MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Detroit Tigers 0
Los Angeles Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Chicago Cubs 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Phillies 2, Tigers 0 – Cristopher Sánchez and Kyle Schwarber lead the Phillies past the Tigers 2-0
Cristopher Sánchez pitched eight sparkling innings, Kyle Schwarber hit his 38th homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0. Philadelphia took two of three in the weekend series to move back into first place in the NL East, a half-game better than the New York Mets. Sánchez surrendered five hits, struck out six and walked one. Jhoan Duran handled the ninth for his second save with the Phillies and No. 18 overall. The hard-throwing closer, who was acquired in a trade with Minnesota on Wednesday, fanned Riley Greene with a 102.5 mph fastball for the final out. Detroit wasted a sharp performance by Charlie Morton (7-9), who pitched six innings of one-run ball. The veteran right-hander was acquired in a trade with Baltimore on Thursday.
Angels 8, White Sox 5 – Taylor Ward hits 3-run homer in 9th to lift the Angels past the White Sox, 8-5
Taylor Ward hit a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth inning, Zach Neto had a home run and three RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. In a tie game, Nolan Schanuel hit a double with one out in the ninth before Mike Trout was walked intentionally. Ward went deep against left-hander Tyler Alexander (4-10) to set a career high with 26 home runs. Right-hander Kenley Jansen (4-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for Los Angeles. Colson Montgomery hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs for the White Sox. They lost for just the third time in their last 12 road games.
Cubs 5, Orioles 3 – Justin Turner hits a game-ending homer as the Cubs top the Orioles 5-3
Justin Turner hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Leading off the ninth, Dansby Swanson reached on a throwing error on third baseman Jordan Westburg. Manager Craig Counsell then sent Turner to the plate to hit for Michael Busch. Turner drove the first pitch he saw from Keegan Akin, a 92.8 mph fastball, deep to left-center for the game-ending shot. It was Turner’s third homer of the season. Chicago took two of three in the weekend set against Baltimore. The Cubs stayed two games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee, which won 14-3 at Washington.
Tonight
Minnesota (Woods Richardson 5-4) at Detroit (Mize 9-4), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15p
Cincinnati (Lodolo 8-6) at Chicago Cubs (Soroka 3-8), 8:05 p.m.
White Sox are off
MLB – Take 2: The Braves take the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol after rain suspension
A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB Speedway Classic before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning. Fans returning Sunday only wanted to watch baseball. They got to see the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 after resuming their suspended game. Fans enjoyed star Tim McGraw and Pitbull in the rain that wound up washing out the first MLB regular-season game in the state of Tennessee. The game itself inside the infield of the historic Bristol Motor Speedway was the big draw.
MLB – White Sox place INF Miguel Vargas on IL with oblique strain
The Chicago White Sox have placed infielder Miguel Vargas on the 10-day injured list because of a left oblique strain. Vargas was scratched from Saturday night’s 1-0 victory at the Angels. Vargas, who was acquired from the Dodgers as part of a three-team trade in July 2024, is batting .229 with 13 homers and 44 RBIs in 106 games. The White Sox also recalled infielder Curtis Mead from Triple-A Charlotte before their series finale against the Angels. Left-hander Bryan Hudson and right-hander Elvis Peguero were claimed off waivers from Milwaukee and assigned to Charlotte.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Indiana Fever 78, Seattle Storm 74
Phoenix Mercury 83, Chicago Sky 67
Fever 78, Storm 74 – Howard, Boston lead Fever to fifth straight win without Clark, 78-74 over Storm
Natasha Howard scored 21 points and the Indiana Fever, playing without Caitlin Clark for a seventh straight game, beat the Seattle Storm 78-74 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to five. Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Her run of nine straight Indiana points in the middle of the fourth quarter put the Fever up 73-61 with 4:41 to play. Sophie Cunningham added 17 points for the Fever (17-12), who are now 9-7 in games Clark missed. Nneka Ogwumike scored 16 points for the Storm.
Mercury 83, Sky 67 – Copper scores 25, Thomas has another triple double as Mercury hand Sky 8th-straight loss
Kahleah Copper scored 25 points, Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double and the Phoenix Mercury beat Chicago 83-67, handing the Sky their eighth straight loss. Thomas had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her second triple-double with the Mercury and her 13th in the regular season. Sami Whitcomb added 11 points for the Mercury (17-11), who had lost two straight and five of six. Elizabeth Williams had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Sky (7-21), who were without Angel Reese. Michaela Onyenwere also scored 13 points and Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Chicago was outrebounded 45-40 and outscored in the paint 46-34. Reese missed her second straight game and fourth in five games with a bad back.
WNBA – Pagliuca’s $325M bid to buy and move Connecticut Sun not yet approved by WNBA
Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca said the potential deal to buy the Connecticut Sun for a record amount and move the team still needs approval from the WNBA Board of Governors. Pagliuca released a statement through his group on social media confirming they made an offer to buy the team and move them out of Mohegan Sun Arena, but said there were still approvals that had not been obtained from the WNBA.
NFL – Lions’ Hooker, Allen looking for better results in backup QB competition
Hendon Hooker provided a blunt assessment of his first preseason performance. “A zero out of 10,” the Detroit Lions quarterback said. “It wasn’t to my standards, it wasn’t to the team’s standards of just being productive and controlling the huddle and making plays.” Hooker and Kyle Allen, who are in competition for the No. 2 spot on the depth chart behind starting quarterback Jared Goff, are both looking for vast improvement in the offense’s performance when the Lions play at Atlanta on Friday.
NFL – Colts backup running back Salvon Ahmed carted off the field with right leg injury
Indianapolis Colts backup running back Salvon Ahmed was carted off the field near the end of Sunday’s practice with a severe injury to his right leg. He was injured on a tackle by Trey Washington in the end zone. Ahmed screamed as each Colts player took a knee. They later gathered around Ahmed as he was being placed on a stretcher. Ahmed is a five-year veteran who spent last season on Indy’s practice squad.
Golf – Cameron Young wins first PGA Tour title by demolishing field at Wyndham
Cameron Young is finally a PGA Tour winner and there was no stopping him in at the Wyndham Championship. Young took any drama out of the final round when he made five straight birdies led by nine shots. He coasted home from there and shot 68 to win by six. The victory follows seven runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour. He becomes the 1,000th player to win a PGA Tour-recognized event. Matti Schmid got the 70th and final spot for the postseason by closing with three straight birdies. Davis Thompson three-putted the final hole to miss out.
Golf – Miyu Yamashita of Japan wins the Women’s British Open for her first major title
Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women’s British Open was no longer in doubt. She closed with a 2-under 70 on Sunday for a two-shot victory. Yamashita holed two big par putts on the back nine at Royal Porthcawl, the last one when Hull had closed to within one shot of the lead. Hull had to settle for a 69 to tie for second with Minami Katsu of Japan. Japanese players now have won four of the last nine majors in women’s golf. Mao Saigo won the first major of the year at the Chevron Championship.
Track – Bad blood. Lyles shoved by Bednarek after his win in 200 meters at US nationals
Track turned into a contact sport when sprinter Kenny Bednarek shoved Noah Lyles after Lyles beat him to the finish line in the 200-meter final at U.S. championships. Lyles reeled in Bednarek in the homestretch to win in 19.63 seconds. As he was crossing the finish line, Lyles turned to Bednarek in the lane next to him and said something. A few steps after they crossed, Bednarek reached out and gave Lyles a two-handed shove. Lyles turned around, backpedaled and reached his arms out, then kept jawing at Bednarek. Their argument continued into the start of the NBC interview.
NASCAR – William Byron has enough fuel to win NASCAR Cup race at Iowa Speedway
William Byron fought off fuel worries in the closing laps to win the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Byron went the last 144 laps of the 350-lap race without a stop en route to his second victory of the season — he won the Daytona 500 in February — and 15th overall. He also took the season points lead from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott. Byron lost gambles on fuel twice this season, at Michigan and Indianapolis, but held on with the help of a caution-filled final stage to win by 1.192 seconds over pole-sitter Chase Briscoe. Byron led 141 laps. Brad Keselowski was third. He came into the race needing a win to get into the playoffs.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Dayton Dragons 5
South Bend Cubs 6, Quad Cities River Bandits 2
Lansing Lugnuts 6, Cedar Rapids Kernels 5
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 5, Great Lakes Loons 2
