Weekday Morning Sports Report – Monday 8/20/18

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1 – 11 innings

Twins 5, Tigers 4 – Rosario’s HR in 8th leads Twins past Tigers 5-4
Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins connected three times in all, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Sunday. Max Kepler and Jake Cave also homered as the Twins won for the fifth time in six games. Behind in the count 0-2 after two swings-and-misses to lead off the inning, Rosario launched the third fastball he saw from Alex Wilson (1-4) into the right field seats for his 22nd home run. Trevor Hildenberger (3-3) relieved Taylor Rogers in the eighth and got James McCann on a grounder with two on to end the inning. He worked a scoreless ninth despite pinch-hitter Victor Reyes’ leadoff single and a walk to Jose Iglesias to complete the outing.  Tigers reliever Buck Farmer allowed two runs on two hits in 2 1-3 innings in his first start this season. He got the nod after the Tigers realized Jacob Turner didn’t meet a 10-day wait requirement after being designated for assignment earlier this month.

White Sox 7, Royals 6 – White Sox erase 6-run deficit, rally for 7-6 win over Royals
Omar Narvaez homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a single, Chicago relievers tossed seven scoreless innings and the White Sox rallied from a six-run deficit for a 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Avisail Garcia and Tim Anderson also homered for Chicago, which has won four of five. Hector Santiago (5-3) allowed just two hits in four innings of relief to get the win. Jace Fry, the last of six relievers, got the final two outs for his second save. Of Chicago’s 46 wins, 26 have been come-from-behind affairs.

Pirates 2, Cubs 1 – 11 Innings – Frazier homers as Pirates top Cubs 2-1 in 11 innings
Adam Frazier hit a game-ending homer in the 11th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday for a split of their four-game series. Josh Harrison grounded out and Adeiny Hechavarria struck out before Frazier drove a 3-0 pitch from Brandon Kintzler (1-3) deep to right. It was Frazier’s fifth homer of the season. The Cubs had a prime scoring chance against Richard Rodriguez (3-2) in the top half of the inning, but came up empty. Addison Russell was picked off third by catcher Elias Diaz, and Albert Almora Jr. struck out looking with the bases loaded with two out. NL Central-leading Chicago managed just one run in each game of the series, but took the first two behind strong pitching performances by Jon Lester and Cole Hamels.

Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 8-9) at Minnesota (Gonsalves 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Tigers and Cubs are off (Cubs are at Tigers Tuesday at Wednesday night)

MLB – Cubs to face Pirates in 2019 Little League Classic
The Chicago Cubs will face the Pittsburgh Pirates in next year’s Little League Classic. The game will be held at Bowman Field on Aug. 18, 2019. The Cubs and Pirates will attend Little League World Series games earlier in the day. The matchup was announced Sunday night during the Mets-Phillies game in Williamsport. It will once again be part of ESPN’s Sunday night schedule. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Little League Classic “has been a fun summer highlight for baseball the past two years.” Bowman Field, home of the Phillies’ team in the Class A New York-Penn League, is about five miles from the site of the Little League World Series. It’s the second-oldest minor league ballpark in the U.S.

MLB – Darvish makes quick exit in South Bend
Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish lasted just one inning in his rehab start with Class A South Bend, casting doubt on his availability for the rest of the year. Darvish shook his arm as he left the field after striking out Great Lakes’ Romer Cuadrado with a 95-mph fastball for the last out of the first on Sunday. When he warmed up for the second, he threw six pitches and winced on each one. The 32-year-old Darvish signed a six-year, $126 million contract with Chicago in February and made just eight starts with the Cubs, going 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA. He has been sidelined by triceps and elbow injuries

NFL – National Football League – Preseason week 2
Friday
New York Giants 30, Detroit Lions 17

Saturday
Chicago Bears 24, Denver Broncos 23

Tonight
Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts, 8:00 p.m.

NFL – Lions sign safety Marcus Cromartie
The Detroit Lions have signed free agent safety Marcus Cromartie. The Lions also announced Sunday that they have waived-injured safety Stefan McClure. Cromartie appeared in one game for the Houston Texans last season. Over the previous three seasons, he appeared in 21 games with one start for the San Francisco 49ers. Cromartie entered the NFL with the San Diego Chargers in 2013 as an undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 97, Chicago Sky 92

Fever 97, Sky 92 – Fever snap 5-game skid, beat Sky 97-92 in finale
Candice Dupree and Cappie Pondexter had 22 points each to help the Indiana Fever close the season with a 97-92 victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday. The Fever snapped a five-game losing to finish a WNBA-worst 6-28. Diamond DeShields had 19 of her 27 points in the first half for the Sky.  Chicago and Indiana failed to qualify for the WNBA playoffs.

Golf – PGA – Snedeker wins Wyndham Championship
Brandt Snedeker has won the Wyndham Championship for his ninth PGA Tour title, four days after opening with an 11-under 59. Snedeker closed with a 65 for a three-stroke victory over C.Y. Pan and Webb Simpson. Snedeker secured the win with a birdie on 18 after Pan double-bogeyed the hole. Snedeker finished at 21-under 259 for his first win since 2016 and his second at the tournament, but first at Sedgefield Country Club.
 
Golf – LPGA – Park wins, moves back to No. 1
Sung Hyun Park has reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking in women’s golf with her third LPGA Tour victory of the season and fifth of her career. Park erased a two-shot deficit over the final four holes and birdied the first hole of a playoff with Lizette Salas to take the Indy Women in Tech Championship. Park closed with a 4-under 68 to match Salas at 23-under 265.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
South Bend 3, Great Lakes 0
Lansing 5, Fort Wayne 3
Lake County 5, West Michigan 4, 10 innings

Today 
Fort Wayne at Lansing, 12:05 p.m.
West Michigan at Lake County, 7 p.m.
Great Lakes at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Boys Soccer
Hartford at Lake Michigan Catholic, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m.
St. Joseph at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Volleyball
South Haven at Fennville, 6:30 p.m.
Lakeshore, Niles at Vicksburg Inv., 4:00 p.m.

Boys Tennis
Battle Creek Lakeview at Niles, 9:00 a.m.
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 1:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 1:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Niles, 1:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at South Haven, 4:00 p.m.