Last night on WCMY, Eloy Jiménez drilled the go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the eighth as the White Sox beat the Royals 5-3 in KC. Reynaldo López got the win for the Sox.
The White Sox continue their road series against the Royals. Lucas Giolito will get the start for the South-Siders. Pre Game begins at 6:30 with the first pitch at 7:10pm on 93.5 and 1430 WCMY.
The Reds hit four home runs in a 7-4 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Adbert Alzolay was tagged with the loss after giving up four-runs over five-innings. Anthony Rizzo, Patrick Wisdom, and Kris Bryant each homered for the North-Siders.
Javy Báez could be punished by the MLB for his walk-off celebration directed at Reds reliever Amir Garrett in Monday night’s win over Cincinnati. After Báez hit the deep fly ball in the ninth inning, he stared down Garrett while walking slowly down the first base line, yelling at the Reds reliever and rocking his bat back and forth in a sweeping motion. Both players have been involved in multiple altercations in the past.
Paul DeJong hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh in the Cardinals 4-2 victory over the Indians in Cleveland.
Outfielder Lane Thomas has been called up by the Cardinals from Triple-A Memphis and optioned pitcher Johan Oviedo to Memphis. Thomas is expected to provide outfield depth.
The Blackhawks acquired two-time Stanley Cup champion forward Tyler Johnson and a 2023 second-round pick for the rights to Brent Seabrook’s contract. The Hawks also acquired three-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Bears hit the practice field at Halas Hall today for the first time for training camp. Eddie Goldman is expected to practice with his teammates. The veteran nose tackle was a Pro Bowl alternate in 2019 who opted out last season due to COVID-19 concerns.
The NBA is planning to implement new rules to reduce non-basketball moves used to draw fouls. The new changes will take effect in the 2021-22 season. The league will train officials to identify and rule out actions that draw contact with defenders. Those include: launching into a defender, abruptly veering off path, kicking the legs at an abnormal angle or the off-arm hooking the defender.
The NBA also approved a proposal to continue the Play-In Tournament introduced last season.
Over at the Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles announced she will not defend her gold medal in the individual all-around on Thursday. The American superstar withdrew from the team gymnastics due to mental health reasons. The U.S. ended up winning the silver medal behind the gold winning Russians.
Katie Ledecky took the gold in the 1500-meter-freestyle by more than four seconds ahead of fellow American Erica Sullivan. So far, Ledecky claimed a gold and silver at the Tokyo Games, and will have one more chance to medal at the women’s 800 meter freestyle — an event she set the World Record in at the 2016 Games in Rio.
The United States men’s basketball team beat Iran 120-66 just days after dropping their opening game to France. The U.S. will play the Czech Republic on Saturday.