MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – Game 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 4 – Game 2 – 10 Innings
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago White Sox 4 – Game 1
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago White Sox 6 – Game 2 – 10 Innings
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Chicago Cubs 7
Tigers 9, Pirates 2 – Greene continues hot stretch, driving in 4 for 2nd time this week as Tigers beat Pirates 9-2
Riley Greene drove in four runs for the second time in a week, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 9-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader. Tigers starter Tarik Skubal improved to 8-0 over his last 13 starts, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six. Greene, who also had four RBIs in Friday’s 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds, is hitting .333 with 15 RBIs in 16 games in June. He also hit one of Detroit’s four sacrifice flies — a total they had only reached once in at least 70 years.
Pirates 8, Tigers 4 – F/10 – Kiner-Falefa has 2-run single in 10th as Pirates beat Tigers 8-4 to earn DH split
Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run single in a four-run 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 for a split of a doubleheader. The Tigers won the first game 9-2 behind four RBIs from Riley Greene. Pinch-hitter Ke’Bryan Hayes led off the 10th with a single to right, scoring pinch-runner Tommy Pham from second. The Tigers challenged the call, and A.J. Hinch was ejected for arguing after the call was upheld. Nick Gonzales singled, and a sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third. An intentional walk to Jared Triolo loaded the bases, and pinch-hitter Joey Bart had an RBI single to make it 6-4. One out later, Kiner-Falefa hit a single to left to bring home two more runs.
Cardinals 5, White Sox 4 – Contreras and Pozo rally Cardinals past White Sox in 1st game of doubleheader
Willson Contreras hit a tying homer in the eighth inning and pinch-hitter Yohel Pozo singled home the go-ahead run as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the skidding Chicago White Sox 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader. Chicago reliever Cam Booser began the eighth with a 4-2 lead and gave up a leadoff single to Alec Burleson. Contreras hit the next pitch out to left-center for a two-run shot. Nolan Gorman reached on Booser’s throwing error and scored the tiebreaking run with two outs when Pozo hit a line drive to left field on a full-count pitch, sending the White Sox to their seventh consecutive defeat. St. Louis has won three of four since a six-game slide.
Cardinals 8, White Sox 6 – F/10 – Arenado hits 350th homer to help Cardinals sweep doubleheader
Nolan Arenado hit his 350th homer in the third inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago 8-6 on Thursday night to sweep a doubleheader and hand the White Sox their eighth straight loss. Rookie Andre Granillo, who got the final out in the seventh for his first career victory in the first game, pitched a scoreless 10th for his first save in his fourth appearance. JoJo Romero (3-3) worked a scoreless ninth for the victory. Arenado hit the milestone homer following a three-run shot by Alec Burleson in the third and finished 3 for 5. He’s the seventh player with 350 homers and 10-plus Gold Gloves.
Brewers 8, Cubs 7 – Crow-Armstrong hits his 20th homer but the Brewers outslug the Cubs, 8-7
Isaac Collins hit a three-run homer, rookie Caleb Durbin added a two-run drive and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the Chicago Cubs 8-7. Rhys Hoskins lofted a solo shot, and Christian Yelich, Jackson Chuorio and Joey Ortiz had two hits apiece to help the Brewers close within 5 1/2 games of first-place Chicago in the NL Central. Pete Crow-Armstrong lined his 20th home run, and Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ also went deep for the Cubs before a season-high crowd of 41,078 on a breezy afternoon at Wrigley Field. Chicago nearly came back from a five-run deficit, but Trevor Megill worked around a walk in the ninth for his 16th save. Freddy Peralta allowed three runs and two hits in five innings for the win.
Today
Seattle (Kirby 1-3) at Chicago Cubs (Boyd 6-3), 2:20 p.m.
Detroit (Flaherty 5-7) at Tampa Bay (Baz 6-3), 7:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:40p
Chicago White Sox (Martin 2-7) at Toronto (Turnbull 1-0), 7:07 p.m.
MLB – Pirates reliever Dennis Santana: Fan ‘crossed a line’ prior to confrontation
Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana was involved in an altercation with a fan who ‘crossed the line’ during the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers and at one point was seen leaping and swiping at the person. Santana declined to disclose what the fan said. In videos posted to social media, Santana can be seen pointing out the fan to a police officer before jumping and swinging at the person who is in the front row above the Pittsburgh bullpen at Comerica Park. Santana was escorted away by Pirates bullpen personnel and held back by a teammate.
MLB – Fan climbs netting at Wrigley Field to retrieve Sal Frelick’s bat
A fan was removed by security before returning to cheers after he climbed Wrigley Field’s protective netting near first base to retrieve a bat that slipped through Sal Frelick’s grasp and became lodged there. The Milwaukee outfielder’s bat got stuck about 10 feet up after a swinging strike in the top of the sixth on Thursday. Giving it his best Spider-Man effort, the fan clambered up the screen and pulled the bat into the seating area before being removed by guards. He returned minutes later to cheers from the crowd of 41,078, the Cubs largest this season.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2025 NBA Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Game 6
Indiana Pacers 108, Oklahoma City Thunder 91 Series tied 3-3
Pacers 108, Thunder 91 – Pacers roll past Thunder 108-91 to send the NBA Finals to a deciding Game 7
Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard added 17 and the resilient Indiana Pacers sent the NBA Finals to a winner-take-all Game 7 by rolling past the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday night. Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton — playing through a strained calf — scored 14 points for the Pacers, who started slowly and then turned things into a blowout. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points for the Thunder, who pulled their starters after getting down by 30 going into the fourth. Jalen Williams added 16. Game 7, the first one in the NBA Finals since 2016, will be Sunday night in Oklahoma City.
Sunday
Game 7
Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 p.m. Series tied 3-3
NBA – Thunder on the wrong end of 36-9 run, head home for Game 7 against Pacers
The run lasted about 12 minutes, roughly the span of a full quarter. When it started, Oklahoma City was down by just one point. And when it ended, after a 36-9 run, plans for Game 7 were being made. There was no championship celebration for the Thunder on Thursday night — and their first chance at winning these NBA Finals was a colossal dud. Oklahoma City got blown out 108-91 by the Indiana Pacers in Game 6, sending the series back to the Thunder’s home floor for a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday night.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Golden State Valkyries 88, Indiana Fever 77
Valkyries 88, Fever 77 – Kayla Thornton scores 16 points as Valkyries rally past Caitlin Clark, Fever 88-77
Kayla Thornton hit two key 3-pointers over the final 4:57 and scored 16 points to go with six rebounds, and the Golden State Valkyries rallied past Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 88-77. Clark had 11 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and her layup with 4:12 remaining pulled Indiana within two points — but Golden State had an answer to each threat. A raucous crowd roared as the Valkyries (6-6) sold out their sixth straight home game to start the season
Saturday
Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky, 1:00 p.m.
Sunday
Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream, 3:00 p.m.
Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces, 3:00 p.m.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 5, Wisconsin 2
Great Lakes 13, Peoria 4
Lake County 6, South Bend 2
Lansing 5, Quad Cities 4
Tonight
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Lake County Captains at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.WSBT 6:45p
Lansing Lugnuts at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.