MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 11, Chicago White Sox 2
New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Tigers 11, White Sox 2 – Tigers score 9 runs in 2 innings of 11-2 win over White Sox
Colt Keith and Akil Baddoo homered in a five-run first inning and Riley Greene cleared the fences in a four-run second, lifting the Detroit Tigers to an 11-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The Tigers scored more runs in two at-bats on Matt Vierling’s leadoff triple and Keith’s two-run homer than in any of the previous six games, and they were just getting warmed up in the series-winning rout. Baddoo’s two-run homer capped the five-run first inning and Greene followed with a three-run shot in the second to put Detroit ahead 9-0. The Tigers chased Jonathan Cannon (1-2) after they opened the second inning with three straight singles, including Keith’s run-scoring, opposite-field line drive. Reese Olson (2-8) gave up two runs on four hits while striking out three and walking none over 6 1/3 innings.
Mets 5, Cubs 2 – Severino throws 6 shutout innings and Mets top Cubs 5-2 after Díaz ejected before 1st pitch
Luis Severino tossed six shutout innings, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo hit back-to-back homers and the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Sunday night after closer Edwin Díaz was ejected in the ninth before throwing a pitch. Díaz came on to try to seal the victory, but was tossed for having a foreign substance after umpires inspected his right hand and glove. Drew Smith got two outs in place of Díaz before Jake Diekman struck out pinch-hitter Patrick Wisdom for his third save for the Mets, who have won four straight series. Severino (5-2) struck out a season-high 10 and allowed three hits for New York, which has won 10 of 13 and improved to 13-6 in June. Christopher Morel homered for Chicago, which has dropped 10 of its last 16. Javier Assad (4-3), who has gone seven starts without a win, gave up seven hits and walked one in 4 1/3 innings. New York’s victory came hours after the Cubs unveiled a statue of Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandburg outside Wrigley Field.
Tonight
Philadelphia (Nola 8-3) at Detroit (Mize 1-5), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Los Angeles Dodgers (Paxton 7-1) at Chicago White Sox (Crochet 6-6), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-3) at San Francisco Giants (TBA), 9:45 p.m.
MLB – Mets closer Edwin Díaz faces a 10-game suspension after foreign substance on hand
New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz is facing a 10-game suspension after being ejected from the team’s 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. The right-hander came on in the ninth to try to seal the victory for the Mets, but was tossed by third-base umpire Vic Carapazza before throwing a pitch after an inspection of his glove and throwing hand. Both Díaz and manager Carlos Mendoza said the umpire said he thought the pitcher had too much of a combination of rosin, sweat and dirt on his throwing hand. Carapazza said in a pool report after game it “definitely wasn’t rosin and sweat” on Díaz’s hand.
NHL – National Hockey League – 2024 Stanely Cup Final (best of 7)
Tonight
Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m. (Series tied 3-3, Game 7)
NHL – Connor McDavid and the Oilers can make history in Stanley Cup Final Game 7
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are on the verge of pulling off one of the biggest comebacks in sports history. They can win the Stanley Cup in Game 7 of the final against the Florida Panthers Tonight after falling behind 3-0 in the series and reeling off three consecutive victories. The only previous time an NHL team with that deficit came all the way back to hoist the Cup was the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942 who were down 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings. The Oilers are doing their best to block out the ramifications of this improbable rally by focusing on the final game of the season. Floria is looking to avoid the notoriety of becoming the second team to lose the Cup Finals after leading the series 3-0, but also avoiding losing the Stanley Cup Finals for the second straight season. Florida lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games last season. Florida also lost the 1996 finals in a four game sweep to the Colorado Avalanche.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Chicago Sky 88, Indiana Fever 87
Sky 88, Fever 87 – Reese, Clark deliver with stars on hand for latest matchup between Sky, Fever
Angel Reese pulled off the best performance of her young career to help the Chicago Sky rally past the Indiana Fever and old college rival Caitlin Clark. A game featuring some of the WNBA’s brightest young stars delivered in a huge way. Reese had her best outing. She scored a career-high 25 points to go with 16 rebounds in her eighth consecutive double-double in an 88-87 win and the Sky’s first victory over the Fever in three tries this season. They lost the first two games at Indiana. Clark, meanwhile, finished with 17 points and a franchise-record 13 assists. She made five 3s and grabbed six rebounds, but the Fever couldn’t hang on after winning their previous four games.
Golf – Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers
Scottie Scheffler beat Tom Kim on the first playoff hole to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday. He had to wait out a disruption by climate protesters who sprayed powder on the 18th green. It was his sixth win of the year. That’s the most in one PGA Tour season since Tiger Woods won six in 2009. And Scheffler still has two months to go. It was Scheffler’s fourth victory of the year in the PGA Tour’s $20 million, limited-field signature events. He earned $3.6 million. The protesters were tackled by police and taken away.
Golf – Amy Yang wins the Women’s PGA Championship for her first major title
Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited first major title, a three-shot victory in the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship. Yang closed with an even-par 72 at Sahalee to finish at 7-under 281. She was nearly flawless for the first 15 holes and reached 10 under for the tournament for a seven-shot lead before running into a little bit of trouble. But none of her pursuers was able to mount a significant charge. At age 34, Yang is the oldest major winner on the LPGA Tour since Angela Stanford won the 2018 Evian Championship at age 40.
Soccer – Pulisic scores, assists to lead U.S. over Bolivia 2-0 in Copa America opener
Christian Pulisic scored in the third minute and assisted on Folarin Balogun’s goal in the 44th as the United States cruised past Bolivia 2-0 in their Copa America opener. Among six invited guests to South America’s championship, the U.S. is expected to advance from Group C to the quarterfinals along with Uruguay. Bolivia lost its 13th straight Copa America match dating to 2015 and has one win in its last 31. The 11th-ranked U.S. plays Panama on Thursday at Atlanta and closes the group against Uruguay on July 1 at Kansas City, Missouri.
Soccer – Kylian Mbappé is getting used to his new mask ahead of France’s game
France captain Kylian Mbappé is getting used to wearing his new protective mask ahead of a possible return to play at Euro 2024 against Poland. His teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni says Mbappé is “starting to get used to” the mask and “really looking forward” to France’s next game on Tuesday. Mbappé sat out France’s 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday after breaking his nose in the team’s opening 1-0 win over Austria. Tchouaméni has also suggested that France is working on its finishing after the World Cup runner-up scored just one goal in its first two group-stage games at Euro 2024.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Quad Cities River Bandits 7, Great Lakes Loons 1 – Game 1
Great Lakes Loons 1, Quad Cities River Bandits 0 – Game 2
Beloit Sky Carp 6, Lansing Lugnuts 4 – Game 1
Beloit Sky Carp 5, Lansing Lugnuts 2 – Game 2
West Michigan Whitecaps 3, Dayton Dragons 0
South Bend Cubs 10, Lake County Captains 3
Tonight
No games tonight.
