MILWAUKEE (AP) β Adam Wainwright takes his 11-4 record to the mound later today when his Cardinals visit Milwaukee in the continuation of the series between the top two teams in the NL Central. His 1.79 ERA is just one-hundredth of a percentage point behind Clayton Kershaw’s for the best in the majors.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) β Kansas City tries to curtail its recent home losing streak to Detroit and cut into the Tigers’ six-and-a-half-game lead at the top of the AL Central in Game 3 of their four-game series. Detroit has won five in a row from the Royals in Kansas City.
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) β Colin Montgomerie is looking for his second major win in three months, taking a one-shot lead into the third round of the U.S. Senior Open. The Scot was shut out of majors in his accomplished career on the regular tours, but broke through in May with a victory in the Senior PGA Championship.
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) β Mo Martin has been waiting her entire career for a win on the LPGA Tour, and now she’s is in position to get it in a major. The 31-year-old took a three-shot lead into the third round of the Women’s British Open in just her third time playing links golf. But she’s shown signs of struggling today, with bogeys on the opening two holes.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) β Scott Dixon is on the pole for tonight’s IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway. The .875 mile short track has not been kind to pole sitters in the past. No one has won an IndyCar race starting from the pole. Tony Kaanan (kuh-NANH’) was second best in qualifying as he attempts to match his win in 2010.
