MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Cleveland Guardians 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Twins 5, Tigers 3 – Twins stretch HR streak to 20 games as Margot, Correa go deep in 5-3 win over Tigers
Manny Margot and Carlos Correa went deep to keep Minnesota’s club-record home run streak going at 20 straight games, and the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Tuesday night. Byron Buxton scored the go-ahead run in the seventh with a head-first dive into home plate after leading off the inning with a double, and Royce Lewis hit a two-run double off Tigers ace Tarik Skubal before departing with tightness in his left groin muscle. Justyn-Henry Malloy homered and Ryan Kreidler hit a two-run shot off Woods Richardson for the Tigers (38-47), who lost for the 17th time in their last 24 games.
Guardians 7, White Sox 6 – Bo Naylor’s sac fly in 9th sends AL Central-leading Guardians to 7-6 win over Sox
Pinch-hitter Bo Naylor delivered a sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox. Andrés Giménez singled off Michael Kopech, went to second on a groundout and took third on a wild pitch. Naylor then lifted a 3-2 pitch deep enough to score Giménez without a throw from center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Rookie Daniel Schneemann and Tyler Freeman hit two-run homers for the Guardians, who improved MLB’s best home record to 27-9. Robert hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs for the White Sox, who have the majors’ worst record (24-63).
Phillies 6, Cubs 4 – Trea Turner homers twice as Phillies hold off Cubs for 6-4 win
Trea Turner hit two long home runs, and the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies hung on to beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 6-4. The Phillies were rolling along with a 6-1 lead before the Cubs made things interesting in the ninth. José Ruiz came in and gave up singles to Michael Busch and Cody Bellinger before Seiya Suzuki smacked a three-run homer. Jeff Hoffman then struck out Ian Happ and Christopher Morel before retiring Dansby Swanson on a line drive to right for his seventh save. Michael Mercado earned his first career win in his first major league start. The Cubs have dropped seven of nine.
Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Fedde 5-3) at Cleveland (Williams 0-0), 6:40 p.m.
Philadelphia (Wheeler 9-4) at Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 7-2), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Montero 0-2) at Minnesota (Festa 1-0), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45
MLB – All-Star Futures Game headlined by last two No. 2 MLB draft picks
The last two No. 2 overall Major League Baseball draft picks will play for the National League in the All-Star Futures Game featuring top prospects. Washington’s Dylan Crews, the second pick in 2023, and Arizona’s Druw Jones headline a group that includes a dozen former first-round selections on both the NL and AL rosters. The teams were announced on Tuesday. The Detroit Tigers’ No. 3 pick in last year’s draft, Max Clark, is among the former first-rounders on the AL team. The game features 10 of the game’s top 18 prospects, according to Baseball America.
MLB – Shohei Ohtani says he won’t participate in Home Run Derby during All-Star Game
Shohei Ohtani won’t participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking second in the majors with 27 homers for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani has taken part in the Derby just once, exiting in the first round in 2021 at Coors Field in Denver. This year’s event is at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. He says he’s in the middle of his rehab from an injured elbow ligament and subsequent surgery last fall that is keeping him from pitching this season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says it’s not Ohtani’s responsibility alone to the carry the sport.
NBA – Bronny James says he can handle ‘amplified’ pressure of playing for Lakers with dad
Bronny James says the opportunity to play professionally alongside his famous father played no role in his decision to enter the NBA draft. Now that the 19-year-old son of LeBron James has been selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, Bronny says he can still handle all the extra attention and pressure while the James family makes basketball history. Bronny reiterated that he didn’t jump to the NBA just because his 39-year-old father is still an active player, acknowledging he didn’t necessarily share his father’s oft-stated dream of playing in the league together.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Sky 85, Atlanta Dream 77
Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 69
Sky 85, Dream 77 – Angel Reese records 11th straight double-double and the Sky top the Dream 85-77
Chennedy Carter scored six of her season-high 26 points in the final 92 seconds, rookie Angel Reese recorded her 11th consecutive double-double just before being named to the All-Star roster, and the Chicago Sky beat the Atlanta Dream 85-77. Reese scored 12 points and set a franchise record with 19 rebounds to move within one double-double of Candace Parker’s WNBA record of 12 straight. Reese is the first WNBA rookie to have 10-plus rebounds and 19-plus rebounds in a game since Teaira McCowan in 2019. Chicago trailed 75-72 before Atlanta went the final three minutes without a field goal. Diamond DeShields rattled in a 3-pointer from the corner with 2:21 left to tie it at 75-all and she added one free throw on the Sky’s next possession.
Aces 88, Fever 69 – Plum scores 34 and Aces beat Fever 88-69 in front of the fifth-largest crowd in WNBA history
Kelsey Plum scored 34 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 88-69 in front of the fifth-largest crowd in WNBA history. Playing in front of 20,366 fans in the largest regular-season crowd at a WNBA game since 1999, the two-time defending champion Aces won their fifth straight. A’ja Wilson added 28 points and nine rebounds, while Jackie Young had 15 points and 10 assists. Indiana’s All-Star contingent of Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark combined for 54 points.
WNBA – Clark, Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by a combination of votes from the media, fans, players and the league’s 12 coaches to play in Phoenix on July 20. Clark was the leading vote-getter from the fans with her Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston finishing second. Reese was fifth. Joining the rookies on the WNBA team were DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones of Connecticut, Allisha Gray of Atlanta, Dearica Hamby of Los Angeles, Jonquel Jones of New York, Kayla McBride of Minnesota, Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana, Nneka Ogwumike of Seattle and Arike Ogunbowale of Dallas.
Tennis – Djokovic wins his first match with a sleeve on his surgically repaired knee
Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon. Djokovic never faced a break point along the way to a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over qualifier Vit Kopriva in under two hours on Tuesday. It was Djokovic’s first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the French Open on June 3. The 37-year-old Djokovic has won seven of his men’s-record 24 Grand Slam titles at the All England Club and was the runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz last year. Djokovic hurt his knee during a five-set win at Roland Garros, then had surgery in Paris on June 5. In Women’s play, Marketa Vondrousova has become the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since it happened to Steffi Graf in 1994. Vondrousova was eliminated by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 at Centre Court on Tuesday.
Soccer – Calls for Berhalter to step down from USMNT are growing.
Jürgen Klopp, Thierry Henry and Marcelo Bielsa are among those being speculated about as candidates to take over from Gregg Berhalter as U.S. coach ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Jesse Marsch, Hugo Pérezm, Pellegrino Matarazzo and David Wagner also could be considered if Berhalter is fired or quits. Among high-level European club coaches, Massimiliano Allegri and Mauricio Pochettino are available. Berhalter remained after the U.S. was eliminated from the Copa America in the first round with a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay. He has a contract through the 2026 tournament but has lost the support of a significant portion of the fan base.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 6, Great Lakes 1
Peoria 7, South Bend 0
Fort Wayne 5, Lansing 0
Tonight
Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 5:45 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
