MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Cleveland Guardians 8, Detroit Tigers 4
Kansas City Royals 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 1
Guardians 8, Tigers 4 – José Ramírez hits 2 homers to help AL-leading Guardians rout rebuilding Tigers 8-4
José Ramírez homered twice to give him 26 this season and had an RBI double, providing plenty of offense for Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians in an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Ramirez’s second homer was No. 240 of his career, tying him with Albert Belle for second in Cleveland history behind Jim Thome’s 337. He has 25 multihomer games, one shy of the totals of Thome and Belle. Bibee kept the Tigers scoreless until they opened the seventh inning with three straight hits, including Dillon Dingler’s RBI double in his major league debut. Detroit, meanwhile, is expected to deal at least one player to bolster a contender’s rotation. Right-hander Jack Flaherty was scheduled to start the series opener against the Guardians, but was scratched four-plus hours before the first pitch. Detroit did make several moves before the game, including putting shortstop Javier Báez on the medical emergency list to attend to family matters.
Royals 8, White Sox 5 – Bobby Witt Jr. hits grand slam and the Royals hand the White Sox their 15th straight loss
Bobby Witt Jr.’s grand slam — and fourth hit of the game — capped Kansas City’s six-run, eighth inning rally and the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Monday night. Witt lofted the first pitch he saw from John Brebbia, a low slider, into the left-center stands for 19th homer and third career grand slam. Witt also singled twice and doubled as the Royals handed the major league worst White Sox a franchise-record 15th straight loss. With Kansas City trailing 5-2 entering the eight, Hunter Renfroe and MJ Melendez hit back-to-back solo drives off reliever Steven Wilson. Brebbia hit Adam Frazier with a pitch and issued a walk to Michael Massey before Witt connected.
Reds 7, Cubs 1 – Spiers dominant in return, Cubs’ Pearson ejected for pitch to Stephenson’s head as Reds win 7-1
Carson Spiers allowed one hit in five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list, and the Cincinnati Reds homered three times in a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Cubs reliever Nate Pearson and manager Craig Counsell were ejected in the eighth inning after Pearson hit Tyler Stephenson in the helmet, one pitch after he allowed a homer to Jeimer Candelario. TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer for the Reds and Will Benson hit a two-run shot, his career-best 12th of the season. Both came against Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, who allowed a season-high six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Today
Cleveland (Williams 0-3) at Detroit (TBD), 1:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
Chicago Cubs (Steele 2-4) at Cincinnati (TBD), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Wacha 7-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cannon 1-5), 8:10 p.m.
MLB – Cardinals acquire RHP Erick Fedde and OF Tommy Pham as part of a 3-team trade
The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham as part of a three-team trade that also moved hard-throwing reliever Michael Kopech to the Los Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis got Fedde and Pham from the major league-worst Chicago White Sox, who also sent Kopech to the Dodgers. The NL West leaders also acquired utilityman Tommy Edman from the Cardinals. The White Sox received infield prospects Miguel Vargas, Alexander Albertus and Jeral Perez from the Dodgers. Fedde should provide a boost for the Cards’ rotation as they try to rally into a playoff spot after they missed the postseason last year.
TV – Bally Sports networks will return to Comcast subscribers after agreement is reached
Most Comcast subscribers will be able to watch their favorite sports teams again after it reached an agreement with their distributor. Comcast and Diamond Sports announced Monday that 15 regional sports networks will be available on Comcast on Thursday after being blacked out for three months. The Bally Sports networks were no longer available to Comcast subscribers on May 1 due to a contract dispute. Under the agreement, subscribers to Comcast’s Xfinity Ultimate TV package will gain access to the Bally RSNs. Additionally, Xfinity Ultimate TV customers will be able to stream Bally’s content on the Bally Sports app.
NFL – Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker gets 3-year extension
Taylor Decker endured a lot of losing early in his career with the Detroit Lions and the team plans to have the veteran offensive tackle around to potentially experience some success, keeping him under contract through the 2027 season. Decker signed a $60 million, three-year extension Monday, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms were not announced. Detroit drafted Decker out of Ohio State with the No. 16 pick overall in 2016 and he was entering the last year of his contract before reaching the new deal.
NFL – Bears QB Caleb Williams fights through training camp’s early ups and downs
Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has experienced some ups and downs during his first eight days of training camp. Despite his occasional struggles, the first pick of the 2024 draft from Southern California believes he’s making progress. The Bears haven’t decided whether or how much Williams will play in Thursday night’s preseason opener, the Hall of Fame Game against the Houston Texans at Canton, Ohio. Coach Matt Eberflus was expected to announce his plans for the game on Tuesday, but Williams sees the upside in getting playing time against mostly backups in an extra preseason game.
| 2024 Medal Count | G | S | B | TTL | |
|
1 |
United States |
3 |
8 |
9 |
20 |
|
2 |
France |
5 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
|
3 |
Japan |
6 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
|
4 |
China |
5 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
|
5 |
Great Britain |
2 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
|
6 |
Australia |
5 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
|
7 |
South Korea |
5 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
|
8 |
Italy |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
|
9 |
Canada |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
10 |
Hong Kong |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
11 |
South Africa |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
12 |
Kazakhstan |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
13 |
Sweden |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
14 |
Brazil |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
15 |
Germany |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
16 |
Belgium |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
17 |
Moldova |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
18 |
Uzbekistan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19 |
Romania |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20 |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
21 |
Kosovo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
22 |
Tunisia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
23 |
Poland |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
24 |
Mongolia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
25 |
Fiji |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
26 |
Egypt |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
27 |
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
28 |
Turkey |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
29 |
Switzerland |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
30 |
Spain |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
31 |
Slovakia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
32 |
Mexico |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
33 |
Ireland |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
34 |
India |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
35 |
Hungary |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
36 |
Croatia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Olympics – A’ja Wilson dominates as US women beat Japan 102-76
A’ja Wilson scored 24 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help the U.S. beat Japan 102-76 in the Olympic opener for both teams. Wilson also had 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. The Americans now have a 56-game Olympic winning streak that dates to the 1992 Barcelona Games. The U.S. also beat Japan in the final at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. This was Brittney Griner’s first game internationally since she spent time in a Russian prison in 2022. She had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Olympics – US swimmers grabbed plenty of hardware, but no gold
American swimmers won four medals at the Olympics Monday night, but none of them gold. Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant went silver and bronze against Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh in the 400-meter individual medley. Ryan Murphy took a bronze in the 100-meter backstroke, his seventh medal over three Olympics. Luke Hobson earned a bronze of his own in the 200 freestyle.
Olympics – U.S. men’s gymnastics team ends lengthy medal drought
The U.S. men’s gymnastics team hopes the program’s first Olympic team medal in 16 years can give the sport a boost back home. The Americans surged to bronze in the team final to give the U.S. its first team medal since Beijing in 2008. The team says their NCAA careers helped prepare them for the moment. Paul Juda says he hopes their performance will help college athletic directors see the importance of NCAA programs help fuel the U.S. Olympic team.
Olympics – Djokovic beats Nadal their 60th and possibly last match
Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal at the start, and then held off a comeback attempt to win 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics in the second round. Monday’s match was the 60th — and likely last — head-to-head matchup between the two tennis greats. Djokovic claimed 10 of the initial 11 games, with Nadal nowhere near the skilled and ever-hustling version of himself that won a record 14 French Open trophies on the same red clay at Roland Garros that is hosting Summer Games matches. Then, suddenly, the indefatigable Nadal got going, making a push to turn this contest competitive. He got to 4-all in the second set, before Djokovic took the last two games. Djokovic leads the head to head series 31-29.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night
Tonight
Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.
