MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 5
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 1
White Sox 9, Tigers 5 – Abreu hits pair of 2-run homers, White Sox beat Tigers 9-5
Jose Abreu hit a pair of two-run homers and Luis Robert singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth inning to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5. Abreu sent a soaring shot over the left-center fence in the first to give the White Sox a 2-0 lead. He hit a line drive in the ninth over a row of hedges beyond the wall in center to give Chicago a four-run cushion. White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn made his season debut, coming back from surgery on his right knee, and gave up three runs on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings. Lynn had a heated exchange with Chicago third base coach Joe McEwing in the dugout after the second inning.
Padres 4, Cubs 1 – Darvish returns to Wrigley, lifts Padres over Cubs 4-1
Yu Darvish pitched a season-high eight innings of five-hit ball, Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking single and Eric Hosmer had a two-run double to cap a three-run eighth inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. Darvish, pitching at Wrigley Field for the first time since the Cubs traded him to the Padres as the centerpiece of a seven-player trade on Dec. 29, 2020, didn’t allow a runner past second base after Yan Gomes hit a home run in the second. The Padres won for the fifth time in their last seven games. The Cubs have lost seven consecutive games, matching their longest skid since Sept. 21-28, 2021.
Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Cease 4-3) at Detroit (Hutchison 0-3), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50
San Diego (Manaea 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-5), 8:05 p.m.
MLB – Tigers’ Rodriguez on restricted list due to personal matters
Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez has been placed on the restricted list. Tigers general manager Al Avila announced that Rodriguez will not rejoin the team due to personal matters. The Tigers signed Rodriguez to a $77 million, five-year contract last November, banking on him to boost a turnaround. He and the team have struggled this season. Rodriguez is 1-3 with a 4.38 ERA in eight starts. The 29-year-old Venezuelan spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Boston Red Sox. He is 65-42 with a 4.17 ERA over his career.
MLB – Donaldson’s 1-game ban upheld by MLB, fine cut to $5,000
Major League Baseball has upheld Josh Donaldson’s one-game suspension, a penalty that was assessed after the New York Yankees third baseman made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist. A person familiar with the discipline told The Associated Press that MLB special adviser John McHale upheld the penalty after hearing Donaldson’s appeal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because McHale’s decision was not announced. Donaldson will serve the penalty during the Yankees’ series opener against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. The fine he received was cut in half to $5,000.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals
Last Night
Golden State Warriors 104, Boston Celtics 94 (GSW Leads 3-2)
Warriors 104, Celtics 94 – Wiggins delivers on both ends, Warriors lead NBA Finals 3-2
Andrew Wiggins delivered the biggest game yet in his eight-year career with 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 104-94 for a 3-2 NBA Finals lead. Stephen Curry contributed 16 points and eight assists but the all-time 3-point leader’s NBA-record streak of 132 straight postseason games with at least one 3 ended along with his NBA-best run of 233 consecutive games with a 3 between regular season and playoffs combined. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver did not attend Game 5 because of the league’s health and safety protocols. The league did not say if Silver had tested positive for COVID-19 or been deemed a close contact of someone who had, nor released any details about his health. Part of Silver’s role as commissioner involves handing out the league’s championship trophy, which one team will be awarded either Thursday in Boston or on Sunday in San Francisco.
WNBA – State Department officials meet with Griner’s WNBA team
State Department officials have met with representatives of Brittney Griner’s WNBA team about the Phoenix Mercury star’s months-long detention in Russia and the Biden administration’s efforts to secure her release. The State Department confirmed the meeting, which involved officials from its specialized office that advocates for hostages and wrongfully detained Americans, but offered no additional details about what was said or who specifically attended. The administration has previously said its working to bring Griner and another American, Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, home from Russia. Griner was detained on Feb. 17 at an airport in Moscow after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing a cannabis derivative.
FIFA – CONCACAF – Rapinoe, Morgan back for US for World Cup qualifiers
Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have been included on the U.S. national soccer team roster for the upcoming CONCACAF W Championship, which will determine four of the region’s teams in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe and Morgan have not been named to a U.S. roster since October as coach Vlatko Andonovski looked at young players in the run-up to qualifying. The United States is the two-time defending World Cup champion. Rapinoe also plays for OL Reign and Morgan’s club team is the San Diego Wave.
Golf – Phil Mickelson not giving up on playing PGA Tour
Phil Mickelson never had such a conservative strategy for the U.S. Open. Of course, he was using his words, not his golf clubs. He stuck to the script and showed restraint amid critical questioning at The Country Club outside of Boston. Mickelson didn’t have much to add on his comments last week when he played his first Saudi-backed LIV Golf event. The PGA Tour has suspended Mickelson for playing in the rival league without permission. He didn’t say whether he would try to play another PGA Tour event. But he says it should be his choice.
Tennis – None of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic in ATP top 2; 1st since ’03
None of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis is in the No. 1 or No. 2 spots in the ATP rankings. It’s the first time in nearly 20 years that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were all no better than No. 3. Daniil Medvedev rose one place to return to No. 1 on Monday. He briefly spent time there earlier this season. Alexander Zverev moved up to a career-best No. 2. Djokovic slid from No. 1 to No. 3. His points for winning the French Open in 2021 dropped off his record on Monday. He lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Nadal this year.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
No games Monday
Tonight
West Michigan Whitecaps at Peoria Chiefs, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits,, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Softball – State Quarterfinals
Division 1 at Adrian College
Mattawan vs. South Lyon, 6:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Kalamazoo College
Lakeshore vs. Jackson Northwest, 3:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR
Parchment vs. Grandville Calvin Christian, 10:30 a.m.
Division 4 at Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Ottawa Lake Whiteford, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer – State Semifinals
Division 1 at Grand Ledge
Portage Central vs. Bloomfield Hills, 6:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Comstock Park
Kalamazoo Christian vs. North Muskegon, 7:00 p.m.