MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 3

Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 5

Philadelphia Phillies 13, Chicago Cubs 3

Tigers 7, Rangers 3 – Peralta 7 scoreless innings for Tigers in 7-3 win at Rangers

Wily Peralta had his longest big league outing since 2016 as the Detroit Tigers opened their series in Texas with a 7-3 win. Pertalta's seven scoreless innings came in his fourth start for the Tigers. The 32-year-old right-hander went to spring training with them on a minor league deal. He hasn't been a full-time starter in the majors since 2017. Rangers lefty Kolby Allard struck out a career-high nine in 5 1/3 innings. Two of the five runs against him were unearned. Zack Short hit a two-run homer and had a sacrifice fly for the Tigers.

Twins 8, White Sox 5 – Ober wins 1st, Kepler hits 2 homers, Twins top White Sox 8-5

Rookie Bailey Ober pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league victory, Max Kepler homered twice and the Minnesota Twins held off the Chicago White Sox 8-5. Ober hit the milestone in his seventh career start. He had seven strikeouts with two hits and three walks allowed. In two previous turns against the White Sox, Ober gave up nine runs in 7 1/3 innings. Kepler hit a two-run home run in the second. With an RBI single by Trevor Larnach and a two-run triple from Nick Gordon, the Twins built a 6-1 lead on White Sox starter Dylan Cease.

Phillies 13, Cubs 3 – Phillies hand Cubs 10th straight loss with 13-3 romp

Odúbel Herrera hit a three-run homer, and the Philadelphia Phillies went deep five times while handing the Chicago Cubs their 10th straight loss with a 13-3 romp. Andrew Knapp, Didi Gregorius, Rhys Hoskins and Alec Brohm also connected. The Cubs remained winless since Zach Davies and three relievers combined to no-hit the Dodgers in Los Angeles on June 24. They also extended their worst losing streak since a 12-game slide in May 2012. Herrera’s drive against reliever Kohl Stewart capped a six-run eighth that broke open a 4-2 game. Knapp connected leading off the third and Gregorius added a solo shot against Davies in the fourth. Hoskins and Brohm went back to back in the ninth. Cubs manager David Ross was ejected in the 6th inning after arguing a walk by Cubs pitcher Rex Brothers.   It’s his 3rd ejection this season.

Tonight

Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers, 8:05 p.m.                       94.9 WSJM-FM/103.7 Cosy-FM 7:45

Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

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

NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – Best of 7

Last Night

Montreal Canadiens 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 – OT                     (TBL leads 3-1)

Canadiens 3, Lightning 2 – OT – Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in OT, avoid Stanley Cup sweep

Josh Anderson scored his second goal 3:57 into overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens avoided elimination by defeating the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. Pat Maroon and Barclay Goodrow scored for the Lightning who are attempting to become the NHL’s second team to win consecutive titles in the NHL's salary-cap era. The series shifts to Tampa Bay for Game 5 on Wednesday night.

NHL – Jackets netminding prospect dies

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast in what authorities described as a tragic accident on the Fourth of July. Police in Novi, Michigan, say the firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby. The 24-year-old Kivlenieks was in a hot tub and tried to get clear with several other people. Authorities had earlier said the Latvian died of an apparent head injury during a fall. An autopsy clarified the cause of death. Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Dav...