7 scoreless innings. 6-0. >>> today's yankees mariners game began at 2 a.m. in tokyo. that did not matter to baseball fans over there who were able to see a live broadcast of the first major league pitching matchup between two exjapanese teammates. as tanaka, and hue cue ma this afternoon at the stadium, a bit of a jam, strikes out adam lynn down 1-0. how about alex rodriguez moving to 6 in the lineup takes hue kemah deep for the 2-run blast. this will bounce out for the ground rule double. it allows jacoby ellsbury to score and the yankees go up 33- 1. after seattle tied it the that allows gardner to score

michael conforto later. mets win it 5-2. that's six in a row. harvey's won two in a row. >>> now to the yankees. they wrap things up in texas. alex rodriguez missed two games with a tight oblique but felt better tonight. 3-3. the fans so excited, they take a selfie with the home run ball. cc sabathia gave up five hits in six innings but one of the hits was an elvis andres rbi triple. that breaks a 2-2 tie. yanks lose 3-2. they only scored six runs in the series. off day tomorrow at boston starting friday. >>> leading up to the start of the nfl draft, giants will close out their three-day veterans mini camp tomorrow. quarterback eli manning is used to those mini camps. this is the first time since he came in the league. tom coughlin is not calling the shots. new head coach ben mcadoo in charge. a comfort level, ready to take things as they come. >> playing at a fast pace. i thought we had good things today. every practice you're going to learn something. >>> nba playoffs. the hornets and heat tied at two games each. game 5 in miami. inside 30 sec

moving michael conforto to 3rd in the batting order last week is paying off. he is hitting .323 with 5 rbis since then and the mets lineup is averaging 6 runs a game since then. anxious moments in the night. now 3-2, two outs, two on. fifth save for familia, as the mets complete the sweep, capping off a very impressive 7- 2 road trip. >>> if you were watching the yankees today, you were miserable. bad home stand. even though we've seen heroic moments from jacoby ellsbury and brett gardner, the losses are starting to pile up. a rough start for michael peneda. from the get-go, top of the first, one on for corey dickerson. just like that, it's 2-0 rays. three batters later, another two-run blast. the rays on top 5-0 before the yankees even come to the plate. homeruns have never really been an issue for peneda, but today he was blown out of the water, giving up four homeruns. so far, he has given up the most homeruns in the bigs in this young season. the yankees get on the board in the fourth. alex rodriguez hadn't done a lot this year. he nearly hits that one out

michael conforto moved to the third spot in the batting order and cranks a home run. mets are on top with a total of two home runs so far coming into this game. just couldn't get enough. then cespedes and neil walker. four home runs total in game and a win 6-5 mets. they did make it interesting, but they did get the win that they were leading 6-1. >>> the nba playoff games start tomorrow. news that the league does not have plans right now to move their all-star game out of charlotte next year north carolina's lbgt laws. they will work to affect change. >>> in two years get ready for a new look at the nba. approving a three-year trial of uniforms. front, left about two and a half inches. and practice jerseys already have them and so do the wnba jerseys with the other revenue stream that they say was inevitable. >> yes. >> as for the the nba downstairs, we will show you what we have in stored right here as you can see the warriors and the rockets. then on sunday the cavs and the pistons right here on channel >> i like that. >> it is all across america families are comin

michael conforto grounds in to an inning ending double play. syndergaard comes out. the winning run scores for the marlins in the 8th. bases loaded, sac fly. 2-1 loss. mets 2-5. four straight losses. >>> mets pitcher jacob degrom, his wife stacy, proud parents of baby boy jackson born last night. dad did make it to florida in time for the birth. >>> knicks season, over. ended tonight in indiana. no playoffs. the 82-game season wrapped up. only question, would the knicks avoid another 49-game loss season? derrick williams had 21 points in the game. the knicks had the early lead on the road but the pacers rally, come back. george hill scored 19 points. so did paul george. knicks lose 102-90. 32-50, that's the final record. >>> the rangers get ready for tomorrow's playoff opener in pittsburgh. here they go again. the penguins won the season series. rangers have had the upper hand in the postseason. ryan mcdonagh nursing an injury. skated a bit today. could play later in the series. all gearing up for round 1, game 1. >> we played against them the last two years since i'

michael conforto adding to that lead with a clutch two-out, two- run double in the sixth. that's five in a row. harvey gets the w, 5-2 the final. >>> the yankees deep in the heart of texas. doesn't look sort at all here, ties the game with a solo homer, his 1000th run as a yankee. cc sabathia making his fourth start of the year, only made it through five. he got through six but thanks to this elvis andrus rbi triple, he leaves on the short end of the score. 3-2. stayed that way until two outs in the ninth, tying run on second, but he can't let that one out. 3-2, the final. the yankees drop two of three in the tech -- deep in the heart of texas. >>> we're going to check in on ben mcadoo. turns out lemon juice doesn't cure pink eye. hi. how are you doing today? that's how i am. red head fred. ultra rare. i collect these too. nah, these are for my dog because he can never decide which one he wants until he gets home, so... american express presents the blue cash everyday card with no annual fee. cash back on purchases. my only concern is that this is where we put food. a dog'

michael conforto, home run. just keep hitting home runs. the reds are not happy. but back they came. tied the game a couple of times. chased syndergaard in the 7th inning. he's on the hook for the run scoring symbol. no problem. neil walker clobbers a two-run shot. seven home runs in his last 10 games and that was good enough. 5-3 mets win. that's four in a row. >>> the yankees now on the road after rough luck at home. they typically don't play real well in texas but that changed tonight. 3rd inning, jacoby ellsbury, first home run of the season. eovaldi, no hitter through six innings. struck out six. his splitter, awesome. and a little insurance here from starlin castro. takes one out of the park. they get a much needed win to start this road 3-1. yankees get this one, 10 hits, couple home runs and good pitching to win one in texas. >>> tom brady's four-game nfl suspension back on after an appeals court ruled today he should take a seat. suspended by the league for his supposed role in the use of deflated footballs in the 2015 afc title game. brady fought the sus

. >>> now to the mets and moving michael conforto to third in the batting order has paid off for this mets squad. in the dozen games since the move, conforto is hitting 378 and he's averaging an rbi per game. last night they scored a franchise record 12 runs in one inning against the giants. today bases loaded to start the game and the neil walker comes through again. you know the mets have scored in the 1st inning in 14 of their last 16 games. it was conforto who drove in the first two runs at last night's 3rd inning power surge today. he drives in a couple more to make it 4-0. he leaves the yard in the 5th. the mets go up 5-3. this was great to see, wilmer flores slump with his first pop of the year. the mets now lead the giants. it is 6-3 in the 7th innings. >>> yankees and red sox continuing that series in fenway. david ortiz is retiring at the end of the season. this guy can still play a few more years if he wants to. big poppy slugging his 48th career homer against the bombers. this go ahead blast came in the 8th inning as the yankees have now lost 11 of 15. michael pineda gets

michael conforto drove in three, 2-for-3 at the plate. no surprise, 7-2, the final from citi field, mets over the phillies. >> it was an exciting day. the guys did a good job of putting up runs for me there when i came out of the game. like i said, it was fun and the fans were great. >> i feel the energy in your home ballpark and from an individual standpoint, to give the team, give our team the lead, it was a really good feeling. that's all we're looking for. >> every guy in this locker room is really focused on that w at the end of the day. >>> the yankees are trying to keep their aging bats healthy for the season, simply giving them more rest. today, a-rod, carlos beltran, brian mccann all got the day off. against the tigers, their home opener in detroit, severino want hit hard, but hit often. tigers got to him for three runs in 10 hits in five innings. meanwhile, the yankees gifted jordan zimmermann a win who could have asked for a better start with his new team. just three hits combined for the bombers in this one. new york's bullpen

michael conforto, whose killing it since being moved into the three hole, jack's a long solo blast to center field, his third of the year gives the mets a 1-0 lead. 1-1 in the third, lucas duda, launches one that may have gone as high as it went far, the moonshot finally lands beyond the wall in right. his fourth makes it 3-1 mets. syndergaard didn't have his the seventh, nine strikeouts. that bullpen couldn't hold that the but not to worry, the big data neil walker puts them back in front, already his eighth home run of the year, that's the difference in this one, the mets win 5-3. >>> after going 3-6 on their homestand, a change of scenery to the yankees some good. a nine-game road in texas, alex rodriguez not in the starting lineup with an oblique injury. part of the reason for the yankees slump, 3-4 hitters came in hitting .164, worst in baseball. mark teixeira improve that tonight, rbi double, first double of the season. the bombers up 2-0. starlin castro would add to the lead, solo shot, his third home run of the season, plenty for nathan eovaldi, the texas native with the great

he had a nice view from the on- deck circle to watch michael conforto lace one to left center for an rbi double and a 1-0 met lead in the third. cespedes followed up with the frozen rope to center. conforto raced home. two-rbi for cespedes, but just getting started. neil walker looking for his 10th homerun in april, but comes up a little short. it's an rbi double and a 4-0 lead. yeah, well, he wasn't done. that's his second rbi of the inning. it's now 8-0 mets. finally cespedes puts the icing on the cake with a grand slam homer. the mets score franchise record 12 runs in the third, cespedes drove in six of them, also a mets record. steven matz gets the win, 13-1, the final from citi field. >>> yankees-red sox doesn't carry the juice it once did, but still exciting when the two teams get together. boston near the top of the division. the yankees, rock bottom. >>> speaking of rock bottom, alex rodriguez barely grazing the mendoza line these days, but went 3-for-3 and a homer, going yard. more like a country mile. a-rod's fourth of the year. tanaka dealing in the seventh with a 2-0 lead

michael conforto, the second year met has gone 5-for-12, now leads the mets with a .313 batting average. mets had a 6-0 lead by the 2nd inning, which made up for a light day of lifting for steven matz. remember, he was chased out in the 2nd inning in his last start, but he struck out a career high nine in seven scoreless innings. in this one, mets pick up their first series win of the season. we'll be right back. even when the deck is stacked, a new yorker will find a way to break up big banks, create millions of jobs, and rebuild america. some say it can't be done again. rebuild the middle class, make wall street banks pay their fair share, give every child a chance. new york -- it's our time again to build a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. . >>> let's get a final check on your wakeup weather. >> let's do it. a beautiful wakeup. we're waking up to temperatures in the 50s for most of us. we get that with tons of sunshine. enjoy it while you can. we have a 10-degree temperature drop from monday to tuesday. early tuesday morning, we could see

michael conforto starting it off with a two run jack in the first, that's one. yoenis cespedes gets involved with a three-run shot in the third, that's two. neil walker, the jack of a solo variety, that's the third of the night for the mets. lucas duda getting in on the act, two straight nights with a home run for him, that's four. neil walker is not done yet, for the night. and finally, curtis granderson joins the act, six home runs for the mets on the night. 11-1 the final. tomorrow. >> the nailbiter. >> don't spend it all in one place. >>> thanks, otis. >> let's update you on the story we told you about earlier this month, escaped while being slaughterhouse, has a new home now in upstate new york. this determined animal is settling in at farm sanctuary in watkins glen, already making some new friends apparently. his daring run to freedom caught the attention of several animal advocates. including jon stewart, who briefly took care of frank at his farm in new jersey. >> all is well. >> happily ever after. >> thanks for joining us tonight. >> coming up next, "t

in citi field, michael conforto unloads toic --ic lessia. after redding pull even in top. duda. hits this pitch. so long. 3-1 mets. top of 7th, walker, bottom of inning unloading. 8th bomb of season, 5-3 mets is final. >> down in texas yanks opening up a 3 game set with rangers. 1-0 yanks. 3-0 yankee. a no hitter to bottom of 7. nomar stroked his leadoff single. breaking up no-no. 2 hit shut out. now 3-1 yankees in 9th inning. >> that is sports. steve: thank you russ. jenn: i feel out of touch, this is first time i have seen this, latest viral dance craze. i like that, that will get you a lot of money. who won the battle? song, does not sound familiar to me. jenn: i know this song. steve: my boo, from the 1990s. >> nick in. nick: the song i know. steve: you do? nick: oh, yeah. nick has an amazing grasp of 80s, 90s hip-hop, rap hop. >> driving back and forth to work all of time, song i know but dance i did not. jenn: first time. steve: running man was more awkward. nick: that would be interesting. >> that is it for us. thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that

michael conforto cranks the bat and the mets are on top. the mets had a total of two home runs coming into this game. they couldn't get enough. that was alejandro. this is kneel walker and a win, 6-5. they immediate it interesting. they did lead 6-1, but it was a win. >>> nba playoff games start later today. there is news. the league says it does not have plans right now to move its all-star game out of charlotte despite north carolina's lgbt laws. in two years, get ready for a new look in the nba. the league approving a three- year trial of advertising patches on uniforms. practice jerseys already have them. so do wnba game jerseys. another stream of revenue the league says was inevitable. >>> as for the nba playoffs, here's what we've got in store for channel 7. later today, the rockies and warriors. the road to the nba finals now set to tip off right here on channel 7. that is your morning sports update. whatever happens this weekend, laura behnke's got you covered. >> thank you, mr. powers. he's so excitable. i love that. >>> coming up,

michael conforto with a big day. mets win their home opener 7-2. degrom left this game with lat tightness, but gets the win. home winners on opening day. >> it's a lot of excitement, but we need to be focused on the remaining 359 games now that we have. i'm glad that we won and i'm glad that our fans got to see us win, are excited as we plan on winning a lot more. but now it is the time to focus on 2016 for sure. >> reporter: well there you go. the mets win the game as much as what happens in the stands the fans jim dolan joins us live here at citi field. hi jim. >> reporter: hey rob. the mets were great today. weather really not so much, kyle. this is his first opening day by the way. we found out the only way to stay warm here today, but he got to see a great game. the mets fans are ready for a big season. [ cheering ] >> let's go mets! [ music ] >> reporter: while the mets were sizzling in the home opener, the fans were ready to get home after the team took care of business. most came prepared dressed more for the slopes. >> you are the only peo

michael conforto gets it. >> it got a little tight after the sixth inning. i said something to be smart about it early on. don't want to push it too much. i'm hoping it's elements. i had a back issue early in the spring but i don't think this is related to it. >> reporter: yesterday no fun at all in detroit at tigers opening day. mark teixeira was the d.h. but nobody did much hitting, did they? the yanks couldn't figure out detroit's jordan zimmerman. on the other side, cabrera got things started in the first inning and capped things off with this shot in the seventh. later today. >>> from now on, only two games left for the knicks then nothing but free time. they were on the road last night in philadelphia. brothers playing against each other in this one. they both started. that's great, huh? big brother jaren 16 for the knicks. they almost let the led slip away. robin lopez 24 points, 15 rebounds. jared grant knocks down a big bucket in the final minute. 109-102, knicks win to snap a two-game losing skid. the nets on the road. thomas a bright spot on this