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The Los Angeles Lakers' overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves was absurd, but fantastic theater. We get two more Play-In games tonight. Plus, the youngest player in MLB is performing like no one expected. The Pulse ⤵️

Thunder at Pelicans — 9:30 p.m. on ESPNThe Cardinals, despite high preseason hopes, have not been great this season. They’re 3-7, currently running last in the NL Central. But they do have Jordan Walker., the first player since 1912 to do so. “Honest Eddie” Murphy — who got a hit in his first 12 games — is surely smiling down.

The wunderkind is hitting .342 this year with a .943 OPS. He’s been the team’s second-best player next to Paul Goldschmidt, who happened to win NL MVP last year. It’s easy to fall into the small-sample trap, but it’s a pretty sweet sample.He blazed through spring training, making it practically impossible for the Cardinals to even think about manipulating service time. He entered the year as Keith Law’sand the first born in 2002 or later. Maybe he has a bright future in this profession.

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