Critical loss for White Sox, now 5 back of Cleveland – Wednesday Morning Sports Update

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Cleveland Guardians 10, Chicago White Sox 7 – 11 Innings
Chicago Cubs 2, Miami Marlins 1

Tigers 3, Orioles 2 – Wentz sharp for Tigers in 3-2 victory over Baltimore
Joey Wentz took a shutout into the sixth inning and Akil Baddoo and Kerry Carpenter homered to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the fading Baltimore Orioles. Wentz allowed two hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. It was the third time in five big league starts that the rookie has held the opposition scoreless. Baddoo’s 448-foot home run in the third opened the scoring, bringing home two runs. Carpenter added a solo shot in the seventh. Rookie standout Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer in the seventh for Baltimore’s first runs of the series. The Tigers routed the Orioles 11-0 the previous night.

Guardians 10, White Sox 7 – F/11 – Straw leads Guardians to 10-7 win over White Sox in 11
Myles Straw had a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland’s five-run 11th inning, and the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 10-7 to move closer to the American League Central title. The Guardians won for the 12th time in 16 extra-inning games this season and expanded their lead to five games over the White Sox. Straw got his go-ahead hit off Jake Diekman (5-4), and Steven Kwan followed with his fourth hit — an RBI single — to score Straw. Kwan scored on Jose Ramirez’s sacrifice fly, and a throwing error by Chicago catcher Seby Zavala allowed Amed Rosario to score with another run. Emmanuel Clase (3-4) earned the win after his fourth blown save in 40 chances in the 10th.

Cubs 2, Marlins 1 – Bote drives in both runs, Cubs edge Marlins 2-1
David Bote hit a tying home run in the seventh inning, then added a sacrifice fly in the eighth that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the Miami Marlins 2-1. Esteban Quiroz got the first two hits of his major league career and P.J. Higgins also had two hits for the Cubs, who snapped a three-game losing skid. The 30-year-old Quiroz was promoted from Triple-A Saturday. Chicago loaded the bases with no outs without a hit in the eighth against reliever Steven Okert. Michael Hermosillo was hit by a pitch and Zach McKinstry reached on a sacrifice bunt when catcher Jacob Stallings threw late to second. Quiroz had a bunt single and Bote hit a go-ahead flyball.

Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Stroman 4-7) at Miami (Luzardo 3-7), 6:40 p.m.
Detroit (Manning 2-2) at Baltimore (Lyles 10-11), 7:05 p.m.       WSJM/WCSY 6:45
Cleveland (McKenzie 10-11) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 7-5), 8:10 p.m.

COVID-19/Sports – Official: Canada likely to drop vaccine requirement to enter
An official familiar with the matter says Canada will likely drop the vaccine requirement for people who enter Canada by the end of September. Canada is similar to the United States in that it requires non-citizens to be vaccinated when entering the country. It is not immediately known whether the U.S. will make a similar move by Sept. 30. The official says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to give final sign off on the decision but that the government will likely be dropping the requirement as well ending random COVID testing at airports. Filling out information in the unpopular ArriveCan app will also no longer be required.

LLWS – Family sues Little League over bunk bed fall, head injury
A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League World Series has returned home from the hospital, and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed. The family’s lawyer said Tuesday that 12-year-old Easton Oliverson has undergone three brain operations and is now experiencing seizures. He said the boy fell in his sleep on Aug. 15. The lawsuit accuses Little League International and Savoy Contract Furniture of Williamsport of negligence for using or selling bunk beds without safety railings. A Little League spokesperson declined comment, and the furnituremaker did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

NFL – Bills CB Dane Jackson avoids major injury, out of hospital
Buffalo Bills cornerback Dane Jackson was released from the hospital after tests revealed he sustained no major injury to his neck or spinal cord when he was struck by a teammate. The Bills also revealed Tuesday that safety Micah Hyde was sent to the hospital for tests after he was carted off the field with his own neck injury later in Monday night’s win over Tennessee. Hyde is also out of the hospital. Jackson’s injury was considered to be more serious. He was driven off the field in an ambulance. Later Tuesday, he was back at the Bills’ facility for treatment..

NFL – Sunday, Monday football games fight for ratings supremacy
As often happens, NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ game won the week’s rating competition, but the Chicago-Green Bay game had a tough battle with the revamped “Monday Night Football” game. That game, between Denver and Seattle, was seen by nearly 10.3 million on ABC and another 8 million people when it was simulcast on ESPN. CBS’ “60 Minutes” was the most popular non-football game on TV, with its season debut featuring an interview with President Joe Biden reaching 10.2 million people. During a week when broadcast networks mostly had one last week of reruns in preparation for starting the fall TV season, NBC’s summer hit “America’s Got Talent” had its swan song.

NFL – Fan arrested for allegedly throwing bottle at Browns owner
A fan was arrested for allegedly throwing a plastic water bottle and hitting Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during the closing moments of Sunday’s 31-30 home loss to the New York Jets. Cleveland police say 51-year-old Jeffrey Miller of Rocky River was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and failure to comply. Miller was spotted by video surveillance throwing the bottle and was followed with cameras. After the Jets took the lead, a video showed Haslam walking toward the tunnel in FirstEnergy Stadium when he was struck by the projectile. A person familiar with Browns’ decision says the team intends to ban Miller from the stadium.

NHL – AP source: MacKinnon signs 8-year deal, highest paid in NHL
The Colorado Avalanche are making Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL’s salary cap era. The 27-year-old signed an eight-year contract that is worth $100.8 million, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the team did not announce terms of the contract. His new $12.6 million salary cap hit that goes into effect at the start of the 2023-24 season surpasses Connor McDavid’s $12.5 million as the highest in the league.

NHL – Longtime NHL defenseman Zdeno Chara, 45, retires as a Bruin
Zdeno Chara has announced his retirement after playing 24 NHL seasons and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenseman from Slovakia is calling it a career at age 45. He returned to Boston to make that announcement two years after splitting with the Bruins following 14 seasons. Chara won the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman in 2009 and also spent time with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals. He’s a candidate for the Hockey Hall of Fame based not only on his consistency through 1,880 regular-season games but also his stature in the game from Slovakia to North America.

Golf – US guarding against overconfidence in Presidents Cup
The Americans are big favorites in the Presidents Cup. And it might be a matter of protecting against overconfidence. Captain Davis Love III doesn’t see that as an issue. He mentions all the winning photos of past U.S. teams and how this group wants to be in the next picture. Loves says this 12-man squad doesn’t have a record because it has never played together. International captain Trevor Immelman looks forward to what he sees as an uphill battle. He lost a lot of players to LIV Golf. But he likes the 12 who have rallied around the underdog label.

Tennis – Roger Federer to discuss his retirement on Wednesday
Roger Federer’s farewell news conference will come before what he has said will be the last competitive tennis event of his career. Federer will meet with the media Wednesday to discuss walking away from the game at age 41 after 20 Grand Slam titles. Federer is in London and has been practicing at the arena that will host the indoor hard-court matches for the Laver Cup. The event founded by his management team begins Friday with the fifth edition of its Team Europe vs. Team World format. The main rivals whose careers overlapped with Federer’s also are participating: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Championship Series – Best of 3
Last Night
South Bend Cubs 4, Lake County Captains 3                                (Series tied 1-1)

Tonight
South Bend Cubs at Lake County Captains, 7:05 p.m.                    (Game 3)

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Volleyball
Lake Michigan College 3, Lansing Community College 1
Southwestern Michigan College 3, Marian Ancilla 0

Tonight
Women’s Soccer
Lake Michigan College at Delta College, 4:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer
Lake Michigan College at Bethel University JV, 6:00 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Soccer
Gull Lake 5, St. Joseph 2
Lakeshore 1, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0
Constantine 2, Berrien Springs 1
Howardsville Christian 2, New Buffalo 0
Paw Paw 2, Plainwell 1

Girls Swimming and Diving
St. Joseph 95, Portage Northern 91

Girls Golf
SMAC West at Kalamazoo CC

  1. Portage Northern    196
  2. St. Joseph               197
  3. Portage Central       202
  4. Lakeshore               203
  5. Mattawan               211

St. Joe’s first season since 2012 where they haven’t finished  1st in the SMAC West

Tonight
Volleyball
Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
River Valley at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet Grace Christian at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer
Covert at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Niles at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Fennville at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Lawton at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Allegan at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Portage Northern, 5:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m.

Cross Country
SMAC West at Mattawan, 5:00 p.m.