MLB-SCHEDULE
Twins explode in 9th
UNDATED (AP) β The Detroit Tigers’ revamped bullpen is looking a lot like the old bullpen.
The Minnesota Twins erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Tigers 8-6. Brian Dozier completed the rally with a three-run homer, one inning after he hit an RBI single that ended Justin Verlander’s shutout bid.
Danny Santana’s two-run single got the Twins within a run. Dozier followed with his 19th home run of the season and his second game-winning blast this week.
The game-winning slam came off Joakim Soria, one of the bullpen holdovers after Joba (JAH’-bah) Chamberlain and Tom Gorzelanny were released last week.
The outcome keeps the Twins 5 Β½ games behind the AL Central-leading Royals. The Tigers are eight games behind Kansas City.
The Royals have a six-game winning streak after Danny Duffy allowed four hits in six innings of a 3-0 shutout of Toronto. Eric Hosmer went 4-for-4 to help Duffy pick up his first victory in more than two months. Salvador Perez, Alex Rios and Alcides (al-SEE’-dehs) Escobar each had two hits and an RBI for the winners.
Elsewhere in the majors:
β Gerrit Cole picked up his major league-leading 13th victory and Neil Walker hit a two-run homer as the Pirates downed St. Louis 5-2 in Pittsburgh. Cole gave up six hits in seven innings, including Matt Carpenter’s two-run blast in the third. The outcome puts the Pirates within 4 Β½ games of the NL Central-leading Cardinals.
β Rookie Noah Syndergaard (SIN’-dur-gahrd) was terrific in the New York Mets’ 4-2 triumph over Arizona, striking out a career-high 13 and limiting the Diamondbacks to a run and four hits in eight innings. Syndergaard blanked the Diamondbacks after the first inning and improved to 4-4. Lucas Duda put the Mets in front with a three-run homer in the first, one batter before Michael Cuddyer (kuh-DY’-ur) hit a solo shot.
β The Mets are two games behind the NL East-leading Nationals after the Orioles rallied for a 3-2 win over Washington. Jonathan Schoop (skohp) won it with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth, one inning after Matt Wieters (WEE’-turz) lined a game-tying double. Adam Jones also homered for the Orioles, who remain three games behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees.
β The Dodgers trailed 2-0 in the seventh until pinch-hitter Andre Ethier laced a two-run single and Joc Pederson added the tiebreaking double in a 3-2 win over Milwaukee. All three runs were unearned after third baseman Hernan Perez booted a two-out grounder. Chin-hui Tsao was a winner in his first major league appearance in seven years, helping the Dodgers keep their 5 Β½-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West.
β Hunter Pence belted a grand slam while the Giants exploded for eight runs against Cole Hamels in a 15-2 drubbing of Philadelphia. Joe Panik had four of the Giants’ 22 hits, including a two-run homer that prompted a fan to jump from the bleacher concourse into McCovey Cove to retrieve the ball. Hamels was charged with a career-high nine earned runs as the Phillies fell to a major league-worst 29-60.
β The Yankees were 5-1 winners in Boston as Michael Pineda (pih-NAY’-duh) held the Red Sox to a run and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. Alex Rodriguez put the Yanks ahead to stay with a solo homer in the first inning and later worked out a bases-loaded walk. Mookie Betts homered for the Bosox’s lone run.
β David DeJesus and Evan Longoria poked RBI grounders in the sixth before Brandon Guyer hit a seventh-inning homer to cap the scoring in Tampa Bay’s 3-1 win over Houston. Erasmo Ramirez had to settle for a no-decision after holding the Astros to one run and four hits in six innings. Colby Rasmus hit a second-inning homer for the Astros, who have dropped four straight and six of seven.
β Mike Trout and C.J. Cron both homered twice and the Angels pulled within a half-game of the AL West-leading Astros by whipping Seattle 7-3. Trout’s three-run blast in the third put Los Angeles ahead to stay. Hector Santiago gave up one run in seven innings as the Angels won for the sixth time in seven games.
β Prince Fielder hit a solo homer and had two RBIs as Texas downed San Diego 4-3. Adrian Beltre (BEHL’-tray) also went deep and Wandy Rodriguez improved to 6-4 by allowing a run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings.
β Pinch-hitter J.B. Shuck lifted a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Chisox knocked off the Cubs 1-0. Carlos Rodon combined with three relievers on a three-hitter in the White Sox’s eighth victory in 10 games. The Cubs hit into five double plays and suffered their second straight loss.
β Carlos Gonzalez hit a solo homer and Daniel Descalso tripled home a run as Colorado downed Atlanta 5-3. Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (too-loh-WITS’-kee) didn’t play, keeping his hitting streak at a major league season-high 21 games.
β Cincinnati also earned a 1-0 win at Miami on Jay Bruce’s second-inning homer. Winning pitcher Mike Leake gave up three hits while striking out 10 over eight innings.
β Danny Salazar came within one out of his second career complete game, yielding only an unearned run and five hits with eight strikeouts in Cleveland’s 5-1 verdict over Oakland. Michael Brantley singled home a pair to cap the scoring in the Indians’ four-run sixth.
MLB-ALL-STAR GAME
Moustakas, Martinez win fan vote
NEW YORK (AP) β Kansas City’s Mike Moustakas (moo-STAH’-kahs) and Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals have been chosen by fans for the final spots in the All-Star game.
Mouskakas joins six other Royals on the American League team after getting 19.3 million votes. He’s hitting .301.
Martinez pulled in 14.1 million votes to make it on the National League team. He is 10-3 overall and 7-1 with a 1.20 ERA in his last 10 starts.
MLB-NATIONALS
Span heads to DL
BALTIMORE (AP) β The Washington Nationals have placed center fielder Denard (duh-NARD’) Span on the 15-day disabled list due to back spasms.
Span was pulled in the third inning of Monday’s game against Cincinnati and has not played since. He is batting .304 in 59 games this year.
WIMBLEDON
Djokovic, Federer win semis
LONDON (AP) β Defending champion Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) and Roger Federer are back in the men’s final at Wimbledon.
The top-seeded Djokovic had little difficulty in his semifinal match with Richard Gasquet (ree-SHARD’ gas-KAY’), winning 7-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Seven-time champ Federer outlasted Andy Murray 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to his 10th Wimbledon finale.
The Djokovic-Federer matchup will be the 40th meeting in their rivalry, with Federer holding a 20-19 advantage. Djokovic has won two of their three meetings this year.
NFL-COWBOYS
Suspension reduction for Hardy
IRVING, Texas (AP) β Dallas defensive end Greg Hardy’s suspension for his role in a domestic violence case has been reduced from 10 games to four by an arbitrator.
Hardy missed all but one game last season, but was paid his $13 million salary while on Commissioner Roger Goodell’s (guh-DEHLS’) exempt list. Goodell gave Hardy the 10-game suspension in April after the league was allowed to view evidence from Hardy’s domestic violence trial in North Carolina.
NBA-SIGNINGS
James, Wade sign deals
UNDATED (AP) β LeBron James has signed his two-year contract with Cleveland. James gets a $47 million deal, which includes a $24 million player option for the 2016-17 season. The signing comes a day before the one-year anniversary of his return to Cleveland after spending four seasons in Miami.
The 30-year-old led the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals this past season.
Also in the NBA:
β Paul Pierce has formally signed with the Los Angeles Clippers after spending last season with Washington, where he averaged 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists while starting 73 games. He reportedly agreed to a $10 million, three-year deal after turning down the Wizards.
β Two people with knowledge of the arrangement tell The Associated Press that Deron (DEHR’-ehn) Williams has accepted terms of a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets and will join the Dallas Mavericks if the point guard clears waivers Monday. It’s unlikely another team will claim Williams because he has underperformed since signing a max contract to stay with the Nets in 2012 and is still owed about $43 million over the final two years of that deal.
β The Miami Heat have finalized their one-year, $20 million contract with guard Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and have signed forward Amare Stoudemire (ah-MAR’-ay STOW’-duh-my-ur) to a one-year pact worth around $1.4 million. Wade is coming off a season in which he averaged 21.5 points and was an All-Star for the 11th time. Stoudemire inked his deal after passing a physical.
β Sacramento has finalized a deal that sends Nik Stauskas, Carl Landry and Jason Thompson to the 76ers for the draft rights to international players Arturas Gudaitis and Luka Mitrovic, along with future draft considerations. The move shed more than $16 million in salary next season for the Kings.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-FLORIDA STATE-COOK
FSU running back suspended after charge of punching woman
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) β Florida State has indefinitely suspended leading running back Dalvin Cook after he was charged with punching a woman outside a Tallahassee bar.
Cook led Florida State last year with 1,008 rushing yards as a freshman. He was also second on the team with eight touchdowns.
It’s the second time in two weeks that an FSU player has been charged with punching a woman. Freshman quarterback De’Andre Johnson was kicked off the team after being caught on a surveillance video punching a woman at another bar near campus.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-OHIO STATE-MILLER
Ohio State retains quarterback
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) β Quarterback Braxton Miller says he’s staying at Ohio State to win back the starting job. Miller hurt his throwing shoulder shortly before the start of last season and sat out while Ohio State won the national championship, with J.T. Barrett then Cardale Jones leading the Buckeyes.
Miller got his degree and could have transferred and played immediately for another school, but told The Columbus Dispatch that he’s staying at Ohio State for a fifth season.
SOCCER-GOLD CUP
US wins again
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) β Clint Dempsey scored in the 47th minute to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Haiti in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday. Brad Guzan made a pair of point-blank saves in the second half for the Americans.
The defending champions improved to 2-0 in the opening round and clinched the group title.
U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
Yang leads in 3-way tie
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) β Amy Yang birdied four consecutive holes in a 4-under 66 for a three-stroke lead after two rounds if the U.S. Women’s Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Yang charged into the lead on her inward nine with birdies on Nos. 11-13. The 25-year-old South Korean was at 7-under 133.
Stacy Lewis and Shiho Oyama were tied for second at 4-under 136.
Defending champion Michelle Wie (wee) rebounded from an opening 72 with a 2-under 68, putting her seven shots off the lead.
PGA-JOHN DEERE
Spieth near the top
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) β Justin Thomas is the leader at the midway point of the PGA’s John Deere Classic in Illinois, one shot ahead of Johnson Wagner and Tom Gillis
The 22-year-old Thomas shot a 4-under 67 for a 12-under total as he seeks his first career PGA victory.
Jordan Spieth (speeth) shot a 7-under 64 to move within five shots of the lead. Spieth will try for his third straight major title next week at the British Open.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Four-way tie through 18
GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) β Lee Janzen, Brad Bryant, David Frost and Fred Funk share the lead through one round of the Encompass Championship on the Champions Tour. They opened with 7-under-par 65s, putting them one stroke ahead of Rod Spittle, Jerry Smith, Craig Stadler and Mike Goodes.
NASCAR-KENTUCKY
Qualifying rained out
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) β Rain caused Friday’s scheduled Sprint Cup and Xfinity series qualifiers to be canceled at Kentucky Speedway. With the starting grids set on practice speeds, Kyle Larson will be on the pole beside Brad Keselowski for Saturday night’s 400-mile Cup race at the 1.5-mile track.
Jeff Gordon and Joey Logano will start in the second row, just ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson.
NHL-RED WINGS-NYQUIST
Nyquist, Red Wings agree to terms
UNDATED (AP) β Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist has avoided arbitration and agreed to a four-year, $19 million contract. Nyquist finished second on the team with 27 goals and fourth with 54 points last season, but he also compiled the second-worst plus/minus among all Red Wings at -11. He has scored 59 goals and 115 points with a +7 in 179 NHL games over four seasons.
Also in the NHL:
β The Chicago Blackhawks have sent three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Sharp and defensive prospect Stephen Jones to the Dallas Stars for veteran defenseman Trevor Daley and forward Ryan Garbutt. The 33-year-old Sharp scored 16 goals and 43 points in 68 games for the Blackhawks, who beat Tampa Bay in seven games in June for the third Stanley Cup title in six seasons. The 31-year-old Daley spent his first 11 seasons with the Stars.
β Montreal forward Max Pacioretty (pash-uh-REH’-tee) could miss most of the upcoming preseason after suffering a knee injury during an off-ice workout on Thursday. The Canadiens say that Pacioretty is expected to need 12 weeks to recover, so he will likely miss a large portion of training camp. The 26-year-old Pacioretty led the team with 37 goals and a career-high 67 points last season.
SOCCER
Parade for the champs
NEW YORK (AP) β The World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team has been honored with a parade in New York City. Team members sat on a float traveling along the Canyon of Heroes, a stretch of Broadway where the nation’s largest city has honored its legends in the past. The U.S. squad defeated Japan 5-2 on Sunday in Canada to win its first World Cup since 1999.
TOUR DE FRANCE
Brits are on top of the Tour de France
LE HAVRE, France (AP) β Britain’s Mark Cavendish is the winner of the seventh stage of the Tour de France. The victory ended a two-year drought at cycling’s biggest race for Cavendish, who earned his 26th stage win. Fellow Brit Chris Froome is the overall leader.
