MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 – 10 Innings
Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 0
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Tigers 4, Royals 3 – Castro has 2 late singles, Tigers beat Royals 4-3 in 10
Harold Castro singled in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning after tying it with a two-run single in the eighth in the Detroit Tigers’ 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Tucker Barnhart bunted pinch-runner Ryan Kreidler to third and Anthony Misiewicz (3-2) intentionally walked pinch-hitter Eric Haase. Riley Greene struck out, and the Royals decided to walk Javy Báez to pitch to Castro with the bases loaded. He hit a soft grounder up the middle to win it. In the top of the 10th, Alex Lange (6-4) retired Salvador Perez before getting Vinnie Pasquatino to bounce into an inning-ending double play.
Twins 4, White Sox 0 – Wallner, Ober highlight Twins’ 4-0 victory over White Sox
Matt Wallner hit a two-run homer, Bailey Ober had a career-high 10 strikeouts and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night. Ober (2-3) threw a career-high 7 1/3 innings, allowing just two hits. Wallner, the rookie outfielder from nearby Forest Lake, hit a towering homer in the sixth inning. It was his second homer in his 11th career game and first at home. Jose Miranda added three hits for Minnesota. Lance Lynn (7-7) gave up four runs on 10 hits in five-plus innings for Chicago. White Sox interim manager Miguel Cairo was ejected following Wallner’s homer.
Cubs 2, Phillies 1 – Stroman, Gomes power Cubs past struggling Phillies 2-1
Marcus Stroman pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, and Yan Gomes hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies’ magic number to clinch a National League playoff berth is stalled at eight after their third straight loss. The Cubs won for the sixth time in seven games. Stroman (5-7) struck out six and lowered his ERA to 2.50 over his last six starts and 2.74 over his last 15. Ian Happ led off the seventh with a single through the middle of the infield off Connor Brogdon. With two out, Gomes poked a double into the right field corner, scoring Happ.
Tonight
Kansas City (Lynch 4-11) at Detroit (Manning 2-3), 6:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:20
Chicago White Sox (Cueto 7-9) at Minnesota (Winder 4-5), 7:40 p.m.
Philadelphia (Nola 10-12) at Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 2-1), 7:40 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2
St. Louis Blues 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
NBA – Bulls PG Ball says ahead of knee surgery he can’t run, jump
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball says he can’t run at full speed or jump and still experiences pain in his left knee walking up stairs. Ball spoke ahead of his scheduled surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The team said last week he would undergo an arthroscopic debridement and be re-evaluated in four to six weeks. Ball says doctors are “going in there to see” exactly what the extent of the injury is and fix it. He did not have a timeframe for his recovery, though he expects to play this season. The operation will be Ball’s second on the knee in less than a year and third since he entered the NBA with the Lakers in 2017.
NFL – Bears place receiver Pringle on IR because of calf injury
Chicago Bears receiver Byron Pringle will miss at least four games because of a calf injury after the team placed him on injured reserve on Tuesday. Pringle left in the first quarter of Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans, after catching one pass for 11 yards. He has two receptions for 33 yards after signing with Chicago in the offseason. Chicago visits the New York Giants this week.
NCAAFB – CFP expansion talks head toward October after 7-hour meeting
The conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff have met for almost seven hours to work on expanding the postseason system from four to 12 teams as soon as the 2024 season. There is still much work to be done. CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock says “We will not wrap up this week.” The CFP management committee is scheduled to convene again at the Big Ten offices for a few hours Wednesday morning. They are set to meet again in person in Dallas on Oct. 20. Expansion talks were revived by the university presidents and chancellors who oversee the College Football Playoff last month.
NCAAFB – Florida schools, South Carolina move home games ahead of Ian
Florida, South Carolina and South Florida are taking steps to salvage home football games as Hurricane Ian approaches. The Gators moved their game against Eastern Washington from Saturday to Sunday just before a slate of NFL games begin. The Gamecocks will host South Carolina State on Thursday night, two days earlier than previously scheduled. And the Bulls relocated their Saturday game against East Carolina from Tampa, Florida, to Boca Raton. Stetson canceled its home game scheduled for Saturday against San Diego. No. 23 Florida State and 22nd-ranked Wake Forest, meanwhile, are “closely monitoring” the storm and hoping to play as planned Saturday in Tallahassee.
NCAAMBKB – NCAA puts Memphis on 3 years’ probation, no tourney ban
The NCAA put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand and a fine while declining to punish Tigers coach Penny Hardaway or hand down an NCAA Tournament ban. The Independent Accountability Review Panel issued only its second decision Tuesday, with cases involving Louisiana State, Arizona, Kansas and Louisville still on the group’s docket. The IARP ruled that Memphis failed to monitor Hardaway as an athletics booster, provided impermissible benefits and other benefits to recruits. The panel also ruled that Memphis failed to cooperate with the investigation by delaying handing over requested documents.
NASCAR – Kurt Busch hopeful he can return from concussion this year
Kurt Busch says he remains “hopeful” he will recover from a concussion in time to return to competition before the end of the NASCAR season. The 2004 Cup champion has been sidelined since he crashed July 23rd during qualifying at Pocono Raceway. He’s so far missed 10 races and withdrew his eligibility to participate in the playoffs. There are six races remaining this season.
NASCAR – William Byron penalized for hit on Hamlin that NASCAR missed
NASCAR has docked William Byron 25 points and fined him $50,000 for deliberately spinning championship rival Denny Hamlin in a retaliatory move missed by scoring officials. The penalty dropped Byron to eight points below the cutline heading into Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. The Hendrick Motorsports driver had been 17 points to the good, and third in the standings, before the penalty. NASCAR admitted it did not see Byron hiting Hamlin during Sunday’s race at Texas. Meanwhile, NASCAR also fined Ty Gibbs $75,000 and docked 23XI Racing 25 owner points for hitting Ty Dillon on pit road while in close proximity of race personnel.
FIFA – US World Cup worries grow, 0-0 draw vs Saudis in last tuneup
The United States ended its World Cup tuneup matches in unimpressive fashion, playing a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia at Murcia, Spain. Oft-injured Gio Reyna left in the 30th minute because of muscle tightness. Christian Pulisic returned to the depleted U.S. lineup after missing Friday’s 2-0 loss to No. 24 Japan with an unspecified injury. That was one of four lineup changes by U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter. Ricardo Pepi was inserted at forward in a final audition for the 26-man World Cup roster. But he had a team-low 13 touches and no shots against the 53rd-ranked Saudis before Jesús Ferreira replaced him in the 59th minute.
Golf – LIV/PGA – Mickelson asks to remove name from lawsuit against PGA Tour
Phil Mickelson and three other LIV Golf players have asked a federal judge to remove their names from the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Ian Poulter filed separately to have their names removed from the lawsuit. That leaves only three players and Saudi-funded LIV Golf as plaintiffs. The players are Bryson DeChambeau, Peter Uihlein and Matt Jones. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in January of 2024. Mickelson has been the driving force among PGA Tour players in getting the Saudi-funded rival league going.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Women’s Volleyball
Lake Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 1
Glen Oaks Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 1
Today
Women’s Soccer
Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Soccer
St. Joseph 3, Lakeshore 1
Dowagiac 4, Berrien Springs 0
Parchment 3, Bridgman 2
Mattawan 8, Battle Creek Central 0
Gull Lake 6, Kalamazoo Central 0
Portage Central 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 – TIE
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 1
Volleyball
Mishawka (IN) 3, Niles 0
Centreville 3, Mendon 0
Girls Swimming and Diving
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 107, Bridgman Co-Op 78
Boys Tennis
St. Joseph 5, Vicksburg 1 (2 Matches suspended by rain)
Today
Volleyball
Mattawan at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.
Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at South Haven, 5:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Comstock, 5:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m.
Parchment at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Golf
SMAC Conference at Stonehedge North, 9:00 p.m. (Gull Lake host)
