MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Chicago White Sox 7, Cincinnati Reds 1

Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 6

Twins 3, Tigers 2 – Sanó homers, Twins withstand late rally to beat Tigers 3-2

Miguel Sanó homered and Minnesota pitchers shut down Detroit until the ninth inning, as the Twins beat the Tigers 3-2. Jorge Alcala (4-6) earned the win with a perfect inning in relief of starter Charlie Barnes. Tyler Duffey, Caleb Thielbar, Ralph Garza Jr. each pitched scoreless innings for Minnesota. Alexander Colomé allowed two runs in the ninth, yet earned his 17th save. Tyler Alexander (2-4) surrendered one run in six innings for Detroit. Akil Baddoo and Jonathan Schoop had RBI singles in the ninth off Colomé.

White Sox 7, Reds 1 – Robert, Lopez lift White Sox over eliminated Reds 7-1

Luis Robert homered twice, Reynaldo Lopez pitched two-hit ball over a season-high six innings and the Chicago White Sox beat Cincinnati 7-1 as the Reds were eliminated from postseason contention. The Reds had won four straight but were knocked out of the NL playoff hunt mid-game when the St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee to lock up the second wild card. The White Sox, who clinched the AL Central last Thursday, have won three straight. They started the day 2 ½ games behind Houston for home-field advantage in the first round of the AL Division Series.

Pirates 8, Cubs 6 – Pirates beat Cubs 8-6 as Chicago's skid reaches seven games

Colin Moran hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates dealt the Cubs their seventh straight loss, rallying to beat Chicago 8-6 on Tuesday night. Moran’s homer, his 10th of the season, to deep center field in the first inning opened the scoring. The Pirates scored four runs in the sixth for a 7-6 lead. Moran singled home an insurance run in the seventh and reached base four times. Bryan Reynolds had three hits and scored three times for Pittsburgh, which won for the second time in six games.

Tonight

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:35 p.m.

Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 7:40 p.m.          94.9 WSJM-FM/103.7 Cosy-FM 7:20

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League - Preseason

Tonight

Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NFL – Lions cut LB Jamie Collins, a week after trying to trade him

The Detroit Lions released veteran linebacker Jamie Collins, a week after acknowledging they were exploring options to trade him. Detroit announced the move Tuesday, two days after leaving him inactive against the Baltimore Ravens. Detroit coach Dan Campbell said the team decided it was time to play Derrick Barnes and Jalen Reeves-Maybin ahead of Collins after he played poorly in a loss at Green Bay. The former New England Patriot was one of many players former Lions general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia reunited with in Detroit. He signed a $30 million, three-year deal last year.

NFL – NFL urges players, team staff to report COVID-19 symptoms

The NFL is stressing the importance of symptom reporting to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a video featuring coaches Pete Carroll, Andy Reid, John Harbaugh and Ron Rivera. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo sent to teams on Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press that “it is vital for all players, coaches and other personnel to understand and report symptoms immediately.” Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer, opens and closes the 2 1/2-minute video. Seattle’s Carroll, Kansas City’s Reid, Baltimore’s Harbaugh and Washington’s Rivera appear to repeat a simple message: “If you feel something, say something.”

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 3 (Best of 5)

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