MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Chicago Cubs at Baltimore Orioles, PPD
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Tigers 3, Pirates 1 – Another strong start by Faedo propels Tigers by Pirates 3-1
Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers completed a two-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 3-1 victory. Harold Castro led off the eighth with a single against Wil Crowe and Jonathan Schoop followed with a bloop single to shallow center. Cabrera stepped in and delivered a sharp single up the middle, scoring Castro from second as Reynolds’ throw home sailed well up the first-base line. Daz Cameron doubled and tripled while driving in two runs for Detroit. Alex Faedo went 5 innings, only allowing 1 run on three hits, while striking out 7. Pittsburgh rookie Jack Suwinski hit his seventh home run for the Pirates.
Cubs at Orioles, PPD, Rain – Cubs-Orioles postponed by rain; makeup set for Aug. 18
The interleague game between the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles was postponed by a relentless rain shower that started shortly before the scheduled start and never let up. Wednesday’s ill-fated finale of the two-game series will be made up Aug. 18, previously an off day for both teams. This was slated to be Chicago’s only visit to Baltimore in 2022, but now the Cubs will have to make a detour late this summer in an effort to earn a delayed split. The Cubs wrap a three-game set in Washington on Aug. 17, and the Orioles will be coming off a series in Toronto before hosting Boston on the 19th.
Dodgers 4, White Sox 1 – Gonsolin, Smith, Bellinger lead Dodgers over White Sox 4-1
Tony Gonsolin improved to 7-0, tossing three-hit ball over six innings, and Will Smith and Cody Bellinger homered early to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Smith hit a two-run drive in the first inning, and Bellinger made it 3-0 when he connected leading off the second against Johnny Cueto. That was all Gonsolin needed. The 28-year-old right-hander struck out five and walked one while lowering his National League-best ERA to 1.58. The only run he allowed was when Jake Burger homered leading off the fifth. Cueto dropped his third straight start. The two-time All-Star went six innings, allowing three runs and four hits, and Chicago’s three-game win streak ended.
Today
L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 7-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 4-2), 2:10 p.m.
Tigers and Cubs are off
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals
Last Night
Boston Celtics 116, Golden State Warriors 100 (BOS Leads 2-1)
Celtics 116, Warriors 100 – Celtics beat Warriors 116-100, take 2-1 lead in NBA Finals
Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics beat back another third-quarter onslaught by the Golden State Warriors in a 116-100 victory that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Marcus Smart added 24 points. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 31 points and six 3-pointers. He had 15 points in a 33-25 third quarter by the Warriors but was hurt late in the fourth after Al Horford rolled into his leg on a loose ball. It was similar to a play during the regular season in which Smart dove into Curry’s legs while chasing a loose ball.
NBA – Net change: Warriors find Boston baskets set too high
The Golden State Warriors arrived at the TD Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals to find that the basket they were shooting at in warmups was the wrong height. A 10-foot wooden pole was brought in to measure, and it confirmed that the basket was a couple of inches too high. It was quickly adjusted. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said during his pregame media availability that he wasn’t aware of the issue, but it wasn’t uncommon. Kerr then took the opportunity to needle the league for the finals’ late start times, saying: “It’s a good thing the game starts at midnight. We’ll have plenty of time to fix it.”
NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 69
Washington Mystics 84, Chicago Sky 82
Sun 88, Fever 69 – Connecticut beats Indiana 88-69 for 4th straight victory
Brionna Jones had 18 points and nine rebounds, Jonquel Jones added 16 points and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 88-69 for their fourth straight victory. DeWanna Bonner scored 12 points and Alyssa Thomas had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Connecticut (10-3). DiJonai Carrington went 5 of 5 from the floor for the second straight game and finished with 12 points. Bonner moved into a tie for 17th in WNBA history for 3-pointers after a make early in the third quarter. NaLyssa Smith led Indiana with a season-high 19 points. Danielle Robinson added 12 points and Queen Egbo had 10. The Fever shot just 37.5% from the field, including 3 of 21 from distance.
Mystics 84, Sky 82 – Cloud makes go-ahead free throw, Mystics hold off Sky 84-82
Ariel Atkins scored 19 points, Natasha Cloud made two free throws with six seconds left and the Washington Mystics held off the Chicago Sky 84-82 to avenge a series loss Sunday. Washington closed the first half on an 11-3 run to take a 45-40 lead and extended it to 57-42 after scoring 12 of the opening 14 points of the third. But the Mystics were held to just 15 points in the fourth as Chicago battled back. Chicago’s Candace Parker had a shot blocked but got her own rebound and converted a three-point play with 27.9 to tie it at 82. Cloud dribbled down the clock, drove to the basket and was fouled before making two free throws. Chicago got it inside to Parker, but her left-handed layup didn’t hit the rim.
Nassar – Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor. There’s no dispute that FBI agents in 2015 knew that Nassar was accused of assaulting gymnasts. But the agents failed to act, leaving Nassar free to continue to target young women and girls for more than a year. Individual lawsuits could follow the tort claims filed Wednesday. Claimants include Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney, all Olympic gold medalists. An email seeking comment was sent to the FBI. In remarks to Congress last year, FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged major mistakes.
NCAATF – Notre Dame’s Jacobs wins 10K title at NCAA championships
Notre Dame junior Dylan Jacobs overcame a fall to win the 10,000 meters at the opening day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Wednesday. Jacobs took the lead on the final lap and held off runner-up Alex Maier of Oklahoma State to cross the finish line in 28 minutes, 12.32 seconds. Northern Arizona’s Abdihamid Nur was third. Southeast Missouri State senior Logan Blomquist won the hammer with a personal best of 240 feet, 8 inches (73.37 meters) in the final round. Tennessee freshman Wayne Pinnock won the men’s long jump at 26-3 (8 meters). Texas senior Adrian Piperi won the shot put at 70-7 1/4 (21.52 meters).
NFL – Bears had workout canceled for violating NFL contact rules
Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus says the team had to cancel an offseason workout this week because they violated NFL rules by having live contact in a session last month. Eberflus said the contact that occurred was because of overzealous players and not the team’s practice structure. He said neither he nor the organization was fined, and the Bears found out Monday evening that Tuesday’s OTA session was canceled. The Bears were back on the field on Wednesday.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD to 6/10
Cedar Rapids Kernels 12, South Bend Cubs 5
Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, PPD to 6/9
Today
Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 5:35 p.m. (DH)
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Soccer – Regional Semifinals
Division 2 at Battle Creek Harper Creek
Gull Lake 1, Mason 0
Zeeland West 2, St. Joseph 1
Baseball – Regional Semifinals
Division 1 at Portage Northern
Mattawan 5, Hudsonville 2
Division 1 at Coldwater
Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Ann Arbor Skyline, PPD
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Berrien Springs vs. Vicksburg, PPD
Division 3 at Centreville
Buchanan vs. Climax-Scotts, PPD
Division 4 at Kalamazoo College
Michigan Lutheran vs. Gobles, PPD
Division 4 at Decatur
Decatur vs. Colon, PPD
Today
Baseball – Regional Semifinals
Division 1 at Coldwater
Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Ann Arbor Skyline, 6:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Berrien Springs vs. Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Centreville
Buchanan vs. Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Kalamazoo College
Michigan Lutheran vs. Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Decatur
Decatur vs. Colon, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Regional Finals
Division 1 At Caledonia
Portage Central vs. Hudsonville, 6:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Otsego
Otsego vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Friday
Girls Soccer – Regional Finals
Division 2 at Battle Creek Harper Creek
Gull Lake vs. Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Portage Northern
Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m.
