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.