MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4

Milwaukee Brewers 17, Chicago Cubs 4

Chicago White Sox 9, New York Yankees 8

Tigers 6, Orioles 4 – Cabrera sits, but Tigers beat Orioles 6-4 to complete sweep

Renato Núñez homered in his return to Baltimore and the Detroit Tigers beat the Orioles 6-4 as Miguel Cabrera sat out while one homer shy of 500. Cabrera can now go for that milestone at home after the Tigers finished their road trip with a three-game sweep in Baltimore. Victor Reyes and Robbie Grossman also homered for Detroit. The Orioles have lost eight in a row. DJ Stewart homered twice for Baltimore. Cabrera hit homer No. 499 the previous night.

Brewers 17, Cubs 4 – Urías 5 extra-base hits, Piña 6 RBIs, Brewers rout Cubs 17-4

Luis Urías tied a major league record with five extra-base hits and Manny Piña drove in six runs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 17-4 romp over the Chicago Cubs. Urías homered in the seventh and ninth innings. He also hit three doubles, drove in five runs and scored five. He became the 16th player with five extra-base hits in a game, and the first since San Francisco’s Alex Dickerson last year. Piña had a grand slam and a two-run homer. Jace Peterson added five hits, including a home run, as the NL Central leaders completed a four-game sweep. The Cubs have lost eight in a row.

White Sox 9, Yankees 8 – Anderson HR for Chisox, walkoff end in Field of Dreams game

Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field of Dreams game in cinematic fashion. The Chicago White Sox outslugged the New York Yankees 9-8 in the first Major League Baseball game in Iowa. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each hit two-run homers in the top of the ninth off Liam Hendriks as the movie-themed throwback event became a home run hitting contest into the cornfield. There were eight longballs in all, two by Judge in front of the crowd of 7,832.

Today

Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers, 7:10 p.m.                  94.9 WSJM-FM/103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50

Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins, 7:10 p.m.

White Sox are off

MLB – Chisox, Yanks go deep into corn; Field of Dreams hosts more

The New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and fans all over were in awe at the scene at the Field of Dreams game. The two teams were picked to play among the cornfields, next to the filming site of the 1989 movie in Dyersville, Iowa. It was the first Major League Baseball game in the state, and the White Sox won a 9-8 thriller Thursday night on Tim Anderson's two-run homer in the ninth inning. The teams combined to hit eight home runs that went sailing into the cornstalks beyond the outfield fence, including two by Yankees slugger Aaron Judge. The event was delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Rob Manfred says MLB will stage it again in 2022, with the teams to be determined.

MLB – Cubs release former ace Arrieta after rough return to team

Right-hander Jake Arrieta has been released by the Chicago Cubs. Arrieta won a Cy Young Award and helped the Cubs capture a drought-busting World Series championship in his first stint with the club. But he struggled in his second go-round. Arrieta was 5-11 with a 6.88 in 20 starts this season. Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer says Arrieta was told he was being released on Wednesday after he got tagged for eight runs in a 10-0 loss to Milwaukee. The Cubs also placed catcher Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list because of sprained right knee.

NBASL – NBA Summer League – Las Vegas

Yesterday

Minnesota Timberwolves 78, Chicago Bulls 59

Indiana Pacers 97, Portland Trailblazers 64

Tonight

New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 8:00 p.m.