MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 3

Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, PPD

Pirates 6, Cubs 5 – Anderson solid, Pirates hold on, end Cubs' 5-game win string

Tyler Anderson pitched eight solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Cubs in ninth 6-5, ending Chicago’s five-game winning streak. Wilmer Difo had three hits and drove in three runs as the Pirates won for just the third time in their last 20 games at Wrigley Field. Held to two runs and four hits by Anderson, the Cubs made it close in the ninth. Chicago scored three times before pinch-hitter Javier Báez grounded out with a runner on second to end it.

White Sox 9, Royals 3 – Mercedes carries White Sox over Royals 9-3 to complete sweep

Yermin Mercedes and Jose Abreu had three RBI’s each to help the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 9-3, finishing off a three-game sweep and handing the Royals their eight consecutive loss. The Royals went winless on its seven-game homestand. They opened the homestand up 1½ games in the division but leave their friendly confides back 3½ games. They were swept by the Indians earlier in the week. The White Sox have beaten the Royals 10 straight times on the road. The last team to do that was Oakland from 2003-2006 when they beat the Royals 12 consecutive times in Kansas City.

Twins at Tigers, PPD – Twins and Tigers rained out, doubleheader on July 16

The Minnesota Twins’ series finale against the Detroit Tigers was postponed because of rain. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 16, what originally had been scheduled as a night game between the teams at Comerica Park.

Today

Cubs, Tigers, and White Sox are off

NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Chicago Bulls 108, Detroit Pistons 96

Bulls 108, Pistons 96 – Vucevic's double-double, LaVine's 30 lead Bulls over Pistons

Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 16 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls kept their play-in chances alive with an 108-94 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Zach LaVine scored 30 points as the Bulls moved within 2 1/2 games of the Indiana Pacers for the last Eastern Conference play-in spot. Chicago had lost five of six. Detroit lost for the ninth time in 11 games and played without leading scorer Jerami Grant and point guard Cory Joseph. Rookies Killian Hayes, Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart combined for 60 points and 21 rebounds.

Tonight

Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League

Last Night

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Dallas Stars 2                    Blackhawks and Red Wings seasons are now over.

Blackhawks 4, Stars 2 – Blackhawks beat Stars 4-2 in fans' return to United Center

Alex DeBrincat scored two more goals, Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks welcomed fans back to the United Center with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars. Chicago hosted a crowd of 3,820 for its first home game with fans in almost 14 months. It was the last U.S.-based NHL team to open its doors to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of the biggest cheers of the night were for DeBrincat, who extended his goal-scoring streak to six in a row.

Tonight

Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m.

NASCAR – Truex gets third win of year

Martin Truex Jr. powered his way around Darlington Raceway, sweeping both stages and leading the final 105 laps in Sunday’s victory. Kyle Larson cut into Truex’s often large lead over the final 30 laps and came as close as two car-lengths down the stretch. But the Joe Gibbs Racing driver held him off for his third victory of the season. Truex is the only multi-race winner on the Cup circuit this season.