MLB games today: Schedule, times, how to watch for Aug. 5
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- NBC Sports
NASCAR Friday schedule at Watkins Glen International
The ARCA and Truck series will race Friday at Watkins Glen International as the road course in New York opens its annual NASCAR weekend. After practicing and qualifying from 10 to 11:20 a.m., ARCA will race at 2 p.m. The Truck series will practice and qualify from 11:35 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. before racing at 5 p.m. There will be four Cup drivers in the Truck race: Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain. Dustin Long, Xfinity full-time driver Connor Zilisch will be racing in the Truck race (and in Sunday's Cup race). Zilisch also is the defending winner of the ARCA race but is absent from that entry list. The Truck series' most recent race at Watkins Glen International was on Aug. 7, 2021 when Austin Hill won an event that was shortened by lightning. Watkins Glen International Friday schedule (All Times Eastern) Friday, Aug. 8 Garage open 8:15 a.m. - 6 p.m. — ARCA Series 10 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. — Truck Series 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series Track activity 10 - 10:45 a.m. — ARCA practice 11 - 11:20 a.m. — ARCA qualifying 11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. — Truck practice, FS2 12:40 - 1:30 p.m. — Truck qualifying, FS2 2 p.m. — ARCA race (150 laps, 131.25 miles; FS2, Motor Racing Network) 5 p.m. — Truck race (72 laps, 176.4 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 20, Stage 2 at Lap 40; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Weather Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 85 degrees and winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph. It's expected to be 83 degrees with a 2% chance for rain at the start of the ARCA race. It's expected to be 84 degrees with a 0% chance for rain at the start of the Truck race.
New York Times
an hour ago
- New York Times
The Mets' next center fielder is in Binghamton — but is it Carson Benge or Jett Williams?
SOMERSET, N.J. — In Thursday's fifth inning, on a fly ball to right-center field, Carson Benge drifted comfortably back, gliding toward the gap, and snagged a fly ball just over his left ear, a showcase of the grace that could make Benge the New York Mets' center fielder of the future. Of course, in Sunday's sixth inning, on a sinking fly ball to left-center, Jett Williams raced to cover ground, getting there in plenty of time to make the catch and preserve a scoreless tie, a manifestation of the outright speed that could make Williams the Mets' center fielder of the future. Advertisement Center field is not as easy to play as John Fogerty wants his coach to believe, and the quality two-way center fielder has become an endangered species in the major leagues. Center fielders have produced below league-average numbers offensively in each of the last eight seasons. Only the St. Louis Cardinals have received less production from that position than the Mets this season. New York's .590 OPS from its center fielders is its worst since 1973, perhaps proof you can win a pennant even with subpar production from Don Hahn and a 42-year-old Willie Mays. In general, the Mets have enjoyed quality work out of center in the 50-plus years since, thanks to Mookie Wilson and Lance Johnson, Carlos Beltrán and Brandon Nimmo. Who will be next to take that baton? As muddled as their present looks, the Mets know their future contains more clarity than most. Their right fielder, shortstop and left fielder are signed through the end of the decade, and they have promising team-controlled options at the big-league level at catcher, third base and perhaps second base. When projecting where the Mets' everyday lineup will need future assistance, center field glares. In his two seasons running the Mets, David Stearns has signed one center fielder and traded for three others. Cedric Mullins is the latest option brought in to stabilize the position before he hits free agency this winter. Tyrone Taylor and Jose Siri are controlled via arbitration, meaning New York has no money committed to the position beyond 2025. That's where Benge, Williams and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies come in. Drafted in the first round out of Oklahoma State last summer, Benge earned a promotion to Double A in late June. To say he hit the ground running, as his manager Reid Brignac did Thursday, is to understate the cliche. Even Usain Bolt might not have hit the ground sprinting this fast. Benge was just named the Eastern League's player of the month for July, and he entered Thursday hitting .349 with a .437 on-base percentage and 1.070 OPS with Binghamton. Advertisement 'I feel like I've been taking the same swings,' Benge said Thursday. 'Everything has started to click a little bit more.' Mets director of player development Andrew Christie called it 'repatterning' with Benge's swing — 'changing the goal of what he's trying to do.' That means fewer groundballs and more balls pulled in the air. Benge hasn't been thinking about that consciously. It's just been the result of the drills the Mets have worked on with him this season. The bat sure looks like it can play, and the glove is coming around with more exposure in center. As a two-way player in college, Benge saw the majority of his outfield time in a corner. Thursday marked his 45th start in center this season, compared to 38 in the corners. 'I'm getting reps in all three spots, so I'm equally as comfortable (in center) as any other spot,' Benge said. 'Pre-pitch, his jumps and his first steps to the ball have improved,' Brignac said. 'It's the ability to show you can go get balls, that you can turn your back on the baseball and then find it, beat the ball to the spot — those things young players need the reps and the time to progress.' In other words, you might say Benge needs to get up to speed in center, and that's not just about reps; his next step is adding the footspeed that makes an outfielder a viable option in center. The Mets have made deeper investments into their sports science department that they hope can pay off this winter, for Benge and others. They've already seen progress there with Benge this season, with higher max speeds on his routes in recent weeks, according to Christie. 'I think there's every chance he stays in center field,' Christie said, 'and that would be a huge win for him and for us. He has the requisite base of athleticism to do that.' A Mets first-round pick in 2022, Williams has rebounded from a lost 2024 season by making it look like it never happened. In spring training, Williams wanted to rediscover the swing that propelled his 2023 breakout; his numbers this season are proof that he has. He entered Thursday hitting .282 with a .389 on-base percentage and .873 OPS while spending the full season so far with Binghamton. Advertisement 'We got to the '23 swing, and now we're improving upon it,' Christie said, noting that minor adjustments Williams made in late May helped him generate more extra-base power. A natural shortstop, center field is less of a priority for Williams right now. He plays there once or twice a week to expand his versatility; when he does, he shows off the exact kind of speed Benge aspires to. 'Easy,' Williams said of playing center. 'There's still a lot of work to do — taking the angles to the wall, knowing how many steps you have to the track, jumping into the wall if you have to, knowing the slice of the ball and the angles off the bat.' 'It's continuing to do what he's been doing,' Brignac said. 'He looks like a natural.' For the Mets, it might be less a question of whether Williams can defend at the position and more whether that's the best fit for him long-term. After all, he could be Jeff McNeil's successor at second. Binghamton's Nick Morabito and Brooklyn's A.J. Ewing have also had strong seasons while playing a bunch of center field. Finding reps for all those guys in center is the proverbial good problem to have. Just how valuable would it be for the Mets to find a two-way center fielder from within? 'This is not a very difficult question to answer: It would be massive,' Christie said. 'We have a huge opportunity to provide value to the major-league team, and those guys can be a huge part of it.' Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
Washington Post
2 hours ago
- Washington Post
MLB's first female umpire just received the call of a lifetime
For the first time in nearly 150 years of Major League Baseball, a female umpire will work a regular season game. Jen Pawol, a 48-year-old former college softball player from New Jersey, will call outs on the bases for two games of a doubleheader Saturday between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. On Sunday, she will stand behind home plate and call balls and strikes.
