MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Oakland A’s 9, Detroit Tigers 3

Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs 3, Minnesota Twins 1

A’s 9, Tigers 3 – Chapman's 2 HRs help A's top Tigers 9-3 for 3rd straight win

Matt Chapman hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the third inning and homered again in the ninth, helping the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3.  Oakland has won three straight after losing six in a row. The Tigers have lost straight, scoring a total of eight runs in those setbacks. Deolis Guerra pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings after Cole Irvin started and lasted just 4 2-3 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks. Tarik Skubal was roughed up, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks over five innings.

White Sox 4, Pirates 2 – Grandal, Abreu power White Sox to 4-2 win over Pirates

Yasmani Grandal and Jose Abreu homered, and five relievers combined for 4 2/3 innings of two-hit ball as the Chicago White Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Sox hold a 10-game lead in the AL Central and won for the fourth time in five games. The Pirates lost for the fourth time in six games. Michael Kopech (4-2) picked up the win. Bryse Wilson (2-6) took the loss.

Cubs 3, Twins 1 – Schwindel, Happ homer; Cubs hold on to beat Twins 3-1

Frank Schwindel homered for the second straight game, Ian Happ added a towering homer into the third deck, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1. Manuel Rodríguez (3-2) earned the win for Chicago with two scoreless innings of relief. Rowan Wick earned his first save of the season. Cubs second baseman Matt Duffy ended a threat for Minnesota in the eighth when he tracked down Max Kepler’s pop-up into medium right field, spun and threw Luis Arraez out at the plate trying to score from third. John Gant (4-9) pitched five innings and allowed two runs for Minnesota.

Tonight

Oakland A’s at Detroit Tigers, 7:10 p.m.                           94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 p.m.

NFL – Pats cut Newton, clearing way for Jones to start

The New England Patriots have shown Cam Newton the door after just one season with the team. The Pats have released the 2015 NFL most valuable player, paving the way for rookie Mac Jones to open the season as the starting quarterback. Veteran players say Jones has impressed them in training camp with his work ethic. Jones won a national title last year at Alabama. The Patriots are trying to rebound from a disjointed 2020 season. Newton finished 7-8 as the starter and the Patriots went 7-9 overall after Tom Brady’s departure.

NFL – AP Exclusive: Bills propose 60,000-seat stadium by 2027

A person with direct knowledge of the details tells The Associated Press the the Buffalo Bills' proposed new stadium would include about 60,000 seats and be built by 2027.  The $1.4 billion venue would not include a roof but a majority of the seats would be protected from the elements. The Bills are in discusions with county and state officials about the new stadium. At issue is how quickly a deal can be approved, and how the construction costs would be split between the team and taxpayers. The team's current stadium was built in 1973.

NFL – Payton: Saints planning up to a month away from New Orleans

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the team is investigating the possibility of remaining in the Dallas area for up to a month and opening its regular season against Green Bay in the Cowboys’ home stadium. The Superdome appears to have been spared significant damage from Hurricane Ida. But there are logistical challenges with staffing an NFL game at the dome in the near future because of the widespread damage in the New Orleans area....