MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Guardians 2 – 10 Innings
Colorado Rockies 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Tigers 7, Guardians 2 – F/10 – Tigers get 10th-inning homers from Sweeney and Greene with 7-2 win
Trey Sweeney and Riley Greene homered during a six-run 10th inning as the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-2, extending the Guardians’ losing streak to 10 games. Javier Báez had two hits and Tarik Skubal struck out 10 as the AL-best Tigers swept the three-game series. Cleveland was one strike away from ending its skid when closer Emmanuel Clase threw a wild pitch, allowing pinch-runner Zach McKinstry to score the tying run with two outs in the ninth. The Guardians’ double-digit streak is the 11th in team history and the first since Cleveland dropped 11 in a row in 2012. The franchise record is 12 in 1931.
Rockies 6, White Sox 4 – Rockies beat White Sox 6-4 to avoid sweep in series between majors’ worst teams
Mickey Moniak finished a double shy of a cycle, Michael Toglia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday to avoid a sweep in a series between the two worst teams in the majors. At 21-69, the Rockies also avoided tying the 1907 St. Louis Cardinals and 1916 Philadelphia Phillies for the most losses in the first 90 games of a season in the modern era. Moniak had a leadoff home run in the first inning and a two-run triple in the fifth. The former No. 1 overall pick has 13 homers this season, eight in the past month.
Cubs 11, Cardinals 0 – Cubs’ Boyd strikes out 9 in 5 innings against Cardinals in 11-0 win
Matthew Boyd struck out nine in five innings hours after being named to his first All-Star team, helping the Chicago Cubs rout the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 on Sunday night. Boyd (0-3) allowed only three hits and lowered his ERA to 2.52. The Cubs got on the board early, then surged ahead with a five-run third inning. Chicago scored a run in each of the first five innings to jump out to an 11-0 lead. Nico Hoerner was 3 for 4 with three runs and finished a home run shy of the cycle. Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong were each 2 for 5, with Suzuki hitting his 25th homer.
Tonight
Tampa Bay (Baz 8-3) at Detroit (TBD), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15p
Toronto (Berríos 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Burke 4-7), 7:40 p.m.
Cubs are off
MLB – ‘Heart-wrenching’ loss gives Guardians their first double-digit skid in 13 seasons
Cleveland’s 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers in 10 innings extended the Guardians’ losing streak to 10 games. It’s the first time since 2012 they’ve had a double-digit skid, and it’s the 11th time in franchise history they have lost 10 straight in a single season. The team record is 12, set in 1931. Cleveland is an AL-worst 9-22 since June 1, including a 4-12 mark at home. The Guardians have dropped eight of their last 10 three-game series. At 40-48, the Guardians are assured of going into the All-Star break under .500 for the first time since 2015.
MLB – Clayton Kershaw makes his 11th All-Star team. James Wood is the youngest at 22
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been selected for his 11th All-Star Game, joining the roster as a Legend Pick by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. At 37, Kershaw is the oldest National League All-Star for the July 15 game at Atlanta’s Truist Park while 22-year-old James Wood is the youngest overall. There are 19 first-time All-Stars and five 23 or younger, with Wood joined by Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz and elected starters Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jacob Wilson.
NASCAR – Van Gisbergen wins in Chicago once again, completing a NASCAR weekend sweep
Shane van Gisbergen has completed a sweep on the Chicago Street Course, winning the NASCAR Cup Series race on the tricky downtown circuit. It was van Gisbergen’s second victory of the season and his third career Cup win. The Trackhouse Racing driver also won in Chicago in 2023, becoming the first driver to take his Cup Series debut since Johnny Rutherford in the second qualifying race at Daytona in 1963. Ty Gibbs was second, and Tyler Reddick finished third. Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five. It was a dominant weekend for van Gisbergen, a three-time champion in Australia’s Supercars. The 36-year-old New Zealand native won Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from the pole.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Minnesota Lynx 80, Chicago Sky 75
Lynx 80, Sky 75 – Williams scores 25 as Lynx earn 11th straight home win, beating Sky 80-75
Courtney Williams tied her season high with 25 points, Napheesa Collier scored 21 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 80-75. Minnesota set a franchise record with 11 consecutive home wins to start a season. The Lynx won 10 in a row at home on their way to the 2013 WNBA title. Collier made 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and has made a franchise-record 45 consecutive foul shots. Angel Reese had her 11th double-double of the season, finishing with 16 points, 17 rebounds and six assists for Chicago.
WNBA – Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Citron among reserves
Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this month as they were all chosen on Sunday as reserves for the game. Thornton has been in the league for nine years and finally is getting her chance to play in the exhibition game. She was selected in the expansion draft by Golden State last year and has helped the expansion team get off to a good start. Williams has been in the league for six seasons, although she’s missed time to play with France’s national team. She’s having a strong season for Seattle this year.
NCAAFB – Notre Dame OL Charles Jagusah breaks arm in UTV accident in Wyoming
Notre Dame offensive lineman Charles Jagusah has broken his left arm in a utility task vehicle accident in Wyoming. The accident happened Saturday. School officials say Jagusah had surgery to repair his fractured humerus, which is a bone located between the shoulder and elbow. They say the initial prognosis is “favorable” and that he would return to campus this week for further evaluation and continued care. This marks the second consecutive year that Jagusah has suffered a major injury before the season. He tore a pectoral muscle in the preseason last year but returned in the College Football Playoff.
FIFA – Álvarez’s tiebreaking goal gives Mexico 2-1 win over US for 10th Gold Cup title
Edson Álvarez scored a tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute after a video review reversed an offside call, and Mexico beat the United States 2-1 for its record 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup title. Chris Richards put the U.S. ahead in the fourth minute Sunday night in Houston, heading in a Sebastian Berhalter free kick for the second time in the tournament. But Raúl Jiménez tied the score in the 27th with his third goal of this Gold Cup. Álvarez’s goal was confirmed by the VAR, and Mexico held on from there to defend its title from 2023 while improving to 6-2 in Gold Cup finals against the U.S.
Golf – Brian Campbell wins John Deere Classic for 2nd playoff victory this year
It’s win or bust for Brian Campbell on the PGA Tour. Campbell won for the second time this season and both have been in playoffs. He shot a 67 in the final round of the John Deere Classic and beat Emiliano Grillo on the first extra hole when the Argentine went over the green and made bogey. Most peculiar about Campbell’s year is he hasn’t finished inside the top 30 except for those two wins. David Lipsky had a chance to join the playoff when he made eagle on the 17th. But he took bogey on the last hole.
Tennis – Alcaraz’s Wimbledon win streak reaches 18. Sabalenka gets to quarterfinal
Carlos Alcaraz has stretched his Wimbledon winning streak to 18 matches and returned to the quarterfinals as he pursues his third title in a row at the All England Club. Alcaraz beat No. 14 Andrey Rublev 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at Centre Court on Sunday and is unbeaten in his last 22 matches this season. Alcaraz now faces 61st-ranked Cam Norrie of Britain. Another men’s quarterfinal will be U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz against No. 17 Karen Khachanov. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Laura Siegemund all reached the women’s quarterfinals with victories Sunday.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 2
Lansing 5, Fort Wayne 2
South Bend 5, Peoria 3
Tuesday
Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. WSBT 7:20p