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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago Cubs 6, Washington Nationals 3 White Sox and Tigers were off Cubs 6, Nationals 3 – Thompson, Velázquez, Morel power Cubs past Nationals 6-3 Keegan Thompson pitched six effective innings, rookies Nelson Velázquez and Christopher Morel homered in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 6-3. Thompson (9-5) didn’t walk a batter for the second time in three starts while scattering five hits over six innings. Luke Voit hit a homer off Thompson with one out in the sixth to end Thompson’s shutout bid. Velázquez’s homer highlighted the first three-hit game of his career. Anibal Sanchez (0-5) took the loss. The Cubs won for the third time in four games. The Nationals dropped their sixth straight game and have been outscored 51-20 in that span. Today Chicago White Sox (Lynn 2-4) at Kansas City (TBD), 4:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Kansas City (TBD), 7:40 p.m. – Game 2 Cleveland (Biebe

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White S

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 6, Detroit Tigers 2 Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 – Game 2 Rays 6, Tigers 2 – Lowe, Arozarena power Tampa Bay to 6-2 win over Tigers Brandon Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2. Randy Arozarena had four hits for Tampa Bay, which won back-to-back games for the first time since the All-Star break. Rays starter Jeffrey Springs (4-3) picked up the win, allowing two unearned runs in six innings. He struck out six without walking a batter. Drew Hutchison (1-5) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings as Detroit lost for the fifth time in six games. Rangers 3, White Sox 2 – Rangers win 3-2 over WSox in debuts of 2 former 1st-rounders Meibrys Viloria had a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals, Postponed Twins 4, Tigers 1 – Jorge López gets 1st save with Twins in 4-1 win over Tigers Trade acquisition Jorge López earned his first save with his new team, newcomer Sandy León drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1. Carlos Correa and Gio Urshela added RBIs for the Twins, whose lead in the American League Central starting the day was one game over Cleveland. Entering to a nice ovation, López, an All-Star acquired Tuesday from Baltimore, earned his 20th save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed just seven pitches, including a three-pitch strikeout of Eric Haase. White Sox 4, Royals 1 – Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu lift White Sox over Royals 4-1 Lance Lynn threw four-hit ball over six innings, Jose Abreu homered for the second consecutive game and Eloy Jiménez hit three singles as the Chic

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2 St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Tigers 5, Twins 3 – Tigers top Twins 5-3 after Minnesota’s flurry of trade deals Riley Greene had two hits and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers spoiled Minnesota’s big trade deadline day, beating the Twins 5-3. Jason Foley (1-0) earned his first career win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Matt Manning, who was activated off the 60-day injured list before the game after missing three months with right shoulder inflammation. Gregory Soto earned his 20th save. Griffin Jax (5-3) allowed three runs in 1/3 inning of relief. Mark Contreras hit his first career homer for the Twins, who have lost five of seven. White Sox 9, Royals 2 – Jiménez drives in 4, Abreu homers, White Sox beat Royals 9-2 Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-2. The

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 3 – 10 Innings Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Twins 5, Tigers 3 – F/10 – Urshela’s 2-run homer in 10th gives Twins 5-3 win vs Tigers Gio Urshela hit a game-ending, two-run homer in the 10th inning and Jose Miranda had three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins came back to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3. Jose Miranda had three RBIs for the Twins, who maintained their one-game lead in the AL Central over Cleveland. Miranda hit a tying, two-run single in the eighth. He added an RBI single in the 10th before Urshela’s big hit. Tigers starter Tarik Skubal was pulled following five scoreless innings with left arm fatigue. Royals 2, White Sox 1 – Perez, Merrifield homer, Royals edge White Sox 2-1 Salvador Perez and Whit Merrifield hit solo home runs, Daniel Lynch took a shutout into the sixth inning in his return from the injured list and the Kansas City Royals edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland A’s 1 San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 0 Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1 – Chapman homers, Berríos gets win as Jays beat Tigers 4-1 Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run, José Berríos pitched seven innings to win his third straight decision, and the Blue Jays beat error-prone Detroit 4-1 for Toronto’s 12th win in 15 games. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette had RBI doubles as the Blue Jays took three of four from the Tigers. Detroit is 4-7 since the All-Star break. Berríos allowed three hits, including a solo home run to his brother-in-law, Tigers shortstop Javier Báez. Chapman opened the scoring when he connected off Tigers right-hander Garrett Hill in the second inning, his 20th of the season and fourth this series. White Sox 4, Athletics 1 – Jose Abreu, Eloy Jiménez homer; White Sox beat A’s 4-1 José Abreu and Eloy Jiménez homered, Dylan Cease threw six strong inn

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 3 San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 White Sox were off Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3 – Chapman 2 HRs, Kikuchi wins in return as Jays top Tigers 5-3 Matt Chapman hit two home runs, Yusei Kikuchi came off the injured list to pitch five solid innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their 10th victory in 12 games. Chapman hit a two-run homer off left-hander Tyler Alexander in the fourth and a solo shot off Angel De Jesus in the sixth, the ninth multi-homer game of his career and first this season. The home runs were his 17th and 18th of the year. Jonathan Schoop and Willi Castro hit solo home runs for the Tigers. Giants 4, Cubs 2 – Wood takes no-hitter into 7th, Giants beat Cubs to stop skid Alex Wood took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 to stop a seven-game slide. Yermín Mercedes hit an early two-run single, and four Giants pitchers

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 4, San Diego Padres 3 Colorado Rockies 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Cubs were off Tigers 4, Padres 3 – Reyes’ 2-out, 2-run double in 9th rallies Tigers over Padres Victor Reyes hit a two-out, two-run double in the ninth inning to rally the Detroit Tigers over the San Diego Padres 4-3. The Padres led 3-2 going into the ninth and brought on closer Taylor Rogers, who gave up a one-run lead in the ninth on Tuesday night in a game San Diego eventually won in the 10th. This time, Jeimer Canderlario led off with a double before Rogers retired the next two batters. Jonathan Schoop followed with a dribbler down the third-base line for a single that put runners at the corners. Reyes then hit a drive over the head of right fielder Nomar Mazara to win it. Mazara got close to the wall chasing the ball and let the carom bounce past him as both runners scored easily. Rockies 6, White Sox 5 – Díaz, Rockies rally off Graveman in 9th, stun White Sox

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday San Diego Padres 6, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings Chicago White Sox 2, Colorado Rockies 1 Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Padres 6, Tigers 4 – F/10 – Alfaro gets key 10th-inning hit as Padres beat Tigers 6-4 Jorge Alfaro capped San Diego’s three-run 10th inning with a two-run single, and the Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4. Luke Voit finished with three RBIs for San Diego after he was hit by a bases-loaded pitch from All-Star Gregory Soto in the 10th. After Matthew Batten struck out swinging for the second out, Alfaro drove in Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado with a single to right. Detroit got one back on Jeimer Candelario’s RBI double in the bottom half. But Nick Martinez retired Willi Castro on a fly ball to center, earning his fourth save. White Sox 2, Rockies 1 – Kopech stars as Chicago White Sox top Colorado Rockies 2-1 Michael Kopech pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Color

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 12, San Diego Padres 4 Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 White Sox were off Tigers 12, Padres 4 – Tigers pound Manaea, Padres for 12-4 win; SD’s Gore injured Eric Haase hit a grand slam off Sean Manaea, Jeimer Candelario homered twice and the Detroit Tigers routed the San Diego Padres 12-4. Miguel Cabrera hit his 506th career homer in the sixth inning and moved past Al Simmons for 13th on the career RBI list with 1,840. Manaea was pummeled for a career-worst nine runs in 3 1/3 innings, and his replacement, promising young left-hander MacKenzie Gore, was pulled with an apparent arm injury. Gore, ranked among the game’s top pitching prospects before debuting this season, got four outs despite an average fastball velocity 2 mph slower than normal. Cubs 3, Pirates 2 – Nico Hoerner’s double sends streaking Cubs past Pirates 3-2 Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat th

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Guardians 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 Twins 9, Tigers 1 – Twins sweep 2-game series with Tigers behind Gray, Miranda Sonny Gray allowed two hits in six innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 9-1 win over the Detroit Tiger. Gray is 2-0 against the Tigers this season, allowing one run on six hits in 13 innings. Jose Miranda had three hits and scored twice for the Twins, who are 2-0 since the All-Star break. The Tigers have lost three straight and 11 of 13. Rony Garcia allowed three runs on three hits and three hit batters in 2 2/3 innings before leaving with shoulder soreness. White Sox 6, Guardians 3 – Cease goes 6 scoreless innings, ChiSox beat Guardians 6-3 Dylan Cease threw six innings in his third straight scoreless start, Leury Garcia and AJ Pollock homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 to salvage a four-game split. Eloy Jiménez

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 7, Oakland A’s 2 – Game 1 Oakland A’s 5, Detroit Tigers 0 – Game 2 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 7, A’s 2 / A’s 5, Tigers 0 – Murphy’s 3-run homer helps A’s split DH with Tigers Sean Murphy hit a three-run homer to highlight Oakland’s five-run sixth inning that broke up a scoreless game, and the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 to split a doubleheader. Murphy connected for his 10th homer — his second straight season in double digits — off Garrett Hill, a rookie making his third major league start. Stephen Vogt added a sacrifice fly and Tony Kemp an RBI single in the fifth for the A’s, who threw their sixth shutout of the season. In the first game, Jeimer Candelario homered and Robbie Grossman doubled twice and drove in three runs against his former team as Detroit won 7-2. Tonight Chicago Cubs (Steele 3-6) at Philadelphia (Gibson 5-3), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Quantrill 6-5)

MLB – Major League Baseball Today Detroit (Skubal 6-8) at Oakland (Logue 3-4), 3:37 p.m. – Game 1           WSJM/WCSY 3:15 Detroit (Hill 1-1) at Oakland (Montas 3-9), 7:07 p.m., – Game 2            WSJM/WCSY Cubs and White Sox are off MLB – Judge, Yanks on top as baseball returns from All-Star break Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees lead the way as baseball returns from the All-Star break. The Yankees begin the second half with a gaudy 64-28 record and a whopping 13-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East. The crosstown Mets are on top of the NL East, looking to hold off the Braves and take the franchise’s first division title since 2015. The postseason picture is quite crowded, thanks to the addition of a third wild card in each league. Cincinnati Reds ace Luis Castillo, Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras and Washington Nationals slugger Juan Soto are the names to watch ahead of next month’s trade deadline. MLB – MLB All-Star Game wins night but draws record l

MCCAA – SMC will not charge admission for home events at Fieldhouse Southwestern Michigan College has announced for their inaugural seasons in volleyball and basketball, they will not charge admission for games at the renovated 1st Source Bank Fieldhouse. SMC says seats in the bleachers will be first-come, first-served basis. The doors will open to the public at least 30 minutes before the game starts. Seating in the second floor suites and viewing area will not be available, as those are reserved for eligible donors, corporate sponsors, and college guests. SMC will open the Fieldhouse on Saturday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m. against Lake Michigan College. The Roadrunners Women’s and Men’s basketball teams will play their first home games on Tuesday, November 1 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night 2022 MLB All-Star Game – Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles American League 3, National League 2 American 3, National 2 – Stanton, Buxton lead AL over NL in 9th straight All-Star win Gian

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night 2022 Home Run Derby – Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Championship Round 4 Juan Soto (WAS) 19, 6 Julio Rodriguez (SEA) 18 Semifinals 4 Juan Soto (WAS) 16, 8 Albert Pujols (STL) 15 6 Julio Rodriguez (SEA) 31, 2 Pete Alonso (NYM) 23 Quarterfinals 8 Albert Pujols (STL) 20, 1 Kyle Schwarber (PHI) 19 4 Juan Soto (WAS) 18, 5 Jose Ramirez (CLE) 17 6 Julio Rodriguez (SEA) 32, 3 Corey Seager (TEX) 24 2 Pete Alonso (NYM) 20, 7 Ronald Acuna Jr.(ATL) 19 Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby. He held off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez in the final 19-18. The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 total homers to win the midseason power showcase, showing off his incredible talent. Soto was locked in at the plate even during a tumultuous recent stretch packed with speculation about his possible departure from the Nats after turning down a huge contract extension. Soto beat Clevela

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 0 Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Rain White Sox 11, Twins 0 – Cease, White Sox top Twins 11-0 to win big series into break Dylan Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins. The White Sox outscored the Twins 32-10 in the series. Minnesota leads the AL Central by two games over Cleveland. The White Sox are three behind the Twins. Andrew Vaughn had a homer among three hits and three RBIs. Yoán Moncada and Josh Harrison also homered for the White Sox. Cubs 3, Mets 2 – Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide by topping Mets 3-2 Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the Ne

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 4, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 2 New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 0 Guardians 4, Tigers 0 – McKenzie whiffs 12 in 8 scoreless, Guardians trip Tigers 4-0 Triston McKenzie struck out a career-high 12 and extended his scoreless streak to 21 innings, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. McKenzie pitched eight dominant innings, giving up five singles, walking none and working out of his only trouble in the sixth. With runners at first and third, McKenzie struck out Eric Haase for the third out. Josh Naylor homered in the first off rookie Elvin Rodríguez, who made his first start for the Tigers since June 10. All-Star Andrés Giménez added a solo shot in the eighth inning for Cleveland. White Sox 12, Twins 2 – White Sox rout Twins 12-2, extend win streak to three games Luis Robert hit his first grand slam, Johnny Cueto pitched six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat t

NHL – Red Wings aim for relevancy with moves in NHL free agency Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman just kick-started the franchise’s rebuild. Yzerman made bold moves when free agency opened Wednesday, generating a jolt of excitement for the once-proud franchise that it has not had since the former team captain was hired three-plus years ago. The Hockey Hall of Famer signed center Andrew Copp to a $28.1 million, five-year contract soon after the market opened. Yzerman also signed defenseman Ben Chiarot to a $19 million, four-year contract and a pair of wings to two-year deals. David Perron signed for $9.5 million and Dominik Kubalik for $5 million. NHL – Blackhawks make some minor free agent signings, nothing on Kane or Toews. The Chicago Blackhawks signed 4 players on the first day of NHL Free Agency.  Three forwards signed deals, Max Domi and Andreas Athanasiou each signed for one season, and Colin Blackwell signed a tow year deal.  Goalie Alex Stalock inked a one year deal

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 5 Cleveland Guardians 4, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 1 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 0 – Game 2 Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Tigers 7, Royals 5 – Cabrera drives in 2 to tie Williams, Tigers beat Royals 7-5 Miguel Cabrera drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, matching Ted Williams for 14th place on the career RBI list, and the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 7-5 to snap a four-game skid. Cabrera’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning made it 3-3, and he had an RBI grounder for the Tigers’ first run in a four-run seventh. He equaled Williams with 1,838 RBIs. Later in the seventh, Cabrera stole third and scored on a wild throw. It was just his second stolen base in the past seven seasons. The Royals committed four errors as their three-game winning streak ended. Guardians 4, White Sox 1 & White Sox 7, Guardians 0 – Cease strikes out nine, White Sox split DH with Guardi