The White Sox continue their road series in Minnesota. Carlos Rodon takes the mound for the Sox to face the Twins. Pregame begins at 6:30. First pitch is at 7:10pm right here on 1430AM and 93.5FM WCMY.
Last night Dylan Cease struggled as the Sox fell 8-5 to the Twins at Target Field. Cease surrendered six runs over five and a third. José Abreu homered and Leury García and Yoán Moncada plated a pair of runs in the seventh for the South-Siders who have lost three straight games.
Another injury for the Sox, catcher Yasmani Grandal crumpled to the ground after suffering a calf injury in the sixth-inning and is expected to be out for at least the near future.
The Cubs losing streak has reached double digits following a lopsided 13-3 defeat to the Phillies At Wrigley Field. Rex Brothers was tagged with the loss. Jake Marisnick and Javier Báez hit home runs for the North-Siders who have now dropped ten in a row.
Kwang Hyun Kim tossed seven scoreless innings in the Cardinals’ 5-3 win over the Giants in San Francisco. Matt Carpenter broke a scoreless tie with a two-run triple in the seventh for St. Louis, which snapped a two-game skid. Nolan Arenado, Harrison Bader, and José Rondón also drove in runs for the Cards.
In the NHL Stanley Cup Final, The Canadiens beat the Lightning 3-2 in Montreal. The win forces a Game Five in Florida on Wednesday as the series is now a three-games-to-one lead for Tampa Bay.
The Suns and Bucks will tip off the 2021 NBA Finals in the desert tonight. It’s the first appearance for Milwaukee in the finals since 1974. The Suns are looking to make a mark as they reach their first NBA Finals since 1993.
In Tennis, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon on Monday as they both had milestone wins at the All England Club. Djokovic advanced to his 50th Grand Slam quarter while Federer picked up his 105th career victory at the tournament.
Congratulations to Marequette Crusaders Vic Mullen for being selected to the Champaign News-Gazette All-State football team. Mullen will be playing D1 football at Louisville in the fall.