BASEBALL
TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
ROCHESTER RED WINGS (CLASS AAA)
Rochester was idle.
CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CLASS AA)
Mississippi (Braves) 9, Chattanooga 4
Mississippi023 230 001 — 9 12 0
Chattanooga000 103 000 — 4 5 0
W: Muller (1-0, 3.38). L: Alcala (0-1, 10.13). HR: Mississippi, Lockhart (6), Neslony (3). Highlights: Jorge Alcala allowed three runs on three walks and two hits in 2â…” and Tyler Jay allowed four runs on six hits in 1â…” innings of relief as the Braves beat the Lookouts (54-58).
FORT MYERS MIRACLE (CLASS A ADV.)
Fort Myers 13, Lakeland (Tigers) 0
Fort Myers003 503 002 — 13 12 0
Lakeland000 000 000 — 0 7 0
W: Lujan (5-3, 2.48). L: Mize (0-1, 4.50). HR: Fort Myers, Grzelakowski (7), Blankenhorn (11), Lewis 2 (3). Highlights: Royce Lewis went 4-for-6 with two two-run homers — including a third inning shot off 2018 No. 1 overall pick Casey Mize. Lewis finished with five RBI and three runs scored to lead the Miracle (53-58) in a rout of Lakeland. Lewis is now hitting .329 in 21 games since being called up. Charlie Barnes, Hector Lujan and Ryan Mason combined for a seven hit shutout.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (CLASS A)
Cedar Rapids 3, Beloit (Athletics) 2
Beloit001 000 000 — 2 4 1
Cedar Rapids002 010 000 — 3 6 4
W: Colina (6-3, 2.66). L: Feigl (0-1, 9.00). Sv: Marnon (3). HR: Cedar Rapids, Davis (4). Highlights: Edwar Colina struck out eight and allowed four hits and two unearned runs over eight innings for the Kernels (60-53). Ariel Montesino went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and a run scored.
ELIZABETHTON TWINS (ROOKIE)
Kingsport (Mets) 5-7, Elizabethton 1-2
Game 1
Kingsport101 030 0 — 5 8 0
Elizabethton000 100 0 — 1 7 2
W: Nunez (3-1, 3.58). L: Funderburk (1-1, 4.57). HR: Elizabethton, Robles (2). Highlights: Alex Robles went 3-for-3 with a solo homer but the Twins (24-17) left six on-base in a loss to Kingsport.
Game 2
Kingsport200 000 5 — 7 11 0
Elizabethton000 000 2 — 2 3 2
W: Bryant (1-1, 4.26). L: Rapp (0-3, 3.71). Highlights: Trevor Larnach went 1-for-2 with a run scored but the Twins (24-18) managed just three hits and were swept by Kingsport.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
NORTHWLPct.GB
Gary4230.583—
Fargo-Moorhead4231.575½
Saints4232.5681
Winnipeg3342.44010½
Chicago2945.39214
Sioux Falls2845.38414½
SOUTHWLPct.GB
Sioux City5618.757—
Kansas City4726.6448½
Wichita4529.60811
Lincoln3439.46621½
Cleburne2450.32432
Texas1954.26036½
RESULTS MONDAY
Saints 6, Sioux Falls 4
Cleburne 6, Winnipeg 3
Fargo-Moorhead 4, Chicago 3
Kansas City 4, Texas 2
Lincoln 4, Gary 3
Wichita 6, Sioux City 2
SAINTS LINESCORE
Saints400 011 000 — 6 12 0
Sioux Falls000 210 001 — 4 10 1
• Foss, Frosch (6), Devine (7), Jones (9) and O'Conner; Thompson, Fritze (6), Kourtis (8), Blank (9) and Hart. W: Foss (3-2). L: Thompson (4-8). Sv: Jones (5). HR: Sioux Falls, Malm (1). T: 2:53. A: 1,635.
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
NORTHWLPct.GB
Duluth2110.677—
Willmar2111.656½
La Crosse2111.656½
Mankato2011.6451
St. Cloud1614.5484
Rochester1516.4846
Eau Claire1417.4537
* Bismarck1119.3719½
Thunder Bay922.29012
Waterloo725.21914½
SOUTHWLPct.GB
Kenosha2310.697—
Battle Creek1913.5943½
* Madison1813.5814
Fond du Lac1615.5166
Kalamazoo1616.5006½
Wisconsin Rapids1516.4847
Wisconsin1517.4697½
Green Bay1417.4528
Lakeshore1318.4199
Rockford923.28113½
Note: * - won first-half title.
RESULTS MONDAY
Battle Creek 9, Wisconsin Rapids 0
Fond du Lac 13, Lakeshore 9
Kenosha 19, Rockford 7
Madison 8, Kalamazoo 7
Mankato 4, Bismarck 2
Rochester 2, Duluth 1
St. Cloud 8, La Crosse 6
Thunder Bay 9, Waterloo 5
Willmar 8-2, Eau Claire 2-5
Wisconsin 18, Green Bay 5
BASKETBALL
WNBA
WESTERN WLPctGB
Seattle227.759—
Los Angeles1711.6074½
Phoenix1613.5526
Lynx1513.5366½
Dallas1414.5007½
Las Vegas1215.4449
EASTERNWLPctGB
Atlanta1810.643—
Washington1611.5931½
Connecticut1612.5712
Chicago1018.3578
New York721.25011
Indiana523.17913
RESULT MONDAY
Seattle 96, New York 80
GAMES TUESDAY
Lynx at Chicago, 7:30 pm
Las Vegas at Atlanta, 6 pm
Seattle at Indiana, 6 pm
Washington at Phoenix, 9 pm
GOLF
PGA
FedEx Cup Leaders
PointsMoney
1. Dustin Johnson2,683$7,225,752
2. Justin Thomas2,536$7,558,980
3. Justin Rose1,946$5,701,553
4. Bubba Watson1,879$5,196,598
5. Jason Day1,725$4,618,476
6. Bry. DeChambeau1,617$4,569,009
7. Francesco Molinari1,584$4,315,329
8. Patrick Reed1,555$4,634,518
9. Phil Mickelson1,546$4,126,332
10. Tony Finau1,496$3,800,057
11. Webb Simpson1,420$3,969,192
12. Brooks Koepka1,412$4,432,792
13. Patton Kizzire1,386$3,321,281
14. Patrick Cantlay1,353$3,371,414
15. Paul Casey1,319$3,296,531
Also:
71. Troy Merritt616$1,326,989
LPGA
Money Leaders
TournamentsMoney
1. Ariya Jutanugarn20$2,161,185
2. So Yeon Ryu16$1,132,326
3. Minjee Lee18$984,524
4. Nasa Hataoka17$952,134
5. Sung Hyun Park16$914,262
6. Br. M. Henderson19$899,553
7. Inbee Park11$878,137
8. Moriya Jutanugarn20$865,053
9. Carlota Ciganda17$847,971
10. Sei Young Kim18$807,946
11. Jin Young Ko17$796,578
12. Jessica Korda13$735,288
13. Hyo Joo Kim16$701,601
14. Lydia Ko18$688,128
15. Georgia Hall15$648,650
LOCAL • WOMEN
MGA WOMEN'S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL
Final round • Crow River G.C.
Top 3 teams: 1. Ledwein/Welch, New Prague G.C., Bracketts Crossing C.C, 64-63—127; 2. Herrick/Roth, Dellwood C.C., Moorhead C.C., 65-67—132; 3. Herzog/Herzog, Red Wing G.C., Mississippi Nat'l, 72-67—139
SOCCER
MLS
WESTERNWLTPtsGFGA
FC Dallas1246423628
Los Angeles FC1066364537
Sporting K.C.1066364030
Portland1037373325
L.A. Galaxy1085354438
Real Salt Lake1094343340
Vancouver896303646
Seattle895292425
Loons9131283646
Houston796273933
Colorado5125202737
San Jose3127163241
EASTERNWLTPtsGFGA
Atlanta United1446485027
New York City FC1355444529
New York1462444423
Columbus1076363029
Montreal9132293040
New England778293635
Philadelphia8113272937
Toronto FC6115233741
Chicago6135233548
Orlando City7142233554
D.C. United496183036
GAMES SATURDAY
Loons at L.A. Galaxy, 9:30 pm
Houston at Columbus, 6:30 pm
Philadelphia at New England, 6:30 pm
New York at Chicago, 7:30 pm
San Jose at Colorado, 8 pm
Montreal at Real Salt Lake, 9 pm
Sporting K.C. at Los Angeles FC, 9:30 pm
Vancouver at Portland, 10 pm
TENNIS
PRO • MEN
ROGERS CUP
First round • Toronto
• Ilya Ivashka def. Yuichi Sugita, 6-2, 6-3.
• Benoit Paire def. Jared Donaldson, 6-3, 6-4.
• Peter Polansky def.
Matthew Ebden, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
• Fernando Verdasco def.
Peter Gojowczyk, 6-2, 6-2.
• Marton Fucsovics def.
Joao Sousa, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
• Daniil Medvedev def.
Jack Sock (13), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert def.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
• Bradley Klahn def.
David Ferrer, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
• Milos Raonic def.
David Goffin (10), 6-3, 6-4.
• Pablo Carreno Busta (12) def.
Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-0, 0-0, retired.
• Diego Schwartzman (11) def.
Kyle Edmund, 6-1, 6-2.
• Borna Coric def. Vasek Pospisil, 6-4, 6-3.
ATP World Tour Rankings
1. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 9310
2. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 7080
3. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 5665
4. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 5445
5. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 4610
6. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 4355
7. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 3905
8. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 3665
9. John Isner, United States, 3490
10. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 3355
11. David Goffin, Belgium, 3120
12. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 2470
13. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 2290
14. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2190
15. Roberto Bautista-Agut, Spain, 2000
16. Kyle Edmund, Britain, 1950
17. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 1935
18. Lucas Pouille, France, 1870
19. Jack Sock, United States, 1850
20. Borna Coric, Croatia, 1745
Pro • Women
COUPE ROGERS
First round • Montral
• Anastasija Sevastova def.
Aleksandra Krunic, 6-1, 6-0.
• Anett Kontaveit def.
Ekaterina Makarova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
• Julia Goerges (10) def.
Timea Babos, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
• Lucie Safarova def.
Daria Gavrilova, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
• Karolina Pliskova (9) def.
Katerina Siniakova, 6-4, 6-4.
• Venus Williams (13) def.
Caroline Dolehide, 7-5, 6-1.
• Lesia Tsurenko def.
Katie Boulter, 6-4, 6-2.
• Magdalena Rybarikova def.
Barbora Strycova, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2.
WTA Rankings
1. Simona Halep, Romania, 7511
2. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 6660
3. Sloane Stephens, United States, 5492
4. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 5305
5. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 5020
6. Caroline Garcia, France, 4680
7. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 4535
8. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4505
9. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 4485
10. Julia Goerges, Germany, 3900
11. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 3787
12. Daria Kasatkina, Russia, 3525
13. Madison Keys, United States, 3127
14. Venus Williams, United States, 2901
15. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 2830
16. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, 2555
17. Naomi Osaka, Japan, 2350
18. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 2231
19. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 2165
20. Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania, 2068
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
Twins: Placed OF Robbie Grossman on the 10-day DL. Recalled OF Johnny Field from Rochester (IL). Sent RHP Michael Pineda to the GCL Twins for a rehab assignment.
Boston: Sent 3B Rafael Devers to Lowell (NYP) for a rehab assignment.
Chicago: Optioned C Dustin Garneau to Charlotte (IL). Placed OF Leury Garcia on the 10-day DL. Recalled OF Ryan LaMarre from Charlotte. Reinstated C Kevan Smith from paternity leave.
Detroit: Traded RHP Mike Fiers to Oakland for two players to be named or cash.
Oakland: Recalled OF Jake Smolinski from Nashville (PCL) and placed him on the 60-day DL. Designated LHP Jeremy Bleich for assignment.
Toronto: Assigned OF Darnell Sweeney outright to Buffalo (IL).
National League
Los Angeles: Sent RHP Yimi Garcia to the AZL Dodgers for a rehab assignment.
Philadelphia: Assigned 3B Trevor Plouffe outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).
St. Louis: Placed OF Tyler O'Neill on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Saturday, Aug. 4. Selected the contract of OF Adolis Garcia from Memphis (PCL).
Washington: Sent RHP Joe Ross to the GCL Nationals for a rehab assignment.
American Association
Saints: Released INF Anthony Phillips.
Gary: Released RHP Quinn Dipasquale.
Kansas City: Signed INF Ryan Brett.
Winnipeg: Announced RHP Cameron McVey signed with Algodoneros de Union Laguna (Mexican League).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
Atlanta: Agreed to terms with S Ricardo Allen on a three-year contract extension.
Detroit: Removed DE Ziggy Ansah from the PUP list.
Green Bay: Placed LBs Jake Ryan and C.J. Johnson on injured reserve. Released G Ethan Cooper. Signed RB Akeem Judd.
New York Giants: Terminated the contract of CB Teddy Williams.
New York Jets: Waived OL Austin Golson. Signed OL Alex Balducci.
Oakland: Waived/injured DB Shaquille Richardson. Signed CB Raysean Pringle.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
Washington: Named Scott Arniel and Reid Cashman assistant coaches.
TODAY'S LINE
MLB
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
TUESDAY
American League
CLEVELAND-210/+200Twins
Boston-127/+117TORONTO
TAMPA BAY-165/+155Baltimore
Seattle-110/+100TEXAS
New York-185/+170CHICAGO
LOS ANGELESOFF/OFFDetroit
National League
WASH. (G1)-105/-105Atlanta
WASH. (G2)-200/+180Atlanta
St. Louis-156/+146MIAMI
Cincinnati-113/+103NEW YORK
MILWAUKEE-190/+175San Diego
COLORADOOFF/OFFPittsburgh
ARIZONA-165/+155Philadelphia
Interleague
Houston-107/-103SAN FRAN.
Chicago Cubs-173/+161KANSAS CITY
LA Dodgers-116/+106OAKLAND
NFL • PRESEASON
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Thursday
BUFFALO2½ (34)Carolina
CINCINNATI2½ (36)Chicago
MIAMI1½ (34½)Tampa Bay
N.Y. GIANTS2½ (34½)Cleveland
PHILADELPHIA3 (35)Pittsburgh
J'VILLE2½ (34½)New Orleans
BALTIMORE2½ (36)L.A. Rams
NEW ENG. 3 (37)Washington
GREEN BAYpick (35)Tennessee
KANSAS CITY2½ (35)Houston
SAN FRAN. 3½ (35)Dallas
SEATTLE3 (34½)Indianapolis
FRIDAY
N.Y. JETS2½ (35)Atlanta
OAKLAND3 (36)Detroit
SATURDAY
DENVERpick (34½)Vikings
ARIZONA2½ (36)L.A. Chargers
Note: Home team are in CAPS.