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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Cleveland Indians 12, Detroit Tigers 1
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 0
Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 6
Indians 12, Tigers 1 – Indians continue dominance of Tigers with 12-1 victory
Lonnie Chisenhall was 4 for 5 with three RBIs, Carlos Santana and Tyler Naquin homered, and the Cleveland Indians remained perfect in 11 games against the Detroit Tigers this season with a 12-1 victory Tuesday night. The Indians have outscored the Tigers 77-24 in the season series. Cleveland leads Detroit by 7 ½ games in the AL Central. Carlos Carrasco (5-2) allowed one run in six innings for Cleveland, which has won 13 straight at home. Anibal Sanchez (5-9), who replaced the injured Jordan Zimmermann, allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was ejected in the sixth after grounding out. Cabrera, thinking the ball hit off his leg, never left the batter’s box and was called out at first. He was ejected when the umpires didn’t reverse the call.
Yankees 9, White Sox 0 – Yankees get season-high 20 hits in 9-0 win against White Sox
Carlos Beltran celebrated his ninth All-Star selection with three of New York’s season-high 20 hits, and the Yankees cooled off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-0 win on Tuesday night. Chase Headley hit a two-run homer for the second straight day for New York, which improved to 2-3 on a 10-game trip that takes the club to the All-Star break. Austin Romine also connected, and Masahiro Tanaka (6-2) pitched into the eighth inning while improving to 4-1 with a 1.14 ERA in eight road starts. Beltran and relievers Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances were picked for the AL roster before the win, and White Sox ace Chris Sale joined the trio. Chicago (43-41) had won three in a row and six of eight, but it never recovered after Carlos Rodon (2-7) labored through five innings.
Reds 9, Cubs 6 – Lackey’s winless streak at 5, Maddon tossed, Reds top Cubs
John Lackey’s winless streak stretched to five games, Chicago manager Joe Maddon was ejected and the Cincinnati Reds beat the struggling Cubs 9-5 Tuesday behind Zack Cozart’s 13th home run. Lackey (7-5) allowed six runs, five earned, six hits and five walks in six innings, dropping to 0-3 in his past five starts. The Cubs have lost five of their last six games and 10 of 15. Maddon got ejected for the second time this season. David Ross was batting in the second, took a 3-0 pitch and started heading to first, only for plate umpire Jerry Meals to call a strike. Maddon got tossed by Meals as he protested from the dugout,
Today
Detroit (Michael Fulmer 8-2) at Cleveland (Josh Tomlin 9-1), 12:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 11:45
Cincinnati (Anthony DeSclafani 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Adam Warren 3-1), 2:20 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Michael Pineda 3-7) at Chicago White Sox (Miguel Gonzalez 1-4), 8:10 p.m.
MLB – Tigers place LHP Norris on disabled list with oblique strain
The Tigers have put left-hander Daniel Norris on the disabled list for a right oblique strain. Norris left Monday’s game against Cleveland. The Tigers recalled right-hander Buck Farmer from Triple-A to take Norris’ roster spot.
MLB – 5 Cubs elected to start in All-Star Game
The Chicago Cubs became the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine to have five players voted as All-Star Game starters when their entire infield earned the honor Tuesday along with centerfielder Dexter Fowler. First baseman Anthony Rizzo, second baseman Ben Zobrist, shortstop Addison Russell and third baseman Kris Bryant also were elected. The only other team to start four infielders was the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals. The July 12 game at San Diego’s Petco Park will feature 11 first-time starters, the most since 2005. In a sign of the sport’s generational change, 12 of the 17 elected starters are 26 or younger. Miguel Cabrera is the only Detroit Tigers player on the roster. Boston has three-first time starters and four overall. Designated hitter David Ortiz, who is retiring at the end of the season, became a 10-time All-Star and is joined by shortstop Xander Bogaerts and outfielders Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts.
NFL – Lions release linebacker Stephen Tulloch
The Detroit Lions have released Stephen Tulloch. Lions coach Jim Caldwell says in a statement that the veteran linebacker has been “a consummate professional on and off the field.” Tulloch started all 16 games for the Lions last season, his fifth with Detroit. He’s played 10 seasons in the NFL. Tulloch joined the Lions in 2011 as a free agent. In 2014, Tulloch missed most of the season after injuring his knee, but he was able to come back last season.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Minnesota Lynx 87, Chicago Sky 82
Lynx 87, Sky 82 – Moore outlasts Delle Donne; Lynx beat Sky 87-82
Maya Moore scored 33 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Lynx outlasted Elena Delle Donne’s strong performance for an 87-82 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night. Moore hit a 3 just before the shot-clock buzzer with 55.7 seconds left to give Minnesota an 85-80 lead. Chicago had the ball, down three, with 19.7 seconds left but Rebekkah Brunson jumped a pass attempt and went coast-to-coast for a layup to seal the win for Minnesota (15-3), which is ranked No. 2 in the AP power poll. Delle Donne scored 25 of her season-high 38 points in the first half for sixth-ranked Chicago (7-10). She made 10 straight shots, including an open 3-pointer with 7:33 left in the third for a 58-52 lead. Chicago was up 10 midway through the third quarter before Minnesota rallied. Sylvia Fowles’ putback with 7:20 remaining capped a 10-2 run to open the fourth for a 71-70 lead, the Lynx’s first since the opening minute of the third. Courtney Vandersloot injured her right ankle with 6:57 left in the first quarter and did not return after being helped to the locker room. Her replacement, Jamierra Faulkner, finished with 18 points and seven assists.
Tennis – Wimbledon – Serena, Murray advance
Serena and Venus Williams are staying on pace for a family showdown in the Wimbledon finals. Both have moved on to the semifinals. Top-seeded Serena beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4, while No. 8 seed Venus topped Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6, 6-2.
Cycling – Tour de France – Kittel wins stage, Sagan holds onto lead
German rider Marcel Kittel has claimed the fourth stage of the Tour de France. It was Kittel’s ninth stage win at the Tour. World champion Peter Sagan kept the yellow jersey as the overall leader.
NCAA Football – Watch list named for college football’s Maxwell Award
The Maxwell Football Club has named its player watch list for this coming season’s Maxwell Award, which goes to the college player of the year. Baylor and Clemson both have the most players on the list, with three apiece. Alabama’s Derrick Henry won the award last season after rushing for 1,986 yards to break Herschel Walker’s single-season record and leading the Crimson Tide into the College Football Playoff. The watch list includes two players from Michigan — tight end Jake Butt and wide receiver Jehu Chesson — along with Central Michigan quarterback Cooper Rush. Notre Dame quarterbacks Malik Zaire and DeShane Kizer were also named.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Fort Wayne 6, South Bend 3 – Game 1
Fort Wayne 3, South Bend 1 – Game 2
West Michigan 8, Great Lakes 5 – Game 1
West Michigan 15, Great Lakes 10 – Game 2
Lansing 12, Dayton 5 – Game 1
Lansing 7, Dayton 3 – Game 2
Tonight
Great Lakes at West Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Dayton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
