MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Cleveland Guardians 5, Detroit Tigers 0
Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Guardians 5, Tigers – Ramírez hits 243rd homer for Cleveland, passes Albert Belle as Guardians beat Tigers 5-0
José Ramírez moved past Albert Belle into sole possession of second place on the Cleveland career home run list with his 243rd, hitting his third in two games to help the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0. Josh Naylor hit a first-inning homer off Alex Faedo and Ramírez hit a two-run drive in the eighth against Jason Foley. Jim Thome tops the Cleveland home run list with 337. Brayan Rocchio added a ninth-inning homer off Joey Wentz. Lane Thomas went 1 for 4 in his Guardians debut, going 1 for 4. Cleveland has won three straight and six of eight. The Tigers were held to four hits or fewer for the 15th time. Detroit grounded into inning-ending double plays in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
Royals 4, White Sox 3 – Witt and Royals rally in 8th inning to hand White Sox their 16th straight defeat, 4-3
The staggering Chicago White Sox lost their 16th straight game, extending a franchise record, as Michael Massey homered and Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory. Bobby Witt Jr. ran his hitting streak to 12 games and had the first RBI in an eighth-inning rally that gave the Royals the lead for good. Chicago’s Andrew Vaughn homered for the second consecutive night and rookie Jonathan Cannon pitched seven terrific innings, allowing only Massey’s solo shot. He gave way to rookie Fraser Ellard, who walked two in his major league debut to set the stage for Kansas City’s comeback. Sam Long worked a clean ninth for his fourth career save and first this season.
Reds 6, Cubs 3 – Santiago Espinal homers to extend hit streak to 10 games, Reds’ bullpen holds on to beat Cubs 6-3
Santiago Espinal extended his hit streak to 10 games with a two-run homer in the second inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3. That secured a win for the Reds in a series between NL Central rivals trying to stay within striking distance of playoff contention. TJ Friedl drove in two runs with a first-inning base hit, Tyler Stephenson also had an RBI as part of the three-run second inning, and Spencer Steer drove in another with a double in the eighth. Nick Martinez (5-5) pitched four scoreless innings to get the win. Alexis Díaz pitched the ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances. Cubs starter Justin Steele (2-5) went six innings, allowing five runs and six hits while striking out seven.
Today
Kansas City (Singer 7-6) at Chicago White Sox (Thorpe 3-2), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-9) at Cincinnati (Lodolo 8-3), 7:10 p.m.
Tigers are off
MLB – Dodgers acquire top starter Jack Flaherty
The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-hander Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers just before the trade deadline to bolster their rotation. The 28-year-old Flaherty is from the Los Angeles area. He was 7-5 with a 2.95 ERA in his first season with the Tigers. He had 133 strikeouts with a 0.96 WHIP and .211 batting average against. Flaherty was scratched from his scheduled start against Baltimore on Monday night. Manager Dave Roberts said Flaherty will likely make his first start for the Dodgers during a weekend series at Oakland. Detrout received minor league catcher Thayron Liranzo and infielder Trey Sweeney.
MLB – Garrett Crochet, Luis Robert Jr. stay with Sox, but trade Eloy Jimenez to Baltimore
All-Star pitcher Garrett Crochet remained with the White Sox after Tuesday’s trade deadline passed. The left-hander was believed to be one of the best starters on the market as the days inched closer to the deadline, but both he and center fielder Luis Robert Jr. will stay on the city’s south side for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old Crochet made his first career start on opening day and currently holds the AL strikeout lead with 160. Robert leads the team with 14 stolen bases, and has 12 home runs and 25 RBIs this season. The Baltimore Orioles have acquired outfielder Eloy Jiménez from the Chicago White Sox for minor league left-hander Trey McGough. The 27-year-old Jiménez is hitting .240 with just five home runs and 16 RBIs this season.
NFL – Devin Hester rewrote NFL record book, now, he goes into Hall of Fame
Devin Hester will put the ultimate exclamation mark on his career on Saturday in Canton, Ohio, when he becomes the first player inducted primarily as a return specialist. He is one of three former Bears in this year’s class, along with Julius Peppers and Steve McMichael. The NFL had never seen someone like Hester when the Bears drafted him in the second round in 2006. Hester was one of the most feared players in the NFL. He returned a league-record 14 punts for touchdowns and ran back five more kickoffs for scores during an 11-year career spent mostly with the Bears.
NFL – DJ Moore agrees to 4-year, $110 million contract extension with the Bears
Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore has agreed to a four-year, $110 million contract extension with $82.6 million guaranteed. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Moore also received a $20 million signing bonus. The Bears acquired Moore last year in a high-profile trade from the Carolina Panthers. Moore led the Bears last season with 96 receptions for 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns. Moore had two years remaining on an extension he signed with Carolina. This deal puts him under contract through 2029.
NFL – Rookie QB Caleb Williams and other Bears starters will sit in preseason opener
The Chicago Bears will not start rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game against Houston. Coach Matt Eberflus said Tuesday that the No. 1 pick in the draft from Southern Caifornia and all the Bears starters are sitting out the game. Eberflus wants to take a look at players vying for a roster spot in the game and could use Williams in any of the other three preseason games. The announcement came a day after Williams said he was hoping to play against the Texans.
NFL – Lions defensive lineman John Cominsky carted off field with right knee injury
Detroit Lions defensive end John Cominsky was carted off the field with a right knee injury on Tuesday, when the team had its second padded practice. Cominsky started all three of Detroit’s playoff games after starting 11 of 16 games in the regular season. He was credited with two quarterback hurries in the postseason, helping the NFC North champion Lions win two playoff games in the same postseason for the first time since 1957. He two sacks in the regular season. Cominsky had career highs with four sacks and 32 tackles in his first season with the Lions in 2022.
| Medal Count | G | S | B | TTL |
| United States |
4 |
11 |
11 |
26 |
| France |
5 |
9 |
4 |
18 |
| China |
6 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
| Japan |
7 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
| Great Britain |
4 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
| Australia |
6 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
| South Korea |
5 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
| Italy |
3 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| Canada |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| Brazil |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Hong Kong |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| South Africa |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Kazakhstan |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Sweden |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Germany |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Ireland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Belgium |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Kosovo |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Turkey |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Poland |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Mexico |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Moldova |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| India |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Serbia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Uzbekistan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Slovenia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Romania |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| New Zealand |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Azerbaijan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Tunisia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| North Korea |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Mongolia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Georgia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Fiji |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Guatemala |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Egypt |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Tajikistan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Switzerland |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Spain |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hungary |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Croatia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Olympics – Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to gold
“The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women’s team in the finals inside a raucous Bercy Arena. With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics.
Olympics – US women win a first Olympic medal in rugby sevens
Alex Sedrick ran the length of the field to give the U.S. women a first Olympic rugby sevens medal with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match. The 2016 champion Australians were leading 12-7 with seconds remaining and deep in U.S. territory. The ball went to Sedrick and she bumped off two tacklers before racing all the way to the other end to touch down and then convert the try. Ilona Maher and the rest of the Americans rushed down the field to celebrate the 14-12 victory. The U.S. women had earlier reached the Olympic semifinals for the first time and lost to eventual champion New Zealand.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lansing 10, Dayton 2
West Michigan 6, Fort Wayne 4
Cedar Rapids 4, Great Lakes 3
South Bend 14, Wisconsin 9
Tonight
Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids, 1:05 p.m.
Dayton at Lansing, 1:05 p.m.
South Bend at Wisconsin, 1:10 p.m.
West Michigan at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
