MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Kansas City Royals 11, Detroit Tigers 10
New York Mets 11, Chicago White Sox 10
Chicago Cubs 17, Washington Nationals 3
Royals 11, Tigers 10 – Dairon Blanco has 4 hits and 3 RBIs to help Royals outscore Tigers 11-10
Dairon Blanco tripled, doubled twice, singled and drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals overcame Spencer Torkelson’s two-homer night to outscore the Detroit Tigers 11-10 on Tuesday. Blanco tripled and scored to help the Royals tie it at 2 in the third, and had a run-scoring single to cap a five-run fourth. He doubled and scored in both the sixth and eighth innings for his first career four-hit game. Seven consecutive Royals reached safely in the fourth en route to a 7-2 lead. Freddy Fermin and Drew Waters had RBI doubles and Edward Olivares slapped a two-run single through a drawn-in infield. Torkelson had career highs with five RBIs and 10 total bases.
Mets 11, White Sox 10 – Álvarez homers twice, Mets hold on to beat White Sox 11-10 after opening 7-run lead
David Robertson retired Tim Anderson on a game-ending flyout that stranded runners on second and third, and the New York Mets beat the Chicago White Sox 11-10 after building a seven-run lead behind a pair of Francisco Álvarez home runs. Álvarez and fellow rookie Brett Baty hit consecutive home runs off Lucas Giolito as the Mets took a 5-0 lead in their highest-scoring first inning this season. Álvarez added another two-run homer in the sixth off Tanner Banks for his third multihomer game, putting the Mets ahead 11-4.
Cubs 17, Nationals 3 – Seiya Suzuki has homer, 4 hits as Cubs pour it on late to rout Nationals 17-3
Seiya Suzuki homered and drove in three runs on a four-hit night, and the Chicago Cubs poured it on in the late innings to beat the Washington Nationals 17-3. Patrick Wisdom hit his team-leading 17th homer in the seventh inning to put the Cubs ahead 4-3, and Chicago went on to score five more runs in the seventh and eight in the eighth. Miguel Amaya and Michael Tauchman each drove in three runs for the Cubs, who finished with 20 hits. The Cubs sent 13 men to the plate in the eighth. Nico Hoerner had two RBI singles in the frame. Michael Fulmer got the win in relief.
Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Toussaint 0-2) at N.Y. Mets (Verlander 3-5), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Williams 5-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-4), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Rodriguez 5-5) at Kansas City (Yarbrough 2-4), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45
MLB – 12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894
Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Three games ended 11-10 on the same day for the first time Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most with double-digit runs in one day, trailing only 13 on July 4, 1894, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Chicago Cubs topped the scoring by routing Washington 17-3 and Arizona outlasted Atlanta 16-13. San Francisco beat Cincinnati, the New York Mets topped the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City edged Detroit, all by 11-10. Four games in which both teams scored double-digit runs matched the record of July 4, 1894, and July 9, 1898.
NCAAFB – 1st lawsuit filed against Fitzgerald and Northwestern from hazing scandal
A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. The former player is identified in the lawsuit as John Doe. He alleged Tuesday in Cook County Court in Chicago that Fitzgerald along with Northwestern University President Michael Schill and other leaders at the school enabled sexual misconduct and racial discrimination. The player was on the football team from 2018 to 2022. Fitzgerald was fired last week after a university investigation found allegations of hazing by 11 current or former players.
NCAAFB – Northwestern hazing scandal in company with schools like Penn State
Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse. A former Wildcats football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership on Tuesday, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. More lawsuits are expected to follow from former football and baseball players as well as from student-athletes who played other sports for the private school.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Today
Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics, 11:30 a.m.
WNBA – WNBA expansion a topic of discussion for league, as 2nd half of season tips off
As the WNBA tips off the second half of its season, add expansion to the list of topics on the minds of players and the league. During All-Star Game weekend, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert once again said that there are cities interested in joining the WNBA in the near future and that the league would have more expansion news to announce later this year. There hasn’t been an expansion franchise since Atlanta in 2008. The Las Vegas Aces moved from San Antonio before the 2018 season. The Aces remained atop the power poll led by AP player of the week A’ja Wilson. New York and Connecticut followed Las Vegas.
WNBA – Indiana’s Aliyah Boston front-runner for rookie of the year honors
Aliyah Boston just wanted to fit in as a WNBA rookie. Instead, her historic season has brought renewed hope and some desperately needed change to the Indiana Fever. The top overall draft pick in April’s draft went into the All-Star as the top rookie in scoring, rebounding and blocks and as the obvious favorite in the rookie of the year chase. But Boston expects more than just ending losing streaks, surpassing recent single-season victory titles or collecting another trophy. She wants to help the Fever make their first playoff appearance since 2016, too.
NFL – Detroit Lions enter training camp with highest expectations in many years
The Detroit Lions are entering the season with the highest expectations they’ve had in years. Detroit won eight of its last 10 games last season and finished with a winning record for the first time since 2017. Detroit bolstered its shaky defense in free agency and the draft. Keeping veteran quarterback Jared Goff healthy will be important because Nate Sudfeld serves as his backup with just six games of experience since being drafted in 2016. The Lions will have a kicking competition in the preseason with Michael Badgley trying to keep his job, holding off Riley Patterson.
NFL – Bears counting on Fields to take another step after adding DJ Moore and to O-Line
The Chicago Bears are counting on Justin Fields to take another step as a passer in this third season after he dazzled last season running the ball. The Bears went all-in on the former Ohio State star by trading for play-making receiver DJ Moore and beefing up the protection. The Bears also made a big change in the front office by hiring former Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren to replace the retired Ted Phillips and moved closer to leaving Soldier Field.
NFL – Indianapolis Colts begin training camp with another new quarterback in mix
The Indianapolis Colts will start this season with another new quarterback behind center. The big question is who will it be? After parting ways with veterans Matt Ryan and Nick Foles after one season, the Colts signed former NFL starter Gardner Minshew and drafted Anthony Richardson with the fourth overall pick. How soon Richardson starts will depend on how quickly he picks up new coach Shane Steichen’s offense. But there are plenty of other questions, too. Will Indy’s offensive line rebound from an abysmal season? Can Jonathan Taylor stay healthy and return to form? And can the Colts generate a stronger pass rush in 2023?
Golf – British Open returns to Hoylake, PGA Tour and European tour are in Tahoe area
The 151st staging of the British Open is at Royal Liverpool. Cameron Smith will try to become the first repeat winner of the claret jug since Padraig Harrington in 2008. Rory McIlroy tries to end his nine-year drought in the majors. This is the 13th time for the Hoylake links to host golf’s oldest championship. The PGA Tour and European tour have a co-sanctioned tournament near Lake Tahoe, while the LPGA Tour has its only team event, the Dow Great Lakes Invitational, which is being held in Midland Michigan. The LPGA ends on a Saturday to give players an extra day to get to France for the next major.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 4, South Bend 0
Lansing 2, Great Lakes 0
Today
West Michigan Whitecaps at South Bend Cubs, 12:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
