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Start of Thursday's Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians game delayed because of rain
The start of Thursday's series opener between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field is delayed because of rain. 'We will provide more information as it becomes available,' the Sox wrote on social media before the scheduled 6:40 p.m. first pitch. Jonathan Cannon is the scheduled starter for the Sox. He allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings during his last start Saturday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. 'It was three ups the first time (returning from a lower back strain), six ups the second time, wasn't able to get through that sixth inning — so not necessarily looking for him to pitch a complete game, but to continue to pitch strong deeper into the game I think is a fair expectation for him,' manager Will Venable said. The Guardians are in Chicago for the first time this season with a four-game series on tap through Sunday. The Sox were swept a three-game series April 8-10 in Cleveland.
CBS News
5 hours ago
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- CBS News
Dallas Wings snap 4-game losing streak, beat short-handed Seattle Storm 87-63
Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, Paige Bueckers had 14 points for her 19th straight double-digit game to begin her career, and the Dallas Wings beat the short-handed Seattle Storm 87-63 on Tuesday night. Bueckers also had six assists to tie Caitlin Clark's WNBA record for the fastest player to reach 300 points and 100 assists. Skylar Diggins, Seattle's leader with 17.5 points and 5.8 assists per game, did not play due to personal reasons. Dallas trailed 36-26 with 1:33 left in the second quarter before scoring the final eight points of the half, capped by Ogunbowale's 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left. The Wings also started the third on a 9-0 run for a 43-36 lead following the 17-0 run around the halftime break. Li Yueru, the former Seattle center, made a 3-pointer from the corner to extend Dallas' lead to 77-58 with 4:46 left. The Wings outscored the Storm 53-27 in the second half. Luisa Geiselsoder added 13 points and Yueru had eight points and 10 rebounds for Dallas (7-17), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Ogunbowale made her first four 3-point attempts. Seattle (14-10) was led by Nneka Ogwumike's 22 points. Gabby Williams had 14 points, six rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and nine rebounds. Seattle's reserves were outscored for the 10th straight game.
Reuters
7 hours ago
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Giants, winless Justin Verlander chase series victory vs. Braves
July 23 - Justin Verlander will continue to search for his first elusive win with the Giants when San Francisco wraps up its six-game road trip with a series finale against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Atlanta won the opener of the three-game series 9-5 on Monday before San Francisco prevailed 9-0 on Tuesday. The latest result ended the Giants' six-game losing streak and gave San Francisco a 4-1 advantage over the Braves in the season series. Verlander (0-8, 4.99 ERA) will be matched up against Atlanta's Spencer Strider (4-7, 3.59) on Wednesday. Verlander is coming off an abbreviated start on Friday. The 42-year-old veteran pitched 2 2/3 innings -- only the ninth time in his career he failed to pitch at least three innings -- and allowed four runs on nine hits and two walks against the host Toronto Blue Jays. He failed to record a strikeout for the first time this season. Verlander was ejected from the dugout on Sunday after complaining about perceived missed pitches by plate umpire Chad Whitson, who was caught on a live television microphone saying, "How about you worry about getting out of the third inning, huh?" The right-hander did not face the Braves when the teams met in San Francisco in June. Verlander has made four career starts against Atlanta, going 2-1 with a 3.75 ERA. "Stuff-wise, I'm still fairly optimistic," Verlander said. "I had a tough one (against Toronto). They found a way to put a lot of balls in play and found a lot of holes. The ones they did hit hard found corners. I think about how the mechanical adjustments have helped my stuff. The velo is better. I think the breaking balls are sharper, all in all." Strider was outstanding in his first post-All-Star-break start on Friday against the New York Yankees, leading the Braves to a 7-3 win. He threw six scoreless innings, allowed three hits and three walks and struck out eight to log a seventh quality start in his past eight appearances. He is 4-3 with a 2.77 ERA in that span. "We've got to show up every day and our job the rest of the season is to try to win the game we're playing today," Strider said. "Once the game starts, that can be the only focus, and I think that's going to give us the best chance." Strider faced the Giants on June 8 and took the loss, pitching six innings and allowing four runs, three earned. In five career starts against San Francisco, the 26-year-old right-hander is 2-2 with a 3.77 ERA. The Giants made a couple of moves to bolster their bullpen on Tuesday. Right-handers Hayden Birdsong and Tristan Beck were both optioned to Triple-A Sacramento, with right-handers Carson Seymour and Sean Hjelle recalled as replacements. Both new faces got into the Tuesday night game and delivered solid outings. Hjelle pitched a scoreless inning but was hit on the right hamstring by a 107 mph liner off the bat of Michael Harris II. Hjelle remained in the game after a visit from the trainer. Seymour closed the contest with two strong innings, striking out four. --Field Level Media
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9 hours ago
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Chicago faces Seattle, looks to break 3-game slide
Seattle Storm (14-10, 9-6 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (7-16, 1-9 Eastern Conference) Chicago; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky enters the matchup with Seattle Storm as losers of three straight games. The Sky have gone 4-6 at home. Chicago is second in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 36.6 rebounds. Angel Reese paces the Sky with 12.5 boards. The Storm are 6-5 on the road. Seattle is seventh in the Western Conference with 7.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Ezi Magbegor averaging 2.3. Chicago scores 77.6 points per game, 0.9 fewer points than the 78.5 Seattle allows. Seattle averages 80.2 points per game, 6.3 fewer points than the 86.5 Chicago allows. The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. TOP PERFORMERS: Reese is scoring 13.8 points per game and averaging 12.5 rebounds for the Sky. Rachel Banham is averaging 11.7 points and 1.6 rebounds over the last 10 games. Nneka Ogwumike is scoring 17.3 points per game and averaging 7.5 rebounds for the Storm. Erica Wheeler is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Sky: 4-6, averaging 79.0 points, 38.3 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.0 points per game. Storm: 5-5, averaging 76.0 points, 30.7 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.5 points. INJURIES: Sky: Courtney Vandersloot: out for season (acl). Storm: Katie Lou Samuelson: out for season (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Reuters
9 hours ago
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Royce Lewis, Christian Vazquez carry Twins past struggling Dodgers
July 23 - Royce Lewis and Christian Vazquez each drove in three runs and the visiting Minnesota Twins used a trio of three-run innings to earn a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Lewis, a native of Southern California, managed to drive in a run in three separate innings without the aid of a base hit, turning a fielder's choice, a bases-loaded walk and a comebacker into three RBIs. Carlos Correa had two hits, two walks and scored four runs, while Ty France, a Los Angeles-area native, also had two hits with two walks and scored three runs as Minnesota improved to 2-3 on a six-game road trip. Andy Pages hit a three-run home run and Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run shot for the Dodgers, who have lost seven of their last eight home games and 11 of their last 14 games overall. Ohtani has a home run in four consecutive games for the first time in his career. Los Angeles had errors from third baseman Miguel Rojas and pitcher Edgardo Henriquez as four of the 10 Minnesota runs were unearned. The Twins took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on Lewis' fielder's choice and a two-run double from Vazquez. The Dodgers tied it in the fourth on Pages' home run, his 19th of the season and second of the series. Minnesota took the lead for good in the sixth when Los Angeles right-hander Ben Casparius walked three of the first four batters before departing with a calf injury after Lewis' bases-loaded free pass. A Harrison Bader groundout and a Vazquez single made it 6-3. The Dodgers pulled within a run in the sixth at 6-5 on a two-run single from Hyeseong Kim. The Twins opened their advantage in the seventh, loading the bases on three consecutive walks from Will Klein. Lewis then hit a comebacker that Klein's replacement, Henriquez, threw into right field, allowing all three runners to score. France had an RBI double in the ninth for the Twins, who walked seven times, with six coming against the Dodgers' bullpen. Former Dodgers right-hander Brock Stewart (2-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning. --Field Level Media
