MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Cleveland Indians 13, Detroit Tigers 5

Milwaukee Brewers 14, Chicago Cubs 4

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, PPD

Indians 13, Tigers 5 – Ramírez's 5 RBIs help Indians shake off injury, rout Tigers

José Ramírez homered and drove in five runs, Austin Hedges had a two-run shot and the Cleveland Indians bounced back from losing outfielder Josh Naylor to a grisly injury a day earlier by belting the Detroit Tigers 13-5. Ramírez connected in the fourth inning off rookie Matt Manning as the Indians set season highs in runs and hits. Hedges had three RBIs and Amed Rosario had three hits for Cleveland, which pulled within two games of AL Central-leading Chicago. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera connected for his 493rd homer, tying him with Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for 28th on the career list.

Brewers 14, Cubs 4 – Brewers score 10 in 8th, beat Cubs 14-4 for 6th straight win  

Willy Adames and Keston Hiura each hit a three-run homer during a 10-run outburst in the eighth inning that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers a 14-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers earned their sixth consecutive victory to extend their NL Central lead over the Cubs to four games. Avisaíl García homered and drove in three runs for the Brewers. Jace Peterson went 3 for 4 and scored three runs. Hiura had two hits and four RBIs. Ian Happ and Patrick Wisdom each hit a two-run homer for the Cubs.

Twins at White Sox – PPD – Twins-White Sox series opener postponed by rain

The opener of a scheduled four-game series between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox was postponed because of rain. The teams will play a doubleheader on July 19. Barring future postponements, the doubleheader will be the seventh of the season for Chicago and fourth for Minnesota. The Twins had a game against Cleveland postponed on Saturday. Chicago right-hander Lucas Giolito and Minnesota right-hander Kenta Maeda had been scheduled to pitch Monday. They are now set for Tuesday.

Tonight

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

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:10 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Rd. 3 – Conference Finals – Best of 7

Last Night

Los Angeles Clippers 116, Phoenix Suns 108                               (PHX leads 3-2)

Clippers 116, Suns 108 – Gritty Clippers stave off elimination, beat Suns 116-102

Paul George scored 41 points, Reggie Jackson added 23 and the resilient Los Angeles Clippers staved off elimination by beating the Phoenix Suns 116-102 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. The short-handed Clippers were playing without two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and center Ivica Zubac, who missed his first game of the season with an MCL sprain in his right knee. They’ve already fought through two grueling series wins in these playoffs, coming back from 2-0 deficits to beat both the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz. Now they’re trying to claw back against the Suns. Game 6 is on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Tonight

Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks, 8:30 p.m.                             (MIL leads 2-1)

NCAABSB – Big 1st inning sends Vandy past MSU 8-2 in CWS finals opener

Vanderbilt gave Jack Leiter a big early lead and went on to an 8-2 victory over Mississippi State in Game 1 of the College World Series finals to move within a win of a second straight national championship. The Commodores scored seven runs off Christian MacLeod and Chase Patrick in the first inning Monday night. McLeod struggled for a second straight CWS start and got only two outs in the bottom half. Leiter allowed two runs and three hits and struck out eight in six innings.