MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 5

Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Philadelphia Phillies 15, Chicago Cubs 10

Rangers 10, Tigers 5 – Hicks' 4th homer in 4 games helps Rangers top Tigers 10-5

John Hicks became the first player to homer in his first four games with the Rangers/Washington Senators franchise and added a go-ahead single in the seventh inning to lead Texas over the Detroit Tigers 10-5. Hicks, brought up from Triple-A Round Rock on June 29 after catcher Jose Trevino got hurt, hit a two-run homer of the left field foul pole in the fourth that put the Rangers ahead in a four-run inning. He became the fourth player to hit four or more homers in his first four games with a team.

White Sox 4, Twins 1 – Rodón sharp on a rainy night as White Sox beat Twins 4-1

Carlos Rodón (7-3) allowed one run on seven hits, and the Chicago White Sox took advantage of sloppy play by the Minnesota Twins to win 4-1 in Minnesota on a rainy Tuesday night. Catcher Zack Collins, making the start after Yasmani Grandal went on the injured list earlier in the day with a torn tendon in his left knee, had a two-run single in the second inning after two walks and two errors by the Twins. Minnesota starter José Berríos (7-3) allowed two runs _ one earned _ on just one hit with 10 strikeouts.

Phillies 15, Cubs 10 – Harper leads way as Phillies hand Cubs 11th straight loss

Bryce Harper homered and tied a career high with five hits, Andrew McCutchen smacked a grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies handed Chicago its 11th straight loss, beating the Cubs 15-10. Rhys Hoskins also went deep. The Phillies jumped on Jake Arrieta (5-9) after beating Chicago 13-3 the previous night and finished two shy of a season high with 16 hits. The Cubs, meanwhile, extended their worst skid since they dropped 12 in a row in May 2012. They remained winless since Zach Davies and three relievers combined to no-hit the Dodgers in Los Angeles on June 24.

Today

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers, 2:05 p.m.                       94.9 WSJM-FM/103.7 Cosy-FM 1:45

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

MLB – Yasmani Grandal out 4-6 weeks with torn tendon in left knee

The Chicago White Sox placed catcher Yasmani Grandal on the 10-day injured list with a torn tendon in his left knee. Grandal was injured during an at-bat in Monday’s loss in Minnesota. Chicago estimates Grandal will be out approximately four to six weeks. Grandal was hitting just .188 as Chicago’s starting catcher, but he owned a .388 on-base percentage in 63 games to go with 14 home runs and 38 RBIs. Seby Zavala, 27, was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte and was with the team for Tuesday’s game in Minnesota.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – The Finals – Best of 7

Last Night

Phoenix Suns 118, Milwaukee Bucks 105                                    (PHX leads 1-0)

Suns 118, Bucks 105 – Paul carries Suns past Giannis, Bucks in NBA Finals opener

Chris Paul had 32 points and nine assists, Devin Booker scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the returning Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Milwaukee Bucks 118-105 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Paul scored 16 points during a sensational third quarter that had Phoenix fans who waited 28 years to see the NBA Finals again screaming in delight. Finally playing for the title in his 16th season, the star point guard has the Suns in the NBA Finals for only the third time, and it sure looked as if they could make this one different than the other two.

NBA – Silver says NBA may have weathered pandemic well financially

The NBA may emerge from the pandemic on better financial footing than it first anticipated,